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| Karkaras06-12-07, 12:01 PM | Here in Argentina, it is already Tuesday... Does someone know a tentative date for this month's article? |
| SlanderPanic06-12-07, 01:40 PM | They usually go up mid-month, so Thursday or Friday is most likely. |
| lucas_william06-16-07, 12:43 AM | Okay, guess next week then. I hope. |
| Tyroki06-16-07, 04:28 AM | I could have sworn there was a thread saying there would be no more minds eyes... |
| Millenia06-16-07, 04:54 AM | I could have sworn there was a thread saying there would be no more minds eyes... That's probably the one from two or more years ago when the Mind's Eye was ended. |
| Lycanthromancer06-16-07, 12:48 PM | Yeah, someone blinded the Mind's Eye. Then someone else manifested true metabolism on it... |
| Rageheart06-16-07, 08:24 PM | So what is this one about? |
| InkBlot06-16-07, 08:26 PM | IIRC, this month's Mind's Eye was either supposed to have some new monsters, or more expanded classes. Personaly, I can't wait for more expanded classes. |
| ssvegeta55506-16-07, 09:38 PM | I think it's going to be about Expanded Classes, possibly all for the Erudite, but I'm not sure on that one. |
| lucas_william06-16-07, 11:15 PM | Last Month, Mark said that "June's Mind's Eye will be Expanded Classes, Part 4: Ardent, Divine Mind, Lurk, and Erudite". Unless that has changed from his last post in the May. http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?p=12434475#post12434475 |
| Ishindri06-16-07, 11:17 PM | Actually, didn't Mark say that the Erudite had so much material, it merited its own article? Either way... *chants* er-u-dite! Er-u-dite! Er-u-dite! |
| turalisj06-17-07, 04:55 AM | I'm waiting for something saying 'Ignore the nerfing of the astral construct, we screwed that up big time.' |
| Jaid06-17-07, 02:53 PM | I'm waiting for something saying 'Ignore the nerfing of the astral construct, we screwed that up big time.' it has been my experience that they will never actually admit they were wrong, no matter how stupid the ruling, how public the mistake, and how common the houserule. they will just provide alternate rules, and pretend like the alternate rules are not there to fix the problem that they created in the first place. as an example of something they might have considered, they could have allowed shapers (and only shapers) to have more than one astral construct at a time, or they might introduce an item that allows more at a time, or a skill trick, etc. they are not likely to ever admit that they should never have made the nerf in the first place. well, maybe in 4th edition. but not before then, imo. |
| Tyroki06-17-07, 08:50 PM | Or maybe you could just ignore that blip in the Complete Psionics book... It's a stupid errata. So... There are more Mind's Eyes eh? Whats the link again? XD |
| Slagger the Chuul06-17-07, 08:50 PM | they will just provide alternate rules, and pretend like the alternate rules are not there to fix the problem that they created in the first place. If we're really lucky, they might say something like "If you're using this rule, you should also limit summoning spellcasters to one creature." |
| turalisj06-17-07, 10:01 PM | But that would nerf spellcasters, something they avoid. |
| Jaid06-17-07, 10:22 PM | If we're really lucky, they might say something like "If you're using this rule, you should also limit summoning spellcasters to one creature."actually, they didn't limit psions to 1 summon, just to 1 astral construct. they can still have an ectoplasmic shambler, 5 larval flayers, and however many other things they can summon. they just can't have that many astral constructs. that is, assuming anyone, anywhere actually uses the rule the way it is written. (i suspect that anyone who does use the rule at all interprets it as only one summon affect, period, and applies the same ruling to magic... but you never know) |
| Tyroki06-18-07, 03:03 AM | Yeah but who wants to nerf their precious spellcasters? =3 Mary Jayne... Get meh mah psion! |
| Wotc_Mark06-18-07, 01:58 PM | June should be part 4 of the expanded classes (Ardent, Divine Mind, Lurk, and Erudite), however I haven't received it from editing yet. I do have July's back and it will be four more psionic monsters. --MJ |
| Bacris06-18-07, 03:38 PM | I do have July's back and it will be four more psionic monsters. oooooooooohhhhh |
| Azzy06-18-07, 05:46 PM | June should be part 4 of the expanded classes (Ardent, Divine Mind, Lurk, and Erudite), however I haven't received it from editing yet. I do have July's back and it will be four more psionic monsters. --MJ Thanks, Mark. I've been enjoying the expanded classes and can't wait to see the final installment. I'm very happy that the Mind's Eye is back and doing more cool stuff. :) |
