Pathfinder Kingmaker: Basic Rules and Mechanics
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Hello everyone! I'm UnsungNPC, here with a guide on the basic rules and mechanics for Pathfinder Kingmaker.
I'm creating these guides to focus more on what's fun to play and mess around with rather than what is just deemed "optimized". Hopefully you'll learn something from this or maybe just gain some fresh perspective.
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I honestly needed this video to remind me to stop min/maxing and focus on having more fun playing this game. Great guide too
Thank you! Yeah I often need the reminder too. My whole thing focuses on having fun so I'm glad that's working for you
I heard that gamers will literally take the fun out of a game to be most "efficient". It's an interesting topic into itself.
Man just started playing this game. And your right the mix and max is annoying. I want to RP more and the idea of just jumping in there and play the game is so refreshing. Thx for the videos, you have my sub.
Thanks man! I'm glad to find another like minded RPer 👍 enjoy your gane my dude
Most CRPG’s make it much harder not to, which it’s cool that kingmaker lets you be more geared toward RP. But yeah when playing with a group of other people “that guy” is definitely annoying.
Thanks for the guides
Thanks a lot for the exolaianation man, truly appreciated :)
You're totally welcome! Feel free to check me out on Twitch some time or join the discord!
Role playing should be about fun and rp, not beating your head against a rock with unnecessarily optimised builds. I’m playing on challenging and trying to avoid difficulty adjustment.
That's how I feel. I just play challenging and then set everything 1 to 1. Then I just enjoy my rp and my character and decisions!
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As an experienced tabletop and PnP gamer, I’m not afraid of the odd negative stat; however, Watching character builds by CZcamsrs who set most stats to 7 is painful to watch. Talk about unrealistic beauty standards. The point of the game should be making rounded, realistic characters.
@@tjv2446 EXACTLY. 100% agree. I take 1 stat maybe 2 to either 8 or 9 at most. Never below that. You don't want a character, especially your main character, to be so utterly min maxed. That's why I never preach that type of building in my videos. Design to have fun and do cool things. Not to win.
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My character is poorly optimised but he works just fine for Hard difficulty. Rogue 1/Wizard 3/AT 6/EK 10. Using a longbow and focusing on spells as buffs. Cha at 8 but nothing else below 10. I think everything else is actually a 12 minimum.
It’s how I want to play and it’s actually quite powerful.
Anyway - should probably talk about the content you’ve actually posted in this video :P
@@tjv2446 I followed a CZcams video that only took strength to 7 as Sorc. I turned off the encumbrance so 🤷. Hope it works out for me.
This was super helpful! Thanks!
Glad to be of help!
i like that you value the fun :) instant like mate
i just finished the download and while eating im watching this vid
looking forward for more content ill check out your channel
Thank you! feel free to check out my stream on Twitch as well! We play some fun games!
@@unsungnpc8918 definitely will i love rpgs
@@kevinschm9798 hell yeah dude! We got Solasta tonight, and new indie rpg tomorrow!
This good guy deserves more love. Sub to u. Thanks for the guide
I'm just starting this game and this was helpful! I'll sub. Good content
Thank you and thanks for the sub! Feel free to ask questions if you ever have any.
You’re a goddamn Angel man you helped me a lot
Thank you! Hopefully my other vids will be of use to ya as well. Feel free to ask me questions anytime.
Super helpful. Thanks!
Happy to help! Feel free to ask any questions if you need any help with the game or rules
So wisdom is basically perception?
Dude I´ve already started kingkaer like 4 times in the last 2 years and the stat bloat and some fights/Kingdom management kind of made me left. I wanted the most tabletop like experience, so I choose Unfair. Guess I´ll try again and change enemies difficulty to normal, maybe this will help feeling better about enemy stats
Yeah a 1 to 1 ratio on everything is basically tabletop rules in my experience
Ive died so many times in this that I'm no longer afraid to die in real life
Exactly! My death toll endurance is so high, that when I die to bosses in other games time after time, I don't even blink. 😎
Thank you! I learned a lot!
Happy to help! I've got a rules and mechanics vid coming out today for their new game if you plan on playing that too.
@@unsungnpc8918 I will definitely. But I want to finish the first one first. For a beginner it is a little overwhelming, but worth the effort.
@@freuleinandrea9833 I 100% agree. After playing some of the new one I know that I'm so glad I played Kingmaker 1st. If you ever need any help or advice I have the videos but am also happy to answer any questions!
