Dungeons & Dragons Through the Versions - Part 16

Although not technically a D&D product, Pathfinder RPG is based on D&D 3.5 with some minor differences. So, in essence, you can refer to this as a D&D 4E Alternative, or PFD&D. Either way it's essentially the same as D&D.

We sat down last weekend with two additional, more experienced, players who have had a go at Pathfinder in the past before moving on to D&D 5E. I gave the players several options for making characters but in the end they decided to remake past characters in the Pathfinder Chronicle world. We used 4d6 drop the lowest to roll stats (for those who did not have them already) and came up with the following characters:

• Elianna, female elven cleric 1 of Serenrae
• Ludo, male half-orc barbarian 1
• Axel Pine, male half-elf fey sorcerer 1
• "Frank", female human rogue 1
• Kruhnk, male half-orc barbarian 1

The party seems to have a slightly Chaotic edge to it, which it fine. The half-orcs are of average intelligence but everyone in the group has an 18-20 score in their prime stat!

We will be starting in Sandpoint, although I'm not sure if I want to go with a campaign route or a one-shot adventure from the Basic Box. The characters seem too unruly to be involved in a meaningful campaign arc, and everyone took combat-heavy options instead of role-playing options. I think the cave adventure from the Basic Box is the way to go!

As an alternative, I remade the characters from my 1st edition AD&D campaign in Pathfinder stats to give the players an idea of what changes happen between the editions. They looked them over but in the end decided to work with the new characters.