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The rules on Siege Weapons in Ultimate Combat are as clear as mud.

My question, who in the crew for a Siege engine needs the Exotic Weapon Proficiency Feat?

Is the Rise Of The Runelords too "old" for a Pathfinder 2E conversion?

Related to that, would the structure of Thassilonian Magic mean that this AP is would be impossible to convert under the Remaster?

This has to be seen to believe. [38 minutes]

Question: is the lovely half-elf (The Half-Dead City, p54) a suitable romance target for a young hero?

Any word on what (& when) will be the first Starfinder 2e Adventure Path is going to be?

Heroes,

I know we have several Eidolon types missing from the current rules. So ...

How would you go about homebrewing a Genie Summoner (PF 1E Elemental Master's Handbook, p27) in PF 2e?

A Summoner with an Elemental Eidolon is very close, but IMHO would just need a few tweaks.

(I will be the GM for this.)

Do we have a date when Starfinder 2e goes "live"?

Do we know when we'll get the first Starfinder 2e Adventure Path?

One thing that is missing from Weapon Upgrades are larger clip sizes.

Currently the Magazines in most Starfinder 2E weapons are quite small. This really pinches Soldiers, but it is a problem for most characters.

One fix for this would be to make increasing magazine sizes increase upgrades at the Weapon Improvement table (Starfinder 2E Playtest Playtest Rulebook, p182) This would make the upgrade from Commercial to Tactical more worth it.

This is a branch off the APs Hall Of Fame thread.

I don't have the cash to buy all the Pathfinder 2nd Edition adventure paths. I'd like to know which 2E APs to grab first.
I already have Age Of Ashes and Abomination Vaults.

The link for Pathfinder 1st Edition adventure paths is not working.

"For me, it was really a childhood dream coming true. It's sort of where the fantasy led reality, and then I got to be on the Starship Enterprise anyway. And the cool thing was - is I was the only person on this bridge who had actually been in space."
- Mae Jemison (Engineer, Physician, former NASA Astronaut, and Lieutenant Palmer in Star Trek: The Next Generation)

As I note in the title, do we have any idea when ships will become part of the Starfinder 2E Playtest?

This is a lifeboat thread from "4 years of PF 2: Wizards are weak." (Which is likely to be locked soon.)

I do understand the impression that PF2E wizards feel weak - when compared to the powerhouses they were in PF1E.

My question is, without changing the current rules, can the "wizard" be improved through better feat & spell selections? (… because I don't think this is a "rules" problem.)

If so, what should a prospective wizard do?
* - At character creation?
* - At low level? (say 1-3)
* - At moderate level? (4-7)
* - At middle level? (8-10)
and
* - At higher level? (11+)

I know that this will change depending on campaign, but I am hoping that some general guidance could help those players who are complaining of the Wizard's weakness.

Note: The Rules Lawyer's video is helpful, but I would like more discussion on this topic.

Once the issue of Carman Rajani has been resolved, any interactions with the people of Otari seem to drop away.

Is this a problem for most people?

If so, what side quests could be added to keep Otari relevant?

In addition to OGL content in the BB (such as Drow), enough rules have changes (such as stats and alignment) as to really need one.

First the Bookkeeping:
* - Campaign: Hell's Rebels ported to PF 2E Legacy
* - Role: "Primary Melee"
* - I was inspired to come over here by the "Bayonetta" thread.

The problem is that, the character appears to want to be two different things: A dashing swashbuckler AND a man of great strength and size - so I am looking at a MAD build, but I don't want to let my fellow players down at the table. (Fortunately, the inspiration character dumped Wisdom and skimped on Intelligence.)

Is starting as a Fighter with the Noble Background and then taking the Swashbuckler Archetype at 2nd the right move - or would the reverse be?

My understanding is that an "adventure path" is three or more complete adventures that are connected together by an overarching "metaplot". Much like a good book series, each book should be a complete story, but links within the books also connect them as part of a greater story.

While this is true, how does one do it?

Plotting out a good adventure is hard enough, but plotting multiple seems daunting.

Serpent's Skull started with an astoundingly good opener, Souls for Smuggler’s Shiv, but then the "spirit" seems to leave the AP.

Where did this AP go so wrong?
Why did this AP go so wrong?

Like many I got the Pathfinder 2nd Legacy Bundle. This included all six volumes of Ages of Ashes.

This has given me a small logical problem.

The Goblinblood Wars were not that long ago [especially given the lifespan of some races].

The devastation from those wars deeply scarred the people of Isger. So PCs not native to Beachhill are likely to regard Goblins as enemies.

