d20 May Have Some Hope
It has been a long while since I've actually posted here. I guess my RPG addiction has waned a bit, but after running my completely awesome Armageddon game (see previous post) I was seriously looking to get rid of all my d20 books.
This was mainly due to WotC's move to end the 3.5 rules and release D&D 4th Edition. Although I am somewhat curious, I like many other people I've talked to just don't want to purchase a whole new set of books to "keep with the current edition."
3.5 rules are very solid, and although they do need some work, releasing a 4th Edition now may very well spell the end for D&D for a little while. Thankfully there is some hope. Paizo Publishing has announced that they will carry on making d20 products using the 3.5 rules. They have published a set of rules which they intend to update d20 while trying to keep backwards compatibility. Its a big challenge, and even though the Alpha release is some glitches, I think that the overall intent is very good, and I look forward to seeing the end product.
I too am playing with the rule set and once I get enough information I do plan to post some suggestions about how their intended Mechanics work. But needless to say, that with this revision and intent to not have all my books go to waste, the announcement of Pathfinder has really brought d20 back into an interesting light for me. And already our first session has gone quite well.
Be sure to visit the Paizo website and download the Alpha Release, its free.
This was mainly due to WotC's move to end the 3.5 rules and release D&D 4th Edition. Although I am somewhat curious, I like many other people I've talked to just don't want to purchase a whole new set of books to "keep with the current edition."
3.5 rules are very solid, and although they do need some work, releasing a 4th Edition now may very well spell the end for D&D for a little while. Thankfully there is some hope. Paizo Publishing has announced that they will carry on making d20 products using the 3.5 rules. They have published a set of rules which they intend to update d20 while trying to keep backwards compatibility. Its a big challenge, and even though the Alpha release is some glitches, I think that the overall intent is very good, and I look forward to seeing the end product.
I too am playing with the rule set and once I get enough information I do plan to post some suggestions about how their intended Mechanics work. But needless to say, that with this revision and intent to not have all my books go to waste, the announcement of Pathfinder has really brought d20 back into an interesting light for me. And already our first session has gone quite well.
Be sure to visit the Paizo website and download the Alpha Release, its free.
posted by Forced Evolution at
6:55 AM
0 Comments
