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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hrothgar Rannúlfr" data-source="post: 6945298" data-attributes="member: 54436">Hi, Nightspaladin.I've been trying just that ever since getting the 5E Player's Handbook as soon as it was released and I think I agree with much of what's already been said.Ultimately, having tried it for a couple of years, now, I've decided to just play Pathfinder when I want to run 3X or Pathfinder adventures.  Some of the reasons include the fact that I've gotten tired of converting things.  Not that it can't be done.  It definitely can, with some work.5E characters are stronger in at least one way.  The system assumes that they have several abilities that they would have to get via feats in Pathfinder.  So, first level 5E characters are stronger, in my opinion, than Pathfinder characters, at least in that respect.  But, that's not necessarily a bad thing.For me, it would be easier to convert the desired 5E classes to Pathfinder rather than converting an entire Adventure Path from Pathfinder to 5E.  Though, overall, I think the 5E classes are somewhat weaker than their Pathfinder counterparts (once the free feats and other 5E rules are applied to Pathfinder classes, too).At low levels, though, it works fairly well.  But the math gets more and more out of sync as the levels and challenge ratings increase.</blockquote>