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The best way to learn Pathfinder 2e!

0:00 Intro
2:51 Walkthrough
7:39 UI tips
8:06 Developer's upcoming fuller game

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Why restrictions are GOOD in Pathfinder 2e

0:00 Intro

2:50 Can't break up movement

12:24 Action to Stride/Stand/Climb/Swim

15:15 Multiple Attack Penalty

17:15 Having to raise your shield

20:25 Action to Recall Knowledge

21:49 Action to Interact

30:34 Why these rules help the game

45:52 Outro...

EVERYTHING you can do in Pathfinder 2e's Three Action Economy (Rules Lawyer)

Learn the basics of Pathfinder 2e's "Three Action Economy" and how to optimize play at your table! (Part 6 of the "Pathfinder Law School" series!)

0:00 Intro
2:39 Advantages of 3 Action Economy
4:16 Basic actions
11:32 Solving the "third action problem"
22:07 Outro

PATHFIN...

Let's Fix AID in Pathfinder 2e (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Intro

1:35 Problems with Aid

7:19 Ronald's Rules of Aiding

11:01 Thoughts on using it so far

13:14 Outro

"Let's Fix Aid" thread on the Rules Lawyer Discord:

2023-09-15 06:28:05 +0000 UTC View Post

10 things to FIX in the Pathfinder 2e Remaster! (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Intro

1:39 Fix Recall Knowledge

3:09 Fix Aid

5:28 Fix Disarm

7:19 Fix the character sheet

8:32 Better teaching

10:46 Fix Fascinated

12:03 Variant rules for low levels

14:09 Reduce falling damage reaction

16:10 Leap scaling for Size

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WOTC isn't thinking about Dungeon Masters (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Believing WOTC is soo 2022

3:21 BG3 won't be a VTT

5:31 WOTC's VTT = Great for DMs?

12:58 Chasing video gamers

24:26 AI DMs?

26:16 Is AI a good thing?

32:57 WOTC's problem

37:05 Closing Statement

LINKS/SOURCES:

D&D Beyond t...

Clips from Abomination Vaults AND Gatewalkers "Session Re-Zeros"!

0:00 Abomination Vaults - Intro

1:20 Player Introductions

10:03 Campaign difficulty?

11:34 Choosing classes

19:29 MrRhexx joins Gatewalkers!

We read through the ANIMIST + EXEMPLAR playtest!

(ERRATA: Jerone at one point compares to Beowulf, but means Gilgamesh. I refer to "Delores Van Cartier" from the movie Ghost, when I mean the inimitable Oda Mae Brown!)

0:00 Paizo buffing casters!?

2:55 Mythic rules!?

6:09 Animist features

29:14 Apparitions

1:05:08 A...

The Pathfinder Caster Debate in 1 minute

If there's an argument I missed, it's probably because I cut it to fit 1 minute! (My original script was twice as long)

How to BUFF Casters in Pathfinder 2e (Rules Lawyer)

Casters in Pathfinder 2e are not satisfying to some players. What are some homebrew ideas? And when does it make sense (and not make sense) to buff casters?)

0:00 Why this video?
4:23 Do this first
5:30 Adjusting difficulty
9:02 Increasing caster endurance
12:29 Making spell sel...

HOW TO CASTER GOOD in Pathfinder 2e (Spellcasting Strategy Guide)

THIS IS A RE-UPLOAD: The older version on YouTube will stay up a couple more days. If you have a comment on the old video, you have a couple days to copy/paste it over to the new one!

"Pathfinder Law School" continues with this guide to spellcasting in Pathfinder 2e!

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Why casters MUST feel "weaker" in Pathfinder 2e

0:00 Intro
3:14 PF2e nerfed casters
6:32 D&D raised expectations
18:13 The power of casters in PF2e
28:00 Why casters must feel "weaker"
31:54 Closing thoughts
38:08 Outro

"Did Paizo Over-Nerf Casters Compared to D&D? (And who won Martials vs. Casters?)" 2023-08-23 05:29:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Baldur's Gate 3 is great for RPGs... but also might ruin WOTC's plan for D&D (Rules Lawyer)

The runaway success of Baldur's Gate 3, based on D&D 5e, is enriching WOTC and popularizing D&D even more, but it might RUIN their entire plan for D&D.

0:00 Intro
1:08 WOTC's banking on the D&D VTT
3:05 Roll for Combat stream on BG3 and the VTT
7:32 Potential for mo...

Important developments, and POLL on future of this Patreon

There is a shake-up going on in my two "D&D YouTubers Learn Pathfinder 2e" campaigns, brought on by a combination of factors including some players' real-life stuff and the success of Baldur's Gate 3.

This Patreon exploded in Dec. 2022 when I initially started posting exclusive vids of ...

44 WAYS Baldur's Gate 3 is different from D&D 5E!

Here's a rundown on all the "universal" differences between Baldur's Gate 3's rules and the D&D 5E ruleset!

BG3 Wiki with many of these changes (scroll to the bottom for changes to races, classes, spells, and feats):

2023-08-12 04:18:39 +0000 UTC View Post

There's a gatekeeping problem in the Pathfinder 2e community (The Rules Lawyer)

One of the things that makes Pathfinder 2e awesome - its tactical depth - has also fostered elitism in the community. Something happened on Facebook that pissed me off and inspired me to continue my Ronald Rants series!

