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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 6649931" data-attributes="member: 58172">Re the psionic combat minigame. The psi attack-defense modes can work as one or more cantrips. But a spell that can only target a psionic seems a less useful choice of spell - especially if it invites a vulnerability that one wouldnt have had otherwise. If I remember correctly, 3e and 4e converted the psi minigame into normal spells that can target a nonpsionic as well. Thus there is no special vulnerability, in the sense anyone is vulnerable whether psionic or nonpsionic.Would it be terrible to reduce the psi minigame to something like a ‘grapple check’, except with a ‘mental’ grapple and hold?It can work that way.I view the use of a mystical property of an element to be a magical process. In other words, the discipline of Evocation trumps the other disciplines. For example, transmuting ones arm into a metal blade, is Earth magic, thus Evocation. Similarly, Gaseous Form is Air magic.In parallel, any use of undead, ghost, necrotic damage, or negative energy, automatically makes it part of Necromancy. Necromancy trumps Evocation, so a spell like Destructive Wave dealing ‘necrotic thunder’ locates in the Necromancy school.&nbsp;I have mixed feelings about Conjure Elemental. Essentially, elementals are elemental spirits, the spirit of an element. Treating them as the element itself, makes it an Evocation to pull them out into this world. On the other hand, dependence on an external creature has a nonpsionic feel, so maybe let Summon trump Evocation?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 6649931, member: 58172"] Re the psionic combat minigame. The psi attack-defense modes can work as one or more cantrips. But a spell that can only target a psionic seems a less useful choice of spell - especially if it invites a vulnerability that one wouldnt have had otherwise. If I remember correctly, 3e and 4e converted the psi minigame into normal spells that can target a nonpsionic as well. Thus there is no special vulnerability, in the sense anyone is vulnerable whether psionic or nonpsionic. Would it be terrible to reduce the psi minigame to something like a ‘grapple check’, except with a ‘mental’ grapple and hold? It can work that way. I view the use of a mystical property of an element to be a magical process. In other words, the discipline of Evocation trumps the other disciplines. For example, transmuting ones arm into a metal blade, is Earth magic, thus Evocation. Similarly, Gaseous Form is Air magic. In parallel, any use of undead, ghost, necrotic damage, or negative energy, automatically makes it part of Necromancy. Necromancy trumps Evocation, so a spell like Destructive Wave dealing ‘necrotic thunder’ locates in the Necromancy school. I have mixed feelings about Conjure Elemental. Essentially, elementals are elemental spirits, the spirit of an element. Treating them as the element itself, makes it an Evocation to pull them out into this world. On the other hand, dependence on an external creature has a nonpsionic feel, so maybe let Summon trump Evocation? [/QUOTE]

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