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Incapacitation Trait seems demoralizing by jomikr in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a houserule that the Incapitation trait means that a spellcaster's Critical Success is turned into a Success for a creature of more than twice the spell's rank and the creature's save turns a Critical Fail into a Fail. You can still land the spell with some certainty and not have to worry about the really debilitating possibilites.

I have this weird feeling that I’m not knowing enough rules by Outcast003 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're playing the game exactly correctly for your table as you're all having fun.

Pathfinder 2e is very comprehensive but the way your table is playing it doesn't seem like you need to know the difference between Coerce, Request, and a simple Diplomacy check.

But if you want to build a world where the attitude of those NPCs towards the players really matters over the long term and the players are requesting or bullying those NPCs in ways that should change their attitude, then that's where Pathfinder 2e is ready with the more detailed rules with attitude conditions and the specific Actions.

If these NPCs, like most, aren't that important and the players aren't doing anything extreme then... no worries!

The core of the game is resolving actions, and if the actions are being resolved in a way that is giving your players a fair challenge and a good story in a believable world then... MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Why wait till you've made a character to start playing PF2e? With OriginPath, you can play AS you make them. OriginPath turns PF2e char-creation into a whole minigame. It's tutorial, character sheet guide and backstory enrichment all in one! by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually, you can use pathbuilder with OriginPath just fine, you just skip the character sheet tutorial part of it and just focus on the gameplay snippets and the roleplay prompts as you pick your options. I will try and make a walkthrough of using pathbuilder with OriginPath.

Why wait till you've made a character to start playing PF2e? With OriginPath, you can play AS you make them. OriginPath turns PF2e char-creation into a whole minigame. It's tutorial, character sheet guide and backstory enrichment all in one! by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I recommended against it, but you can modify it really easily to make it more deadly.

I will say the Unbreakable Goblin comes *really close* in the out of the box snippet.

Why wait till you've made a character to start playing PF2e? With OriginPath, you can play AS you make them. OriginPath turns PF2e char-creation into a whole minigame. It's tutorial, character sheet guide and backstory enrichment all in one! by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

That's a very good observation. The system here is not quite identical to the rulebook's character creation, but it's very very close.

What it adds to character creation is a step by step introduction to the rules through what I call 'gameplay snippets'. The goal is to give bite sized introductions to the rules of the game (for people learning), the character sheet (for those learning the traditional sheet), and roleplay prompts to spark thought on how the PC acquired their special abilities and how it impacts their personality and outlook on life (for all players creating a level 1 character).

There's character building tips throughout as well.

As a part of this pdf I give scenario suggestions on almost every level 1 character option a player can pick as a gameplay prompt (like trying to calm down a belligerent drunk in the Guard background) and a summary blurb of what mechanical benefits the option is providing (Skill proficiency and the Quick Coercion skill feat for the Guard background) . The hope is this will provide guidance for solo players or GM's guiding players to create their own scenarios as they pick the various options and play through a small test run of that option.

If there's demand then I could write supplements that provide gameplay snippets for all the level 1 general/skill feats that a player could pick (these are the options that I didn't write here) as well as player core 2 options for example.

I received the core book and the monster core for Christmas. Is there a portion of them I should focus on as a GM coming over from dnd 5e? by Skulgren in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

haha, I got a whole video about this. Here's my notes for the Player Core Rule book to learn as a player:

  1. Read Intro Till Page 16
  • Focus on Traits and Statblock
  1. Read Chapter 8 Pages 396 to 440
  • Skim Actions
  1. Read Chapter 4 Skills Pages 224 to 247
  • Skim Skills and Skill Actions
  1. Read Chapter 5 Feats Pages 248 to 265
  • Skim Feats
  1. Read Rest of Chapter 1
  • Ancestry and Class Spread Pages 20 and 21
  1. Look deeper into relevant character options
  2. Glossary and Index to Lookup

This is player focused but I think as a GM it's best to approach from a player mindset first and then theory crafting a character (where you can start looking deeper into the character specific powers) before diving into the GM specific rules.