| Tyroki06-19-07, 03:13 AM | Yay for Minds Eye ^^ |
| Guroth the Forsaken06-19-07, 09:33 AM | June should be part 4 of the expanded classes (Ardent, Divine Mind, Lurk, and Erudite), however I haven't received it from editing yet. I do have July's back and it will be four more psionic monsters. --MJ Looking forward to it, sir. :cool: |
| FriendlyBiscuit06-19-07, 05:47 PM | four more psionic monsters. --MJ Shiny! |
| MrCelsius06-20-07, 04:14 PM | June should be part 4 of the expanded classes (Ardent, Divine Mind, Lurk, and Erudite), however I haven't received it from editing yet. Just out of curiosity, what is it about that article that's kept it tied up in editing for two months? Did you submit it to them in Navajo? Was it formatted in .000000000000000000001 font, and they've been waiting on the electron microscope delivery? Did you send it to them electronically, or did you just staple the article to a hobo and hope he'd find his way to the editor before he bled out? Seriously, though; what's the deal? Is it that earth-shaking an article, or is it something else? I'm really curious. |
| Lycanthromancer06-20-07, 04:44 PM | Just out of curiosity, what is it about that article that's kept it tied up in editing for two months? Did you submit it to them in Navajo? Was it formatted in .000000000000000000001 font, and they've been waiting on the electron microscope delivery? Did you send it to them electronically, or did you just staple the article to a hobo and hope he'd find his way to the editor before he bled out? Seriously, though; what's the deal? Is it that earth-shaking an article, or is it something else? I'm really curious.That's funny. I laughed. |
| kyeudo06-20-07, 04:52 PM | I loved the part about the hobo. |
| calronmoonflower06-21-07, 02:38 AM | Just out of curiosity, what is it about that article that's kept it tied up in editing for two months? They're probably having trouble taking the suck out of the Divine Mind. |
| BloodyChariot06-21-07, 03:17 AM | We got the hobo here in North Carolina. He's been redirected and is on his way. |
| ssvegeta55506-21-07, 06:21 AM | We got the hobo here in North Carolina. He's been redirected and is on his way. :rofl: |
| turalisj06-21-07, 06:24 AM | Wait...yep. The hobo has stopped in Wisconsin and got himself dead drunk. We have clerics casting remove poison on him, but it's not working. It might be a while. |
| The_Shaman06-21-07, 06:28 AM | Aww, poor hobo. Cast a cure on him, too - we don't want him bleeding to death before he delivers the goods, do we? |
| Tyroki06-21-07, 08:37 AM | Maybe it got lost in translation =3 |
| brothersutek06-21-07, 11:57 PM | Just out of curiosity, what is it about that article that's kept it tied up in editing for two months? Did you submit it to them in Navajo? Was it formatted in .000000000000000000001 font, and they've been waiting on the electron microscope delivery? Did you send it to them electronically, or did you just staple the article to a hobo and hope he'd find his way to the editor before he bled out? Seriously, though; what's the deal? Is it that earth-shaking an article, or is it something else? I'm really curious. +++ ha ha ha! Poor poor hobo. You do know that he had the electron microscope with him? |
| MrCelsius06-22-07, 12:27 AM | We got the hobo here in North Carolina. He's been redirected and is on his way. Wait...yep. The hobo has stopped in Wisconsin and got himself dead drunk. We have clerics casting remove poison on him, but it's not working. It might be a while. +++ ha ha ha! Poor poor hobo. You do know that he had the electron microscope with him? North Carolina? Wisconsin?! Drinking?! Obviously, that besotten wretch has hocked the microscope for bus fare and booze money. We can only pray that he hasn't also sold off the article which was so foolishly entrusted to him. :nonono: If anyone spots a hobo with a sign that says 'WILL UPDATE UR PSIONIC CLASSES 4 FOOD', notify a WizO immediately and detain him until the WotC ninjas arrive! |
| Enchanter_Tom06-22-07, 12:42 AM | The entire article will be a free, online re-release of CPsi with errata and a liberal helping of common sense applied. |
| kyeudo06-22-07, 12:58 AM | Wait, Doesnt that mean it will be Comp Psi 2? |
| cnahumck06-22-07, 01:41 AM | No, it will be Completer Psionic |
| Second06-22-07, 01:49 AM | The entire article will be a free, online re-release of CPsi with errata and a liberal helping of common sense applied. Estimated Release Date: April 1, 2008 |
| Rageheart06-22-07, 11:34 AM | No, it will be Completer Psionic or the Complete Mentalist... (Ala Complete Mage/Arcane) |
| turalisj06-22-07, 11:49 AM | OR Completly Mental.... |
| Guroth the Forsaken06-22-07, 12:43 PM | They're probably having trouble taking the suck out of the Divine Mind. LOL, It was a freak accident that they were able to pack THAT MUCH suck into a class. The problem now is they have nothing able to counter-suck it all back out. |
