TheLogman
2009-10-11, 07:13 PM
I own the 3.0 Psionic Handbook, and I know it gets a lot of flak on the internet.
Some of this, I admit, is deserved.
But some of the book I particularly liked, especially a part that I know a lot of people like to dump on: the ability to base your manifestation on any stat you wanted.
So I ask you: Why is this so bad?
Alone, it could lead to being extremely SAD, sure, especially with DEX or maybe CON. But if you look at the disciplines, those that are tied to DEX are mostly transportation based, and aren't going to give the Psion any sort of extreme combat ability, so he'll just be a ranged combatant with some mobility.
And the CON and STR based spells are, for the most part, combat based anyway. Which makes the Psion into some sort of gish.
None of this seems terribly powerful or broken, so why all the hate for being able to chose your casting stat?
Some of this, I admit, is deserved.
But some of the book I particularly liked, especially a part that I know a lot of people like to dump on: the ability to base your manifestation on any stat you wanted.
So I ask you: Why is this so bad?
Alone, it could lead to being extremely SAD, sure, especially with DEX or maybe CON. But if you look at the disciplines, those that are tied to DEX are mostly transportation based, and aren't going to give the Psion any sort of extreme combat ability, so he'll just be a ranged combatant with some mobility.
And the CON and STR based spells are, for the most part, combat based anyway. Which makes the Psion into some sort of gish.
None of this seems terribly powerful or broken, so why all the hate for being able to chose your casting stat?