If I already have several PF 2E rulebooks, is buying the Remaster worth it for me?

Will the changes to the Wizard in Pathfinder 2nd Remaster allow a player/game master to recreate existing spell schools?

This would be mostly about converting existing characters.

(Why yes. I did create a similar thread in Serpent's Skull.)

With the problems rightly pointed out by Tarondor with Council of Thieves, is path worth fixing? (Especially, in light of Paizo's own "redo" of this concept.")

* - If so, how would you go about this?
* - If it isn't worth fixing, can any elements of the AP be salvaged for use elsewhere?

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Looking at the provided backgrounds available for Pathfinder 2nd Editon, I am seeing a few holes. So I was inspired to add a few. Check them out.

Apothecary (Common Background)
Apothecaries are specialists who prepare and supply the medicines prescribed by physicians. They have a working familiarity with a wide range of rare and exotic substances, and their properties for healing and other uses. Apothecaries also understand how to prepare the material components used by arcanists, occultists, and other magic-users.
Benefits
* - Choose two ability boosts. One must be to Constitution or Intelligence, and one is a free ability boost.
* - You're trained the Crafting skill and the Pharmacy Lore skill. You gain the Alchemical Crafting skill feat.
Special If you take the Alchemist class or archetype, you gain theCrafting skill and Alchemical Crafting feat for free; so you gain the Medicine skill and Inoculation feat (APG 2E, p207) instead. Also Even if you do not take the Alchemist class, consider the Alchemist archetype.
Note: Pharmacy lore focuses on the creation of drugs, remedies, and toxins, much like herbalism lore does, but from a different, more mineral, direction. There is considerable overlap.

Apprentice Wizard (Common Background)
Wizards must serve a long and arduous apprenticeship. By becoming apprentices, aspiring wizards find themselves working many long hours at menial tasks in return for lodgings and magical instruction. Many apprentices tire of scrubbing floors, fetching, carrying, and being treated as menial servants, and do not complete their apprenticeships.
Benefits
* - Choose two ability boosts. One must be to Intelligence or Charisma, and one is a free ability boost.
* - You're trained the Arcana skill and the Scribing Lore skill. You gain the Recognize Spell skill feat.
* - Add Draconic to the list of additional languages you can learn for having a high Intelligence modifier.
Special If you take the Wizard class (or another class that uses the Arcane spell list) you gain the Arcana skill for free; so you gain the Occultism skill instead. Also Even if you do not take the Wizard class, consider the Wizard archetype.
Note: Compare this background to the Necromancer’s Apprentice (Book of the Dead, p16) background.

Druidic Initiate (Common Background)
Given the influence of the many churches on most people’s daily lives, it is easy to forget that Druidism is also a faith whose origin is lost in the mists of antiquity. Druidic Initiates are practicing followers of this ancient belief system and pursue a strict code of life and strive to live in harmony with nature.
Benefits
* - Choose two ability boosts. One must be to Constitution or Wisdom, and one is a free ability boost.
* - You're trained the Nature skill and the Lore skill for your branch of the Druidic faith (either a deity of nature or a group such as Golarion’s Green Faith). You gain the Natural Medicine skill feat.
* - Add Sylvan to the list of additional languages you can learn for having a high Intelligence modifier.
Special If you take the Druid class (or another class that uses the Primal spell list) you gain the Nature skill for free; so you gain the Survival skill instead. Also Even if you do not take the Druid class, consider the Druid archetype.
Note: This is effectively the Acolyte background for Druid characters.

Squire (Common Background)
Squires act as servants to Nobles and Free Lances, and it may seem to some that their status is not better than that of a common domestic. The squire attends to the maintenance of the horse and armor and the warrior's other general needs. Many untitled nobles - younger sons of petty aristocrats - serve as squires as part of their training.
Benefits
* - Choose two ability boosts. One must be to Strength or Charisma, and one is a free ability boost.
* - You're trained the Society skill and the Warfare Lore skill. You gain the Armor Assist skill feat (APG 2E, p203).
Special While this background should include the Nature skill, for animal care and equestrian abilities, the social components of serving as a squire: etiquette, heraldry, and politics covered by the Society skill were deemed more central to the concept. Also Consider the Cavalier archetype (APG 2E, p164), especially if you are a Champion or Fighter.

Depending on the response, I may add some more.

Heroes!

With Pathfinder 2E Remaster coming out in November of this year, What should we do with our existing PF 2E books?

Not just the main books, but sources such as Secrets of Magic, Guns & Gears, Beginner's Box, etc.

