New Releases by Jason Bulmahn

As political tensions propel the Inner Sea to the edge of continental war, the elf queen of Kyonin has asked you to represent the elven nation in an important diplomatic alliance. When an unexpected act of violence threatens to sabotage the alliance before it begins, you must swiftly learn the truth--a truth that promises terror and devastation and the start of an all-out-war with the demonic armies of Tanglebriar! "Whispers in the Dirt" is a Pathfinder adventure for four 11th-level characters. This adventure begins the Spore War Adventure Path, a three-part monthly campaign in which a group of adventurers fight armies of demons, corrupted fey, and fungal monsters in the defense of the elven nation of Kyonin. This adventure also includes information about the elven lands of Kyonin, several new magical items to discover and elven ancestry feats to explore, and several new monsters from the fungal to the fiendish.

Fight for Glory! Inside the 376-page Pathfinder Monster Core, you''ll find over 400 creatures, including fantasy classics like elves, ogres, and all-new dragons; wild animals from giant ants to ferocious wolves; and the unique monsters that threaten the world of Pathfinder, like sinspawn and noxious needlers. These creatures cover all levels of play, from the slow and mindless zombie shambler to the ultra-powerful demonic Treerazer! The ideal resource for Game Masters planning their next battles and player characters looking for monstrous allies to summon! Pathfinder Monster Core is the definitive monster rulebook for the fully remastered Pathfinder Second Edition RPG! These rules are compatible with previous Pathfinder Second Edition rulebooks, incorporating comprehensive errata and rules updates and some of the best additions from later books into new, easier-to-access volumes with new presentations inspired by years of player feedback. Along with the Player Core, GM Core, and Player Core 2, these books provide a new foundation for the future of tabletop gaming! The pocket edition presents the same contents as the standard edition in a smaller sized softcover for a lower price and better portability. Pathfinder Monster Core includes: - More than 400 monsters! - Gorgeous full-color illustrations on nearly every page! - Detailed monster lists sorted by level, type, and rarity to help you find the right monster for any situation! - Detailed lore sidebars offering additional information about Pathfinder''s most popular monstrous friends and foes! - Published under the new Open RPG Creative (ORC) license, giving players and Game Masters even more freedom for making their own creations based on Pathfinder Second Edition.

The Pathfinder Player Core presents a new entry point to Pathfinder Second Edition, with everything a player needs to learn how to play the game! Choose from eight ancestries, eight complete character classes, and hundreds of feats and spells to make unique characters ready for deadly adventures in a world beset by magic and evil! This 464-page softcover tome is the definitive rules resource for all Pathfinder Second Edition players! Pathfinder Player Core is the first core rulebook for the fully remastered Pathfinder Second Edition RPG! These rules are compatible with previous Pathfinder Second Edition rulebooks, incorporating comprehensive errata and rules updates and some of the best additions from later books into new, easier-to-access volumes with new presentations inspired by years of player feedback. Along with the GM Core, Monster Core, and Player Core 2, these books provide a new foundation for the future of tabletop gaming! The pocket edition presents the same contents as the standard edition in a smaller sized softcover for a lower price and better portability. Pathfinder Player Core includes: * Easier to Learn! We''ve taken feedback from the Beginner Box and the Core Rulebook and made this new entry into the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game easier to navigate and get right into the fun. * Complete character creation rules, walking you through building a character by selecting your Ancestry, Background, and Class, with a focus on the bard, cleric, druid, fighter, ranger, rogue, witch, and wizard! Core ancestry options include human, dwarf, elf, gnome, goblin, halfling, leshy, and orc! * A mountain of options allowing you to customize your character including versatile heritages, like the changeling and nephilim, skills and feats, and hundreds of spells (including dozens of new ones), ensuring that the character you build represents your hero not just in story, but in rules as well! * Everything you need to know to start playing, from advice on how to explore the world to tips on surviving deadly combats with terrifying foes. * A primer on the world of Lost Omens so that your character can be a part of an exciting and diverse world! * Rules and tools to advance your character through play, taking them from a fresh-faced adventurer ready to take on the world to a veteran hero, wielding powerful magic that can reshape reality! * Fully integrated errata from the first 4 years of Pathfinder Second Edition, including revisions to the witch, expanded options for every character class, streamlined spells, new equipment, and more! * This is the first Pathfinder product published under the new Open RPG Creative (ORC) license, giving players and Game Masters even more freedom for making their own creations based on Pathfinder Second Edition.

