Inevitable Excess – The First Story DLC For Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous Is Now Available

The game also gets a major free update (patch 1.2).

MOSCOW, 3 March 2022 - Today, Owlcat Games and META Publishing have launched Inevitable Excess – the first story DLC for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous together with a major free update (patch 1.2).

The Inevitable Excess DLC will take players on new adventures set just before the moment of their greatest triumph: victory over the Worldwound. The new story will require all the hero's high-level abilities and mythic powers to battle with nearly invincible opponents.

Areelu Vorlesh's experiment was about more than just Golarion and the Abyss. Many powerful entities could not stay away from the war between mortals and demons. Some participated personally, while others observed from afar, asking questions – is this experiment too dangerous for Golarion, for the planes, for the universe? And as the hero of the Fifth Crusade strode toward the inevitable battle with Areelu Vorlesh, the primordial inevitable Valmallos, the keeper of magic, sensed an impending threat to the universe, and turned to the Commander.

• Play a new story that complements the main campaign storyline. Import your character from the main campaign with all their companions, or create a new one to find out what exactly has troubled the keeper of magic.
• At the beginning of the adventure, the character will be high level – with both standard and mythic options available. Fight new mythic opponents who threaten the peace of the planes. Use your entire arsenal of mythic abilities!
• Visit Axis – the birthplace and home of the inevitables, the machine aeons, exploring every corner of this plane and finding a way through a dungeon full of dangers.
• Export achievements to the main campaign. After completing this DLC, new powers will become available to the character in the main campaign right before the official start of the Fifth Crusade.

DLC Trailer | Inevitable Excess: https://youtu.be/XgXxroMB-Xg

The DLC is available as a part of the Season Pass, as well as via a standalone purchase on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store for $12.99.

A new patch (1.2) is now available and features over 500 tweaks and fixes for the crusade, various mythic paths, and other aspects of the game. The full list of updates can be found here.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is now available on all major digital storefronts, including Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. It will also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with release now slated for early fall 2022. Prime Matter, Koch Media’s premium gaming label, will distribute the physical console copies.

Supporting Assets and Links

Twitter link
Youtube link
Facebook link
Game official website
Press Kit

About Owlcat Games

Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 by a group of developers united by their love of CRPGs. The team is led by veteran game designers behind titles like Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm, Etherlords, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul and other games. Team members also took part in the development of popular MMO titles, Allods Online and Skyforge. The first project unveiled by Owlcat Games was 2018’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder pen-and-paper roleplaying game by Paizo Inc. The success of Kingmaker has allowed them to continue working with Paizo on a new Pathfinder adventure, Wrath of the Righteous.

About META Publishing

META Publishing is a rising video game label powered by industry veterans and gaming enthusiasts worldwide. We do not only publish games but create unique relations between the game and the players. With love and passion for games, we cater to developers’ needs and help them make each game shine!

About Prime Matter

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Prime Matter is the premium gaming label dedicated to delivering a range of diverse and immersive games from amazing game development talent all around the globe. Working across projects of all styles, scopes and sizes, single-player, co-op to live ops, from producing to publishing, from ambitious teams taking their first step that need full support without compromising their dream to larger established successful studios searching that next step in the global market and building of brands. Prime Matter looks to lead through creativity, expression and passion, with games that will grip and enchant with enthralling story-telling, winning an audience with its incredible moments and larger-than-life experiences. Prime Matter is a proud member of the Koch Media Group.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Media Contact:

Owlcat Games
n.putilin@owlcatgames.com

Paizo and Gale Force Nine Announce Boardgame Partnership

Paizo and Gale Force Nine have agreed on a multi-game partnership to publish original Pathfinder and Starfinder board games.

January 28, 2022 (REDMOND, Wash.) Gale Force Nine (GF9) have teamed up with Paizo to publish original board and card games drawing from the worlds of Pathfinder and Starfinder. The multi-year partnership will see GF9 exploring the rich settings of Golarion, the Pact Worlds, and beyond to bring the heroes, villains, locations, and monsters from the roleplaying games into several new board games.

