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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marandahir" data-source="post: 7978000" data-attributes="member: 6803643">THIS.If we want a Psion, the design needs to slot in between the other classes so as to not step on their toes or steal their stuff, while being broad enough that it can encompass much of the genre of Psionics (doesn't need to encompass the Soulknife and the Psychic Warrior/Battlemind, nor does it need to be both an Int and Cha caster a la Psion vs Wilder split in 3.5e). It DOES need to have substantial breadth of concept.Psionics is a genre of fiction. I'd comb through the genre and look for different ideas. Psionic Mystics/Mediums/Occultists can be a subclass idea. X-Men type mutants can be one. Robotically enhanced cyborg a la Ghost in the Shell could even be a concept for it, if we're delving out of strict genre conventions (some UA went that direction in the past). But it's gotta be stronger than just "Int-using mentalist" or a "psychic powers, not VSM-Implements-Spellbooks." There's gotta be a narrative hook for why this class is the Psion and the Psionic Wilder Sorcerer, the Psi Knight, and the Soulknife, not to mention Wild Talent feat users, are just scrapping the surface of the Psionic Power source.Figure that out, and figure out a potential 6-10 subclasses that fit neatly into as Psion chassis without feeling like 6-10 different core classes stripped down and hamstrung together, and we're in business.</blockquote>