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Then you'll likely be covered over time but not at the playtest launch. Pre-made NPC sources have long been a Paizo staple: Gamemastery Guide, NPC Codex, Alien Archive, etc.

If it follows Starfinder's methodology, "half the time" is the high-water mark. I was strongly in the PCs and NPCs should use the same rules camp until I played Starfinder. The first few NPCs I made were comparable time-wise to PC creation but that's only because I was learning the system and...

Anyone who's ever been to a martial arts studio can attest that certain strikes or attacks can, or even should, utilize a vocal cry/exhalation when making the attack. Why you can certain flavor your verbal casting as a catchphrase, I don't think introducing a verbal element automatically...

While minor to most, this is just one of the many, many things that this converted PF1-Forever! fan is liking about PF2. On the more substantive plus side, character creation is far more intuitive for newbies than PF1.

I don't doubt you that PF1 fans of the power level may be wailing and gnashing their teeth, but this PF1 player is really digging what he's seeing thus far.

"with Starfinder still outpacing Pathfinder, possibly due to people waiting on Pathfinder 2nd Edition" or possibly because Starfinder is just so damn awesome! Seriously, though, as a recent Starfinder convert, I haven't had this much fun with a RPG since...maybe forever. And I am also...

I see PF2's active shield cantrip as being more along the lines of the mystic shield's Dr. Strange employs rather than the "deflector shield" version of prior editions. The new version is much cooler and more thematic, IMO. A scaling mechanic, feat, or some other new design space may improve...

I'm still learning the system but here are my thoughts based on my SF experiences to date. Starfinder utilizes an item leveling mechanic which really is just a tier ID. Think Destiny or Borderlands but without the hard level restriction. Nothing prevents a lower-level character from utilizing...

Amen. Glad to finally have a magic-free ranger as core.

+1 to StarFinder. My son wanted to run it (he's a 1st-time GM) and it was my first chance in years to be on the player-side of the GM screen. I've been blown away with how much I'm enjoying it. The classes are broader than they appear at first glance and can support a wide variety of concepts...

I started gaming with Star Frontiers and science fiction gaming has always been my true gaming love despite most of the time being spent – unsurprisingly – on fantasy. The fantasy genre has done much over the decades to close the gap to where the affection gap between them is pretty narrow but...

Not the way Paizo writes it. Also, there's no E6 publisher of rulebooks, adventures, organized play, supporter of VTT that I'm aware of nor is there as large a pool of players as there is for Pathfinder. E6 is a solution. Nothing says it is/must be the only one.

Just as a side note: Pathfinder as a RPG is a game emulating a fantasy experience. Although the fantastical is present, there is typically an internal logic/consistency to it. Yes, PF1 the game produces mundane results that are at odds with the mundane results we see on Earth. However, to...

Thanks to everyone who has responded thus far. Great information! The explanations about lower high-end magic but same/slightly higher magic frequency makes sense and this is likely where my misconception that 5e was 3e equivalent or higher on the magic scale originated. Overall, I'll take it...

This thread is strictly meant as an attempt to increase my knowledge of 5e. I am only seeking educational/informational content regarding 5e in actual play across the higher levels of play. After stating that PF2’s Legendary skill feat abilities were too over-the-top for my games on the Paizo...

Over on the Paizo forums, I stated that the Legendary tier stuff would receive an automatic kiss from the ban-hammer from me due to many of the reasons cited here: turns the game into a joke, too over the top, etc. I also stated that if folks were happy with Legendary abilities, good for them...

Wow. Thanks to everyone for the feedback, especially the detailed responses/analysis. Very intriguing stuff and definitely worth a further look. Thanks!

As per the title. My impression of 5e is that for all efforts to flatten the math and other changes, it's just as over-saturated with magic as ever. In some cases, it seems to be moreso with things like bards being 9th-level casters and a magic-infused option for almost every class. If my...

Both settings are very good but take very different approaches. There really isn't a bad choice to be made here. Kalamar is similar to Greyhawk back in the day - info on gods, nations, cultures, etc. It's one of the most internally consistent RPG settings I've ever found, with probably only...

I don't have insight into the costs or other benefits of consolidating the forums but my vote would be not to do it. EN World has already morphed too far towards The Unofficial 5e Forum. This site used to be my #1 RPG site for both news and forums. Now, I check here after I've checked other...