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IMO the PF2e xp system makes a lot of sense. We used it for levels 1-10 in the Abomination Vaults AP (using milestone to level to 11...

Oh, sure. I didn't mean to imply that having a wide gap between complexity floor and ceiling was necessarily a good thing. Just that two...

I agree with all of that. Also, the last part of what you said there is why there are "rules-light" games that, to me, are more complex...

Then we only have a disagreement about terms. I think the average person who has been both a GM and a player would design a better game...

A game designed "purely by players" probably wouldn't end up being very good. I would still love to see one, because I think it would be...

I don't think having a game designed "purely by players" would be practical. Deliberately looking at rules and rule design from a...

PF2 has lots of monsters who lose a lot of power if they lose one action. Many have two-action attacks, or a one-action attack with a...

Another way you could break it down is differentiating between complexity ceiling and complexity floor. What's the simplest character...

This highlights so much of the differences. Both look complicated, but PF2 executes so much more easily.

So I decided to take a look at my level 5 Oracle from PF 1e. I have the following notations on my sheet due to racial, feats, traits...

I've not experienced Pathfinder 1E specifically, but I have a decent amount of experience across the variety of 3.X games, and honestly...

Good point, I added an option for that

The poll needs a "They are the same picture" option.

This is where I'm at. Cut waaayyy back on how much you enumerate in the combat subsystem, emphasize handling it via fiction and simple...

I find it interesting that Pathfinder 2e, Nimble and a few other games have figured out the sweet spot for actions in a single round is...