I like combining Athletics action (Trip, Shove, etc) with Assurance on low(er) level enemies.

I can relate. Our group’s all time favorite NPC is literally named TBD 😅

For tokens on the VTT I use: https://rolladvantage.com/tokenstamp/ . I’m still experimenting with music but my group usually just throws on a random YouTube playlist.

Like everyone else, I can’t recommend Pathbuilder 2e enough! I even paid for it although the basic version does almost everything (with ads). The only bummer is that the app and web version are separate purchase.

I think a lot of us have ended up over on pathfinder.social but the beauty of the Fediverse is that you can join us there (and we can join you here)! Not sure if I linked the Lemmy instance correctly, let me know and I can try to fix it. I’m still new to all of this!

I think pandatheist at the Bone Box Chant blog does a solid job defining it here (and expanding on it in a followup post): https://boneboxchant.wordpress.com/2019/12/21/nsr/

To quote the definition, NSR games:

• Have a GM, Weird Setting, & Living World
• Are Rules Light & Deadly (or Consequential)
• Focus on Emergent Narrative, External Interaction, & Exploration

I think all of those things (except maybe Weird Setting IMO) cover the genre well with an intentionally broad and inclusive definition. I also think looking at examples may be most illustrative and understand that it’s more a community than one particular set of traits. Yochai Gal (of Cairn fame) has a great article on this very idea: https://newschoolrevolution.com/2022/05/04/the-new-new-school-revolution .