Take on the role of an elemental sovereign, shaping the very nature of reality in this fast-moving board game! 2 to 4 players take turns to draft and play colorful (and colorblind-friendly) hexagonal tiles to match specific patterns and meet their own secret objective. With several dozen pattern cards, variable objectives, and a game state that''s constantly in flux, you''ll never play the same way twice. Simple setup, easy-to-learn rules, and a short play time of around 30 minutes means there''s always time for one more game...

The Pathfinder Player Core presents a new entry point to Pathfinder Second Edition, with everything a player needs to learn how to play the game! Choose from eight ancestries, eight complete character classes, and hundreds of feats and spells to make unique characters ready for deadly adventures in a world beset by magic and evil! This 464-page hardcover tome is the definitive rules resource for all Pathfinder Second Edition players! Pathfinder Player Core is the first core rulebook for the fully remastered Pathfinder Second Edition RPG! These rules are compatible with previous Pathfinder Second Edition rulebooks, incorporating comprehensive errata and rules updates and some of the best additions from later books into new, easier-to-access volumes with new presentations inspired by years of player feedback. Along with the GM Core, Monster Core, and Player Core 2, these books provide a new foundation for the future of tabletop gaming! This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark. Pathfinder Player Core includes: * Easier to Learn! We''ve taken feedback from the Beginner Box and the Core Rulebook and made this new entry into the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game easier to navigate and get right into the fun. * Complete character creation rules, walking you through building a character by selecting your Ancestry, Background, and Class, with a focus on the bard, cleric, druid, fighter, ranger, rogue, witch, and wizard! Core ancestry options include human, dwarf, elf, gnome, goblin, halfling, leshy, and orc! * A mountain of options allowing you to customize your character including versatile heritages, like the changeling and nephilim, skills and feats, and hundreds of spells (including dozens of new ones), ensuring that the character you build represents your hero not just in story, but in rules as well! * Everything you need to know to start playing, from advice on how to explore the world to tips on surviving deadly combats with terrifying foes. * A primer on the world of Lost Omens so that your character can be a part of an exciting and diverse world! * Rules and tools to advance your character through play, taking them from a fresh-faced adventurer ready to take on the world to a veteran hero, wielding powerful magic that can reshape reality! * Fully integrated errata from the first 4 years of Pathfinder Second Edition, including revisions to the witch, expanded options for every character class, streamlined spells, new equipment, and more! * This is the first Pathfinder product published under the new Open RPG Creative (ORC) license, giving players and Game Masters even more freedom for making their own creations based on Pathfinder Second Edition.

The Pathfinder Player Core presents a new entry point to Pathfinder Second Edition, with everything a player needs to learn how to play the game! Choose from eight ancestries, eight complete character classes, and hundreds of feats and spells to make unique characters ready for deadly adventures in a world beset by magic and evil! This 464-page hardcover tome is the definitive rules resource for all Pathfinder Second Edition players! Pathfinder Player Core is the first core rulebook for the fully remastered Pathfinder Second Edition RPG! These rules are compatible with previous Pathfinder Second Edition rulebooks, incorporating comprehensive errata and rules updates and some of the best additions from later books into new, easier-to-access volumes with new presentations inspired by years of player feedback. Along with the GM Core, Monster Core, and Player Core 2, these books provide a new foundation for the future of tabletop gaming! Pathfinder Player Core includes: * Easier to Learn! We''ve taken feedback from the Beginner Box and the Core Rulebook and made this new entry into the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game easier to navigate and get right into the fun. * Complete character creation rules, walking you through building a character by selecting your Ancestry, Background, and Class, with a focus on the bard, cleric, druid, fighter, ranger, rogue, witch, and wizard! Core ancestry options include human, dwarf, elf, gnome, goblin, halfling, leshy, and orc! * A mountain of options allowing you to customize your character including versatile heritages, like the changeling and nephilim, skills and feats, and hundreds of spells (including dozens of new ones), ensuring that the character you build represents your hero not just in story, but in rules as well! * Everything you need to know to start playing, from advice on how to explore the world to tips on surviving deadly combats with terrifying foes. * A primer on the world of Lost Omens so that your character can be a part of an exciting and diverse world! * Rules and tools to advance your character through play, taking them from a fresh-faced adventurer ready to take on the world to a veteran hero, wielding powerful magic that can reshape reality! * Fully integrated errata from the first 4 years of Pathfinder Second Edition, including revisions to the witch, expanded options for every character class, streamlined spells, new equipment, and more! * This is the first Pathfinder product published under the new Open RPG Creative (ORC) license, giving players and Game Masters even more freedom for making their own creations based on Pathfinder Second Edition.

