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May. 2nd, 2026 10:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccaelizabethToday I was bored and restless so I started another game of Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous.
On Unfair difficulty.
... actually I got to the meeting with Lann and realised it was only on Core so I started over again but eventually it was Unfair.
... I am using some builds I found on the internet and am very dubious about, but that isn't even the problem yet. The problem is I only just got to Neathholm and they're 2nd level, so I couldn't adjust anything before that anyway, and I just don't see how anyone survives that far without being stubborn and grim about reloading.
I know how to play this game! Core was going splendidly! I can remember how to fight Earth elementals even if it took a dozen tries to implement it (clue: don't get hit). I just do not see how it is anything but random numbers getting us all the way through first level.
Probably I need to build the Knight Commander completely differently but if you need to be a full level 20 caster later (yes) then you need to start as a caster getting their butt kicked now (very) and I did not figure out how to do any damage at all yet. We seem to spend a lot of time only hitting on a 20, or at best a 16. Starter characters be so squishy.
... also I should stat my characters better, KC cannot live by mental stats alone.
In short I spent I don't know how long today playing at a difficulty level I do not find fun and do not intend to go back to tomorrow.
... but others find it a solved problem so it is frustrating...
Anyone suggesting that I could stand to have a second or even third game that I play at least sometimes are not wrong.
But I want to play This One Only Different, and there are so many adventure paths I know that is so close to achievable goals...
On Unfair difficulty.
... actually I got to the meeting with Lann and realised it was only on Core so I started over again but eventually it was Unfair.
... I am using some builds I found on the internet and am very dubious about, but that isn't even the problem yet. The problem is I only just got to Neathholm and they're 2nd level, so I couldn't adjust anything before that anyway, and I just don't see how anyone survives that far without being stubborn and grim about reloading.
I know how to play this game! Core was going splendidly! I can remember how to fight Earth elementals even if it took a dozen tries to implement it (clue: don't get hit). I just do not see how it is anything but random numbers getting us all the way through first level.
Probably I need to build the Knight Commander completely differently but if you need to be a full level 20 caster later (yes) then you need to start as a caster getting their butt kicked now (very) and I did not figure out how to do any damage at all yet. We seem to spend a lot of time only hitting on a 20, or at best a 16. Starter characters be so squishy.
... also I should stat my characters better, KC cannot live by mental stats alone.
In short I spent I don't know how long today playing at a difficulty level I do not find fun and do not intend to go back to tomorrow.
... but others find it a solved problem so it is frustrating...
Anyone suggesting that I could stand to have a second or even third game that I play at least sometimes are not wrong.
But I want to play This One Only Different, and there are so many adventure paths I know that is so close to achievable goals...