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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9776893" data-attributes="member: 58172">For a noncaster psionic class, the Dispel Magic spell is effective against the psionic effects. But the Counterspell would fail against the manifestations. So at least there is that.For the noncaster, I mention the "superhero" concept earlier. Relatedly is the 4e Swordmage. What is awesome about this class is, it is a fullcaster, except its spells are mainly melee range. It doesnt "kite" and snipe from a distance. It is always upclose and personal, in the frontline of the combat − like a superhero. 5e is still missing this concept.Conceptually, this melee mage doesnt hit to deal weapon damage, it casts a spell at the melee target that doesnt need Concentration and whose hit inflicts a magical effect, such as one of the other damage types, or a stun effect or shapeshift the target or whatever. Compare the tactile telekinesis of Superboy, a punch that hits would be inflicting Force damage rather than Bludgeon. His superspeed would be defacto teleporting to engage any target in the area in melee combat. Alternatively, if the melee mage is a telepath, the melee-range attack would deal Psychic damage, or any other mental Enchantment effect. And so on.While this concept can be fullcaster, the same concept can also work as a "simple mage" noncaster. This noncaster only has a handful of <s>spells</s> powers, and typically always on. So the whole apparatus of spellcasting − prepared spells to swap spells in-and-out and spell slots to eventually run out of spells − is irrelevant. These psionic class-feature powers would refer to spell slot levels for the sake of balancing the magic effects and scaling appropriately, but wouldnt be spells. These powers would be immune to Counterspell and immune to the disruption of Concentration. At the same time, it is probably simple enough for the psionic "energy dice" that several 5e psi class features use, to heighten a power here to augment the power effect.I would love a psionic class like this. I refer to the superhero genre. But actually a magical being that has certain specific magic powers is normal for many stories about magic, including medieval stories. Meanwhile the Psion fullcaster is closer to the stories about mages whose various thoughts can cause diverse magical effects. Both have their place within the medievalesque genre.</blockquote>

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