[New Release] Pyramid #3/29: Psionics

Celebrethil · 03-24-2011, 01:13 PM

I strongly considered prefacing every word that starts with 'S' in this post with the letter 'P' so we'd have 'pstrongly', 'pstarts', et cetera.

Then I figured you guys might come to Austin and burn me at the pstake, so I decided not to.

Anyway: Pyramid #3/29: Psionics. It includes rules and meditations on non-standard brain function, including lesser psionic powers (reminds me of the level-zero spell jokes my D&D group used to make before cantrips came into play) and a Random Thought Table. There's lots of other interesting and sensitive stuff here too like "Thoughtjustice," an examination of crime in a psionic world, but look! Charts!

Davies · 03-24-2011, 01:44 PM

"Morgaine Daniels". Heh. Cute.

Not another shrubbery · 03-24-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Davies

"Morgaine Daniels". Heh. Cute.

Gosh, I hope that's a sign of things to come!

Telepathic wolves... my favorite kind :)

Crakkerjakk · 03-24-2011, 05:20 PM

"Behold! I explode the air with my mind!"

Priceless.

Also, yay for new Pulver column!

Tzeentch · 03-24-2011, 05:38 PM

Great articles in this issue. More Pulver goodies are always good!

PK · 03-24-2011, 06:17 PM

It's no coincidence that Steven dragged David Pulver (creator of GURPS Psionics for Third Edition and the upcoming GURPS Psi-Tech for Fourth Edition) and me (creator of most of the other psi stuff for Fourth Edition so far) into this issue. You get ideas from the full range of "psychic GURPS gurus" this month!

Of course, the other articles are at least as awesome as anything we crusty old-timers have written -- including mega-crunch from Christopher, a thoughtful musings from Andy, and a mix of psi-add-ons from Kenneth.

Interesting story about Antoni's "Random Psionic Tables" -- when Steven first mentioned that he'd want me to do a short article for the Psionics issue, my first thought was, "I know! Random tables to generate psis super quickly, for the GM who needs to whip up NPCs in a hurry. I'll wait and see how many pages Steven has left for me, but that's a great idea."

Fast-forward to a few weeks later, when Steven was starting to accept articles. I get an emailed question from Antoni, asking me for some details regarding an article he's writing -- on random psi-generating tables! I not only answered his question, but I passed him the (few, sparse) notes I'd made on the subject and essentially told him, "I'm sure you can write this at least as well as I could have -- you certainly have my blessing on it. But remember that I'm looking forward to this article now, so you'd damn well better do a good job. Y'know, no pressure, though." :)

So I got to write about something completely different and I get the (incredibly well done -- kudos, Toni!) article that I had wanted to see in the first place. Life is good.

Rocket Man · 03-24-2011, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Celebrethil

I strongly considered prefacing every word that starts with 'S' in this post with the letter 'P' so we'd have 'pstrongly', 'pstarts', et cetera.

If that was your idea, does that make it an e-Malakite conception?

Celebrethil · 03-28-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket Man

If that was your idea, does that make it an e-Malakite conception?

The Pun-Force of that one knocked me out of my chair. So thanks for that!

The Wrathchild · 03-25-2011, 12:35 PM

For the GURPShead, this is an awesome Pyramid issue. Possibly the one that would get top rating from here of the issues so far. Really cool. Now, a Psi campaign somewhere would be nice ...

Hey! I know! I'll start one!

... wel, one of these days, anyway ;-) ...

03-24-2011, 01:13 PM	#1
Celebrethil Join Date: Mar 2011	[New Release] Pyramid #3/29: Psionics I strongly considered prefacing every word that starts with 'S' in this post with the letter 'P' so we'd have 'pstrongly', 'pstarts', et cetera. Then I figured you guys might come to Austin and burn me at the pstake, so I decided not to. Anyway: Pyramid #3/29: Psionics. It includes rules and meditations on non-standard brain function, including lesser psionic powers (reminds me of the level-zero spell jokes my D&D group used to make before cantrips came into play) and a Random Thought Table. There's lots of other interesting and sensitive stuff here too like "Thoughtjustice," an examination of crime in a psionic world, but look! Charts!

03-24-2011, 01:44 PM	#2
Davies Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Edmonton, AB	Re: [New Release] Pyramid #3/29: Psionics "Morgaine Daniels". Heh. Cute.

03-24-2011, 05:20 PM	#4
Crakkerjakk "Gimme 18 minutes . . ." Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Albuquerque, NM	Re: [New Release] Pyramid #3/29: Psionics "Behold! I explode the air with my mind!" Priceless. Also, yay for new Pulver column! __________________ My bare bones web page Semper Fi

03-24-2011, 05:38 PM	#5
Tzeentch Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: [New Release] Pyramid #3/29: Psionics Great articles in this issue. More Pulver goodies are always good!

03-24-2011, 06:17 PM	#6
PK Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dobbstown Sane Asylum	Re: [New Release] Pyramid #3/29: Psionics It's no coincidence that Steven dragged David Pulver (creator of *GURPS Psionics* for Third Edition and the upcoming *GURPS Psi-Tech* for Fourth Edition) and me (creator of most of the other psi stuff for Fourth Edition so far) into this issue. You get ideas from the full range of "psychic GURPS gurus" this month! Of course, the other articles are at least as awesome as anything we crusty old-timers have written -- including mega-crunch from Christopher, a thoughtful musings from Andy, and a mix of psi-add-ons from Kenneth. Interesting story about Antoni's "Random Psionic Tables" -- when Steven first mentioned that he'd want me to do a short article for the Psionics issue, my first thought was, "I know! Random tables to generate psis super quickly, for the GM who needs to whip up NPCs in a hurry. I'll wait and see how many pages Steven has left for me, but that's a great idea." Fast-forward to a few weeks later, when Steven was starting to accept articles. I get an emailed question from Antoni, asking me for some details regarding an article he's writing -- on random psi-generating tables! I not only answered his question, but I passed him the (few, sparse) notes I'd made on the subject and essentially told him, "I'm sure you can write this at least as well as I could have -- you certainly have my blessing on it. But remember that I'm looking forward to this article now, so you'd damn well better do a good job. Y'know, no pressure, though." :) So I got to write about something completely different and I get the (incredibly well done -- kudos, Toni!) article that I had wanted to see in the first place. Life is good. __________________ Reverend Pee Kitty of the Order Malkavian-Dobbsian (Twitter) (LJ) MyGURPS: My house rules and *GURPS* resources. #SJGamesLive: I answered questions about *GURPS After the End* and more! {Watch Video} - {Read Transcript}

03-25-2011, 12:35 PM	#9
The Wrathchild Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: A nice, warm rock with an excellent view of the Damned	Re: [New Release] Pyramid #3/29: Psionics For the GURPShead, this is an awesome Pyramid issue. Possibly the one that would get top rating from here of the issues so far. Really cool. Now, a Psi campaign somewhere would be nice ... Hey! I know! I'll start one! ... wel, one of these days, anyway ;-) ... __________________ The Wrathchild