Edge of Dreams
2010-08-27, 08:48 PM
I've been looking over Pathfinder recently and considering using some of its material. I've found plenty of advice on various aspects of the system and its pros and cons, but there's one thing I can't seem to find any info about:
How different are the monsters in the Pathfinder Monster Manual (or whatever the equivalent book is) compared to the 3.5 Monster Manual? Besides the 'Combat Manuever' system changes to grapple, trip, etc., have the monsters stats been changed or rebalanced at all to match the changes in PC balance/power level?
To put it another way, how would a party of all Pathfinder PC's fare against 3.5 monsters of 'appropriate' CR in general? What about the other way around (Pathfinder monsters vs. 3.5 PC's)?
How different are the monsters in the Pathfinder Monster Manual (or whatever the equivalent book is) compared to the 3.5 Monster Manual? Besides the 'Combat Manuever' system changes to grapple, trip, etc., have the monsters stats been changed or rebalanced at all to match the changes in PC balance/power level?
To put it another way, how would a party of all Pathfinder PC's fare against 3.5 monsters of 'appropriate' CR in general? What about the other way around (Pathfinder monsters vs. 3.5 PC's)?