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I was just a week too late picking up the Pathfinder RPG book, and now I have to wait until November for the next print run. I am not good at waiting, so I was just wondering if anybody in Dakkaland has it and what they think about it.

I had a look. It's pretty cool, if you like 3.5 you'll love it.
Production values are high, lots of nice art and veering away from the ridiculous style favoured by the 4th edition stuff- comparing the magic items especially is telling.
Most racial stuff is the same, though background for Gnomes has changed a fair bit, everyone gets another +2 to a stat (humans and half breeds pick one).

Class wise, Cleric and Paladin undead turning has been simplified into a burst of damaging/healing energy. Paladins got a serious boost, smiting now acts like a tag on an enemy- every attack is a smite, and the bonuses (which are hefty) double against evil outsiders, undead and evil dragons. Also, paladins no longer need wisdom, everything keys off charisma.
Fighter got a major overhaul, now gets something cool every level, everyone gets more feats. Druid got toned down a bit, which is good, but also got more fun I think (you can turn into a tyrannosaurus a few levels earlier ) Sorceror got a big overhaul aswell, now you pick from a laaaaarge range of power sources and this determines your progression. It's actually very cool and makes me want to play a sorceror. Wizard school choice is kinda similar to that. Rogues are similar but get a few more fun tricks. Hit dice for low down classes went up a bit (wizards are d6, bards d8 etc) and every class gets an awesome capstone ability at level 20 that makes it more worthwhile to go the whole way up.
There are a lot of feats, lots more than core 3.5, and lots of spells. The GM section seems pretty much the same. Oh, grappling and other manouvers have been simplified but I didn't read how.

Hmmm anything else...
Wide selection of magic items...
If I think of anything else I'll post. I've moved to 4th and don't mind it, but Pathfinder is an excellent product if 4th isn't your thing but the holes in 3.5 were annoying you.

Thanks for the info. I now have something to look forward to. I really don't like what they did to 4th edition, but that's just my opinion. If only I can find a DM who isn't a dick...

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/15777.html

gets a good review here. If I see it I might pick it up...


just for research purposes obviously.

It is worth while if you like 3.5, locally a lot of people call it 3.75. I am surprised the amount of people that are leaving 4th edition to go to pathfinder. Not a good sign for wizards of the coast.
There is a lot of good things I never thought of for D&D either. A ranger with preferred enemy [human], with terrain [urban] could be a bounty hunter style ranger. Always thought of them more wilderness tracker.
Go to pathfinders web site and they have a conversion guide to adapt your current charterers to pathfinder and I will give you hints of what bonus stuff you now get.

I just got a copy today and what a massive book! It could serve as armour. I really like the Barbarian skills as well as the much more straightforward presentation. It's so easy to find stuff that you really don't need to memorize it, just familiarise yourself with where the sections are and look it up as necessary. Now if I can just get with other people who want to play.