D&D 5E Psionics in Tasha

[Waller]

Previews from the livestream.

D&D Celebration 2020 Reveals - Psionics Are In Tasha's Cauldron Of Everything

D&D Celebration this year revealed a ton of new options that will be included in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, including a new take on Psionics.

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[Coroc]

is this an approach to psi akin to a vancian caster ?
It seems like it : 2nd lvl spell, cantrip

 

[Aaron L]

Ugh; do not like. I loved the Mystic presentation of psionics from the Unearthed Arcana articles.

 

[DND_Reborn]

I'll reserve judgement until I see it all, but I am not liking the direction this is taking either. Psionics should be more than "other magic" and a bunch of psychic damage IMO.

 

[R_J_K75]

I'll reserve judgement until I see it all, but I am not liking the direction this is taking either. Psionics should be more than "other magic" and a bunch of psychic damage IMO.

The fact that description actually calls it a spell and has a spot for components as vocal says to me that yes they are treating them as another branch of magic. Psionics are not magic, never were. It should be its own class with its own system of manifesting psionic powers. Otherwise what's the point? I laughed when I saw a verbal spell component to a mind generated attack, its almost as if whoever created the system didn't really understand what psionics are.

 

[Stormonu]

Appears to be, note its listed as "Enchantment" instead of one of the old psionic disciplines. If these are supposed to be psionics, I do wish they'd use the discipline names instead of spell schools.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

We already knew this. Since every attempt to make a psionicist was rejected, WotC decided their only option was to go with the simplest, least hated option - psionic spells.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

I'll reserve judgement until I see it all, but I am not liking the direction this is taking either. Psionics should be more than "other magic" and a bunch of psychic damage IMO.

How and why?

 

[Crimson Longinus]

The fact that description actually calls it a spell and has a spot for components as vocal says to me that yes they are treating them as another branch of magic. Psionics are not magic, never were. It should be its own class with its own system of manifesting psionic powers. Otherwise what's the point? I laughed when I saw a verbal spell component to a mind generated attack, its almost as if whoever created the system didn't really understand what psionics are.

What they are then? That they're 'not magic' is blatantly naughty word by normal meaning of 'magic.' They're clearly supernatural abilities that a person can manifest by their will. That sounds like 'magic' to me.

 

[Remathilis]

We already knew this. Since every attempt to make a psionicist was rejected, WotC decided their only option was to go with the simplest, least hated option - psionic spells.

Not sure about "least hated" but definitely simplist.