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I've been reading many a post of folks who will not be playing the official version of Dungeons and Dragons and don't like the upcoming Pathfinder Role-Playing game despite its backward-compatibility to the 3.x SRD.
So where are the D&D 3.x RAW sites or publishers? Where do folks who play D&D 3.x RAW go for future modules, supplementary material, etc.? I've heard of sites that still continue to support OD&D and even AD&D lst edition (via creative interpretation of the OGL). There must be similar places for DMs/players who don't want dragonborn or eladrin in the official rules. Same with clerics who heal party members while turning undead or sorcerers with breath weapons due to their bloodlines.
I've been reading many a post of folks who will not be playing the official version of Dungeons and Dragons and don't like the upcoming Pathfinder Role-Playing game despite its backward-compatibility to the 3.x SRD.
So where are the D&D 3.x RAW sites or publishers? Where do folks who play D&D 3.x RAW go for future modules, supplementary material, etc.? I've heard of sites that still continue to support OD&D and even AD&D lst edition (via creative interpretation of the OGL).
No idea. For the time-being Pathfinder is still 3.5e and I'm going to have so much 3.5e content by the time Pathfinder goes to PFRPG that I hadn't thought to look. Honestly I own enough WotC content for 3.5e that I can never use it all, I'm just a consumer and like to buy more.
I think for the time being Paizo is still providing the function you're after since they're still 3.5e. I've heard of at least one other 3.5e/OGL company (doing 3.5e/OGL modules) but I can't remember the name off the top of my head.
There is plenty of fan material out in the internets.
Plus, I am certain there will be publishers in the future. OGL is far from dead.
Check out kobold quarterly. Also I'm tempted to pick up Razor Coast from Dark Vistas (Sinister Adventures is the web site I think.)
Check out kobold quarterly. Also I'm tempted to pick up Razor Coast from Dark Vistas (Sinister Adventures is the web site I think.)Has Nicholas released DV yet?
Not yet, but I believe it should be very soon. Last I checked it still said October for the release date.
The nice thing about backward compatibility is that we will get 3.x material from Paizo that is basically playable with the OGL rules with a minimum of tweakage. Plus it won't be switched over fully until August of next year.
There are many 3PP still working the 3.5 mojo. Razor Coast should be out soon, Nick Logue had a bit of a trying time moving forward due to RL concerns but I just saw on his Sinister Adventures site that he will be rolling forward soon.
Kobold Quarterly is a good bet for future 3.5 support. The magazine just started 4E support as well, and is running both Pathfinder and 3.5 articles. I think Wolfgang will try to stay an open marketplace for all popular systems.
EDIT: And a new PDF mag just started: WereDragon Magazine that offers some nice crunch articles and adventures in a 3.5 vein.
Kobold Press
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As mentioned above, I plan to support 3.5 in KQ as long as there's interest (and there's definitely a lot of interest). There new monsters, spells, and items in every issue, plus ecologies and feature articles on various topics of interest to D&D gamers.
I'll also continue to write new 3.5 adventures in the Open Design style. May switch that to Pathfinder RPG support at some point down the road, depending on licensing terms.
As mentioned above, I plan to support 3.5 in KQ as long as there's interest (and there's definitely a lot of interest).
Just want to say a big THANK YOU for this!
As a fan of 3.5, I have been looking for sites that are good haunts for people who still love the 'old' game. While I have found a few, (Wolfgang's site has some really good folks on it, btw), I have not found any that have near the traffic that I am used to (by that I mean compared to here or WOTC).
If I find any, I will post it here, but at this point I am still looking.
The problem is most people that are sticking around with 3.5 are experienced with it, while alot of traffic is started by people asking questions about the system.
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As mentioned above, I plan to support 3.5 in KQ as long as there's interest (and there's definitely a lot of interest). There new monsters, spells, and items in every issue, plus ecologies and feature articles on various topics of interest to D&D gamers.
I'll also continue to write new 3.5 adventures in the Open Design style. May switch that to Pathfinder RPG support at some point down the road, depending on licensing terms.
Three cheers for the Kobold!
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Edit: See that? I did not bother to put anything from pressman's post in quotes because I figured that my post would fall right below his. But before I could even get it written, someone else made a post. This is not something that I would expect to happen on any of the other boards :)
This is indeed a frisky hyperactive hive of wonderment!
Yes, I concur, activity is down, but many boards have active cores of posters. This includes the Okay Your Turn forums (affiliated with Malhavoc Press) and ENWorld. Paizo's 3.5 boards are at a nice pace these days. Still interesting stuff, but not a huge volume of garbage.
Where do folks who play D&D 3.x RAW go for future modules, supplementary material, etc.?
Speaking for myself, I don't have any need for more modules, and I don't want any more supplements. I've got tons and tons of adventure material I still haven't used yet, so I'm not looking for any support sites like you're talking about.