Davvy's Guide to Pathfinder

It was very hard not to just compare this to 3.5 and call it a day.
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[pogeman]

Minor correction: Golarion isn't a continent, it's the entire world. The actual continents that constitute most of PF1e's Adventure Paths are in Avistan and northern Garund.

[arctic]

Can you do mutants and masterminds. I feel like the game that let's you play any superhero you want needs some love

[ZerDakilla]

Now that pathfinder is done I need chappy to cover Starfinder

[prtwriter]

YASSSS I WAS NOTICED
The reason I posted it was because Starfinder doesn't get enough love. Sci-Fi RPGs don't get enough love. And I know you, Jacob, and Cody can talk about it. Starfinder is probably my most loved RPG.
But it's that time again let's talk more sci-fi RPGs

[OpVanquisher]

everyone who bought the starfinder core book is just trying to convince their 5e friends to play it at this point

[Crouza]

0:12 I appreciate your upfrontness about your knowledge on PF 2e. Its my favorite system but if someone doesn't know it/is unfamiliar to it, they should probably steer clear of Making a video on it. Also pls cover starfinder its not as good imo but its got some amazing stuff in there and deserves some love.

[gabrielblack]

The world building is the primary reason I love Pathfinder. In particular. The Pantheon of the Inner Sea is one of my all time favorite fictional pantheons! Combining that with the epic levels of character customization and I just can't help but love this system!

[starbomber]

0:19 hell yeah I love Starfinder! Please talk about it that way I'll know I'm not alone :(

[rubenvandermarel]

And for those who like it: literally all the information on pathfinder ever is available for free online

[stephhanley]

It would be cool for you to do a Pathfinder 1E class list. Also, let's get that Pathfinder 2E review!

[urieldaluz]

Personally I never got far in pathfinder 1e, but do love 2e.

I feel like something of note is that while pathfinder is super crowded with stuff, it’s also way more player conscious.

Like, paizo has made a point to be in contact with its players, keep official SRDs open with all the rules for free, and make sure there’s variety for players by releasing new material twice a year.

Meanwhile, 5e went 3 years between giving the players any significant bonus in official options(tashas and Xanathars), locks its content behind licenses to buy it twice if you want to be able to browse everything they have in one place, and generally doesn’t take criticism well.

Sure it’s not majorly relevant to describing just the system, but I wanted it to be mentioned here

[TonyCrenshawsLatte]

Some say that, in addition to the "three pillars" (combat, exploration, and social) of TRPG that D&D puts forth, there is actually the fourth pillar of "character creation." I never played Pathfinder, but my understanding is that PF takes that fourth pillar and absolutely runs with it. :D

[witchBoi_Connor]

Hahaha... oh god Pathfinder 1e. Got into it literally as 2e was coming out, which is apparently a completely different system. Also PF1 is 100% the system that I contribute the stigma against powergaming to, because unlike 5e, this is a system where the difference between optimized and casual are actually noticeable to game balance.

I adore the extra classes in pathfinder, from the sorcerer-analogue to the cleric that is the Oracle, to the creepy hex maniac of the Witch, to basically all the hybrid classes. I desperately want many of pathfinder’s classes translated to 5e because of how flavorful and full of potential they are. I found a really good 5e Witch already! Now I just really need a Slayer (Ranger/Rogue hybrid class) and a Ninja (alternate class to the rogue, can’t be multiclassed with rogue because it’s nearly the same, but with some ki powers and different pool of mini-feats to take).

[jordanhorsman]

Would not be opposed to seeing more pathfinder content like your 5e videos. Have only played 5e so far but am interested in pathfinder, and I think entertaining and simplified content like your 5e vids would go a long way toward helping more people get into it

[DycuswasHere]

Started with Pathfinder because I found out you could be a Gunslinger and went all in on it! Because who wouldn’t love to play Clint Eastwood in Middle-Earth?!

[maggintons]

Forgotten Realms has similar diversity in setting as Golarion, the problem is most of it hasn't been upgraded to 5E and probaly came out in either 2nd or 3rd edition.

[StarkMaximum]

Pathfinder 1e is one of my favorite systems. It has huge nostalgia for me. Got in with 3.5, played a ton of that, and then after a while we all sort of converted into Pathfinder. It does everything 3.5 does but in a way I find makes more sense (whoever at Wizards decided Hide and Move Silently were TWO DIFFERENT SKILLS is my mortal enemy and seeing that Pathfinder combined them into Sneak was all I needed). If I want a very deep, complex system where I can pick and choose _everything_ I want about my character and spend hours searching for guides to get ideas of how to build a great, cool, interesting character, Pathfinder 1e is my go-to. If I want something way simpler to just fit some pieces together and still enjoy myself, 5e and Pathfinder 2e are gonna be the winners there. All three systems are individually great choices to play depending on what you're looking for, imo.

[JohnW-yvyp]

The amount of Pathfinder videos on YouTube is sad. I honestly would love to see you do class guides for Pathfinder like you did for 5E.

[Dreamspawn]

"The only world given love in five years" hell yes. I've been bitchin about how every rule book and core update is genreallY FR heavy even the ebberon book uses the core ideas behind FR ignoring the reason of why ebberon was awesome

[AlexBermann]

A very good introduction, though there is one thing I want to add:

Pathfinder has optional rules for everything you might want - and they usually make that aspect more involved than just rolling a skill check.

For example, let's say you want to play a rogue who is a social manipulator who doesn't just lie into peoples faces, but weave a wide net. There are rules to influence rumors, including rogue talents, archetypes and feats. Want to set up a tavern as a way to get information faster and to get simple workers as spies in other organizations? Yeah, there are rules for how much every room in the tavern costs, what rooms a tavern usually has, how hard it is to hire lackeys, how much influence (among other things) your organization gives you and there are rules to spend that influence to get more information when you gather information or to get your lackeys into organizations. Of course, there also are rules about what they can do there.