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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 5579471" data-attributes="member: 467">Why in the world would Paizo want to fool anyone? Because that is what a "simplified" rule system is -- it's a feint, a disingenuous promise about what they are trying to sell you. It doesn't make any sense.Some folks seem to be looking for a "rules-lite Pathfinder" -- which sounds intriguing but not something that makes any sense in the context of an introductory product. And, quite frankly, there are more rules-light versions of D&D, from indie games to retroclones, running around that it doesn't make sense from a market perspective either.Rather, what Pathfinder needs to survive and thrive is new players, and new players need an inexpensive (either for themselves or for the older friends and relatives that purchase it for them) point of entry that also shows them the full potential of the game. A 5 level Pathfinder Basic is exactly that -- long enough for them to get hooked, without having them moving on to the main game and feeling cheated because it isn't what they were playing before.If what you really want is Pathfinder Light, there are dozens of small press companies that, thanks to the OGL, could produce that for you. Maybe someone should actually ask them to.</blockquote>