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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 8053693" data-attributes="member: 6803664">When 3e launched I was playing mostly minis games,, playing RPGs only at GenCons.The group from the high school/early 90s was almost a decade dispersed.The group id been playing rpgs (mostly WW stuff) & MTG with since about 92 was fading into smaller & smaller factions.I played a few 3e games at GC that year & picked up the phb/mm/dog - even though I wasn't overly impressed by what I'd just played (to this day I still prefer 1e) & wasn't really expecting to play it other than at cons.Reading it in depth once home?  I still wasnt overly impressed.  I dont much like the skill, feat, MC, or magic creation/buying systems.  Some of these more than others...The true standout?  The OGL.  I listened to a talk on this & everyone was all so excited.  Sitting in the back my 1st thought was "WOW, thats going to bite them in the ass."Flash forward to 2008/'09....And my pattern of minis & eventually board gaming at {home} & only  playing D&D (any edition) at Gen Con continued until the early fall of 2006.I ignored 3 & 3.5 purchase wise as I only dealt with them about 8-12 hrs/year.Early fall of 2006 - I return to D&DA friend from my early days (who I was playing some minis games with), his brother & a friend decided to get a D&D going.  I got a call asking if I'd like to play.  Even though it was 3.5 I said "sure. Why not?"  And bought a 3.5 PHB.Late fall of 2006 - a couple of friends from college/90s open a hobby shop.  And I find myself in another 3.5 game.By summer of 2007 the original 3.5 DM had to drop out for a while (family ***).  Someone had to become the DM.... And so I inherited a 3.5 DMG. MM, & a copy of Red Hand Of Doom.(I'm still not a fan of 3x skills, MC etc...)2008/'09 arrives.  As does 4e & Pathfinder.  As well as my prediction of that OGL biting WoTC in the ass.Still playing in a 3.5 game at this point. Still DMing in a rotation.I gave 4e a try.  I ran a year long game 2008 - '09.  I played in a 4e game 2009-2010.  4e is not for me.Meanwhile?  Went with Pathfinder.Ah Pathfinder....  A bit better than 3x.  I dont hate it, but all the bits im not really a fan of are still here.  They've done a good job with their APs though.  And the people im playing with really like it.  So...I've been playing in & DMing PF since its launch.And now?  Its off to play in my weekly Sunday PF game. <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=":)" /></blockquote>

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