EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 2H 1M
Why Dark Archive is 8 Different Books in a Trench Coat
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Send us Fan Mail🍻Join the Goblin Tribe: 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/TQTw4HUwUe💰 Support the Show & Get Pro GM Games: Patreon.com/u77121302Credit: u/rloetheloser on reddit for the trenchoat goblin.Hey there, goblins! This week, we got our hands on the Dark Archive Remastered (well, a "grubby little PDF" of it). But instead of just listing patch notes—because Paizo didn't give us a changelog—we are doing a deep dive into the philosophy of this book.We discuss why Dark Archive is actually "eight novellas in a trench coat," why the Psychic is mechanically just a Barbarian for your brain, and the fundamental difference between Arcane (Science) and Occult (Vibes).In this episode:What We Played: Robert takes on the Red Mantis assassins in Pray for Death, and Erik struggles through his first high-level Foundry game in Claws of the Tyrant.The Structure: Why Dark Archive is the hardest PF2e book to navigate (and how to fix your mindset).Class Deep Dives: The "Load Bearing Walls" of the Thaumaturge and Psychic.The Weird Stuff: Rumored Cryptids, Living Vessels, and why this book feels like Powered by the Apocalypse smuggled into Pathfinder.
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Send us Fan Mail 🍻Join the Goblin Tribe: 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/TQTw4HUwUe 💰 Support the Show & Get Pro GM Games: Patreon.com/u77121302 Credit: u/rloetheloser on reddit for the trenchoat goblin. Hey there, goblins! This week, we got our hands on the Dark Archive Remastered (well, a "grubby little PDF" of it). But instead of just listing patch notes—because Paizo didn't give us a changelog—we are doing a deep dive into the philosophy of this book. We discuss why Dark ...
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Why Dark Archive is 8 Different Books in a Trench Coat
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