Blaze like the sun! Crash like the waves! Thunder like a rockslide! Harness the overwhelming power of the most primordial forces of nature with Rage of Elements, a new 224-page rules resource for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game focused on the fundamental building blocks of reality itself! The elements are yours to control with the all-new kineticist class, which brings one of fantasy''s most popular hero types to Pathfinder. New elemental spells and gear provide tons of additional element-themed options for all character classes, and an extensive gazetteer provides an overview of the majestic elemental planes--including two new ones: the decaying Plane of Metal and the vast and orderly forests of the Plane of Wood. A meaty bestiary presenting scores of element-themed creatures helps to populate these alien landcapes--and liven up even the drabbest Material Plane dungeon! The gateways to elemental power stand open wide with Pathfinder Rage of Elements! The pocket edition presents the same contents as the standard edition in a smaller sized softcover for a lower price and better portability.

Creating an impromptu, original character every time the heroes meet a contact on a crowded space station or chat with a local on an alien planet can be a challenge, but the Starfinder Deck of Endless NPCs makes it as simple as drawing four cards from the deck. These cards combine to form a unique NPC, each with their own role, motivation, personality trait, and secret agenda! With over 100 million different combinations, you are sure to get an interesting new character to add to your story every time! The Starfinder Deck of Endless NPCs contains the following: * 104 NPC cards, plus 6 rules cards explaining how to use the deck. The front of each card has a portrait of the NPC, featuring characters from dozens of species. * The back of each card explains the character''s role, goal, traits, and secret agenda, along with symbols to help determine some of the specific details. * Includes species from across all Alien Archives, sourcebooks like the Pact Worlds, Starfinder Adventure Paths, and more!

It''s not always what you know, but who you know! The heroes of the Age of Lost Omens forge their path through an uncertain world, but that world has been shaped by many others who came before or who now stand beside them! Lost Omens: Legends provides details on 42 of the Inner Sea region''s biggest personalities, from queens and kings that rule the present to distant figures from Golarion''s past. Uncover details from the inner lives of movers and shakers from all around the globe, as well as the secret techniques, items, and knowledge PCs might gain from encountering these larger-than-life figures! This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

Celebrate Paizo''s 20th Anniversary with a glorious new special edition of Crown of the Kobold King, the epic original Pathfinder adventure! The town of Falcon''s Hollow is no stranger to peril, yet the danger growing in the dungeons below a nearby ruin pose a threat that only a new band of heroes can face. Ravenous undead, cunning kobolds, and sinister necromancers are but a few of the foes that shall soon menace the small lumber town, yet none are potentially as dangerous as the Kobold King himself! This deluxe, 128-page hardcover gathers three classic Pathfinder adventures into one unforgettable compilation, expanding them into a mini-campaign and introducing a brand-new dungeon level for heroes to explore. Completely updated to Pathfinder Second Edition, the insidious Kobold King and his minions return to bedevil a new generation of adventurers! Will your heroes save the town of Falcon''s Hollow from the Kobold King, or are they doomed to become the king''s latest trophies? The Crown of the Kobold King Anniversary Edition contains: * The original adventures Hollow''s Last Hope, Crown of the Kobold King, and Hungry are the Dead, all expanded and updated for use with Pathfinder Second Edition. * Over a hundred pages of adventure for 1st to 6th-level parties. * A full gazetteer of the lumber town of Falcon''s Hollow. * Fifteen new magic items and other new treasures to discover. * Eight classic monsters from the original adventures, all brand new to Pathfinder Second Edition. This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

