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Pathfinder 2nd edition Readthrough: Goblin, Oh dear god they made Drizzt a Fishmalk

Disclaimer: I was not a fan of the PF 2e dev diaries, or of the play-test. This does not mean I'm going to do nothing but bash this book, and I legitimately hope to be pleasantly surprised, but keep in mind this read-through is likely to be very biased. A fair bit of it is also for comedic purposes. It is by no means a declaration that people should not play PF 2e, that people are wrong for enjoying it, or anything along those lines Goblin Reading the fluff...this is a fishmalk. Short, energetic creatures with a love for fire, comedy, eating disgusting food, hated across golarion. With a racial Drizzt treatment of turning on their Chaotic Evil comrades. Why Paizo thought their comedy race who specialize in animal cruelty themed weapons was a good idea as a core race was a good idea I do not know. Also, another short, specialized in stealth, tinkering, and short stabby things as a race also applies to two other races already in this chapter. There was a lot they could have...

Pathfinder 2nd edition Readthrough: Gnomes, not tiefling, so that 4th edition dnd debate was won

Disclaimer: I was not a fan of the PF 2e dev diaries, or of the play-test. This does not mean I'm going to do nothing but bash this book, and I legitimately hope to be pleasantly surprised, but keep in mind this read-through is likely to be very biased. A fair bit of it is also for comedic purposes. It is by no means a declaration that people should not play PF 2e, that people are wrong for enjoying it, or anything along those lines The Gnome The   artwork is of a blue-haired tinkerer examining a screw because gnomes are the most anime of them all. The fluff mostly focuses on their weird disease known as the Bleaching, where a lack of imagination slowly drains the color away from you and...wait a minute, is this the ending of character thing from Changeling where you lose all wonderment with the world and become a hopeless human? Anyway, onto other fluff. The Gnomes have not had an ancient empire, unique for now, and with an interesting view on marriage. Outside that n...