| cnahumck06-22-07, 01:02 PM | LOL, It was a freak accident that they were able to pack THAT MUCH suck into a class. The problem now is they have nothing able to counter-suck it all back out. Sounds like it will either suck or blow. |
| turalisj06-22-07, 01:19 PM | LOL, It was a freak accident that they were able to pack THAT MUCH suck into a class. The problem now is they have nothing able to counter-suck it all back out. Well, that's one book off my 'too buy' list. Btw, we've got the hobo hooked up to a coffee machine and he is on a hummer towards the printing press. Should be there in.... 4 months. If gas prices don't go up again. |
| Rageheart06-22-07, 01:43 PM | LOL, It was a freak accident that they were able to pack THAT MUCH suck into a class. The problem now is they have nothing able to counter-suck it all back out. I figured they just chain-metaconcerted all the Nomads in Ebberon to make the insides bigger than the outside (Ala Tardis) and then packed in as much Suck as would fit... you are right though, that barely accounts for 1/3 of the Suck. :rolleyes: |
| Wotc_Mark06-22-07, 02:55 PM | Just out of curiosity, what is it about that article that's kept it tied up in editing for two months? Did you submit it to them in Navajo? Was it formatted in .000000000000000000001 font, and they've been waiting on the electron microscope delivery? Did you send it to them electronically, or did you just staple the article to a hobo and hope he'd find his way to the editor before he bled out? Seriously, though; what's the deal? Is it that earth-shaking an article, or is it something else? I'm really curious.It takes time to edit as the person editing the article has to edit alot of other things. And it was originally slated for August and we moved it to June without sending the hobo to notify the editor. Plus other people here need to look over the game content in the article etc... Add to that the article is 6200+ words (8 times normal web article size) and it all adds up to taking alot of time. Anyway you will see it June 29th. MJ |
| turalisj06-22-07, 03:00 PM | So... we will be seeing something good, yes? *points to BFGKG* BFGKG= Big F-ing God Killing gun |
| Feeb06-22-07, 03:14 PM | It takes time to edit as the person editing the article has to edit alot of other things. And it was originally slated for August and we moved it to June without sending the hobo to notify the editor. Plus other people here need to look over the game content in the article etc... Add to that the article is 6200+ words (8 times normal web article size) and it all adds up to taking alot of time. Anyway you will see it June 29th. MJ :eek: Ok, now you've got my attention. That's ~21 pages, 10-pt font, double-spaced, in most text editing programs (Word, etc.) Pardon my use of the language, but that's a veritable orgy of psionics! A summer of psionic love, if you will. |
| turalisj06-22-07, 03:16 PM | That's more info then they give for most things in a splatbook. |
| Fafnir06-22-07, 03:21 PM | It takes time to edit as the person editing the article has to edit alot of other things. And it was originally slated for August and we moved it to June without sending the hobo to notify the editor. Plus other people here need to look over the game content in the article etc... Add to that the article is 6200+ words (8 times normal web article size) and it all adds up to taking alot of time. Anyway you will see it June 29th. MJ I just got a psi-evilgasm. :eek: |
| ssvegeta55506-22-07, 03:23 PM | 6200+ is a lot of psionic goodness! :dancin: Can't wait to see it. |
| Azzy06-22-07, 11:05 PM | Ok, now you've got my attention. That's ~21 pages, 10-pt font, double-spaced, in most text editing programs (Word, etc.) That, sir, is called perspective. Pardon my use of the language, but that's a veritable orgy of psionics! A summer of psionic love, if you will. That, on the other hand, is quite an interesting perspective. |
| InkBlot06-23-07, 12:32 PM | the article is 6200+ words (8 times normal web article size) ... Anyway you will see it June 29th. You just made my day! I haven't been this elated since the new Super Smash Bro's Brawl website opened! |
| Lycanthromancer06-23-07, 01:35 PM | LOL, It was a freak accident that they were able to pack THAT MUCH suck into a class. The problem now is they have nothing able to counter-suck it all back out. Sounds like it will either suck or blow.It's called the hoover maneuver. It's one of the new powers in Mind's Eye. |
