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    Undertaker
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    Psionics in Cerilia

    At 08:24 AM 4/21/97 +0200, Rasmus Juul Wagner(c958650@student.dtu.dk)wrote:
    >
    > I dont think psionics in cerilia would be that inappropriate - you just
    >need to come up with a reason why it's not common and well-known, like
    >magic. After all, a telepath or a major psychoportative would be a most
    >valuable addition to your court or army.
    >Maybe psionicists should be reclusive monks, or maybe all mindflayers
    >(gotta love those!).
    >

    For my old Greyhawk campaign I recreated the Monk class from 1st edition.
    One of the changes I made was to include Psionics into their abilties.
    Instead of making a whole new class as I did, you can always use the
    Psionicist class, and just call them Monks. It would be the easiest way.
    Just remember they should be almost as uncommon as True Mages in BR, and
    they should refrain from taking sides in international disputes. Instead any
    order should have a particular cause that they promote.(ie. guarding evil
    artifacts, working toward returning the old gods, awaiting some signifacant
    battle that is foretold to be coming, etc.) Though I haven't used any orders
    of Monks in BR yet, after reading these posts I'll probably start using them
    again, once I figure out how to fit them into the scene. Like my Elven
    Druids, they would make great plot devices. Thanks for making me think on
    this again.

    >
    >Oh, by the way, anyone who uses psionics should own at least one copy of
    >the Will&the Way; I know it's a Dark Sun supplement, but it's just so darn
    >useful for any psionics-using campaign.
    >

    I didn't really like the way they handled Psionics in W&tW; I like the CHB
    of Psionics myself, but thats just a personal choice.



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    Psionics in Cerilia

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    Maybe the Mastiens were psioncists, A few still remain on the isle of the
    serpent.
    Perhaps a few people learned from them and that is how it spread.

    I would make the psioncist a very rare thing though.

    Rob

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    Undertaker wrote:
    'You should make monks (=psionics) as rare as true mages.'

    Why not have the ability to use psionics be as strange as using true
    magic, that only the blooded can use it? So only blooded (of a
    special type/god or a special branche nealy killed off) people can
    use psionics (and some creature that have psionic properties like the
    Mindflayers). Any comments?
    base

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    Rasmus Juul Wagner
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    Psionics in Cerilia

    On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Seb Berendse wrote:

    > Undertaker wrote:
    > 'You should make monks (=psionics) as rare as true mages.'
    >
    At least.

    > Why not have the ability to use psionics be as strange as using true
    > magic, that only the blooded can use it? So only blooded (of a
    > special type/god or a special branche nealy killed off) people can
    > use psionics (and some creature that have psionic properties like the
    > Mindflayers). Any comments?
    > base
    >
    I don't think that would feel right. Can't really argue why, but that's
    just not how I see psionics.


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    Seb Berendse
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    Psionics in Cerilia

    Undertaker wrote:
    'You should make monks (=psionics) as rare as true mages.'

    Why not have the ability to use psionics be as strange as using true
    magic, that only the blooded can use it? So only blooded (of a
    special type/god or a special branche nealy killed off) people can
    use psionics (and some creature that have psionic properties like the
    Mindflayers). Any comments?
    base

    ************************************************** ***************
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    148530@student.fbk.eur.nl

    There is a world just around the corner of your mind
    where reality is an intruder and dreams come true.
    You may escape into it at will, you need no secret password,
    magic wand or Alladins Lamp, all you need is your own imagination...
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