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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9678875" data-attributes="member: 58172">To sum my responses to the UA Psion spell list.It helps to think of the Psion having several different spell lists. Each one corresponds to a subclass. Each subclass approximates a 2e and 3e psionic discipline like a list of powers. Perhaps the Psion base class itself lacks a spell list, and instead gives a method to dabble in the subclass spell lists.The Psion subclasses are something like the following seven spell lists. The first four lists are the essence of the Psion class flavor: Telepath, Metamorph, Psi Warper, and Psykinetic. Given the abundance of spells to choose from, the Telepath seems a default spell list for the Psion class. Also, there are psionic traditions from earlier editions relating to the last three: Creator, Channeler, and Mancer.The Creator relates to the mind willing reality into existence, often involving objectively real Illusion and creative Transmutation. Here "ectoplasm" is the reality that the mind projects but hasnt taken root yet.The Channeler associates occult seances with entities from other planes of existence, including Aberrations, but can involve the entire extraplanar multiverse, and is often a summoner.The Mancer, also called a Mant, refers to elemental magic, including the fire-bender (Pyro-mancer, Pyromant, Pyrokineticist), the air-bender (Atmos-mancer, Atmosmant), the water-bender (Hydro-mancer, Hydromant), and the earth-bender (Geo-mancer, Geomant). One might think of this psionic elementalist as a "friender", air-friending, earth-friending, and so on, in the animistic sense of relating personally and having affinity with the minds of air, earth, and so on. The Mancer spell list doesnt explore "psi crystals", but they relate to the psionic Geomancer interfacing the earth element as a mind.[SPOILER="Telepath (Mind Magic)"]The Telepath is a mind mage, projecting ones own mind to engage, influence, and wrestle other minds.TELEPATH (MIND MAGIC)Slot 0: Friends, Message (make a new cantrip that feels more telepathic, improve while leveling), Mind Sliver, [Vicious Mockery].Slot 1: Animal Friendship, Bane, Charm Person, Command, Dissonant Whispers, [Sanctuary], Sleep, Tashas Hideous Laughter.Slot 2: Calm Emotions, Crown of Madness, Detect Thoughts, Enthrall, Mind Spike, Phantasmal Force, Suggestion, Tashas Mind Whip.Slot 3: Bestow Curse, Counterspell, Fear, Hypnotic Pattern, Intellect Fortress.Slot 4: Charm Monster, Compulsion, Confusion, Phantasmal Killer, Raulothims Psychic Lance.Slot 5: Dominate Person, Synaptic Static, Modify Memory.Slot 6: Eyebite, Mass Suggestion, Ottos Irresistible Dance.Slot 7: Powerword Fortify (morale, nonphysical temporary hit points).Slot 8: Antipathy/Sympathy, Befuddlement, Dominate Monster, Glibness, Mind Blank, Powerword Stun, Telepathy (terrible spell, make spell more appealing for slot 8, rethink all telepathy spells).Slot 9: Powerword Heal, Psychic Scream, Weird, [Wish] (!).[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Metamorph (Body Magic)"]The Metamorph attunes the interplay of mind and body, from psychic healer to shapeshifter, to body horror. The mind visualizes a sense of self, the soul aura expresses this form, and the body of flesh and blood and bone shifts into position.METAMORPH (BODY MAGIC)Slot 0: [Alternate Form] (make a new cantrip, like Wildshape but a single, recognizable individual animal, improve while leveling, can exchange a different form when gaining a level), [Primal Savagery] (Xanathars), [Spare the Dying].Slot 1: Cure Wounds, Inflict Wounds, Jump, Longstrider.Slot 2: Alter Self, Blindness/Deafness, [Dragons Breath], Enhance Ability, Enlarge/Reduce, Hold Person.Slot 3: Aura of Vitality, [Revivify].Slot 4: Polymorph.Slot 5: [Antilife Shell], Contageon, [Greater Restoration] (mainly for Exhaustion), Hold Monster, Mass Cure Wounds.Slot 6: [Heal], [Harm].Slot 7: [Regenerate].Slot 8: [Animal Shapes] (make spell more appealing), [Clone].Slot 9: Shapechange, [Mass Heal], [True Polymorph], [Wish] (!).