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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · 10d

I really like this! Part of what made me prefer pathfinder 2e to dnd 5e was the 4 degrees of success making roll results cooked into the game and not on the DM to improvise.

Gonna check this system out for sure!

Klaus von Hohenloe @dungeonnewbs.guide · 10d

Moves like this are why I am so excited.

Could you do this in other games? Sure. Plenty of games look at a GM and say "On a success or miss... figure it out!"

But I love a game that gives you specific results because it feels more transparent for players and gives the MC(GM) clear options.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · 27d

BOOO THIS PUN

(But applaud this magical item, artwork, and overall execution) #Pathfinder2e

(And also the pun it's very good)

AbyssalBrews | Weekly Magic Items for D&D and PF2E @abyssalbrews.com · 28d

TromBone

Now you can doot your problems away in your #Pathfinder2E campaigns. We make new items for PF2E every week. Follow us to see them as they drop!

TromBone
ITEM 7
Uncommon, Magical
Price 265 gp
Usage held in 2 hand; Bulk 1

The macabre form of this functioning trombone is composed entirely of malformed bones that are fused together in disturbing and offputting ways. The bell is composed of a long since decomposed skull that seems to always be screaming. Despite its ghastly appearance, this piece is a fully functional musical instrument. This horn grants a +1 item bonus to Performance checks while playing music with it.

Activate-Doot Doot [2] (auditory, manipulate); Frequency Twice per day; Effect You play a short tune causing two illusory skeletal figures carrying similar instruments to emerge from the ground occupying your same space. The skeletons begin to dance around you and play an oddly upbeat melody for 1 minute. The skeletons move with you when you move.

Activate-Shivers Down Your Spine [R] (auditory); Requirements You have at least one illusory skeleton still dancing around you; Trigger A creature hits you with a melee Strike; Effect One of the skeletons jumps in front of the attack and shrieks loudly. The skeleton takes 15 points of the triggering Strike’s damage while you take the rest. The skeleton then crumbles into dust and disappears.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · 27d

Hey thanks man! I'll keep that in mind for when my calendar frees up a bit 😁

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Oct 5

I would literally pay the price of the whole game again just to have a dark mode (eg. black instead of green menus & black chats) in dawnsbury days #Pathfinder2e @dawnsbury.bsky.social

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 30

a man with a scar on his face is holding a walkie talkie in his hand

ALT: a man with a scar on his face is holding a walkie talkie in his hand

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 30

Tbh? I think wotc realized that the easiest way to give the players what they want is to hand them a blank page and tell them to fill in the blank with whatever they want.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 29

But "I got my powers from a God Shard that made me a demigod"? GOOD. At least it TOUCHES the world building at somepoint! lol

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 28

3.5 / prior & PF2e all required Champion / Paladins to have *some* deity that you serve to gain your powers

5e was like "lol who wants to engage with the lore or READ lets just let everyone make up their own god or have none and get their power from the *strength of their Oath*" which is... bad.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 28

Champion = I dedicated myself to serving my God's Purpose

Exemplar = Oh shit I'm a demigod now. Uh. What's my purpose? OK I'LL DO THAT.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 28

Exemplar + Blessed One Dedication makes for *such* a good alternate version of what a "Champion" is. It almost feels like that "I want to be a Paladin who only gets his powers from his Oath" trope that's so popular in #dnd5e. (though this is for #pathfinder2e obs)

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

Fire would consume him shortly, but he died knowing he finally got to save his friends.

RIP Dr. Patrick Duvard. Build linked below for the curious! #PF2e pathbuilder2e.com/launch.html?...

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

Under his breath, he whispered, "Been an honor being your friend, gentlemen." ‪ Blocking the door, he turned back to the Artificer and yelled to her, "I might not be a Doctor, but I'm taking up residence here."

He fired a single shot from his pistol. It missed.
He didn't care.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

They did, expecting him to follow. ‪ He knew running was pointless. She was faster than them, and could fire off another spell. So after they fled, Duvard calmly closed the door behind them.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

We were wrong. ‪ First turn, the artificer lifted her hammer & threw a Fireball that hit the whole party. Luckily, no one was downed, but everyone was severely injured. Duvard, tired of not being able to heal those he loved, finally knew how he could protect them. "RUN!" He said.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

Final fight; They were low on spells, potions, health, everything, having just finished a fight in the prior room, but we were cocky. We had all the evidence we need to arrest the villain of our mystery. We knew she wouldn't go quietly, but one? Against 4? And just an Artificer, probably all melee?

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

Duvard continued to struggle as an adventurer, being unable to heal his new allies, and not being cut out for life beyond the walls of a laboratory. But he soldiered on, if only to remain in the company of this group of misfits where he finally belonged.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

He asked his party to simply call him Patrick now. When they asked why he lied about being a doctor, he simply said, "Well... no one wants the potions of an apprentice." The party quickly went from being his experiments to being his confidants, even friends.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

For the first time, Duvard saw nothing in his mentor's eyes but cruelty, "Years of serving me and you still know nothing. You're not a doctor! You don't know anything!" He threw a volatile mix at Duvard, splashing against the wall. "Leave with your crackpot theories!"

He did as his mentor asked.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

His mentor began to change; becoming irritable with his patients, even turning some away. Giving them increasingly experimental brews, or refusing to help without pay. He was unlike himself.

Duvard confronted him about his mutagen abuse, saying, "It's changing you! You need to stop. To rest!" ‪

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

After a few years, Duvard noticed his mentor begin taking some of his potions. He would say, "Just trying to keep up, not as young as I used to be. So many rely on us, you know. A doctor's work is never done." At the time, Duvard admired his dedication to service, and shunted worries from his mind.

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

You see, Duvard had not studied anywhere formally, just as an apprentice of a master alchemist. He was brilliant, kind, & cared for everyone who sought his treatments. Duvard truly respected & loved this man, who exemplified everything that he wanted himself to be. But it would not last. ‪

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

‪"Help! Kildrak needs healing!"

"Sorry", Patrick always said, "I'm not that kind of doctor." And he wasn't. Not even trained in medicine.

After a dozen times of saying this seeming catchphrase, someone finally asked. "So what kind of doctor are you?"

"Technically... not a doctor at all."

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

As he joined a party of adventurers, he'd happily supply them with all the buffs they want, jotting down the occasional notes after doing so. It wasn't until the first party member was in dire shape that the party became suspicious...

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

So after a few attempts with his Rat Familiar #4 (named after the current run of the experiment), he saw some progress: His rat showed increasing talents! But was that because of the potions, or the nature of a familiar? He clearly needed human subjects. And adventurers need buffs... ‪

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Pip Talks Pathfinder 2e @pipthespicy.bsky.social · Sep 23

Dr. Duvard was a kind, curious man who dabbled in potions & experiments with one burning question in his mind; do potions have lingering side effects? What happens if you take, say, an Intelligence boosting potion every day? Will it make you smarter? Dumber? Change your personality?

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