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New Ravenloft DMG and PHB 3.0 or 3.5?

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#1
aikijim13
Apr 23, 2004 9:24:44 Hi everyone!

I'm a long time ravenloft fan who, about a year and a half ago picked up the Ravenloft Core Rulebook. Its been a while, and though I hadn't started a campaign yet, I was hoping to start working on one soon. Now I find that there is a new PHB and DMG for Ravenloft, and I was wondering if any of you have this and if it is for 3.0 edition or 3.5 edition (I'm a 3.0 player, and if I picked up 3.5 my wife would impale me.)

Thanks for yer time!

Jim
#2
zombiegleemax
Apr 23, 2004 9:30:08 Both are 3.5 compatible, and the PHB is almost a complete reprint of the 3.0 Core book not worth buying at all in just about everyone's opinion. The DMG has plenty of good stuff in it, and the edition differences are very slight, so I'd hardly worry about it.
#3
The_Jester
Apr 23, 2004 14:56:55 If you have the core book do not get the PHB, it is reprint and conversion to 3.5!
The DMG is in 3.5 but there is probably nothing that was really converted from 3.0 in it as it is mostly advice and occasionally new rules. Generally its a great book that I highly recomend.

One other note Denzines of Darkness/Dread. The first DoD is 3.0 but generally crappy as it was hastily and badly updated from 2E. Dread is better and features more baddies but is 3.5.
#4
john_w._mangrum
Apr 24, 2004 14:54:13
Originally posted by The_Jester
One other note Denzines of Darkness/Dread. The first DoD is 3.0 but generally crappy as it was hastily and badly updated from 2E. Dread is better and features more baddies but is 3.5.

One bit of warning about Denizens of Dread -- I'm compiling errata for the purposes of my own game, and I've yet to encounter a monster that has, for example, the correct number of skill points. Errors remain rampant. (Another example: Compare the HD in the ancient dead examples to the instructions on how to handle HD with that template -- there's no relation.)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 aikijim13 Apr 23, 2004 9:24:44	Hi everyone! I'm a long time ravenloft fan who, about a year and a half ago picked up the Ravenloft Core Rulebook. Its been a while, and though I hadn't started a campaign yet, I was hoping to start working on one soon. Now I find that there is a new PHB and DMG for Ravenloft, and I was wondering if any of you have this and if it is for 3.0 edition or 3.5 edition (I'm a 3.0 player, and if I picked up 3.5 my wife would impale me.) Thanks for yer time! Jim
#2 zombiegleemax Apr 23, 2004 9:30:08	Both are 3.5 compatible, and the PHB is almost a complete reprint of the 3.0 Core book not worth buying at all in just about everyone's opinion. The DMG has plenty of good stuff in it, and the edition differences are very slight, so I'd hardly worry about it.
#3 The_Jester Apr 23, 2004 14:56:55	If you have the core book do not get the PHB, it is reprint and conversion to 3.5! The DMG is in 3.5 but there is probably nothing that was really converted from 3.0 in it as it is mostly advice and occasionally new rules. Generally its a great book that I highly recomend. One other note Denzines of Darkness/Dread. The first DoD is 3.0 but generally crappy as it was hastily and badly updated from 2E. Dread is better and features more baddies but is 3.5.
#4 john_w._mangrum Apr 24, 2004 14:54:13	Originally posted by The_Jester One other note Denzines of Darkness/Dread. The first DoD is 3.0 but generally crappy as it was hastily and badly updated from 2E. Dread is better and features more baddies but is 3.5. One bit of warning about Denizens of Dread -- I'm compiling errata for the purposes of my own game, and I've yet to encounter a monster that has, for example, the correct number of skill points. Errors remain rampant. (Another example: Compare the HD in the ancient dead examples to the instructions on how to handle HD with that template -- there's no relation.)