Pathfinder 2E Pathfinder 2 vs D&D 5E pagecounts

[Morrus]

This is fun. The PF2 core rulebook is 638 pages long, and the equivalent, the PHB+DMG, for 5E is 639 pages. Unless I’m miscounting.

What a weird coincidence! PF2 and 5E are the exact same length!

 

[mewzard]

538 pages? I thought it was 640 pages. That's what Amazon says.

Still, that's pretty neat if that's the case.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Could have something to do with the printers' capabilities/pricing?

 

[Morrus]

538 pages? I thought it was 640 pages. That's what Amazon says.

Still, that's pretty neat if that's the case.

Typo. 638 and 639.

[fixed above]

 

[Parmandur]

This is fun. The PF2 core rulebook is 638 pages long, and the equivalent, the PHB+DMG, for 5E is 639 pages. Unless I’m miscounting.

What a weird coincidence! PF2 and 5E are the exact same length!

Well, same number of Classes, similar number of racial options for. Probably a similar number of spells, magical items, and setting information. Seems legit. How is the page type density in comparison?

 

[Nikosandros]

This is fun. The PF2 core rulebook is 638 pages long, and the equivalent, the PHB+DMG, for 5E is 639 pages. Unless I’m miscounting.

What a weird coincidence! PF2 and 5E are the exact same length!

Heh... Just today, as I was reading the hefty PF2 tome, I was thinking that I wished they had separated the GM material in its own book...

 

[Celtavian]

Interesting.

 

[MockingBird]

Anyone know why Paizo never separated the material into two books? I always disliked it because players had access to magic items, but I liked it because I only had to buy one book.

 

[Zardnaar]

Originally it was one book for price reasons. Might just be tradition by now.

 

[Aldarc]

Anyone know why Paizo never separated the material into two books? I always disliked it because players had access to magic items, but I liked it because I only had to buy one book.

I think that it's because it is precisely so you only have to buy one book.