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I'm certainly interested, but need to ask for clarification: did you get anyone from FSP's permission to lean so heavily on their name for advertising?
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Thank you. (and yeah my phone autocorrected DSP for some reason).
I wanted to be sure given how out-of-the-public-eye they've been these past few years.
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I understand and appreciate that, and I know they would as well. Game design can be a labor of love, and life and stress take their toll. While communication is limited, Alluria Publishing wants to honor the memory of those past contributions to the Psionics theme as much as possible, in a respectful and honorable way.Thank you. (and yeah my phone autocorrected DSP for some reason).
I wanted to be sure given how out-of-the-public-eye they've been these past few years.
Well, I for one am excited to see how this plays out. I was a big fan of DSP's work in the past, and I'm excited to see your take on adapting it to PF2e. More options are almost always a good thing!
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Glad to see you're already 33% funded! I really think you should move some of the basic info about what's in the book to the front page - as is, the front page of your campaign essentially gives 0 information about what's inside it. You don't even explain what psionics are except at the very bottom of the FAQ page! You've gotta try and appeal to people who don't know anything about this kind of obscure 3.5/pf1e bonus ruleset.
As well, do you have any previews of content?
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Glad to see you're already 33% funded! I really think you should move some of the basic info about what's in the book to the front page - as is, the front page of your campaign essentially gives 0 information about what's inside it. You don't even explain what psionics are except at the very bottom of the FAQ page! You've gotta try and appeal to people who don't know anything about this kind of obscure 3.5/pf1e bonus ruleset.
As well, do you have any previews of content?
I have to agree. Had I not been familiar with Psionics from 1e/3.5 and your work with Alluria I probably would have passed on this one. Beef up that main page for more casual traffic! I've already pledged and I would love for it to fund so we an get our books.
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Alluria Publishing is picking up Dreamscarred's torch for psionics in Pathfinder 2nd edition.
Kickstarter is coming soon.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alluria/psionics-second-edition
Super excited about this project! I pledged for the hardcover. I was a big fan of Dreamscarred Press psionic system for Pathfinder 1E. The first stretch goal has been reached (adding the Aegis and Dreambinder classes) and they are only a $128 from stretch goal #2, an expanded bestiary.
Adding the stretch goals to the main page of the Kickstarter would probably help lock down more backers. They have great preview videos of new classes and bestiary but you have to go to the updates to see them (which I suspect that most people won't bother doing).
Just my two cents.
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Alluria Publishing is picking up Dreamscarred's torch for psionics in Pathfinder 2nd edition.
Kickstarter is coming soon.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alluria/psionics-second-edition
Kickstarter is now LIVE!
Alluria Publishing Pathfinder Second edition Psionics Kickstarter
Not sure why you don’t link your project to make it just that much easier for folks. You’ve been on these forums for years.
I’ll echo others to say I remember Alluria’s works for PF1 and am cautiously optimistic to see what you might do with DSP’s sadly now-tarnished legacy. Their Psionics books were a fantastic addition to PF1’s open ruleset.
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I’m super confused by mentions of OGL with regard to Pathfinder 2nd Edition, which since the Remaster, now uses the ORC. Then again, this is likely a me problem, and any help that apparently was forthcoming from Paizo to help explain the intricacies of OGL/ORC intricacies for 3rd party publishers seems to have evaporated…
There was a blogpost from November 2023 that delved into some of the intricacies of the ORC and Pathfinder Infinite which while not germane to a Kickstarter might help folks to understand…why I am so confused. I’m in the accompanying thread too. Being confused, and a year and a half later, still just as confused.
So I was one of the backers and I have to say I'm super impressed! I've been digging mostly into the psion class and I'm already bugging my GM to let me change my psychic to a psion. Any update on foundry support? That's the last hurdle in the way.
Interesting. What were you hoping to get out of the psychic that the psion delivers much better? I was a fan of psionics all the way back to AD&D, so I think it still has its place in the game as an alternative to magic, if done correctly. What else do you like about the updated psionics system? Is there anything that does not translate well into 2e?
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So I was one of the backers and I have to say I'm super impressed! I've been digging mostly into the psion class and I'm already bugging my GM to let me change my psychic to a psion. Any update on foundry support? That's the last hurdle in the way.Interesting. What were you hoping to get out of the psychic that the psion delivers much better? I was a fan of psionics all the way back to AD&D, so I think it still has its place in the game as an alternative to magic, if done correctly. What else do you like about the updated psionics system? Is there anything that does not translate well into 2e?
Glad you asked! I'm still going through everything but I love the 'build a power' approach. All basic abilities start off at zero cost and you bolt on what you need. Take what I consider a basic attack, Energy Projection. As written it's a zero cost, and is scaled with cantrip damage progression. Want it to hit a little harder? Spend a power point and upgrade the damage from d6 to d8. Want it to be an area attack? Spend a point and turn it into a cone. Want to send off a Macross style missile attack and zing up to five enemies while leaving your allies be? Spend a few more points and you can do that. For telepathy they have powers that can cause a monster to think they've having a heart attack, causing them to take mental damage, or a half dozen things. You're limited by your power rank, so except in very specific circumstances you're not able to pick all of the abilities, but as you grow in level you're able to grab more.
The other fun thing is that the class can be played attrition free. Every psionics class can refocus to replenish energy points, and one of the psion subclasses can get more energy points per rest.
I haven't done a deep dive on the other classes, but so far this is the most excited I've been about a 3rd party supplement.
The other fun thing is that the class can be played attrition free. Every psionics class can refocus to replenish energy points, and one of the psion subclasses can get more energy points per rest.
That does all sound very interesting! However, I’m wondering, what are the limits if the powers are attrition-free? In other words, why would anyone ever want to play a regular spellcaster again?
Assuming there are also psionic creatures in the book, how much do their unique powers factor into any encounters they might have with the PCs? I’m thinking that the PCs could meet a psionic creature to introduce them to the new system. Then they might decide they want access to these powers of the mind, possibly seeking out a mentor to teach them. And on that note, do the multiclass dedications seem balanced?
Thanks for answering my questions! I’m clearly interested in this as a possible addition to my next campaign.
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My apologies, I had meant to get back to this and hadn't taken the time. Attrition is largely time locked- you only retrieve a limited amount of power points per ten minute refill, so it can stretch a bit longer than the typical 10-30 minute refocus. Limiting that is going to be largely fiction based.
You also only get a very few powers, even if each one is fairly expansive, and the power level is generally a little lower than spells of equivalent level, somewhere around the level of focus powers.
As far as the monsters, there are certainly a bunch but I haven't done much reading on them. I also haven't taken a deep look at multiclass dedications, but based on what I saw before they appear to be at least in the ball park. Nothing as busted as premaster Psychic.
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So, just to update for anyone following along. I had downloaded an old version of the book that has since been updated. The rules have been updated so you can meditate once an hour to regain psychic energy points, not sequentially. The drain is less than it otherwise would be but there is certainly attrition built into the system. Creates a bit more interesting decisions.