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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cor_Malek" data-source="post: 5347466" data-attributes="member: 91608">Since the thread is all good and well, I'll throw in some links I forgot/didn't know about last time: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-legacy-discussion/277626-3-5-character-sheets.html" target="_blank">PDF printables</a>: a bit customized (to classes) character sheets, as well as grid-sheets. Versions for 3.5 and Pathfinder. Give the chap some positive feedback while you're at it <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=":)" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://paizo.com/paizo/blog" target="_blank">Paizo blog</a>: Besides lots of freebie preview art, all playtests for new books are announced here. As for present, you can download and test Magus - a class for upcoming Ultimate Magic. It's very common to stumble upon Paizo employees in the forums, often explaining rationale behind some decisions, or just chatting away. BTW - browse the shop. There's a lot of freebies waiting for you - bonus bestiaries and adventure introductions/ player guides(that work as quickie introductions to given area as well, as first printing of PF campaign setting has sold out a while ago, and there's still a few weeks before the new printing).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/pathfindertemplate/" target="_blank">Pathfinder website template</a>: you'd like to be able to have a place where you can update stuff about your campaign for the entire group to see, but don't have much coding skills? Ta daa! 15 minutes spent on learning some basics of html somewhere online, and you're ready to go.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinderSociety/scenarios/season1" target="_blank">Pathfinder Society Scenarios</a> - they have good rep, and cost 4 bucks apiece. Didn't try myself. But if they're 1/10 as good as regular adventures made by Paizo... That's more than enough ;-)</li> </ul>As a sidenote - the company that made Pathfinder - that's the folk that was publishing the Dragon and Dungeon magazines. The reason why they're not ready to just print and publish the Campaign Setting books is because... the previous one was made with 3.5 in mind. So they're by no means new to the entire 3.5 thingie ;-)I have to say - I was really prejudiced against Pathfinder at first, as I kept getting mixed signals about the game. I'm glad I actually took the book in my hand instead of relying on hear-tell.I still like 3.5 though, and keep "err-ing" whenever I see "3.X and PF"written, as I'm mentally thinking of it as 3e+3.5e+PF.But then again when I see at my attitude and what sinks through in many other posts - the "3.5 compatibility" means more that people might use PF stuff in their 3.5 games, than the other way around. It's not that there's any technical difficulty, it's just that... why would you do that? ;-) 3.x is not and will not be balanced, no matter if it's 3, 3.5 or PF, and that's a large part of the appeal.But in PF it's really manageable. Because - instead of nerfing the casters, they just added ways and opportunities for other classes to show off and shine, and it worked out. You still won't stand up to minmaxed Druid as a Bard - but you're not just a noisy sidekick; there's a lot opportunities to shine.But keep your 3.5 stuff! Sure, it's easier to use PF designated bestiaries and such - but it's still easy to go on your 3.x stuff. Add 1 CR to encounters made with 3.5 base monsters. Whenever a non-core-bestiary critter is used in Paizo adventures - you get his full stat-block anyway, and only lore is left out.</blockquote>

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