"...I know in my old PnP gaming years, psionics really, really added a lot of power to a character and the group."
Yeah, I miss those days. Pick up someone and beat them against a rock by just thinking about it. We had psyco DM's though. If you slept, you could have nightmares that would end up you killed the whole party.
"One thing to note: It has been said time and time again that telepathy is not and will not be allowed here. The fact is that it gets abused...horribly, and people occasionally try to get away with it currently, even though it's specifically not allowed."
I've seen posts about this. If they know it isn't allowed, why even try to get away with it. The GM(s) have the final say so (DUH). No means NO!
Anyway, thanks for the input!