Celebrate Paizo''s 20th Anniversary with a glorious new edition of Crown of the Kobold King, the epic original Pathfinder adventure! The town of Falcon''s Hollow is no stranger to peril, yet the danger growing in the dungeons below a nearby ruin pose a threat that only a new band of heroes can face. Ravenous undead, cunning kobolds, and sinister necromancers are but a few of the foes that shall soon menace the small lumber town, yet none are potentially as dangerous as the Kobold King himself! This deluxe, 128-page hardcover gathers three classic Pathfinder adventures into one unforgettable compilation, expanding them into a mini-campaign and introducing a brand-new dungeon level for heroes to explore. Completely updated to Pathfinder Second Edition, the insidious Kobold King and his minions return to bedevil a new generation of adventurers! Will your heroes save the town of Falcon''s Hollow from the Kobold King, or are they doomed to become the king''s latest trophies? The Crown of the Kobold King Anniversary Edition contains: * The original adventures Hollow''s Last Hope, Crown of the Kobold King, and Hungry are the Dead, all expanded and updated for use with Pathfinder Second Edition. * Over a hundred pages of adventure for 1st to 6th-level parties. * A full gazetteer of the lumber town of Falcon''s Hollow. * Fifteen new magic items and other new treasures to discover. * Eight classic monsters from the original adventures, all brand new to Pathfinder Second Edition.

With more than 350 classic and brand new monsters, this 320-page hardcover rulebook greatly expands on the foes found in the Pathfinder Bestiary. From classic creatures like serpentfolk and jabberwock, returning favorites like the primal dragons or the Sandpoint devil, to brand new menaces sure to test even the bravest of heroes, this must-have tome of monsters designed to challenge characters of any level is an essential companion to your Pathfinder game! Pathfinder Bestiary 2 includes: * More than 350 monsters drawn from mythology, genre classics, and more than a decade of Pathfinder, with plenty of new monsters too! * Gorgeous full-color illustrations on nearly every page! * Detailed monster lists sorted by level, type, and rarity to help you find the right monster for any situation! * Universal monster rules to simplify special attacks, defenses, and qualities like grab, swallow whole, and regeneration. * Detailed lore sidebars offering additional information about even more of Pathfinder''s most popular monstrous friends and foes!

Whether you are a new Game Master or experienced storyteller, you can always find new ways to hone your craft. This 256-page Pathfinder Second Edition rulebook contains a wealth of new information, tools, and rules systems to add to your game. Inside you will find handy advice for building your own adventures, designing towns, and creating vibrant characters alongside rules systems for dramatic chases, thrilling tournaments, and deadly duels. This book also includes more 40 pages of sample nonplayer characters, from the simple town guard to the vile cultist, presented to make your job as GM that much easier! The Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide includes: * Rules, advice, and guidelines to build adventures, campaigns, and the denizens and treasures that lurk within, from settlements to nations to infinite planes! * Creative variant rules to customize the rules to make the game your own, including variant bonus, feat, and magic item progressions, characters gaining the power of multiple classes at once, and more! * All sorts of new and variant magic items including intelligent items, cursed items, artifacts, quirks you can add to items, and a brand new type of item called a relic that scales with your character! * A catalog of subsystems to handle unique situations, from thrilling chases to researching mysteries to vehicle combat to elaborate duels to sandbox-style "hexploration" and more! Plus, a universal victory point system to help you design your own subsystems! * More than 60 new NPCs to use in your game, designed for maximum usefulness to all Pathfinder campaigns!

This comprehensive 640-page guide to the Pathfinder roleplaying game provides everything you need to set out on a world of limitless fantasy adventure! Choose from ancestries like elf, human, and goblin and classes like alchemist, fighter, and sorcerer to create a hero of your own design destined to become a legend! Based on more than 20 years of active development and playtest feedback from more than 125,000 gamers, the new Pathfinder rules are easy to learn and exciting to master! This indispensable volume contains all rules for players and Game Masters, and is your first step on a heroic new journey! The Pathfinder Core Rulebook includes: * More than 600 pages of game rules, advice, character options, treasure, and more for players and Game Masters! * Six heroic player character ancestries, including elf, dwarf, gnome, goblin, halfling, and human, with variant heritages for half-elf and half-orc! * More than 30 backgrounds like bartender, soldier, or apprentice to further immerse yourself in your hero''s backstory! * Twelve character classes, including the alchemist, barbarian, bard, champion, cleric, druid, fighter, monk, ranger, rogue, sorcerer, and wizard! * Hundreds and hundreds of spells, class feats, and other exciting abilities to help you customize your character to become the hero YOU envision them to be! * Streamlined and revised rules to help ease new players into the game while providing the depth of character options and tactical interest that have defined Pathfinder from the beginning!

