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<blockquote data-quote="Cyberzombie" data-source="post: 5596742" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>In general, you shouldn't have much trouble porting over your 3e stuff. Like Crothian, though, I haven't. I generally find Pathfinder material superior, whether from Paizo or from most of the 3rd party publishers.</p><p></p><p>For practical advice: Subtract 3 ranks from the ranks needed to join a prestige class; if it needed 8 ranks in 3e, you'd change that to 5 ranks now. If you even want to bother with the prestige class. It's quite possible to run a single-classed character up to 20th level and get exactly the sort of character you want in Pathfinder. Prestige classes are the biggest thing I'd worry about porting over, but they'll probably be the thing you'll be the least interested in porting over.</p><p></p><p>Most monsters you could use as-is. Pathfinder characters are a little bit more powerful than 3e ones, so keep that in mind. Extras, mooks, and supporting cast can probably be run as-is. It's not worth the effort to convert them. Main villains or other important NPCs might be worth updating so they pose the proper challenge to PCs. But you could take your 3e modules and run them pretty easily for Pathfinder.</p><p></p><p>The biggest rules change is combat maneuvers. Everything from disarming to grappling to tripping is covered by one rules set and two stats: CMB (combat maneuver bonus) and CMD (combat maneuver defense). You'll need to get those rules down and get those stats for NPCs and monsters. It's not difficult, but you do need to get used to a different way of looking at combat maneuvers. And get used to your players actually using them, instead of deciding it's too much of a pain.</p><p></p><p>I highly recommend giving Pathfinder a try. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyberzombie, post: 5596742, member: 47"] In general, you shouldn't have much trouble porting over your 3e stuff. Like Crothian, though, I haven't. I generally find Pathfinder material superior, whether from Paizo or from most of the 3rd party publishers. For practical advice: Subtract 3 ranks from the ranks needed to join a prestige class; if it needed 8 ranks in 3e, you'd change that to 5 ranks now. If you even want to bother with the prestige class. It's quite possible to run a single-classed character up to 20th level and get exactly the sort of character you want in Pathfinder. Prestige classes are the biggest thing I'd worry about porting over, but they'll probably be the thing you'll be the least interested in porting over. Most monsters you could use as-is. Pathfinder characters are a little bit more powerful than 3e ones, so keep that in mind. Extras, mooks, and supporting cast can probably be run as-is. It's not worth the effort to convert them. Main villains or other important NPCs might be worth updating so they pose the proper challenge to PCs. But you could take your 3e modules and run them pretty easily for Pathfinder. The biggest rules change is combat maneuvers. Everything from disarming to grappling to tripping is covered by one rules set and two stats: CMB (combat maneuver bonus) and CMD (combat maneuver defense). You'll need to get those rules down and get those stats for NPCs and monsters. It's not difficult, but you do need to get used to a different way of looking at combat maneuvers. And get used to your players actually using them, instead of deciding it's too much of a pain. I highly recommend giving Pathfinder a try. :) [/QUOTE]
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