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— Tony DiTerlizzi (@TonyDiTerlizzi) October 7, 2019
Protip: if you want a psionics system for fifth edition like the one that 3e had, just use the UA Psionicist wizard subclass and the Spell Points variant rule from the DMG. https://t.co/ImQzWJYXaF
— James 🎄 Haeck (@jamesjhaeck) November 30, 2019
Was it close to the 2e system? No. 3e psionics was essentially just like 3e magic with with points instead of slots fueling them.
Soooo many “powers” were just “Psionic [Spell Name].”
The psionic feats were cool, but overall, it was the same but different, and woefully unbalanced in my experience.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 1, 2019
I agree. I am also probably missing the entire point, but I do not understand why the existing mechanics of spell casting can’t support a psionic-flavored character by reskinning existing spells and designing new spells. I don’t understand why it would need a new system. Have you seen the current Unearthed Arcana?
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 1, 2019
Yes. Seems like interesting flavors to some existing classes as well as some flavor specifically to wizards. I just don’t understand what people are asking for when they are asking for an entire “psionics system.” In previous editions psionics played by its own rules. Sometimes with zero resemblance to any existing systems for that edition.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 1, 2019
I would really love to hear someone make a solid pitch on what a separate psionic system would add beyond simply adding a variety of magic named “psionics.” In 1 and 2e, and as an option in 3, they were specifically not magic, so they work in anti magic field and such
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 1, 2019
However, as presented in 5e since the core books, they are a subset of magic. Just accessed differently, like arcane vs divine spells
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 1, 2019
Bring back wild talents! Now that part of 2e psionics I actually loved in practice. Thus the new feats in UA.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 1, 2019
Also easily modeled with Magical Initiate.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 1, 2019
Unpopular #DnD opinion: I like the hybrid of at-will and Vancian magic in #DnD5e
It stops low level wizards from becoming dart-and-dagger throwers after a single fight, but maintains the traditional, signature feature of #DnD magic – the weirdness of a spell living in your headI still get stuck on calling 5e spellcasting "Vancian." I know it still uses slots, but to me the hallmark of Vancian magic was forgetting a spell for the day after casting it, and that conceit is pretty much gone.— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 17, 2019
“Wolf, you are an utter BASTARD!”
“And…?” 2)
“And—and—how do you expect teamwork, loyalty, and effectiveness if we’re all at each other’s throats?”
“Discipline. If you fear me, and obey me, I get the deeds I want done. In a timely fashion, I might add. …#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 2, 2019
3)
… And the realm lurches on. Good governance, they call it.”
“GOOD GOVERNANCE? What’s BAD governance?”
“Executions, civil war, general unrest, no nightsoil pickup…”
“And an INVASION, perhaps?”
“Well, we all have our off days.” 4)
“OFF days? The kingdom is in flames around us! We can’t even keep track of all the invading armies! They’re fighting each other over what scraps are left of our fair Neverune! How do you put a bright face on THAT?”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 2, 2019
5)
“Easy. There’s only one way to go: up. AND free fillets of slithermaws and likely giant gonth snail, too, soon.”
“At the risk of sounding repetitious: Wolf, you’re INCREDIBLE. And an utter bastard.”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 2, 2019
Does the Points of Light setting have an actual world name? It’s always referenced as the Material Plane. It does not. #wotcstaff
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) December 13, 2019
Thank you so much for answering. This is great to know. Can I ask if Volo knows that his parents were murdered and for what reason? No. He SUSPECTS, but only recently, because they died at different times and the fatal accidents were so well-crafted. You see, it's only recently that he learned of his mother's sideline business (which was FAR more profitable than the everyday work his parents did).#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 6, 2019
Thank you again. I have too many questions. Thank you for answering these ones. My girlfriend is freaking out from appreciation and because she really likes Volo. Volo has become a big part of our current game so it’s extra exciting. You're very welcome!
BTW, Volo's father was Narandor Geddarm, his mother was Regaele Geddarm, and they ran a weaving and carpet import (from Chessenta, and beyond) and resale business, but dabbled in many things, from glassblowing to selling bulk herbs.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 6, 2019
And don't be shy about asking Realms questions. I may take some time to answer, because of the heavy volume and the vicissitudes of life, but I'm always happy to talk Realmslore. :}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 6, 2019
Hello and thank you again. I did think of a few follow up questions. What age was Volo when his parents were murdered? Are the people behind it trying to off him too? Volo was four when his mother died, and eight when his father died (having just apprenticed him to a wizard, after Volo showed evidence he could wield the Art). No one's after Volo, because the slayers and their hirers thought he was just another 'client child.'#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 6, 2019
So, Volo is (half-)Calishite? Who was the father, btw? By place of birth only. Volo's true father was a (still secret! NDA!!) Waterdhavian noble, who needed a blood heir but had a barren wife he loved and didn't want to set aside. He traveled to that city for the er, breeding.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 6, 2019
How recently?
Are we talking soon enough that the killers, and the people who sent them, are likely still alive?
Or 5e “recently”, and the killers children, and possibly their grandchildren, have probably died of old age? The latter. As extant Realmslore records, Volo was one of those who survived the Spellplague and Sundering via magical means.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 6, 2019
So very interesting! Where was Volo’s mother from originally? Born Regaele Nornilstar, she's from Riatavin in eastern Tethyr. As a child, she was an accomplished mimic, actor, cancer, singer, and painter. Her parents were curio importers and dealers, so she did a lot of backroom cleaning and touch-up work as a child.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 6, 2019
Run, O run and in the deep places hide
For the scouring wyrm shall not be denied
Its time of mating has come, as surely as the tide— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 23, 2019
The cadaver will walk
Dark and terrible stalk
Never deigning to talk
Until his still-beating heart from his corpse is bravely ripped
By some adventurer foolish enough to venture into his crypt— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 24, 2019
Swords will out and dying men shout
As on their lives the last door is slammed
And under cold stone they’ll lie unmourned and alone
Forever forgotten, except when they’re damned— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 25, 2019
Lizard folk! (Not to mention hopeful and deluded human Cult of the Dragon cultists.)#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 2, 2019
