"The Ranger actually works in this system" Brought a tear to my eye as a 5e Ranger main.

One fun thing with investigator is to try them with weapons that are high-commitment loading weapons, or weapons with fatal die (so, rifles and pistols can be great on them). Devise a strategem, and see if you'll get that vital shot off or even crit with it. Then couple that with whatever support actions you can, and it makes them really easily able to work around needing to load weapons. Also it feels like you're reenacting that one scene from the end of Untouchables when you know you can get a critical hit at a pivotal moment.

I finally convinced my group to try Pathfinder 2e, so this came at a perfect time!

Giving pathfinder an honest shot after wotc dropping the ball and paizo making big moves!

Thank you for making the OGL 1.1 transition to PF2e easier

00:00 Intro 00:57 Alchemist 01:38 Barbarian 02:18 Bard 03:01 Champion 03:37 Cleric 04:15 Druid 04:55 Fighter 05:50 Gunslinger 06:47 Inventor 07:38 Investigator 08:36 Magus 09:16 Monk 10:00 Oracle 10:50 Ranger 11:34 Rogue 12:20 Sorcerer 12:55 Summoner 13:59 Swashbuckler 14:55 Witch 15:40 Wizard 16:30 Outro

Really loved how you melded thematic/narrative reasons for each class with the mechanical perspective, most characters are a variable mix of those two ingredients. As for what I would want to play (once the Sisyphean boulders of GMing and only having 24 hours in a day are gone): Mutagenist Alchemist, Paladin Champion, Ancestral Weapon Monk, Outwit Ranger, Staff Nexus Wizard, Life Oracle, Twisting Tree Magus... and like three or four different Summoners.

I spit out my drink when I heard 20 classes

I started as a Ranger, with... mixed oppinions. I loved the flavor, but I felt like I was always doing the same things (mostly just either marking or walking, then firing once and commanding my puppy to attack), and yet i still made sure to do some creative stuff, like using my Acrobatics to jump from a crate and land behind the enemy, punching him with my big Orc hands and giving the Rogue his sweet-sweet flanking. Then, after that module was over, I switched to a Witch. Oooooh boy... I didn't know I was such a spellcaster kinda guy. Let's just put it like that: in the first session the DM allowed me to use Telekinetic Projectile to throw the Cleric's blood into the enemy (he gave me penalty to hit, but a bonus in damage just for the funzies), and I ended up one-shooting the guy. I love this game, I love the Witch class, I love my Orc.

Just a note on the Cleric, you don't have to be evil to get a Harm font, LG followers of Abadar for example could take a Harm font, same is true for CG followers of Callistria, vice versa a CE follower of Gorum can take a Heal font along with a LE follower of Abadar amongst others.

In case you have not heard it today, or this week, or even this month. You. Are. Awesome. Keep up the great work. *tosses honey on the altar of NoNat1's awesomeness*

I loved my bard I was out healing the cleric and out dmg the wizard, just didn't have alot of life to take hits with. Was very useful in town to get discounts or find a place to eat and sleep. Could sing/play for room and board or to make extra money and bring in patrons to the bar

"The ranger works!" - done, I'm sold

Magus brings a joyous tear to my eye. A pure spellblade through and through

Pausing after the Summoner section to say FFX is one of my all-time favorite games, and IDK that I can resist playing a summoner now that I know 2e has such a class!

I enjoy your videos and think you do a great job. I was hoping you’d overcome your hate for the Bard in this video. Your hate didn’t show through, but you undersold it. For anyone watching this video and feeling like the Bard was glossed over as some niche, quirky alternative, consider this: The Bard is a force multiplier. The class has tools that enhances all the other classes (including the Bard’s own abilities) and de-buffs enemies, potentially during the same round. As a full caster that embraces Charisma as their class skill, the Bard makes a natural party face. That high Charisma also affords it other little benefits that most other classes won’t get, like being able to fully utilize most offensive heritage spell options throughout their entire character progression. The Bard also has the game’s largest supply of Will-based offensive/de-buffing spells, suitable in both combat and social situations, and something the otherwise powerful Primal spell list all but ignores. And unlike the otherwise very powerful Arcane spell list, the Occult list also has some healing options. The Bard is not a blaster, especially when it comes to elemental damage. Just like it’s not an overly effective martial character compared to other options. But again, he’s a force multiplier. The Bard increases everyone else’s effectiveness, and pretty efficiently. Depending on character options chosen, the Bard can also be a font of information with its Bardic Lore ability. This means that, when played as rules written & suggested, the Bard should receive the equivalent of Expert status in a potentially limitless list of Recall Knowledge topics throughout a campaign. The Bard presents a player who is comfortable sacrificing some of his or her own personal table glory in the name of better group effectiveness, both in and out of combat. While the Bard can make a great third or fourth party member, the class also makes for the ultimate fifth member, one who can boost the effectiveness of other team members no matter their respective specializations. In a game that forces good team play to survive more than its previous edition or even offerings from other companies, the Pathfinder 2e Bard is ahead of the curve and makes for a great choice for any selfless player.

