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![]() whew wrote:
I would not count on that for Amazon. Take a look at their current product listings for 1st Edition Pathfinder Pocket editions vs 2nd edition pocket editions. I had to warn 2 people from my public table off of accidentally buying the 1st ed pocket books in their attempts to find print books this last month. My only real issue with PC1 vs PC2 is that PC2 will (according to the current product page) be smaller, not have all the core rules needed to play, yet be the same price as PC1. However, I understand that there is a kind of set price based on overall size and page count ranges for hardcovers these days (at least if you want properly bound ones that will not fall apart). Still, I think it would be nice if PC2 had all the rules of PC1 as well, then a player could simply by the one that had their favorite class and be ready to play. But I get why that could make them unwieldy. Player Core Expansion 1 (to go with Player Core 1) could make more clear sense, honestly. ![]()
![]() YuriP wrote:
Really, I would not call it 2.5. If they keep the mechanical changes minimal and mostly focus on replacing OGL language, I would call this more 2.05 (with the current 4th printing 2.04). ![]()
![]() CorvusMask wrote: I always kinda wanted to try out cthulhutech but heard it wasn't super good system, same with eclipse phase... But then there are other systems that are about as praised as cypher as well that seem interesting to at least test out but I don't have time to. Semi-off topic, but the issue I have with Eclipse Phase (at least 2nd edition) is not the rules, but the setting. As in the setting is very, very dense, and it 100% requires player buy in and interest to learn the setting _as well as_ the rules. Back to on semi-topic, as part of this change is for the ORC license, have we seen the final public version of it yet? It's very possible I missed it. The last few months have been wild, both IRL, work, and with my games hobbies. ![]()
![]() Staffan Johansson wrote:
I remember that. It wasn't the greatest then, but they also really split those up so, SO wrong. ![]()
![]() Mark Moreland wrote:
Thank you for the very honest, frank, and detailed answer. This does settle a lot of my concerns that if we want to continue playing now and some folks at the table buy books they can find NOW that it won't hurt the majority of their characters or play experience. Thank you. This is an answer that we NEVER would have gotten from WotC. ![]()
![]() bugleyman wrote:
Thank you, that is my main point. I get it, WotC kinda forced their hand. But for those on budgets that just got into PF2e, this stings. I know they will have a free changes document, but in the meantime, there are just no dead tree copies out there for people looking to get started. ![]()
![]() Aaron Shanks wrote:
I know this wasn't intentional (and might have been in the works before OGHell spawned the ORC) but the timing could not be worse for my public table. We have one copy of the Core Rulebook and Bestiary (mine). The other GM and I sold them on the idea of PF2e _because_ it was cheaper buy in for full rules than D&D (2 books, at $60 + $50 for $110+ tax vs D&D 3 books at $50 each for $150) with more options put into those books. Even cheaper, we noted, if you went Pocket Edition! Yeah, they could not find any books now, but we had my set at least. Enough to go on while they waited for books to come back in stock. We helped them make characters, we demoed the game, they liked it. We got them set up with some setting details in their characters, were planning to move forward, a couple were planning on buying Core Rulebooks. Now, the player cost to entry has doubled, because 3 of the players classes are in a 2nd book now (Barbarian, Alchemist, Champion), that doesn't have all the core rules alone, so they have to buy 2 books at $120. Their cost doubled! The other GM was also planning on buying books. So, his cost has gone from $110 to $240. I can afford this thanks to a good job, but the rest of this public table is poor college kids or even high school kids. They are NOT flush with cash, and neither are their families. "Just use PDF or AoN!" I already can hear frothy fanboys saying. Yeah, I can, I work in IT, I get all this stuff. But this area is a rural area. They barely understand their phones (if they own one). 3 of them are neurodivergent and we just _cannot keep them on task and focused during game_ if a phone comes out. We _need_ dead tree for this table. And yes, Pocket is coming, but _even further out_. Now, you say that the old books will work, but _if you can't find them right now because WotC sold you out of 8 months of your stock_ then they really won't have any option BUT to get the new ones. And half the table having to wait a full YEAR for their classes seems kinda, well, cruel. Just my thoughts. Like, this all sounds exciting, but not sure Paizo has fully thought out the timing, budgets and logistics of people looking to convert now in the wake of WotC both screwing with the OGL and sending a PMC after a gamer... ![]()
![]() Been a long time since I been back here, but all the news and the deal got me to finally bite on the 2nd Ed Core Book. I had the PDF already from the Ukraine Humble Bundle, but such a hefty tome is easier to read in physical form, so order placed. Now the waiting game. What other books are recommended for a "lite table" of Pathfinder 2e? ![]()
![]() Bit of thread necromancy here, but I didn't want to start a new one for this. I found an EXISTING solution, already published by Paizo. The older, pre-Pathfinder Core softcover books (64 pages) like the Pathfinder Chronicles Gazetteer and the like, like these; http://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer http://paizo.com/products/btpy85eh?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gods-Magic Or, really any of the stuff listed here I think: http://paizo.com/pathfinder/campaignSetting/35E I got the first two I listed up above, and they have lots of fluff, but little crunch to add to the game. Works great with the Beginner Box, and also fit in it. At least the two I have do, with room for maybe one more. So, there is an option, already made, if you want to stick to a Beginner Box game but still have a few more options. ![]()
![]() mplindustries wrote:
