Which D20 Psionic rules?

[tecnowraith]

I wanted to know what others thought about this so I can decide which to use for my campaign.

 

[Wraith Form]

I wanted to know what others thought about this so I can decide which to use for my campaign.

I liked the Green Ronin Psychic Handbook. Admittedly I haven't played with it in a game yet, but it's a lot like the Jedi in the Star Wars d20 books....easy to use, but can be made more complicated if you wish. Plus, it's not incredibly expensive.

I also enjoyed the WotC Expanded Psi book.

 

[MrFilthyIke]

I prefer XPH, myself.

 

[Turanil]

It depends on the setting.

I will probably buy the WotC 3.5 XPsi someday (right now I got a look at it through the SRD), but would only play it in DnD along wizards, etc. I am waiting for my copy of the Psychic's Handbook, but intend to use it in a d20 modern-future setting, for which I think it is more appropriate and merge much better with d20 modern or Grim Tales rules. I really don't like FX psionics in d20 modern, although I find them okay for heroic fantasy.

Otherwise, I think that the Psionic template of Monte Cook Arcana Unearthed has really nothing to do with psionics. That book is excellent, but there isn't any psionics in it! (unless he wrote a bok on psionics that i don't know about?)

 

[tecnowraith]

Me personally, I do not like any type of power system (spionic, magic or superhuman) based solely around skills and feats. Both skills and feats are used differently than adding the power elemnt and does not translate well.

 

[Dark Psion]

XPH for D&D

The Psychic Handbook for D20 Modern

Arcana Unearthed witch as a witch class with a "Jack of all trades" casting/manifesting ability.

 

[Dinkeldog]

XPH with mindscapes to simulate psychic combat.

 

[Ranger REG]

PsyHB for all my d20 games (D&D and d20 Modern).

 

[takyris]

XPH -- much cleaner and clearer, and simple enough for people to use. I'm actually gonna incorporate it into d20 Modern in a different way, though. Taking a feat will give a character a number of pp equal to (level+Int) and a few powers, and characters will be able to spend more feats to get more power points and powers.

 

[Psion]

XPH for D&D and my second world d20 modern game (+ Mindscapes for psychic combat).

I'd use Psychic Handbook for something more low key. I'm thinking of using it for my T20 game (not liking the balance of the native psionics rules.)