I’m working on making my own ttrpg, a mystery action game where you play as a Psyker , think a combination of Call of Cthulhu and earthbound. The setting is suppose to be sort of a kitchen sink encompassing almost every type of supernatural entity or phenomenon and I’m struggling to come up with an origin and general vibe surrounding magic and witchcraft. I want it to be distinct from psionics with the two not encompassing the same abilities while at the same time making magic useful and interesting in case players want to interact with a potential magic system.
As of right now, most abilities i can think of can easily be done with psionics in some way so what would you say are some distinctly “magic” like abilities that you generally don’t expect psionics to be able to do.
I think forms of specifically elemental manipulation/alchemy are good examples. Could psionics also move/manipulate elements? Perhaps, but not at the scale/intensity of someone harnessing that power vs moving it with brute psionic force. Additionally, things like astral realms could be locked behind magic as being sources of power that psionics cannot access since their power is primarily mental.