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I haven't examined and weighed the benefits of your alternate crafting regimen, but one thing's for sure: the standard PF2 crafting rules are not simple to use. The 4-day lead time may make sense for high-value items (mostly magic items) but it's bullocks for minor items, like crafting arrows or...

In the box, you can see one six-sided die showing a "1", so I suspect the "P" replaces the highest value.

I remember having fun mapping (or describing dungeon maps) back in the 70s and 80s, but we eventually tired of the tedium. Now the DM will either roughly sketch what we can see, or set out actual dungeon or wilderness terrain (for encounters) or just roughly describe things and trust to blind...

It's especially noteworthy because it takes initiative away from DEX. In PF1 DEX became the master stat for many combat characters, since there were so many ways to get stuff based on DEX, in addition to all the things that were based on it right out of the gate. I still don't see the point in...

I don't mean to "dismiss" any game, be it DD5, PF1, DD3.5 or any other game system. I'm sure that whatever the game system, clever players and a clever DM can make it exciting, varied and fulfilling (as I've said before). However I do appreciate the varied results that the PF2 system of four...

I do this all the time. Have a monster spend an action (or two) to roar or gloat. Have an NPC adversary decide to push or trip a PC rather than hit her with a weapon. Have a critter get confused and move to a suboptimal position. Have a critter stop to feed rather than pursue attacks. I don't...

This latest KD podcast is quite interesting, for a number of reasons, and resonates with some recent discussions here on this board. They talk about Paizo's new critical hit and fumble decks, but keep coming back to this comment from Stephen Glicker from Roll for Combat. I've noticed this too...

You do know that "Ponyfinder" is already a thing, right?

I like the fact that in PF2 monsters are actually dangerous again. And it encourages players to think harder about clever tactics, as well as looking for non-combat solutions.

If this is for PF2, there is no arcane spell failure in armor any more. And although you need a 14+ in either INT, CHA or WIS, you can now take a spellcasting dedication feat as early as 2nd level and get a couple cantrips to toss around. Almost seems like a must-have for characters you want to...

Some of us are very keen on PF2. But the best place to chat about it is really over on the Paizo forums. This said, I don't think too many folks will be losing sleep over speculation about a hypothetical PF3. What I want to see with PF2 is more errata (like how many hands you need to use the...

Guys, ad hominem attacks are just sad, and reflect more on the author than on the target. BryonD, yes, of course there was a huge menu of character creation options in PF1, from traits, to feats to racial abilities. If you prefer that bewildering panoply of options, great. I like the way those...

There are three types of investigations: - Finding clues: today we think of CSI, fingerprints and DNA matching, but old-school clues could be anything from footprints in the flowerbed to an abstruse reference in a 300-year-old property deed lost in some city's house of records. You'll need to...

Oh, BryonD. Where's your holiday spirits? There is no such thing as objective answers to your question. And I'm not trying to say "which system is best". I'm very sure that many players of DD5, DD2, ODD and numerous other game systems are convinced that their game is "best". And as long as they...

My experience with three games of PF2 are globally positive. But I'm convinced that any gaming system will be a success as long as you have players who are engaged and a compelling storyline from the DM. So far, playing at 1st and 2nd level, PF2 has been working out great. The 3-action system...

PF2 is definitely NOT "backward compatible" except in the broadest possible terms. You still have Dwarves & Elves, Clerics & Rogues, stats & feats, but the way they are juggled together is totally different. A PF1 stat block doesn't give you anything useable in PF2. Contrary to Retreater's...

Even so-called "lead" miniatures aren't really cast in lead anymore. Alloys have evolved and will doubtless continue to evolve, just as producers turn to various different plastics. I'm old-fashioned and prefer metal miniatures. They have a greater feeling of permanence and "presence" in my...

Why would someone discuss rules and builds in PF2 elsewhere than on the lively and very active Paizo boards? There's not only a lot of volume of discussions, but a lot of very knowledgeable people on there. FWIW, the French edition of the PF2 CRB just came out. The French editor, Black Book...

While there may not yet be a lot of 3pp content for PF2, there is some. Go on over to DriveThruRPG.com and search for PF2. There's a bit of stuff on there, and bound to be more. I agree that PF2 isn't likely to be a strong competitor for DD5, but look at it another way. DD5 is growing the...

I find it unfortunate that some folks want to complain about the cost of game books, whether they are Paizo products or not. The authors deserve to be paid, and Paizo (or other publishing companies) deserve to be paid, and I for one find the Paizo books to be of universally high quality...