Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glade Riven" data-source="post: 5438535" data-attributes="member: 86468">I kinda want to chime in on the DMing thing... I've played and DMed both, and my most popular DMing was SAGA (the Star Wars hybrid of 3.5 and 4e). When the group I was with showed a greater interest in Pathfinder, I decided to take a number of the lessons I've learned from prepping for 4e and have applied them to Pathfinder. I use minions. I only stat what I know I'm going to need. I don't build bad guys like characters unless it's worth it (such as the BBEG). I don't spend all freakin' day mapping out NPCs unless the NPC is really important. Mostly I'll check out a chart or two and not spend more than 5 minutes on it, which is even easier with the charts in the Game Master's Guide (the PDF is worth the $10; for the Hardcover, milage may vary). And I run my battles the same way as with 4e and Saga - couple of small, short encounters and a big one that uses a lot of terrain. I encourage players to try crazy things and roll dice checks. Cheating? Maybe. 'course, it helps that the Pathfinder Bestiaries have simplified things a little (except templates - those can still be a mess, especially with spellcasters) compared to 3.5. Of course, the important thing is to play what you like, and to be honest - while I'm more familiar with Pathfinder, I still like them both.</blockquote>