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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7724293" data-attributes="member: 58172">Because psionics is a mental phenomenon, it is important for a psionic race to be a mental race with a higher than average Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma.So, when translating the Gith into 5e, it helps to make sure any psionic flavor makes sense.For the Githzerai, the psionics makes alot of sense. They are Jedis. Done.Some people (including me) want the Monk class to include a nonmagical mixed-martial-arts style archetype. But, the high magic archetypes for the Monk class feel strongly psionic to me.So psionic Monk Githzerai Jedis. Great.The problem is the Githyanki. They are necromantic (?), arcane (?), ‘Gishes’ (!), but are incompetent at magic (?), yet are psionic (?), Dexterity Fighters (?), with astral silver cord-cutting swords (!) ... what was their flavor again?The Githyanki flavor is a hot mess. This subrace lacks any coherent flavor.One approach to coherency is to delete all traditions connecting Githyanki to psionics. Rationale. Githyanki were enslaved and experimented on by psionic Mindflayers. Therefore Githyanki hate psionics and anything connected with psionics. Therefore, Githyanki hate Mindflayers. Therefore, Githyanki hate Githzerai because Githzerai are psionic. Therefore Githyanki turned to arcane necromancy instead, in order to defeat their Mindflayer enslavers. Therefore, Githyanki are now necromancers. Therefore all the Gith are skeletal in appearance.The Githzerai broke away from the Githyanki, after they all escaped from the Mindflayer.So.Githyanki have racial features that make them a decent arcane Fighter-Wizard Gish. In other words, in Githyanki culture, the Eldritch Knight class enjoys prominent status. Except, the Githyanki version of the Eldritch Knight especially focuses on the school of Necromancy.Racial Ability Scores.+2 Strength helps the Fighter aspect of the Eldritch Knight.+1 Intelligence helps the Wizard aspect of the Eldritch Knight.This is what the Githyanki ‘Gish’ has come to mean in D&D culture.</blockquote>

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