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Hello - Pathfinder fan through and through here. I play and have run many Pathfinder games. On top of that I have been RPGing (mostly D&D-ish) since 1979.

Also I did not read this whole thread so I apologize if I am just repeating what has been said already.

Having brought in many new players via Pathfinder I can say that Pathfinder is kind of hard. Not impossible but the learning curve can be steep for inexpereinced players. My wife is one of them. It's taken her a year and she is finally getting some of the basic rules down. Of the 10 or so people I have played with that are new this seems common. Maybe it's just them though but I only know of one "newb" that got it down fast and quick.

Went to my local game store a few weeks ago. They do classes for cosplay and stuff and my 12 year old daughter is into that so me and the wife took her to that class. Also that night was a D&D Encounters night so me and the wife decided to jump on a table and play a 4ed D&D game. Frankly, my first time playing the game and I have never bought a 4ed book. I was handed a wizard and was in an encounter within 10 minutes. I have RPGing expereince so I picked it up instantly. I had zero issues effectively running that 4ed wizard. My wife needed a little bit of coaching but she picked it up by the second encounter.

The mechanical play expereince was fine. The other guys at the table? Not so much but that is a social issue and not a game system issue.

So, I'd say play both. 4ed is way easier to get into and as you progress you will pick up Pathfinder too and have fun with both. Bottom line for me has always been "who" as opposed to "what". If you've got good folks at your table you will be fine with either.

Have been using this, the hard copy I bought at an FLGS, for 3 new game sessions (RotRL BTW... Gunslinger). Concept is great but there are some flaws:

1)The "gloss" of the first page with all the major info is both hard to write on (#2 common Ticonderoga and a Bic mechanical job)and impossible to write on again after I erased stuff like hit points.It just don't take kindly to lead?

2) Folder pockets do not fit common printer paper. About 1/32" too small (or all my printer paper at home and work is too big?). Since there is not room for game notes in the formated pages it'd be nice to be able to fit some blank or rule paper in the pockets.

I like the organization and format. Especially having the base info on the folder art while all the details are in the pages. The rules charts are handy as heck too.

I might be able to work the pdf better if I printed the sheets I wanted and stuck them in a binder.

ETA: Form fillable pdf would be REALLY nice.