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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 5322892" data-attributes="member: 50895">Just 'cut' and 'replace', why work with a different magic system in the first place. Whether its an adventure or a setting, with some exotic magic system in place. I'd look at it long enough to see which subset of the rules it feels closest too: arcane, divine, ki, corruption, psionic, witchcraft, shamanism... pick one and adapt the settings magic goals that scale to D&D. Nerf it or empower it as necessary. Will it match? Probably not, but doesn't need to. The product serves as environment to play in and not a ruleset to live by.Looking at Pathfinder rules, say you want a magic weak world, but still having some limited spellcasters. I'd pick the PF sorcerer whose bloodlines provide feats, spells and powers - then limit the sorcerer to those only, and not access to any spell list. Let her cast some cantrips or one, at 1st and she doesn't get a real spell until 4th and every four levels thereafter. The bonus feats and powers only enhance this limitation. However, no you have a class ready to run a fun magic-weak setting.For a weak psionicist, use the Monk's Ki Pool, change the ki powers to a specific tree of psionic powers, but with a small pool, half your level, minimum one, you have a mentalist that could seem powerful in a magic weak world, where doing anything seems like going nova.If you need something more powerful, lift the damage caps on blaster spells or whatever other thing you need to do to best match the setting requirements. Its not rocket science to build to fit.GP</blockquote>

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