It looks like we'll be in the middle of this 2nd Pathfinder when 4E comes out. When will Pathfinder switch to 4E?
And even more important, are there any plans to update the 3.0 Pathfinders to 4.0? I'd sing your praises from the highest mountain if you did that!
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It looks like we'll be in the middle of this 2nd Pathfinder when 4E comes out. When will Pathfinder switch to 4E?
And even more important, are there any plans to update the 3.0 Pathfinders to 4.0? I'd sing your praises from the highest mountain if you did that!
They have not even had the chance to see the rules yet and have not decided if they are going to 4E or staying with 3.5 yet.
Once they have the rules they will make an informed decision and past that on to us.
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When in Faerun are they going to give out the 4E SRD? If publishers are paying $5,000 to get early copies so they can publish by August, WizCo had better hurry up. The publishing clock is ticking. Less than five months to go from commission to writing to editing to printing and shipping. In all honesty I cannot imagine that it is even feasible any more. It would be a waste of $5,000 I think.
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When in Faerun are they going to give out the 4E SRD? If publishers are paying $5,000 to get early copies so they can publish by August, WizCo had better hurry up. The publishing clock is ticking. Less than five months to go from commission to writing to editing to printing and shipping. In all honesty I cannot imagine that it is even feasible any more. It would be a waste of $5,000 I think.
That depends... With out paying the $5000 3rd party publishers will have to wait until Jan 2009 to Publish 4E Books.
It looks like we'll be in the middle of this 2nd Pathfinder when 4E comes out. When will Pathfinder switch to 4E?
And even more important, are there any plans to update the 3.0 Pathfinders to 4.0? I'd sing your praises from the highest mountain if you did that!
First, a slight correction. 4th ed will come out just as the second AP (CotCT) wraps up (August for both).
As for switching, Paizo are still waiting to see the GSL and the rules so they can determine if they can still tell the kinds of stories they want to tell, so they don't know when (or even if) they will be converting.
I think James somewhere said that Paizo would not be publishing "official" conversion from 3.5 back to 4th. They just don't have the manpower / resources to do so. However, I'm sure there will be many such conversions floating around the boards. If the third AP (Second Darkness) isn't 4E, then I plan on converting CotCT and running that to kick off my 4E campaign world.
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If the complete 4e system truly is incompatible with v3.5, I have to say a conversion would more properly be a complete rewrite using the storyline exclusive of any mechanics, and adjusting the storyline where mechanics and story are inseparable. That would make republishing any Pathfinder adventures using the 4e mechanics virtually impossible, if attempted concurrent with any new work, and no new staff hirings.