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Today's Hot Button is related to a previous article, but I think it is worth debating on its own.
Psionics (or psi powers, or psychic powers, etc) have traditionally had a troubled relationship in fantasy games, especially in Dungeons & Dragons and its various permutations and dirivatives. The first time I'd encountered psionics in RPGs was in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook (1e), which relegated psionics to ...
Yes, yes, I see that you're thinking about reading this article. You are looking at the words and contemplating whether or not you should comprehend them . . .
Ahah! I was right! You've read these words, just as I predicted!
Mental powers can be used to great effect in a game, but they can also be incredibly unbalanced. We’re not talking Jean Grey wielding deadly telekinesis, but Charles Xavier ...