I'm slowly building an Anadi Rogue. I accidentally got them 18 in Dex without trying to, just building them out to be a friendly Tailor who picked some pockets early in their life. (originally held captive for their silk, they escaped and figured out their natural shapeshifting, lived on the streets for a while, then became an apprentice under a Tailor and left their pickpocketing behind. Still have the skills, as you never truly forget how to ride a bike... They sleep with a dagger under their pillow as they're paranoid of being captured again)

I have this idea in my head for a Conrasu Armor Inventor who works with flora materials and bioelectrical microorganisms.

Shout out to everyone that found this awesome channel from the 5e exodus.

I love these videos! New books is great too but there’s still so much to hear your guide and thoughts on the core rules and classes. Thanks!

My first character theory craft was a Tailed Gobling Monk, who speciallicy on Gorilla Stance and grapling, and climbing, i call it Golden Monkey :)

6:32 you're telling me you can ROCKET JUMP in pathfinder 2E? I'm loving this system more and more with every tidbit i learn.

Thanks for the video! Loved it! We just switched from 5e to p2e and it Seems like i made the right decision - playing as a ranger in one game and a universal wizard in another :D

I think a good tip is to not look at absolutely all the feats and stuff a class gets, as where you want to take it can be shaped a little by the game and the roleplay (for example I went into a game once with no intentions to take beastmaster on my swashbuckler, but he met a nice animal and also happened to use nature successfully to tame animals so it kinda made sense narratively to). However, if you want to get solid peak at the future of the class you can get a good idea of the major points of how a class will play in the future by looking at levels 9-12, glancing over the feats and class abilities in that range. Most classes get feats or abilities that make a big gameplay change around level 10. For example Rogues get Debilitating Strike at 9, Barbs get the ability to combine raging with a rage action at 11 (making their action economy much better), champions get Divine Smite and Exalt in that range, Oracles get another curse tier at 11, etc. Feats such as stronger refocusing, or a paladin grabbing Blade of Justice, or a ranger getting Master Monster Hunter that can be big dynamic shifts are also around then. So don't necessarily look too far ahead, but glancing at the stuff the class gets near level 10 can be helpful without being too overwhelming.

Worth pointing out that the summoner starts with Act Together which lets gives one free action to either summoner or eidolon. So you get 4 actions per turn split between the 2. I think its kinda cool, as a player you get more actions than anyone else, but your characters get a little less than anyone else.

Get ready Nonat, you're about to win the long game

Investigators also get as many skills as the Rogue. Always worth mentioning.

Thank you for this! We are transitioning to Pathfinder 2e and this has been very helpful.

Just came across your channel in my recommendations. After everything happening with the OGL I'm strongly considering switching to P2e so watching this video this looks so cool. You've got a new sub.

When Kineticist and/or Inquisitor arrives, I will be all in on PF2e. I look forward to the day it occurs.

Monk stances sound cool.

I hadn't put together that there are 20 classes in 2e right now. You could number them and roll a d20 to decide what you get! Enjoy that while it lasts. I was so disappointed when they added the Artificer to 5e that you couldn't roll a d12 to pick your class anymore.

alchemist my first character class in my first ever ttrpg campaign.........whoops but really it is easy to think of them as like a wizard, you can learn new bombs/mutagens/elixirs from scrolls and such along with level up, specialize in which one of those you want to be able to make easier and more powerful, and you have to choose which ones from your list of known you want to prepare each day. and just going to say, when i was playing a bomber alchemist, my basic elixir were still clutch in some fights. Fighters have a fighting stance that is cool because it allows you to throw weapons and have them come back to you wanted to build a chakram throwing chracter once. Monks are cool because they have a stance that is nothing but throwing shurikens and empowering them, also one of there final feats you can take is basically going super saiyan in a ttrpg I also really want to try a summoner

Sylph sorcerer atm but my backup is a ranger. Twin Takedown was a huge appeal - didn't realise it was the best damage overall though!

