The book, not the member. 
Who picked it up, and do you like it?
I'm still trying to decide if I'm disappointed or not.
Campaign Level and Psi Points is a great addition.
Latent Psionic Potential Modifiers is very open to interpretation, Referee fiat, or munchkinism (tho it adds nothing to your Psi Strength). Adds a dimension to the character background, but seems confusing.
New training options!
The Psion Careers are so detailed that I haven't gone through it all yet. Tho it says Special is a Psionic Talent at the bottom of page 13 and I can't find it anywhere else in the book.
But there's glaring omissions in the powers section:
there's Temporal Manipulation but not Psychometry/Premonition/Prescience
- Tactical Awareness could be part of that, possibly
no Psionic Healing of others, none, zero, not even Empathic Healing from T4
- which is a staple of Sci-Fi
No Mind Linking/Bonding/Shared Senses
- but there is a Mind Switch which is cool!
No Mind Domination
- for those aspiring to be Emperor of the Galaxy
No Dowsing or any kind of SeekerSense
- this is the Direction power from T4
No Body Stetch/Sculpt
- would have been useful in social situations!
Machine Symbiosis is very nice.
Personal Enhancement powers could have easily been put under Awareness
Projection is almost all Telepathic type powers except Out of Body Experience which could go under Clairvoyance.
Aura Perception (Read Aura) is a neat idea but very close to Life Detection that the two could have been combined - also does anyone else see a use for Project Aura with the description it describes (I don't see any use for it)
Psionic Attacks and Psionic Defense could have had their powers under Telepathy and Telekinesis - it even says it in a few of the descriptions. And oddly reminscient of AD&D 1st Edition Psionics Attack/Defense modes. Psychic Absorption is kinda funky - pay one point to absorb one point for your own use. Huh?
Ship Integration is new and interesting. Fold Space - 'nuff said.
So is Tapping.
I don't have a use for Dimensional Manipulation or Temporal Manipulation, so I'm not touching them. Also says Temporal Manipulation is good for Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog.
But there's almost no need for some of these additional Talents (as I showed above)
There is a Creating New Powers section, tho. I'll have to get on that!
The section on Psionic Trauma is a most needed addition - haven't finished reading it, tho.
New Psionic Equipment: (I won't list them all)
Extra Special Psi Drug - for when you meet that extra special someone in a dark alley
Psi Enhancer - very cool
Personal Psi Battery - very much needed
Levitation Throne - I want one
I probably won't use the Mind Ships section.
I can't say it's not worth the money, because there's a lot of stuff in this book. I just wish they would have done more research on Psionics in SciFi.
Who picked it up, and do you like it?
I'm still trying to decide if I'm disappointed or not.
Campaign Level and Psi Points is a great addition.
Latent Psionic Potential Modifiers is very open to interpretation, Referee fiat, or munchkinism (tho it adds nothing to your Psi Strength). Adds a dimension to the character background, but seems confusing.
New training options!
The Psion Careers are so detailed that I haven't gone through it all yet. Tho it says Special is a Psionic Talent at the bottom of page 13 and I can't find it anywhere else in the book.
But there's glaring omissions in the powers section:
there's Temporal Manipulation but not Psychometry/Premonition/Prescience
- Tactical Awareness could be part of that, possibly
no Psionic Healing of others, none, zero, not even Empathic Healing from T4
- which is a staple of Sci-Fi
No Mind Linking/Bonding/Shared Senses
- but there is a Mind Switch which is cool!
No Mind Domination
- for those aspiring to be Emperor of the Galaxy
No Dowsing or any kind of SeekerSense
- this is the Direction power from T4
No Body Stetch/Sculpt
- would have been useful in social situations!
Machine Symbiosis is very nice.
Personal Enhancement powers could have easily been put under Awareness
Projection is almost all Telepathic type powers except Out of Body Experience which could go under Clairvoyance.
Aura Perception (Read Aura) is a neat idea but very close to Life Detection that the two could have been combined - also does anyone else see a use for Project Aura with the description it describes (I don't see any use for it)
Psionic Attacks and Psionic Defense could have had their powers under Telepathy and Telekinesis - it even says it in a few of the descriptions. And oddly reminscient of AD&D 1st Edition Psionics Attack/Defense modes. Psychic Absorption is kinda funky - pay one point to absorb one point for your own use. Huh?
Ship Integration is new and interesting. Fold Space - 'nuff said.
So is Tapping.
I don't have a use for Dimensional Manipulation or Temporal Manipulation, so I'm not touching them. Also says Temporal Manipulation is good for Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog.
But there's almost no need for some of these additional Talents (as I showed above)
There is a Creating New Powers section, tho. I'll have to get on that!
The section on Psionic Trauma is a most needed addition - haven't finished reading it, tho.
New Psionic Equipment: (I won't list them all)
Extra Special Psi Drug - for when you meet that extra special someone in a dark alley
Psi Enhancer - very cool
Personal Psi Battery - very much needed
Levitation Throne - I want one
I probably won't use the Mind Ships section.
I can't say it's not worth the money, because there's a lot of stuff in this book. I just wish they would have done more research on Psionics in SciFi.
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