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Oh my days that would be awesome. I think one major problem we have is a , how to put this “kurt cobain/John Lennon” type situation . Like the setting was an early product started in Gary’s vision. Due to circumstance, it never had a chance to develop further with its original creator. The...

I think the ideas that some are mooting about tweaking 5e baseline rules and assumptions to fit in with matching the ad&d feel are, respectfully ,flawed. As the two systems are different, a level 9 character in both mean different things, conceptually in how they relate to the world. If you’re...

Oo. What about as one of the dream challenges an easy combat against some dream spirits? That way it’s quick, it’s only one of the challenges and it gets the blood pumping with a little bit of combat in an otherwise fluffy sesh?

These are cool. What about a contest of strength instead of attack? What about your players? You know the party comp. design it so it attacks each one of their weaknesses but give them an opportunity to use their main strength?

Yeah, would love to pitch in here, and love what you’re going for, but I don’t feel I can fairly contribute to what you’re wanting. I’m much more laid back with rules application as a GM 😂

This is cool. It sounds like you’ve an idea of how you want this to go. you’ve established there is a “win condition” and “lose condition”. So how could this be measured? Victory points certainly seem to present themselves. So now, what kind of actions could a pc do to move it forward and gain...

This is a really cool concept, definitely paging @Justice and Rule et al to come check it over (I feel they are better on the mechanical side than I). With regards to the “lore drain” what are the proposed stakes here? Like a reverse VP system where if it runs out, the PCs die or did you have...

This is true, but as a corollary, if I was a new pf2 player, or prospective new player, what do you think my impression of the community/system be upon seeing that? Would I be so inclined to get involved and create posts of my own?

That’s fair. I get that. I just know from my experience and some fellow players were initially thrown as we were used to static combat because of AoO and gated feats that made it pointless to do certain “tricks” unless you built into it. Once we grokked it, we found it quite liberating for new...

This is actually the article I was referring too! Bravo for linking it. It’s a great read.

If you don’t like a system, fine, vent away, make thread and purge that out. But multiple threads made? Driving by into other threads? Like for example, the beginner box release news thread. Lots of comments of people curious about the product, lots of positivity, people asking questions or...

You’re right, I’ve missed that. I’ll make a new forum thread on that topic next week! Along with the two starter boxes (I mean both are beginner level boxes set in the same location). It’s that much of a failure, they had to do it twice. That can be the only possible explanation.

I get that absolutely. My point here wasn’t to specifically target 5e. It was to point out the absurdities of his arguments (using hyperbole and absolutism) with his vocabulary to highlight that just by swapping out the two systems in discussions, the exact same arguments can be made pretty much...

Oh Jesus, now we resort to self victimisation, one of the last few refuges of the scoundrel. The only ad hominem I’ve thrown is this recent one declaring you a troll, yet it is an accurate one. I am perfectly capable of acknowledging flaws in the system (I have done so, literally no one has...

Good lord, it’s like you’re not even trying to hide the fact you’re trolling now...

I get what you are saying, but I'd respectfully disagree with the conclusion. The things you've stated here aren't necessarily required knowledge, known only by hoary old players. These are the that things the game is designed to want you to do. If there was no incentive to recall knowledge...

Yes, I agree with this. I think the VP system is a good refinement on the skill challenges. It explores the same space but I think benefits from the lessons learnt in the way you’ve stated. The way presented here allows a more generic framework to apply to a variety of situations. I think it...

But you don’t though? Aren’t these what the recall knowledge checks are for? Or in the case of haunts as a problem, investigating the area? Are these not also valid 5e, nay, any d&d “problems”? Learning effective strategies against certain enemies, over coming puzzling encounters or (for some...

Yup, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander here. I’d disagree with the binary idea you’re presenting here of either a defined skill system or playing fast and loose. There is room in between as no matter how comprehensive a games system, there will always be areas not covered by the...

Good good. It’s truly an excellent book (and love mine despite the minor niggles I mention about it). You must update us with your impresssions. If you enjoy it, I highly recommend getting a POD copy of creature catalog for even more beasties to throw at your players. It’s the perfect...