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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9672907" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p>The issue I have with this line of thinking is that psionics gets separated as being distinct mechanics and abilities from magic, but allows nine other classes to use magic the same way with the same spells only using "the fiction" to separate them. Nobody bats an eye that a wizard uses a spell book and formula to cast a blast of fire, the druid calls on the primal spirit of the sun, the cleric prays to the God of fire, the warlock learned it from their devil daddy, the sorcerer just does it because dragons and the artificer built a flame thrower with spare junk. They all get fireball, 3rd level evocation, 8d6 fire save for half. </p><p></p><p>In a perfect world, all caster classes would have their own unique magic system and list of effects. No two classes would share fireball unless they both used wizard magic. They wouldn't even share the same mechanics, with spell slots, points, ability checks, exhaustion levels, or mana all fueling a different class each. </p><p></p><p>Of course, that perfect world would have a 10,000 page PHB to accommodate all those unique classes with unique magic, or each class would have 8 spells per level tops with a lot of cuts to each list. How many different mechanical expressions of a blast of fire can you make?</p><p></p><p>So since we already accept* that the bard, cleric, druid, ranger, paladin, sorcerer, wizard, warlock and artificer are all using the same mechanics and pools of effects, I see no issue adding psion to the list. </p><p></p><p>* Obviously, not everyone does. Many would like several of those classes removed, made nonmagical, or using different mechanics. I don't think anyone is outright banning them because they use the same magic system of the others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 9672907, member: 7635"] The issue I have with this line of thinking is that psionics gets separated as being distinct mechanics and abilities from magic, but allows nine other classes to use magic the same way with the same spells only using "the fiction" to separate them. Nobody bats an eye that a wizard uses a spell book and formula to cast a blast of fire, the druid calls on the primal spirit of the sun, the cleric prays to the God of fire, the warlock learned it from their devil daddy, the sorcerer just does it because dragons and the artificer built a flame thrower with spare junk. They all get fireball, 3rd level evocation, 8d6 fire save for half. In a perfect world, all caster classes would have their own unique magic system and list of effects. No two classes would share fireball unless they both used wizard magic. They wouldn't even share the same mechanics, with spell slots, points, ability checks, exhaustion levels, or mana all fueling a different class each. Of course, that perfect world would have a 10,000 page PHB to accommodate all those unique classes with unique magic, or each class would have 8 spells per level tops with a lot of cuts to each list. How many different mechanical expressions of a blast of fire can you make? So since we already accept* that the bard, cleric, druid, ranger, paladin, sorcerer, wizard, warlock and artificer are all using the same mechanics and pools of effects, I see no issue adding psion to the list. * Obviously, not everyone does. Many would like several of those classes removed, made nonmagical, or using different mechanics. I don't think anyone is outright banning them because they use the same magic system of the others. [/QUOTE]
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