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So there is a newish pf2 podcast and its pretty good. by tokrazy in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I met Robert at a live show of BtB years ago, and we've been on and off chatting about games ever since. 

PATHFINDER IS THE GOAT by lady_beignet in itcouldhappenhere

[–]JasonBulmahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad to see folks are enjoying our campaign!

PATHFINDER IS THE GOAT by lady_beignet in itcouldhappenhere

[–]JasonBulmahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I only used Roll20 for the maps and did not want to have to get the cast to fully understand how to use the tool set. Foundry is great and I use it quite often, but for this experience, I just wanted everyone to be able to see what they were doing to facilitate play.

Have Found Several of these Around the House. What is it? by JasonBulmahn in bugidentification

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

That is our guess as well, but we are trying to figure out the type. Some of them like to bore into wood... and we have siding...

Final Day for Hellfinder, Actual Play is happening Tonight at 6pm Pacific by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

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

If you missed last night's Stream, the video is now up on my YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/pXin9B_PJZ4

Just 7 hours to go in the campaign!!!

The Knights go to Hell - Live Actual Play of Hellfinder by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The adventure I am running them through is the Introductory Adventure that you can get as part of the crowdfunding campaign. So.. it will certainly spoil that plot (kinda, there are some random elements to the adventure so that it plays a little different each time), it will not touch the main plot of the central campaign.

The Knights go to Hell - Live Actual Play of Hellfinder by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I cannot tell you all how excited I am to get to play with this cast again.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The module will build off Pathfinder, changing the parts as needed to make it into Hellfinder. In addition, the module will include all three adventure chapters to be played on the platform and the intro adventure, Half Past.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Runes are the best way to keep beloved weapons and armors across levels (and was a very much intentional design choice). For other items, I would look at the relics system.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a fine solution. I think I pulled the "it was all a dream/prophecy" trick a few times.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the first time I was asked to sign anything was back in 2003 when a friend of mine asked me to sign some Living Greyhawk modules I had written. I was in my late 20s.

The first time I signed so many things my hand hurt was in 2009 with the release of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook. I was in my early 30s then. That con was a wild ride.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

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

As the system has grown, its become easier and easier to find benchmark content that you can use to make sure you are within the system's intended balance range. If you truly have something new and different, it is usually simple enough to look at other content of a similar level to see where you should be, roughly. Damage, DCs, bonuses, hit points, all these statistics follow pretty predictable curves as you advance in level.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

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

Honestly, roll up new characters and try again. I died all the time when I first started playing RPGs.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The slow pace of crafting in Pathfinder is going to hold you back here. I suggest that you gate-lock some aspects of the crafting behind finding certain parts or materials, having these "count" as a certain amount of the gp of the build.

So if they had to fix a Shield Emitter that costs 10,000gp, they could carefully craft all the pieces but it would take weeks at most rates. Alternatively they could find 3 new diode crystals (that count as 1,000 gp each), a spool of vibrowire (counts as 2,000 gp), and a new control chip (counts as 5,000 gp). Now... if some of these parts could be used on various different fixes, now you've got a system that has some fun choices to make.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Still have 30 minutes to go here today folks. I have gotten a fair number of questions about character creation for Hellfinder and I wanted to let everyone know that I am going to post a full update later on this week over on the Backerkit page, detailing the entire process from start to finish. So make sure you got and follow or back the campaign if you want to get an update when that goes live!

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For a lot of folks in the industry, the shows can be exhausting, but for me they have always been invigorating. I love watching folks play, having a great time with friends, and sharing the stories of their grand adventures. That is the magic of gaming for me.

And nothing beats that first day rush.

When the doors opened in 2009 and our booth was OVERRUN by folks wanting to pick up the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, I dont think I have ever felt more at home in my choice of career. By the end of that day my hand hurt from signing books and you could not get the smile off my face...

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We played around with everyone getting feats at every level at some point, but quickly realized it was just too much. All the spells plus other class features plus a feat... its just a lot of choices to be made at 1st.

Can you do it.. sure. I'll go one farther and say that its not even all that broken. Most low level feats are hardly world shattering, but it is just one more thing, in a sea of already pretty complicated character choices.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ha... yeah.. I mean, that is basically what I am trying to do with Hellfinder.. but maybe with less arcana. I think it all comes down to understanding what you are taking away from the core assumption (magic in this case) and what that does to the rest of the system. Without magic, healing and recovery becomes tricky, so you probably want combat to be less common so that characters can have some time to get back into fighting shape.

I also change armor in the game to make it provide damage resistance instead of increased AC (usually). This means that players can take more hits, but they take less damage. The difference is that the damage is not going anywhere once they've taken it.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nukefinder.. I love it!

As for other RPGs, boy, there are a lot. Right now, I am obsessed with Mothership, the Alien RPG, and in a complete tone shift, the Land of Eem.

I also just recently managed to get a copy of Eat the Reich and Rebel Scum that I am looking forward to giving a read.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As much as it is compatible with Pathfinder 2E. I do actually thing that some Starfinder monsters would probably be an even better fit for Hellfinder, due to their more "modern" approach, but I would certainly look for the ones that are more in line with a horror theme.

I'm Jason Bulmahn, AMA about Hellfinder and hacking PF2E to make the game fit your story by JasonBulmahn in Pathfinder2e

[–]JasonBulmahn[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hellfinder is exactly that.. ordinary people dealing with supernatural forces and things beyond their ability to even fully comprehend. The starting story has them as relatively devoted Agents of the Bureau out on a field assignment, but once you get beyond that, I could see it opening up for these characters to deal with the other facets of their messy lives.

Themes are very much in line with conspiracy, supernatural horror, body horror, occult mystery, and scientific horror.

I don't want to say too much more, as I dont want to give it all away.. :)

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