| InkBlot06-23-07, 02:18 PM | Here's a preview! Hoover Maneuver Psychokinesis [air] Level: Psion/wilder 3 Manifesting Time: 1 standard action Display: Auditory Range: 20 ft. Area: 20 ft. cone Saving Throw: Fortitude negates Power Resistance: No Duration: 1 round You psychokinetically push or pull air away or towards you, creating a powerful gust of wind (approximately 50 mph), affecting all creatures in its path. You choose whether this power sucks or blows when you manifest it. You can do anything that a sudden blast of wind would be expected to do. It can create a stinging spray of sand or dust, fan a large fire, overturn delicate awnings or hangings, heel over a small boat, and blow gases or vapors to the edge of its range. See page 95 of the Dungeon Master's Guide for details. The Fort save DC to negate the wind effects is replaced by the DC of this power. Augment: For every 2 additional power points you spend, the duration of this power increases by 1 round and the saving throw DC increases by 1. Each round, you can turn to suck or blow in a new area. |
| Enchanter_Tom06-23-07, 02:35 PM | Told you it was a re-release. Now, we just have to wait until WotC takes that single article and breaks it up into chunks that will be distributed to us over the next two years. |
| lears_fool06-23-07, 02:45 PM | Color me intrigued |
| Azzy06-23-07, 03:01 PM | Here's a preview! You, sir, deserve a cookie. Nay, the whole cookie jar. |
| InkBlot06-23-07, 03:36 PM | Thank you, but Mark is the one who deserves the cookies. He works hard for all us psionics fans. |
| kyeudo06-23-07, 11:12 PM | At least someone does. Most of WotC has forgotted that psionics exist. |
| Tyroki06-23-07, 11:46 PM | Just don't take too long kay Mark? I need it! I need it or I will explode... That happens to me sometimes. |
| angellis_ater06-24-07, 07:15 AM | Excellent news Mark! Good to see some new psionic content and just hearing about the size of it makes me all wound up! Considering what it is going to be covering (the areas of CPsi that alot of people complained about) I am very interested to see what we're getting! Thanks for fighting for us Mark! |
| turalisj06-24-07, 11:44 AM | Now, if only we got our Races of the Mind. |
| InkBlot06-24-07, 12:27 PM | Races Of The Mind could be good, but it could be another Complete Psionic. If WotC put out a Mind's Eye book, with nothing but reprints of the 3.5 material and updates of the 3.0 articles, you would know it would be great. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. |
| turalisj06-24-07, 12:31 PM | I WANT MY RACES OF THE MIND!!!!! Seriously. There is nothing in any books about the Xeph, Half-giant, thri-keen, and all those other fun races. I don't want more information on the drow, I don't even use drow. |
| InkBlot06-24-07, 12:45 PM | I know what you mean. Only, a lot information on half-giants and thri-kreen can be found in other books already. They're old races from Dark Sun. I'm with you on all the other races though. Elan, dromites, xephs, synads, and maenads need more explanation and fluff! It's just that I would still be wary of Illithid Heritage Syndrome. And I hate drow too. |
| SlanderPanic06-24-07, 12:53 PM | At least someone does. Most of WotC has forgotted that psionics exist. You clearly haven't paid attention to the front page this month. Have you not seen the three weeks of Sage questions dedicated to psionics and the first in a series of Class Chronicles articles dealing with psionic races and classes? These, plus the upcoming Mind's Eye article make this practically the Summer of Psionics on the site. It's worth noting, too, that the Class Chronicles series took us completely by surprise. I don't recall it having been mentioned by anyone on this board prior to its posting. Clearly, someone cares. Let's keep our fingers crossed for Races of the Mind and Complete Mentalist |
| turalisj06-24-07, 01:50 PM | I'm not holding my breath. |
| Guroth the Forsaken06-24-07, 01:50 PM | Well, that's one book off my 'too buy' list. Don't get me wrong; this doesn't apply to the Ardent or the Lurk, both of which are interesting as well as viable. |
| Guroth the Forsaken06-24-07, 02:04 PM | Races Of The Mind could be good, but it could be another Complete Psionic. If WotC put out a Mind's Eye book, with nothing but reprints of the 3.5 material and updates of the 3.0 articles, you would know it would be great. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. IF they put out a solid quality Races of the Mind, I'd buy 2 in a heart beat! One for gaming, and the other to make sweet, sweet love to (insert Homer Simpson lusting noise here)! :D |
| turalisj06-24-07, 02:10 PM | So...freaking...wrong.... If they actualy made a psionics book that didn't look like gibbon monkeys on crack made it, then I'd buy it. |
