Talents vs Psionics

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Originally Posted by jeff_wilson

In beginner's terms:

If you have GURPS PSIONICS, that's an obsolete supplement from a previous edition, and it will not match up with 4th Edition GURPS books.

Hi Jeff, I didn't say I had GURPS Psionics. I have the Basic Set and the Psionic Powers Books.

Originally Posted by jeff_wilson

The 4th Edition Basic Set CHARACTERS book presents psionic abilities mostly as Advantages controlled by IQ rolls, and each level of Talent adds 1 to the IQ rolls for the associated abilities.

Agreed, I got that part right. Actually it is clear to me that this way to handle Psionic abilities requires to purchase the abilities (Advantages) individualy and the Talents are optional, giving a bonus on all the related abilities to that particular Talent if purchased. (Getting only Talents makes a pasive psi, and getting only abilities makes harder to control the raw abilities)

Originally Posted by jeff_wilson

The 4th Edition supplement GURPS PSIONIC POWERS presents heavily modified Advantages that are controlled by IQ-based skills and come in levels that provide the amount of raw power, range, weight capacity, and other parameters. This is similar to the way things worked back in the previous edition.

Since I am not familiar with the previous edition, it doesn't mean much to me, however, in PSIONIC POWERS case, I am not sure how to handle the skills. Do I need to get the Power Talent, plus the ability, plus the skills?
Can I get only the skills or only the abilities?

Originally Posted by jeff_wilson

If you are a first-time GM and want to include psionic abilities in an adventure for first time players...this may be biting off more than you can chew. I'd recommend starting with the free GURPS Lite pdf and one of the freebie adventures with pre-made characters you can get at e23.sjgames.com .

I know I am new to GURPS and RPGs in general, however my personal experience has showed me that when learning something new, it doesn't matter much if something is complex or not. Since everything is new to me, I can not really differentiate between something "complex" and something "not complex". :)