Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Paizo, the saviors of the Gygaxian/Arneson Legacy?

Paizo games, a company definitely worth noting, has really proven themselves in recent years. They've always delivered, in my opinion, while they were publishing Dungeon and Dragon magazines. Now they are the publishers of one of the best products to come out of the d20 Open License. The Pathfinder RPG is not only a direct descendant of Dungeons and Dragons 3.5, it is, for my money, a superior descendant. It should rightfully hold the license that Wizards of the Coast has mistakenly applied to their new RPG which is NOT Dungeons and Dragons.

My title for this blog is probably off. Paizo, in their grand effort to continue and better the legacy of 3.5, have really saved the worked of Cook, Tweet, and Williams. These names, for me, are no less than divine in the realms of tabletop gaming, though they aren't Gygax or Arneson.

I'm excited about running Pathfinder. I can't stop being excited. It's so friendly towards a DM who would rather have the core books and be left alone to my his own designs, like myself. I highly recommend it for anyone looking to have fun role playing or looking to get back into the hobby.

Paizo, whose message boards I've begun frequent, will have my business for as long as they maintain the quality I've known them to have. The creative team there deserves much praise!

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