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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8557787" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Crazy, and yet it's been done many times before, enough to leave a lasting impression on some people.&nbsp; There's nothing wrong with different and experimental- should it be a core option?&nbsp; Obviously not!&nbsp; But if a developer feels there's a market, and creates a 5e Psionics book, then provided it's not completely insane (like the Mystic was), there's no reason not to accept it as a viable option for some people who enjoy the game.&nbsp; Anything that adds something fresh to the game is good.&nbsp; As it is, the current overreliance on the current magic system has created how many subclasses who are basically &quot;class + caster&quot;?&nbsp; Oh don't worry about making new mechanics, slap some spells on it!&nbsp; That having been said, there are a few subclasses out there that have interesting new mechanics that are obviously magical, but aren't &quot;spells&quot; as well, showing there's more than enough design space to go around.&nbsp; Even if you feel psionics would be &quot;reinventing the wheel&quot;, surely the staid old magic system could do with a tune up and a new coat of paint anyways?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8557787, member: 6877472"] Crazy, and yet it's been done many times before, enough to leave a lasting impression on some people. There's nothing wrong with different and experimental- should it be a core option? Obviously not! But if a developer feels there's a market, and creates a 5e Psionics book, then provided it's not completely insane (like the Mystic was), there's no reason not to accept it as a viable option for some people who enjoy the game. Anything that adds something fresh to the game is good. As it is, the current overreliance on the current magic system has created how many subclasses who are basically "class + caster"? Oh don't worry about making new mechanics, slap some spells on it! That having been said, there are a few subclasses out there that have interesting new mechanics that are obviously magical, but aren't "spells" as well, showing there's more than enough design space to go around. Even if you feel psionics would be "reinventing the wheel", surely the staid old magic system could do with a tune up and a new coat of paint anyways? [/QUOTE]

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