Our group is doing our first go at pathfinder tomorrow so this was extremely well timed lol

Pathbuilder made it way easier to build I just finished a weird and possibly not as optimized tengu monk whom i got inspiration from 5e's open hand monk, the unkillable tankiness of the long death monk, and the capacity to heal and harm of the mercy monk Then added katana and wakizashis because why not? I have Kurosawa samurai flicks and Ghost of Tsushima to thank for said weapon choices

Wow, that’s a crazy amount of classes, great job explaining them! Are they all included in the core book?

I think I like these classes more than the 5e ones

*shoves head through Nonat's window* Summoners, because they rule. Easy pick. *leaves, still bleeding from glass*

harm isn't evil

So from what I've been scouring on the webz, it seems like Pathfinder 2 is like a D&D that is better in every way, though crunchier. 20 classes is cool. Feats are cool. Actual rules for non-combat stuff is awesome, because Three Pillars my ass, WotC. Hated 5E because of that. It looks like 3.5 on steroids, and I'm here for that.

Ok I didn't know theres this much choices I can choose from, I only have the core Rulebook that I am currently in the middle of Reading. This Video definitely helped but imma stick with Martials first, hopefully I can join in my campaign in the near future

07:04 "being able to give your inventions new hoo-has" Hol'up!

Thanks for the work

I love the music

Preparing for the switch to Pathfinder after the shitfest that is DnD OGL, im kinda mad I didn’t start out with Pathfinder first this is sick

Sorry for the weird comment, but you have awesome teeth! Your canines are so sharp, they make you look like a werewolf of something XD

Just a note about way of the sniper, they're stealth combatants not long range or at least no more than any other gunslinger. Almost all of the snipers abilities involve stealth and they don't get any abilities that improve their range over other gunslingers.

Playing an alchemist bomber as my first character in pathfinder 2e, it’s been a lot of fun being both the dedicated healer, and somehow the highest dps in some fights. I’m still not sure how I’ve been doing it.

I went back to watch a few vids on the Summoner, including The Rules Lawyers, and Act Together gives you and your Eidolon 4 actions per turn not 3.

For new players stick to the Corebook to avoid being overwhelmed. Then play whatever sounds like the most fun. (Except Alchemist, too difficult for a first Class)

One of your best video. will show it to every player I initiate to help them choose a class. Thanks

You could probably make this video an entire TikTok series and get more views on it

My girlfriend has been starting to build her first character, and this is going to be very helpful because the class choice was a tough one!

Great video! This helped get a good sense of each class.

Man, my 5e level 1 wizards are out here getting bullied when pathfinder has their level 1 wizkids throwing melee weapons like they are Thor.

Nonat1's inventor adding hoo-has to things: Based

"this allows them to be ... ONE OF THE .... SINGLE ... strongest healer...S" ... i am getting mixed messages, i am so confused :D - great video as usual mate!

PARENTAL ADVISORY: DO NOT GIVE YOUR ROBOTS HOO-HAHS, THANK YOU

Funny, I just picked up Pathfinder and immediately thought “hey, alchemist looks interesting” and first thing I hear is “maybe not for your first character.”

I like this video. Really helps me get an idea where I'd want to go creatively if I get a chance to play Pathfinder.

I’ve decided to reflavor Poppet specific familiar as a Tome specific familiar. So the Witch now has a spellbook without being a Baba Yaga witch. (Well sorta…)

This Is the concept of my character: Tiefling criminal who found religion and search redemption. He works for the church of Sarenrae, NOT as a healer, but as a inquisitor, who fights the enemies, inside and outside his religiion. I tried the cleric with rogue mix, and the champion with rogue mix, but neither feels like the character I want to play. Any sugestion?

Still got that thaumaturge hype. Waiting impatiently.

This is a really well-made video. Nice job!

Currently made a swashbuckling pirate in the crown of candy setting. He is Captain (sour patch) Kid.

I now want a greataxe charged with disintegrate

Gonna need a new one of these in a few months with (soon to be) 5 new classes added since this came out

Human rouge can easily start trained in all non lore skills. I want to do a damage comparison between giant instinct barbarian and ranger to see who is the best single target damage. As a dm and player I have found that most barbarian instincts trivialize a lot of encounters.

So..... The summoner is literally a stand user?

So the monk has stances which determine their feats? Normally your feets determine your stance.

I know I'm a little late to the game here, but still, my very humble opinion, for FIRST character choice, it should be a Player's Handbook Character. Bard, Cleric, Wizard, Fighter, ect, All top tier, reduces the choice paralysis, the class fantasy is more straightforward, and gives you a better starting point.

