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@Phaedre - Is it sitting in Fife, or does it say "Package transferred to dest MI facility" like mine currently does, which means that it has left Fife, but has not been received at the UPS-MI facility near where you live to be injected into the USPS system.
-- david
Yep it's "Package transferred to dest MI facility". My guess is that it'll show up around Tuesday this week and a half dozen tracking updates will all go in at once. That's how it usually happens.
My books were shipped Tuesday and I got them on Thursday.
Was there any change on the list of Domains from the one in the playtest? I only want to know if there are more or less or the same number of domains.
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I personally hardly looked at the play test in months (play testing wasn't for us) so I can't tell you for sure but there seems to be more of everything that was in the play test.
For example clerics can now choose a doctrine to help guide them on which path to bad assery they take.
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Domains appear to be the same but some of the spells have changed.
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When will the character record sheets be available online?
When will the character record sheets be available online?
Good question. My best guess would be August 1st. At this point, the site is so buggy that I cannot even find the 1st edition character sheets.
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^ I think that the soonest we can expect new classes would be sometime next year (probably in the "big book" release of 2020, so maybe a year from now?).
But we'll see...
Carry on,
--C.
Is there a point to expect witch class soon after core rulebook? And I'd like to see Kinetisist class
From what I have seen some of the non Core classes from 1st edition can be replicated by these classes in 2nd edition.
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Mood.
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Aaaargh, the package arrived today (I think. It's the only package I'm expecting that I have to pay customs for.) and I was at work. With a little luck my father will be home tomorrow to take it.
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I am slowly coming to grip with the new CRB. The organization is not intuitive for me. The index and TOC are not that helpful. Took me half an hour to find the focus powers. Great material there so it is just a learning process for me.
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I've been endlessly searching for pdfs of character sheets. I dont have a good way of scanning the book ones and we have to wait until Aug 1 to get our PDF in our account. I find this odd since I have the physical book so it would be nice to have the pdf as well.....I guess i'll just wait to test character creation until august.When will the character record sheets be available online?Good question. My best guess would be August 1st. At this point, the site is so buggy that I cannot even find the 1st edition character sheets.
They said they're trying for next week.
Emphasis on trying.
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People HAVE their books already?! Lucky! (And I would have expected the PF2 character sheets by now, too, but I can't find them. How are people gonna be ready to play and, more importantly, RUN for GenCon?)
I've been endlessly searching for pdfs of character sheets. I dont have a good way of scanning the book ones and we have to wait until Aug 1 to get our PDF in our account. I find this odd since I have the physical book so it would be nice to have the pdf as well.....I guess i'll just wait to test character creation until august.When will the character record sheets be available online?Good question. My best guess would be August 1st. At this point, the site is so buggy that I cannot even find the 1st edition character sheets.
I decided to do it the old fashioned way, with a notebook.
It's not as pretty, but it gets the job done!
I am slowly coming to grip with the new CRB. The organization is not intuitive for me. The index and TOC are not that helpful. Took me half an hour to find the focus powers. Great material there so it is just a learning process for me.
Yeah, I struggled to find the focus spells too, and eventually found them accidentally while randomly flipping through.
For anyone else struggling: Focus Spells are in their own section at the very end of the Spells chapter, grouped by class.
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Will 2nd edition material be able to be converted to first, and vice versa. I know the new edition is coming up in a while, but still want to see if its possible to run through something like age of ashes with some kineticists or shifters. if not, i can understand the reasoning, but if it is possible, i will be quite pleased.
There might be a shifty druidy thing.
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Just got mine yesterday and boy is it a beautiful book. As an experienced PF1 player, I can't wait to dive in.
But I can't help but feel that the sheer size of this tome (over 600 pages) has to be quite intimidating for someone brand new.
Just saw my books are out for delivery! should be waiting for me when I get home from work.. I just might be coming down with a cold.
There might be a shifty druidy thing.
Monks also get a Ki blast if I'm not mistaken.
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Just wanted to pop in and say, this book is not only gorgeous, but the layout is AWESOME. One of the best design layouts I've seen in a while. Kudos to all involved!
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Mine arrived yesterday, six days after Fife. It's a beautiful book! Looking forward to digging into it.
I am slowly coming to grip with the new CRB. The organization is not intuitive for me. The index and TOC are not that helpful. Took me half an hour to find the focus powers. Great material there so it is just a learning process for me.Yeah, I struggled to find the focus spells too, and eventually found them accidentally while randomly flipping through.
For anyone else struggling: Focus Spells are in their own section at the very end of the Spells chapter, grouped by class.
Can you post a page #?
Can you post a page #?I am slowly coming to grip with the new CRB. The organization is not intuitive for me. The index and TOC are not that helpful. Took me half an hour to find the focus powers. Great material there so it is just a learning process for me.Yeah, I struggled to find the focus spells too, and eventually found them accidentally while randomly flipping through.
For anyone else struggling: Focus Spells are in their own section at the very end of the Spells chapter, grouped by class.
386-407.
Mine hasn't been seen since it left Fife on the 19th. My Druma book, which left Fife ...What the heck is Fife??
