HardcoreDandDGirl
First Post
I would also remove Spell resistance from the game and replace it with 2e Magic Resistance... and not a single spell would negate MR
Pathfinder 1E So what do you think is wrong with Pathfinder? Post your problems and we will fix it.
Wicht
Hero
Heh.
Proving that you can never please everyone, we had a complaint from at least one individual that the Divine Channeler was broken because it was too powerful compared to the cleric. I couldn't see it myself. Its focus on doing a few things very well means that it is, in its own sphere more powerful, but the cleric is generally more flexible and thus more powerful overall.
MichaelSomething
Legend
If I wanted a fixed 3rd Edition, I go get Trailblazer
Crothian
First Post
To try to bring this post on topic, what does Trailblazer fix that Pathfinder does not?
I don't take it for granted that universal gravitation is true, no. There is nothing in the experience of falling in D&D that excludes the truth of Democritus's "atoms and the void" (with unidirectional motion), nor that earth-y things are attracted to the abundance of elemental earth in the Earth.
As for food, I take it for granted that people eat, but don't need to worry about how metabolisation works (eg clearly for Xorns it is nothing like for actual animals in the real world).
On your account, dragon flight must be magical (given it is inconsistent with actual physical laws), which raises the question why it can still happen in an anti-magic field.
Interesting post. The techniques you describe make sense as a way of making a game work, though personally I think I'm closer to your anathema category.
Wicht
Hero
I would repeat [MENTION=232]Crothian[/MENTION]'s question: what exactly did you like that Trailblazer did?
MichaelSomething
Legend
Honestly, I never even read Trailblazer, I just wanted to say something pity. However, Trailblazer was willing to go deeper into the engine to fix it while Pathfinder was more of a nice paint job. Remember, easy compatibility with 3.5 was a major goal of Pathfinder.
Hopefully someone who actually uses Trailblazer can chime in...
Crothian
First Post
If you haven't read then how do you know it goes deeper? I read it when it came out and I'm pretty sure I don't have a copy anymore. But It struck me as just different changes from Pathfinder but nothing set it or Pathfinder apart as better.
Ahnehnois
First Post
Trailblazer is somewhat of a greater departure from 3e. Examples are: changed iterative attacks, a new system for combat reactions that combine AoOs with blocking and dodging, saving throws no longer associated with class, a more standardized magic system, spells and abilities limited by a 10 minute rest rather than overnight, and an action point system I don't really understand.
It has some good ideas that I use, and its intent is certainly to address the system more deeply than PF does, but I wound't go so far as to call it a "fixed 3e".
Wicht
Hero
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