Difference between 3ed and 3.5 ed??? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Difference between 3ed and 3.5 ed??? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Naked Elf Girl
03-21-06, 04:49 AM What are the differences between the two editions?? what makes 3ed better or worse than 3.5ed??? thank you very much for your help.
Karsus the Mad
03-21-06, 12:21 PM They nerfed spellpower and spell focus. Now spellpower adds +1 caster level instead of stackable +1, +2, or +3 DC, and spell focus now adds only +1 DC....and it's greater and epic versions also only add +1 DC. Oh, it also makes any spell requiring a saving throw pretty useless.
Brenigin
03-21-06, 02:03 PM I think the original poster was looking for something a little more comprehensive than that...

Essentially, 3.0 and 3.5 are mostly compatible. The most obvious changes were the dropping/name-changing of a few skills, reworking of some classes (in the case of the Ranger, significantly, in the case of Fighter and Cleric, hardly at all) and adjustments to how some feats/spells/situations work.

Assuming you are familiar with 3.0, the downloads here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20030718a) should help explain what changed.

In terms of which is better...matter of opinion. I think 3.5 on the whole is an improvement.
Alac Luin
03-21-06, 03:46 PM Reworking of the DR system, swarms, construct creation, etc, etc...

In (my) theory, 3.5 is a huge Errata fixing flaws in the known "unbalanced" aspects of 3.0.
It's still not perfect, but a little more balanced.
Dark Wizard
03-21-06, 04:51 PM Even after 3.5e, it seemed they sort of added on the idea of swift and immediate actions originally in the miniatures handbook or something. (3.5.1?)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Naked Elf Girl 03-21-06, 04:49 AM	What are the differences between the two editions?? what makes 3ed better or worse than 3.5ed??? thank you very much for your help.
Karsus the Mad 03-21-06, 12:21 PM	They nerfed spellpower and spell focus. Now spellpower adds +1 caster level instead of stackable +1, +2, or +3 DC, and spell focus now adds only +1 DC....and it's greater and epic versions also only add +1 DC. Oh, it also makes any spell requiring a saving throw pretty useless.
Brenigin 03-21-06, 02:03 PM	I think the original poster was looking for something a little more comprehensive than that... Essentially, 3.0 and 3.5 are mostly compatible. The most obvious changes were the dropping/name-changing of a few skills, reworking of some classes (in the case of the Ranger, significantly, in the case of Fighter and Cleric, hardly at all) and adjustments to how some feats/spells/situations work. Assuming you are familiar with 3.0, the downloads here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20030718a) should help explain what changed. In terms of which is better...matter of opinion. I think 3.5 on the whole is an improvement.
Alac Luin 03-21-06, 03:46 PM	Reworking of the DR system, swarms, construct creation, etc, etc... In (my) theory, 3.5 is a huge Errata fixing flaws in the known "unbalanced" aspects of 3.0. It's still not perfect, but a little more balanced.
Dark Wizard 03-21-06, 04:51 PM	Even after 3.5e, it seemed they sort of added on the idea of swift and immediate actions originally in the miniatures handbook or something. (3.5.1?)