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I am going to be running the old WotC D&D 3.5 Edition "Expedition to Castle Ravenloft" adventure very soon for a group of players. We are using Pathfinder instead of the original rules. I was wondering two things: 1) If anyone has done this before and if so what effect it had on the game/adventure. 2) Those who are familiar with the adventure and Pathfinder could offer some ideas, insight or general observations about the virtues and pitfalls of choosing to run this adventure using Pathfinder.
My group is running a "Swashbuckling Adventures" game. For those who've never heard of it, it's AEG's attempt to adapt their 7th Sea RPG to d20 and while most people are more fond of the AEG original, my group is very familiar with d20 and finds SA to work just find for our tastes. Except for one thing. "Standard" SRD classes pale in comparison to the classes presented in the SA core. However, the classes presented in PF offer a great alternative. In the course of playing, I've integrated alot of the rules changes from PF into the game. Basically if anyone has a rules question, instead of defaulting to the SRD Core Rule books, we look to the PF Beta. The "Race Determines Bonus Hit Points at 1st level" rule is my new favorite. In games of high-adventure and swashbuckling this leads to character willing to be a bit more heroic at low levels. Leaping from a high window to make a narrow escape is no longer something people refuse to do for fear of a meager 1d6 or 2d6 falling damage. Also, the Rogue is more of a Swashbuckler or a Dex-Focused combatant, and my group loves it. Also, new Multi-Classing options and condensed skill lists are playing out great. Makes combat quite a bit more cinematic. That being said, not everything is Peaches n Cream. Grapple still seems particularly awkward. This has slowed down many a drunken pirate brawls. In short, based on the playtesting I plan on using Pathfinder as my "default" d20 Fantasy. Whether I run 7th Sea, Ravenloft, Dark Sun or any other fantasy d20 games, Pathfinder will serve as my core. I'll keep everyone up to date as the game continues. |
