[Psi] [Path/Book Magic] Path/Book Psi Powers

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

The weirder thing for me is the arbitrary list of rituals. That fits an occult grimiore, but is a pretty deviant approach to psi. Which isn't a bad thing, but probably does end up feeling more like cosmic horror magic than psionics as much.

It doesn't feel as weird to me - think of a lone researcher/mystic, or a small group of them, studying various natural psychics and recording instructions for their abilities as they figure out how to perform/imitate them (also works as an origin for mana-based spell-magic or Book magic in a setting with natural Magic As Powers). On the other hand, I also don't see a hard line between 'psionics' and 'cosmic horror magic,' either (and didn't even before reading GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 14, which IIRC has psi-as-cosmic-horror).