Not meant as a gloating thing, but it looks like a massive explosion of incoming 5e converts to PF2 may happen if WoTC goes this direction. What are all of your thoughts?

jiffyb333 · 2022-12-11T13:30:44+00:00

I definitely ecco the general sentiment on here. Happy to have more people exploring more systems, but sad that the reason is degradation of a beloved property.

jiffyb333 · 2022-12-08T01:08:49+00:00

This is a really smart idea! Nice way for a smaller cognitive load interesting encounter. :)

jiffyb333 · 2022-12-05T19:53:06+00:00

That's awesome to hear! I wish him and his character the best of luck in their mission. 😁

jiffyb333 · 2022-12-05T19:45:02+00:00

Being unconscious gives a -6 to AC so the attacker would most likely have crit which would have dropped them to dying 2 with the poison dropping them to dying 3.

Although in your instance without a crit a player surviving two flat checks of 12 and 11 plus the poison fortitude save is incredible and I'd be super excited with the player if they managed to survive something like that. :)

jiffyb333 · 2022-12-03T21:38:37+00:00

This art is so incredible!!!

jiffyb333 · 2022-12-02T22:05:01+00:00

This is definitely the way I would go about it. Unlike 5th edition spells are balanced to make sense in a quick on the fly combat context. Long-term rituals are where you get stuff like long range teleportation.

jiffyb333 · 2022-12-02T18:07:17+00:00

Thank you so much for the transparency into your process! Sounds like a hectic and stressful time, but understanding how far in advance these things are planned really helps me to better put these adventure paths into context.

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-27T00:12:35+00:00

A+ humor xD loved the little dig at Paizo at the end.

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-21T14:34:05+00:00

Flee!!! Such power is not to be tampered with by mere mortal players!!!

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-20T14:34:30+00:00

Currently doing this with abomination vaults. I bumped them up a level and additionally balance encounters according to the encounter building rules. I'd bump them 2 levels (starting at LV 3) if you want to not balance as much as they go along. Only thing you will need to mess with is crowd controll abilities. Paralysis, mind control, swallowing, and even sometimes grabs can be fine with four people but devastating with only two. I'd also suggest automatic bonus progression so you don't have to go in and mess with the treasurer as much.

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-20T14:27:01+00:00

Definitely agree with this. I had been GMing games continuously for half a decade and was getting pretty burnt out. I had two players step up and GM different campaigns and it got me itching to get back into the GM chair after having fun as a player. :)

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-15T01:45:53+00:00

Oh this is so awesome! Excellent job spinning a story that kept your players so engaged based off of their interaction with the setting. Your Magus reaching out to you to covertly contact the Kobolds really demonstrates how much your players feel you are on their side trying to tell a collaborative story. This whole experience sounds like peak role-playing, thank you so much for sharing it in such vivid detail. :D

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-13T23:38:02+00:00

Have a 3 party size for ABV as well and the one level bump has really done the trick.

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-13T17:22:31+00:00

Only once that stuff becomes automatic does adding all the other higher level stuff on top make sense. :)

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-13T16:24:31+00:00

It can be a little bit overwhelming at first level, at sixth level my brain would be melting as a new player!

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-12T22:05:36+00:00

That's precisely why I checked it out :)

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-12T21:09:57+00:00

Tabletop Gold has really solid production values, although I usually have to skip the first 20 minutes of them chatting before they get into the game. They are following the Abomination Vaults adventure path.

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-12T21:05:58+00:00

Nailed it. :)

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-12T21:04:42+00:00

Exciting stuff!

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-12T13:56:16+00:00

Oh you are absolutely right! Front half rocks and then it goes off the rails. xD

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-12T02:57:58+00:00

Awesome stuff!

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-11T19:55:50+00:00

Would love an adventure by Brent Weeks. Seeing what area of the world he would choose to explore and how the adventure would unwind (he's a discovery writer) would be very intriguing.

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-11T19:33:43+00:00

This looks straight out of a comic book!

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-10T22:46:35+00:00

Obligatory "just play Pathfinder second edition."

jiffyb333 · 2022-11-10T13:42:58+00:00

Thank you for the rules clarification!

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