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Originally posted by WOLFGIR:
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Originally posted by Neb:
Psionics won't be in a PC RPG for decades. It requires a DM for a psionic to be worth anything, they have so few powers that can be directly converted to damage or other simple effects without a DM deciding. Too bad, really, since they're the coolest class in existence.
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It amazes me Neb, I thought you said you detested 3:ed??? Well could be my misstake, but have you read the psionic rules for 3:ed?
From your staement above I would think not. The 3:ed Psionic rules give you a variety of possibilities not only to DAMAGE but to enhance your character in movement, combat, diplomatics, sense way to add alot to the game. A Psionic character can use powers that kills an enemy right off at high levels, use mindblasts to hurt enemies, conjur claws, extra strength, extra con etc and thus enhance your characters chances.
Not tougher then converting some of the magic there is.And for you being danish, I have to tell you again! 
Try NWN! I think you will have a pleasant suprise, it is a good game, I got it yesterdat and if you think it is too easy.. just the slider [/QUOTE]Well, I think that that blows. Psionics are supposed to use their cleverness to make apparently harmless powers lethal. Not to be just another kind of mage with attack spells.... They already have a SMALL assortment of that. They're NOT supposed to have much of it, this only makes me detest 3rd ed even more.
They can already do what you said. But how would you convert all of their Telepathic skills? You'd have to have seperate thoughts for all creatures, they can speak with plants using telepathy as well. Thoughts for all of the trees in the forest, too? Ouch.
Then there are all of their Clairsentient powers, it'd require an extra CD just for all of the information which they could gain using that. Their shapeshifting Psychometabolic abilities would also be severely limited, instead of an almost infinite amount of choices they'd be narrowed down to 10 or such.
Psionics could NOT be implemented. It'd take an entire DVD or such just for everything that they could do.
In response to Yorick: What sort of psionic abilities were availiable? I severely doubt that more than a quarter of all of the 2nd ed powers could be implemented.
[ 07-04-2002, 09:29 AM: Message edited by: Neb ]