I get a little... mad in this one lol. Get ready for Rules Lawyer 2.0!<...

Baldur's Gate 3 TUTORIAL: Essential UI, Quality of Life tricks + NEW actions not in D&D 5e

(Not very Early Access, but if any of you are playing this game over the next 10 hours this you surely will find something that will help you here!)

The tutorial in Baldur's Gate 3 SUCKS, and so I decided to make one to help you understand the User Interface (UI) and get some significant Qu...

Why Pathfinder 2e removing the 8 schools of magic is a good thing (Rules Lawyer)

Timestamps forthcoming

Pathfinder 2e vets, on "How to Caster Good"!

I chatted with some Pathfinder 2e vets from my campaigns, where I gather their advice for playing casters well in PF2e! This was prep for my own planned public Law School Series video "How to Caster Good"

Timestamps forthcoming.

DEEP DIVE into Pathfinder 2e's NEW Kineticist class! (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Intro

0:51 Analysis

10:25 Build Tips

17:10 The Six Elements

21:26 Some standout feats

26:23 Awesome feats!

34:09 Outro

"HunterIV4's Guide to the PF2e Kineticist": 2023-07-22 15:27:43 +0000 UTC View Post

6 KINETICISTS FIGHT in Pathfinder 2e! (Part 2 of Kineticist series)

0:00 Intro

0:46 Before the fight

1:06 Azula (fire)

1:41 Aang (air, water)

4:05 Zuko (fire)

8:38 Flying Flame

9:19 Katara (water) & Sokka

13:39 Toph (earth)

14:54 Solar Detonation

17:01 Four Winds

24:01 Torrent in the Blood

26:4...

Full Patreon stream on the Kineticist class!

0:00 Intro

3:12 Table of Contents, Remaster sidebar

5:38 New cosmology

7:44 Kineticist features

38:59 "Generic" feats part 1

51:13 Air impulses

1:10:30 "Generic" feats part 2

1:36:55 More elements

1:38:14 Earth impulses

1:44:37 Fire impulses 2023-07-17 16:34:43 +0000 UTC View Post

D&D MONKS, BUT GOOD, Part 3: WHY is the Pathfinder 2e monk more fun?

Here, we see what our five very different monk builds from Parts 1 + 2 can look forward to at higher levels, and conclude with a breakdown of HOW EXACTLY Pathfinder 2e succeeded at making monks, varied, balanced, and fun.

This is Part 3 of a three-part series, "D&D Monks, But Good" abou...

D&D MONKS, BUT GOOD, Part 2: Five very different monks in a combat! (Rules Lawyer)

This is the 2nd of my three-part series, where I look at how Pathfinder 2e makes a powerful and fun monk to play. This doubles as a showcase about PF2, and to inform the design of other TTRPGs including D&D!

0:00 Intro

1:01 Extreme encounter

2:37 5 monks

3:25 Roll init...

D&D MONKS, BUT GOOD, Part 1: Overview, In-Depth Guide to Monks in Pathfinder 2e (Rules Lawyer)

The online D&D community is up in arms over the proposed revised monk for D&D. What can be learned from Pathfinder's take on the class?

This is the 1st of my 3-part series "D&D Monk, But Good," where I give an overview of Monks in Pathfinder 2e, and give general build tips. Part...

Rules Lawyer Build #1: The Tank (Pathfinder 2E)

0:00 Intro

0:51 Defining a tank

1:47 The build

2:24 Sample combat

6:04 Outro

The truth behind the next edition of D&D (The Rules Lawyer)

D&D has scrapped the One D&D label for its next edition, and is now calling it... Fifth Edition! WOTC is now having a crisis with its player base which I predicted would happen a long time ago once it was clear they might go this route.

Also includes The DM Lair's interview of Steph...

Does Pathfinder 2e HINDER ROLEPLAYING!? D&D YouTubers talk about learning tactics in PF2E combat

In our Outlaws of Alkenstar campaign, during a raid in which the gang's fortunes went south, PAPA FANCY & THE BIG BANG BROTHERS took a moment to talk about their experience getting used to Pathfinder 2e and figuring out how to play their characters well in combat. (SwingRipper is a PF2e vet, ...

We make BETTER versions of the official D&D movie statblocks, using Pathfinder 2e! (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Intro

1:44 Doric the Druid

6:29 Edgin the "Bard"

10:39 Holga the "Barbarian"

16:21 Simon the Sorcerer

20:35 Xenk the Paladin

25:51 Wrap-Up

PDFs of the Pathfinder 2e conversions:
2023-06-21 16:40:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Higher-level enemies are SCARY in Pathfinder! (From "D&D YouTubers learn PF2" - Abomination Vaults)

Excerpts from out 8th session of Abomination Vaults on June 7, 2023. (And yes, they reached 2ND LEVEL during this session!)

Our 1st-level party bumps into a tough enemy on the 3rd level of The Abomination Vaults! We talk about higher-level foes in Pathfinder 2e, Recall Knowledge costing an ...