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Mythic rules in PF1 were notoriously broken. There is a 3pp product that partially fixes them, but it's unproductive to hold a grudge against a games company because you disliked one of their books. If there's one thing you can say about PF2, it's that Paizo is taking extreme care not to have...

The thing with battle medicine was a much-needed clarification. Some folks wanted to roll with no-hands, no-tools non-magical healing with a single action, but now we know you need worn tools and one free hand. A very reasonable call.

FWIW there has been a further clarification to the recent errata, settling any lingering ambiguity about battle medicine, other uses of tool sets, the definition of attacks and attack rolls, and a couple other things...

From what I have been able to gather, most of the second errata is included in the second printing. There have been some reports of differences between the two, but I'm sure that's attributable to the rush they had to put on the errata for the Humble Bundle release. So the short answer is: the...

It'll take a while for the Paizo forums to digest the errata. Already, people are grousing about the ambiguity of 1 or 2 hands for Battle Medicine. And then there are the many outstanding issues that were not dealt with in the errata. Personally, I'm not worried, though. A quick DM call and my...

Well, I'm a player in Age of Ashes, so have purposefully avoided reading the modules, so can't really comment on specifics. But IMHO you should always modify APs to suit your needs and your players. Why? 1) APs almost invariably have a very strong element of railroading. You expect to go from...

How can anyone call a game box with all that stuff in it overpriced at $40? This isn't 1974 anymore, folks! I'm surprised, though, that from a marketing standpoint, the beginner box wasn't released far sooner in the PF2 stream. But then again, what do any of us know about marketing? I just...

We use this retro character sheet: We like the PF1 style of it.

Thought I'd share the link here: Looks like a great product for new players!

Great stuff! It's these sorts of considerations that can help any RPG escape the murderhobo grind of constant combat and looting. These are some of the places where canny players can avoid combat that risks wearing down their characters unnecessarily, and avoid having to spend 10-60 minutes...

Nevin, I see where you're coming from, but IMHO that's all on the DM and the players. A DM who has a compelling storyline in his pocket, with clues, NPCs to interact with, and clever objectives that go beyond killing critters & taking their stuff will do fine. A DM who struggles with the rules...

Exactly. This marks a paradigm shift from DD3.5 and PF1, where adversaries at L+3 or L+4 were common and not really that big of a deal. In PF2, adversaries at L= party are genuinely dangerous, and all it takes is a spot of bad luck to make them deadly foes. Like in our recent AoA game, where we...

Which is exactly what I was saying earlier. Although the total number of feats is quite large, you're only ever choosing from a far smaller palette of feats that you have access to because of your level, the category of feat, and the prerequisites necessary. I really like the customizable aspect...

Yeah, that sounds about right. I've just started playing a rogue with a high INT and he has all but 3-4 skills (not counting lores) as trained right at 1st level. But of those 15 or so choices, I find you can narrow it down very quickly. If I've decided I want to focus on stealth and thievery...

While this is true, you're never choosing amongst the full list of 170, since they are all tied to level, and most often to your level of expertise. Usually you have a choice between 1-4 feats for each skill you're trained in (or whatever level of expertise you've reached). Personally, I like...

I'm sure he was simply refering to "original" D&D, I think now we just abbreviate it as "OD&D". I started in 1974 too. IIRC, we generally leaned a lot on our cleric, or, failing that, on an NPC cleric who could cast all his spells each day to bring us back from near death. Although whatever...

So the fundamental problem for you seems to be the commingling of two concepts: meat/body/blood points on one hand, and fatigue/morale/gumption points on the other. I hear you, and have been there. The argument goes: "if an arrow hits its target, there should be blood, not fatigue or morale...

IRL, that is demonstrably untrue, wounds from warfare were very often fatal or debilitating hours, days or weeks after a battle. But we play fantasy games, and don't enjoy seeing our characters suffer from crippling wounds, amputation, gangrene, peritonitis and so on. Our games have very little...

Aw, such wizard hate. Our campaign, that has just reached 4th level, has one character playing a wizard. The player is really enjoying it, and making great use of both cantrips and a few key low-level spells, like illusory disguise and invisibility. OK, sure, it may be a "niche" sort of...

Those are mighty extensive house rules there. IMHO, such extensive rewriting of the PF2 baseline is unnecessary. The Rules as Written are mostly acceptable as is, and at least for my group (that has just passed 3rd level) there is no feeling of a lack or a problem with the standard PF2 rules for...