MackeyJ
Underboss
1414 Posts
    
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| I'm just trying to determine if I would still be satisfied with the v3.0 of both DnD PHB and DMG. I know they have both been upgraded to v3.5 already and was just wondering how big a difference there is between the two. The other players in my groug have the 3.5 versions and I'm just wondering if it would cause me any problems while I'm campaigning with them if I settled for the 3.0 books.
If someone could site a few examples for me of some of the upgrades that were made so that I can judge for myself how much it will affect, it would be most appreciated.
Thanks
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nyjastul69
Commander
2712 Posts
Rhode Island
| | 03/02/2006 3:32 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by MackeyJ
I'm just trying to determine if I would still be satisfied with the v3.0 of both DnD PHB and DMG. I know they have both been upgraded to v3.5 already and was just wondering how big a difference there is between the two. The other players in my groug have the 3.5 versions and I'm just wondering if it would cause me any problems while I'm campaigning with them if I settled for the 3.0 books.
If someone could site a few examples for me of some of the upgrades that were made so that I can judge for myself how much it will affect, it would be most appreciated.
Thanks
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MackeyJ
Underboss
1414 Posts
| | 03/02/2006 4:09 PM |
| That's more than I had hoped for.
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John
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Isondaho
Warrior
271 Posts
Canada
| | 03/02/2006 7:08 PM |
| | I would not get the 3.0 versions. Your DM group would not be happy[:(!] | | | |
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MackeyJ
Underboss
1414 Posts
| | 03/02/2006 7:23 PM |
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Originally posted by Isondaho
I would not get the 3.0 versions. Your DM group would not be happy[:(!]
Well Norm, most guys seem to be willing to unload their 3.0 versions for about the cost of a regular rare. And most of the guys in our group have got the 3.5 versions anyways so they can give me the heads up when need be. I think I'll be okay with it at that price. | |
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IanB
Commander
3112 Posts
| | 03/02/2006 7:25 PM |
| The changes are significant enough that I find the 3.0 books are really pretty useless as reference guides. That's the reason people are willing to give them up so cheaply.
EDIT: If you were a player in my group, I'd recommend you had no books at all rather than have the wrong ones. | |
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jgsugden
Commander
4320 Posts
Walnut Creek, CA
| | 03/02/2006 7:34 PM |
| As an alternative: If the guys around you already have the books, you may be able to get by with a downloaded version of the completely free SRD. I find that I use it more often than my books when we're not at the table. At the table, you can always borrow a book or use a wireless modem and a notebook computer to access the SRD.
SRD: http://www.d20srd.org/ | |
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Isondaho
Warrior
271 Posts
Canada
| | 03/02/2006 8:47 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by MackeyJ
quote:
Originally posted by Isondaho
I would not get the 3.0 versions. Your DM group would not be happy[:(!]
Well Norm, most guys seem to be willing to unload their 3.0 versions for about the cost of a regular rare. And most of the guys in our group have got the 3.5 versions anyways so they can give me the heads up when need be. I think I'll be okay with it at that price.
I wouldn't even trade uncommons for a 3.0 book, One of the guys have the 3.0 books and bought new ones becouse the old ones are not even good enough for reference IMO. | | | |
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MackeyJ
Underboss
1414 Posts
| | 03/03/2006 12:01 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Isondaho
quote:
Originally posted by MackeyJ
quote:
Originally posted by Isondaho
I would not get the 3.0 versions. Your DM group would not be happy[:(!]
Well Norm, most guys seem to be willing to unload their 3.0 versions for about the cost of a regular rare. And most of the guys in our group have got the 3.5 versions anyways so they can give me the heads up when need be. I think I'll be okay with it at that price.
I wouldn't even trade uncommons for a 3.0 book, One of the guys have the 3.0 books and bought new ones becouse the old ones are not even good enough for reference IMO.
Well, I've sometimes critisized my own friends for not listening to my advice before, so I guess I'd better listen to ya Norm, or I'd end up on the receiving end for a change, huh?
It does look like there are an aweful lot of changes that were made between the two books. | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
11729 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 03/03/2006 1:11 AM |
| | If cost is a very real issue, then 3.0 is still very similar to 3.5. It's nothing like the jump between first to second, or second to third. | |
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Wayne
Underboss
1371 Posts
| | 03/03/2006 1:24 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by jgsugden
At the table, you can always borrow a book or use a wireless modem and a notebook computer to access the SRD.
You can even load it -- hyperlinks and all -- onto an SD card for use with a PDA. Most of the best SRD conversions have made subtle but significant improvements ... like applying Celestial or Fiendish templates to summonable monsters. | |
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