How backwards compatible are Pathfinder adventures to 3.5e?

Gilladian · Aug 27, 2017

My campaign is still a 3.5e rules game (I run either E6 or at least tier 2 PCs and under). We are just too comfortable with the rules to change, and with my limits, we have few if any balance problems.

So, with those caveats in mind, I occasionally see a Pathfinder adventure that sounds fun, or useful, or I just crave something new and am tempted - how backwards compatible are they?

Would it take completely rewriting stat blocks? Can I fudge them? I have found that I can pretty well fudge 5e stat blocks for about CR 8 or so and below to 3.5 just fine - is Pathfinder any harder to do?

Morrus · Aug 27, 2017

Pathfinder is closer to 3.5 than 5E is. If you can do it with 5E, you’ll have no problem with Pathfinder. The only issue you might have is references to spells and abilities and stuff you don’t recognise.

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see · Aug 27, 2017

Gilladian said:
My campaign is still a 3.5e rules game (I run either E6 or at least tier 2 PCs and under). We are just too comfortable with the rules to change, and with my limits, we have few if any balance problems.

So, with those caveats in mind, I occasionally see a Pathfinder adventure that sounds fun, or useful, or I just crave something new and am tempted - how backwards compatible are they?

Would it take completely rewriting stat blocks? Can I fudge them? I have found that I can pretty well fudge 5e stat blocks for about CR 8 or so and below to 3.5 just fine - is Pathfinder any harder to do?

Very, very compatible, and rather easier to fudge than a 5e statblock.

But don't take my word for it. Look at this NPC statblock for a fourth-level cleric from the NPC Codex, or the Bestiary 5 vukodlak. Both are links to the Pathfinder Reference Document.

Gilladian · Aug 28, 2017

So, what adventures and such would you recommend I look into? Lower level (<10th), and Not horror genre...

How backwards compatible are Pathfinder adventures to 3.5e?

Gilladian

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Morrus

Well, that was fun

see

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Gilladian

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