How Pathfinder 2e FIXES 1e and D&D (The Rules Lawyer)
2,197I go into the DESIGN GOALS of Pathfinder 2nd Edition, which is the latest attempt to address issues that came up in D&D 3e/Pathfinder 1e.
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CORRECTION(S)/ERRATA:
-At 10:10, there are some free actions that don't have a trigger like Release (releasing an object). A number of others don't have triggers per se, but they need to be done immediately before doing something else (like a wizard draining their Arcane Bond to fuel their upcoming spell).
-At 12:05, there actually is ONE more type that comes up SOMETIMES in battle, the item bonus from an alchemical item or some other effects
-If you dislike tracking conditions and their effects, digital tools like Pathbuilder, Wanderer's Guide, and VTTs let you apply them automatically.
-At 20:52, Guidance and Bless don't stack because they aid DIFFERENT kinds of checks: Guidance boosts ability checks, whereas Bless aids only attack rolls and saving throws.
-At 39:50, one of the Big Six was a statboosting item to increase your main ability score. (Belt of Giant Strength, Headband of Alluring Charisma, etc.) Shields, while a SEVENTH big item for some characters, was optional.
-At 1:04:12, I had planned to but forgotten to give credit to 4e for defining simple, streamlined uses for skills in combat.
0:00 Introduction
2:19 Overview
4:34 Complexity in combat
19:50 Complexity: stacking spells
23:59 Imbalance between characters
36:17 Complexity in character building
39:42 Magic items less wondrous
46:12 Boring melee combat
52:56 Difficult to balance encounters
1:03:15 Skills rarely used
1:06:24 Martial/caster balance, story-breaking spells
1:13:33 5-minute adventuring day
1:18:40 Closing thoughts
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