[Suzerain of Sheol]

Pathfinder is more or less the same thing as DnD, just another edition of the rules. It's highly similar to 3.x and largely compatible with it, with minor tweaking. At least, that's what I've heard; I haven't played in years.

Also, DnD is really just a rules system. The game is what you make of it. It's hard to tell you what to expect, since the individual group is going to provide the majority of the social experience of playing the game. The rules are just a framework to facilitate that.

I only ever played 3.5 (with extremely heavy modification), but I'm familiar enough with all the other editions to say that I prefer it by far. It's extremely flexible. DM willing, you can literally add anything you want to it and come up with a way to work your idea into the game rules with relative ease. Highly, highly customizable.

And since asked, my most memorable experience is posted here: http://www.trisphee.com/forums/showp...2&postcount=80