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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zustiur" data-source="post: 6053933" data-attributes="member: 1544">In my opinion, most of the 3E prep is in the mind.Take a 4E DMing mindset to 3E and you should be fine. Specifically:* The numbers don't have to be "right" per PC build guidelines* Not every skill, feat etc has to be filled out. Just note down the stats you actually need* Forget spell lists, pick one or two spells that a caster will use, and fudge the rest if the situation demands it.* Get used to missing your PCs and having your monsters die quickly againI'd actually advise against playing Pathfinder. I'm running it now, and I think in hindsight I would have been happier as a DM had I stuck with a ruleset I was more familiar with. My players keep finding changes that I wasn't aware of, and it's interfering with smooth play. That's not a reflection on Pathfinder as much as it's a reflection on the amount of time I put into re-learning the rules. If you're like me (and your issue with prep time suggests that you are), you'll be better off re-learning 3E rules than trying to learn Pathfinder rules. If you go down the 3E path, I very highly recommend limiting which books are used. A huge number of the problems with 3E don't exist if you only use PHB1.</blockquote>