Whether you are a new Game Master or experienced storyteller, you can always find new ways to hone your craft. This 256-page Pathfinder Second Edition rulebook contains a wealth of new information, tools, and rules systems to add to your game. Inside you will find handy advice for building your own adventures, designing towns, and creating vibrant characters alongside rules systems for dramatic chases, thrilling tournaments, and deadly duels. This book also includes more 40 pages of sample nonplayer characters, from the simple town guard to the vile cultist, presented to make your job as GM that much easier! The Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide includes: * Rules, advice, and guidelines to build adventures, campaigns, and the denizens and treasures that lurk within, from settlements to nations to infinite planes! * Creative variant rules to customize the rules to make the game your own, including variant bonus, feat, and magic item progressions, characters gaining the power of multiple classes at once, and more! * All sorts of new and variant magic items including intelligent items, cursed items, artifacts, quirks you can add to items, and a brand new type of item called a relic that scales with your character! * A catalog of subsystems to handle unique situations, from thrilling chases to researching mysteries to vehicle combat to elaborate duels to sandbox-style "hexploration" and more! Plus, a universal victory point system to help you design your own subsystems! * More than 60 new NPCs to use in your game, designed for maximum usefulness to all Pathfinder campaigns!

With more than 350 classic and brand new monsters, this 320-page hardcover rulebook greatly expands on the foes found in the Pathfinder Bestiary. From classic creatures like serpentfolk and jabberwock, returning favorites like the primal dragons or the Sandpoint devil, to brand new menaces sure to test even the bravest of heroes, this must-have tome of monsters designed to challenge characters of any level is an essential companion to your Pathfinder game Pathfinder Bestiary 2 includes: - More than 350 monsters drawn from mythology, genre classics, and more than a decade of Pathfinder, with plenty of new monsters too - Gorgeous full-color illustrations on nearly every page - Detailed monster lists sorted by level, type, and rarity to help you find the right monster for any situation - Universal monster rules to simplify special attacks, defenses, and qualities like grab, swallow whole, and regeneration. - Detailed lore sidebars offering additional information about even more of Pathfinder''s most popular monstrous friends and foes

"A group of new adventurers, traveling through the small community of Plaguestone, must come together to solve the murder of a friend. What starts as simple investigation quickly turns sinister with the discovery of forbidden alchemy, mutant animals, and a nearby forest rotting away due to a mysterious blight. It becomes clear that if these young heroes don''t get to the heart of the plot, then the fall of Plaguestone is all but certain! The Fall of Plaguestone is the first Second Edition Pathfinder roleplaying game standalone adventure, taking new players and Game Masters on a daring adventure filled with wilderness exploration, dungeon encounters, and much more! This 64-page softcover adventure is designed for 1st-level characters, built using the rules in the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, facing off against monsters found in the Pathfinder Bestiary. The Fall of Plaguestone is the first Second Edition Pathfinder roleplaying game standalone adventure, taking new players and Game Masters on a daring adventure filled with wilderness exploration, dungeon encounters, and much more! This 64-page softcover adventure is designed for 1st-level characters, built using the rules in the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, facing off against monsters found in the Pathfinder Bestiary. "--Provided by publisher.

"This product is compliant with the Open Game License (OGL) and is suitable for use with the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook."

The Pact Worlds are the beating heart of the Starfinder campaign setting, a solar system full of citizens both familiar and bizarre. From the cosmopolitan corridors of Absalom Station to the carnivorous jungles of Castrovel or the floating cloud-cities of the gas giant Bretheda, this hardcover rulebook is your guide to Starfinder''s core worlds and civilizations, and the perfect place to launch any adventure. Inside, you''ll find: * In-depth gazetteers of the system''s 14 major worlds, from high-tech Verces and the draconic empires of Triaxus to the necromantic wastleands of Eox or magical bubble cities floating on the surface of the sun. Each gazetteer features a detailed world map, residents and cultures, settlements and adventure locations, a unique theme to customize characters from that world, and more. * New playable alien races, from undead Eoxians to Castrovellian plant-people. * New starships, from the living vessels of the Xenowardens to sinister Hellknight dreadnoughts. * A codex of themed NPC stat blocks to help Game Masters create vivid encounters. * New archetypes for every class, including the Star Knight, Skyfire Centurion, and Divine Champion. * Tons of new weapons, armors, spells, feats, magic items, technological gadgets, and more to help outfit your adventurers.

