"BECMI" Pathfinder

[AsmodeusDM]

With the 2013 releases of Ultimate Campaign and Mythic Adventures... it seems to me that Paizo (on purpose or not) has essentially created a Pathfinderized version of the Basic, Expert, Companion, Master, Immortal progression path from the 80's basic sets.

Basic = Beginner's Box
Expert = Core Pathfinder
Companion = Ultimate Campaign (with Domain and Henchmen rules)
Master = Mythic Adventure
Immortal = ??? (insert possible Epic Book here) ??

Personally I think that's pretty cool and would be a great way to introduce new gamers through that "old-school" experience while still keeping to and using a modern, supported, and thoroughly fun game system :D

[Brian E. Harris]

Does Ultimate Campaign add more levels?

[Grimmy]

hmmm.. wonder if this could have been done consciously?

[AsmodeusDM]

Brian E. Harris wrote:

Does Ultimate Campaign add more levels?

I don't believe so no.. but consider that "expert" maybe takes you from level 4 through 11 or so.... the old BECMI progression was what? 36 levels? so you need to compress it down a bit more to fit it into 20. But I figure level 4-11 is kinda the "sweet spot" of OGL based games anyways... before spells get out of hand and everything starts to kinda fall apart in a traditional sense (aka in the Dungeon beating down monsters). Maybe moving away from that kind of play around the level you get spells like Teleport anyway, is a good idea.