How to Play a Fighter in Pathfinder 2e

so you forgot we were playing Pathfinder and need to make a character quick human fighter sure why not after all how hard can it be let's get geared up as a fighter you are a master tactician with unmatched versatility and precision from Level 1 you have access to the most powerful feat in the game [Applause] unlike other games attacks of opportunity are very powerful in Pathfinder if you use all three actions to attack your second and third attack will have a cumulative penalty but not your attacks from Attack of opportunity also opponents trigger attacks of opportunity if they move around you move away from you move towards you stand up cast a spell attack at range stand menacingly help an old lady cross the road cook food when you lose your balance at the edge of a cliff and the heat of a climatic battle and you hang from the edge looking straight into your opponent's eyes and you find that you are not so different after all probability also level 1 you can use a shield you know to block by level 3 you have faced such Horrors in battle your resolve has hardened your will saves increase to expert and when you roll a success it will save against a fear effect you get a critical success instead in addition anytime you gain the frightened condition reduce its value by one at level 5 your proficiency with a specific group of weapons increases also you get the critical specialization effect of that weapon group at level 7 your proficiency with perception increases to massive and you get an additional plus two to initiative so you can stand guard and jump to action faster you also gain weapon specialization your weapons deal additional damage based on your proficiency and conveniently you became a master a minute ago at level 9 you gain combat flexibility every day you can adjust your tactics to better fit upcoming encounters every day you can pick a level 8 or lower class feet and you use it until the next day you also increase your fortitude saves to master and when you roll success and a fortitude save you gain a critical success Instead at level 11 your class DC increases to expert at your proficiency with all armor types increases to expert and you gain the specialization effects of medium and heavy armor at level 13 Legends are told of your skill with your weapons you gain legendary Proficiency in one weapon group and master with the rest at level 15 your proficiency with reflex savings throws increases to master allowing you to dodge away from danger and unwanted responsibilities matter when you're all success on a reflex save you get a critical success instead your damage from weapon specialization also increases making you even more deadly also at level 15 you can pick one additional feat during your preparations the first one still has to be level 8 but the second one can be up to 14th level at level 17 your armor proficiency increases to master making you really good at avoiding getting hit finally at level 19 your versatility in combat becomes legendary your proficiency with all weapons increases to Legendary and your class DC's increased to master here are a few sample builds prioritize strength dexterity and wisdom help you with survivability and versatility and Constitution makes you not die so you came here to end this once and for all it's funny at first I knew so clearly I was right and you were wrong but now I'm not so sure we are not so different even [Music] and that's how you play a fighter in Pathfinder

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Length: 4min 25sec (265 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 25 2023