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Well this looks like the developers are trying to make pathfinder/clerics into starfinder/mystics. In starfinder anyone can heal if they have a healer's kit. Just like anyone can treat wounds. Go Figure. Why don't we just play starfinder?

As GM of the group I am playtesting with, I always build characters so that I can answer questions that come up. For Arclord's envy, I built a elf, nomad, cleric with ranger dedication/quick draw. I found it easy to achieve a well balanced character that is fun to play, and more importantly survive against the monsters at 5-7 lvls. I really think that the new system of multi-classing is very good. And, it allows for inventive characters - you just have to have a plan from the very beginning. It is a little difficult to switch horses in the middle of a stream.

Where is the ring of protection? Where is the amulet of natural armor? Where is the cloak of resistance?

Slippers of spider climbing was 4,800 gp now is 215 gp, 6th level and the usable time is way different. Why have the developers taken the fun out of magic items.

a medium load for 18 strength in pf1 is 101-200 lbs. This is ridiculous - when I was a cavalry scout in the US Army, our heaviest load was usually 70 lbs. a medium load was around 35 lbs. and everyone in my platoon was in the finest physical shape. That makes the best of the US army an average strength of 11 - nowhere near 18.

CARRYING 160 LBS IS GODLIKE!!!

The other day my wife said to me "I have a 16 wisdom". I believe that she honestly believed this because she is a librarian with two masters degrees, one from NYU.

If you make any character under the current rules you will always have an 18 in one stat at first level. This is just insane.

The strongest man on earth cannot lift 3x his weight or drag 5x his weight. The most beautiful actress/model barely rates a 15 in charisma. No one with a wisdom above 14 would ever enter the political arena because s/he would be wise enough to see the pitfalls. The smartest rocket-scientest at MIT probably has a 16 intelligence.

I don't see the need for such exaggerated scores.

Why do we make the rules so that only the GODLIKE can survive?

Just want to say: I get it! This release, while it needs fine tuning, is a REALLY BIG step in the right direction for RPGs. I am glad to be part of the playtyest, and i will try to GM each scenario to the best of my ability. We should all make our players (characters) have fun and enjoyment. I think that this new platform will bring much success to the world of RPGs, and it will also bring new players to the joys of fantasy gaming!

As a DM/GM for over 36 years, I have TPK'd only one party, and only because they were totally stupid and ignored my "hints & suggestions". In two sessions of PF play testing, I have brought 2 characters to "0" hps neither died. I could have killed a character by hitting him when he was down, but I chose to hit another character. I believe that if you have an evil GM you will have more character deaths. I believe that the GM is not the Monsters he plays and that "playing in character" often leads to a game that is NO FUN!

Why is perception no longer a skill? Why is it totally controlled by class? Why is Wisdom now used to determine initiative? Why is there only one feat to increase the prof, and it only goes to expert? Why is it that only rogues can be masters in perception?

Don't get me wrong, I like the use of perception for all the things that it is designed for. BUT, I don't know many fighters that are going to waste points in wisdom just to increase their initiative.

Now that GenCon is over, can someone post the pregen characters that were used. It would be TOTALLY beneficial for us newer GMs to have pregens to hand out (select from) for players that do not want to spend hours building a new character for one session. And, since the second scenario is 5th level they will have to build another (or bump the one they used at 1st level). Using pregens will also allow for GMs to see how the staff at Paizo wanted the characters to look.

If it is not legal to post the pregens, please say so. I won't hold it against you.