Polygon.com / 30.05.25

D&D expands even more on psychic powers with new test class

Dungeons & Dragons makers Wizards of the Coast has put a strong focus psychic powers since 2023s Baldurs Gate 3 pitted adventurers of the Forgotten Realms against a mind-flayer invasion. WotC embraced the games success in its 2024 ruleset with an emphasis on psionics, with aberrant sorcerers, psychic warriors and soulknives all appearing in the Players Handbook. And Thursdays Unearthed Arcana continued that trend, putting out rules for the psion class for the first time since 4th edition. The psion dates back to earliest days of and D&D, mentioned in the first edition Players Handbook and fully developed with the 1991 release of The Complete Psionics Handbook. While a version of a psion called a mystic was tested for 5e in a 2017 Unearthed Arcana, it was never officially published. The amount of psion-focused art shared in a 9-minute video with the designers makes it feel more likely that this class is a keeper, possibly debuting in Forgotten Realms Players Guide releasing later this ...
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