tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post6888994053007097255..comments2024-03-28T11:08:16.498-05:00Comments on Green Skeleton Gaming Guild: Pathfinder WoesBrutorz Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10261330634648140358noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-58983043572385067182012-10-24T08:32:04.760-05:002012-10-24T08:32:04.760-05:00another DM here who cannot deal with the chore of ...another DM here who cannot deal with the chore of post 2nd ed games. my time is limited the older i get and i enjoy my less complex OSR games. more time to write and play.David Baymillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345422887590571509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-67429397369044395382012-10-17T14:38:14.455-05:002012-10-17T14:38:14.455-05:00I play 3e in it's various incantations since 2...I play 3e in it's various incantations since 2000, but even I agree about it being to rules heavy for the DM. If it wasn't for Kyle Olson's Combat Manager, I'll probably had changed for something simpler some time ago. You totally should check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-57587772366625510702012-10-17T14:33:20.416-05:002012-10-17T14:33:20.416-05:00I play Pathfinder, but even having played 3e in it...I play Pathfinder, but even having played 3e in its various incarnations since 2000, I do absolutely agree. But, as I rule with my PC just at the left off me, I get milage out of the Combat Manager by Kyle Olson. Great thing. Need a 3rd level Wizard or a 5th level rogue? Just customize one of the built in NPCs a little bit (or use them as is), and voila! Worth checking out. You could print out just as easily for sessions without electronic aid. <br />By the way, we do individual initiative new every round (one click), and that's a blast... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-35351585067352796242012-10-15T18:07:40.556-05:002012-10-15T18:07:40.556-05:00I love Pathfinder and some of the other "desc... I love Pathfinder and some of the other "descendants of D20", but you definitely need players willing to forgive the occasional forgotten rule. Unless a PC is about to die, I make rules lawyers look up the relevant rules while we continue the game. If nobody is down and bleeding, there’s no way that I’ll let the game stop for an argument over petty details. James MacKenzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-79705789035023743452012-10-15T12:03:33.547-05:002012-10-15T12:03:33.547-05:00I really like the notion of the thick tome that is...I really like the notion of the thick tome that is Pathfinder...as long as I'm not the one running it. For running games, the simpler the better, and besides, simple rules allow players more time and freedom to expand the game in other directions; like character development aand story. Which is always a plus.MIKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349008639954236034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-61150979327384725172012-10-15T05:52:13.451-05:002012-10-15T05:52:13.451-05:00I feel your Pathfinder pain. They do put out good...I feel your Pathfinder pain. They do put out good quality stuff, and I don't mind playing in it, but it's more complicated than I desire to run.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-77089154439738393982012-10-15T00:27:41.385-05:002012-10-15T00:27:41.385-05:00Oh how I know how you feel! I was running a PF gam...Oh how I know how you feel! I was running a PF game a while back and it got to much. It is a perfect system in many ways just too perfect. From a player's perspective it's truly a perfect game full of story and cool abilities. From the GM's perspective all monsters are full characters and it is a huge clunky mess. My players freaked out on me as I wanted to convert my megadungeon back to Labyrinth Lord/AEC and they refused to play anything but PF so as the DM I sad fine then we won't play anything unless YOU run it. We have not played in over a year. I have been reading all the DnDNext articles and looking at the play test material and DnDNext looks like an answer to many of the over complicated crap rules that have been coming out here lately. Eldrad Wolfsbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292418521508905397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-13716646873549333762012-10-14T22:09:56.836-05:002012-10-14T22:09:56.836-05:00Wouldn't you know it I get a post with alot of...Wouldn't you know it I get a post with alot of great comments and Blogger is impairing my ability to reply. Argh!<br />Sounds like I'm not alone in my thoughts. I'm glad to hear its not just me with these issues. I was afraid maybe I was just getting old. LOL<br />Erik, I don't have the Pathfinder Beginner Box, unfortunately at this point I figure my players would take issue if I tried to go to a more basic version of Pathfinder. <br />James,Rob,McWieg,Anonymous it sounds like we are on the same page! <br />Jeff M. I played quite a bit of C&C a few years back, but I think Blood & Treasure is a better fit for me now, at least as far as Fantasy goes. <br />Brutorz Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261330634648140358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-74817235683494490162012-10-14T22:09:32.191-05:002012-10-14T22:09:32.191-05:00We have a couple of rotating Pathfinder games goin...We have a couple of rotating Pathfinder games going. It starts off well enough at low-levels, but by the time you get to the mid-levels things start to bog down. All it takes for the game to bog down is for one person to say "I thought that feat did X, not Y." Everything comes to a screeching halt for a half-hour while everyone debates it and looks up the rules. <br /><br />Still, the group I game with has no interest in OD&D or the retroclones, and Pathfinder is better than nothing at all, so....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-71773736528699701002012-10-14T21:52:46.922-05:002012-10-14T21:52:46.922-05:00Blogger keeps eating my reply (TL;DR??)
