'Pathfinder Unchained'

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**reds8n**

read it as unbound first of all ....

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/29041.html

Paizo Publishing will release Pathfinder Unchained, a 256-page hardcover of optional rules that change some of the fundamentals of the Pathfinder RPG, in April 2015. Among the optional rules will be redesigned barbarian, monk, rogue, and summoner classes; a new action economy; new ways of designing monsters and treasure on the fly; a new resource pool for martial characters; and a new system for modifying spells with powerful spell components.

Players can pick and choose the systems they want to change in their game, from minimal changes to a new play experience.

For an overview of Paizo’s plans for 2014, check out our interview with publisher Erik Mona (see "Paizo's Erik Mona: The ICv2 Interview").

**Sinful Hero**

Sounds interesting. I'll probably pick it up for a read-through. Any idea what any of these new optional rules actually do?

**Ahtman**

Book of Nine Swords: Pathfinder Edition.

**kronk**

I rather like Pathfinder as-is, but would be willing to read it.

But I won't like it.

Spoiler:

**Manchu**

Ahtman wrote:
Book of Nine Swords: Pathfinder Edition.

LOL. How about PF Next? I hope the word "optional" saves them the edition wars.

**Ahtman**

I wouldn't be surprised if it were a 4E version of Pathfinder. paizo's whole business model is based on appealing to disaffected* D&D players.

*By disaffected I mean permanently stuck on one edition.

**Manchu**

Ahtman wrote:
I wouldn't be surprised if it were a 4E version of Pathfinder.

Yeah, I didn't even think of that when I read your Bo9S reference.

If that happened ...

Except of course, no where close to millions, surely.

**Breotan**

Is the OGL only applied to 3rd or does it apply to 4th & 5th, too?

**Manchu**

It does not apply to 4E or 5E.

4E uses the Game System License.

Licensing for 5E has not yet been announced.

**Nevelon**

My group plays a bit of Pathfinder. Some of our GMs modify it fairly heavily. Books like this one will just give them more ideas. There is already a number of optional things out there, and that’s before GMs deciding not to use “official” parts for their campaign.

Will I buy it? No. Will I play it? Possibly.