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Statistics: Psionics Handbook

Core Game Ratings

Rating: 6.76 / Ranking: 276

These ratings are based on 20 ratings with 2.29 average weight and 5 reviews.

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Core Game Comments

All User Comments

Rating User Comments
8 / 10YoraThe Expanded Psionic Handbook is by far the best magic system for any edition of Dungeons & Dragons. It should be the default magic system for all d20 games.
8 / 10NightwalkerThe system for psionics actually had some role-playability. Out of the whole d20 system, this is probably the finest work.
7 / 10ghost-angelThis is regarding the 3.0 book: Interesting and balanced Psioncs classes. Psionics powers that didn't just look like magic with another name.
6 / 10Pseudo NymhDefinitely an improvement over the 3.0 Psionic book. Not a must-have, but still a very well-thought-out alternate magic system with a lot of unique character options.
5 / 10ThanuirDecent optional casting system.

Core Game Reviews

All RPGnet Reviews

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Rating User Summary
3 + 4George JacksonExpanded Psionics Handbook. The latest incarnation of psionics rules for D&D is largely an improvement over the previous one, but there are some flaws, as well.
4 + 5Steve ZieserPsionics Handbook.
4 + 3George JacksonPsionics Handbook. The first big non-core D&D expansion is out, and odds are you'll love it or hate it.
4 + 5Prince NightchildePsionics Handbook. An excellent addition to 3e, even if you hated psionics in other editions!
5 + 5Mike MacKenziePsionics Handbook. I did not have high expectations for it and procrastinated actually getting this review done. Having read it, I am now trying out different combinations of psionic characters. I really liked this book.

All Magazine Reviews

Year Magazine Synopsis
2001Campaign Magazine #1"14 -- Total Rating. Well done! Worth the time and money, but don't get cocky." (20 point scale.) Review by David Lely.
2002d20Zine #2"Overall Rating: 3.9 The Open Content grade [2.0] is what hurt the overall score. Final Grade: B+."

Ratings Explanation

The following components make up a rating:

Ratings. The ratings that users enter into this index are each averaged into the final rating with a weight of between 0 and 4, with weight based on trust algorithms.

Reviews. Each review is averaged into the final rating with a weight of 8. Sometimes reviews can skew high, but they also display fan interest (or disdain) in a product.

Content. The average rating of each content--before its own bayesian weight is inserted--is averaged into the final rating. The weight of a content is equal to its own weight divided by the number of contents, and divided again if it only appears in a fraction of editions.

Bayesian Weight. A rating of 5.00 is inserted into the final rating with a weight of 35. This is an arbitrary weighting of the average rating that keeps things toward the center until they're better rated.

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