I still am not playing RPGs regularly, but I've got some plans in the works for the fall. At any rate, I was looking at Pathfinder and D&D 3.5 again because those are systems that people still play and seem to enjoy.
One of my problems, however, is the double dipping for conceptual material. Take, for example, Pathfinde's Oracle (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/oracle). The Oracle is, more or less, Pathfinders' divine version of the Sorcerer. It is thematically akin to 4e's Invoker: a prophet, divinely touched by the gods for an often unknown purpose. But what really gets to me is the fact that they have spells in addition to a set of powers based on their chosen mystery.
One of my problems, however, is the double dipping for conceptual material. Take, for example, Pathfinde's Oracle (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/oracle). The Oracle is, more or less, Pathfinders' divine version of the Sorcerer. It is thematically akin to 4e's Invoker: a prophet, divinely touched by the gods for an often unknown purpose. But what really gets to me is the fact that they have spells in addition to a set of powers based on their chosen mystery.