I've done it. You just have to focus on using more minions and critters with powers that don't 'move' things, and let your players know that powers that focus on moving will be not as useful. Keep it to one non-minion enemy per fight and it's pretty doable. ![]()
![]() StabbittyDoom wrote:
Well, that is a valid take, but I take a different view. From the class description in the PRD-- Quote:
Emphasis mine. I see Paladins as less about pure good, as the good that comes out of order and following the laws set out in their 'holy scriptures.' However, you could just as easy make the case for any of the Good alignments as well in your games. I just think that having to use the Lawful axis allows for the anti-paladin concept and LN is pretty much the Judge archetype. ![]()
![]() houstonderek wrote:
Very true. I let the Barbarian not-Lawful thing stand, because it still leaves a lot of options for them to be. (Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Neutral Evil, and so on). For any games I ran with alignments, I just said that Paladins had to be LAWFUL, but the rest was up to them and their god(s). So, Pallys had to be LG, LN, or LE. ![]()
![]() So, it seems we have two factors-- 1) Many folks, like me, seem to like the rules lite approach of the BB. 2) Paizo has a vested money interest in getting people into adventure paths because that pays the bills (and frankly, that makes more sense than the WotC model of system bloat to try and pay the bills). So, perhaps a middle road idea. A 'Beginner Box 2' (or as I'd call it for the old school folks, the "Expert Box") and then a series of Adventure Paths for BB/EB that, having the same rules as BB/EB (which means, the same as CRB leaving out some stuff), would just as easily adapt to the full Pathfinder rules (and by adapt, I mean 'pretty much run as written'). I could see the main setting book (Inner Sea Guide) being useful to pretty much both. I've briefly looked through it (still debating on buy) and it seems not really crunch heavy except for NPCs. Does that sound like a reasonable idea and compromise between the two desires? Anyone else think that sounds reasonable? I'll be honest. I love the BB. I'd run that for my 'fantasy fix' game. But I have the CRB and I have the same issues with that that I did v3.5. I'll play if offered, but I'm not running that, and not buying adventure paths for it. I had my fill of running that intensive a prep game 5 years ago. I would seriously consider Adventure Paths for a BB/EB line. And I would buy an EB in a heartbeat. ![]()
![]() Enpeze wrote:
Indeed. I could be counted as one of those 'vetran' players. I've been playing since I was 12 (started with the real Red Box, not that aborted abomination of a poor copy from last year), and I'm 35 now. That's 23 years. People of all ages like to play my games. I have had a few cases of some people paying OTHER people to not play so they can have the open slot. Savage Worlds and BRP are two of my personal top 3 games. nWoD is the third. Shadowrun and Battletch fight for 4th place because they both pull at my nostalgic heartstrings. Pathfinder and 4th Ed fight for 5th place, again because they both relate to nostalgia. But my top 3 are games that are easy to learn, teach, prep, and play quick. Why? Because at my age I am not putting more time into studying a game book than I am for finishing my Bachelor degree. ![]()
![]() Edhel wrote:
I gotta agree there. Currently, Savage Worlds is the top of my top 3 games. My interest in Pathfinder these days comes from the Beginner Box and the fact that I keep getting invited to play, and as I run 98% of the games I'm involved in, getting to play would be nice. ![]()
![]() I got the Beginner Box a few weeks back. I like it. Then I got the Pathfinder Core book because I wanted to compare, and I keep getting invited to actually play in a game of it. While Pathfinder is pretty much v3.5 D&D with all the house-rules I used already in it and a few new features, it is still v3.5 in essence, which still means it has all the issues I had with v3.5. Mostly related to complexity and game-prep time issues. For fairness and full disclosure, I don't even do a lot of 4e anymore because now it has too many books and is more complex than I bought into it for. My current games of choice are Savage Worlds (Necessary Evil, Slipstream, and Weited War II), BRP, and nWoD: Mage. But I really do like the Beginner Box. It's what Essentials could have been if they had not screwed up the marketing and product packaging (in short, they really should have had one big Player Book for Essentials instead of 2), and actually made them a good introduction to the game. What I'm asking, or suggesting, is that maybe the 'Beginner' line should continue. Maybe offer a second beginner book with levels 6-20 of the 4 in the box. Another book with Beginner style versions of the other classes and races, levels 1-20. And a Beginner Bestiary. All with the pared down lists of feats, spells, and the like, and the fewer combat options (but point out the golden rule, or that you can adapt rules as desired from the Core Rulebook). Or, same concept, but keep the Beginner lines levels 1-5 only. Or maybe levels 1-10. I'd just like to see more like this. I think that the Beginner Box is the optimal level of complexity for the v3.5 rules. Enough options to do most character ideas, but not so many that a guy with limited time to prep and run could miss vital things that could break a game. Just my two cents. KT ![]()
![]() All I gotta say is I love DMing 4e a lot. It's easier, more intuitive, and takes a lot less of my time to prepare for than v3.5 did (with a family, time is important). I will admit that why I enjoy the game so much might be that I play a lot of different kinds of games, and so the change to the 4e system is a lot less stark for me. I actually have DM points on my RPGA membership for the first time in 3 years. ![]()
![]() Chef's Slaad wrote:
Hadn't ordered yet. I may order from Paizo, if I can afford it. Budget is tight right now, but I want something big and meaty to take with me to read before I ship off to basic training. ![]()
![]() Lisa Stevens wrote:
Well Tell Amazon, they still insist it doesn't come out till next month. ![]()
![]() Snorter wrote:
Indeed! Very well said! And that's why I want a 4E Mystara. Heck, Dragon (pre-Paizo) helped shape the world, maybe after the changes to the GSL, Paizo can get the go ahead for the 4E Mystara. |