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I have posted many times, you can run what ever you want to and buy what ever you want to. If you don't like what WotC is doing than don't buy their stuff. Enough people do that and they"ll change it.

I think the options should stay just as they are Options.

Exactly, though there is nothing stopping us from having it like that no matter what Pazio decides.

In some ways I'd almost wish that the Pathfinder system was actually Unearthed Arcana Vol 2 with lots of optional bits but nothing mandatory. Things that can be used to streamline or enhance your game but aren't standard in every game since many people play the game a different way.

Who says it isn't? I can/will just take some rule changes (grapple, etc.) and not others (super-powered classes,etc.).

By the way, Unearthed Arcana was the best non-core book in 3.5.

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What in the nine hells is that creature on the cover? An ogre? A troll? It looks like one of the "evolved" vampires from Blade 2...

looks to me to be a ghoul or something (what are those undead pulling the guy out of the well in pathfinder#2?) thats my guess

Edit: but they said no undead... so I'm guessing this is one of those "this is not the real artwork for the cover since this monster is not in the book"?

Looks like an ogre or hill giant to me.

Well... One day the 3.5 will be out-of-print, so if you need to buy new copies, you'd probably go for Pathfinder.

Just as a reminder, some people still play AD&D. There are enough books out know that it will be a long, long time until every one is unusable do to wear. I'd guess sometime around A.D. 2500. Hardcovers last. I myself am still on the fence.

I'm looking to start a group dedicated to playing the Runelord's Adventure path using the Pathfinder RPG Alpha and Beta rules sets in the Boston area. Give me a shout if your interested.

Darn. So close, yet so far away. (I'm from CT)

So I think Paizo should make a book of alternate rules for the Pathfinder RPG, like the 3.5 book Unearthed Arcana. It'd have race and class variants, alternate rules and such like that book collected from these forums as well as Paizo's own ideas. What do you think?

Definately what the doctor ordered. Unearthed Arcana was the best non-core book I own. And I own about 25 amazing other ones.

The main reason for a power jump for classes with only a handful of benefits is in fact to make them more commonplace. For years people have complained on the WotC forums that fighters needed more to sort out the 4 levels change or 2 levels dip.

By providing better core classes you reduce the need for prestige classes to "fix" them, instead turning prestige classes into flavored additions to your campaign. You shouldn't consider a 5 fighter/5 cavalier the only way to make a good 10th level fighter, that should be built within the fighter class itself. However a 5 fighter/5 purple dragon knight does have flavor and should be encouraged.

The core game classes were not perfect and as the game has expanded this realization became more apparent. WotC chose to come up with new classes to replace them but decided very soon that 4e was their only hope to correct the mistakes.

I am rewritting this because my computer messed it up last time. My computer's fault, not mine (eyes dart side to side)!!

Anways, you have a good point and I am coming around to the idea that the new power levels are good. However, I do believe that some easy (easy meaning I don't have to make it up by hand) conversion method is needed. Without it I have just invested so much money into 3.5, I doubt I can move up. I will probaly just take a few Pathfinder RPG ideas and include them as house rules.

Although, I don't think a new psionic book would be necessary for the Pathfinder RPG. I would like to see psionics have their own niche in the Pathfinder world. Rather than an after thought. Sort of like WOTC did with Eberron and Sarlona. I love psionics and believe they go hand in hand with Lovecraftian storylines.

Also, I think they can be a breath of fresh air for those who enjoy a new take on magic. Unfortunately, as I read many of the post during the RPG SuperStar contest. I noticed a lot of people do not care for them as I do. However, there was hope, when several contestants submitted psionic creatures and villains. Many people commented on needing to take a second look at psionics in their own campaigns or lack of.

Anyway, rather than a psionic book. I think a cleaning of the rules (such as they have done with the Alpha rules) will be fine. More important to me at least, would be the future inclusion of psionics with the Pathfinder world and perhaps a Pathfinder Adventure Path that showcases a psionic villain or an entire adventure (which could also act as a gazatteer for the PathFinder world) dedicated to giving us a window of how/what/where psionics are in PathFinder.

I love psionics and agree whole-heartedly.

Jason thanks for comeneting on this thing I hope you will make a complete conversion chart for us to convert our 3.5 WOC products to Pathfinder (mostly the mosters)

Just what I was asking for elsewhere. Glad to find another who feels the same.

Does a rogue being able to cast a 1st level spell really bother you that much? At the cost of two feat-ish things?

No, I just think they have to much feat-ish things.

Man the changes are no worse then 3.0 to 3.5 and I do that all the time no fuss no issue not a prob. the alpha classes are not an issue i made some up last night and i could throw em in any 3.5 adventure without an issue at all.

THe changes from 3.0 to 3.5 were so small that I could use a 3.0 PHB and have all my other books in 3.5 without a problem. I can't do that here.

Great idea. I have a suggestion that might make Upkeep more used (at least with parties that rely on Charisma checks). Instead of henchmen and Great Renown, how about giving higher social classes bonuses on Charisma checks, like the penalties for the lower ones?

The other classes are coming later. Jason only had so much done when the announcement was made.

Systems don't fix munchkins, slaps upside the head do. Heh just kidding

Good news and good joke.

I also want to remark that I don't think making everything more powerful is necessarily bad, just that it doesn't seem to mesh well with 3.5 monsters. Personally more power brings out my chaotic maniac side, or as certain BadCon (local gaming convention) attendees know, my only side.

I also noticed that everything seems much more powerful, Races as well as Classes. The skills, which were suppused to be more balanced, are still off kilter, especially the example (Perception
vs. Linguistics). I am a little worried about converting monsters to be equal. It seems that if I started playing this I would have to give up on my 3.5 investments the same as if I played 4.0.

I am also bothered by the lack of Driuds, Barbarians, Monks, and the like. The new classes, while very variable don't look as though they could fill my favorite niches.

Two of the biggest complaints abuot 4.0 where monetary and munchkinism and Pathfinder doesn't seem to fix it. I just don't know.

I found the article as a very funny parody of D&D and New Year's, a combanation not normally seen.

It is rather small for a book at $4 shipping. If that is the cost, fine. The content is worth it. It just seems odd.

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I just took the survey and one thing I reacted about was the music section. How come there was no heavy metal or just metal category there for us metal freaks?

We fans of gothic music found our musical preference ignored in similar fashion.

For shame, Paizo!

Also how did Rock and Pop get in the same catogory? There is enough different Rock genres to fill a page by their selves (ex Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Rock Opera, and Classic Rock)!

Even more shame.