Starting in Q2 2022, Gale Force Nine will release two board games and one card game over the first year of the partnership, with more following over the course of the relationship. The first three titles are:

• Pathfinder: Level 20 (Q2 2022)
• Starfinder: Pirates of Skydock (Q3 2022)
• Pathfinder: Tall Tales (Q4 2022)

“The worlds of Pathfinder and Starfinder are fun, diverse, and full of character,” says John-Paul Brisigotti, CEO of Gale Force Nine. “We are excited to explore them further and offer fans of these games an opportunity to interact with the worlds in a new way.”

"We look forward to partnering with Gale Force Nine in bringing the Pathfinder and Starfinder worlds to life as board games,” says Paizo President, Jeff Alvarez.

Pathfinder: Level 20
The first game of this partnership, releasing in Q2 2022, is Pathfinder: Level 20, a game where the players take on the role of kobolds in their warren scampering away from a 19th-level adventurer who only needs five XP to hit level 20.

Will you make the heroes scamper away in embarrassment, thus being crowned the kobold champion? Or will you be the last survivor among your friends, a victory in its own right?

Pathfinder: Level 20 is a 2–6 player game and will be available in April with an MSRP of $30. Visit www.gf9games.com/pathfinder for more information.

Gale Force Nine, LLC

(GF9) specializes in creating hobby board games with rich strategic play based on licenses from fan-favorite media properties such as DUNE, Dungeons & Dragons, Star Trek, Firefly, Aliens, and Dr. Who. Gale Force Nine is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Battlefront Group. Visit http://www.gf9.com for more information.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Contact:

Aaron Shanks
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Paizo Inc.
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Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous First Story DLC – Inevitable Excess – Lauching 15 February

Console versions will now launch early fall 2022

MOSCOW, 27 January 2022 - Owlcat Games and META Publishing are happy to announce that the first story DLC for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous will launch on 15 February 2022.

The Inevitable Excess DLC will take players on new adventures that await just before the moment of their greatest triumph: victory over the Worldwound. Players leave Golarion and use unparalleled mythic powers to defend the space-time continuum against imminent collapse. The DLC will be available on February 15, 2022 as a part of Season Pass, as well as via a standalone purchase on major digital storefronts.

In addition, the studio wants to share an important update: the console release date for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous has been moved to early fall 2022. Originally slated for a spring release, the team made the tough decision to move the launch date so they can deliver the best gaming experie

Starting today, January 27, – until the beginning of February 2022 - the main game is taking part in Lunar New Year sales, with a 20% discount on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. Moreover, the game is accompanied by a new free DLC featuring a new pet: a tiny sovereign dragon from Tian Xia that will help players succeed at all Knowledge and Lore skill checks.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is now available on all major digital storefronts, including Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. It will also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with release now slated for early fall 2022. Prime Matter, Koch Media’s premium gaming label, will distribute the physical console copies.

Supporting Assets and Links

Twitter link
Youtube link
Facebook link
Game official website
Press Kit

About Owlcat Games

Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 by a group of developers united by their love of CRPGs. The team is led by veteran game designers behind titles like Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm, Etherlords, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul and other games. Team members also took part in the development of popular MMO titles, Allods Online and Skyforge. The first project unveiled by Owlcat Games was 2018’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder pen-and-paper roleplaying game by Paizo Inc. The success of Kingmaker has allowed them to continue working with Paizo on a new Pathfinder adventure, Wrath of the Righteous.

About META Publishing

META Publishing is a rising video game label powered by industry veterans and gaming enthusiasts worldwide. We do not only publish games but create unique relations between the game and the players. With love and passion for games, we cater to developers’ needs and help them make each game shine!

About Prime Matter

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Prime Matter is the premium gaming label dedicated to delivering a range of diverse and immersive games from amazing game development talent all around the globe. Working across projects of all styles, scopes and sizes, single-player, co-op to live ops, from producing to publishing, from ambitious teams taking their first step that need full support without compromising their dream to larger established successful studios searching that next step in the global market and building of brands. Prime Matter looks to lead through creativity, expression and passion, with games that will grip and enchant with enthralling story-telling, winning an audience with its incredible moments and larger-than-life experiences. Prime Matter is a proud member of the Koch Media Group.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

MEDIA CONTACTS

Owlcat Games
n.putilin@owlcatgames.com

Paizo Welcomes Maggie Gallagher As Director Of People And Culture

Human resources veteran brings a passion for employee relations, diversity, equity, and belonging.

January 27, 2022 (REDMOND, Wash.) – Paizo Inc., publisher of the Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying games, announced that Maggie Gallagher has joined as its Director of People and Culture this month.