So I'l...Blogger keeps eating my reply (TL;DR??)<br />So I'll sum it up:<br />I feel like I have to study Pathfinder to have a grip on the rules. I'd rather run a game where I don't feel like that. <br /><br />Paizo is a good company, though, and PF is a beautiful product. DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-19100102561062323762012-10-14T21:42:56.216-05:002012-10-14T21:42:56.216-05:00I tried 3.X for years but it was too much for me. ...I tried 3.X for years but it was too much for me. So is Pathfinder, as it is more or less the same game. All those heavy, detailed rules and it adds no more fun than was in the older, slimmer D&D editions, it just makes more headaches and wastes time on micromanagement and bookeeping. I'm running OD&D these days (for the first time) and I have never felt better about DMing a game. It goes fast, and it might be the most fun we've ever had gaming. I sit down to DM every week and feel completely at ease and confident I can handle anything that comes up. I never felt that way under WotC's "d20 System".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-9942044885893786502012-10-14T21:41:52.293-05:002012-10-14T21:41:52.293-05:00Many moons ago I started a Pathfinder campaign wit...Many moons ago I started a Pathfinder campaign with my boys. Unfortunately, we spent most of our playing time looking up stuff. Our switch was to Castles & Crusades and it has been C&C ever since. I'm an old school gamer at heart and C&C has really given me the best of old and new with my "D&D" campaigning. Not sure if Castles & Crusades is your style, but it worked for us.evildmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365812717229067172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-23022271904049012022012-10-14T21:19:14.146-05:002012-10-14T21:19:14.146-05:00This is exactly how I feel about Pathfinder, man. ...This is exactly how I feel about Pathfinder, man. It's a gorgeous product and Paizo is a great company, but my free time is at a premium and I'm just not into running a game that I feel like I have to study for. I've run two very short, very unsuccessful PF campaigns, and it's pretty unlikely that I'll every roll it out again. DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-5529139040540611592012-10-14T20:55:34.587-05:002012-10-14T20:55:34.587-05:00This is why I'm grooving on Blood & Treasu...This is why I'm grooving on Blood & Treasure these days--much of what I liked about 3E without all the complexity. Now if I could just figure out a good megadungeon for B&T . . . Rob Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791752557408134270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-63367859611990477482012-10-14T20:25:43.337-05:002012-10-14T20:25:43.337-05:00@James Smith - The Pathfinder Beginner Box is the ...@James Smith - The Pathfinder Beginner Box is the only way I'd run a Pathfinder game - it is very well written and does not feel overly crunchy<br /><br />Its a shame that I feel AS&SH is too crunchy for me to run these days, but it is. I'd play it as a player, but to learn it well enough to run it? I'm no longer up to such ;)Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631348549120355165.post-12533361754550737252012-10-14T20:08:39.891-05:002012-10-14T20:08:39.891-05:00I finally picked up a copy of Pathfinder, just a f...I finally picked up a copy of Pathfinder, just a few weeks ago. I felt it was so overwrought that I couldn't help but laugh. No way I'd run the thing. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192212467523179768noreply@blogger.com