An introduction to PF2 for DND Players
Highlighting the main differences when moving from Playing Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition to Pathfinder Second Edition (PF2) game. Common, Uncommon and Rare Tags To help with game balance some Feats, Spells and equipment will have an Uncommon or Rare tag. Such items or abilities are not readily available to everyone. Quests may be required to discover them or they may just not be available in a particular campaign. For Example the Teleport Spell is uncommon as are Shuriken. Some Feats can give access to Uncommon items; for example " Monastic Weaponry " gives Monk's access to Shuriken along with many other weapons. Checks The basic mechanic is the same for both games. Roll a single twenty sided dice (d20) and work out the result by adding any modifiers and then compare it to the Difficult Class (DC) or Target Number you need to succeed. This is used for Attack Rolls, Skill Checks and Saving Throws. d20 + Attribute Modifier + Bonuses and Penalties = Result Critica