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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7693618" data-attributes="member: 22779">I'd point out though, that it is consistent with 5e fluff to keep psionics tied to the Far Realms.  So far, the only "psionic" material we have is the Monster Manual and all the psionic creatures are aberrations.  Aboleth, Mind Flayers, etc.  In earlier editions, more creatures had ties to psionics - pretty much anything outer planar, other than elementals, had psionics - Demons, devils, angels, etc.  But, 5e has stripped all that away.  Demons and angels have zero ties to psionics.  And, this is largely just continuing the trend that was started in 3e.  There's a reason that the Dal Quor is tied to psionics.  Sure, it's the "Realm of Dreams" but, look at the art and the monsters - it's the Far Realms by any other name.  Strange tentacled beasties get psionics.So, it does make a fair bit of sense to continue with that already established fact.  Psionics=tentacled horrors that want to eat your brains.  Anyone who wants to use psionics gets lumped into that pile as well.The time to complain about this was when the Monster Manual was released.  That's when WotC established this tie.  Aberrations=Far Realms and Aberrations=Psionics.  So, any psionic character, in keeping with the earlier flavour of the MM, pretty much has to be tied to the Far Realms.On a side note, I have to LOVE the irony here.  I complained, pretty bitterly, about the flavour changes in the Monster Manual and got told to sit down and shut up - they weren't changing anything, they were just making interesting lore.  Well, you folks that adored the Monster Manual now get to deal with that.  I'll be over hear smiling smugly.  <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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