| dndiplomancer |
Hi there! I'm planning to DM this AP with D&D 3.5 rules and was wondering if anyone here has tried this before or has enough experience with 3.5 to say something about possible challenges, and/or can recommend classes etc. to use.
My hope is that I won't have to modify the monsters that much, and that the rest will go pretty smoothly as well. The main issue I've seen so far is that I'll have to divide Perception back into Spot/Listen/Search, bother with Grapple modifiers etc., and if someone plays a rogue type then we'll have to find out whether to reintroduce immunity to sneak attacks (probably not, it's neither fun nor very balanced).
Nobody in our group has played Pathfinder, but most of the players are very experienced with D&D. From what we've gathered, they are really similar but both PCs and NPCs/monsters are more powerful in PF - so we're thinking that five 3.5 characters instead of four PF ones will balance things out somewhat..? We do plan on using PF hit die sizes.
Class-wise, I figured Archivist would be a good fit and hopefully make the unpopular Cleric unnecessary (though probably still wise), and I'm trying to get them to have a Rogue or Scout. One of them loves necromancers, so a Dread Necromancer might make for hilarious shenanigans (I'd ask everyone if they're fine with such a character and a not-all-serious campaign). I haven't gotten around to checking out the chapters beyond the first, though. Any recommendations?