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Post by doc on Dec 5, 2007 17:09:30 GMT -6
What do you all think about a fantasy campaign were psionics take the place of magic? In most areas the people would just assume that it was the exact same thing. I'm kicking around the idea of a Dark Ages world where psionic power runs in certain families, and members of these families tend to end up as powerful sorcerers, high priests, monarchs, cult leaders, etc. There would be no magic users or clerics as we know them in D&D, just certain exceptional people who have the potential to obtain vast influence because of their abilities.
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Post by coffee on Dec 5, 2007 17:16:37 GMT -6
I think it could be a great game.
I also think, solely from my perspective, that it wouldn't be D&D. But that's not the issue.
It would have its own atmosphere (and likely lots of it), and it wouldn't be just another run-of-the-mill campaign.
Let us know what happens with that, okay?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2007 17:34:49 GMT -6
Indeed, doc; I'm interested in how this turns out as well (maybe my bad experiences/feelings regarding psionics will be redeemed...  ). |
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Post by Finarvyn on Dec 5, 2007 21:12:31 GMT -6
Sort of like Star Wars and "the Force", eh? Nice twist.
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Post by apeloverage on Jul 16, 2008 3:22:11 GMT -6
I'm working on a fantasy conversion of Traveller, using their psionics as magic. But that's kind of different, because Traveller's psionics seems to be more fantasy than science-fiction to start with.
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Post by apeloverage on Jul 16, 2008 3:28:09 GMT -6
It'd be easy enough to have all three kinds of magic - psionics relying on a talent of the individual practicing it, magic-users relying on learned rituals, and clerics relying on invoking their deity.
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Post by badger2305 on Jul 16, 2008 7:16:03 GMT -6
Sounds rather like the Deryni books by Katherine Kurtz.
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Post by makofan on Jul 16, 2008 8:43:27 GMT -6
I ran a campaign once with the idea of post-nuclear wasteland stuff. It was basically Giant insects, minimals (mini-elephants, etc), no arcane magic, and all humans had psionics. Quite weird stuff - very hard to DM if I remember
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Post by TheMyth on Jul 16, 2008 15:05:41 GMT -6
It'd be easy enough to have all three kinds of magic - psionics relying on a talent of the individual practicing it, magic-users relying on learned rituals, and clerics relying on invoking their deity. Kinda like Marvel Universe Magic: Personal powers of the mind, body and spirit Universal powers involving manipulation of ambient magical energies Dimensional powers utilizing incantations and rituals to channel energy from extra-dimensional entities allied to your cause |
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Post by blackbarn on Jul 16, 2008 23:58:11 GMT -6
I've always wanted to try running a game like that. I say go for it!
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Post by codeman123 on Jul 17, 2008 3:42:36 GMT -6
i have played in games similar to this idea but never ran one.. its very cool though... even though i think the game i played in we actually recieved super hero powers and not psionics.. none the less it was cool..
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Post by kesher on Jul 17, 2008 20:55:40 GMT -6
Sounds rather like the Deryni books by Katherine Kurtz. Actually, doc, for reference purposes, I think there may have been a Deryni GURPS sourcebook... |
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Post by ffilz on Jul 18, 2008 11:18:31 GMT -6
There is definitely a Deryni book for Fudge.
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