There have been a lot of great discussions posted on these boards about rules changes. Some of the rules that have been generated have been great, but for whatever reason weren't used; it could have been due to backwards-compatability, choosing a single rule out of a group of others that were just as good, or some other reason. The rule was still good, it just wasn't used.
What would be the possiblity of having a section of the final Pathfinder release devoted to alternate rules, along the lines of Monte Cook's Experimental Might books or Unearthed Arcana? Or if not in the book, maybe a section of the messageboards with well-developed and laid out alternate rules?
It just seems a shame for all this rules-y goodness to be lost along the way.
Co-owner - Battlegrounds to Board Games
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There have been a lot of great discussions posted on these boards about rules changes. Some of the rules that have been generated have been great, but for whatever reason weren't used; it could have been due to backwards-compatability, choosing a single rule out of a group of others that were just as good, or some other reason. The rule was still good, it just wasn't used.
What would be the possiblity of having a section of the final Pathfinder release devoted to alternate rules, along the lines of Monte Cook's Experimental Might books or Unearthed Arcana? Or if not in the book, maybe a section of the messageboards with well-developed and laid out alternate rules?
It just seems a shame for all this rules-y goodness to be lost along the way.
I was also wondering if Paizo was going to use any of the open game content from the UA. Particularly the Paragon Racial levels, Traits, Flaws would be easy to integrate. I could also see possibly adding Bloodlnes and Variant character classes and Armor as Damage reduction as well.
Ooooooverpopulation...not enough space...
Creative Director
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There won't be enough room for weird variants and stuff in the core book. The simple fact is that we can't afford to print a book that's as big as the DMG and the PH rolled into one, so we HAVE to cut some stuff. Which means that there certainly won't be room for variant stuff.
At least, not in the core rules.
Rest assured, the core Pathfinder RPG rules won't be the only rule-type books we produce if the game's as popular as it's looking like it'll be. An Unearthed Arcana book of alternate or variant rules seems like a GREAT idea for a book down the road.
But before we can really consider that, we need to get the main rulebook done and taken care of.
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I was wondering about this a while back here, but I'd like it as a separate book if the options are at all substantial.