[Psionic Powers] Psychic Familiarity

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by Donny Brook

The Control (Energy) Advantage in the book specifies how it works and what it does with real world forms of energy. Obviously, what Psi energy does is something for the GM to define when s/he invents it, but as you are putting it in a power build, I am curious what you intend Psi energy (and by extension, Control of it) is supposed to do. You seem to seen Control functionin as a sort of unspecific access requirement which is usually more the role of the Power Modifier.

In the RAW description of Control, it's not about improving finesse with other abilities within a Power. You would use Talent for that and not bundle it into a portmanteau ability.

I feel like we're talking past each other and I want an interpreter. Like, it seems like we're thinking about this in sufficiently different terms that we aren't communicating.

It also feels like you're looking at this in purely mechanical terms (though I may be wrong about that), and I'm thinking about it in both mechanical and fluff terms.

[Donny Brook]

Indeed there is some talking past each other.

I have read your descriptive text, but it is true my questions and comments are confined to the technicalities of powers crunch, and in particular the role of Control (psi energy) in the build.

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by Donny Brook

Indeed there is some talking past each other.

OK, at least we're clear on that part .

Originally Posted by Donny Brook

I have read your descriptive text, but it is true my questions and comments are confined to the technicalities of powers crunch, and in particular the role of Control (psi energy) in the build.

Yeah. One more try at conveying my thoughts, mostly as a response to your post this morning (#10): The Control advantage is not there to provide finesse at all, it's there to provide broad ease-of-access.

[Donny Brook]

Originally Posted by Prince Charon

Yeah. One more try at conveying my thoughts, mostly as a response to your post this morning (#10): The Control advantage is not there to provide finesse at all, it's there to provide broad ease-of-access.

Okay, but in the rules, that's not what it does. So my comment in reply to your request for input: Control (Psi Energy) doesn't seem necessary or appropriate in the build.

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by Donny Brook

Okay, but in the rules, that's not what it does. So my comment in reply to your request for input: Control (Psi Energy) doesn't seem necessary or appropriate in the build.

OK, I am apparently bad enough at conveying my thoughts that I think we should let this rest until we have a translator that can rephrase my answer in a way that actually makes my thoughts on this clear to you. I'm not willing to bang my head continuously against a wall.

[Donny Brook]

Originally Posted by Prince Charon

OK, I am apparently bad enough at conveying my thoughts that I think we should let this rest until we have a translator that can rephrase my answer in a way that actually makes my thoughts on this clear to you. I'm not willing to bang my head continuously against a wall.

Okay, all good.