| InkBlot06-24-07, 03:35 PM | It's worth noting, too, that the Class Chronicles series took us completely by surprise. I don't recall it having been mentioned by anyone on this board prior to its posting. Clearly, someone cares. Let's keep our fingers crossed for Races of the Mind and Complete Mentalist Class Chronicles: Psionic Races and Classes (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/frcc/20070620) Took me a little while to find it, and I haven't read it yet. I don't play, read, or generally want anything to do with Forgotten Realms. I would have never found it if you hadn't pointed it out. edit: Wow, this feat from Class Chronicles seems so overpowered - Scion of the Twelve [Regional, Psionic] Your body and mind hold the essence of one of the twelve scions of Jhaamdath, allowing you to recognize the presence of your kind. Benefits: * You can use detect psionics at will as a psi-like ability. Your manifester level is equal to your character level. * You gain a +2 bonus to your effective manifester level when manifesting powers from the clairsentience discipline. You may select this feat only as a 1st-level character. You may have only one regional feat. |
| kyeudo06-24-07, 04:24 PM | You clearly haven't paid attention to the front page this month. Have you not seen the three weeks of Sage questions dedicated to psionics and the first in a series of Class Chronicles articles dealing with psionic races and classes? These, plus the upcoming Mind's Eye article make this practically the Summer of Psionics on the site. It's worth noting, too, that the Class Chronicles series took us completely by surprise. I don't recall it having been mentioned by anyone on this board prior to its posting. Clearly, someone cares. Let's keep our fingers crossed for Races of the Mind and Complete Mentalist The sage has yet to answer a question that needs answering, so I don't count it. As soon as they answer our questions on psicrystals, then I'll count it. As for the Class Chronicles, I could care less that psionic races and classes aren't treated well in the Forgotton Realms. A DM with half a mind could fit them in without a web article. All we realy have is the Mind's Eye for decent material. I'm not holding my breath for Races of the Mind or a Complete Mentalist. I think we have a better chance of seeing 4.0 come out next year than seeing either of those. |
| turalisj06-24-07, 04:30 PM | Class Chronicles: Psionic Races and Classes (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/frcc/20070620) Took me a little while to find it, and I haven't read it yet. I don't play, read, or generally want anything to do with Forgotten Realms. I would have never found it if you hadn't pointed it out. edit: Wow, this feat from Class Chronicles seems so overpowered - That's FR for you. The entire campaign setting is overpowered. |
| Enchanter_Tom06-24-07, 04:33 PM | I'm not seeing how the feat is overpowered. |
| InkBlot06-24-07, 07:20 PM | Scion Of The Twelve has two benefits, each of which is very powerful on it's own. Having both of them in a single feat with trivial requirements is overpowered. It grants detect psionics at will. The only other feat that grants something simlar is Vatic Sight, which has a prerequisite of caster level 8. Not to mention, at 1st level detect psionics costs 1/4 of your power points! Getting it for free gives you more power points, and an extra power known, to spend on another power. It also blows away Hidden Talent (Detect Psionics) or the Telepathic Affinity [Host] feat, which give you two power points and a power known, or two 1/day psi-like abilities. If that were all the feat did, it would be strong but perhaps not absolutely game-breaking. However, it also raises your manifester level twice as high as Overchannel can before level 8, and just as high as it can before level 15, without damaging you or requiring an extra feat+focus. The feat gives you roughly three times the benefit you could get from feats at 8th level, but at 1st level. The sage has yet to answer a question that needs answering, so I don't count it. As soon as they answer our questions on psicrystals, then I'll count it. As for the Class Chronicles, I could care less that psionic races and classes aren't treated well in the Forgotton Realms. A DM with half a mind could fit them in without a web article. That may be, but it's also hardly "most of WotC has forgotten that psionics exist." Psionics is getting screen time, and it isn't being treated as an afterthought either. It isn't being horribly mangled. It's being presented and promoted in a reasonable manner to the thousands of people who visit the D&D and FR websites every day. And the lack of Elan fluff is something that is bemoaned almost every day here. Every little bit helps, even if it is a FR web enhancement. The Sage has always been there to answer common questions which have easy answers. That's exactly what he's doing with the psionics-related questions. There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, I think it's great. He hasn't even screwed up any of the questions. |
