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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Weiley31" data-source="post: 7966171" data-attributes="member: 7017196">With the way the new UA seems to go, we get the Psionic Die and (Wild) Talents.Each of the three UA Psionics sub classes utilize their Psionics via different ways: through the use of Talents and (in the Sorcerer's case) spells. And likewise, each of the three sub classes have their OWN Talents while the Wild Talent feat gives PCs generic talents. So Psionics can be based more on Feats and said Talents more than Psionic powers/classes.There are also Talents/Spells that require the burning of the Psionic Die to use or to cast without components. Which is different (most of the time aside from exceptions such as the Psionics Sorcerer) in theory than the Spell Slots used by Arcane/Divine/Spontaneous.So already the 5E framework basis for Psionics is there: The Psionics Die kinda represents Power Points, it's "different" in mechanic feel slightly, and it seems like the main difference is that, theoretically, each Psionics Subclass gets its own talents which act as their specializations. The Wild Talent feat is the basic form of unformalized Psionics.The only stick in the mud of the situation is whether to have Psionics "normalized" as magic/reflavored magic spells ala the UA Psionics Sorcerer or something completely else. Which may or may not go against 5E basic design structure as it would add complexity by requiring DMs to keep track of counters to Psionics (ala Anti-Magic Field and Anti-Psionics Field/Zone.) I would be, as a DM, crazy enough to enforce that distinction as I'm too used to it from 3.5 AND adds flavor. And 5E favors reflavor too much.And while I like the Psionics Die idea and how you can "burn" it to fuel Talents and Spell Effects, I will agree with people that the complete inverse of the D20 concept is a tad bit weird.But then again, the main focus seems to be various subclass Talents and how they can be used/changed via the Psionics Die. A bit(kinda) like Meta Magic but different enough to not step on the Sorcerer's toes. I like it. It can probably be refined a bit more, but as somebody that liked the Power Point system in 3.5, I like it.</blockquote>

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