Psionic campaign settings? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Psionic campaign settings? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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hisnamehere
03-17-08, 02:35 AM Heyya.

Just wondering if anyone has any leads on psionic campaign settings. Combined with Asian themes would be perfect.

I've heard of Green Ronin's Mythic Vistas: Mindshadows, but I'm worried it might incorporate too much of the Mindscapes variant rules to be of use in a 3.5 game. If anyone has a good review of this product, I'd love to hear it.

Homebrews are welcome.

Thanks in advance.
Amaril
03-17-08, 07:02 AM Secrets of Sarlona is exactly that. It's almost an identical match to Greater Asia. Dreamscarred Press is working on a setting as well. For what it's worth, Mindscapes were updated to 3.5 rules.
The_Mess
03-17-08, 10:27 AM I think it would be a good match. Check out the Enlightened Monk from Dreamscarred press for a psionic unarmed combatant (I'm starting to sound like a broken record), and check out Psionic Naruto builds (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=589061) for some interesting ideas on how to convert various classic (or not so classic) chi powers to psionics.
Soel Griffin
03-18-08, 03:13 AM I've heard of Green Ronin's Mythic Vistas: Mindshadows, but I'm worried it might incorporate too much of the Mindscapes variant rules to be of use in a 3.5 game. If anyone has a good review of this product, I'd love to hear it.

Don't recall any mention of the mindscape rules in this book, but I don't use them anyways, so I may have blocked them out.

Its much more of a setting book, think a sort of fantasy version of India, with heavy reliance on psionics and a little use of mecha (just a little, enough to throw out, actually and not miss.) Its got some new classes themed for the setting, and some new psionic feats, many of which are usable in any setting.
Amaril
03-18-08, 12:25 PM The neat thing about Secrets of Sarlona is that you can run an entire campaign without the typical Eberron tropes found in Khorvaire (i.e. - warforged, airships, noir, etc.).

My general assessment of Sarlona includes a little bit of Tibet (Adar (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/sarlona_gallery/103002.jpg)) vs. China (Riedra (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/sarlona_gallery/102981.jpg)), Mongolian steppes (Syrkarn (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/sarlona_gallery/103005.jpg)), and the northern tundra (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/sarlona_gallery/103013.jpg).

If you're looking for a distinctly Indian setting, then Sarlona won't help much. By the way, I haven't actually looked at Mindshadows in detail, just seen it on Green Ronin's site. I'd like to take a look at it, but I'm hoping someone somewhere will publish a revised 3.5 version in PDF format.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
hisnamehere 03-17-08, 02:35 AM	Heyya. Just wondering if anyone has any leads on psionic campaign settings. Combined with Asian themes would be perfect. I've heard of Green Ronin's Mythic Vistas: Mindshadows, but I'm worried it might incorporate too much of the Mindscapes variant rules to be of use in a 3.5 game. If anyone has a good review of this product, I'd love to hear it. Homebrews are welcome. Thanks in advance.
Amaril 03-17-08, 07:02 AM	Secrets of Sarlona is exactly that. It's almost an identical match to Greater Asia. Dreamscarred Press is working on a setting as well. For what it's worth, Mindscapes were updated to 3.5 rules.
The_Mess 03-17-08, 10:27 AM	I think it would be a good match. Check out the Enlightened Monk from Dreamscarred press for a psionic unarmed combatant (I'm starting to sound like a broken record), and check out Psionic Naruto builds (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=589061) for some interesting ideas on how to convert various classic (or not so classic) chi powers to psionics.
Soel Griffin 03-18-08, 03:13 AM	I've heard of Green Ronin's Mythic Vistas: Mindshadows, but I'm worried it might incorporate too much of the Mindscapes variant rules to be of use in a 3.5 game. If anyone has a good review of this product, I'd love to hear it. Don't recall any mention of the mindscape rules in this book, but I don't use them anyways, so I may have blocked them out. Its much more of a setting book, think a sort of fantasy version of India, with heavy reliance on psionics and a little use of mecha (just a little, enough to throw out, actually and not miss.) Its got some new classes themed for the setting, and some new psionic feats, many of which are usable in any setting.
Amaril 03-18-08, 12:25 PM	The neat thing about Secrets of Sarlona is that you can run an entire campaign without the typical Eberron tropes found in Khorvaire (i.e. - warforged, airships, noir, etc.). My general assessment of Sarlona includes a little bit of Tibet (Adar (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/sarlona_gallery/103002.jpg)) vs. China (Riedra (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/sarlona_gallery/102981.jpg)), Mongolian steppes (Syrkarn (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/sarlona_gallery/103005.jpg)), and the northern tundra (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/sarlona_gallery/103013.jpg). If you're looking for a distinctly Indian setting, then Sarlona won't help much. By the way, I haven't actually looked at Mindshadows in detail, just seen it on Green Ronin's site. I'd like to take a look at it, but I'm hoping someone somewhere will publish a revised 3.5 version in PDF format.