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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 5939584" data-attributes="member: 21076">Stick with Paizo Pathfinder materials. If you are concerned with rule and option inundation I would consider just using the core rulebook and probably the APG. I really enjoyed my Pathfinder time with just those two books as resources.The Ultimate books while cool, just sort of drift into too many option for me.I have never found 3.x or Pathfinder to be that horrible to prep for. I suspect this is because I don't feel the need to stat out every single NPC that the group is likely to meet as all encounters do not end up in combat, so the stats just aren't needed.Some GMs need a lot of prep to feel comfortable, others can take a quick glance at a module or make a few notes and be ready to run. Finding your balance is important.Pathfinder simplified some of the things with CMB/CMD to help at least provide a consistent mechanic. That helped a fair amount - that and using channel energy instead of turning rules.In our group, if I am not 100% on a rule, just make something up or go with what feels right. We almost never spend longer than a minute tops looking up a rule in our group. Make a decision that seems fair and move on. Once the session is over, go back, study the rules and then let everyone know how that situation would be played in the future.Works well for us and keeps rule lookups from slowing down the game.When I ran Kingmaker we had a wizard, druid, fighter, and paladin. The fighter and paladin were everybit as useful as the wizard or druid. It was never really a problem in our group.</blockquote>

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