First Look: Tian Xia Character Guide! (Pathfinder 2nd Edition)

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

Staff of Sun Wukong essental equipment for every Son Goku build, of course.

[@HowItsPlayed]

"Power Pole!"

[@dlaserus]

I appreciate the almost table of contents style approach to this video. Too many of these kinds of videos go really high level and only mention like one or two of the options inside the category (as in, this book has 6 new ancestries. Including these two). This gives me a much better idea of what is in the book as a whole, and therefore does a much better job of getting me excited about it.

[@HowItsPlayed]

Awesome! Glad the video was helpful!

[@danrimo826]

That Tunuki looks so much fun

[@TheDominomicon]

Lovely video as always! The heritages, in particular, look super cool.

[@Quetzelkoa]

Thank you! This really helps, I want to play all of these.

[@alarkhar]

"Peachchild"... so,, basically, Momotaro. To drive further the concept, the peachchild has a pheasant on his shoulder and the classic warrior outfit Momotaro is always depicted wearing - and the feat shown for him is the ability to befriend and empower the creatures of the land. ...for those who don't know, Momotaro is an ancient japanese fairy tale about an old woodcutter and his wife finding a humongous peach floating in the river - and inside it was a baby. The baby, that they called "Momotaro" ("Taro of the peach" in English) was strong, fast and smart, but most of all he was righteous, and was appalled by the constant incursions of the oni on the mainland, so when he got old enough he decided to go teach them a lesson. His mom gave him a parcel containing a bunch of delicious kibidango (traditional japanese pastry), and as he was going to fight Momotaro decided to share those kibidango with three creatures he met on the road: a pheasant, a monkey and a dog, who for some reason were able (and willing) to talk. Probably local kami. When Momotaro got to the island of the oni, the pheasant kept the guards busy, while the monkey climbed the wall and opened the main gate - and then the foursome beat the stuffing out of the oni, forcing them to swear never to attack the mainland again. So yeah, definitely Momotaro - an entire Momotaro heritage.

[@NormalesEinhorn]

Great first look as always :)

[@HowItsPlayed]

Thanks!

[@craigjones7343]

I’m looking forward to this

[@S1leNtRIP]

Great vid dude!

[@HowItsPlayed]

Thanks!

[@TeganJGaming]

Great video!

[@HowItsPlayed]

Thanks!

[@kevindaniel1337]

I haven't yet, but I think I need to pick up the Tian Xia content. Damn it looks good.

[@christophersteeves9435]

Can't wait to get my hands on this book. Feels like I've been waiting forever

[@benjanamin]

Nice video!

[@HowItsPlayed]

Thanks!

[@saschawiemann5293]

There were multiple things entirely new to me Yaoguai looks very interesting I would have loved to see a little moar about the martial arts I laughed with the starlit guardian, really like that :D would also love to see more feats there those 11 days gonna be long

[@chiragasnani3437]

I'm most excited to see how the cultivator archetype works, big fan of xianxia so want to see how pf2e does it.

[@toodleselnoodos6738]

Super exciting that folks are getting exposure to other Asian mythologies normally unfamiliar with. Just an example, Sarangay is pronounced "sah-ron-GUY" not "sehr-an-gay".

[@HowItsPlayed]

Thanks! I really wish they included a pronunciation guide.

[@DirtyTroy]

Sigh was hoping to see Ninja for rouge as a racket

[@travisbaggett2813]

I love all How It's Played videos! Is this book ORC or OGL?

[@tiibi1]

orc

[@xylemicarious]

Everything from Rage of Elements onwards is/will be under the ORC licence.

[@dmeep]

A gaggle of magus

[@The.Keene.Edge.]

I prefer either a parliament of magi or a hermitage of mag uses. :P

[@scottread2979]

exciting

[@bettsdn]

They really knocked this out of the park

[@lamarabbit]

Just a note. Oni are not demons anymore. Hance hungerseeds are not demons.

[@Kaziel1919]

Mahou Shoujo Barbarian is real.

[@PersephoneApplewhite-uk8ts]

Magus Feats, yes, but did i miss new hybrid studies?

