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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vael" data-source="post: 6437672" data-attributes="member: 57043">In general:Psionics should not be just spells with power points. I don't want to see any "Psionic X" powers running around. I want it to be distinct from magic.Psionic users should have a strong central theme to their powers. Magic users simply pick spells, but you don't need to know Burning Hands to learn Fireball. This is something I kinda want Psionics to avoid. That shouldn't mean that a Psion is too limited and cannot diversify their abilities, but I don't want a Psion that has never used a fire ability suddenly dropping a Meteor Storm equivalent power. Maybe something like Tome of Battle, where higher level maneuvers required you to already know a number of powers from the same school.Despite the two previous requirements, I still want Psionics to be fairly simple and balanced with other classes. I also want it to be fairly modular, I'd love a half-casting Psionic progression that could replace Ranger and Paladin spellcasting. I like the idea of Psionic subclasses for most of the core classes, but again, let's avoid the Psionic X for the Rogue or Fighter subclasses.</blockquote>