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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5648419" data-attributes="member: 40177">I prefer the D&D implied setting over Golarion.  The reason is because Paizo designers have a love for lovecraft and icky horror movie stuff, which sometimes seems a bit over the top - the game has rules for alchemists that mutate jekyll/hyde style, witches that get bonuses for eating children, and barbarians that rage only when drunk.  D&D's core books, on the other hand, assume a more "PCs are heroes" stance that I personally prefer.  So, while I think Pathfinder is better than 3.5E (and definitely better than 4e, I've played enough 4e to know it's not for me), I do think the D&D take on the setting is "better".  That being said, I don't really like either - every flavour of D&D these days is a bit too high magic/illogical/wahoo for me.</blockquote>