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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gammadoodler" data-source="post: 8101475" data-attributes="member: 6914290">So what are the schools of thought here regarding how psionics should manifest in the fiction for the game world?Is it 'always on subtle spell with no outward indication', which would, as some folks have mentioned, be pretty powerful as a core feature... or is it...'that fellow with the sparkles around his noggin made me stop my sword', which would be mechanical distinct, but have the identical flavor to 'that fellow waving his hands around made drop my sword'.Option 1 seems like something that would require mechanical tuning to balance. Option 2 seems like just another magic man.Option 2 does still have some power creepiness to it though. Basically, things like silence or a gag, hand binding, and disarmament (which here could mean either removing their component pouch OR removing their actual arms), paralysis, etc. do not serve their functions as practical countermeasures to casters. By the way have seen this first hand. Have someone playing a mystic in one of my games. He triggered a paralysis trap in a treasure chest and continued to operate at near full effectiveness for several minutes till the druid took care of it.</blockquote>