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The Rules lawyer

@ruleslawyer.bsky.social

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RPG teacher of middle-schoolers, lawyer, "Youtuber," talking Pathfinder 2e, D&D, other RPGs and hosting a shared PF2e campaign on his Discord!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

(FREE GIVEAWAY of a Foundry VTT key for the New Beginner Box + Troubles in Grayce compilation this Sunday!) I'll run new players through Pathfinder's NEW Beginner Box! This is a great FIRST LOOK at Pathfinder 2e through its EXCELLENT starter set! youtube.com/live/z6hlynf... #pathfinder

Let's play the NEW Pathfinder Beginner Box! (With free GIVEAWAY!)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Is the Starfinder CRPG good? FIRST IMPRESSIONS after playing the Starfinder: Afterlight demo! youtu.be/Y1r6zhzqyNs

Is the Starfinder CRPG good? FIRST IMPRESSIONS after playing the Starfinder: Afterlight demo!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I GMed Pathfinder 1st edition from 2010 to 2018 and my middle-school afterschool class was centered on it. Some of my former students still love 1st edition, so I thought it would be fun to debate which edition is better! youtu.be/a6gzD3k-5U8 #pathfinder1e #pathfinder2e #pathfinder

Which is BETTER: Pathfinder 1st or 2nd edition? I DEBATE with my former middle-school students!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I cover the new Pathfinder book IMPOSSIBLE MAGIC! #pathfinder2e youtu.be/u7Sw_ksgZaU

Pathfinder's IMPOSSIBLE MAGIC buffs Magus, Summoner and introduces Necromancer + Runesmith!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My reaction and initial take on the new agreement between #paizo and Archives of Nethys! youtu.be/qKTmJrRFsAk

NEW AGREEMENT between Paizo and Archives of Nethys!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A deep dive into Paizo's decision to end its partnership with Archives of Nethys, the apparent reasons for it, and the future of #paizo. #pathfinder2e #starfinder www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fwk...

Let's talk about the Paizo and Archives of Nethys controversy

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Join us LIVE this Thursday, July 9, 2026 7:00 PM, as I debate Pathfinder 1e vs 2e with some of my former middle-school students. (Many of whom like and prefer 1e) It'll get heated I'm sure! 😁 youtube.com/live/lfxw9ur... #pathfinder1e #pathfinder2e #pathfinder #pathfinderrpg

Which is BETTER: Pathfinder 1st or 2nd edition? I DEBATE with my former students!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I do the YouTube thing and make a TIER LIST, ranking D&D and Pathfinder editions by deadliness! youtu.be/okTo22e60wk #dnd #pathfinder #pathfinder2e

Which edition is the DEADLIEST? A history of DEATH in D&D and Pathfinder!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

There are some GROSS and DISTURBING monsters in Pathfinder 2e! In today's "lesson" we cover Hardness, the Sickened condition, and the Incapacitation trait! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFhp... #pathfinder2e

MONSTER BRIEFING, Level 2: Squirming hunks of meat? Pathfinder gets NASTY! (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Paizo has announced layoffs and I go through their blog post. (And DAMN you Diamond Comics!) #pathfinder #paizo youtu.be/VMNeRpxLsR4

DAMN you Diamond Comics! Paizo layoffs and the future of Pathfinder and Starfinder

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The new LUMINARY class lets you play a SUPERSTAR PC in Starfinder! (And Pathfinder if your table allows it) It looks like a LOT of fun: youtu.be/dMVKfnbUMJo

STRIKE A POSE! The LUMINARY playtest is hilarious and I love it! (For Starfinder + Pathfinder)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

My video on why rituals and permanent minions in Pathfinder 2e are way too difficult, risky, and costly if you go by RAW, and some proposed house rules! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P4_... #pathfinder2e #pathfinder

Rituals and permanent minions SUCK in Pathfinder 2e, and how I'd fix them! (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My whirlwind tour through GALACTIC ANCESTRIES, the new Starfinder book that introduces 21 new ancestries and lends support to 17 more! #starfinder youtu.be/jSJsPNffnkM

Starfinder's gone WILD and I'm here for it: GALACTIC ANCESTRIES has 21 new ancestries!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I do a nerdy deep-dive into the rules for JUMPING in Pathfinder, which lets you do CRAZY things! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f34...

