Circular Publishing: 3.5 and beyond

[Ranger REG]

The trouble is not that they reprint some of the books after a decade has passed. The trouble is that if every three cycle includes new versions of:

PHB, DMG, MM, MotP, Pscionics, FR guide, Splat books etc.

2e lasted for many years. We did not get the same material reprinted every three years.

No, but 2e did started the tradition of the revised edition, thanks to TSR. Wizards of the Coast is the first to put out a revised edition three years after original's release. I agree it is too early, but then this is a fast-paced world with the global community connected to the internet so you get quick responses as well giving quick comments and feedbacks.

We have to ask ourselves, "do we really want so many versions of the same book?"

That is one question only you can ask yourself. Do you want it now or buy it later? The revised edition is not going to go away once it is released. Wizards will continue to print it as long as there is a demand for it. So I really do not understand what "invisible force" is compelling you to get it.

And yes, I have the 3.5 DMG and there are no rules for making or converting PrCs.

I recalled Monte Cook did an article on how to create a prestige class during 3e' initial relesase, which is nothing more than a guideline. I don't think there is no hard-and-fast rule on creating prestige class as they are core classes, if you want set of mechanics that involves accounting or point-buy a la Player's Option: Skills and Powers.

 

[coyote6]

My current odd question however, is exactly how/what you would need to do to actually convert most PrCs over to 3.5?

Forgive me if this seems naive, but is it really going to be that hard to perform an effective conversion of PrCs and other splat material to 3.5? I'm flipping through the books right now, and I really don't see any changes that are sufficiently system-altering to require non-trivial revisions to PrCs.

Off the top of my head:

New prerequisites: Divine Oracle, from Defenders of the Faith -- former prereqs: 10 ranks Scry, Skill Focus (Scry); Scry no longer exists as a skill, ergo the prereqs are impossible to fulfill. You could, perhaps, substitute Spell Focus (Divination) for the Skill Focus, but I'm not sure what an appropriate substitute for the 10 ranks would be. Knowledge (Religion) or (Arcana)? Spellcraft?

Then there are some classes that really need some new abilities: the Tempest, from Masters of the Wild, has a whole lot of TWF special abilities -- almost all of which have been superceded by feats in 3.5e, IIRC.