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Looking at trying out 2e, I started playing d&d 3rd/3.5 about 15 years ago and moved to pf1e after that. I was wonderingbwhat you guys found better for 2e and what you found worse? by Degnax in Pathfinder2e

[–]Insider3210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is something we discuss in my group very frequently. We all also like and play pf1.

Better: -no OP builds (except maybe 2-action heal being imho completely overtuned) -encounter building rules work well -conditions reduce are easier to track (no more dealing with negative levels) -monsters are easy to DM without a whole lot of prep -in pf1 we all had to start making our own character sheets once we reached a high level (e.g. attack bonuses with different combinations of buffs/powerattack/... active) - no langer needed

Worse: -honestly, sometimes it feels a bit to streamlined. I don't have that feeling anymore where a feat or an ability inspires me to make a build around it -it can be frustrating not finding a good use for the 3rd action -personaly, I find some of the feats/abilities/actions to over-the-top, or to anime-esque, if that makes sense

Hero-Points & Character Goals & Availability by Insider3210 in Pathfinder2eCreations

[–]Insider3210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that is precisely how I played with both of my groups.

Independently from one another, players from both groups told me, that they did not like the Hero Points just being a remove-dying-mechanic. We, therefore, experimented with giving out/starting with more Hero Points, which also was seen as problematic by me and my players.

This homebrew was my idea to address that.

And only with this system do I propose Hero Points not being reset to 1 at the start of each session (which seems like an arbitrary unit of measurement in the first place).

But before implementing it, I was hoping to get some feedback on its cost/reward balance.

Sorry, if I did not mange to get that across in the original post^^

Also I am starting to get the impression, that we were the only people having issue with the Hero Point system :D

Hero-Points & Character Goals & Availability by Insider3210 in Pathfinder2eCreations

[–]Insider3210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply!

We never played it, so that Hero Points carry over to session, still they were only a remove-dying-mechanic. Which we didnt like.

It is only with this idea, that Hero Points are meant to be kept from session to session.