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I go back to the literary explanation of Speculative Fiction to properly describe Science Fiction. If the science/technology can be removed from the story altogether or replaced by magic then it is not SF. SF, in it's fundamental form is an examination of the human condition when affected by...

IMHO, I think GURPS 4th Edition Basic Set (two books) does a great job at presenting the rules in a easily digestible way, while also hitting the thematic marks in places that help spark the imagination. I may be alone in that as I am a hard Science Fiction gamer these days, but that's been my...

Harnmaster and Harn World might be what you are looking for.

My wife and I recently bought a house, so I finally have a room that is just floor to ceiling bookshelves. It isn't big enough for a gaming table, as it has to be a modular office as well. That being said, it's great to have a dedicated space for my books, even though I still have to share it!

I don't think it is designed to be complicated. I think it is designed to be deep in options. Can that lead to complexity and issues like the ones CapnZapp and I agree on? Yes, but to assume that Pathfinder 2E was designed in the same environment, design space, and end goal as Pathfinder 1E is...

Let's see, if I am remembering correctly, our Champion (me), Wizard, Cleric, Druid, and Rogue have all used it at some point in time in an encounter. The only one that I can't think of a specific instance of using it would be our Fighter.

I'm not ignoring the rest of your response. I can definitely see where you are coming from. Do I think they codified too much? Yes, most likely, at least regarding Recall Knowledge, but I think it is easily modified or ignored based on your preference. Should that be an excuse for designing...

That's fair. I don't want to invalidate your experience. The players who have used it in the group I am playing with haven't seen to much of an issue with burning the action to learn some important information, especially since they usually aren't moving all the time anyway. I certainly don't...

I completely agree with this. I get what you are saying here, but then we are talking about metagaming (at home) vs play. I think the cost if fair. If you want to throw something at the metaphorical wall and see what sticks then that it OK too. I see more as a way for a character to support...

Thank you for your service. :) I very much doubt most people are ashamed to be American when comparing our country to 2nd and 3rd world countries. Comparing to other 1st world countries, though, that is up for debate. A debate we won’t have here of course.

That’s inspiring! I hope when reprints come out that I can get the rest of the books. This is the way.

I guess I disagree in that I don’t think PF2 is even considerably more complicated. I would say it is a little bit more complicated. I know we are splitting hairs, but I think that 5E players that are heavily invested in the rules from a mechanical standpoint forget all the things there are to...

I don't see PF2 as being overly more complex than 5E, but it does have much greater depth.

I think you are taking some generous leaps in using “we” and saying that “we” were all content with 1E. 1E was creaking on the weight of an already refurbished chassis. There were plenty of people that were ready for something new, evidenced by so many old Pathfinder players switching to 5E and...

This is really neat, Jason, thanks for sharing. I'll be following this on YouTube with great interest!

Paizo is coming out with a dungeon oriented AP as well. Maybe that will scratch the itch?

Agreed. This is going to be awesome!

Sorry, I went to school for marketing even though I work in IT now. In this sense, I just mean, for all that Star Wars tends to be right behind D&D most of the time, it doesn't seem to be talked about much (except in RPG communities specific to it), have much shelf presence at FLGSs, or even...

Very exciting! I'll be telling my group about this playtest tonight.

In a nebulous way. Are you positing that Star Wars gaming is seeing some sort of backlash since Disney bought Lucasfilm or are you saying that I am just looking in the wrong places? I’m not necessarily looking for Star Wars RPG communities, I know about most of them. I’m just wondering why Star...