I keep seeing people mention it ...
A city in Washington, near where Paizo is located.
-- david
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386-407.Can you post a page #?I am slowly coming to grip with the new CRB. The organization is not intuitive for me. The index and TOC are not that helpful. Took me half an hour to find the focus powers. Great material there so it is just a learning process for me.Yeah, I struggled to find the focus spells too, and eventually found them accidentally while randomly flipping through.
For anyone else struggling: Focus Spells are in their own section at the very end of the Spells chapter, grouped by class.
I've also since noticed that some classes (e.g. Bard) give page numbers for their focus spells, but other (like Monk and Druid) do not. I read the Monk class first, but if I'd read in alphabetical order (who does that anyway?) I wouldn't have had that problem. It's also a problem you have exactly once, and then never again, so it's not a major issue.
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...if I'd read in alphabetical order (who does that anyway?)
Lol.
*raises hand*
Anyone here who ordered from Amazon get their book yet?
No, but today my order status updated from 'delivery date pending' to 'will be delivered on August 1st.'
To those of you who have the book- what are your initial impressions/reviews?
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...if I'd read in alphabetical order (who does that anyway?)Lol.
*raises hand*
Raises hand
To those of you who have the book- what are your initial impressions/reviews?
Format-wise it’s beautiful. The new art looks wonderful and unique!
Crunch-wise I can see why some would be a bit disappointed (legacy spells like cloudkill got nerfed, and spell durations got an overhaul), but I’ve got a feeling (call it senseless optimism if you wish) that it’ll end up better in practice than on paper. I find focus spells interesting and am curious how that’ll end up in play. As a GM I find the tight math to be better because then CR doesn’t break down horribly at higher levels. Casters have fewer spells per day but the DCs for a 1st level burning hands and a 9th level meteor swarm are the same when cast by the same caster.
I know that a good chunk of this was also in the playtest, but I still think vocalizing said things is good too.
Honestly, with my read thus far (going cover-to-cover and just getting to Ranger; sometimes jumping around occasionally) I only have a few complaints, and they’re nitpicky:
The book is GIGANTIC!
If you’re proficient in Performance then you’re just as good at singing as you are at playing a violin—which is NOT how that works!
(Not Core, but Bestiary) Of all the nine standard outsider species (demons, archons, psychopomps, etc.) literally ONLY agathions (NG species) don’t have any representation in it!
I had/have others, but I’ve forgotten; that’s how nitpicky they are.
TL;DR: It’s definitely different from 1e, but I personally think it’ll be for the better.
It is a beautiful book.
386-407.Can you post a page #?I am slowly coming to grip with the new CRB. The organization is not intuitive for me. The index and TOC are not that helpful. Took me half an hour to find the focus powers. Great material there so it is just a learning process for me.Yeah, I struggled to find the focus spells too, and eventually found them accidentally while randomly flipping through.
For anyone else struggling: Focus Spells are in their own section at the very end of the Spells chapter, grouped by class.
Thank you.
I've also since noticed that some classes (e.g. Bard) give page numbers for their focus spells, but other (like Monk and Druid) do not. I read the Monk class first, but if I'd read in alphabetical order (who does that anyway?) I wouldn't have had that problem. It's also a problem you have exactly once, and then never again, so it's not a major issue.386-407.Can you post a page #?I am slowly coming to grip with the new CRB. The organization is not intuitive for me. The index and TOC are not that helpful. Took me half an hour to find the focus powers. Great material there so it is just a learning process for me.Yeah, I struggled to find the focus spells too, and eventually found them accidentally while randomly flipping through.
For anyone else struggling: Focus Spells are in their own section at the very end of the Spells chapter, grouped by class.
The location of Focus Spells are also mentioned in the "Spell Lists" paragraph on pg 307. But yeah, a bit hidden, but as you say not a major issue.
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The book is indeed beautiful, but leafing through it left me with an indistinct "meh" feeling. I'll have to buckle down this weekend and read it in detail from cover to cover to form a solid opinion, but what I've read of ancestries, spells and feats doesn't give me great hopes that it'll wow me.
I can see the appeal for other people though, as it seems like a solid system.
How many page were dedicated to the gods? Did each of them get at least half-a-page?
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How many page were dedicated to the gods? Did each of them get at least half-a-page?
No, it's pretty bare-bones. They fit about three to a column, or six to a page. It's just the basics you need to make a cleric with; I would expect more detail in the Lost Omens World Guide.
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For those asking for a character sheet, they've been released here (in case you didn't read the blog or saw the front page at release).
Also, once you receive your book(s) it might be a good idea to take proper care on how you open it the first time. Here's a video showing and describing how to open such a large book to ensure the spine of the book lasts longer.
Thank you for the sheet information!
How many page were dedicated to the gods? Did each of them get at least half-a-page?No, it's pretty bare-bones. They fit about three to a column, or six to a page. It's just the basics you need to make a cleric with; I would expect more detail in the Lost Omens World Guide.
The Gods and Magic book in January is a more likely source for fleshed out details.
Got my books today!!!!