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You're right. I guess I should have narrowed it down to the non-feat uses of Skills. I think the Skill feats are... sometimes very neat, and sometimes way too granular. Like, a separate skill feat for creeping slowly in snow, another for rubble, and a third for shrubbery. But that's PF2 in a...

If they are captured or enslaved, then that's an interesting plot. Let's see what happens! If they are dead, then crud. These things happen from time to time. If they end up dead a lot, it's time to have an OOC talk. There's clearly a mismatch in what everyone feels is fun.

I agree completely. PF2 is very similar to 4E, though I like the simple encounter refresh system more than the focus system of PF2. Like, I understand they tried to balance resource management with encounter powers when it comes to focus points, but the result is... wonky. On the flip side, PF2...

There's always the issue of players not caring. And by that, I mean players who accept that plot will continue to happen regardless of what happens, and they don't mind it when bad things happen. It's just more plot. The dungeon reinforces with more enemies? Okay, that's more plot to devour. The...

I still stand by my answer from one year ago. Divorce Stunning Strike from Ki. Make it usable 1+Proficiency per short rest. :P

Despite being a half-joke, I put real thought into it! It's the kind of thing that might fit into an Acquisitions Incorporated style game.

100%, his ruling about See Invisibility is quite silly. I actually go the opposite direction. You can see them so clearly you might not even know they are invisible to other people unless something clues you off. I mean, if you're casting the spell you are obviously suspecting it, but I have had...

I honestly have tremendous respect for Crawford and what he's managed to accomplish, both mechanically and with representation. The amount of spreadsheet crunching he's done is pretty intense, and not something many game designers (who are also networked well enough to get assigned to bigger...

Yes.

I love how that description includes "book" which is composed of potentially several hundred objects. But yes, rulings over rules either way.

A corpse is an object. An unconscious creature is a creature. So sayeth the 20% dubious Crawford.

Control Undead, a much higher level spell. A friendly Death Tyrant, possibly controlled by the spell above. Basically, there are options. But they are rarer and less likely to be commonplace even in a society where an abundance of Animate Dead casting people might exist. But a Tippyverse...

Ring of No Friction Whatsoever? The world is your Slip'N'Slide!

I think the standard is "Will it try to murder as many people as possible if given the chance?" It's not a checkbox we often have to worry about. But the checkbox is a "Yes." in this case!

Destroying them isn't hard, but once you lose control you can't regain it. Another necromancer can't either (without different spells). You can definitely set up a society with safety nets, but human error happens all the time. All it takes is for Laura to call out sick or get into a carriage...

This is purely a thought experiment. There is probably no DM that would do this in a real game. But... If you can only benefit from one Long Rest in a 24 period of time, and Animate Dead must be cast before your 24 hour period of control ends, you can only maintain control over (slightly less...

You have to go back even further! To ancient texts that talk of druids using shields rimmed with metal and transforming into animals partially made of iron. Nothing more recent than several hundred years ago will suffice! Keith Baker and his metal wildshape not withstanding.

I'm curious where newer characters like Sindri Suncatcher fit into the "Classic" scheme. Those YA novels exist somewhere before the Chaos storyline and after the War of the Lance storyline.

Arti, and then a cuss word.

Looks delicious. Needs more rocks.