Ditch the components and rename the spells to something less goofy than "Fizban's Fantabulous Fatabuliser". A tedious job, but you are probably only going to use a subset of available spells, along with a few new ones.
It sounds like if you ever wanted to use psionics in a game, you already have everything you need. That being the case, is it really necessary to push so hard against what other people (including most of the people who voted) would like to see? Would a new psionics system you have no reason to use harm your gaming experience?
This thread isn't about psionics in the game, it's about psionics in a hypothetical science fiction reskin of the game.
It is really.
It is all made up, none of it is 'scientifically plausible.'
Psionics will break physics. Physics don't allow levitating things with your mind. it is magic with another name. And you don't need to give the psion class spells that wouldn't fit their theme. Same than with any other caster class.
Sci-Fi deals with either the scientifically plausible or stretched from a scientific basis. Tht's why it's called science fiction.
It's not that Psionics doesn't break physics. It's that you have to explain less.
I'm a fan of a stress threshold system. Psionic actions and failure build up stress. As you cross thresholds of stress, you get penalties.
if we are going to talk mechanics we need to know what types of power are an option and who do we want to simulate with each subclass?
I would like an all most rage mechanic where you can temporarily push yourself harder but you have to pay it back later
In practice it means you need to cripple your character to use your class features. Like the berserker barbarian. Terrible design.