The evolution of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game begins here! This 416-page rulebook contains everything you need to create and advance your Pathfinder Playtest character from level 1 to 20, as well as hundreds of new and updated spells, magic items, feats, and Game Master rules necessary to run a complete Pathfinder Playtest campaign! Delve the deepest dungeons with a brand-new goblin alchemist hero, or convert your favorite existing characters to the new system! With gorgeous interior art from Pathfinder cover artist Wayne Reynolds and new rules concepts on nearly every page, the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook is your gateway to the future of Pathfinder. The only thing missing is your playtest feedback! (Note: The public playtest begins August 2 and runs through the end of 2018. Due to this limited time window, this book will NEVER be reprinted!)

"Based on the original roleplaying game rules designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and inspired by the third edition of the game designed by Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams, Richard Baker, and Peter Adkison."--T.p. verso.

Inside this time-saving tome dwells a wide variety of foes ready to challenge characters of any level, from a corrupt royal court to a sinister cult. The villains in this book can fit into nearly any campaign. Also included are new rules, feats, spells, and magic items, to give these villains the edge against the players! Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Villain Codex is an essential addition to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook. This imaginative tabletop game builds on more than 10 years of system development and an open playtest featuring more than 50,000 gamers to create a cutting-edge RPG experience that brings the all-time best-selling set of fantasy rules into a new era. Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Villain Codex includes: * Complete sections for 20 villainous organizations, including an arcane society, brutal slavers, carnival troupe, corrupt guard, cruel musketeers, death cult, demon knights, diabolical church, fang monastery, merchant caravan, merry outlaws, nature''s scourge, regal court, ruthless brigands, savage marauders, scandalous pirates, secret society, sinister cult, slayer''s guild, and a thieves'' guild. * Information on each organizations history and structure, along with plot hooks to get players interested. * New rules in each villain section, including feats, spells, and magic items. * Premade encounter groups, allowing Game Masters to quickly make use of the villains in each section. * A wide variety of new stat blocks for each villain organization, utilizing the new rules from their entry in the book. * AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Choose your weapon and stride boldly into battle with in this handy all in one reference book. Thousand of items both magical and mundane.

A sharp sword and a powerful spell are not the answer to every problem an adventurer is bound to face. Ultimate Intrigue, the latest hardcover rules reference for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, arms players with every bit of charm, grace, innuendo, and insult necessary to defeat even the most difficult social encounters. This expansive 256-page hardcover book delves into the shadowy world of intrigue, giving both players and GMs alike plenty of rules to add to their game. Engage in social combat, dueling with words instead of steel. Participate in a heist, working as a team to steal a valuable object or vital piece of information. Curry favor with the local churches, guilds, and royals with a complete influence system. Give your character an edge in social situations with a wide variety of new archetypes, feats, spells, and gear! Ultimate Intrigue also introduces a new Pathfinder RPG class: the vigilante. Influential socialite by day, avenging warrior by night, the vigilante is ready for anything, but he must take care to ensure that no one learns about his secret life! Ultimate Intrigue includes: -The vigilante, a new character class that lives two lives, one as a respected member of the community, another as a crusader willing to do anything to get the job done. -Character options for every class that relies on skills to win the day, including the alchemist, bard, druid, hunter, inquisitor, investigator, mesmerist, ranger, rogue, slayer, spiritualist, and more! -A complete system of influence, giving the GM a new way to reward players for helping out an organization or community. -Rules for social combat and verbal dueling, using words as weapons to accomplish goals and defeat foes. -Dozens of feats and spells that can be used in a social setting, some to spy with and some to hide the truth. -...and much, much more!

Presents the revised rules for playing the seven classic races; updated rules for NPCs, domains, specialty schools, and familiars; and new rules for curses, poisons, and diseases.

