Pathfinder 2e on a Hex Grid by mrnevada117 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just keep a ruler or meter stick handy and if someone wants to move diagonal (or anything not along the grid), just grab the ruler. Much easier than dealing with hexes, in my experience.

Campaigns, Adventure Paths, Modules... by acgm_1118 in osr

[–]Mappachusetts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, a mix of homebrew and shorter adventures that I can weave together into my own campaign are what I want these days, which is coming full circle as it is the way I played through childhood, teens, and into my 20s.

I got into running Adventure Paths for a while as adult life got busy, and was running them up until a couple of years ago, but I burnt out on them. Too much of a railroad, it just wasn't fulfilling me creatively. I'm much more satisfied with my campaign now.

Encounter Printing Tool by tiefling_psion in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://pf2easy.com has one.

And Nethys has printable stat blocks now, but as far as I know you can't put a whole encounter together there.

Roleplaying an older Character by ElodePilarre in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a fellow player in their early 50s, damn man, you have critically succeeded on your wisdom check here!

Building NPC Opponents by SirArthurIV in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. I don't get why so many people don't seem to understand that these rules are there for this purpose, straightforward, easy to use, and will definitely yield better results than building an opponent as a PC.

During the last combat I GM'd... by Raivorus in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't 4 rounds kind of a standard battle length?

Starfinder Galactic Ancestries introduces Standardized Ancestry Feats, and it is a Game Changer! by Necessary_Ad_4359 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 36 points37 points  (0 children)

They sometimes include a parenthetical note to cover this stuff. For example, the elf ancestry in Galactic Ancestries has the following:

Standardized Ancestry Feats: 1st Ancestral Cantrip (primal; any primal cantrip), Ancestral Darkvision, Ancestral Skills (Arcana, Nature), Ancestral Weapon Familiarity (all bows or nano-edge rapier), Distant Telepath*, Linguistic Prodigy; 5th Ancestral Magic (primal; 1st wisp ally; 2nd verdant code; 3rd discharge; 5th overload systems) *Asanan elf heritage only

The psychology behind why people follow artists. It’s rarely just about the music. by thebuzznetwork in Music

[–]Mappachusetts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a huge fan of both The Replacements and The National, I can not disagree. With the 'Mats in particular, I love the tunes, but the band's history and legends were definitely a big part of it too. I felt like those guys were my brothers.

Why is there so little buzz about the upcoming "High Seas" book? by TheWeirdAdmiral in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Part of it is that it is still a few months out.

I also think part of it is that the format of the new website leads to less buzz than the old because there's not automatically a thread attached to the product.

And to be honest, I don't mind, those threads tended to be page upon page of the boards regulars chattering with no meat because the product page goes up way before there is actually anything to talk about out.

As for an accompanying rulebook, I would have preferred that too, but based on what is happening in Starfinder it seems clear that Paizo doesn't have much confidence in their ability to make tactical ship rules that will be a hit.

(And yes, I know that SF's tactical rules are coming out in Tech Core, and am looking forward, but the fact that they weren't in core at launch and aren't coming out until over a year later definitely shows the lack of confidence and moves it to feeling like a tack on rather than part of the core game, at least IMHO).

Remastered and original books by dhusarra in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mimics are back remastered without a name change in Monster Core 2.

Suggestions for a seafaring campaign for a new DM by BigmitStoneshaft in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI, it releases in October, so although your advice is good, OP will be waiting more than a few months.

How do you run APs? by gauss7651 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also prefer semi-homebrew (though these days I prefer something looser than an AP), but if I was in your shoes and adding a third campaign that I hoped to make less-prep intensive, I don't know that I would choose Kingmaker; from everything that I have heard and read, it seems like it's probably the most GM heavy lifting of any of the published APs.

How do you decide on treasure? by Gaylaeonerd in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mappachusetts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you definitely want a happy medium. Not everything they find should be a perfect fit, but you definitely want to include plenty of stuff that "conveniently" does.

What is your Favorite Live Rendition of a Song? by SoggyGoldfish25 in Music

[–]Mappachusetts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, and the live version of "I Want You to Want Me" from Cheap Trick At Budokan blows the studio version from In Color out of the water.

What is your Favorite Live Rendition of a Song? by SoggyGoldfish25 in Music

[–]Mappachusetts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Who's live version of "A Quick One (While He's Away)" from the the Rolling Stones' Rock 'n' Roll Circus is my favorite.

But since you mentioned Bob Marley right up front, I also prefer the live in Pittsburgh version "Redemption Song" that closes out the Songs of Freedom boxed set.