The Rules Lawyer's Updated FoundryVTT Series

When I was getting set up with Foundry, an older video from The Rules Lawyer gave me a list of modules that would make running PF2e easier. I knew some of the suggestions in there were out-dated, with the functionality moved into the core PF2e system. But, just in time for our other game to move to Foundry, he released an updated series of three videos.

I won't bury the lede. If you like videos, here you go:

• Part 1: Basics
• Part 2: Workbench, Toolbelt, and Combat Details
• Part 3: Cosmetics

The first video was mostly stuff I already knew from his previous video. It's good as a reference if you're just starting -- it covers stuff like Pf2e Modifiers Matter.

I'd heard mixed things about PopOut!. Popping the character sheet out to its own browser window makes it easier to keep it handy¹. But, some people have said that it breaks some automations in more-complicated sheets, and the PF2e sheet is certainly [technically] complex.

It seemed to work OK for my martial character, but our bard found problems straight away: trying to cast a spell didn't post anything to chat when his sheet was popped out. Alas! 😔

The second video was where all the life-changing things happened. I had installed PF2e Workbench so I could set the game to force attacks to have a target. I knew it came with some helpful macros, but I had not noticed it came with the Basic Action Macros macro. This macro opens up a UI with most of the rolls people might want to make:

The blue highlights indicate this character is best at the skill in the party. And these are all macros themselves -- some of them pretty advanced.

For example, the Demoralize action pops up a UI that detects if you have Intimidating Glare. If you don't, it asks you to make the threats in a langauge, and then auto-fails if the target doesn't know that language. The chat card has an "Apply effects and immunities" button to add both the Frightened condition and the 10-minute immunity.

The last video focuses on cosmetic upgrades. I'll probably try installing these, since it gives you some satisfying sword swingin' for melee attack actions:

• Automated Animations
• Jules & Ben's Animated Assets
• PF2e Animation Macros