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    Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again.

    Id have remedied this with the 4E bloodied mechanic instead. Save or Suck only work to devastating effect on a bloodied target (NPC or PC). Giving fights a sort of two stage approach. Though I get what Paizo went for here and I prefer it over 5E legendary actions and lairs.
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    Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again.

    Im of two minds. I do agree, I like the co-operative aspect and tactical set up. On the other hand, I do not appreciate having my crit chances be reduced and the enemy increased to make it seem more challenging. Scoring a massive hit and landing a whammy spell are a lot of fun for me...
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    D&D General 6E But A + Thread

    Thinking back on rolling stats in 6E. I think for me to actually buck the trend of array and/or point buy id need some substantial system changes. A few I can think of; Remove initiative and AC increases from Dex Remove bonuses to hit and damage from stats and place them into class and/or level...
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    D&D General 6E But A + Thread

    I think that needs to be on a dial, and shouldnt be a default. While APs get all the rage these days, AL and PFS make plenty of back in the day single module length adventures. For some reason folks dont ever talk about them though. I assume folks think you have to play AL or PFS to use them...
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    D&D General The Great Railroad Thread

    Since we got a similar line of discussion over in 6E+ thread, I think nailing the right formula for the zero to hero is the trick. 5E, for instance, has pretty low key and vulnerable levels 1 and 2. This is so folks can have that surviving by the skin of their teeth and becoming a capable hero...
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    D&D General The Great Railroad Thread

    Gotcha. Yeap, what they really meant is if you are lucky and survive to a level high enough, your character can be like Conan. You have to earn it though; blah. Im definitely over the skill play survival sim D&D. Or I should say that is a one shot night type stuff for me. If im gonna play a...
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    Pathfinder 2E I played my first PF2e game this week. Here's why I'm less inclined to play again.

    Really depends on what you want the feel to be? I found boss solos to be disappointing because the tight level math. Saves for example, for a solo boss are gonna be so high you have a 10-20% chance of a spell landing. So, instead of going with really cool spells, you go with cantrips that might...
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    D&D General 6E But A + Thread

    I mean, with all the fail safe rolling methods you might as well be using an array at that point. Rolling in my groups stopped being a thing 25 years ago. I usually only see it in OSR games. Though, I can tell some folks like to harken back, even with their failsafe fake out methods.
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    Are you ready for some Football (Americano)!

    Oh I’m from skol country but know better than to have expectations. Vikes noticeably absent from my team this year.
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    D&D General The Great Railroad Thread

    If you don’t mind me asking what does “heroic fantasy” mean to you? Honest question as @EzekielRaiden spent considerable description I could follow along. I’m curious for more details.
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    D&D General 6E But A + Thread

    No, no, no you two! You are supposed to take crappy rolled PCs snd name them “Trap Fodder” and march them face first into every buzzsaw. Do that until you roll one you want to play and only then have you “earned it”! /sarcasm If systems are designed in a way random char gen isn’t so impactful I...
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    Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 2

    I was asked once if the cgi was wrong because Expanse ships often “flew backwards” I had to explain breaking burns to them.
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    Are you ready for some Football (Americano)!

    My salary cap ended up being a bit of a disaster. Jalen hurts Jonathan Taylor Austin ekler Jackoury Crosby merit (lol) RJ ZHravey Hi dibbins Ray Davis Malik Nabers Garrett wilson Khalil shakur Josh downs Chris Godwin Jake Ferguson Matt Gay I was shut out if tier 1 RB and WR. Folks were...
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    Are you ready for some Football (Americano)!

    TE is deep this year outside of tier 1 so if I’m not in on the position (which is like 9/10 seasons) I usually go for guy on team that throws and has 33% chance to score a TD. This Ertz. Also people went crazy drafting two of them…. Downs has some of the best WR stats in the league. It’s true...
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    Pathfinder 1E Best APs to Buy: Curated list.

    Iron gods is more sword and sorcery with a few robots from a crashed ufo.
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    Paizo Ends Pathfinder Adventure Path Softcovers, Switching to Quarterly Model

    Like most things in life, you get what you pay for.
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    Are you ready for some Football (Americano)!

    We got Wentz to fall back on…
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    Pathfinder 1E Best APs to Buy: Curated list.

    Don’t sleep on iron gods
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    Things the Report button is NOT for

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    Are you ready for some Football (Americano)!

    I wouldn’t want to face your team!
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