Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Welcome to Episode 244 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!

Main topic: The 2025 D&D Psion!
We look at the Psion from OD&D and across the editions, to the 2025 playtest Psion for how well it throws mind bullets. Does it have the power to move us?

Contents
00:00 2025 Psion Playtest
01:28 Psionics in OD&D and AD&D
07:11 Psionics in 2E
12:47 Psionics in 3E and 4E
17:17 Design Challenges
24:30 5E 2014 Mystic
27:06 The 2025 UA Psion
27:41 Why a Psion Class vs Subclass?
30:10 Core Psion Traits
32:08 Spellcasting
35:23 Psionic Energy Dice and Features
48:04 Psionic Disciplines and Higher Levels
51:30 Assessing at Level 5
58:24 Shout-Outs
01:02:44 What Are We Gonna Do?

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