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[-] phase@lemmy.8th.world 30 points 9 months ago

Please an RPG not DnD. Try to break free from this monoculture.

[-] DaCookeyMonsta@lemmy.world 43 points 9 months ago

Fine, we'll play Pathfinder

one finger curls on the monkey's paw

[-] phase@lemmy.8th.world 19 points 9 months ago

At least it's a different packaging, not owned by Hasbro, and it shows that something else exists.

[-] optissima@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago
[-] DaCookeyMonsta@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Little difference in content. Also I bet it's much less interesting to watch due to crunching.

That said I'm planning my transition to Pathfinder rn since it seems more fun to play.

[-] optissima@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

P2e is surprisingly fast, takes about the same time as 5e per round.

[-] TeenieBopper@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

I say this as someone who's been playing in a 2e campaign for the past two and a half years and has been GMing one the past year and largely greatly prefers PF2e to 5e. There are some great elements in 2e like degrees of success, the three action economy, lots of customization options, great GM support, and Paizo overall being a better company that Hasbro. But let's not kid ourselves here: Pathfinder is just reskinned DnD. Heroic fantasy where you roll a d20 and add a modifier.

[-] optissima@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

Pathfinder is just reskinned DnD. Heroic fantasy where you roll a d20 and add a modifier.

No, that's a d20 system heroic fantasy system. D20s arent even a permanent part of DnD, just its current iteration. If you wanted to be reductionist, you could just say that these all TTRPGs are just board games with smaller boards and larger rulebooks, and that those are just gambling games because they use dice. Pathfinder is similar, 1e was an extension of 3.5e, but at this point I'd consider them well past a reskin.

[-] Gamoc@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

In Pathfinder, you can cast shocking touch through a melee weapon. Pathfinder wins.

Seriously though, I love Pathfinder.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Tbh I'd be very surprised if wizards of the coast is not substantially bankrolling critical role at this point.

[-] TheMinions@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

CR has a sponsorship with D&D beyond right? I’m pretty far behind in campaign 3, but doesn’t WoTC own D&Dbeyond now?

So yes. They are bankrolling them. I seem to recall their twitch revenue got leaked a few years back as well. But that doesn’t include sponsorships.

this post was submitted on 06 Dec 2023
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