Recent content by JmanTheDM

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...

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...

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.

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...

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%...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...