“Maggie’s experience and skillset are a perfect fit for Paizo, and we think that her personality; her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and her passion for strong relationships truly make her the right person for our company today,” said Jeff Alvarez, Paizo President.

“I come to Paizo with over 20 years of HR experience in fields including biomedical repair, software engineering, and various theaters and operas,” said Maggie Gallagher. “While a true HR generalist, my passions are in diversity, equity, and inclusion. I have worked with numerous organizations in helping them implement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives that advance organizational and cultural change by ensuring DEI considerations are incorporated in all aspects of the decision-making process.”

Maggie has also served as an instructor, volunteer, and presenter for several LGBTQ+ organizations. For the past five years, she has focused on groups and organizations that actively advocate for the rights of transgender individuals.

“Outside of work, I enjoy wandering the wilderness, fishing, and canoeing. As much as I love the outdoors, I am a true nerd at heart. I have been playing RPGs and Tabletop games for over 30 years, so I am very excited to be joining the Paizo team.”

Maggie can be reached via email at maggie.gallagher@paizo.com.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Pathfinder: Wrath of The Righteous Launches Free DLCs

The Critically Acclaimed title takes part in Autumn Sale!

Moscow, Russia, November 24, 2021 — Owlcat Games and META Publishing are happy to announce that today critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous has launched two Free DLCs at once, together with a 15% discount available on the game in all main digital stores.

Faces of War, the first free DLC, features a couple of new portraits, new hairstyles, war paints, hair colors and will expand the rich possibilities for character customization that the game already has. Players will also be able to zoom in the character menu to check the heroes in all details.

The second free DLC, Love Beyond Death, includes a side quest for Chapter 5 of the Wrath of the Righteous main story. Players will visit the new area of Bear's Maw Shrine.

Heroes will see the consequences of the demonic invasion, which occurred right in the middle of a wedding.

Free DLCs are available for all owners of the game on Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store. This content is not part of the Season Pass.

To celebrate the release of first downloadable content the game is featured with a 15% discount on Steam and Epic Games Store together with GOG joining on November 26th.

Download Free DLCs asset pack

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is now available on all major digital stores including Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. It will also be available on consoles for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions slated for release on March 1st, 2022. Prime Matter, Koch Media’s premium gaming label, will distribute the physical console copies.

Supporting Assets and Links

Twitter link

Youtube link

Facebook link

Game official website

Press Kit

About Owlcat Games

Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 by a group of developers united by their love of CRPGs. The team is led by veteran game designers behind titles like Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm, Etherlords, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul and other games. Team members also took part in the development of popular MMO titles, Allods Online and Skyforge. The first project unveiled by Owlcat Games was 2018’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder pen-and-paper roleplaying game by Paizo Inc. The success of Kingmaker has allowed them to continue working with Paizo on a new Pathfinder adventure, Wrath of the Righteous.

About META Publishing

META Publishing is a rising video game label powered by industry veterans and gaming enthusiasts worldwide. We do not only publish games but create unique relations between the game and the players. With love and passion for games, we cater to developers’ needs and help them make each game shine!

ABOUT PAIZO

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

MEDIA CONTACTS

Owlcat Games
n.putilin@owlcatgames.com

Gold Edition of Pathfinder’s Absalom, City of Lost Omens From Beadle & Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse

The announcement of Beadle & Grimm’s Gold Edition of Pathfinder’s Absalom, City of Lost Omens, marks the company’s first-ever foray into Pathfinder premium edition boxed sets. Pre-orders start on Black Friday (November 26) with shipping targeted for February 2022.

(LOS ANGELES, CA – November 19, 2021) – Beadle and Grimm’s, a champion of the tabletop roleplaying game experience, announced today the unveiling of a Gold Edition of Pathfinder’s comprehensive city guide Absalom, City of Lost Omens to be released worldwide in early 2022. The Gold Edition can be ordered starting on November 26th at www.beadleandgrimms.com/pathfinder/absalom.

The boxed set is priced at $349, and Beadle & Grimm’s is offering a 10% discount to anyone who purchases from Nov 26 through Nov 28.

Officially licensed by Paizo, this Beadle & Grimm’s boxed set will be filled with elements a Game Master (GM) needs to immerse their players into Pathfinder’s most famous city. Whether they’re playing Pathfinder 2e, Pathfinder 1, or even a 5e rules-based campaign, this set will help a GM establish an incredibly detailed urban setting.

