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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadewyn" data-source="post: 4132884" data-attributes="member: 6340">Here is a thought ... why do modules/settings have to be editions specific really ...When you buy a module/setting youare purchasing (in my mind)1) The fast food ease of runnng something without spending hours building it yourself2) A well written story3) A nicely drawn map + artwork4) Predone stats.=======I would argue that the first 3 are setting non specific, and that a PDF based publisher could for relatively minor ammounts of cost, support them all.For Example;"The Orc and the room of Gaurded Pie!"Adventure Summary: The players battle an orc for a stolen piePlot Hook: The players are hungry or they want lewt from the owner of the pieRoom: A 10x10 room stands befor you with an angry orc and a tasty looking stolen pie lies behind himGraphics: A loving handcrafted 10x10 room is drawn on what appears to be aged parchement and a sinister looking orc in mid swing jumping over a tasty pie is on the cover of the PDF.*At this point the publisher cuts and pastes the followig statblocks in so that their website has three versions to download*3.5Generic Orc raised to the power of X levels of rogue with a dash of barbarian in order to provide the proper CR for the party/PathfinderSince Barbarian rage and Rogue sneak attack were altered, and the power level of characters is 25% more in Pathfinder the Orc now has Y levels of fighter in addition to balance.4E Since there is no such thing as a plain orc and powerlevels may have doubled from 3.5 the following encounter now reads;Orc PiestealerDaily: Auto Sucess at thief skills to any target pie in a 100 square rangeEncounter: Pie Frenzy in defense of any stolen pie doing 4W damage and stuns on an attack verus fortAt Will: Bakers Revenge gain +4hit versus AC against any hostile target near your stolen pie=========Point being ... since when does the mechanics REALLY fundementally alter the story?  How many adventures are built on specific rule hooks that do not translate?</blockquote>

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