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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 5293072" data-attributes="member: 42040">First, a little bit of history with me and 4E.&nbsp;Played through most of Keep on the Shadowfell when it was first released in May 2008. (Well, more specifically, I DMed it for a few sessions, ran into a TPK; another DM took over, I played for a few sessions, then we went back to 3.5.)&nbsp;From Summer 2008 to Winter 2009, it was 3.5/Pathfinder/or other systems. In Winter 2009 I started a new group (players completely new to tabletop RPGs) with PHB 2 and a DDI subscription in addition to the Core Rules.&nbsp;That went okay for a month or so. Then it ended in a TPK amidst lagging player interest and personal issues amongst the players. (At that time we were playing through the Chaos Scar encounters with some of the Adventure Path.)&nbsp;Since Winter 2009 it's been PF all the way. &nbsp;I've been running it, and it's okay. I haven't run into any TPKs, which happened about every other session in 4e. But I'm looking ahead to my next campaign, and I'd like to put some new flair and house rules into it. All of the house rules I'm looking at are inspired by 4e.&nbsp;So, I'm wondering if I should 3.5-ize 4e or 4e-ize 3.5. Or if I should just leave well enough alone. &nbsp;Has anyone else had a smiliar experience? Has anyone gone back and forth on 4E and finally discovered that they can make it work? &nbsp;(I think more than anything else, I just can't run combats right in 4E or develop good encounters - which is a major problem.)&nbsp;Retreater</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 5293072, member: 42040"] First, a little bit of history with me and 4E. Played through most of Keep on the Shadowfell when it was first released in May 2008. (Well, more specifically, I DMed it for a few sessions, ran into a TPK; another DM took over, I played for a few sessions, then we went back to 3.5.) From Summer 2008 to Winter 2009, it was 3.5/Pathfinder/or other systems. In Winter 2009 I started a new group (players completely new to tabletop RPGs) with PHB 2 and a DDI subscription in addition to the Core Rules. That went okay for a month or so. Then it ended in a TPK amidst lagging player interest and personal issues amongst the players. (At that time we were playing through the Chaos Scar encounters with some of the Adventure Path.) Since Winter 2009 it's been PF all the way. I've been running it, and it's okay. I haven't run into any TPKs, which happened about every other session in 4e. But I'm looking ahead to my next campaign, and I'd like to put some new flair and house rules into it. All of the house rules I'm looking at are inspired by 4e. So, I'm wondering if I should 3.5-ize 4e or 4e-ize 3.5. Or if I should just leave well enough alone. Has anyone else had a smiliar experience? Has anyone gone back and forth on 4E and finally discovered that they can make it work? (I think more than anything else, I just can't run combats right in 4E or develop good encounters - which is a major problem.) Retreater [/QUOTE]

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