| turalisj06-24-07, 07:26 PM | I stay away from FR stuff like the plague. |
| Salla06-24-07, 07:34 PM | I stay away from FR stuff like the plague. I commend your taste. |
| turalisj06-24-07, 07:38 PM | It all started when I was told that I couldn't teleport because the gods were throwing another tantrum.... Now Eberron on the other hand, I fell in love with even before I got the campaign setting book. :love: |
| InkBlot06-24-07, 07:44 PM | I'm not seeing how the feat is overpowered. OK, I admit it isn't broken as in "I have special abilities that are more powerful than your entire class (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0346.html)" But it is one single feat that makes several other feats, including one you can't get until 8th level, worthless. |
| ssvegeta55506-24-07, 07:45 PM | The feat does seem too powerful, but I don't play FR so it doesn't worry me in the least. What I do like is the fluff for the Elan in FR. It was very interesting and gives hints that psionics could play a bigger role in the future for FR. |
| FriendlyBiscuit06-24-07, 10:23 PM | I need it! I need it or I will explode.I never knew that we psionicists were so high-maintenance! I thought we were just supposed to be PIMP as HELL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUazfgZ6cxM&NR)! I'm feeling the Summer of Psionics effect myself as well. I'm pretty happy - it feels like they're doing what they can. |
| SlanderPanic06-25-07, 12:22 AM | Regional feats are supposed to be more powerful than other feats, as an incentive to invest in the campaign setting. There's a Mulhorandi regional feat in Lost Empires of Faerun that lets whoever has it use detect evil, detect magic, detect poison, detect undead, and read magic three times each per day at a caster level equal to your character level. I love that people are complaining because we're actually getting support content. What spoiled children we are! |
| kyeudo06-25-07, 12:34 AM | The problem I have with WotC is that, other than Secrets of Sarlona and a few sections in Ebberon books, psionics gets crap. The Mind's Eye is our one lifeline to decent psionics material. We are so starved for material here that we anticipate the release of a web article for a month before it comes out, then debate the article for weeks. They create a system, and then leave it out in the cold to starve. Look at Incarnum. Its been out for nearly a year and it still doesn't have a forum. |
| Salla06-25-07, 12:41 AM | The problem I have with WotC is that, other than Secrets of Sarlona and a few sections in Ebberon books, psionics gets crap. The Mind's Eye is our one lifeline to decent psionics material. We are so starved for material here that we anticipate the release of a web article for a month before it comes out, then debate the article for weeks. They create a system, and then leave it out in the cold to starve. Look at Incarnum. Its been out for nearly a year and it still doesn't have a forum. It's still magic, so it goes under the Magic forum. :) |
| kyeudo06-25-07, 12:48 AM | Incarnum doesn't work by any of the same rules as normal magic. Having the Incarnum fans posting there is like deleting the entirity of the psionics boards and expecting us to move to the magic forum. |
| QuarianRex06-25-07, 01:08 AM | PIMP as HELL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUazfgZ6cxM&NR)! ROFLOL! For the love of god that was sweet! |
| FriendlyBiscuit06-25-07, 03:22 AM | I love that people are complaining because we're actually getting support content. What spoiled children we are!Well-put. That's what I was trying to say. ROFLGlad you enjoyed it. I've watched that more than any other youtube video - it never fails to deliver. Unfortunately, only about 1 out of 3 of their PSA's are that good. |
| Greatbear06-26-07, 12:31 AM | The problem I have with WotC is that, other than Secrets of Sarlona and a few sections in Ebberon books, psionics gets crap. The Mind's Eye is our one lifeline to decent psionics material. Makes me wonder: Why does so little of the Mind's Eye stuff ever make it's way into a hardcover book like Complete Psionic? Are there copyright issues is it just that the writer's of the ComPs just didn't want to talk to you? |
| Tyroki06-26-07, 03:48 AM | It'd be nice if the Minds Eye stuff became an official book... Then my DM would let me use it all T-T |
