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I don't know about "golden age" declarations, but I would say it is demonstrably untrue that all early games had a skill system. Citing AD&D 1e, you could suggest that weapon proficiencies was a skill system, but it only addressed weapons. You have suggested rogue abilities were a skill system...

I suppose you could, but some classes have very few locked-in class abilities. Take Ranger, for instance. The only thing to replace is "Hunt Target." The class is basically just some Feat chains. I assume Paizo is just setting themselves up to release more Feat chains and you could follow that...

I'd like to think that. I do think that. But I can see how a company like Paizo might strategize differently and that is a reason I can think of why they choose not to release new AP-like content for PF1. Another reason would be they just don't imagine anyone wanting to play PF1 anymore, but...

When I run, I cater to both, specially when its for a college game club. I tell them you can depend on the skill system if you want, or you can roleplay, or even both, depending on whatever you're comfortable with and even based on crappy die roll results. Some players need time to warm up to a...

As you say, in terms of rules they're probably past the point of no return. But in terms of AP support they could continue. The unknown, the gamble, is how many people would not go to PF2 if PF1 was still supported and would that lead to lower profits. Similarly, supporting D&D 5e in APs might...

The third session of our PF2 playtest is tonight and we might be able to finish the first part. We've rested twice, both times because of a mix of consumed healing resources and simply hitting the end of the play period. IIRC, the Cleric has been focused on healing, though they did get into...

It certainly would be a break from the norm. It wouldn't surprise me if the goal was to see the PF1 customers migrate to PF2, steal D&D 5e customers, and attract new gamers. The reality is some PF1 will migrate, some wont's and some will flee to other games. Some D&D 5e folks will convert. Some...

If I see house rules, I typically conclude that the DM has found the system worthy and is just tailoring things to the needs of their game, but I can see where saying "as-is" would be confusing.

Or, for each adventure published, release the PF1 and PF2 encounter stats as PDFs one the web. This way PF1 and PF2 buy the modules for the adventure to get the plot and maps. The alternative is to walk away from any PF1 sales. On the other hand, some PF1 sales will convert to PF2 sales. The...

I too like the action system. I like what they tried to do with the TEML part of the skill system, but I don't think they nailed it. I like that the Sorcerer can pick their spell lists. That's all that comes to mind.

We discovered last night that Illusion spells work against Skeletons. I tried Color Spray just to see if it would work. If we interpreted the rules correctly, then Skeletons are immune to Mental spells, but Color Spray doesn't have that attribute. I wonder if that's intentional, or an oversight...

I like Attacks of Opportunity too, but I admit it isn't always perfect, nor is making them Fighter-unique. AOO's really shine in simulating a large-scale fight where formations matter or when you're trying to do something like breach a gap in a wall that is well defended. Where they really fall...

Background are pretty simple. The problem is that when they define "sailor", it may or may not represent what the player envisions as a sailor. Rather than define thousands of backgrounds and scatter them over dozens of future books and supplements, there should be a "Custom Background" option...

I'm not sure who that's directed at, but I am playing PF2 as part of the playtest. Exactly. Which is why I am frustrated by the questions they're asking in the survey. They appear to be focused on tweaks, but I think big chunks of character generation are horrible. Its just my opinion, of...

Exactly. Their schedule has to involve something like having everything settled around the new year. If they wait until November to find out they need to rip up and redo big sections then they leave no time to playtest those revisions, much less come up with new mechanics. And OMG, there are big...

I'm relieved to see I'm not alone in this feeling. I was looking at a list of the survey questions and was upset to see that none of them involved an expression of opinion on major features. The questions appeared to be focused entirely on tuning numbers related to party performance, such as...

I've played first level stuff and made a bunch of characters. My quick opinion is the action system works well enough but character creation is unappealing.

I probably could have made a character quickly if I would have just chosen things like abilities based on their names. Why would I do that? I've played D&D type games since the 1977. Three hours didn't even get me a complete character when just using the book. I switched to Hero Lab and then...

I've started to play it and the DM asked me to read it to help keep an eye on playtest matters. I'm aware that it picks up on some lore that two earlier adventures established... J1 - Entombed with the Pharaohs J4 - The Pact Stone Pyramid ... but other than that bit of trivia I'm not sure I...

Advantage/Disadvantage is there (in 5e) because of the Bounded Accuracy philosophy. They didn't want modifiers to push the numbers beyond their goal range. But to a player attempting to figure out their odds of success, Advantage/Disadvantage is actually more complex. If you weigh the odds...