[@HowItsPlayed]

Two new hybrid studies -- Aloof Firmament (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) and Unfurling Brocade (Uses fabric as a weapon)

[@PersephoneApplewhite-uk8ts]

@@HowItsPlayed Crouching Tiger? And does Unfurling Brocade require certain weapons? How does that work?

[@HowItsPlayed]

@@PersephoneApplewhite-uk8ts Aloof Firmament makes you incredibly mobile while in Arcane Cascade Stance so you can kind of float around like the characters from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. And Unfurling Brocade allows a magus to infuse any piece of fabric no larger than 1 bulk with qi to turn it into a weapon (usually a scarf, sash or ribbon). While in Arcane Cascade they can perform tricks like disarming an opponent and then using the fabric to pull the weapon into their space.

[@jakubchocholski8813]

What is "aloof firmament" hybrid study? Is it new study for magus because I'don't see it in summary at the begining.

[@BlueSapphyre]

Aloof Firmament and Unfurling Brocade are the two new hybrid studies.

[@HowItsPlayed]

Yes, Aloof Firmament is in the new book. It kind of gives a "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" chambara vibe to Magi.

[@PlaneswalkerTARDIS]

The Tsukumogami is too cool! I'm hoping there's a feat to let another player wield you in combat if you are armor or a weapon\

[@quban234]

Add centaur mount and you will have a one unit party

[@Nabbitman]

4:06 so basically, Tsukumogami poppets are Yokai who’re based on inanimate objects. Thanks Yo-Kai watch, you have given me knowledge that will forever stick with me.

[@DjGameKing]

Man, I sure hope reading that bit of the Yaksha page won't make me even more jealous of the people that got the book early! *Reads the Yaksha page* ...Damn it, it sure did make me even more jealous :( All joking aside, great video! I'm really hoping to get my hands on this book asap!

[@ChrissieBear]

Isn't Yaoguai just the Chinese version of Yokai? Like, wouldn't Kitsune and the new Poppet ancestry be the same thing?

[@cheesusabidas77]

7:50 OMG SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI MENTIONED LET'S GOO

[@Olimar92]

I know why Peachchild is named as it is, but why is Chrysanthemum named as it is? From what I've heard that Heritage is based on the story of the Bamboo Cutter, and Bamboo shoots don't grow Chrysanthemums, to my knowledge.

[@amelialonelyfart8848]

Monk's Flurry at level 10 getting a super hard nerf when Spirit Warrior gets just a slightly worse Flurry at level 2 is weird... otherwise, I'm absolutely adoring the flavor of all this!

[@KarterAurian]

Shame no imperial dragon exemplar options😢

[@ZeeTee20]

WTFFF spirit warrior is insanely OP. Flurry of Blows at level 2 as any class ok??????

[@merkinhero3983]

I only just got the Pathfinder 2e Remaster books and I never had any 2e. This may be a dumb question, but how compatible is 2e with the remaster? Remaster just removed OGL crap, right? So, 2e books should be compatible with and/or easily converted to the 2e Remaster?

[@HowItsPlayed]

They're very compatible. I would recommend using the Remaster wherever possible, but you can definitely include most spells, monsters and magic items from the Legacy edition without issue.

[@Z3DT]

Is it ever mentioned in the book why Tian elementalism doesn't include Air? Is it acknowledged at all? It feels weird that they keep saying The Five Elements when they just had a huge book about elementalism where Air was included. I know this is more spiritual rather than magical, but still.

[@conorb.1901]

My guess is probably that it's to line up with the classic elements from Asia (or at the very least China), being fire, water, earth, metal, and wood. From what I gather, air was considered a subset of wood, so I guess the wind is the trees sneezing?

[@Peyote-Poncho]

"Tea On Shaw" 💀💀💀💀💀 Begging Paizo to change the pronunciation

[@richardsuplee8137]

But pathfinder already has a magical girl transformation Barbarian rate

[@foxfireinferno197]

I'm going to take a longshot and guess Paizo didn't include one of the abilities Tanuki have in the original mythology ... the ability to strangle people with their scrotum. I am not making this up.