The Wonderful Rules Lawyery World of JUMPING in Pathfinder 2e

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Join me and @swingripper.bsky.social LIVE this Sunday 6:30pm (Pacific) as we play Slay the Spire 2's CO-OP mode for the first time! youtube.com/live/vheZjtG...

SwingRipper and I REACT to Slay the Spire 2's co-op mode! (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

It's been a while since I've posted on my main channel, I wanted to hang out with you all! SLAY THE SPIRE is my top-played game and EVERY PF2 player who enjoys tactical challenge should check it out. But I have NEVER played its #1 mod, DOWNFALL. Join me today 8pm Pacific! youtube.com/live/SO2mj5q...

How CRAZY is Slay the Spire's #1 mod? FIRST TIME the Rules Lawyer plays DOWNFALL!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Pathfinder 2e is known for having a working encounter balance system, where a monster's level accurately tells you how much of a challenge it will be... except when it doesn't! Here are the top 5 glaring exceptions! #pathfinder2e youtu.be/HIOarFN6dFc

The Top 5 Most Overpowered and BROKEN monsters in Pathfinder 2e

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Pathfinder 2e is accused of being too complex due to its predecessor... I look at the notorious old GRAPPLE rules and contrast them to PF2! 0:00 Intro 2:22 PF1 Grapple! 10:19 D&D 3e Grapple 11:09 PF2 Grapple 16:00 Final thoughts: Yay or nay? #pathfinder2e #dnd www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx29...

Was GRAPPLE the worst rule in D&D 3e/Pathfinder 1e? (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I share 20 house rules and NERFS I use in Pathfinder 2e! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-FP... #pathfinder2e

Things I house rule and NERF in Pathfinder 2e! (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I don't use the GM Core's advice for starting combats where some creatures are hiding. This is what I do, and why! The "instigator" is always first in initiative, and people can't "lose their stealth" when combat starts. I go into it more in today's vid! #pathfinder2e www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNGn...

GM advice: Running ambushes, stealth, and starting combat in Pathfinder 2e (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I review the history of the most TERRIFYING monster ability in Dungeons & Dragons/Pathfinder history: ENERGY DRAIN! #dnd #pathfinder #osr 0:00 Intro 2:54 The original energy drain 6:24 The nerfing of energy drain 15:44 Final thoughts youtu.be/q7D9riIUiRw

How D&D + Pathfinder Nerfed This Most TERRIFYING Monster Ability

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The ins and outs of Pathfinder 2e's stealth and detection rules, in EIGHT minutes! Learn one of more #pathfinder2e 's more intricate systems, which you can also adapt for #dnd and other systems 0:41 Detection conditions 3:47 Senses 5:02 Example 5:59 Sneak 7:39 Seek www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01c...

Pathfinder 2e's Stealth and Detection rules in 8 MINUTES (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

My overview of the new 2nd Edition of Starfinder RPG! It's fully compatible with Pathfinder 2e and (if the table is open to it) massively expands what you can do with Pathfinder. With SIX classes: Envoy, Mystic, Operative, Solarian, Soldier, Witchwarper! #starfinder #pathfinder youtu.be/M7Lmu7FKW8I

STARFINDER 2nd edition is out! Science fantasy RPG + MASSIVE expansion for Pathfinder 2e!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Brief done! Now to go through 150 unread emails and my list of 11 tasks I've been delaying

The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Pathfinder RPG releases rules where your PCs can take command of troops in combat while using all your abilities. I go over them in this video! youtu.be/Q4AHAjwdAq4 #pathfinder2e #battlecry #pathfinder

COMMAND TROOPS! Pathfinder's Skirmish Warfare rules in Battlecry! (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Did Pathfinder fix the Guardian and make a proper TANK class? (Rules Lawyer) youtu.be/8Bsm3GAjjhc #pathfinder2e #battlecry #guardian

Did Pathfinder fix the Guardian and make a proper TANK class? (Rules Lawyer Battlecry! coverage)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I talk about the time I did a solo test-run of the rules from the 1977 (Holmes) Basic D&D box set! #oldschooldnd #osr #dnd youtu.be/13zMvOfCvwI

Dying & Dumbfounded: How was old-school D&D FUN!?

