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    Paizo How will OGL 1.1 affect Pazio, PF1 and P2?

    IANAL. and I am not a US Citizen - so, what do I know? I'm sure this has been discussed elsewhere, but I'm not following all the discussions, like at all. but isn't this entire issue (if its true), purpose built for a class action suit (assuming it can certify)? Paizo may need to take a lead...
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    Pathfinder 2E Humble RPG Bundle: Pathfinder Second Edition Strength of Thousands by Paizo

    so, we're like 12 replies into this thread and NOBODY has stated the obvious. Come-on y'all, we're slacking on Enworld! OK, I'll bite. This is obviously the nail in the coffin for PF2e! releasing your content in a humble bundle is clear signs that this is a failed product with no chance...
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    Pathfinder 2E How is Pathfinder doing?

    a silly aside. in like 44pt font at the back of the CRB, right at the top says: "Advance your Game" a bit of a play, easily missed, but absolutely a subtle "this right here is your AD&D to 5e's B/X" without, you know, any risk of lawyers writing letters. :) cheers, J.
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    Pathfinder 2E How is Pathfinder doing?

    numbers are a funny thing. do note, nothing below is, can be, or will be backed up by "facts". its only an example. likely a bad one :). I like using bad examples! in the before times, if WOTC sold 8,000 units of X and paizo sold 1,000 units of Y, WOTC could rightfully claim to be the...
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    Pathfinder 2E Pathfinder 2E - does it play better than it looks at first glance + guides/resources for new DMs

    like others above, a +1 is a deceptively big deal. in PF2, Critical hits and misses are +/-10 from a target number and are baked into the system with a very high %'age of rolls describing effects based on crits. each +1 = 5% improvement, thus, with a +1 you are: 5% less likely to crit miss 5%...
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    Pathfinder 2E Pathfinder 2E and balance ?

    I came into PF2 - actually scratch that - after about a year of running sessions, I evolved my thinking about how I want my PF2 game to be run (by me). in 5e, I essentially run my games with a "combat as war" mindset. I run mostly "old school" mega dungeons (rappan athuk, rise of drow etc)...
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    Pathfinder 2E Pathfinder 2E and balance ?

    I've never played PF1. but I have played and run a lot of 5e. sorry if this is a bit off topic. for me, the balance is found most strongly in the encounter difficulty guidelines. PF2 works. like, its some kind of magic - when compared to 5e. my strengths as a GM are not in running...
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    D&D 5E Paizo's 'The Abomination Vaults' Pathinder AP Coming to 5E

    my 2 cents. I'm nearing the end of book one - but what does "near" and "end" mean in a dungeon crawl :) i was very lucky and planted some seeds prior to starting AV - that turned out to be very good guesses - specifically around Belcorra and the thieves guild. This inadvertently created some...
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    D&D 5E Paizo's 'The Abomination Vaults' Pathinder AP Coming to 5E

    I think this is great news. I've already told some die-hard 5e friends about it as they have been less than excited about recent WotC releases. Chalk this next part up to "impossible to implement wishful thinking". There is no doubt that there will be BIG splashy ads at the back of this...
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    Pathfinder 2E Beginner Box Adventure (advice)

    may not be advice for the BB - but here it is anyway. if you have Abomination Vaults - use the BB to plant some seeds for AV. foreshadow it as looming in the distance. maybe have one of the necessary [redacted] found within the BB adventure instead of the way book2 of AV presents finding it...
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    Pathfinder 2E What Would You Like to see from a PF2e Compatible Publisher?

    I second adventure modules. Paizo published content has pretty specific requirements for content. for example - needing maps to conform with their line of battlemap supplements. having encounters follow narrow bands of difficulty befitting the PC's levels. making sure its organized play...
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    Pathfinder 2E PF2 house-rules / variant rules

    I like @CapnZapp 's recall knowledge house rule. my instinct is to slightly modify it to "allow" only those PC's with training in the relevant skill to make this free RK check. if you don't have a trained skill associated with that monster but instead want to use an "adjacent" once - eg...
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    Pathfinder 2E PF2 house-rules / variant rules

    my house rules: 1) Hero Point variant. Anytime you score a crit. earn a hero point. I forget to award HP's - this mitigates that. also, with max 3, start a session with 1, it does lower lethality. I find my players always keep 1 HP in reserve for death and I find this House rule increases...
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    Pathfinder 2E Opinions on APs available on Roll20

    while its not a true AP - I ran a group through: Plaguestone -> the slithering -> Fists of the Ruby Phoenix. While it did take a bit of work linking them together, and I did handwave a few of the levels inbetween the modules (in a sort of montage to get the players where they need to be at)...
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    Pathfinder 2E Pathfinder 2e: is it RAW or RAI to always take 10 minutes and heal between encounters?

    I admit, this conversation, as its evolved over 18 pages is simply baffling to me - especially the ongoing objections CapnZapp has WRT the skill and feat design of PF2. How is the below simulated exchange not a viable approach to PF2's skills and Feat "bloat". GM: you are in a room with a...
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