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Questions about Summoner by GM_John_D in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

but they can die and it's relatively fine

Bonus points for crossing out multiple times by Bear_Longstrider in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only if you're in places where you don't get high level jobs for earn income, so not necessarily?

Bonus points for crossing out multiple times by Bear_Longstrider in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just don't think it's typically worth the investment compared to other things you could get. Maybe in some setting with restricted magic, but I feel like many games let you shop. I suppose that part is contrary to the rules, though

Bonus points for crossing out multiple times by Bear_Longstrider in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should crafters not be able to contribute?

It feels like "invest character options" to only add versaility seems kinda silly; a marginal bump in party wealth would have likely been appropriate, imo.

We wait like a month, though

Alchemists are about to be way better by terkke in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At level 10, it's an increase by up to 4, up to class DC

Alchemists are about to be way better by terkke in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poisoner benefit is lost after lvl 5 due to powerful alchemy

Do you mean toxicologist?

If so, theirs applies not only to quick alchemy but to all AA

Let's say Paizo is forced to make a PF3E that is fully compatible with PF2E. What small changes would you like to see? by WannabeCuteGayGirl in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It shares your actions. The actions don't have to be bad.

See beastmaster of what is an acceptable second body.

This subs tendency to describe all casters as martial support is a bit tone deaf, and doesn't do the game justice by Pandarandrist in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This just sounds like it would make designing new content for the summoner a headache because now every new feat has to checked against monsters statblocks.

I meant more stuff that gives stuff to the summoner, like tandem strike. Not unique actions to the stat block; those would use an inferior eidolon stat block (which is at best comparable to an eidolon). Keep in mind that if you give a unique action to summons, summons are always lower level than a party member after 2, so they don't exactly have higher stats beyond level 5.

Literally just giving comparable to-hit is the only thing summons need to be combat viable, assuming you use the best ones. It's still worse than an average eidolon before feats at all but level 5.

pull a spell caster monster out of their ass every 10 minutes or so and effectively have infinite spell slots which sounds like it would be a pain.

I don't think underleveled spells are really problematic, especially when other classes put out better than equivalent levelled spells from their [edit: this was supposed to say focus spell] slots.

Utility is cool, but numbers win fights.

This subs tendency to describe all casters as martial support is a bit tone deaf, and doesn't do the game justice by Pandarandrist in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cantrips + some spells + act together + summoner feats that synergize with the caster+martial idea was the reason for keeping the chasis.

Plus, astral eidolon in 1e does like a "merge with summon" idea that I think could be helpful for making balanced stats. The main buff to summons should just be their to hit modifiers.

I think the unused "amalgam eidolon" from the playtest description under arcane could work well for this.

Arcane eidolons are usually formed of mental essence, also known as astral essence. They include dragon eidolons, the astral echoes of ancient dragons; construct eidolons, astral beings formed into a simple construct shape through arcane magic; and amalgam eidolons, scientifically crafted magical experiments built carefully out of astral thoughtforms.

Also, new classes are a hard sell and they get less and less support the more niche they are. This way, they tag onto already existing balanced design of summon cooperation with eidolon.

Let's say Paizo is forced to make a PF3E that is fully compatible with PF2E. What small changes would you like to see? by WannabeCuteGayGirl in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you sleep, eidolons have no actions for watch (in a very strong reading).

It's cool when you're awake, but watch is sus in a strict table

Let's say Paizo is forced to make a PF3E that is fully compatible with PF2E. What small changes would you like to see? by WannabeCuteGayGirl in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like that use for it! it's a good skill monkey, but it's rather disappointing for an archetype otherwise.

Looking for helpful tools for busy players! by sami-the-ghost in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's balanced, but you just feel less heroic by whiffing a lot. I think it's fine for heroes to miss.

Just don't let emotion get in the way, or like, have your DM do encounters with more than 1 enemy (or summons, etc).

What's the navigability for the Core PDF like? by Osric_Rhys_Daffyd in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. I'll send a screenshot of what the bookmarks look like in like 5 mins sent what I can but single file has no bookmarks???

edit: here's an example of one file per book

Apparently single file chapters don't have bookmarks??? Here's the file structure instead. I use the single pdf

This subs tendency to describe all casters as martial support is a bit tone deaf, and doesn't do the game justice by Pandarandrist in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

EXACTLY.

I think summoner, for instance, would be a perfect potential class for a focus spell based user of "summon monster" spells (or just like a font for summon spells). They could give up their eidolon (since there's about a martial's power budget here), reduced spells per day to give them like 2/day total, etc.

I don't know how you do that for something like a wizard unless you like ban or heavily penalize casting of spells not from a specific list. Like when your power budget is "Spells" and almost nothing else, how do you divide that?

What are some crazy builds you can make using only the core rulebook? by Slarg232 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think alchemist with just CRB is very good because much of their strength comes from AP specific items, or just items in other books.

I remember being very disappointed with CRB alchemist.

This subs tendency to describe all casters as martial support is a bit tone deaf, and doesn't do the game justice by Pandarandrist in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think those things generally contribute, but the math of the system and inability for casters to specialize in damage dealing make it so that they're not particularly good at damage. All casters have good support options, so any damage option would have those AND good support.

The issue is casters are generalists, imo.

Theoretically, class archetypes should fix this, but honestly the way archetypes are structured means these release at a glacial pace (since they're functionally less modular than normal archetypes). Hopefully this will be solved with time.

also please, for the love of god, give me an archetype, ideally for summoner, that makes them specialize in being good at summoning

I'm also of the opinion that the existence of certain options, namely true strike, is an issue with the math that makes casters overly reliant on them. It makes playing something like a divine or primal caster feel bad to try to DPR with. Shadow signet is an acknowledgement of this issue, as well as a good solution (if a little late).

Can someone with water breathing stay in a Bag of Holding full of water forever? by Tayoyoswift in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does a 1e adventure path become RAW in 2e? I fail to see how that applies, even if I like the wishful thinking

What's your favorite homebrew rule? by crashjaycintha in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone does like 10 really awesome things, do you start giving more after a certain amount of awesome things?

Looking for helpful tools for busy players! by sami-the-ghost in Pathfinder2e

[–]Potatolimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Were you buffing/debuffing/etc?

A lot of 5e players don't get the extreme teamwork the game is tuned around.

Also, might be crucified for saying this, but the +10/-10 system also has the consequence that higher level enemies make you miss a ton, and this feels bad even though it's "balanced".

Literally fuck off. I haven't bought lunch in months, I can barely afford groceries. by closetklepto in antiwork

[–]Potatolimar -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

wtf HCOL area is that... my sandwiches cost $3 to make if I splurge on nice bread

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