Pathfinder 2E Ditching sacred cows

[Morrus]

I'd be curious to see if Pathfinder 2E ditches any sacred cows in order to establish an identity more distinct from D&D.

The language of Pathfinder is the same as the language of D&D, for obvious reasons -- fighters, armor class, hit points, magic missile, ankhegs, holy avengers. Sure, Paizo has piled on a ton of their own IP on top of that, but the core language is still the same.

On the other hand, that language provides a strong link to the game's legacy when mechanics diverge. It's what says "this is the evolution of that fantasy game you've been playing since the 1970s".

 

[mach1.9pants]

Well race has already been dropped for ancestry. But otherwise I can't see it. Unless there is real game improvement for changing they won't, it makes moving editions easier. Or real world reasons like people seeing races a problematic term

 

[Charlaquin]

I don’t expect to see much divine bowvine slaughter going on here. But one can hope.

 

[Agamon]

I won't be much of a fan if a player needs X feat to even attempt to do Y. That's a steak I'd like to see thrown on the grill.

 

[CubicsRube]

I'd like to see a different array of ability scores - but i cant see it happening

 

[Shasarak]

Why would they want to establish an identity more distinct from DnD when they are DnD?

They already have their own DnD distinction with Golarion.

 

[The Crimson Binome]

They did mention getting rid of the 3-18 starting stats, in favor of switching to the modifier as the only thing you write down. That's a start, at least.

 

[CubicsRube]

They did mention getting rid of the 3-18 starting stats, in favor of switching to the modifier as the only thing you write down. That's a start, at least.

Yep. Saw that and i love it. Ability scores are almost completely redundant and a source of confusion for new players

 

[Ancalagon]

The 3-18.... the only use for that is rolling. So as long as there is a way to roll for your stats (the modifier I mean) why not?

 

[Yunru]

I'm a fan of any system ditching the d20 for a much less swingy d10.