Pathfinder is the best thing ever to happen to Dungeons and Dragons. Period. Read the advertisement in the quote below, along with my comments below that, download the PDF, create a character at tenth level, and once I have a party, we will start an adventure in this thread.

Quote:
It’s Your Game Now! The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game takes your fantasy campaigns to new heights
of adventure! Backward-compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world’s
most popular roleplaying game but offering new solutions and options
that place it firmly on the cutting edge, the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beta
release is part of the largest open public playtest in RPG history.
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game includes:
• Revised rules for the seven classic fantasy RPG races
• Updated options for the 11 core classes
• A streamlined skill system that makes things easier for players and GMs
• A host of new and familiar feats, including innovative combat feats
• New equipment
• New and revised combat options aimed at dispelling confusion at
the game table without sacrificing versatility
• Overhauled rules for domains, familiars, bonded items, specialty
schools, and more
• Dozens of new and revised spells
• Updated rules for NPCs, including quick-generation guidelines
• New rules for curses, diseases, and poisons
• A completely overhauled experience system with options
for slow, medium, and fast advancement
• Hundreds and hundreds of magic items
• AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
Help us determine the future of your favorite game system by participating
in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game open playtest today! This Beta release
includes everything you need to run a Pathfinder campaign. Paizo will
continue to monitor playtest feedback for the complete rules set in
preparation for the release of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game hardcover in
August 2009. Get in the game and let us know what you think by posting
to our Pathfinder Roleplaying Game messageboards at paizo.com.
The future of fantasy gaming starts here!




If you prefer 3.5 to 4.0, or cannot afford 4.0 (like me), download the Pathfinder RPG NOW.

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG

You have to create an account to download it, but the beta version (410 page PDF file) is free.

Pathfinder is an evolution of the 3.5 rules. All 3.5 supplements work with Pathfinder, and the rules for Pathfinder are AWESOME. So its the artwork in the PDF.

Fighters now have some special features besides bonus feats, and sorcerers and wizards are now very different from each other. Plus, rouges got some sweet a** new moves.



The artwork for the Fighter

The artwork for the Ranger

The artwork for the Rouge

The artwork for the Wizard