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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WhatGravitas" data-source="post: 3879516" data-attributes="member: 33132">Very possible, but when it comes out, 4E is brand-new. So, whether going with 4E or 3E is dangerous:With 3E: Many groups can and will use it at once in conjunction with their other GameMastery/Pathfinder products, because most campaigns won't have wrapped up at that point. Therefore, Paizo gets the "now-playing" people... but loses potential new players and long-term use, which will be bad, because this means giving up 4E sales of the book, hoping that the players use the 3E in 4E, or doing a revision of it - neither is a really nice alternative.With 4E: People may start their 4E campaigns with it, granting Paizo "Sunless Citadel"-status among many groups. Has a long-term viability, if they want to keep Pathfinder their flagship-line (which they probably will), and is a nice tie-in to 4E, gaining extra points (image-wise). But in return, they give up 3E-stayers and (at least for a while) people who will convert later. And since they don't know when they'll get the 4E rules into their fingers, they may have a sub-par rules part. So that's not a really great deal either.Therefore, I really hope, they go systemless. Make it OGL, mention fighters, rogues, wizards and their roles - but no stats. And put out a "Player's Guide to the World of Pathfinder" for that. In 3E first (because that gets the former crowd), then releasing a 4E version of it to get the latter crowd.Cheers, LT.</blockquote>

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