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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 6650052" data-attributes="member: 58172">Monsters might also be psionic, obviously Mindflayer, but potentially including a telepathic Faerie Dragon. Psi grapple for them?I guess this isnt too problematic. The Mindflayer already has the ‘Psionic’ tag. (But the MM lists Aboleth as a nonpsionic and flavors it as a kind of Water Elemental.) The Psionic tag has no mechanics of its own, but interacts with other mechanics that pertain to Psionics. So it seems easy for a DM to put the Psionic tag on anything that seems psionic, including a Faerie Dragon.Likewise certain Adventurer mechanics gain the ‘Psionic’ tag.Heh. Personally, I like the suggestion that all cantrips and spell-like abilities are psionic by definition.The purpose of the Concentration mechanic is to ensure gaming balance to prevent spellcasters from outmoding other classes at higher levels. Decreasing need for concentration makes it unable to keep balance. Increasing the need for concentration makes it too severe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 6650052, member: 58172"] Monsters might also be psionic, obviously Mindflayer, but potentially including a telepathic Faerie Dragon. Psi grapple for them? I guess this isnt too problematic. The Mindflayer already has the ‘Psionic’ tag. (But the MM lists Aboleth as a nonpsionic and flavors it as a kind of Water Elemental.) The Psionic tag has no mechanics of its own, but interacts with other mechanics that pertain to Psionics. So it seems easy for a DM to put the Psionic tag on anything that seems psionic, including a Faerie Dragon. Likewise certain Adventurer mechanics gain the ‘Psionic’ tag. Heh. Personally, I like the suggestion that all cantrips and spell-like abilities are psionic by definition. The purpose of the Concentration mechanic is to ensure gaming balance to prevent spellcasters from outmoding other classes at higher levels. Decreasing need for concentration makes it unable to keep balance. Increasing the need for concentration makes it too severe. [/QUOTE]

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