@@unsungnpc8918 Thank you! ❤️
I never played table top and this is just character creation 😵💫
Like commented and subscribed 👍
Appreciated my dude! If you ever need help getting more into it or builds let me know!
@@unsungnpc8918 thanks man. Your video is very helpful. I think I'll try story mode for my first playthrough to get the jist of how to play the game. It's a little overwhelming (that's a lie, it's highly overwhelming lol)
@@davidsabillon5182 oh its very overwhelming haha. Even when ive olayed tabletop for years I was like "whoa thats a lotta stuff"
Great Review & New Subscriber.. Looking forward to seeing more reviews on your channel.. 🇺🇸
Thank you sir! Hopefully my other videos will be useful for ya!
One small note about alignment, I’m of the school of thought with Cody from Taking20. It’s subjective and really doesn’t matter. Although for a video game it does make sense to have it as a game mechanic
I enjoy Pillars' system of getting personalities focus as you say things throughout the game. They did it way better in Wrath too where there wasn't dialogue for alignment only things. I just wanna lawfully recruit trolls ya know?
here's an optimized build that is NOT boring and that I finished the game with on Hard relatively pain-free (my 3rd playthrough).
two handed fighter, tiefling with bonus to strength, penalty to charisma yet bonus to persuasion
near max strength, sacrificing charisma and still getting persuasion high (very specific to that tiefling subrace)
going for cleave to splash damage
I also had intimidate high for scare on kills
I got excellent damage output and was able to melt almost anything from behind Valerie, although I was rather easy to kill if exposed.
How did you get the custom portraits to show up like that? I cant choose custom portraits like u do, that would be very nice
there's a little symbol under all the portraits but only on PC. Console games can't do custom portraits.
I drop the difficulty to Story, and enjoy the role play while steamrolling everything.
Super valid way to play. I used to do that too.
this is a very refreshing encouraging review for new players like myself .. thanks a lot
Thank you! I'm glad it was so helpful! Always exciting to see new players. If you ever have any questions, you can ask me here or join the discord.
I am playing on ps4 , I can't get my alchemist to use her other weapons besides fire bomb .
Yikes! That's not good. Unfortunately I don't know of fixes for console issues but maybe let Owlcat know?
Speaking of optimized alignment LG gives you the most dialogue options since this game wants you to be a goody goody like ugh Tristian
What is LG?
@@davidsabillon5182 lawful good
hard game for a newb this helps
Glad it's helpful to ya! It's definitely an involved system to learn
Hey there! I am having the same sounds issues that you have (the crack noises whenever Pathfinder is running and i am talking into my Mic). Does anybody know how to fix this? It is pretty annoying for the Viewers of the Stream/Video
My cause was that my pc couldn't handle doing the game recording, video, and mic all at once. So I started using a camera separate from my pc for video of me and the mic abd my pc only handles the game recording video now.
i just want to know where my carrying capacity is so i can leave this stoopid battle! >.< Does each character have their own capacity or does the Party share? Halp! o.o
So in the inventory screen, character capacity will be below their model and equipped stuff and the big inventory stash has the party capacity below the stash
@@unsungnpc8918 Thank you *so much!* O.of. They keep it individual AND group? Uhg. So confusing! Also, if you don't mind, i know i can use a move action to switch from my bow to my sword in combat but the action bar doesn't have that as an option so could you please tell me how to do it? Thanks again Unsung! :D
@@unsungnpc8918 Also how weird is it that they get *this granular,* i mean this IS Pathfinder (D&D 5th ed.) rules right? i only play one RPG an that ain't it. Yet they STILL won't let you "roll the dice." What? Why does the program get to have all the fun? i swear, only Talisman understands..... I wanna' use mah 12 sided on sumpin'! xD
super nub software question… But where did you go to get more portraits? Im on steam and i noticed there is no workshop for the game? Unless im just missing it
Hey goob! The portrait packs can be found on the nexus. Check out Heroes of the Stolen Lands and you'll get all you'll ever need haha
@@unsungnpc8918 ahh i was doing that last night and when i thought i installed it correctly with the mod manager nothing is popping up. 😩
@@gooblinslayer5702 you don't install it the same way. When you make your character there's a button you press on the portraits page to do a custom one and then you can open the folder and drag the portrait into the folder
@@unsungnpc8918 🧐whaaaaaaa. I did not even see this button. I know I installed the mod manager thing, put that with kingmaker, than installed the portrait thing via vortex/nexus. Im gonna have to see where this button is.
