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this post was submitted on 09 May 2025
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Pathfinder is very different mechanically to dnd. It's like saying settlers of catan is a different copyright of carcassonne.
Is it though?
Depends on which edition of DnD, frankly. Pathfinder 1e and 2e are quite mechanically different, as many DnD editions are to each other.
I need to read up on Pathfinder 2e.
I know the "joke" was that 1e was basically D&D 3.75... which was a bit too powergamey for my tastes, so I never even looked at 2e...
It's still a d20 system but it is quite a bit different.
I've just not had the excuse to look yet, my life is currently a bit too chaotic for a regular game, let alone one in another new system...
I am working on an open game setting over at https://ttrpg.network/c/Canyonlands but don't have anything like a plan for actually running a game.
Good luck, fellow worldbuilder!
I guess it's all relative. I've played a handful of different TTRPGs, and d&d and pathfinder are much closer to each other than to things like VtM or BitD.
Yes, of course. I don't disagree with that.
2e ended up a lot more aproachable, you can no longer accidentally create a completely useless character.
Pathfinder is closer to D&D than most other TTRPGs (not counting direct D&D derivatives)
True, but anyone who thinks it's a drag and drop replacement is in for a headache