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Which is the better fantasy rpg and why: D&D 5e or Pathfinder 2e?
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<blockquote data-quote="Coroc" data-source="post: 7871507" data-attributes="member: 6895991"><p>Ok that pretty much comes down on which edition of D&D or D&D clones do you like best.</p><p>Without knowing PF 2e to much I definitely say 5e.</p><p>Although it has some system flaws (especially fluff wise so that is easily houseruled by an experienced DM)</p><p>it is the simple straightforward to play with PEN & PAPER.</p><p>And that is what I use it for. Other editions have their strong and weak points, many of them are big fun in CRPG applications, but all of the other editions have one thing in common: To play them pen & paper is vs 5e pen & paper is night and day. No silly adding up and down of + and - and noting spell durations, thinking about class balance etc. etc. </p><p>Instead it is just advantage disadvantage the rough and dirty melee combat thanks to BA and some other mechanical scaling.</p><p>Since PF is basically a 3E clone, an edition which is amongst the most notorious in plus and minus and feat bloat and Splat and Dip and Powergame and what you have, it is maybe suited for a good CRPG but I prefer 5e simplicity for a nice evening with my buddies playing old style pen and paper any time.</p><p>Conversion of older stuff is probably easy wit h3e material to PF2 but it is as easy for every edition since basic to 5e with few exemptions, with most of these you would have the same trouble if converting to PF2.</p><p></p><p>So 5e it is!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coroc, post: 7871507, member: 6895991"] Ok that pretty much comes down on which edition of D&D or D&D clones do you like best. Without knowing PF 2e to much I definitely say 5e. Although it has some system flaws (especially fluff wise so that is easily houseruled by an experienced DM) it is the simple straightforward to play with PEN & PAPER. And that is what I use it for. Other editions have their strong and weak points, many of them are big fun in CRPG applications, but all of the other editions have one thing in common: To play them pen & paper is vs 5e pen & paper is night and day. No silly adding up and down of + and - and noting spell durations, thinking about class balance etc. etc. Instead it is just advantage disadvantage the rough and dirty melee combat thanks to BA and some other mechanical scaling. Since PF is basically a 3E clone, an edition which is amongst the most notorious in plus and minus and feat bloat and Splat and Dip and Powergame and what you have, it is maybe suited for a good CRPG but I prefer 5e simplicity for a nice evening with my buddies playing old style pen and paper any time. Conversion of older stuff is probably easy wit h3e material to PF2 but it is as easy for every edition since basic to 5e with few exemptions, with most of these you would have the same trouble if converting to PF2. So 5e it is! [/QUOTE]
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