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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook (Pathfinder RPG)
This complete, standalone, fantasy roleplaying game takes your fantasy campaigns to new heights of adventure! Backward-compatible with 3.5 fantasy rules but offering new solutions and options that place it firmly on the cutting edge, the Pathfinder RPG is the culmination of the largest open public playtest in RPG history.
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rul...more
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rul...more
Hardcover, 576 pages
Published
August 13th 2009
by Paizo Publishing
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I'm converting my current D&D game from 3.5 to Pathfinder, so I wanted to buy myself a copy of the rulebook rather than mooching off my friend's. Naturally, in the game store, I also had to buy the Bestiary and Bestiary 2. I forgot how expensive gaming books are when you buy them new and not at the used bookstore. Jeez.
I read through this book, skimming some parts I knew well, and reading others more closely. It's very well-written, more accessible, I think, than D&D is. Many of the ...more
I read through this book, skimming some parts I knew well, and reading others more closely. It's very well-written, more accessible, I think, than D&D is. Many of the ...more
The book that got me interested in gaming again. I gave up after D&D 3.5 became an unmanageable mess of splatbooks and my interest in the industry faltered for a few years until I happened upon a review of this here mighty tome. After checking out the free pdf version online I ordered a hardcopy and instantly fell in love. It reminds me of the 90s, when game designers churned out books because they loved gaming, not because it was making them a ton of money (I'm looking at you WOTC!).
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I honestly don't know how to review this. It's basically a repackaging of the D&D 3.5 rules with a few differences and tweaks. Do I write my review then on the quality of those differences as opposed to the overall rules? Or do I write my review on how the game plays? Or how the book reads? Or some combination of the three?
I guess if I wanted to address those points in turn, there were several tweaks and modifications to the game, most of which I think are well-deserved (and a couple w...more
I guess if I wanted to address those points in turn, there were several tweaks and modifications to the game, most of which I think are well-deserved (and a couple w...more
I waited for this book for a looooong time. This was probably the closest I've come to reading an RPG book from cover to cover since I last read a brand-new system and had to run it. That said, i didn't actually read it fully from cover to cover. Some parts I read very closely, others I skimmed.
For those who are interested in playing the game, usually the first question I'm asked is "How different is it from D&D 3.5?" The answer: not very. There's some streamlining of ...more
For those who are interested in playing the game, usually the first question I'm asked is "How different is it from D&D 3.5?" The answer: not very. There's some streamlining of ...more
Many years ago in my teens, I played "Advanced Dungeons and dragons 1st Edition" and had a great time with it.
After playing 2nd Edition dungeons and Dragons for a while and generally being unimpressed, I moved onto other RPGs (Stormbringer, Runequest, Rolemaster etc etc).
This means I missed the whole 3rd Edition and and 3.5 Edition DnD.
Anyway fast forward many years to when Pathfinder was released and what drew it to me was all the rules in large tome.
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After playing 2nd Edition dungeons and Dragons for a while and generally being unimpressed, I moved onto other RPGs (Stormbringer, Runequest, Rolemaster etc etc).
This means I missed the whole 3rd Edition and and 3.5 Edition DnD.
Anyway fast forward many years to when Pathfinder was released and what drew it to me was all the rules in large tome.
I do...more
It's a game rulebook! It's a massive weight and exercise tool! It's both!
In all due seriousness, Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook is now ensconced on my permanant shelves of game books to refer to often. A very very well done expansion of the OGL D20 licence, Pathfinder further refines and updates the rules in many good ways.
Whether you're new to fantasy role-playing or an old gaming dinosaur like myself (playing since 1982), there's much to love and enjoy about Pathfinder....more
In all due seriousness, Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook is now ensconced on my permanant shelves of game books to refer to often. A very very well done expansion of the OGL D20 licence, Pathfinder further refines and updates the rules in many good ways.
Whether you're new to fantasy role-playing or an old gaming dinosaur like myself (playing since 1982), there's much to love and enjoy about Pathfinder....more
This huge book is what D&D 3.5 should have been, and the straight heir of the 1st Edition AD&D. Of course it is of interest only to those who understand the previous sentence.