[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Psi Warper (Spacetime Magic)"]The Psi Warper is a fate weaving the threads of the fabric of spacetime. The mind explores and influences remote locations across space and time to connect the body to there. The psionic travels at the speed of thought. Intentions distort the properties of physics and navigate the alternate timelines.PSI WARPER (SPACETIME MAGIC)Slot 0: [Guidance] (fate, timelines, luck, successfulness), True Strike.Slot 1: [Bless] (fate, timelines, luck, successfulness), Expeditious Retreat, Feather Fall (make spell more appealing, more active, or esle be a ritual).Slot 2: [Augury] ("psychic", make spell without costly Material component), Levitate (make spell more appealing), Misty Step.Slot 3: Blink, Clairvoyance, Haste, Slow.Slot 4: Arcane Eye, [Death Ward] (fate, foresee and alter spacetime), Dimension Door, Freedom of Movement.Slot 5: Scrying, Steel Wind Strike, Teleportation Circle.Slot 6: [Arcane Gate] (make spell more appealing, better than Dimension Door), [Word of Recall].Slot 7: Teleport.Slot 8: [Demiplane], Maze.Slot 9: Foresight, Time Stop, [Wish] (!).[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Psykinetic (Force Magic)"]The Psykinetic personifies telekinesis. The mind-soul "psyche" attunes remote areas to form forces that propel or block the forces, including the forces that matter is made out of.PSYKINETIC (FORCE MAGIC)Slot 0: Blade Ward (make cantrip more appealing without Concentration), [Eldritch Blast], Mage Hand (make a new cantrip that feels more telekinetic, scale while leveling, rethink telekinetic spells), Telekinetic Fling (make the Force damage without ammo, then add a utility use for poltergeist effect), [Thaumaturgy] (add glowing aura/halo), [Thunderclap].Slot 1: Detect Magic (telekinesis, Force, "magical energy"), Feather Fall (make spell more appealing, more active, or else be a ritual), Mage Armor (make also for invisible force armor), [Magic Missile], Shield, Thunderwave, [Unseen Servant].Slot 2: Knock, [Immovable Object] (dunamancy), Levitate (make spell more appealing), Shatter, Silence.Slot 3: Dispel Magic (telekinesis, Force, "magical energy"), Fly, Telekinetic Crush.Slot 4: Animate Objects, [Gravity Sinkhole] (dunamancy), Otilukes Resilient Sphere.Slot 5: Telekinesis, Wall of Force.Slot 6: Disintegrate.Slot 7: Etherealness (this is like a slot 3 spell, make spell more appealing for slot 7), Force Cage, Reverse Gravity.Slot 8: [Antimagic field] (telekinesis, Force, "magical energy").Slot 9: [Wish] (!).[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Creator (Reality Magic)"]Willing reality into existence by the power of ones own mind, is the essence of the Psion class. The metacreative Creator articulates these new worlds as the artistic expressions of ones self. These are worlds to share and celebrate with others expressing their selves.CREATOR (REALITY MAGIC)Slot 0: Dancing Lights, Mending, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation.Slot 1: Silent Image (ectoplasmic force being a mentally projected reality that hasnt fully taken root yet).Slot 2: Invisibility, Mirror Image, See Invisibility, [Web] (a manifestation of ectoplasmic force).Slot 3: Major Image, Summon Astral Entity (project unconscious entity), Greater Invisibility.Slot 4: [Fabricate] (realize ideal form, compare Mending).Slot 5: [Creation] (ectoplasmic force being a mentally projected reality that hasnt taken root yet), Mislead, Seeming.Slot 6: True Seeing.Slot 7: Project Image.Slot 8: − (there are no slot 8 Illusion spells in the Players Handbook, nor relevant creation spells)Slot 9: [Wish] (!).[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Channeler (Multiverse Magic)"]The Channeler involves occult seances to invite entities from other planes of existence, including angelic intellects, aberrant insanities, shadowy ghosts, and fey wilds.CHANNELER (MULTIVERSE MAGIC)Slot 0: −Slot 1: [Detect Evil and Good] (detect extraplanar entities), [Protection from Evil and Good].Slot 2: [Spiritual Weapon] (for lack of a better extraplanar spell choice).Slot 3: Animate Dead, [Hunger of Hadar], [Summon Fey], [Summon Undead].Slot 4: Banishment, Summon Aberration.Slot 5: [Dispel Evil and Good].Slot 6: [Conjure Fey], [Planar Ally], [Summon Fiend].Slot 7: [Conjure Celestial], Planeshift.Slot 8: −Slot 9: Astral Projection, [Gate], [True Resurrection], [Wish] (!).