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[color=indigo:32ld3dau]I was creating a new character yesterday (a psion) when my DM came over to see what I was doing and freaked out saying that neither he, nor any of the other DMs in our group would allow them, because they were waaayyy to powerful. So, what do you think?[/color:32ld3dau]
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[color=indigo:3swfto58]Well, it seems that the general consensus is yes, but what about a psionic campaign? Good idea? You know, with enemies that can use psionics and with anything goes for pc classes (assuming that the class actually exists)?[/color:3swfto58]
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If you run a psionic campaign (ie where everyone is a psion and you fight psions a lot) then it is ok because everyone is equally overpowered. It's just like running a higher level campaign. Its when one or two players are psionic and no enemies are that you have to worry.
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Well, one way to get around the overpowerdness of Psions is to give them headaches!
Really. Depending on how powerful the Psionics are that they use, it creates backlash, which gives them headaches. For example, levitating a small object might make them a bit 'niggly' behind the eyes for a few minutes. Unleashing a full-blown Psionic blast on a foe that can potentially kill it outright gives them a severe migraine for a day or so.
They can still use their Psionics, but they'll know if they go overboard, they're going to pay for it. And this way, if the rest of the party aren't Psions, they don't come to rely on the Psionics. Instead of it being "Crap, a Baatezu, George, shred him with your uber mind powers!" It can be "Crap, a Baatezu! Geroge, if you can weaken it, we'll back you up!" I've never played a D&D Psion, so I'm unsure what, exactly, they can and can't do.
Really. Depending on how powerful the Psionics are that they use, it creates backlash, which gives them headaches. For example, levitating a small object might make them a bit 'niggly' behind the eyes for a few minutes. Unleashing a full-blown Psionic blast on a foe that can potentially kill it outright gives them a severe migraine for a day or so.
They can still use their Psionics, but they'll know if they go overboard, they're going to pay for it. And this way, if the rest of the party aren't Psions, they don't come to rely on the Psionics. Instead of it being "Crap, a Baatezu, George, shred him with your uber mind powers!" It can be "Crap, a Baatezu! Geroge, if you can weaken it, we'll back you up!" I've never played a D&D Psion, so I'm unsure what, exactly, they can and can't do.
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