Break your chains! The Pathfinder RPG contains numerous rules considered sacred by players and GMs alike. Since the system itself was based upon RPG "technology" already more than 10 years old at the time of its creation, "backwards compatibility" often meant sticking with the familiar, even if tradition was filled with cobwebs and decades-old assumptions. Pathfinder Unchained dares to take a fresh look at the system itself, altering some of the fundamentals of the game and giving fresh optional takes on classic rules. Inside this hardcover collection of alternate rules and options you''ll find completely redesigned versions of the barbarian, monk, rogue, and summoner classes. Delve into a new system for resolving player actions designed to speed play and dispel confusion. Many of the new systems (such as the revised classes) work seamlessly with the existing Pathfinder rules. Even the most staunchly traditionalist player will appreciate the book''s math-lite system for on-the-fly monster creation and the new system for generating dynamic magic items that go far beyond a simple +1 to add lore and interest to the campaign. Players will love the book''s new resource pool for martial characters, allowing for exciting new tactical options, as well as the robust new system that allows spellcasters to modify their spells with powerful spell components.

"With Pathfinder RPG Monster Codex, fleshed-out hordes are at your fingertips! This volume presents a trove of entries for 20 classic monster races, giving you new ways to use your favorite monsters in a variety of enounters and challenge levels. Pathfinder RPG Monster Codex is an indispensable companion to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook and Pathfinder RPG Bestiary."--Back cover.

Time to roll up a new character! Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Class Guide gives you 10 brand-new classes to play, each offering new opportunities and exciting new abilities. Will you take on the role of the hunter, stalking your foes alongside a trusted animal friend, or maybe the mysterious shaman, calling upon the spirits to smite your foes and help your allies? Each class in this book is fully supported with a wealth of new rules, from archetypes and feats, to spells and magic items - including tons that work perfectly with the existing Pathfinder RPG classes. The ten new character classes featured are the arcanist, bloodrager, brawler, hunter, investigator, shaman, skald, slayer, swashbuckler, and the warpriest.

Discover the ancient secrets of The Emerald Spire, a gigantic dungeon brimming with incredible danger and phenomenal mysteries! With 16 levels designed by a who''s-who of gaming legends, including best-selling author Ed Greenwood, gaming icon Frank Mentzer, and Paizo''s most prominent veterans, The Emerald Spire takes players on a deadly delve into the depths of this mysterious dungeon, its ancient levels each impaled by a mysterious green crystal. Starting at 1st level, novice adventures will rise from facing goblins and deadly traps to high-level battles with the clockwork soldiers of a lost empire and even a forgotten master of creation. Designed to be a complete dungeon-delving campaign, Pathfinder Module: The Emerald Spire Superdungeon features seven new monsters, a detailed description of the nearby settlement of Fort Inevitable, and the history of the Spire and the surrounding territory, which features prominently in the new Pathfinder Online massively multiplayer online game. A hardcover, 16-level, Pathfinder mega-dungeon designed for characters level 1-13.

Take Charge! Where the dungeon ends, another adventure begins! Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Campaign takes you on a guided tour through the parts of the game that happen between monster attacks and quests for ancient artifacts. As some of the most powerful and prestigious heroes around, do your player characters want to build up a kingdom of their own, or lead an army against a neighboring nation? Perhaps they want to start a business, craft magic items, or embark on a quest that will come to define them. Whether you''re looking for help generating a young character or seeking ways to challenge adventurers who''ve grown bored of fighting monsters one-on-one, this book has everything you need! Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Campaign is a must-have companion volume to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook. This imaginative tabletop game builds on more than 10 years of system development and an open playtest featuring more than 50,000 gamers to create a cutting-edge RPG experience that brings the all-time best-selling set of fantasy rules into a new era. Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Campaign includes: ► A detailed guide to generating character backstories, including a new system for random character generation and traits and drawbacks to meld your background with your statistics. ► Story feats that increase in power as you achieve key goals, making quests and crusades more than just flavor! ► A complete downtime rules system to flesh out those parts of a PC''s life that take place between adventures, such as running a business, gaining power and influence in a community, or starting a magical academy. ► New rules for retraining and switching classes; honor, reputation, and fame; young characters; investment; magic item creation; and other key adventuring topics. ► Rules for building up a kingdom, including construction and technological advancements, governing your people, and more. ► Mass combat rules to help you lead clashing armies and conduct epic battles in a fun and efficient manner-without losing sight of the PCs themselves. ► AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!