zombietots Posted July 4, 2021 Report Share Posted July 4, 2021 Will there be a blue book for Psionics in the future? Where would be a good place to locate Psionics til then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cowan Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 5th but... it is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 As far as I know, there will not be a Hero System Psionic book. So 4ed and 5ed The Ultimate Mentalist is your only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 If what you're looking for is detailed examination of how powers of the mind work, optional rules for their use, and the like, then I agree with the above recommendations. However, if all you're interested in is lists of prebuilt Powers, then I would recommend Champions Powers. The book provides a vast array of builds over a wide range of categories. "Mental and Psionic Powers" is one such category, but CP includes many other Powers whose Special Effects could easily be declared Psionic, e.g. Telekinetic Powers, Precognition Powers, Illusion Powers, and Emotion Control Powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombietots Posted July 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 What about star hero? Does it have Psionics? I was thinking about getting it anyways for a Space game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 The Star Hero genre book discusses psionics as one element of a sci-fi campaign, but not in any depth, and without much in the way of examples. Various characters written up for the SH line do have psionic powers as part of their character sheet. It would be helpful if you would give more details as to what kind of source material you're interested in. I'm afraid "blue book" is not a self-explanatory term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 Does he want power write-ups? If so, then Champions Powers is what he wants. Along with the rule book (Champions Complete, Advance Player's Guide and Advance Player's Guide 2) are what you are looking for. If you want options for psionic, well anything which is not directly a mental power is merely a normal power with the advantage Alternate Combat Value (Champions Complete page 97, sometimes pared with Invisible Power Effect from Champions Complete page 107, and Line Of Sight from Champions Complete page 109). With that cocktail of advantages one could make many attack powers into mental powers. I recommend both volumes of the Advanced Player's Guide. The first book gives new options to mental powers along with Cyberkinesis and Posession. There is a big chunk on mental powers (pages 63-77), along with new options for individual powers (Clairsentience, pages 83-86, Mental Blast and Mental Defense page 106, Mental Illusions pages 106-107, Mind Control pages 107-109, Mind Link pages 109-110, Mind Scan page 110, Telekinesis pages 121-123, and Telepathy pages 124-126). Not only that, but as part of Transform they give a nice segment on Psionic Surgery (pages 128-130). On page 174 is an optional table for "Mental Hit Locations". In Advanced Player's Guide 2 we have more guides for mental powers (page 21), Clairsentience (page 24), Mental Illusions, Mind Control, Mind Link, and Mind Scan (all on page 31), and finally Telekinesis and Telepathy (page 37). On pages 49-50 they talk about the Psionic Power Limitation, and means that the power can only be used against or defend against being with minds. Now while powers are lacking in APG2, on pages 69-78 is a big chunk for Mental Combat (including Mental Martial Arts). Hopefully this can help you. Lord Liaden and Lawnmower Boy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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