@@unsungnpc8918 wow… So i just looked and i totally did not see that button haaaa. This was way easier than i was making it haaaa
I don't know what planet I have been on but I just heard of this games for the fist time two weeks ago and didn't even know about the board game but I know what Dungeons and Dragons is but never played it, so I am not knowledgeable about the rulesets. I found this game by looking at strategy games on Amazon and started watching videos on it and ordered a copy because it looked cool. I also play mostly on PS4 so my options are more limited.
Now, I love strategy games, but I seem to find fault with almost everyone that I play. I don't think the Baldur's Gate Collection has aged all that well, Icewind Dale does not click with me, Planescape Torment is ok but its all about the writing, XCOM is a bunch a cheating AI, Civilization puts me to sleep, Divinity Original Sin was ok but lost steam a ways in, Original Sin 2 felt like I was only fighting overly bloated magic armor stats, Diablo is way to repetitive, Pillars of Eternity 1 was ok but got board around 30% in, I heard Deadfire was better but thought it was worse in every aspect and had never ending loading screens and Planetfall and Dungeon Keeper got old fast. I did like Dragon Age Origins, KOTOR and Jade Empire by a very large margin.
With all that said, so far I am about 15 hours in and just started over because I feel I missed a few key things being new to the series and need, for the fist time ever in my life, HELP from a few videos here and there. I am not going to start talking about this game because I would be up all night writing, but lets just say that this is the best game I have ever played. I am learning everything that I can about it and its incredible. I am also going to pre-order Wrath of the Righteous when the Definitive Edition drops on PS4 March 2022. These games have filled that void I have been looking for and I no longer seek for that prefect strategy game because I have found them.
Welcome to an amazing world my friend.
Hi could you explain the Xbox turn based controls for Kingmaker?
I don't have an Xbox but my friend and streamer GentleHeartt does so I will see if he could do a video with me to help explain. You should also check out his vods on Twitch if any are still up
My bad he actually plays PS4, but the only difference is the button names. I'm sure I can whip up a quick video going over it though
I need to understand how to use off hand weapon, I am at the beginning. I am only able to attack through the crossbow. I have a dagger and other stuff but I don’t know why I am unable to use them. I am playing a Knife master build.
@@bhargavapothakamuri4218 alright no problem!
1. Make sure you have the weapons equipped in the inventory. (Can also switch the daggers and out them where the crossbow is)
2. When in combat click "Y" to go to the action bar
3. When in the action bar go to the right til you get to the weapon set and then click on it to switch it to the set you want.
@@unsungnpc8918 only 1 weapon I am able to see in action bar. Why can’t I add the other ones to my action bar.
Speaking of optimized alignment LG gives you the most dialogue options since this game wants you to be a goody goody like ugh Tristian
But dont let that distract from the fact unique dialogue is also tied to other alignments like there's a certain character that can only be recruited if you're neutral and make certain choices in act 2 or items locked behind alignment as well. Its just LG has the most dialogue options and also bulletin board is kinda op for kingdom management
@@jonathannorthcutt4132 Yeah there's probably the most alignment dialogues for LG but in terms of alignment required dialogue, I've played every alignment and found that there's an almost even amount except maybe more for Neutral tbh. I have over 1000hrs and Idk of any person only recruitable by Neutral people. Trolls and Kobolds in act are both chaotic needed, vordakai is evil needed and that's it. Tsanna and Bartholomew can be recruited no matter what. But anyway, I felt the alignment distribution leaned LG but only for paladins really. Most LG gear was paladins otherwise LG was pretty even with others. I never had issues anyway
@@unsungnpc8918 the secret guy is all the way in act 7 you get him for like 1 fight and its... A certain Kobold!
To recruit him you need to be chaotic and spare the kobolds then in the final act be neutral and you get the option to recruit him... Hes level 20 sorcerer and has pretty good stats its a shame you cant get him earlier as it would be unique like with noknok.
@@jonathannorthcutt4132 ohhh okay I know who you're talking about. I just thought sibce you can have him swear fealty in act 2 you just had him in the end game. Cause I know other people you side eith fight with you in the end city like Queen Badah