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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 3779091" data-attributes="member: 54846">I can't disagree more.The second complaint that people have about psionics (the first being: It's psionic, thus overpowered) is: "It's Sci-Fi, get it out of my fantasy!"I'm indifferent towards the crystals and ectoplasm, to tell you the truth, but the thing that I hate with an utter passion is the contemporary-sounding powers. "Matter Agitation", "Id Insinuation" "Biofeedback". No, no no no. Give me "Boil the Core" "Thief of Clarity" and "Flesh of the Troll" if you must. Make the powers sound cool, not like I'm reading a text book. And I agree, very little if no psionic/magic overlap. I think that psions and mages should be able to do Similar things, but the Effects should be distinctly different. Where the wizard fireballs something, the psion reduces everyone in a 20' radius to a gibbering heap of uselessness, or makes them bleed out their nose and ears as they stab themselves compulsively. The Wizard polymorphs himself into a monster; the Psion creates own forms from his inner anger/his nightmares/a combination of materials around him. The wizard casts "Resist Fire"; the Psion converts the fire damage to healing energy. The Wizard throws a torrent of fire; the Psion reduces the ambiant temperature to freezing (Cold damage in x radius around him) while he uses the heat for a pin-point ray of flame. The Wizard dimensional doors, the Psion turns himself into a shadow/incorporeal/liquid. The Wizard can use Clairvoyance, the Psion sees through the eyes of his target. The Wizard casts Whispering Wind/Sending, the Psion uses Telepathy/appears before the individual (In their mind) and they have a conversation.I prefer the psion to be a combination of Yogi, Jedi, and The Shadow.That said, I think that there is room for the Nomad/Seer. I like those power setups a lot, in all honesty. I just don't know how to work'm. Also, I think there needs to be some good telekinetic powers beyond 3rd level powers. I should be able to be a telekinetic guy from level 1 - it just gets better as I go. Like Burning Hands, then Flaming Sphere/Scorching Ray, then Fireball.</blockquote>

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