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Psionics and 5E, are they never going to happen?

Started by danskmacabre, March 24, 2015, 06:19:38 PM

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Warthur

#15
April 01, 2015, 11:47:36 AM
2E didn't get psionics for a couple years after it came out, 3E had to wait a year, 3.5 didn't get a psionics update for a year or so, 4E didn't get it for 2 years and BX/BECMI never got psionics at all. Historically, 1E was the freak of the litter by shipping psionics in the core books, and even then it was tagged as optional.

5E hasn't even been out for a full year yet, so it's way too soon to start yer lips a-quiverin' over lack of psionics.
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hexgrid

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April 01, 2015, 01:29:16 PM
Quote from: tuypo1;822423there weren't rules for psionics in 3e at first either past the non magical psionics varient (which i do use) and they still had psionic lilithids

Even in 3.5, the Monster Manual mind flayer's "psionics" were just spells.
 

Xavier Onassiss

#17
April 01, 2015, 01:46:20 PM
Quote from: danskmacabre;821826I remember Psionics from the old ADnD.
I did use it for a bit and it seemed kind of messy and sort of "bolted on in a bad way".

Was there any edition of the game in which this was not the case?

Kravell

#18
April 01, 2015, 02:35:25 PM
A handful of monsters in the 5E Monster Manual have psionics. While many are spells without components some are actual abilities like the aboleth's psychic drain or the mind flayer's mindblast. The gray ooze can evolve to become psionic and gain psychic crush.
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