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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook (2009)

by Jason Bulmahn(Favorite Author)

4.34 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1601251505 (ISBN13: 9781601251503)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Paizo Publishing

review 1: The system is great, but at least for my play style not ideal. Combat can really take a long time if you use all the rules. It also isn't as engaging because you tend to focus on the rules the whole time rather than having a cinematic battle described. Some may enjoy this, but if I had to choose I would go with a system that had more engaging combat that can resolve faster. Or, simply go with a more fuzzy resolution of the rules and leave the battle grid at home.There less balance issues than D&D 3.5, but that isn't saying much. If you have players that like to min/max with players who chose skills/feats for RP reasons - you will have some drastic disparity in character power here. I won't mention the ridiculous power spikes you can produce, but they are there and an... morenoying to deal with.Overall, the issues with engaging combat, etc can be solved with a creative GM. However, providing a challenge in combat to the powerhouse characters this system produces becomes a real chore.All in all, still the best variant of that D&D 3e flavor. If you liked D&D 3/3.5e, you'll love this.
review 2: Well organized, and fun as hell to play. More or less self-contained (if you're the DM, though, you'll probably want to pick up at least the first Bestiary). Improves a lot of things that kind of sucked about D&D 3.5e, without simplifying as much as 4e. In particular, the combat modifiers (CMD/CMB) were an excellent idea, as was making it easier for lower level PC's to survive the early game, even if the DM is running them through a meat-grinder. If you've never played any tabletop RPG's before, this is a good place to start. less

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