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[–] nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 62 points 2 weeks ago (71 children)

I like pathfinder(2e) more in every way except less people play it

[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 17 points 2 weeks ago (20 children)

What are some highlights that make you feel that way? I've never played.

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 64 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Here's my list:

  • It scales very well from level 1-20. The math just works at all levels of play.
  • 3 action rounds
  • Encounter design and balancing is easy for the busy GM
  • All of the classes are good, flavorful, and have interesting options
  • Teamwork is highly encouraged through class and ability design
  • Martial/Caster/Support balance
  • Degrees of success/failure
  • Easy, free access to the rules
  • The ORC license
  • https://pathbuilder2e.com/
  • Pathfinder Society Organized play is well done and well supported by Paizo
  • The rune system for magic weapons/armor
[–] StarPupil@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 weeks ago

Also the sheer amount of stuff they print. They are continuously putting out high quality adventures with a storyline that makes sense and doesn't have giant blank spots that you're expected to fill in for a few levels. They're switching to a quarterly hardcover model instead of a monthly adventure next year. The rulebooks are nice and paizo isn't shy about making new ancestries, classes, and options for existing ones, and they balance the more odd or possibly unbalanced options by making them uncommon or rare such that they require GM approval to take. And a whole bunch of setting books that examine all corners of their world, from over views of whole continents to deep dives into specific cities.

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