The CounterFAQ

Pathfinder, like virtually all tabletop roleplaying games, was not written to be implemented as a computer program. At a live table, when there are ambiguities, apparent contradictions, and similar issues in the rules, they are not typically so serious that a gamemaster cannot make rulings ad hoc to resolve whatever has caused a pause in the flow of play. With a VTT implementation, there is sometimes greater tension when it comes to automating these rules, and occasionally the developers feel it necessary to bake in RAI judgement calls.

This page attempts to document areas in the Second Edition rules that made us feel compelled to make such calls, as well as common questions among users of the system that we believe have clear RAW answers.

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Why are undead PCs not affected by bleed damage in Foundry?

It is true that undead PCs do not benefit from the Undead trait, instead receiving "Basic Undead Benefits." However, the Undead trait also has no statement on bleed damage. Instead, we learn about it from the "Damage Types" section of Pathfinder Player Core (pg. 409):

Another special type of physical damage is bleed damage. This is persistent damage that represents loss of blood. As such, it has no effect on nonliving creatures or living creatures that don’t need blood to live.

As undead PCs are not living creatures (unlike undead eidolons or PCs with the Poppet ancestry, both of which are called out as living), an interaction rule applies (ibid., "Ancestry Entries", pg. 41):

Traits

These descriptors have no mechanical benefit, but they're important for determining how certain spells, effects, and other aspects of the game interact with your character.