• AN ABUNDANCE OF MAPS
  The Gold Edition will come with a large-scale map of the city, six (6) 24x30” battle maps, a map of the Starstone Isle, and a map folder with thirteen (13) 8.5x11” district maps with a place for GM or player notes on the back.
• IN-WORLD PLAYER HANDOUTS
  When the player is handed an Absalom broadsheet, or an invitation to adventure, the GM will actually hand these beautifully designed pieces to the player instead of simply reading them.
• FACTION JEWELRY, COINS, AND COASTERS!
  Absalom comes with its own unique factions and organizations and the Gold Edition will include three pieces of faction-related jewelry, a set of coins of the realm, including a collectible gold coin that can only be found in the Gold Edition, and a set of four in-world coasters sure to delight the players and help keep the GM’s table stainless!
• NPC CARDS AND LOCATION CARDS
  Designed to fit over the GM’s screen, these cards will feature artwork of important Absalom non-player characters and key Absalom locations on the player side and important role-playing information or key location information on the GM’s side.
• ABSALOM GM SCREEN
  The exterior features B&G original art, while the interior will give the GM the quick-reference tables and city-specific information needed to smoothly run their game.
• BONUS ADVENTURES
  These short adventures, created exclusively by Beadle & Grimm’s for this edition, take advantage of areas, maps and important players in Absalom. They can be dropped in by the GM, or act as launching points for longer adventures of the GM’s design.
• ABSALOM, CITY OF LOST OMENS
  Paizo’s complete published book is included in smaller booklets that allow the GM to organize the parts of the city needed for a particular session, whether it be an individual district, the comprehensive list of NPCs, or the introduction to the city.
• DEMIPLANE INTEGRATION
  Purchasers of the Gold Edition will be emailed a code to unlock Absalom, City of Lost Omens online on Demiplane!

“The folks at Paizo have created a city so rich, so immersive, you could run an entire campaign and never leave the city walls and yet feel like you’ve seen a world’s worth. It has been immensely satisfying working on this project with such a collaborative team, and I expect GMs to get years of use out of this setting,” said Jon Ciccolini, Beadle & Grimm’s lead on Absalom, City of Lost Omens Gold Edition.

“Our Absalom, City of Lost Omens hardcover is a lore-packed guide presenting a fascinating locale suitable for years of Pathfinder adventures. With a huge poster map of the city, more than 250 locations, and 400 NPCs to set the scene in unprecedented detail, it beckons characters to walk upon streets paved with centuries of history. Now, in Beadle and Grimm’s hands, the City at the Center of the World, will vividly come to life at the gaming table for unparalleled cosmopolitan adventures,” said Erik Mona, Paizo Publisher and CCO. Mona was also an author, Development Lead and Editing Lead on Pathfinder Lost Omens Absalom, City of Lost Omens.

Product images will continue to be added to the Absalom webpage as they become available at www.beadleandgrimms.com/pathfinder/absalom.

Beadle and Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse was founded by actor and longtime gaming enthusiast Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo, The Descendants), Jon Ciccolini, Bill Rehor, Charlie Rehor, and Paul Shapiro.

ABOUT BEADLE AND GRIMM’S

Beadle & Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse, LLC, is revolutionizing the tabletop experience by providing premium, collector editions in the rapidly growing roleplaying industry. Based in Southern California, a group of gamers with over 150 years of gaming experience, including film and television veteran Matthew Lillard, drive the creative ideas behind this company that believes in having fun and loving what we do. For more details, visit www.beadleandgrimms.com.

ABOUT PAIZO

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

MEDIA CONTACTS

Paul Shapiro / paul.shapiro@beadleandgrimms.com

The Adventure Continues: Toy Vault Releases Two New Pathfinder Puzzles

Designs feature iconic artwork from bestselling RPG’s catalog

Corbin, Kentucky (November 16, 2021) - Toy Vault, Inc. - in partnership with award winning role playing game publisher Paizo, Inc. - is announcing the release of two new 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles featuring artwork from the exciting and popular Pathfinder fantasy role-playing game franchise.