The reason I ask is that there are more then a few changes being made that will make parts of this book invalid.

This isn’t about Serpent’s Skull, per say, but about what happens after.

We know from page 32 of Sanctum of the Serpent God that when that AP's heroes activated the Seven Spears, the resulting earthquakes destroyed much of what remained of the ruined city.

We also know from page 87 of the Lost Omens World Guide that the events of the Serpent’s Skull AP happened in 4710 a.r.

Has anyone given any thought to what has happened in the ruined colony of Azlant the years that followed? Does the Mwangi Expanse deal with the aftermath in anyway (I don’t own that book yet.) Is there anything I need to worry about?

I have some thoughts for some adventures (inspired by I9 Dwellers Of The Forbidden City), since the AP itself isn’t worth salvaging.

This is a branch off of this other thread.

I am having a similar problem to Reynard (from the other thread). But, I do have some different obstacles …

* - My players prefer Pathfinder 1st Edition. … and don't like the new system, but have never actually tried it. I can expand on their complaints if needed.
* - We have a lot of "sunk cost" in PF1E. We have all of the PF1E material from Paizo, and most of that in both Hardcopy and PDF. IMHO, this one is at least valid.
* - Paizo is already coming out with a PF2.5 version, with the changes in "Remastered."
* - (More darkly)We are in general less progressive then the current trends in both PF2E and D&D5E. That does include me.

If it matters, I do own the PF2E Beginner Box, Player's Handbook, APG, Gamemastery Guide, and Abomination Vaults. (and PDFs bundle that came out recently).

Or did that kind of end with PF1?

What I'm talking about are conversions of Red Sonja/John Carter/Cadfiel/etc? … Or in my particular case, La Of Opar.

Given the problems with Colonialism baked into Sargava (and the old pulps in general) is this AP worth adapting into Pathfinder 2nd Edition?

Paizo will be closed for Juneteenth.

That means we will be unsupervised!

It freaks me out too; but the possibilities are endless!

First the obvious, what did people think?

And, since it's our first taste of Illuminated Worlds, what are people's impressions of the game system?

Heroes!

In people's humble opinions which First Edition Adventure Path has the best Campaign Traits?

This is going by three criteria:
1 - How well the traits help tie the Player Characters to the story of the AP.
2 - The game quality of the bonuses provided by the trait.
3 - The game balance balance of that AP's traits against each other.

This is related to, but distinct from my previous thread.

This is a branch off of my previous thread.

But, what APs would work well in Pathfinder 2nd Edition? The obvious answer would be "All Of Them" but is that actually true?

Following on, despite the Lost Omens World Guide presuming outcomes for the PF1E APs, which ones would still work in the new timeline?

With more and more of the Table Top RPG community shifts to the Pathfinder 2E, are any of the Pathfinder 1E Adventure Paths still popular?

Just to Clarify, this is not about the quality of the APs per say. No one disputes that (at least) some of the PF 1E APs are very good.

Since it is mentioned in the Abomination Vaults (page 3 and 7), have people used the Beginner’s Box as a “prelude” for the AP?

Since I am still very much in prep (using the hardback version), and I haven't even approached my player group.

I am looking for the community's opinion on:
• Is this a good idea?
• Does it create an issue connecting the heroes to Wrin Sivinxi?
• Can the Old Fishery be better connected to the story of Vaults?

This is a "lifeboat" thread from Does 2e eliminate previous canon?

One problem I am finding with interpreting Cheliax in Pathfinder 2nd Edition is the way that summoning was broken up.

One of the core conflicts in Cheliax is that the Wizards (who summoned Devils and other fiendish creatures) did not give due respect and deference to the Asmodeus and his faith.

With the way that the summoning lists have been broken up - with no "in lore" explanation - this is now a non-issue.

Well, that and the way that slavery is also no longer going to be used in the setting.

Heroes!

People familiar with Tarondor's Guide to Pathfinder Adventure Paths on Google Docs, would note that he suggests that this AP (Serpent's Skull) should have been only a three part AP.

Has anyone run it that way?
If so, what was the result?

With the new changes that Wizards is making with OGL 1.1 (which appears to invalidate ALL previous versions of the OGL), where do we go from here?

Heroes!

I am trying to find any information on other [Non-Golarion] settings for Pathfinder 2nd Edition.

For example:
One setting I am strongly looking at is the "Conan-esque" World of Xoth.

Reviewing the Abomination Vaults Player's Guide, I have found a few problems, specifically with the suggested backgrounds.

Let's review them.
Bibliophile, page 4
This one is excellent: it offers a good connection to a townsperson, useful skills & a great feat.