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

"Lawyer: The Critical Role/Daggerheart license IS a scandal... that can be avoided." I bring up concerning issues in the current license, and react to Bob World Builder's video saying that some of us are overreacting to it. #daggerheart #license #dpgcl #gcl youtu.be/3-WAS_RIL0Y

Lawyer: The Critical Role/Daggerheart license IS a scandal... that can be avoided.

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Pathfinder 2e's rule for fear has its perks and is easy to import into any other TTRPG system! youtu.be/ALSGfHfew90 #pathfinder2e #pf2 #pf2e #dnd

STEAL this Pathfinder 2e rule! Make fear FUN.

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

A D&D 4e creator talks about "cheating on D&D 4e" and looking at Pathfinder 2e. I react and share some of my thoughts on the two systems! youtu.be/d2RbM0rWstc

Rules Lawyer REACTS to 4e creator, compares D&D 4e and Pathfinder 2e

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

It was an honor to file BAMN's amicus brief to the Supreme Court defending birthright citizenship. It opens: "No case before the Supreme Court, now or in the foreseeable future, is more important than this case. This case will settle the question of whether...

The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

The sudden departure of D&D's leads right after the 3D VTT was shuttered, further indicates that D&D 5.5e has not gone well for Hasbro. A number of channels have covered how 5.5e has underperformed; here I try to answer "WHY?" #dnd #wotc www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0S3...

D&D leaders leave WOTC! Why did D&D 5.5e fail?

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

A quiz where I test 5 Pathfinder rules that I GOT WRONG. Will you do better than The Rules Lawyer? =D www.youtube.com/watch?v=C40w... #pathfinder2e

Will you do better than I did? 5 rules The Rules Lawyer GOT WRONG in Pathfinder 2e

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I respond to XP to Level 3's first experience GMing Pathfinder, list 8 problems in the Beginner Box, and give tips on how to fix them! youtu.be/7z8GIz4orAc #pathfinder2e @xptolevel3.bsky.social

XP to Level 3’s first Pathfinder game | 8 PROBLEMS in the Beginner Box and how to fix them

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Hasbro/WOTC has just laid-off 90% of its development team Here's my video, and I link to the source in thread youtu.be/FrN-YC0YCWo #dnd #wotc #projectsigil #hasbro

Hasbro/WOTC lays off 90 PERCENT of the D&D VTT team (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Join me LIVE at 5pm Pacific (GMT -7) today, as we watch Jacob (XP to Level 3) GM his first game of Pathfinder! (I unfortunately have already watched about 75%, but it'll be fun to start over and hang out and chat about the video.) @xptolevel3.bsky.social #pathfinder2e youtube.com/live/vCmi3kA...

Let's react to XP to Level 3's Pathfinder video! (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Here's another Pathfinder 2e overview, this time in GERMAN lol! Click "CC" for tailored subtitles in English + German! Share with your German-speaking friends! (It's also a great way to reinforce your German if you're learning like me!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywIh... #pathfinder2e #deutsch #german

5 Gründe warum Pathfinder mir besser gefällt als D&D (Rules Lawyer auf Deutsch)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I did an overview of Pathfinder 2e in Spanish! (Click "CC" for tailored subtitles in English and Spanish) Send to your Spanish-speaking friends! And also, if you're like me and trying to improve your Spanish, watching + learning this video is a great way to do it! #pathfinder2e youtu.be/KElQE_pdtH8