| Wotc_Mark06-27-07, 03:57 AM | Makes me wonder: Why does so little of the Mind's Eye stuff ever make it's way into a hardcover book like Complete Psionic? Are there copyright issues is it just that the writer's of the ComPs just didn't want to talk to you?When they make a new book they make an effort to create new material so that you don't have to pay for something you already got for free on the web. They did however use some of the past Mind's Eye material when it was appropriate to the new material. Hence the credit to myself and Scott in the notes on where material was gathered from. Considering my job here is Web Developer I am honored to have any of the material I wrote in the books that have been released on psionics. MJ p.s. July 11 ... 4 New Psionic Monsters |
| Tyroki06-27-07, 04:13 AM | When they make a new book they make an effort to create new material so that you don't have to pay for something you already got for free on the web. They did however use some of the past Mind's Eye material when it was appropriate to the new material. Hence the credit to myself and Scott in the notes on where material was gathered from. Considering my job here is Web Developer I am honored to have any of the material I wrote in the books that have been released on psionics. MJ p.s. July 11 ... 4 New Psionic Monsters *Glomps you* ^^ We look forward to it. But Mark, while it's free to get on the net, not all DM's allow it because it's not in a book T-T Like mine T-T |
| FriendlyBiscuit06-27-07, 04:28 AM | This is completely unrelated, but since you enjoyed the other link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ry41RIkqHA&NR=1 My roommate's reaction when I showed him? "Oh sweet jumping bananachrist in a lemon-turquoise turban." Wait for the moment... wait for the pink. It's worth the build-up. |
| Azzy06-27-07, 04:57 AM | But Mark, while it's free to get on the net, not all DM's allow it because it's not in a book T-T Like mine T-T Your DM's is odd. The Mind's Eye stuff is on the WotC website and has to pass through R&D--how much more official does he want? |
| SlanderPanic06-27-07, 09:41 AM | I know I wouldn't mind paying for Mind's Eye goodness, collected in a nice hardcover volume on good paper and with new art. Sure beats thumbing through a bunch of non-indexed printouts. Heck, people bought the Dragon Compendium. |
| RavinRay06-27-07, 09:54 AM | When they make a new book they make an effort to create new material so that you don't have to pay for something you already got for free on the web. Some spells in the defunct Far Corners of the World column made it to the appropriate environment book (Frostburn, Sandstorm, Stormwrack). Considering my job here is Web Developer I am honored to have any of the material I wrote in the books that have been released on psionics. You deserve it Mark. :bow: |
| Xaxor06-27-07, 11:13 AM | You've always rocked Mark. We're lucky to have you around. |
| Azzy06-27-07, 02:07 PM | You deserve it Mark. :bow: I heartily agree. You and Scott have done a lot for psionics fans. Thank you. |
| Enchanter_Tom06-28-07, 02:02 AM | When they make a new book they make an effort to create new material so that you don't have to pay for something you already got for free on the web. Oh, you mean like errata? |
| Lycanthromancer06-28-07, 03:53 PM | Oh, you mean like errata?Ooh. What a zinger. |
| Bacris06-28-07, 04:43 PM | Now, now, it's not like Mark had anything to do with that. |
| Lycanthromancer06-28-07, 04:47 PM | Maybe it was a hint? Mark could do wonderful things with psi-errata. Even if it wasn't a hint... Hint-hint-hint. :D |
| InkBlot06-28-07, 11:11 PM | Anyway you will see it June 29th. Whoohoo! Only a little less than an hour left, Eastern Time. Since the Wizards are of the west Coast, that means the update should come around 3am Esatern time, right? |
| Istarion06-28-07, 11:15 PM | I'm non proficient with USA's times, but articles are ussualy up midnight GMT-5, if that helps |
| InkBlot06-28-07, 11:22 PM | Why it just so happens that GMT -5 is New York time! Thanks, Istarion. |
| RavinRay06-29-07, 03:32 AM | From my experience, new Mind's Eye articles appear between midnight and 1AM Eastern Time, which means I get to read them at lunch break my time - and the expanded classes for ardents, divine minds, lurks, and erudites is here now (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20070629a), and it's a whooper compared to previous expanded classes. :D Dig this: four separate elemental mantles (Air, Earth, Fire, Water) for the ardent. astral construct and stygian goodies for the divine mind. alternate lurk augments. mantle power and spell access for erudites. Can you say WHOOPEE?! :w00t: :cheer: :clap: :cloud9: Well… I can see it's already being discussed here. |
| crizhII06-29-07, 03:54 AM | HOLY HECK!!!! I've gotten as far as 'Dominant Ideal' and I think I've wet my pants... Hot dang! :D |