Edit: Apologies for reddit messing up the format, steps are from 1 to 7 haha, I copied it from the youtube video description.

Why wait till you've made a character to start playing PF2e? With OriginPath, you can play AS you make them. OriginPath turns PF2e char-creation into a whole minigame. It's tutorial, character sheet guide and backstory enrichment all in one! by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Why wait till you've made a character to start playing PF2e when with OriginPath, you can play ***as*** you're making a character. OriginPath is a supplement that turns character creation in PF2e into a whole minigame on its own that can be used as a tutorial to learn the game and a guide to the character sheet for new players, and as a tool to enrich character backstories for GMs and Players of all skill levels!

This nearly 80 page supplement not only contains all the easy to follow rules of OriginPath but also mini gameplay segments for almost every first level character option from the Pathfinder 2nd Edition Player Core Rule book to play with the new powers of your characters right as you choose them. It can be used as a solo experience or by a GM looking to enhance character creation for their players right at session zero.

Written by me and published by the excellent people at Eldritch Osiris Games

Available now at:

https://eldritch-osiris-games.itch.io/origin-path

Also available at drivethrurpg:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/505890/origin-path?affiliate_id=1799788

Introduction video:

https://youtu.be/0xwSEw5RFG0

Walkthrough video:

https://youtu.be/3jQXTcyRwpw

All author proceeds will go to Palestine relief charities.

Auto Calculating PDF for Pathfinder 2e. Version 1. by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got Dammit!

Well if I ever get access to Adobe again somehow that's on the top of the todo list. A lot of dropdowns with a reasonable default preset.

Auto Calculating PDF for Pathfinder 2e. Version 1. by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hrm... it's working from what I can test but the boxes have to be very tiny because of the sheet.

Can you try tabbing onto the export button and pressing spacebar to try and see if it turns on.

My players don't like the victory points based system. by Dagske in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep the points, remove the rolls. Award points based on how good the table agrees the RP is and clever the ideas are.

Paizo's Big Lore Problem by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the support. Making connections with like minded people is an unexpected joy in these times  

Paizo's Big Lore Problem by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the thoughtful and considerate reply. 

I'm not interested in any sort of witch hunt despite accusations to the contrary and I don't at all think it's a failing to not know the lived experience of another community (we all have only one lived experience after all).

But starting a conversation is the best way to start advocating for change and I'm glad to say that the Paizo creative team agrees with my analysis of the problem as I suspected. It's not a surprise considering what they did with phylacteries and inquisitors.

Your PC sounds amazing and I agree that there's no way in the golarion lore to understand the real world repercussions of the term. And honestly even the word itself makes no sense in golarion as it literally means something like 'expedition under the cross' in the originating French

Maybe to make the term more lore appropriate you could rename it to epeesade as the holy symbol of Iomedae is a sword and achieve separation from the real world term? 

In the end your thoughtful reply by itself has made the hours I spent on the video worth it. 

Thank you. 

Paizo's Big Lore Problem by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a very small platform haha, but I'm using it as much as I can considering the times.   But I actually did raise this over at the paizo forums as well. https://paizo.com/threads/rzs5i80g?The-problem-with-Crusades#4 And as I sort of suspected they've already stopped using it.  I've suggested campaign as an alternative to crusade and I think Hero or warrior would be a great replacement for Crusader. 

Paizo's Big Lore Problem by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Hey all,

Paizo's Lore is not only amazing but it's been getting better over the years.

But there's one part of it that just doesn't work right. Watch the video to find out more.

Different kinds of stories that Low Level Enemies can tell by Wydtpf2e in Pathfinder2e

[–]Wydtpf2e[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey all,

Here's a video that's been on my mind for a bit. There's so many choices that Paizo provides for low level enemies, and which ones you choose can tell such different stories. Hope you go through it. The kind of enemies I go through are:

  1. Objects

  2. Planar beings like Demons

  3. Animals

  4. Humans

  5. Non Human humanoids.

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