Hello All,
Simple question, has Paizo ever commented on converting old 3.5 APs to PFRPG? (not necessarily in hardback like Rune Lords)
For time's sake, I won't buy anything but PFRPG. Their audience would be smaller if they redid the old 3.5 APs but then again most of the work is already done so it may be worth it.
For the Great Golem Sale I put all of the AP sets (and modules) that were on sale in my cart. I then went back and reviewed each item to see if they would work for my family. I ended up taking out the 3.5 APs (and modules). I would love to play them but I don't want to spend the time converting them. I hate to see Paizo lose sales when ~95% of the work is all done.
Just Wondering,
Braxon
Well,
Joke is on me. I search google and the boards and I don't find anything. I post my question here and then I see 2 messages below my post about Kickstarting 3.5 APs.
/sigh
As many of you know, one of the biggest issues that lead to TSR's insolvency is the proliferation of campaign settings. When they were actively selling one or two or three campaign settings to their audience, a big chunk of their audience would buy any given book they were releasing. When they were actively selling seven or eight campaign settings, only a small fraction of the audience would buy any given release.
A similar problem exists with APs, as the typical gaming group plays only one at a time. Right now, a group looking for an AP might well rule out the 3.5 ones, and the ones that have volumes out of print, so that leaves them 7 APs to consider—or, assuming quality and appeal being similar among them, a 1 in 7 chance they'll buy the current product. If we updated the 3.5 ones, and reprinted the out-of-print volumes, the odd that they'd choose the current release drop to 1 in 12.
The simple fact is that we need to sell you what we're making more than we need to sell you what we've made, and allowing things to go out of print is therefore a necessity.
And when those out-of-print volumes go for big money on eBay, that's actually helpful in that it helps establish an upward trend for the future value of a present subscription, and underlines the fact that the best time to subscribe to our lines is "as soon as possible."
That said, you can very likely find conversions online if you look hard enough. I know that the userbase for Hero Labs have converted all the 3.5 (as well as Night Below from what I've heard).