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Vejlin 07-27-04, 06:25 AM	Hi Guys my first post well I have been playing D&D 3.0 for some time now But now i have a hard time finding new books and materials and now comes my question Why 3.5 what do i get in 3.5 and i it worth 1000,- Danish Kr.
Seeker95 07-27-04, 07:26 AM	You get the currently supported rules. Yes, it is worth it. Look at the past two days worth of posts and you'll find a number of identical threads with a 50-50 mix of answers. Since the opinions vary so widely, you'll probably have to play 3.5 to determine whether it is worth it to you.
coolraygun 07-27-04, 10:02 AM	There are actually numerous threads about this exact topic already, BUT to indulge... I only recently bought into the 3.5 thing. I was playing 3.0, and wasnt interested in 3.5 UNTIL... ... one of my players had the 3.5 PH, and started explaining some of the "improvments" that were made. I liked what I heard, so I started thinking, yeah I'll get those books in a few more weeks... ... one of my players informed me he was going to start up and Eberron game, and asked if i would be interested in playing in it. I said "YEAH BABY!", Eberron is 3.5... With that I decided to go ahead and get the books, I got the CORE book gift set from amazon, it was substantial discount, and i picked up the eberron book, and a couple of boxes of Giants of Legend D&D Minis. I very much like what I see so far, and am working on converting my campaign into 3.5. Another thing is that Dragon and Dungeon are all 3.5 now, the RPG Stat side of the Minis Card for the DDMs is 3.5. All the new books, Complete warrior, divine, arcane, etc, all 3.5... If you still arent convinced go check out the 3.5 SRD, its got all the rules, no frills, but you can see what changed. (but i suggest you buy the books, you will miss out on flavor, and some cool extras if you dont)
Taurren 07-27-04, 10:43 AM	As has already been said ... take a look at the SRD and make a call if the changes are worth it for your game. In my opinion and that of my group, we've taken only a few of the rules from 3.5 and are ignoring the rest. All those rules can be found in the SRD and its certainly cheaper than buying the books.
a_psh 07-27-04, 05:41 PM	I think the 3.5 core is definitely worth owning. I wouldn't go on a splatbook bender unless you have a lot of disposable income and don't mind infinitely recycled content. Then again, that's just my opinion because I'm generally displeased with stuff like the classbooks. The Complete versions are definitely no worse than the originals, probably far more balanced as a whole. They're just, well, old news to me. (Also, don't bother using the Complete versions of the OA classes, they're either identical to the originals or terrible.) The Planar Handbook and Eberron, from what bits of them I've seen, seem like very good products, though. So I guess the way I would paraphrase that whole paragraph in a single sentence, making the writing thereof completely pointless, is "Go for it and get the core, but judge every accessory just like you would judge it if it was a 3.0 book you were buying".
Edymnion 07-27-04, 05:53 PM	Eh, if you've got 3.0, stick with it. I personally find that 3.5 creates just as many problems as it solves. And, personally, I run a 3.25 game. I start on a base of 3.0, including 3.0 magic and DR, and sprinkle in the 3.5 things I like, ignoring the things I don't. I like some of the class changes, I dislike others (like the wilderRogue). I like some feat and skill changes, and dislike others. Nobody said you had to play one or the other, play both.
Monteblanco 07-27-04, 08:02 PM	I like the 3.5 edition. Most of the changes were for the best -- as far as I can tell, my only grip is with the new damage reduction rules, which add complexity with little gain in the roleplaying experience. Still, if you have an investment in 3.0 books, I see no reason to trash them and buy it all again. As somebody wrote, the SRD is more than adequate to help you to adjust your campaign and old books to the new rules. I've know people that are happily running 2 edition AD&D not because they prefer that edition but because they can take more from their current books before making the change. If you're in doubt, take your time.