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Message: <blockquote data-quote="meltdownpass" data-source="post: 8216321" data-attributes="member: 7029921">Are you running as a DM or PC?DM-wise:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Be prepared that PF2E is significantly more deadly to PCs than almost any edition of D&D<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">That being said, it's hard for characters to actively die if you have foes pull punches. The dying-condition is fairly forgiving.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Beware of TPKs once players start dropping. It's very easy once you drop one player to snowball into TPK.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Expect and encourage characters to rest and heal to full between every encounter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a moderate encounter, the opponents your PCs will regularly fight will be equal-to or better-than your PCs<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Because crits occur anytime you beat a value by +10, enemies will crit often on your PCs. </li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Read ahead in the AP. Make an effort to foreshadow things that players might encounter.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Let your players outsmart the opponents where applicable</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don't be afraid to change up the monsters to help define enemy class identity more strongly.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pathfinder 2 enemies don't have anything like D&D 4th Edition's Defender/Striker/Support/Control archetypes -- This is actually to its detriment since enemies can feel same-y.</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul>PC-wise:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sometimes the AP might give you a sense of urgency to push forward; always play conservatively</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most of the time you can't optimize UP; instead optimize OUT to gain new capabilities<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you're like me and your first instinct is to run a simple Single-Class 1-20 character when you're learning a new system, realize this puts you at a big disadvantage</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Review the Archetypes in detail, because they can add major new capabilities to your character that often outweigh single Class feats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ex. The Medic Dedication lets your Stride and perform Battle Medicine for one action. As a support character that's a huge benefit.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Using your actions efficiently is the key to staying alive<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Avoid the impulse to take suboptimal roleplay actions in combat, you might accidentally get yourself or a friend killed. Arguably this is more realistic roleplaying! </li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You will want at least one player with Battle Medicine, and one player with access to Healing magic</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For spellcasters there is a ton of trap options, especially at low levels. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Be careful taking any single-target damage dealing spell</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Be careful taking any single-target status-inflicting spell</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Haste</li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote>

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