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Here there be dragons
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I love hearing people talk about it a lot more than I have ever enjoyed playing. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy playing it, certainly I do. But I like the whole thing. You wanna tell me about your epic campaign? Or the ridiculous run? Cool. Those are stories I can consume without effort.
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I like live imorov, and dragons, but not math. That's why I'm a bard.
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I like live imorov, and dragons, but not math. That's why I'm a bard.
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Yeah, it's just basic arithmetic with (usually) small numbers, and if you're the min-maxing type you might add probability calculation into it, but the latter is strictly optional and the former is basically the *fun* part about maths. TBH I think probability calculation is fascinating, but it can get a bit cerebral if you want to do it during play.
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Math? I don't think that rpg talks about computing an integral or spending 2h arguing on whether we're on a Gilbert space and can compute a scalar product.
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Is there any rpg where you need to do so? May be Fatal?
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Music is just math that sounds good when you get it right. Can't help you if you're one of those dancing or fancy-talking bards, though.What's the mathenatically optimal guitar solo that'll "make them panties drop?"
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Math? I don't think that rpg talks about computing an integral or spending 2h arguing on whether we're on a Gilbert space and can compute a scalar product.Ah, but you see, arithmetic is scary. The only time I get too much to deal with is when I’m rolling four dice per attack, twice per round, and want to have a high level of confidence in my answer while also not taking up everyone’s time. For that I just made a spreadsheet and moved on with it.
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But then you don't know how your gear scales! That's important knowledge! If they were making a less number-crunchy game then I might agree with you but this is kind of just the nature of Pathfinder, honestly. It's a game for numbers nerds and your objective is to stack +68 to your attack rolls or saves via as many different avenues as possible. This isn't really Owlcat's fault I don't think, it's more just a consequence of choosing Pathfinder as the system to run your game in.
