The Rules lawyer
@ruleslawyer.bsky.social
RPG teacher of middle-schoolers, lawyer, "Youtuber," talking Pathfinder 2e, D&D, other RPGs and hosting a shared PF2e campaign on his Discord!
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
#pathfinder2e
youtu.be/HIOarFN6dFc
The Top 5 Most Overpowered and BROKEN monsters in Pathfinder 2e
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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
#pathfinder2e
youtu.be/HIOarFN6dFc
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...
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)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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...
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...
I share 20 house rules and NERFS I use in Pathfinder 2e!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-FP...
#pathfinder2e
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-FP...
#pathfinder2e
Things I house rule and NERF in Pathfinder 2e! (Rules Lawyer)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I share 20 house rules and NERFS I use in Pathfinder 2e!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-FP...
#pathfinder2e
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-FP...
#pathfinder2e
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...
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)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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...
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...
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
#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
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
#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
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...
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)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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...
0:41 Detection conditions
3:47 Senses
5:02 Example
5:59 Sneak
7:39 Seek
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01c...
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 #pathfinder
youtu.be/M7Lmu7FKW8I
STARFINDER 2nd edition is out! Science fantasy RPG + MASSIVE expansion for Pathfinder 2e!
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
July 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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 #pathfinder
youtu.be/M7Lmu7FKW8I
Brief done! Now to go through 150 unread emails and my list of 11 tasks I've been delaying
July 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Brief done! Now to go through 150 unread emails and my list of 11 tasks I've been delaying
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
youtu.be/Q4AHAjwdAq4
#pathfinder2e #battlecry #pathfinder
COMMAND TROOPS! Pathfinder's Skirmish Warfare rules in Battlecry! (Rules Lawyer)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
youtu.be/Q4AHAjwdAq4
#pathfinder2e #battlecry #pathfinder
Did Pathfinder fix the Guardian and make a proper TANK class? (Rules Lawyer)
youtu.be/8Bsm3GAjjhc
#pathfinder2e #battlecry #guardian
youtu.be/8Bsm3GAjjhc
#pathfinder2e #battlecry #guardian
Did Pathfinder fix the Guardian and make a proper TANK class? (Rules Lawyer Battlecry! coverage)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
July 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Did Pathfinder fix the Guardian and make a proper TANK class? (Rules Lawyer)
youtu.be/8Bsm3GAjjhc
#pathfinder2e #battlecry #guardian
youtu.be/8Bsm3GAjjhc
#pathfinder2e #battlecry #guardian
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
youtu.be/13zMvOfCvwI
Dying & Dumbfounded: How was old-school D&D FUN!?
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
July 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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
youtu.be/13zMvOfCvwI
"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
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.
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
July 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"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
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
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
youtu.be/ALSGfHfew90
#pathfinder2e #pf2 #pf2e #dnd
STEAL this Pathfinder 2e rule! Make fear FUN.
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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
youtu.be/ALSGfHfew90
#pathfinder2e #pf2 #pf2e #dnd
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
youtu.be/d2RbM0rWstc
Rules Lawyer REACTS to 4e creator, compares D&D 4e and Pathfinder 2e
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
June 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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
youtu.be/d2RbM0rWstc
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...
"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...
ALL OUT to the Supreme Court for hearing to defend birthright citizenship on May 15!
RALLY!
Thursday, May 15
(day of oral argument)
Gather 9am, before the 10am hearing
U.S. Supreme Court
(1 First St. NE, near East Capitol, Washington D.C., near Capitol South Metro station)
BAMN.com
RALLY!
Thursday, May 15
(day of oral argument)
Gather 9am, before the 10am hearing
U.S. Supreme Court
(1 First St. NE, near East Capitol, Washington D.C., near Capitol South Metro station)
BAMN.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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...
"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 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...
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?
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
www.youtube.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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...
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...
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C40w...
#pathfinder2e
Will you do better than I did? 5 rules The Rules Lawyer GOT WRONG in Pathfinder 2e
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C40w...
#pathfinder2e
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
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
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
March 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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
youtu.be/7z8GIz4orAc
#pathfinder2e
@xptolevel3.bsky.social
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
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)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
March 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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
Here's my video, and I link to the source in thread
youtu.be/FrN-YC0YCWo
#dnd #wotc #projectsigil #hasbro
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...
(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)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtube.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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...
(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...
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
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)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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
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
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
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)
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
March 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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
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
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
#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
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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
#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
"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
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
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"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
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
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
#pathfinder2e #dnd
youtu.be/_BYcZbh86Ds
Top 10 most common mistakes D&D players make learning Pathfinder 2e
YouTube video by The Rules Lawyer
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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
#pathfinder2e #dnd
youtu.be/_BYcZbh86Ds