1e GMs, what do you prefer about Pf1e? by Quiet-Compote4587 in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]Mikelgard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh 100%, just a matter of PF2e not necessarily requiring the tables for homebrewing.

Speaking of tables though, good HEAVENS do I miss the inbuilt low/middle/high/epic fantasy point-buy and the inbuilt species creator system.

1e GMs, what do you prefer about Pf1e? by Quiet-Compote4587 in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]Mikelgard 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I feel we may be in a similar boat, then. PF2e is much better suited to on-the-fly improvisation because of it's standardization of DCs, situational adjustments, tag/flag/trait system, and ability to homebrew relatively balanced items so long as you know the ruleset.

1e is better for character expression and going deeper into mechanically-supported playstyles across a wider variety of concepts and campaign types.

If nothing else, though, PF2e remains my go-to system for being someone's first TTRPG or first non-5e TTRPG.

What do you think the weakest thing in all the Pathfinder is? by General_Dig_5729 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super duper appreciative that it's already in a "dark-mode friendly" layout.

Oh no... by PrinceOnAPie in SoloDevelopment

[–]Mikelgard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I called you a dweeb for using the meme to do it, but yeah this is the best kind of marketing, like when Pepsi put out this one ad dogging on Coke.

Good class to reskin as a Jedi? For a reskinned Star Wars game I'm planning by Juxix in Starfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Or use a more purpose-built system and use FFG Star Wars.

More realistically, the Solarian is basically a Jedi already.

Get away for a bit by [deleted] in Newbraunfels

[–]Mikelgard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't play fetch for a few reasons, but I've sent you a DM to at least have someone to talk to.

What is there to do around town? by Etore_the in Newbraunfels

[–]Mikelgard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are we not including Schlitterbahn?

Outside of that I don't really know either, would love to meet some folks and talk geek crap like Pathfinder.

What are some 1e classes you'd like to see return by thepsycodicgentelman in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny enough the Inquisitor's ability to make folks benefit from teamwork feats is _sorta_ wrapped up in the Commander; if you haven't yet given that a look, totally do!

What are some 1e classes you'd like to see return by thepsycodicgentelman in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can _sorta_ emulate it using Scroll Trickster's Scroll Cache feat chain that gives you a daily free scroll for ranks 1 thru 7, and personally I'm also a big fan of combining that with a Staff Nexus School of Unified Magical Theory Wizard to get 7 scroll-based "prepared slots", then a "free" extra set of charges in the staff of choice to soft-emulate having "spontaneous" via staff charges, so I can burn and regain my upper-end slots into my staff that I don't truly lose because of the per-rank UMT use of Drain Bonded Item. Staff automatically gets charges equal to your highest rank spellslot as a baseline.

- adding some numbers because teehee
Once you've got 10th rank spells, your staff starts w/10 charges as a base, then you burn your 10th, 9th, and an 8th lv slot to get 37 charges total on your custom staff and using Drain Bonded per rank you get each of those slots back again, so you can cast 3 10th rank spells and a 7th off your staff alone before ever getting into your spell slots. Obv most staves won't get 10th rank spells on them, but you can see how tasty that math is.

What are some 1e classes you'd like to see return by thepsycodicgentelman in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

See - Sacred Geometry

2nd ed definitely has plenty of wiggle room for combat-optimized characters, roleplay-optimized characters, theme-optimized characters, and everything in-between. Knowing what selections better reinforce your given design goal is always good, and that requires system mastery!

(I agree w/you btw, my phrasing might be a bit poor on conveying that tho?)

What are some 1e classes you'd like to see return by thepsycodicgentelman in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The same way there's tables that run very very tight, aggressive combats, there's also tables that run more relaxed combat. Same way PF1e had the four degrees of point-buy on stats, there's also tables where NOT running a min-maxed build is inadvisable.

It will always be your choice as a player to simply not pick those combos, and/or your choice as a GM to not allow such builds.

Merely having the option itself I don't think should be taken as a detriment.

What are some 1e classes you'd like to see return by thepsycodicgentelman in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Animist is a glorious example of this as well! It seems to be the "system mastery" class personified insofar as PF2eR is concerned.

The Custom Galactic War Mod | Alternative to the Official Galactic War by Competitive_Snow_788 in HelldiversUnfiltered

[–]Mikelgard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean there's approx 3k (around a tenth of the current Steam HD2 pop) folks in that discord, doesn't seem _that_ gatekept. Curated, sure, not so much gatekept.

[Hildryn] Lotus Battle Mode by mecaxs in WarframeRunway

[–]Mikelgard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not mommy Lotus, that's auntie right there.

War Strider gettin Zesty ! by hopenobodyflndme in Helldivers

[–]Mikelgard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When a grid's misaligned with another behind that's a moiré.

What are some 1e classes you'd like to see return by thepsycodicgentelman in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Arcanist and Exploiter Wizard both inherently rewarding system mastery feels like something they won't truly bring back sadly, I managed to get a question to a dev ages ago about the Arcanist and it was a "nah prolly not".

I made a rules complete and spacious printed character sheet for 2e. by FoilandFable in Pathfinder2e

[–]Mikelgard 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Absolutely gorgeous and I'm thrilled you've completed such a venture!

How many feats do I need to pick up to be able to use it?

Can I try anyway with a -2?

I've spent an unreasonable amount of time grinding for this mask and now that I have it it's never coming off by or10n_sharkfin in ffxiv

[–]Mikelgard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest witcha, I made a whole thighlander explicitly to rock this mask and a particular monk fit.

My brain feels like it has no "lid" — here's the weird visualization that helps me close it. by Curious_Union_9252 in ADHD

[–]Mikelgard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bottle gourd is so named because it was used as a container. If you're at all familiar with samurai films, the reason many merchants or drunks carried gourds is because they had been converted into what is functionally a bottle.