Eldritch Anatomist, page 4
This is our first problem child, and IMO the worst offender.
* - Only horribly evil people would be interested in fleshwarping.
* - No one who is interested in fleshwarping has any logical reason to be in Otari. It's neither a center of magical experimentation nor tolerant of such villainy. There are vastly more logical places for such a character. Would Wrin Sivinxi have had any reason to contact such a person? How would she know them?
* - The background doesn't provide any connection to Otari.

Fogfen Tale-Teller, page 4
This is a lesser problem child.
* - The background doesn't provide any connection to Otari.
* - The story behind the background is kinda weak.

Market Runner, page 4
Everything that is great about Bibliophile above applies here. The background offers a good connection to a townsperson, useful skills & a great feat.

Ruin Delver, page 4
This is a lesser problem child.
* - The background doesn't provide any connection to Otari.
* - Why "Roseguard Lore"? This needed more explanation in the description of the background.
* - This is a missed opportunity to provide a Pathfinder Society connection given Otari's proximity to Absalom. Also, the Beginner's Box mentions that Pathfinders sometimes retire to Otari.

Starwatcher, pages 4-5
This is a good. While a connection to someone who isn't Wrin Sivinxi would have been helpful, it is not necessary.

Witchlight Follower, page 5
This is a combination of Fogfen Tale-Teller, Ruin Delver, and Starwatcher. It shares the flaws of Fogfen Tale-Teller and Ruin Delver.
* - The background doesn't provide any connection to Otari.
* - "Wisp Lore" is kind of specific. Again, why would someone have it?
* - "Terrain Expertise" (PF 2nd Core, p267) normally only gives one terrain.

Missing Adding these background might have been both more helpful and more logical to the setting.
* - Osprey - would have provided a connection to Yinyasmera. In fact no "roguish" background is included in the general listing at the top of page 4.
* - Village Parson - This would have provided a better connection to the Dawnflower Library or Stone Ring Pond.

I'm sure others may have different observations about these, and I welcome discussion. :)

Given that it is REALLY had to get a combat bonus through feats or backgrounds in PF 2E, how would one convert the "Gnoll Killer" trait (LoF Player's Guide p10) to 2nd Edition Pathfinder?

It turns out my wife [who has become a huge Critical Roll fan] has purchased the Tal'dorei Reborn Awakened Tier. It arrives tomorrow.

I was already hoping to run the Abomination Vaults, but now I have buy-in! I already have the Pathfinder 2e version.

But …

For those who may be more familiar with Exandria,
* - Can you suggest a good substitute for Absalom as the focus of Belcorra's rage?
* - Would you keep Nhimbaloth, or substitute one of the Betrayer Gods?

In 5E, does one
* - Leave it in Golarion? In which case does the Golarion Pantheon need 5E domains? (What about Warlocks?)
* - Transplant it into a WoTC setting? In that case were would be a good spot? What are some good exchanges for Golarion deities?

What books are considered "Essential" for running PF 2E?

- the Core Rule Book (obviously)
- the Bestiary (at least the first)
- the Gamemastery Guide (if adjustments to the adventure are needed/wanted)

What else?

When D&D 5E came out in 2014, it was not an immediate smash. Pathfinder 1E was still quite dominant in the marketplace.

What happened?

Now that multiple groups have done this part, I have a question about how GM's handled this room.

The habitat dome is 350ft in diameter (actually too small for what it is supposed to be). Mapped out for miniatures this works out to almost 6ft (1.8 meters) in diameter. That is far larger then most gaming tables.

And remember, this is just one room.

So, what I want to ask, is how have other GMs handled this mapping challenge?

From 1 for All!
Yes, it's a music video.

What foods work well for having at the gaming table? That Don't Take Too Much Treasure!

1 - I am talking Real Food. Snacks are rarely balanced enough to keep people happy, focused, and energized.
2 - For snacks, go light on the sugar. Do not doubt the dangers that a collective sugar crash! Low glycemic and high protein snacks are your best friends.
3 - Greasy or messy food is a bad idea. Believe me, that stuff will get all over maps, miniatures, notes, characters sheets, etc.

As we are slowly moving back to real F2F gaming (Yay Vaccines!), what have people had success with?

Hmmm ... What Pathfinder 1st adventures could be adapted to a Hyborian (Conan/Red Sonja) inspired setting? Why yes, I have been reading too much Conan (both Howard and pastiches).

I do realize that I would need to remove most of the magic, and change most humanoid monsters to humans (undead being an exception).

I'm looking for ideas.