[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Mancer (Elemental Magic)"]The Mancer is an animist friending and sharing affinity with the minds of the elements of nature, especially the presences and personalities of unique formations across landscapes, waterscapes, skyscapes, and enlightening fiery sunlight.MANCER (ELEMENTAL MAGIC)Slot 0: [Elementalism] (make cantrip more appealing), [Firebolt], [Frostbite] (Xanathars), Light, [Resistance], [Sacred Flame].Slot 1: [Divine Favor], [Burning Hands], [Create or Destroy Water], [Fog Cloud].Slot 2: Cloud of Daggers, [Darkness], [Flaming Sphere], Heat Metal.Slot 3: [Daylight], [Fireball], [Gaseous Form], [Lightning Bolt], [Protection from Energy].Slot 4: [Conjure Minor Elemental] (mind animates nearby element), [Control Water], [Fire Shield], Stoneskin, Stone Shape, [Summon Construct], [Summon Elemental].Slot 5: [Cone of Cold], [Conjure Elemental], [Wall of Stone].Slot 6: [Chain Lightning], [Flesh to Stone], Move Earth, [Wall of Ice].Slot 7: [Fire Storm].Slot 8: [Control Weather] (make spell more appealing), [Earthquake], [Sunburst], [Tsunami].Slot 9: [Meteor Swarm], [Wish] (!).[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Psionic Rituals (Non-Prepared Spells)"]PSIONIC RITUALS (NON-PREPARED SPELLS)The following are relevant spells, but are more like "Rituals". A few arent officially a Ritual but could be. They tend to be situational or impracticable to cast. They need a separate design space that doesnt compete with the limited number of prepared spells.These "Rituals" dont spend a spell slot to cast. Perhaps instead, they can require a skill check to perform.In certain cases where spamming might become an issue, perhaps only one Ritual can be in effect at a time. When a new Ritual is performed, an earlier Ritual ends. Perhaps the number of ongoing Ritual effects at the same time increases while leveling. Any balancing issues need more scrutiny and refinement.The use of skill checks instead of spell slots to cause a spell effect, might lean into the 2e Psionicinist flavor that these powers arent spellcast. They are preformed. Most Rituals are a kind of contemplative meditation, albeit more elaborate ceremonies seem feasible.The mechanics for Rituals need more refinement. But they help include spells whose flavors are relevant to the Psion, but are situational or inconvenient to cast, thus less feasible to pick for the limited number of prepared spells.TELEPATH (MIND MAGIC)1: Comprehend Languages, Identify, Speak with Animals.2: Animal Messenger, Zone of Truth.3: Sending (terrible spell, make spell more appealing for slot 3), Tongues (possibly telepathic).5: Awaken, Geas, Dream, Rarys Telepathic Bond (make spell more appealing, rethink all telepathy spells).METAMORPH (BODY MAGIC)3: [Water Breathing].PSI WARPER (SPACETIME MAGIC)1: Feather Fall (make spell more appealing, more active, or else be a ritual).2: [Find Trap], [Locate Object].3: [Nondetection], [Remove Curse] (fate, timelines, luck, spacetime).4: Locate Creature.5: Legend Lore (terrible spell, equivalent to a History skill check, make spell more appealing).6: [Contingency], Find the Path.7: [Mordenkainens Magnificent Mansion] (extradimensional space furnished from potential timelines, fiddly but fun).PSYKINETIC (FORCE MAGIC)1: Tensers Floating Disk, [Unseen Servant].3: [Leomunds Tiny Hut].CREATOR (REALITY MAGIC)2: Magic Mouth.4: Hallucinatory Terrain (terrible spell, make spell better).6: Programmed Illusion (make spell better).7: Mirage Arcane (terrible spell, make spell better).CHANNELER (MULTIVERSE MAGIC)2: [Nystuls Magic Aura].3: [Magic Circle] (circle of protection from extraplanar entities), Speak with Dead.5: Contact Other Plane.MANCER (ELEMENTAL MAGIC)1: [Find Familiar (Psicrystal)]2: Locate Animals or Plants, 3: Speak with Plants.[/SPOILER]</blockquote>

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