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<blockquote data-quote="Vael" data-source="post: 7672017" data-attributes="member: 57043">True, but 3.5 Psions could still cherry-pick. Between the Expanded Knowledge feat and just taking higher level psionic powers.I guess what I'd like to see is something like 4e Psions, where you learn at-will (cantrip-like) abilities that you then augmented. So, for example, Fireball is an augmentation of Firebolt.But I also want Psionics to be ... I want Psionics to be less like Psionic spells. I don't want Psionic Fireball, Psionic Magic Missile, etc. Maybe a list of Psionic skills? Like Telepathy is something a Psion can become proficient in. That gives you some base abilities, mind-to-mind communication. Then you learn cantrip-like abilities, like Mind Thrust, and then Augmentations for those abilities, like Mindblast.I guess, here are my desires for Psionics:1. It's not just Psionic Magic. While it's important to be able to integrate with the base game, I just don't what a list of spells with a &quot;Psionic&quot; prefix.2. Psionic abilities should be more general then spells. This is why I'm eyeing the skill system. Not sure it'll work. Especially when ...3. Psionics should still be a fairly simple system. The big issues I see with Psionics is that since it's different, it needs to be easy to grok so DMs will allow it.4. Psions need to be balanced and viable. Ugh, all those 3.5 &quot;debates&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vael, post: 7672017, member: 57043"] True, but 3.5 Psions could still cherry-pick. Between the Expanded Knowledge feat and just taking higher level psionic powers. I guess what I'd like to see is something like 4e Psions, where you learn at-will (cantrip-like) abilities that you then augmented. So, for example, Fireball is an augmentation of Firebolt. But I also want Psionics to be ... I want Psionics to be less like Psionic spells. I don't want Psionic Fireball, Psionic Magic Missile, etc. Maybe a list of Psionic skills? Like Telepathy is something a Psion can become proficient in. That gives you some base abilities, mind-to-mind communication. Then you learn cantrip-like abilities, like Mind Thrust, and then Augmentations for those abilities, like Mindblast. I guess, here are my desires for Psionics: [B]1. It's not just Psionic Magic. [/B]While it's important to be able to integrate with the base game, I just don't what a list of spells with a "Psionic" prefix. [B]2. Psionic abilities should be more general then spells. [/B]This is why I'm eyeing the skill system. Not sure it'll work. Especially when ... [B]3. Psionics should still be a fairly simple system. [/B]The big issues I see with Psionics is that since it's different, it needs to be easy to grok so DMs will allow it. [B]4. Psions need to be balanced and viable.[/B] Ugh, all those 3.5 "debates". [/QUOTE]

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