5 razones por las que prefiero Pathfinder RPG a D&D (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Abusive chefs and goblin mobs! NPC CORE has tools and inspiration for Pathfinder GMs #pathfinder2e #npccore 0:00 Intro 2:05 Statblocks and statblocks! 6:38 Ancestries section 9:21 Tools and inspiration 13:29 NPC creature companions youtu.be/pXdgynn3bf0

Abusive chefs and goblin mobs! NPC CORE has tools and inspiration for Pathfinder GMs

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

"It's time to rise up to stop Trump's fascist takeover and defend democracy"! Trump's attacks on immigrants are what antisemitism was for Hitler. By stopping his mass deportations by any means necessary, we can defend American democracy. youtu.be/sej8ksaaZXo #stoptrump #stopfascism #stopdeportations

It's time to rise up to stop Trump's fascist takeover and defend democracy

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The video where I judiciously use clips from anime, Mad Men, and Chumbawamba to cover the top mistakes D&D players make when first playing Pathfinder 2e. #pathfinder2e #dnd youtu.be/_BYcZbh86Ds

Top 10 most common mistakes D&D players make learning Pathfinder 2e

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I taught an afterschool middle-school class Pathfinder and D&D for 7 years, and I have yet to make a video saying overall what Pathfinder 2e is. So here's my long-overdue summary for the complete newcomer (or to someone who's checking it out): #pathfinder2e youtu.be/2kD_myoY5P4

A teach of Pathfinder 2e for D&D players (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Today's video is a guide to improvising/adjudicating in Pathfinder 2e, while dispelling the myth that it's harder to do so in PF than in D&D youtu.be/knRkbx_3KN8

Guide to improvising in Pathfinder 2e, where It’s actually EASIER than in D&D

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I cover Pathfinder's new RUNESMITH playtest class and ruminate on PF's new design philosophy! They apply runes to their weapons, allies’ gear, or directly on enemies "and then call their runes’ names to invoke their power!" #pathfinder2e youtu.be/M-yco0Hzvmw

Pathfinder's new RUNESMITH class, which fights and uses magical runes in battle!

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

My coverage of the new Necromancer playtest!! The Pathfinder Remaster didn't bury necromancers; it just raised them from the dead. 0:00 Intro 3:09 Class features 7:40 Subclasses, advancement 12:41 Feats 19:15 Final thoughts youtu.be/6Cb48cDYPsM #pathfinder2e #necromancer

Pathfinder reinvents D&D necromancers with a NEW CLASS! (Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Today I defend Hasbro/WOTC, D&D, and diversity in the hobby against fascist Elon Musk #dnd #elonmusk #hasbro #wotc youtu.be/UyfOQ64P_lU

Defending Hasbro/WOTC and D&D against fascist Elon Musk (The Rules Lawyer)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Some favorite classes from 1st edition Pathfinder have been ported into #pathfinder2e , not as their own classes but as CLASS ARCHETYPES which are variants of already-established classes. Do they deliver? youtu.be/oZuwtfdvXUg

Do Pathfinder's new Class Archetypes deliver? (War of Immortals)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

The new EXEMPLAR class is pretty amazing. It's the "cinematic fighter class." (If you know any D&D player bored with their martial PC, show them this combat demo.) #pathfinder2e youtu.be/nRBbn-sBW1k

Is the EXEMPLAR the best martial class in D&D and Pathfinder? (with COMBAT DEMO) (War of Immortals)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

The new ANIMIST class bonds with spirits and channels their power in battle. They're incredibly versatile and one of the more complex classes in play. My video is both a deep dive and includes a COMBAT DEMO to show how it works! #pathfinder2e youtu.be/N-8g46ufEmU

Pathfinder's most complex class? How to play the ANIMIST (with COMBAT DEMO!) (War of Immortals)

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The Rules lawyer @ruleslawyer.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Today's video covers mythic monsters (including kaiju!) in #pathfinder2e ! youtu.be/JLLGF28qwO0

You can fight a KAIJU? Introducing mythic monsters in Pathfinder 2e! (War of Immortals)

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