Pathfinder is not a break from the 3rd edition, but a refinement, and as such it is much better for a game than the pen and paper CRPG that passes for the 4th Edition of the most famous fantasy RPG, as the Paizo people say.
This huge book fills the old style Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master Guide, an...more
Pathfinder is not a break from the 3rd edition, but a refinement, and as such it is much better for a game than the pen and paper CRPG that passes for the 4th Edition of the most famous fantasy RPG, as the Paizo people say.
This huge book fills the old style Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master Guide, an...more
Pathfinder is a complete RPG, and the very best evolution of the 3.5 system. The books themselves are all consistently gorgeous to look at, practically laid out and jam packed with information. There is far more material than even the most obsessive GMs need to run their campaigns.
Now that it has reached a solid level of popularity it is fairly easy to find a group to play with. I urge everyone who prefers the d20 system to give it a try, especially D&D players because word for word i...more
Now that it has reached a solid level of popularity it is fairly easy to find a group to play with. I urge everyone who prefers the d20 system to give it a try, especially D&D players because word for word i...more
While I greatly enjoy playing D&D 3.5, Pathfinder is a bit more enjoyable. The rules, skills, HP and feats are vastly easier to calculate/track than 3.5. The classes seem to be a bit more powerful as well. Only a few sessions in so we'll see how it goes but I like it so far. I don't feel as lost in leveling my character as with 3.5 and that makes me very happy :-)
This is by far my favorite d20 RPG system.
The book itself is over 600 pages and contains EVERYTHING you'd need to know to play OR GM at the basic level. The artwork is fantastic, the modifications to the 3.5 system are phenomenal and while this is probably my shortest review ever, I think that this book has given me more hours of joy than most.
Cheers for Paizo!
The book itself is over 600 pages and contains EVERYTHING you'd need to know to play OR GM at the basic level. The artwork is fantastic, the modifications to the 3.5 system are phenomenal and while this is probably my shortest review ever, I think that this book has given me more hours of joy than most.
Cheers for Paizo!
As stated in my 4th Ed review, I'm disenchanted with D&D as a whole, irregardless of edition. With that said, I still find this system I step forward from 3.5, it adds a little spice and gives the player who really don't like 4th Ed. an alternative. But it is also I well realized game in its own right. I can't put a finger on it, but it has a charm, that I enjoy.
The shadowy masterminds of the internet have been touting this as D&D 3.75, and truly, that is dead on. Front to back, it's everything from the PHB and DMG, but with a ton of clarifications and re-organizations. Also, all the races and classes have been buffed like they were working with a personal trainer three days a week.
But hey, it works.
NERD.
But hey, it works.
NERD.
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I can't honestly say I read this cover to cover, especially as I only borrowed it for a week. But the parts I did read were clear, concise, and helpful. I'm looking forward to continuing to learn more about this game. Now if I can just convince my husband to buy me a copy of my own...
The best version of D&D so far, actually way better than 4th edition.
If you dont want to feel dissatisfied with a D&D style game this is the one for you.
If you dont want to feel dissatisfied with a D&D style game this is the one for you.
Interesting that a rulebook is on Goodreads. I'm rating the game, not necessarily the book. Though the book is well done and the artwork is great.
Nice update on 3.5, good streamlining. Still some hiccups, but largely backwards compatible and good production values.
A wonderful clean-up of a great pen and paper roleplaying system. Fantastic artwork and very playable.
This is what 4th edition should have been. Awesome job on making the game we love that much bettr.
Fantastic remake/reboot of Dungeons&Dragons. Now where are my dice...
Currently playing a game in this system and I love it!
I read it awhile back, but I'm considering using it to run a game. I'd forgotten how well written and evocative a book this is! It makes you want to run out and start slaying dragons right away! lol. The rules are crisper, clearer, and include new additions to spice thing up. And the art is simply amazing. Everything you need is in this one book!
Can't wait to break out my dice again. Need I say more?
The true inheritor of a venerable lineage
A solid update of the 3.5 D&D rules.
This is an updated and cleaner version of the 3rd edition Dungeon and Dragon's role-playing game. While keeping some of the best elements, it expands on the already successful game, making for a fun and entertaining role-playing session.
Quality.
This is what D&D 4th edition should have been
Gorgeous layout, artwork, and rules clarity.
Ryan Olson
marked it as to-read
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