8mo ago

Four systems and yet the videos are so similiar

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I thought OneDnD was basically just small changes based on 5e?
PF2e is better than 4e in my opinion, it has all the good parts but a better action system.
- I still got videos with titles like "Five Rule Changes that PROVE One D&D just return of Fourth Edition" or "Did Pathfinder 2e Remastered steal these rules from Fourth Edition?". Like a new clickabit fad, declare everything 4e or something.
  
  Ah I see I understand now. Yeah that is a thing, it's a rite of passage for every TTRPG content creator to make a "4e wasn't that bad" video lol
- Yeah, 4e wasn't entirely awful. It had some interesting concepts, some of which got carried into 5e, but most of which got thrown away.
  So in the same way pathfinder 1e took the best parts of 3.5, PF 2e ended up taking the best parts of 4e and 5e d&d and improved them
  
  I ran 2 tables in 4E, but when 5E came out they never wanted to go back.
  It all came down to keeping track of all the powers, nobody liked that. They also hoarded their encounter and daily powers, rarely using them (and hoarding encounter powers doesn't make a lot of sense).
  I was a little disappointed because the one table was about to hit their paragon paths, which seemed like fun, and the players seemed excited for. It's a concept I wouldn't mind seeing in a new game – it was a little like choosing a subclass at 10th level.
- I haven't played D&D 4, but Pathfinder 2e (and its remaster) is a great system, aside from some parts of the philosophy I disagree on which is a minor thing. It is really well written, coherent, streamlined and edited.
  
  Alright, I'll bite. Which parts of the philosophy do you disagree on? :D

Got sent a podcast where they discussed “universal house rules” for a better time at the table. Pretty much everything they suggested is the standard behavior for Fate and Cortex.
People will generally stick to what they know, and that’s what those videos capitalize on.
- I have been trying to streamline the Palladium rules in RIFTS, and wow have I been stealing ideas from modern systems
- Got a link for that podcast?
  
  Gotchu fam Dungeon Master of None Podcast

Level Up A5E: I'm here too guys!

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