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Interest form for my private Pathfinder 2e (and possibly D&D 4e?!) games this summer! (Due May 22)

Want to join one of The Rules Lawyer's private Pathfinder 2E (and possibly D&D 4E!) campaigns?

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Retrospective on D&D 4e's combat roles, Speculation about Pathfinder's new COMMANDER + GUARDIAN classes!

0:00 Intro, Pathfinder announcements

1:41 D&D 4e's legacy and Pathfinder 2e

10:21 Guardian = 4e's Fighter?

13:18 Fighter class features

17:56 Fighter powers, demonstrati...

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The 5 most amazing spells in Pathfinder 2e (Rules Lawyer)

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This will be the 9TH EDITION of Dungeons & Dragons! (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Intro

2:50 Defining "edition"

3:29 History of D&D

6:01 Do we count Basic D&D?

13:47 9th Edition, Final Thoughts

What are the major differences between D&a...

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The 5 ESSENTIAL Rules Lawyer videos on Love, Life, and Pathfinder 2e

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Do Hero Points need fixing in Pathfinder 2e? (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Intro

3:08 Reasons for default rule

4:43 Criticisms

6:41 Removing Heroic Recovery?

10:09 Buffs to Hero Points?

12:59 One proposal

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Top 10 Fascinating Things in THE FIRST DRAFT of D&D from 1973!

0:00 Intro

1:57 The lawsuit and overview

6:38 List begins

22:56 Outro

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MONSTER BRIEFING: Orcs don't just "run up and attack" in Pathfinder 2e! Plus Building ENCOUNTERS

0:00 Intro

2:06 Orcs, Step 0 (description)

4:36 Building encounters

7:18 Orc abilities

10:27 Athletics actions!

16:28 Reading traits

21:17 Encounter ROLES, syner...

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Name suggestions for videos on running PF2 monsters?

I'm trying to think of something catchy for the series, that conveys what it's about. Bonus points if it incorporates Pathfinder somehow and/or if it plays on me being a lawyer. Some ideas:

A Rebuttal to "Bounded Accuracy" in D&D (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Intro

4:17 The case for bounded accuracy

10:48 Unprecedented in D&D

13:30 How it works

15:51 Lack of system

18:46 Unbounded bonuses

27:03 Big gaps ...

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Pathfinder 2e's Automatic Bonus Progression variant is great! But has problems.

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How to run Pathfinder monsters, using classic monsters from D&D (Rules Lawyer)

0:00 Intro

2:18 Encounter building

3:30 Kobold (and the 3 steps)

14:02 Goblin

17:49 Skeleton

23:44 Zombie

28:29 Final Thoughts

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How D&D 3rd Edition revolutionized the game (New School vs. Old School)

(Part 2 of 2) D&D 3rd edition revolutionized the game. Let's now compare the New School vs. the Old School!

0:00 Higher power level

1:57 Permanent, customizable characters

5:1...

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The TOP 10 ways 3rd Edition D&D revolutionized the game (Part 1 of 2)

3rd Edition was a revolution in the history of D&D and Pathfinder. But HOW exactly?

0:00 Intro

5:26 Remove racial class restrictions

6:53 Unlimited multiclassing

8:55 Sk...

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D&D & Pathfinder - Which does high-level combat better? (ABSERD PART 3)

0:00 Intro

3:03 Levels 8-13

19:07 Combat demonstration

59:03 Analysis

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Sneak peek of Abserd Pt. 3!

Part 3 of the Abserd series takes him to Level 13, and it has been a LOT of work! Perfecting the fight plan alone has taken about 20 real-life hours. Now for this damn PowerPoint presentation!

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SHORT: Why Every +1 Matters in Pathfinder 2e in 1 MINUTE

This is an excerpt from "Why Pathfinder 2e's 4 DEGREES OF SUCCESS is the key to its balance (Pathfinder Law School)"

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Why Pathfinder 2e's 4 DEGREES OF SUCCESS is the key to its balance (Pathfinder Law School)

0:00 Intro

1:22 4 degrees of success

4:19 How it helps the game

4:44 More excitement

6:09 More tactics + teamwork

14:15 Balances "save or suck"

16:53 Sense of pr...

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Abserd Levels 3-7 BONUS CONTENT

Here are the character sheets for Abserd for Levels 1 through 7!

Abse...

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ABSERD FIGHTS: Raw, unscripted, uncut! (Level 7)

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Abserd is a Rogue, Wizard, AND Cleric in Pathfinder 2e! (Level 7)

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DON'T fire Hasbro workers - Fire Chris Cocks + Cynthia Williams for their disasters in D&D + MTG

0:00 Intro 

1:40 The case 

17:34 Stopping the firings, ousting Cocks and Williams

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OUTTAKES from "Grievance of a Little Bear"

It's HARD WORK to keep a straight face!

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Thanks for the support!

In my recent video I said that I might lose support from some people for posting it, and that it would be good in the long run.

Indeed, my  YouTube subscriber base went from 36,050 to ab...

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I have LEAKS from the next D&D Unearthed Arcana! (Rules Lawyer)

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I come out of the closet, + the time Pathfinder saved my life (Rules Lawyer)

WELCOME TO THE NEW INFLUX OF PATRONS! It's inspiring to see the show of support.

Don't forget to join the Discord where people have been discussing this video and sharing information and ways...

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THUMBNAIL for upcoming video

I decided to make another "humorous" video.

Y'all can guess what I'm gonna do here...

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Uh oh... (Abserd video performance)

Uh oh...

Hopefully the video is more of an evergreen video. (The Remaster videos were more topical/current. My OD&D video sits at #9 among these videos here, but has since gone up to #1!)...

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This Level 1 Rogue PROVES why new Pathfinder players should start at Level 1!

These excerpts from my ABSERD video are better proof than any that new players should start at Level 1 when learning Pathfinder 2e! (NOTE: There are legitimate reasons for some new player(s) to sta...

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Abomination Vaults UPDATE: Scheduling hell!

Hi all: Just an update that Abomination Vaults is not on hiatus. We're just in scheduling hell!

I had to focus on Remaster coverage in the first half of November. Then there were conventions ...

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