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It's the tight balance and the focus on all no melee classes being expected to be support. PF2E is almost a board game. That was...
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I'm a player in a PF2 game. My character is 5th level and has a few magic items (beyond the "core" stuff I must have to stay relevant)...
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To me, that just seems more narrow, rather than more interesting; as you say, it does the same sort of thing, just only for some people...
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I think this argument only applies to items whose purpose is to give a bonus to a d20 roll. Don't get me wrong, a lot of items have this...
Apr 10, 2025
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Regarding the item question--honestly, from my POV almost all magic items in games (and this applies to pretty much every fantasy game...
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iirc, ABP was the original plan, but during playtesting they found players missed the item treadmill, so they put it back in
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As others note, we'd need examples of what you consider interesting. I have a perspective that the moment you apply a system to magic...
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In PF2 I play Automatic Bonus Progression to avoid that sort of thing, too. Removes the magical treadmill, which they should have done...
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IMO, magic items in Pathfinder 2 have to be boring because they can't throw off the tight balance. In fact, I think all the spells...
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Also a superfan of savage pathfinder. its a great way to run thru content you've missed with less "weight" on you. experience the story...
Apr 10, 2025
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We’ve got the answer then. A new three part AP coming out in September or October I think called Revenge of the Runelords. Seemed...
Apr 10, 2025
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Possibly? I don't have knowledge of the reasons behind their decision. If it is, it would deifnitely have taken more time and effort...
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Regardless of the reason why, the fact that the PF to Savage Worlds conversion was a direct one, and not "Savage World"-ified, made me...
Apr 10, 2025
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Couldn't say. I play Pathfinder 2e and only very rarely 5e. But that's how they did it for Kingmaker and I would say that's more cost...
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The license from Paizo didn't allow for PEG to alter the AP, it needed to be a straight conversion.
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