3.5/Pathfinder are both solid tabletop rpg's. 4th is much slower and I find it easier to keep the players interested with a fast game pace.
Also my game of choice is not 3.5, Earthdawn is definately my favorite RPG.
Its theme is creepy as hell as everyone starts off the game in an underground vault much like in Fallout and when you leave you enter a world taken over my Horrors which basically eat magic and corrupt everything around them. They can Horror Mark anyone and twist and corrupt them to there whim.
Also instead of using d20's the game uses a step chart which tells you which dice to roll based on your rank in something. They also made a great Dodge/Armor system that seperates the two and Armor is basically DR. The casting system is also pretty sweet as you have unlimited mana but your required to spend turns channelling, did I mention the spells are badass?
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