Hi, I have been out of the RPG world for 14 years and was looking to get back in, this may be answered elsewhere, but I can't find it. Looks like Pathfinder is compatible with D&D 3.5 but is it compatible with 3.0? As well. I hear they are pretty similar. Thanks.
czarofprussia wrote: Hi, I have been out of the RPG world for 14 years and was looking to get back in, this may be answered elsewhere, but I can't find it. Looks like Pathfinder is compatible with D&D 3.5 but is it compatible with 3.0? As well. I hear they are pretty similar. Thanks.
To a large extent yes, but the divide is bigger, and it requires a lot more conversion work if you are using 3.0 monsters that never got updated. There is a conversion pdf on wizards.com which relies on the GM's judgement to an extent. Once you convert it to a 3.5 monster it is a lot easier to move it to PF. As for the classes I would just use the PF classed. In short it is a lot easier to just go PF.
PS:A lot of the 3.0 prestige classes were converted to 3.5.
I've done some conversions of 3.0 to PFRPG material, and other than needing to make sure I've got the right conversion from 3.0 to 3.5 in mind, it isn't that hard and things tend to convert over fairly easily in most cases.
Yes.
Adventures, monsters and other sources are all compatible. For things like classes you may have to do some tweaking to ensure power levels are equivalent. However, you do not HAVE to do so and can use them as printed originally if you wanted to (this could be a bit of a disadvantage but it is up to you).
Bearing that in mind, I would suggest you take a very close look at any thing being imported from 3.0 or 3.5 to be sure it is compatible with YOUR campaign.
Krome wrote: Yes.
Adventures, monsters and other sources are all compatible. For things like classes you may have to do some tweaking to ensure power levels are equivalent. However, you do not HAVE to do so and can use them as printed originally if you wanted to (this could be a bit of a disadvantage but it is up to you).
Bearing that in mind, I would suggest you take a very close look at any thing being imported from 3.0 or 3.5 to be sure it is compatible with YOUR campaign.
Okay cool. I am assuming most of you would recommend PF over 3.0? It's been a long time....man I'm rusty.
wraithstrike wrote: czarofprussia wrote: Hi, I have been out of the RPG world for 14 years and was looking to get back in, this may be answered elsewhere, but I can't find it. Looks like Pathfinder is compatible with D&D 3.5 but is it compatible with 3.0? As well. I hear they are pretty similar. Thanks.
To a large extent yes, but the divide is bigger, and it requires a lot more conversion work if you are using 3.0 monsters that never got updated. There is a conversion pdf on wizards.com which relies on the GM's judgement to an extent. Once you convert it to a 3.5 monster it is a lot easier to move it to PF. As for the classes I would just use the PF classed. In short it is a lot easier to just go PF.
PS:A lot of the 3.0 prestige classes were converted to 3.5.
Cool thanks guys, all these versions are a little confusing at first, or maybe I'm just getting old. Looks PF is the way to go though.
One major advantage of PF is that it is actively supported by a wide range of publishers. If you like doing your own thing ruleswise, and doing a lot of homebrewing of classes, spells, etc., 3.0 will probably work okay. On the other hand, PF also has things like www.d20pfsrd.com which provides a huge amount of free material to play around with and a number of useful tools to help make running the game easier.
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