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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8565926" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Yes, if the base class has issues, why are we trying to patch it with a subclass?  And what about the subclasses that preceded it?  Oh right, WotC doesn't seem to care as much about that.  Got to keep the PHB 'evergreen', don't you now.  Maybe you'll get a decent Beastmaster or Wild Magic Sorcerer in 2024!Ranting aside, there are seven kinds of D&D players with regards to psionics (yes, I know, this is overly generalizing and someone is bound to tell me they represent a super rare EIGHTH KIND of player before long, but bear with me.)Those who have fond, nostalgic memories of psionics being strange, bizarre, pulp-inspired powers that confounded even Wizards- these players love Empire of the Petal Throne and Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, and think Dark Sun was  blast!Those who like vast and flavorful options, and don't care what new systems they bring to the game.  Give me Binders, Archivists, and Artificers, or give me death!Those who enjoyed breaking the game with badly thought-out mechanics for Psionics, and fast talked their way into doing things the rules didn't allow for, because their DM's were too confused by this new and different subsystem.Those who were subjected to the previous group and remember Psionics as being abusive (whether it was or wasn't isn't really important- they were touched by Vorlons, and they didn't care for it one bit!).Those who think psionics is too "sci fi/anime/weird/has no place in my D&D no matter what legitimate fantasy sources you cite- also, get guns out of my D&D, and hoo ha hi yah "warriors" who can teleport and jump 50 feet in the air- that's unrealistic!  Now let's play a game where a hydra can grow 5 new heads and not pass out due to their heart being overworked and flying 10 ton dragons who breathe fire...Those who like their games uncomplicated and don't want to worry about new and different when tried and true works best.And those who frankly, my dear, don't give a damn.You can't get all these people to see eye to eye, since their opinions have been formed by their experiences, and one man's "High Adventure Fantasy with a hulking Barbarian overcoming impossible odds" is another man's "standard gritty low magic, low fantasy fantasy heartbreaker".</blockquote>

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