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RPGnet had this fun thread of game settings described via bad movie trailers. I thought it was fun, so I've been looking into expanding it across the various game boards I visit and their specific stuff.

So give me your movie trailer, good or bad, for Golarion.

(PS: Sorry if this should go in another forum, but it is specifically asking about the Pathfinder setting.)

My planned use of Pathfinder is for a setting where no PC race can cast spells except by use of a magic item. Thing is I want certain spells to be in common-enough usage that it creates a society of conveniences. This seems incompatible with the DC 20 Use Magic Device check for a 0-level spell. So I'm thinking that I could lower (or eliminate) the DC, or perhaps otherwise alter the conditions, for "domestic use" spells: things that probably won't have a major game impact if easier to use (i.e. prestidigitation, unseen servant, etc.).

Does anyone have any insight into how I might implement this?

I've heard about E6, and read some stuff on it, and while I like the idea of making the game easier to work with I look forward to something a bit higher level in terms of character power. Since people have also mentioned using the E6 idea for 8th (E8) and 12th levels (E12) I was wondering if someone could give me a breakdown of what they do and don't make easier, the same way people have talked about how E6 can make things easier. (I'm guessing there's an E10 variant as well, so I'd love to hear about that too.)

(I had a much longer post before, but somehow it never showed up.)

I'm thinking of converting the Generic Classes to Pathfinder. The question is since Pathfinder added quite a number of new abilities to all classes how should that be reflected in the Generics.

Proposal for changes to class skeletons:

Expert:
Hit Die: d8
Bonus Feats: Gained every level.

Spellcaster:
Hit Die: d6
Skill Points: 4 + Int (this is just because I like characters having skills)
Bonus Feats: Gained every odd level.

Warrior:
Skill Points: 4 + Int
Bonus Feats: Gained every level.

For the bonus feats that emulate class features it seems that all that's really needed is Prerequisites that ensure a feature can't be taken before it would have been gained by the class it originally came from. There are a few tricky ones, however:
*Channel Energy: Should this get an automatic increase or should you have to increase it via feats.
*Domain granted abilities: These don't come in a precise progression, some domains gain abilities faster than others.
*Wild Shape: I was kind of hoping to allow anyone to take this, not just spellcasters.

So I'd appreciate any advice/help/constructive criticism anyone can give.

(And just in case it comes up: No, I'm not interested in True20.)

This is just a crazy idea I had recently, but what would happen if I took out all spellcasting as class features and instead allowed only casting via magic items though everyone could do it?

Problems that I can see:
* Need to change ranger and paladin to be spell-less.
* Either have to dump spellcasting classes because they're now super-weak or rebuild them for non-casting.
* Would have to give Use Magic Device to all classes, but that would mean anyone who didn't put ranks in it might fall behind the power curve. Or maybe not, if gp expenditure balances things out.

There are probably others, which is why I'm asking here, hoping someone can tell me what I'm missing.

The setting this is intended for is one where magic works a bit like physics in that you can't just speak words and the universe listens you have to either have a device or a limited innate ability.

I'm curious as to how this particular sub-system works out in PbP. I know some people keep positioning in their head, others generate a map every round. Are there any other methods? This seems like the biggest stumbling block to adopting the 3eD&D/Pathfinder system to PbP.

Has anyone either tried using this with Pathfinder as-is or tried converting it?

Has anyone playtested Arcana Evolved classes alongside Pathfinder (beta or final)? It would seem to me (based on reading only) that they're about equal, but I'd like to hear any actual experiences.