| Tyroki06-29-07, 06:23 AM | ... Mark... You are a god among men o.o I'm having a serious flavour MELTDOWN! O.o Brilliant! Freaking awesome! O.o And in honesty, even though I have trouble with cash, if the Minds Eye came out as an official D&D book, I'd buy it o.o Even if I have to go into my food money to do it, I'd buy it o.o Don't sell the idea short guys. I mean, how many of us read Mind Eye, like the stuff, and even use it or consider using it, or WANT to use it? Wouldn't it be nice to have a nice special book rather than flipping through sheets of printouts, or trying to find where the bookmark to the right webpage is, etc. I think people would buy it... And at least we know it would be worth it big time =D |
| turalisj06-29-07, 10:55 AM | http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20070629a Mark, you are awesome. Words cannot describe the awesomeness that is you. Why are you not making printed material for wizards? I'm printing up this mind's eye article. |
| Enchanter_Tom06-29-07, 09:33 PM | I think the erudite just got a little overpowered. Too bad that Extra Unique Power didn't make it in. |
| kyeudo06-29-07, 09:50 PM | That Spell as Power cuts against the grain of traditional psionic flavor, I'm still trying to completely figure out how the ectopic ally works, and the tribal ardent losing psicraft seems a little off, since druids get spellcraft, but otherwise a very good article. |
| kyeudo06-29-07, 09:59 PM | Oops, double post. |
| Greatbear07-01-07, 12:02 AM | Having a separate mantle for each of the four elements? This was so obvious, i can't believe Bruce and Christopher didn't think of it when they were coming up with "psionic domains". Mark, you have my vote for being the lead writer on the next all-psionics book WOTC puts out, if and when that happens. :bow: Yeah, I know given the overwhelmingly negative response that Comp Psi got, that may be a while.:raincloud |
| Lycanthromancer07-01-07, 02:38 PM | If Complete Psionic had been well done, rather than a bunch of garbage, then it would've gotten a much better response, and they would've made a bunch of money. Frankly, it wasn't worth the paper it was printed on, OR the 5 minutes they spent on playtesting. Look at Untapped Potential. That's gotten a really good response, and guess what? It's not because it's psionics, or because it was badly conceived, poorly implemented, and not even vaguely edited. It got good reviews because the people that created it cared about the material that they were producing, and wanted the people who used it to be happy about what they did, rather than just throwing the word 'psionics' on it and expecting everyone to fall over themselves to buy it just because of that word. Mark and those that work with him get this. They care about what they're doing, and that what they put out is high quality. I just wish that the rest of WotC was the same. So, from the bottom of my heart, I wish to say, "Thanks, Mark, for what you've done for us. You care, and that's definitely a great thing." |
| Azzy07-01-07, 03:03 PM | If Complete Psionic had been well done, rather than a bunch of garbage, then it would've gotten a much better response, and they would've made a bunch of money. Frankly, it wasn't worth the paper it was printed on, OR the 5 minutes they spent on playtesting. If they had let Mark and Scott be some of the designers for CPsi, the book wouldn't have been trash. |
| Lycanthromancer07-01-07, 03:06 PM | If they had let Mark and Scott be some of the designers for CPsi, the book wouldn't have been trash.Only if they'd been in charge. Remember: Bruce Cordell worked on it, too. |
| Azzy07-01-07, 03:10 PM | True. |
| FriendlyBiscuit07-02-07, 04:25 AM | Only if they'd been in charge. Remember: Bruce Cordell worked on it, too.That's what really confused me. I bought the book without thought because it said Cordell on it. |
| Lycanthromancer07-02-07, 11:26 AM | You got screwed, man. Sorry. Something makes me think that he WASN'T in charge. He just worked on some of what was in the book. Like the ardent and lurk. Y'know, the few awesome parts. |
| InkBlot07-02-07, 12:27 PM | You forget that Mr. Cordell was responsible for The Psionics Handbook as well. What really shocked me, more so than the poor quality of the editing or rules design, was the Illithid Heritage feats. Cordell wrote the book on Illithids, literally (http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_5522.html). I have trouble imagining the Illithid Heritage feats slipping through if he really was in charge. |
| Lycanthromancer07-02-07, 12:33 PM | I'm willing to forgive him the Psionics Handbook. He learned his mistakes, and was obviously overwhelmingly repentant. The problem with CPsi was that they likely just petitioned him for material, and he gave it to them, without having been able to look at the other otyugh-rejected offal that they put between the covers. http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g111/Lycanthromancer/Otyugh.jpg |