Category: Pathfinder 2nd Ed.

Ring Side Report- RPG review of The Pathfinder Beginner Box

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Product– The Pathfinder Beginner Box

System- Pathfinder 2nd Ed

Producer– Paizo

Price– $29.99 here https://paizo.com/pathfinder/beginnerbox   

TL; DR– Probably my favorite beginner box.  100%

Basics– Let’s learn Pathfinder!  This is the Pathfinder 2nd Ed Beginner Box.  It’s got a double sided map and two level adventure.  It’s got an introduction to character building, character sheets, AND pregens.  It’s got dice.  It’s full of standees and cardboard characters.  It’s got it all!

Mechanics or Crunch– If you want the full Pathfinder experience, this is it.  You get four pregens, rules on how to play, and even a multilevel dungeon.  Now, the dungeon and the fights are nothing crazy complex, and you might even say they’re a bit easy, but as a new player, this will be fun.  And as a new GM, this is a blast as well!  You get the basics of Pathfinder 2nd Ed with real rules, so you don’t learn a system that doesn’t exist.  You can also learn character building!  This is a great intro on how to play. 5/5

Theme or Fluff–  I don’t expect a ton of crazy things from beginner boxes, but I honestly got a solid intro to the world and a great adventure.  You get a basic introduction to the world.  It can’t be an epic tale of the world’s creation and current state, but you get a good, solid idea of the basics of the world’s story.  You also get an interesting adventure where you can play and get a few sneak peeks into future adventures.  It’s just a great way to invite both players and GMs to the world of Pathfinder.  5/5

Execution–  I’ve gushed about this box so far, and this won’t be an exception.  You get great dice, great books, great standees, EXTRA standees, solid pregens, and amazing books that help the players know how to play, and the GM run an an adventure on the fly.  This is what I want as a player and a GM.  5/5

Summary– I’ve loved Pathfinder for a long time and played Pathfinder 2nd Ed since it came out.  I also love Starfinder, but you can see there is more love for Pathfinder 2nd Ed from this box.  Two levels of adventure, character generation guides for a few levels, dice, and standees make a great product.  Also, that the rules in this box set are the same as the real game, makes me amazingingly happy.  This is the kind of thing I will give to anyone who wants to learn Pathfinder.  If you are on the fence, get this now!  100%

Daily Punch 11-7-23 Concussion Grenade general feat for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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If it works in starfinder, it works in pathfinder!

Concussion Grenade Feat 1

General

Smash before the burn! When you make a ranged attack with an alchemical bomb, if you hit, it deals additional bludgeoning damage to the main target of the attack equal to your Strength modifier.

Daily Punch 10-23-23 Witch Salts alchemical item for Pathfinder 2nd Ed.

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what a clever little witch!

Witch Salts Item 1+

Alchemical Consumable

Usage sprinkled on ground; Bulk L
Activate [one-action] Interact

Witch salts may be a simple salt, but it protects you from the occult. As an action, you can spread the salt around yourself or one large creature in a circle. Any witch or spell on the occult spell list cast at the target in the circle is automictically cancelled unless the caster succeeds at a counteract check. Witches or any creature casting occult spells cannot itself remove the salt nor can they enter the salt. The salt lasts until it is removed or the creature voluntarily leaves the circle.

Witch Salts (Lesser)Item 1

Price 3 gp
Bulk L
The DC for counteract check is 15.

Witch Salts (Moderate)Item 6

Price 35 gp
Bulk L
The DC for counteract check is 20.

Witch Salts (Greater)Item 10

Price 160 gp
Bulk L
The DC for counteract check is 26.

Witch Salts (Major)Item 14

Price 675 gp
Bulk L
The DC for counteract check is 33.

Daily Punch 10-4-23 Rally wrestler feat for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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Time to showboat!

Rally [one-action]Feat 4

Archetype
Archetype Wrestler
Prerequisites Wrestler Dedication
Requirements You have a creature grabbed or restrained.

When you have an enemy held, you can let out a cry and rally yourself. You gain additional temporary hit points equal to your charisma modifier. These last for up to 10 minutes and can be in addition to any additional temporary hit points you already have.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 9-26-23 Percussive Engineering athletics feat for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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Smack!

Percussive Engineering Feat 7

General Skill
Prerequisites master in Athletics

When you interact with a device or trap, you can make an athletics check instead of the normal skill with the DC equal to the highest DC to successful interact with the device or trap. If you succeed, you interact with the device successfully or disable the trap. If you fail, the device gains the broken condition or the trap triggers. You may not attempt to interact with the device or trap again using this feat until it is reset or repaired.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 9-18-23 Life Infusion spell for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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My wife had an idea, and I’m building off it.

Life Infusion Spell 1

Necromancy
Traditions divine, occult
Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal
Range touch; Targets 1 creature
Duration sustained up to 10 minutes

You channel additional life into a target. Each round at the start of their turn, they gain 1 temporary hit point. They can gain temporary hit points equal to your level. If you do not sustain the spell or you are disrupted, the spell ends and all temporary hit points are immediately gone.

Heightened (+1) The temporary Hit Points per round increase by 1 and the maximum temporary hit points increases by your level or you can choose to target one additional target. As you cast this at even higher levels, you can choose a combination of targets and increased temporary hit points.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 9-15-23 Third Eye Poke occult spell for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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Reach out and hurt a chakra!

Third Eye Poke Spell 3

Evocation Mental
Traditions occult
Cast [two-actions] verbal, somatic
Range Touch; Targets All creatures within range
Saving Throw Will

With a flurry of attacks, you lightly touch each creature on the forehead causing dizzying pain and discoordination. The target takes 4d6 mental damage with a Will saving throw.

Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target takes half damage.
Failure The target takes full damage and becomes stunned 1.
Critical Failure The target takes double damage and becomes stunned 2.

Heightened (+1) Increase the damage by 2d6.