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Does Paizo plan on doing a reprint of the pocket edition of the core rules? I can't find it anywhere at a decent price.


So after reading the announcement last month about PACG going digital, I had a bit of a nerdgasim. So, I haven't seen much info other than what is at this link- http://paizo.com/paizo/news/v5748eaic9s92?Obsidian-Announces-Pathfinder-Lic ense

So, I have a couple of questions that I am hoping that someone has answers to-

1- With going digital, will all the sets be released, such as Rise of the Runelords, Skull and Shackles or will they be doing adventure paths that are specific just to the digital format?

2- Has anyone seen any other information out there that they could hopefully leave a link to?

3- Is it out yet? How about now? Now? What about now? ;)

Thanks to any who might be able to help me out here!


Awesome, thanks for the info!


Ok question about the adventure paths- Is each adventure path a stand alone campaign or so they all work together? In other words, can I play through a whole adventure path and feel that a character is complete and then start a new character for the next adventure path? I ask because I wonder if this is a route I go if I "have" to start with "rise of the runelords" or can I just start a character and pick up any adventure path. Thanks


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Ok, so please let me give the rundown to help understand where I am coming from here-

Like many, I started to game in my mid-teens with AD&D second edition. This was great for years until I thought I became "too old to be playing this stuff" (Yeah, I was like 19 lol). So, when I was about 24, I got back into gaming with D&D 3.5. Now, this system was doing really well for our group for about 10-11 years. That is until I found out about Star Wars Edge of the Empire (EotE).

Now, what finding and playing EotE did for me was really open up my eyes to the fact that there is much more out there, its not just D&D!!! Now, before I get flamed on a PF site about playing EotE, please still just stay with me and I'll get to my point. So, not only did it open my eyes to the fact that D&D isn't the only RPG out there, that system made me realize that 3.5 had been bogging down my games for years with all of the "Ok, I want to pick my nose", "Well, there is a rule for that and now we have to look up all of the modifiers". And besides that, what I finally came to a realization about is that 3.5 really seems like a table top strategy war game with a touch of Roleplaying. I only make this statement because of how long and drawn out combats can really be. Not to mention that most combat really plays out that way among the players with trying to figure out what the next move would be during everyone else's turns. This drove us nuts for years but again, D&D was the only thing we knew.

So, on to the main point of all of this. The idea of Pathfinder has really been rolling through my mind for some time now. I use to listen to the Pathfinder Chronicles Podcast for quite a few episodes. I never played PF but I thought it was a well put together show. And what I really enjoyed was there discussions about these "adventure paths". It always sounded like such a cool concept to me and now I find myself on this site looking at them and am really thinking about getting into Pathfinder.

But, this is where I reach out to the PF community. I'm trying to figure out if PF is for me. I have heard great things about how much it streamlined 3.5. So I ask- Knowing my gripes about 3.5 that I have stated above (I do have more but this is long enough as it is. The couple I put above are just the biggest gripes I have), is Pathfinder for me?

So, as much as it seems like I just got on here to bash 3.5, please don't take it that way. I just want to throw what my issues were with the system and want advice from the players about a game that I have heard has been greatly redone before I go and drop the money. Thank you all so much for hearing (well, reading) me out! Thanks