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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6910139" data-attributes="member: 7006">The way WotC has set up 5E as far as I can see... anything that goes beyond simple Newtonian physics is a result of this energy in the multiverse that they call &quot;magic&quot;.&nbsp; Every single class that uses or manipulates this energy has been given the opportunity to do so by tapping into it in various ways-- whether it's by scientifically learning the patterns of it and thus repeating them to do so, being granted an opening into it by your god, by having a personal oath so strong that you can pull from this energy, figuring out nature's connection to it and learning how you can work it.&nbsp; For every class there has been a key to unlock this &quot;magic&quot; energy.&nbsp; And without this key (or &quot;theme&quot; as it were), you aren't able to use it.&nbsp; And it is my belief that this is the only energy that exists in the multiverse.&nbsp; Thus... psionics will not be described as something new or completely separate from &quot;magic&quot;, instead it'll be how the Mystic taps into this magic that will make it its own class.Which is why my belief is that at the very least... psionics is going to be described as having an &quot;origination&quot;. Something that has happened within the mind of the Mystic that allows them to manipulate the energy of &quot;magic&quot;.&nbsp; WotC has been using the Far Realm thus far as their original key... that at some point in the ancient past of the multiverse... the entities of the Far Realm intruded on it in some world and flicked a switch in humanity's brains that opened up the potentiality of using just our minds to grab and work the energy.&nbsp; And this &quot;virus&quot; as it were, has then spread across the multiverse for millenia.&nbsp; So far and wide that many worlds don't even know that this was the original reason why it happened, and instead they just think psionics is a natural part of life. Now whether or not they keep the &quot;Far Realm&quot; as their origination of psionics tapping into the Weave of magic... I do think they will have something be the cause that allows Mystics to use it.&nbsp; They do not seem interested in making a &quot;Just because&quot; theme... which is the same reason I think why they haven't made a &quot;spontaneous&quot; and &quot;unthematic&quot; Sorcerer either.&nbsp; To tap into the energy of the Weave to manipulate its energy to produce magical effects and break the laws of physics... there HAS to be a reason.&nbsp; It doesn't &quot;just happen&quot;.&nbsp; Or at the very least... the one time when it kinda does &quot;just happen&quot;, it is greatly uncontrolled and results in the Wild Mage.So I don't think there will be an &quot;instinctual&quot; Sorcerer, just like I don't think the Mystic will be released without an explanation as to why they can use just their minds to tap into the magical energy that suffuses the multiverse.&nbsp; Every other class has a reason why they can-- to then create a new class that gives NO reason and instead just shrugs their shoulders to say &quot;Heh!&nbsp; Psionics!&quot; is not something I see them doing.&nbsp; And anyone who wants a Sorcerer or Mystic that has no explanation as to why they can do it, will have to be made by that person in their own game themselves.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 6910139, member: 7006"] The way WotC has set up 5E as far as I can see... anything that goes beyond simple Newtonian physics is a result of this energy in the multiverse that they call "magic". Every single class that uses or manipulates this energy has been given the opportunity to do so by tapping into it in various ways-- whether it's by scientifically learning the patterns of it and thus repeating them to do so, being granted an opening into it by your god, by having a personal oath so strong that you can pull from this energy, figuring out nature's connection to it and learning how you can work it. For every class there has been a key to unlock this "magic" energy. And without this key (or "theme" as it were), you aren't able to use it. And it is my belief that this is the [I]only[/I] energy that exists in the multiverse. Thus... psionics will not be described as something new or completely separate from "magic", instead it'll be [I]how[/I] the Mystic taps into this magic that will make it its own class. Which is why my belief is that at the very least... psionics is going to be described as having an "origination". Something that has happened within the mind of the Mystic that allows them to manipulate the energy of "magic". WotC has been using the Far Realm thus far as their original key... that at some point in the ancient past of the multiverse... the entities of the Far Realm intruded on it in some world and flicked a switch in humanity's brains that opened up the potentiality of using just our minds to grab and work the energy. And this "virus" as it were, has then spread across the multiverse for millenia. So far and wide that many worlds don't even know that this was the original reason why it happened, and instead they just think psionics is a natural part of life. Now whether or not they keep the "Far Realm" as their origination of psionics tapping into the Weave of magic... I do think they will have [I]something[/I] be the cause that allows Mystics to use it. They do not seem interested in making a "Just because" theme... which is the same reason I think why they haven't made a "spontaneous" and "unthematic" Sorcerer either. To tap into the energy of the Weave to manipulate its energy to produce magical effects and break the laws of physics... there HAS to be a reason. It doesn't "just happen". Or at the very least... the one time when it kinda does "just happen", it is greatly uncontrolled and results in the Wild Mage. So I don't think there will be an "instinctual" Sorcerer, just like I don't think the Mystic will be released without an explanation as to why they can use just their minds to tap into the magical energy that suffuses the multiverse. Every other class has a reason why they can-- to then create a new class that gives NO reason and instead just shrugs their shoulders to say "Heh! Psionics!" is not something I see them doing. And anyone who wants a Sorcerer or Mystic that [I]has no[/I] explanation as to why they can do it, will have to be made by that person in their own game themselves. [/QUOTE]

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