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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 7673702" data-attributes="member: 7635">Just spit-balling a couple ideas. I have no idea if they are balanced, usable, or what...0.) Powers do not have verbal, somatic, or material components. They are unaffected by grapples, silence, or the like.1.) Powers require a "check". Each power has a power score (basically, a DC to activate) and the psion must make a power check  (1d20 + Prof + Int) to activate it; succeed and your power goes off as normal, fail and the power has half or no effect. This could possibly replace savings against psionics as well, but I'm not sure yet on that. 2.) Powers don't have a "power level"  akin to spell level. (IE telepathy is a first level power) but some powers have a minimum character level to take (IE: you must be 11th level to take the Mind Blast power). Most powers are differentiated by power point cost. 3.) Powers don't have durations, but instead have a maintenance cost of power points to keep going for every round past the first one. 4.) There are actually very few powers (maybe a dozen or so) but they can be augmented by spending more power points. Telekinesis might start out weak (on par with mage hand) but by using more power points, you can use it lift more, hurl heavy objects, push or slam foes, crush their windpipes, hold the steady, or even create whirlwinds of telekinetic force. Clairvoyance might start out as a scrying tool, but eventually expand to seeing the past and or future. 5.) Psionics doesn't grant a save as normal, but instead "attacks" an ability score. (IE: telepathy requires the psion to roll 1d20 + prof + int mod against the victims Int SCORE, which acts as the DC). Non-psionic minds might impose disadvantage, while psionic combat might grant the psion advantage on further psionic powers used on the victim. Could be used with 1 above as well. Again, just brainstorming there. There is plenty of room for new, innovative mechanics that don't involve rehashing spellcasting.</blockquote>

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