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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 4412986" data-attributes="member: 50987">Really, all three are fine choices.  Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is trying to sell you something.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Which one would be best for you, however, depends on your own style of gaming...not just playing, but DMing as well.  3.5 is the current standard; there are tons of ready-to-play adventures, adventure paths, campaign settings, and tools out there.  So if you are wanting to play something "off the shelf," you will find the biggest selection of toys here.  Sure, you can still create your own adventures and campaigns with 3.5 (it's all I do), but it can get...tedious...4E is the new hotness, and everyone is talking about it...but there aren't very many ready-to-play adventures.  (And since everyone is talking about it, chances are that any experienced 4E players are already familiar with the few that are.)  If you like to create your own adventures on short order, but you don't like to spend a lot of time on the details, 4E might be best for you.Pathfinder has been nicknamed "3.75" for good reason; it is kind of like an updated 3.5 Edition.  I've played a few Alpha games from it, and it feels more like a houseruled 3.5 game than a whole new edition.  So if you are experienced with 3rd Edition, and you are looking for something new without having to re-invent the wheel, I would recommend Pathfinder to you.Hope this helps!</blockquote>

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