A general question about placing psionics in game [Archive] - Wizards Community

A general question about placing psionics in game [Archive] - Wizards Community

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cacheek
03-29-08, 04:52 PM I have a general question but it deals with psionics. If I had complete psionic, would that do as far as placing psionic characters in a game where we've never used psionics before?
Anyr
03-29-08, 05:55 PM Definitely not. Complete Psionics is a (generally disliked) supplement that adds to the material found in the Expanded Psionics Handbook. It has nowhere near enough information to support a system by itself. However, the SRD (http://www.d20srd.org) contains most of the psionic rules and is totally free. If you're planning on using the system seriously, though, the Expanded Psionics Handbook is still the best choice.
Tempest Stormwind
03-30-08, 01:49 PM See the FAQ at the top of the psionics forum, also linked in my sig. It's aimed EXACTLY at questions like yours.

Note that the psionics books have had a history of poor naming:
The Psionics Handbook was 3.0 (and stinks).
The Expanded Psionics Handbook is the core book from 3.5 that doesn't require anything else (it's also free online, mostly, and rocks).
Complete Psionic isn't complete, requires the XPH, and is generally really bad (it comes out at about a 4/10, mostly due to the few gems in it like the Ardent).

For more detail, see the FAQ in my sig. See also the New DM/Player's Guide, also in my sig.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
cacheek 03-29-08, 04:52 PM	I have a general question but it deals with psionics. If I had complete psionic, would that do as far as placing psionic characters in a game where we've never used psionics before?
Anyr 03-29-08, 05:55 PM	Definitely not. Complete Psionics is a (generally disliked) supplement that adds to the material found in the Expanded Psionics Handbook. It has nowhere near enough information to support a system by itself. However, the SRD (http://www.d20srd.org) contains most of the psionic rules and is totally free. If you're planning on using the system seriously, though, the Expanded Psionics Handbook is still the best choice.
Tempest Stormwind 03-30-08, 01:49 PM	See the FAQ at the top of the psionics forum, also linked in my sig. It's aimed EXACTLY at questions like yours. Note that the psionics books have had a history of poor naming: The Psionics Handbook was 3.0 (and stinks). The Expanded Psionics Handbook is the core book from 3.5 that doesn't require anything else (it's also free online, mostly, and rocks). Complete Psionic isn't complete, requires the XPH, and is generally really bad (it comes out at about a 4/10, mostly due to the few gems in it like the Ardent). For more detail, see the FAQ in my sig. See also the New DM/Player's Guide, also in my sig.