The kits paired with that amazing artwork DND designs are wet blankets to this for me

As a 5e player who is trying to get into PF2e, I am looking for something specific and there's tons of pages, so I would appreciate some help from the experts here. You see, one of the things I love most about 5e is all these subclasses that basically create a different and unique twist on a class. I am refering to stuff like Echo Knight, Wildfire druids, astral self monks, genie warlocks, etc... They all have their own powerful gimmick that makes them play in a unique way that no other character can mimic. I love how thanks to the multiclassing it's possible to create unique concepts by mixing those unique features. Now, all the content of PF2e is overwhelming and it's too easy to trip on the "standard" classes and subclasses. So, I would really appreciate if someone could point to me some of these "character turnaround" subclasses, feats or whatever that feels less of a trope and more like an original character.

I love how Pathfinder has a greater variety of classes than Dungeons And Dragons. I’d love to start playing this game.

Tuesday starts my new party with new players, no better timing for this video in my regards :)

Pathfinder is blowing up rn right?

Love these videos!

so I've been wondering, will Paizo put the Slayer class in 2e? I have a similar question for both the Shadowdancer and the Shifter as I have a 1e character with all three classes that I've been playing for almost 5 years and I wanted to see how I could build them in 2e.

Instant like, love the intrigue music all the nostalgia

bro looking like a vampire with his teeth pretty sick, amazing look

Very useful guide!

Very useful information, also I swear you are a vampire and I will prove it one day.

Single target, single attack for ranger. A rogue can still out damage them with multiple attacks on a single target, because sneak attack is not limited to the first attack. Sneak attack can be applied to every attack in a round.

OMG is this after the revision or before? Is the GunSlinger in the new Players book?

Question that my first reading didn't really answer. Do Swashbuckler finishers have to, y'know, finish a target to be used?

So please let me know if I’m missing something but you mentioned Power Attack for barbarians, and I feel like you mentioned it for them in other videos. But barbs don’t get power attack as far as I’m aware?

I'm curious now, is Dragon Roost Island's Theme open source now? I hear so many channels using it.

Never played PF2E before. Never played a wizard in any system. I wanna play a wizard now. Lol Or a Champion. I love paladins.

Which class should you play, and why is it fighter?

Awesome and informative video :)

Over time ALL OF THEM!

My first pf2 character was an Alchemist. I regretted my decision almost immediately

One interesting flavor of the witch is that divine only has on patron theme because if a divine being already have cleric to act in there interests.

16:02 I am curious how the Universalist specialization would give a Wizard access to Synesthesia?

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As someone who played DnD for years before burning out, I know you "should" pick you class and then your ancestry... But my husband only convinced me to join his Pathfinder game with cheek pouches. CHEEK POUCHES!! Like, you can casually just pull a grenade out of your mouth mid combat!? But I digress... I really want to build a "noble Reepicheep, defender of the helpless" type character, but my role play style needs to include flexibility - I get bored if i only have one effective combat option... so I was thinking Swashbuckler or Thaumaturge or even Magnus?? But I actually want to be good at what I do, I'm afraid I'll be too squishy for hand to hand combat. How do I make a boss mouse without getting flattened in combat?

Played a bard for a while (only up to level 4, our DM took a job in a different state for a while and now that he's back we're starting a new pf campaign with a different DM) and was BORED TO TEARS in combat, not realizing that PF2E bards are pure support and no fun (imo). Rolepay was nice with stats like society, diplomacy, performance, and bardic lore, but combat was ALWAYS 1. Move to optimal space for 60' circle (1 action) 2. roll for lingering composition (free action) 3. Inspire Courage (1 action) 4. ??? Shield cantrip I guess??? I'm too far away to Aid so I Don't Get Hit, none of my other spells are one action, I used my movement to be in an optimal space to cover my allies, and if I do get Lingering Composition to work, freeing up an action on subsequent turns, none of my spells had more than 30' range. And as a squishy support bard, why would I ever use a movement to get within range of melee attackers' movement, fire off a 2 action spell, and then be unable to run the fuck away?? (Seriously hate not being able to break up my movement.) All of this could just be the way I *thought* the class 'needed to be played' to be any good, and if anyone has any advice on how to make bard combat a little more interesting than 'set up composition cantrip and fall asleep for the rest of the battle' hmu. But The Guys™wanna play PF2E instead of 5e, so I guess I'll try a Ranger this time......I hear they're decent in this system.... Or maybe a swashbuckler?

gonna be staring my first pf2e game and use the swashbuckler

Good Job, Mr Nonat, good job.