I recommend this video to look more into OSR philosophy regarding the rules: https://www.youtube.com/live/bCxZ3TivVUM?si=aZ-y2U_AVjn9a6Ua

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[+] -11 points 3 years ago (3 children)

PF2S is bloated with unnecessary rules. If that’s your thing, and I totally get the appeal of having a “wait let’s just see what nethys says abou — Oh apparently there are mechanics for this drug” moment; personally I find it really gets in the way of the session. Rule and move on with the story. Keep the mechanics to what they need. We’re ultimately dealing with a pretty simple underlying system: d20 roll high. All the subterfuge and wordy mechanics don’t really change that at the end of the day you need to roll a d20 and generally do better than a 12 or so to do what you want.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I feel like pf2e has just enough rules to empower the players to the level I like

    The more DM fiat a game has, the more trust I need from my players for things to go smoothly.

    That's not a bad thing, necessarily, but for me structure is usually good as long as it doesn't raise the skill floor too high.

    Once I've got trust built and feel a bit more experimental, I like Dungeon World or even Universalis

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    We’re ultimately dealing with a pretty simple underlying system: d20 roll high

    I highly disagree with this sentiment. You do you, but this is not the general feeling of TTRPG players.

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