Advanced Team vs. Team (PVP) Mechanics for the Pathfinder RPG
In Conflict PvP, you are faced with an enemy with strengths similar to your own. Your chance to succeed boils down to your wits, guts, execution and luck ?in that precise order. So, if you think you have what it takes to outsmart real-world prey, then grab your dice bags, work on your own overconfident smirk and starting running with Conflict PvP!
More Than just Combat: Conflict-PvP is driven by Objectives and Goals, not kills (at least not always). There are 15 distinct Match Types. Some matches are focused on slaying and some are focused on strategy, where you'll need to work around and deceive your opponents to get the win.
Match Type: Snatch & Grab: Go out, grab an opponent from any of the opposing teams and drag him back alive to your Hallow to be interrogated.
Match Type, insurrection: Odd number of players? Have a few control the bad guys with a plan against other players.
Match Type, Regicide: Protect your king while trying to kill the opposing king.
Teamwork is a must! When players get together and plan their party composition (i.e. the number of wizards, fighters, thieves, etc..), plus execute their strategy, they are likely to take the prize. In Conflict PvP, teams that plan to win tend to win!
Page 174.Go out, grab an opponent from any of the opposing teams and drag him back alive to your Hallow to be interrogated
Hundreds of new ways to describe monster strikes in these familiar categories: Slashing, Piercing & Blunt.
Page 66. Map elements are boons, traps, items and creatures that players or teams can purchase and place strategically on the map to provide tactical advantages.
Hidden Movement is Real! You can't have player vs. player without stealth. Conflict PvP has figured this out with our Passcards. Passcards are sheets used to privately provide the Game Master or teammates with details of what a player is planning or where they are going. Passcards are used to quickly communicate both hidden movement and secret tactics.
Slip a Passcard and no one know except for you and the GM.
Conflict Battle Maps have coordinates to help with hidden movement.
Two Free Battlemaps with grid coordinates included with every rulebook.
You can sprinkle Conflict PvP into your campaign without ruining it! There are several sections throughout the book dedicated to adding a little PvP into existing and new campaigns. In fact, you’ll find organized lists of plot hooks, magic items, artifacts, rule adjustments, and dos and don’ts for adding PvP to your existing Pathfinder campaign, allowing this book to double as a terrific GM resource.
Conflict PvP integrates directly into the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game©, which means current players can step right into deadly competitions with their existing characters or one of the 30 pre-optimized characters the book provides.
Page 142. Add Conflict PvP to any Pathfinder Campaign with GM guidelines on how to handle defeated characters, experience points, and more.
Several well-organized lists of plot hooks, NPCs,magic items, artifacts, rule adjustments and dos and don’ts are added in, which means not only can GMs shake their campaigns up with PvP, but they also have another great resource for their traditional campaigns.
Passcards™serve a specific purpose in Conflict Matches, but their design makes them useful for a number of other reasons. The primary purpose of a Passcard™ is to allow players to communicate their actions to the GM without revealing their strategy to the opposing team. Announcing out loud “I’m going to hide behind that corner and stab the next person to come down the hallway” defeats the purpose of preparing such an ambush.
Passcards™ also allow the GM and players to keep track of pertinent information, such as a character’s hit points, Armor Class, and Perception modifier. They also allow a player to ask the GM questions without betraying a particular intent. In addition, a Passcard™ keeps a mini-map, abbreviation list, and basic character information at the player’s fingertips, allowing for efficient tactical planning.
Passcards PDF with the “The Bathhouse” Battlemap
The Bathhouse: The Bathhouse battlemap depicts a Roman inspirited bath house equipped with steam rooms. A elegant place where people went to socialize privately, conduct underhanded business as well as the occasional assassination attempt. As they say, “Terrible things can occur in the most beautiful places. “
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Passcards PDF with the “Thieves’ Temple” Battlemap
The Thieves’ Temple is a backstabber's delight—full of columns that break line of sight and features high and low ground for tactical advantages. Also featuring one of the best TTRPG taunts of all time": “Hey Wizard! Summon a pony so you can kiss your Ass Goodbye!”
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Physical Map
Perfect for any TTRPG & Conflict RPG. This miniatures’ battlemap is symmetrically balanced to provide incredible strategic combat. Each in-scale structure is well-thought out and strategically situated to add different tactical dimensions to each Conflict Match or any TTRPG gaming session. Although, designed for the Conflict RPG, this map is versatile enough to be used with any gridbased roleplaying system.(i.e.,5e, Pathfinder).
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