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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4532032" data-attributes="member: 54846">Also, here's how it works:Mages: Toying with the universe. Priests: Using power of the Gods.Psionicists: Tapping into the power inside themselves.A 3e Sorcerer is more appropriate. Another example would be a Mutant from the X-Men. The gist is &quot;There's a lot of power inside of me. It's just brimming under the surface. I find the proper outlets for it, and pow.&quot; The power, and their will, is so strong that they make it happen. Not by hacking the universe, but that their belief in the reality of what they desire is so strong that they can will it into existence. An alternative version of this is to look at Yogi and eastern mystics. They train their body to do all of that stuff. To slow their heart until they can survive under water for hours. Cope with mass amounts of pain. Go into a different state of consciousness, allowing them to focus more, or increase their perception.One fantasy interpretation that I like is this: Belief equals power. Gods may not exist until people start believing in them; and if no one remembers them, the gods simply disappear. Thus, the prayers and simple BELIEF that it is TRUE give power and substance to the gods. This isn't limited to just gods; if a people believe in a myth, legend, or monster long enough, then it becomes truth. If you accept this notion that &quot;Belief = Creation&quot;, then the Psionicist is just powerful enough that he can make things happen by believing in them. He has enough juice to believe it hard enough and it becomes substance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 4532032, member: 54846"] Also, here's how it works: Mages: Toying with the universe. Priests: Using power of the Gods. Psionicists: Tapping into the power inside themselves. A 3e Sorcerer is more appropriate. Another example would be a Mutant from the X-Men. The gist is "There's a lot of power inside of me. It's just brimming under the surface. I find the proper outlets for it, and pow." The power, and their will, is so strong that they make it happen. Not by hacking the universe, but that their belief in the reality of what they desire is so strong that they can will it into existence. An alternative version of this is to look at Yogi and eastern mystics. They train their body to do all of that stuff. To slow their heart until they can survive under water for hours. Cope with mass amounts of pain. Go into a different state of consciousness, allowing them to focus more, or increase their perception. One fantasy interpretation that I like is this: Belief equals power. Gods may not exist until people start believing in them; and if no one remembers them, the gods simply disappear. Thus, the prayers and simple BELIEF that it is TRUE give power and substance to the gods. This isn't limited to just gods; if a people believe in a myth, legend, or monster long enough, then it becomes truth. If you accept this notion that "Belief = Creation", then the Psionicist is just powerful enough that he can make things happen by believing in them. He has enough juice to believe it hard enough and it becomes substance. [/QUOTE]

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