Preface: In any RPG the best character to play is one that fires up your imagination! A character that you’re having fun with will always be better, and play better, in-game than one that may be numerically better on paper, but doesn’t zing your thing.
“Character optimization happens at the table in Pathfinder 2e, not on the character sheet.”
– Logan Bonner, Pathfinder Lead Designer
So get a firm idea in your mind of a fun character that fires up your brain, then work with the rest of your group to bring them to the table as a team ready to experience epic stories!
Mine are:
https://zenithgames.blogspot.com/2019/09/pathfinder-2nd-edition-guide-to-guides.html (At least 3 guides per class, plus a whole lot of additional guides for other aspects of the game.)
https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AOllZYWGlKszPeI&id=BE45A5E31B322825!206588&cid=BE45A5E31B322825 (A random collection of 84 PF2E character PDFs, ranging from level 1 thru 20.)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQRNWikzOlApbofnxzA0V2HTvKRkzJ5aVdRdblL-ezINR7lxzy-ZAoQv-kohvNWbwzpipzaWjLcqiJc/pub (Gortle’s “Pathfinder 2e – Builds for Every Class” for jumpstarting your character creation process. At least 5 build ideas per class, plus Spell & Skill breakdowns, plus Build Tips & Game Mechanics. )
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E_MwD2ewUIRcb29tr0KXUBfCmXbBNe_2im4-5Q6fRmI/edit (Nintendogeek01’s simply amazing 104 page guide for the Magus class!)
I’m starting to not trust RPGBot as definitive when it comes to his PF2E guides. I didn’t notice it when I was looking over his 5E stuff, but he seems to be doing his ranking purely on “Does it help do damage?” and “Does it help the damage dealers do damage?” which is not a neutral space to be ranking from.
I do agree that it’s good for basic insights - just be mindful of the bias and check other guides.
Exactly! And if I remember correctly Gortle loves to put everyone in armor, using up low level feats to do so. Then training out of them at higher levels once you can afford Explorer’s Clothing + Runes.