Eldritch Mlems

u/double_blammit posted a new guide to the remastered Oracle over on r/Pathfinder2e that may be worth checking out. Their announcement post is quoted below.

I've finally finished up my remastered oracle guide (or near enough to put it out there). I've got a few last touches I'm putting in place for some Divine Access recommendations, but as a whole, it's finished. The last section that needs some love is items, which is where I'll be spending the bulk of my time this weekend.

There's a high likelihood that I haven't quite ironed out all the editing / conversion mistakes I wanted to. Feedback is very welcome!

Divine Gift: A Guide to the PF2e Oracle [Remaster]

I've also posted my Divine Access spreadsheet in a few scattered comments, but I've made some updates to it that should improve its value for spell selection.

Divine Access Spells [Remaster]

Shout out to u/w1ldstew, u/xxKhronos20xx, u/olu_igokra, u/lumgeon, u/Sovjohn, u/Basil06, and u/Suspicious_Agent for various reasons of being oracle stans and helping me out with guide issues, requests, and advice.

Over on Reddit, u/ThreeDaysGuy announced a new Godot-based combat manager that they've been working on for Pathfinder 2e. Unlike the vast majority of PF2e tools, this one's an actual, honest-to-goodness desktop application.

It's still rather young, and it's not feature complete yet. It's pulling creature data from the PF2 Foundry module, and is a few months behind on updating that.

The author has Windows binaries up for download on Itchi.io, but the program is platform neutral. They just don't have any pre-compiled binaries for Linux or Mac yet (you can build your own using the Godot compiler). The code repository can be found here: https://github.com/Zain-A-Abbas/PF2E-Combat-Driver

We're starting to see some action in the system neutral space again. There's this fascinating trend happening right now -- and maybe this is just an evergreen phenomenon that I haven't been paying any attention to -- of writers claiming (or believing) that their seemingly 100% flavour-text projects are somehow system restricted. Several books were listed with the author doing a lot of 5e thumping with zero mention of anything else, but their books actually appear to be OSR-style encounter tables or whatnot.

Gotta love a functional monopoly, eh?

Anyway, there are no Pathfinder-specific projects live right now, though there are a couple that have cropped up claiming to be 'Launching Soon'.

New Projects

Renegade Realms: Raven's Reach

• An endlessly expandable hex map for 5e, Pathfinder, Shadowdark, Forbidden Lands, Mörk Borg & other fantasy tabletop role-playing games!

  Product Type: GM Reference, Hexploration, Maps

  Systems: System Neutral

  Start Date: Thursday, 2 January, 2025

  End Date: Wednesday, 22 January, 2025

  Funded: true

Blights, Catastrophes & Scourges on the Realm

• A collection of global catastrophic events impacting society that can be incorporated into fantasy RPGs. Claims D&D 5e compatibility, but appears to be system neutral in practice.

  Product Type: GM Reference

  Systems: D&D 5e, System Neutral

  Start Date: Wednesday, 1 January, 2025

  End Date: Friday, 31 January, 2025

  Funded: true

100 Unique Factions

• A supplement packed with: Guilds, Clans, Cults, Orders, Houses, Leaders, 100 pages for your Campaign or Adventure! Claims to be for 5e, but doesn't appear to have any system-specific entries.

  Product Type: GM Resource, Lore & Worldbuilding

  Systems: D&D 5e, System Neutral

  Start Date: Saturday, 4 January, 2025

  End Date: Saturday, 25 January, 2025

  Funded: true

100 Amazing Events

• A supplement packed w/ 100+ unique moments, twists, and challenges to bring your World to Life! Claims to be for 5e, but appears to actually be system neutral

  Product Type: GM Reference

  Systems: D&D 5e, System Neutral

  Start Date: Thursday, 2 January, 2025

  End Date: Saturday, 1 February, 2025

  Funded: true

Ending this Week

A Fetch of Ferrets

• An in depth guide to an amazing magical item and spell; an arcane bag full of magical ferrets. For 5e, and frankly all fantasy RPGs!

  Product Type: Items & Equipment

  Systems: D&D 5e, System Neutral

  Start Date: Wednesday, 25 December, 2024

  End Date: Friday, 17 January, 2025

  Funded: true

Original art by Matataku

I remember when I first figured out I was bisexual. It was pretty cut and dry

oh wait no it wasn't; that's just how I like to remember it.

I'm getting similar messy vibes around nonbinaryness now and then. Everyone is kinda nonbinary, right?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24177753

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24175905

I'm sorry. I don't know why this appeared in my head.

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/17983418

A great video about how cis people should stop playing trans characters especially if the actor is the gender they are transitioning from not to.

A great video about how cis people should stop playing trans characters especially if the actor is the gender they are transitioning from not to.

13 years ago when my wife and I were getting ready to move in together, my mother's barn cat had kittens and she tried to tame one for us. She only managed to keep one and wasn't sure if we'd want her because "she isn't very friendly" and "she's such an ugly kitten". As I try to remember the last time I read a book without this beautiful cat on my lap, it occurs that my mother may have never been more wrong in her entire life.

2024, however, did not come without hope and progress despite its political turmoil. Moving towards the direction of LGBTQ rights, Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a “gay/trans panic defense” law, prohibiting courts from allowing this defense in homicide cases. With this, Michigan became the 20th state to enact a law of this kind.

Trans activists made their voices known following a bathroom sit-in demonstration protesting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, who proposed H.Res 1579 on Nov. 18. The resolution would prohibit House members, officers and employees of the House from using single-sex facilities other than those “corresponding to their biological sex,” ultimately banning transgender people from using restrooms in the House. The demonstration made waves following the arrest of 15 participants of the sit-in who demanded justice.

Additionally, states across the country are enacting “shield” or “refuge” laws, to ensure protection and safety for those crossing state lines to receive gender-affirming care, declaring themselves safe haven states.

With 2025 making its turn around the corner, five trans and nonbinary leaders share with Reckon their wishes for the year ahead.