Did Pathfinder 2E Over-Nerf Casters Compared to D&D? (And who won Martials vs. Casters?)

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Published on February 7, 2022 4:26:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIz5Nw1sh6s

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Pathfinder 2nd Edition tackles the "Linear Fighters, Quadratic Wizards" problem that has long plagued D&D and Pathfinder, by making significant changes to how casters work in this system. Did they go too far? And who won our Martials vs. Casters event?

Full playlist of videos of the COMPLETE event:
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Also see Team Martials co-captain Swingripper's written summary of the Martials vs. Casters event! https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder2e/comments/s01gy3/strategy_rundown_of_the_recent_martials_vs_caster/

0:00 Introduction
0:14 History of Martial/Caster balance in D&D/Pathfinder
2:11 Core PF2e Design Decisions weakening casters
7:17 Summary & Highlights from the Martials vs. Casters event!
15:17 Why did Team X win?
18:35 What we've learned

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