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<blockquote data-quote="AntlerDruid" data-source="post: 5720379" data-attributes="member: 36103">Thanks for answering my question James! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I totally understand about the divide in Psionic fans. I am a huge Psionics fan also. I think also one reason why some Psionic fans (including me) feel frustrated is they don't want all wizard powers just stamped with a &quot;Psionic&quot; tag on it and then bam it is Psionics. Many of the 3.0 psionic powers were exact duplicates of wizard powers. Psionics need their own &quot;feel&quot; such as no somatics or verbals....well unless you are trying to disguise yourself as a spellcaster! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />One thing I would like to see with a Psionic class are class abilities or psionic abilities that don't take up power points or &quot;spell&quot; slots....for example, I feel a Telepath should be able to use Telepathy (communication) at will up to a certain range. Likewise a telekinetic should be able to lift/move a certain weight at will. These should be class abilities.Unfortunately 3.5 &amp; 4E made telepathy/mindlink &amp; telekinesis into powers that use power points or can only be used 1x/encounter. The new Witch class (which I ABSOLUTELY love) shows how you can give class abilities that are like &quot;powers&quot; which could be used for psionics. Just like a Hex, you could choose from a list of psionic abilities ranging from Telepathy to Precognition (re-rolls) to Levitation. Earlier games like Rolemaster (damn I loved those critical charts) changed Psionics into &quot;Mentalism&quot; which worked. I would be all up for a different system for &quot;Mentalism&quot; if it wasn't just a wizard re-hash with a &quot;mental&quot; stamp on it.James have you ever tried Green Ronin's &quot;Psychic's Handbook&quot; with Pathfinder?....I like the idea that you don't use &quot;powers&quot; but psychic &quot;skills&quot; to do your abilities. I haven't tried it yet but it sounds interesting.On a side note: I am very excited to see the Tian Xia/Oriental book come out. Since there already exists the ninja &amp; samurai classes, will there be an archtype/class for the Shugenja?&nbsp; Wu Jens can easily be made with the Metal/Wood/Elemental schools but right now I think the closest to a Shugenja would be an Elemental domain cleric.I also must commend the Paizo people for excellent customer service.....something that has been lacking from WOTC in the past 2 years. I don't blame the WOTC designers for the poor customer service as I know it comes from the &quot;Mothership&quot; above them.Also your books that you put out are excellent in design, artwork (the best I have seen in any game system) &amp; quality.I also like that you playtest your books with the public.....it shows that you really care for the input that the buyers have.Thanks again James! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="AntlerDruid, post: 5720379, member: 36103"] Thanks for answering my question James! :) I totally understand about the divide in Psionic fans. I am a huge Psionics fan also. I think also one reason why some Psionic fans (including me) feel frustrated is they don't want all wizard powers just stamped with a "Psionic" tag on it and then bam it is Psionics. Many of the 3.0 psionic powers were exact duplicates of wizard powers. Psionics need their own "feel" such as no somatics or verbals....well unless you are trying to disguise yourself as a spellcaster! :p One thing I would like to see with a Psionic class are class abilities or psionic abilities that don't take up power points or "spell" slots....for example, I feel a Telepath should be able to use Telepathy (communication) at will up to a certain range. Likewise a telekinetic should be able to lift/move a certain weight at will. These should be class abilities.Unfortunately 3.5 & 4E made telepathy/mindlink & telekinesis into powers that use power points or can only be used 1x/encounter. The new Witch class (which I ABSOLUTELY love) shows how you can give class abilities that are like "powers" which could be used for psionics. Just like a Hex, you could choose from a list of psionic abilities ranging from Telepathy to Precognition (re-rolls) to Levitation. Earlier games like Rolemaster (damn I loved those critical charts) changed Psionics into "Mentalism" which worked. I would be all up for a different system for "Mentalism" if it wasn't just a wizard re-hash with a "mental" stamp on it. James have you ever tried Green Ronin's "Psychic's Handbook" with Pathfinder?....I like the idea that you don't use "powers" but psychic "skills" to do your abilities. I haven't tried it yet but it sounds interesting. On a side note: I am very excited to see the Tian Xia/Oriental book come out. Since there already exists the ninja & samurai classes, will there be an archtype/class for the Shugenja? Wu Jens can easily be made with the Metal/Wood/Elemental schools but right now I think the closest to a Shugenja would be an Elemental domain cleric. I also must commend the Paizo people for excellent customer service.....something that has been lacking from WOTC in the past 2 years. I don't blame the WOTC designers for the poor customer service as I know it comes from the "Mothership" above them. Also your books that you put out are excellent in design, artwork (the best I have seen in any game system) & quality. I also like that you playtest your books with the public.....it shows that you really care for the input that the buyers have. Thanks again James! :) [/QUOTE]

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