The second edition of Pathfinder has been released. I'll be curious to see how it fares in the market, given that the entire point of the original Pathfinder was to serve as a 'clone' (or 'almost-clone') of 3rd edition Dungeons and Dragons. What is the role of PF 2e now that it is no longer a variant of 3e D&D? I guess it's to be a rules-heavier alternative to D&D for players who like 'crunch' (not that 5e is 'rules light' exactly, but it's certainly 'lighter' than any official version of D&D published since 1999).
There is a helpful review of 2e PF at EN World. (Hat tip: C. Robichaud.)
From the review: "A character is built out of feats..."
Aaaand I'm out.
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I share your uncertainty about what the market is for this? If you like 3.x, you'll stick with PF 1, if you haven't converted to 5e. I'm really surprised that Paizo hasn't taken their older APs and converted them to 5e.
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