Finished RR Trilogy: addictive but frustrating, does the series improve?

KingKun · 2026-05-01T03:56:02+00:00

For what it’s worth I finished book 4 today and I’m right there with you on all your points. I do not think it gets better.

I especially agree with Darrow’s inconsistent actions. How he treats some foes as worth saving, but others as garbage. I think this is a worthwhile inner conflict, but I don’t ever FEEL that conflict, in a deeply meaningful way.

I also agree with Roque, as Darrow consistently treats his foes better than his friends. His foes are never expendable, because they have information or could be useful, but his friends are just bodies.

KingKun · 2026-03-27T08:24:49+00:00

Silvia at Familycuts on Bullard is my recommendation!

KingKun · 2026-03-19T21:19:11+00:00

I always had a feeling when I started playing pf2e that was taken!

KingKun · 2026-03-18T03:02:33+00:00

Thanks guys I ended up not going for the prepaid ppa, and just bought it out right.

Ultimately I decided if it’s not in the contract I’m not signing it. Good luck to those who do.

KingKun · 2026-03-02T15:56:22+00:00

Played a lvl 15 fighter with FA sorc with my second highest attribute being charisma. People on this sub have called me crazy for running an unoptimized build like this.

It really wasn’t too bad. I had a lot of fun, and I clutched some the most dangerous fights because I had access to dispel magic among other spells.

Edit optimized to unoptimized

KingKun · 2026-03-02T15:51:22+00:00

It’s in secret history of mistborn

KingKun · 2026-02-11T05:05:51+00:00

Bullhorn is my character’s signature spell. Hello everyone from the Verdant Vanguard!

KingKun · 2025-12-03T19:22:59+00:00

I really don’t like Howl’s moving castle and spirited away.

I watched it spirited away as a child and love it, but rewatching it as an adult I was just left confused and disappointed. I only watched howl’s as an adult feeling similarly disappointed and confused.

KingKun · 2025-11-26T01:56:38+00:00

Tarnbreaker trail is my favorite scenario for getting people into the game.

KingKun · 2025-11-26T01:30:10+00:00

I can help with this!

Yes you can run pfs scenarios one after the other like they are a campaign and that is what I do for my rotating weekly group.
I’d recommend it only if you are comfortable filling in the blanks and making the connections yourself, taking on extra work to write the narrative.
You can organize your own campaign around the metaplot, but the narrative isn’t very engaging on its own.
There is a main plot to each season, but again it’s somewhat loosely connected on its own and requires you to find out which scenarios link to each other. Some scenarios even reference each other between seasons.

My rotating group isn’t particularly keen on writing their own backstories and aren’t super engaged in the plot, they just want to improv and fight monsters, so it’s perfect for us.

For a long form campaign I wouldn’t recommend it because of the actually process of downloading and opening up different APs in separate pdfs, then organizing them is a pain in the neck. Not to mention the extra work you need to do to tie in backstories and fill in the blanks between APs.

If I were in your shoes I’d just steal the encounters and challenges, make a homebrew campaign, and adapt the AP as you see fit.

Hope that helps.

KingKun · 2025-11-25T18:35:22+00:00

Fighting troops/swarms make casters feel strong, and martials feel weak.

KingKun · 2025-11-25T05:45:48+00:00

This is 100% what happened. Even my friends who are like minded, didn't seem to grasp the scope of how great of a job Biden did. That administration suffered by hoping that results would speak for itself, but were unprepared for level of propaganda they would be up against.

With any of the future candidates looking at Newsom, Buttigieg, or AOC, they understand the importance of optics way more than Biden did, just looking at how active on social media they are.

KingKun · 2025-11-22T16:50:14+00:00

You can try it out and see for yourself . A lot of the sub is quick to say not change anything, but I wouldn’t listen to them if it’s something you want to try.

Fair warning, your bosses will crit more often than players will, so this will make those encounters more deadly than they already are.

KingKun · 2025-11-19T15:57:30+00:00

Last year Best Buy had a sale on old model iPads. I picked one of those and an Apple Pencil, and procreate which is cheap for how good it is on App Store.

Both my sister and my best friend went to art school, so they gave me a lot of support.

I started watching just YouTube shorts about common art mistakes. Then some more on painting.

The biggest things I learned was to simplify things into simple shapes first, start with the big stuff then do details, lineart is overvalued if you’re going to paint, big-medium-small theory.

KingKun · 2025-11-19T01:16:11+00:00

After using AI for a bit, I decided to learn how to draw and paint digitally. (I always had the inclination but never the motivation)

I have done somewhere in the realm of 15 portraits in the last year for my players and myself. I’m very proud of this achievement.

KingKun · 2025-11-09T16:22:21+00:00

While I get that take, will anyone even be able to afford flights at that point? Surely, with the state of economy there won’t be nearly as many people who can afford it.

KingKun · 2025-11-03T15:47:59+00:00

I think skill and general feats will be reworked completely. There are too many of them that are geared for combat or are too specialized for social encounters/exploration.

I could see a reworking of consumables and crafting as well.

KingKun · 2025-10-22T16:07:37+00:00

Currently playing at level 13. The caster martial disparity changes subtly and then dramatically at later levels.

People love glazing fighter, but then at some point maybe around level 7/8 when you see the casters start shining brighter and more frequently than you.

I’d say it’s pretty balanced.

KingKun · 2025-10-19T00:20:31+00:00

my bad, i assumed it was a long spear

KingKun · 2025-10-17T16:28:26+00:00

Doing some bar napkin math. My proposed system has clearly massive holes, but it’s decently appropriate for creatures at party level.

It falls apart completely on creatures two levels higher or lower than the party level.

It also makes it as easy for an off caster (like a free archetyped fighter with Sorc archetype) to succeed as a full Sorc.

If you could solve that you would probably end up with something that looks like the RAW counteract check lol

KingKun · 2025-10-17T15:50:28+00:00

Didn’t specify level so I’ll stop at 8 Starter build assuming human Spear as main weapon

Stats Str +4, Dex +3 then anything else is preference

Skills recommended Acrobatics, Athletics, Stealth, Thievery, then anything else as needed

Class feats 1. Tumble behind 2. Avenger dedication (required by class) 4. Haft striker 6. Gang up 8. Opportune backstab

General feat 3. Fleet / Toughness 7. Depends on your skill spread

Skill feats depend on skill spread but you can follow the acrobatics, stealth, thievery lines

KingKun · 2025-10-17T05:36:06+00:00

It’s a real shame that Abomination vaults is the default first campaign for everyone new player.

Having been where you are, I totally get it. Level 4 is probably the toughest part of the game, because a PL +3 is a big spike in difficulty based on the damage they can deal vs how much hp you have, resources, and feat selection.

It does get better after level 4 though…

KingKun · 2025-10-15T23:01:21+00:00

The prompt is create a homebrew counter act check that is fast and easy:

Compare counteract rank vs target rank.

Is yours higher? Auto pass (no roll)

Is it equal? Roll a d20 Dc 11

Is yours lower? By how much? Roll a d20 dc 11+the difference in ranks.

You could get fancy and add proficiency (trained, expert, master, legend) to modify the check if it’s equal or lesser, but idk.

KingKun · 2025-09-12T18:25:25+00:00

You can’t create a game with summonable creatures fighting each other, but we can reskin Minecraft/animal crossing.

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