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This is awesome, thank you very much for putting this together; I'll be incorporating this into the timeline of my campaign.

Is there an updated map available that can be downloaded and printed for Turtleback Ferry, one that matches the new updated anniversary edition of RotRL?

I've found a few maps by doing searches but they don't really match the map in the book.

Thanks in advance everyone!

I see there isn't anyone out there that's found an updated map, hmmm... I'll try putting one together to match the new anniversary AP book.

Is there an updated map available that can be downloaded and printed for Turtleback Ferry, one that matches the new updated anniversary edition of RotRL?

I've found a few maps by doing searches but they don't really match the map in the book.

Thanks in advance everyone!

I would be very upset if their was a Pathfinder 2nd edition, its just too damn early and to be honest this is a big reason I stopped with 4th edition. Changing editions so quickly forcing you to update books and all, it becomes a waste of money. With the Beginner Box having just come out, I just don't see why you would want to change things, just download the errata and FAQ, put it in a binder and be happy :)

Just before Christmas I picked up the Beginner Box in the hopes of revisiting my tabletop RPG days when I was younger. A little background, I began playing AD&D 2nd edition just as it came out back in the 80’s. Being a kid at the time, I found a few campaigns to play in; however I found my true calling as a Dungeon Master when I started high school. From then on it’s been me behind the DM screen running one shot adventures, marathon sessions, convention games, and of course long time campaigns. These days I’m a married father of one, who is now in high school herself. I was lucky enough to share the love of tabletop RPG’s with my wife, however with the evolution of D&D we found ourselves not interested in the newer iterations of the rules and gave up the hobby a few years back.

I came home with the Beginner Box in hand one day, opened it up and looked through all the contents, especially the Game Masters booklet. The 3.5 rules set had always been our favorite and Pathfinder’s reputation for keeping the best of 3.5 and making a lot of what was good, even better, was indeed living up to all that I had read.

I approached my wife and daughter, asking if they would be interested in playing through the adventure using some of the pre-generated characters included. I dusted off the dice bags and we all sat down and played for a couple hours, laughing, role-playing, and pitting them against the challenges of the adventure.

We didn’t complete the whole adventure the first night, I left things at a cliffhanger just to help peak their interest. When I concluded the session, I was immediately met with them both wanting me to run some more, just another hour. After a few more sessions my wife and daughter, with the help of an NPC finished off the adventure and reported back to Sandpoint with their findings.

With over 17 years of playing fantasy RPG’s and over a decade with my wife at the game table with me, giving up the hobby was the hardest thing to do. We both missed it but never really talked much about it, largely in part due to the fact we had been tied up with MMORPG’s and other computer games. This Beginner Box helped rekindle the fire for tabletop RPG’s again, and I can say I’m now the proud owner of many of the Pathfinder books and adventure paths, even a case of the new miniatures! I’m beginning my Rise of the Runelords campaign this weekend with outside players and of course my wife. I’m also running a side campaign for my 16-year old daughter and her friends on a once a month basis.

Thank you to Paizo and all who helped create the Beginner Box, this is the best introductory set I’ve ever played/game mastered. Thank you for helping us turn off the computers for a few hours and enjoy some good old tabletop role-playing and dice rolling. No computer game can compete with the imagination and depth of a Pathfinder game session.

Wow, thank you all for your warm welcomes, insightful comments, and suggestions. I’ve read as much as I can on Pathfinder, with the links suggested, and also spent a couple hours reading through the 4th edition D&D PHB early this morning. While I haven’t officially rolled any dice with the 4E rules, I can see the similarities to many video and computer games on the market, I’m not sure how I feel about that.

As for 3.5 D&D, I did own a large selection of books back before I hung up my dice bag but unfortunately I sold them shortly after I quit, this with the announcement that WotC would be releasing a 4th edition, so you could say that their announcement influenced me in a way to not want to have to invest in a new series of books.

One thing I have noticed and many of you also mentioned this in your replies, but Paizo seems to be heavily involved with their community and this is amazing thing, given that many companies simply push out products with no respect to their customers, betting on the loyal fans who will folk out cash for anything with a brand name on it. Hell, I was one of those people, thinking if it’s D&D then it has to be good.

Well you’ve given me good food for thought and I’m in the process of contacting my players to see what they think. Two of them come from a heavy 3.5 background and already asked in our initial meeting if I would ever consider going back to 3.5 if 4.0 didn’t work out. I asked if they had heard of Pathfinder and what their thoughts were on it.

As for my wife, who also plays D&D with me, she might be a harder sell as we just invested in a few hundred dollars in 4th edition books, and while I can return the majority of them for a refund, she may be a harder person to convince in looking into Pathfinder.

At any rate, I’m going to swing by the bookstore today and pickup a copy of the rule book. I’ll keep you all informed of where we end up at with the gaming group and with any luck, our experience with Pathfinder.

-Vendimar

Hello everyone, I’ll try and make this post short, as it’s late and I’m a little perplexed as to what to do. Having been a DM since the early days of 2nd edition AD&D through D&D 3.5, I stepped away from the game years ago and have made the decision to come back to tabletop role-playing. I’ve picked up the D&D 4th edition core books as well as some additional books thinking 4th edition will be a good chance to learn a new system and its D&D after all so it’s bound to be good… Maybe not so much?

In my premature spending spree, I’ve stumbled across Pathfinder and I’m wondering how big of a mistake did I make in buying into 4th edition? I normally run a serious game, with equal parts role-playing, combat, problem solving, and exploration. I’ve been reading and watching videos on 4th edition and for the most part it seems to have removed what core D&D truly was, is this true?

I was planning on beginning a 4th edition Eberron campaign on July 3rd with a new group, however now I’m beginning to wonder if I should send back these books and purchase Pathfinder instead? How is the campaign setting for Pathfinder, what would be a good comparison of it to a published setting from D&D if any?

Sorry for all the questions, I just wanted ask the community for their thoughts on what I should do based on my background and DM/Campaign style. I know this may not be an easy answer but any help would be great at this point.

Thank you all in advance,

-Vendimar