Hello, title. I have been playing pf2e coming on 2 years now. Unfortunately, I have never enjoyed character creation or progression in this system. I like playing with my group, but would rather never again make a decision when it comes to character options.
I am surprised because it seems like there are very few written resources or videos which just make a build with feats/spells chosen, retraining recommendations by level, etc. Any recommendations?
I’ll use our Strength of Thousands game as the example. We are level 8, and our party consists of a wizard, a witch, a ranger, and an oracle (me). I have her built as a support character because that made sense with the party comp and oracular curse (cosmos).
Needle darts and electric arc are my two reliable damage cantrips, but they are outperformed by the other caster’s spells and the ranger’s weapon attacks. My noteworthy leveled damage spells are inner radiance torrent (signature) and Ymeri’s mark, but their damage never seems worth the cost when compared to supporting my allies. Particularly because my best damage is less than other players’ average.
Most of my turns usually focus on buffing and debuffing, or healing when necessary. Some frequent options off the top of my head are:
*Protective Ward
*Fear (+3)
*Bon mot
*Heal (Signature)
Often I try to apply a status only to learn the target already has a status so mine doesn’t matter. I guess it’s just frustrating because no matter what niche I try to occupy in the party, I’m always outperformed by someone else.
This was also the case with 2 different druids I’ve made and a barbarian in other campaigns.