Pathfinder 2E Confession: I Want to Run PF2 But I Don't Want to Learn It

[Bayushi_seikuro]

So it turns out I own the PF2 Beginner Box, from some bundle or another. I think I will give that a go.

I'm a big fan of beginner boxes if they're done well. My most recent 'beginner campaign' was the Fall of Tinath for Traveller. It did a really good job of, section by section, adding new systems to learn. We explored ziggarauts, we fought battles, we were forced to go on a PR campaign as the planet went to war with this strange aliens... and after the campaign, it left us set up to turn it into essentially a BSG type game of exploration

 

[Blue]

@Reynard if you do go for it, I'd love a "I'm learning PF2" thread where you talk about that journey. I'd join you on that. Share nifty things, gotchas for people used to 5e, post questions that came up in play that we weren't sure of the rules.

The DM of one group has been showing a lot of PF2 interest for his next campaign, and I hearing about the Beginner Box I offered when my current campaign has finished to run it, which I understand is only a few levels. Just to get him some experience as a player and also for the group to see if they like it before starting an actual campaign.

 

[Velderan]

@Reynard if you do go for it, I'd love a "I'm learning PF2" thread where you talk about that journey. I'd join you on that. Share nifty things, gotchas for people used to 5e, post questions that came up in play that we weren't sure of the rules.

The DM of one group has been showing a lot of PF2 interest for his next campaign, and I hearing about the Beginner Box I offered when my current campaign has finished to run it, which I understand is only a few levels. Just to get him some experience as a player and also for the group to see if they like it before starting an actual campaign.

If your group doesn't skip anything, they can be level 2 for the last 2 encounters in the Beginner Box.

The adventure Troubles in Otari continues directly off of the Beginner Box and covers up to level 4. If you're not yet using the CRB material, it includes what you'd need to handle leveling the classes presented in the Beginner Box to level 4.

 

[Blue]

If your group doesn't skip anything, they can be level 2 for the last 2 encounters in the Beginner Box.

The adventure Troubles in Otari continues directly off of the Beginner Box and covers up to level 4. If you're not yet using the CRB material, it includes what you'd need to handle leveling the classes presented in the Beginner Box to level 4.

I have to admit, my offer to the DM was based on the Beginner Box, but given the timing (he probably won't finish the current campaign until this time next year) I've been told to wait for the Revised.

Does anyone know if that will have it's own Beginner Box? I wouldn't want to teach people and then it's different.

Alternately, since it will be of limited use, anyone know where I can pick up the Beginner Box cheaply?

 

[nevin]

I'm old. I'm tired. I'm currently in the last year of an engineering degree (going to back at nearly 50 is tough, kids! stay in school).

I really like what I see in reading PF2 and I really want to run it. But I don't know if I have the brain plasticity, time or wherewithal to actually learn to do so.

did my master at 45 with kids and I felt like I had no bandwidth for anything new. Probably better off waiting till your done and your brain can recover from all that stress.

 

[Staffan]

I have to admit, my offer to the DM was based on the Beginner Box, but given the timing (he probably won't finish the current campaign until this time next year) I've been told to wait for the Revised.

Does anyone know if that will have it's own Beginner Box? I wouldn't want to teach people and then it's different.

I believe they've said it's coming eventually, but it'll be a while.

 

[Velderan]

I have to admit, my offer to the DM was based on the Beginner Box, but given the timing (he probably won't finish the current campaign until this time next year) I've been told to wait for the Revised.

Does anyone know if that will have it's own Beginner Box? I wouldn't want to teach people and then it's different.

Alternately, since it will be of limited use, anyone know where I can pick up the Beginner Box cheaply?

I believe it was Logan Bonner who said eventually they'll refresh what's in the box, but it isn't a priority because not enough of the material in it will change to be worth worrying about. Keep in mind it only presents 4 classes (fighter, rogue, cleric, wizard) and 3 ancestries (human, elf, dwarf). The most impactful changes I can think of is the removal of alignment and ability scores, neither of which is really referenced in the included adventure.

Here's the front and back side of the included player reference cards if this helps paint the picture for how bare bones the rules presented are:

I can't think of any cheaper way to get it. The PDF was included in the Humble Bundle earlier this year, so maybe they'll do another of those at some point. I'd guess closer to the Remaster release to draw some interest to the game.

 

[Reynard]

Okay, I have one player so far willing to join me on the PF2/FoundryVTT journey.

Does the FoundryVTT PF2 Beginner Box also teach you how to use Foundry?

 

[Velderan]

Okay, I have one player so far willing to join me on the PF2/FoundryVTT journey.

Does the FoundryVTT PF2 Beginner Box also teach you how to use Foundry?

It provides a lot of guidance on how to resolve some of the mechanics the encounters in it rely on. You said you have Foundry, have you already purchased the Beginner Box module?

 

[Reynard]

It provides a lot of guidance on how to resolve some of the mechanics the encounters in it rely on. You said you have Foundry, have you already purchased the Beginner Box module?

No but I own it in PDF by way of the big bundle from earlier in the year, so the Foundry module is cheap.