Hello, I’m pretty new to the world of D&D and Pathfinder. I’ve been going through books of both them, and even though at first glance they seem similar. They are VASTLY different. Please correct me on anything I’m getting wrong.
Pathfinder seems to have more races and sub-races then D&D. I particularly like the Idyllkin, but I guess Sorcerers in D&D would have the same affect. They both would be mostly human with bestial aspects.
As far as tech goes. Pathfinder seems to have the edge on D&D going by the “D&D Eberron Rising from the Last War” and “Pathfinder Campaign Setting Technology Guide”. Pathfinder seems to be more Cyberpunk and Shadowrun like in some places whereas D&D seems to be more Megitech FFVI like. Pathfinder seems to also have space and plane travel.
When it comes to power it seems like D&D may have the edge, but I’m not sure. If we take away some of the limits. (IE: You can learn whatever FEATS as long as you meet the requirements, and no level cap, but base stats are max at 20) The Feats in D&D just seems more powerful. Even if you're level is capped at 20 and you can’t train yourself in another class, if you learn all the FEATS you will max all your stats easily. But Pathfinder’s Metamagic can be learned by every magic user and they have MAXIMIZE, and it well max out the power of a spell.
So question for you all: If you got stuck in one of these universes, which one would you prefer and why?
