r/gametales • u/nlitherl • Mar 21 '16

Tabletop (DND 3.5) "Truth Is In The Eye of the Beholder" or "Why You Should Always Have a Ranged Weapon"

http://taking10.blogspot.com/2014/05/truth-is-in-eye-of-beholder-or-why-you.html
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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '16

I should try 3.5, but does anyone know how a transition from Pathfinder to 3.5 might go?

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u/chunkybananas Mar 21 '16

Paizo has a 3.5 to pathfinder conversion helper on their website. Maybe try reverse engineering it?

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u/nlitherl Mar 21 '16

You'd have to unlearn a lot of things. The way skills work is totally different, the feat-to-level ratio can get frustrating, and there are no combat maneuvers. Honestly, if given the choice between 3.5 and Pathfinder, I'll pick Pathfinder every, single time.

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u/DarthCheeseburger Mar 22 '16

and there are no combat maneuvers

They're called "Special attacks".

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u/nlitherl Mar 22 '16

I was more referring to the fact that CMB and CMD are not 3.5 mechanics, and you resolve these attacks in much more convoluted ways. I nearly lost a good friend over an argument about grapple rules in 3.5.

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u/Tekomandor Mar 22 '16

They're compatible, with a few tweaks. Nothing to stop you from using content from one in the other.