“The Pathfinder RPG has such a rich and expansive catalog of artwork from which to make high quality jigsaw puzzles,” said Tony Smith, Director of Toy Vault. “I’m proud of the two newest puzzles recently released in our growing Pathfinder puzzle line. I think they are a must-have item for anyone that’s a fan of world class fantasy art.”

“The previously released Pathfinder Core Rulebook and Pathfinder Bestiary puzzles were received with great enthusiasm and we are thrilled that Toy Vault is expanding the line with the Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide, and Pathfinder Lost Omens: Gods and Magic covers,” said Erik Mona, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer at Paizo. “Artists Wayne Reynolds and Ekaterina Burmak bring the world of Pathfinder to life in vivid detail, and we can’t wait to share their work with jigsaw puzzle lovers.”

Pathfinder artists Wayne Reynolds and Ekaterina Burmak are the talent behind the brilliant images used for these puzzles which showcase paintings from the covers of the Pathfinder RPG Gamemastery Guide, and Lost Omens: Gods and Magic rulebooks. When complete, the puzzles measure approximately 20” x 26” and are composed of thick, quality cardboard pieces which make preservation of the puzzle for framing and display easy. All of the pieces come in a resealable plastic bag, and a handy reference sheet is included with each puzzle.

Toy Vault released the first two puzzles based on the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game in January. All four puzzles are currently available in stores and online for an MSRP of $24.99.

About Toy Vault

Toy Vault was founded in 1998 to fill a need in the marketplace for high-quality, well-crafted toys and figures based on overlooked properties, such as Alice in Wonderland and Lord Of The Rings. Toy Vault has since gone on to acquire licenses for popular properties such as The Jim Henson Company and Paizo Inc. For more information on Toy Vault visit www.toyvault.com

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, Starfinder science-fantasy roleplaying game, as well as numerous board games and accessories. In the 15+ years since its founding, Paizo has received more than 100 major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, apparel, computer games, and more. Paizo.com hosts a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of gaming products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. The website is also a portal for Paizo's organized play campaigns and Pathfinder and Starfinder communities.

Paizo Expands Leadership Team

November 4, 2021 (Redmond, WA) CEO Lisa Stevens recently expanded the Paizo Leadership Team to include industry veterans Mike Webb and Jim Butler. Mike and Jim join Jeff Alvarez, Erik Mona, Lisa Stevens, and David Reuland as they work together to drive Paizo into the future.

“With me stepping back from day-to-day operations of Paizo, it’s been important for me to find leaders that can guide the company into the future,” said Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo.

Jim Butler began working in the industry as an editor and game designer for TSR, eventually moving to Seattle with Wizards of the Coast where he worked alongside Lisa Stevens on the brand team for Dungeons & Dragons. Jim founded Bastion Press before working for Turbine/WB Games on Dungeons & Dragons Online and The Lord of the Rings Online. He then worked for Trion Worlds as Director of Global Marketing for RIFT and other MMOs.He completed the circle in 2017 when he returned to Seattle to work for Paizo as Vice President of Marketing and Licensing. He lives in Redmond with his husband Matthew and their furkids (Toker, Stella, and Skylar).

“I’m excited to bring my experiences and expertise to help shape the future of Paizo,” said Jim Butler. “Gaming is an integral part of my life, and I’m looking forward to working with the rest of the leadership team to grow the Pathfinder and Starfinder brands for many years to come!”

Mike Webb has been a role player since 1980, and made his living in the industry since 1997, when he joined Zocchi Distributing as Vice President and General Manager. In 2000, he joined the crew of Alliance Game Distributors as Vice President of Customer Service and Marketing, where he led innovative and national award winning in-store promotions and marketing programs. He has been active in the community, serving 14 years on the Game Manufacturers Association Board of Directors, and running miniature games and rpgs at local and nationwide conventions. An avid fan of Pathfinder from the beginning, Mike joined the Paizo team in July 2021. Mike lives in Decatur, Indiana where he runs a weekly Pathfinder game for his high school son.

"I've long found Paizo to epitomize what's great about our business. Bringing people to the table to tell epic stories together, providing truly mythic campaigns and Adventure Paths, and providing GMs and players tools that expand that experience - these are the things that made me a fan,” said Mike Webb, Vice President of Sales and E-Commerce. “Having the chance to join a team I've admired for years is the opportunity of a lifetime.”

You can reach Jim and Mike via email at jim.butler@paizo.com and mike.webb@paizo.com.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Demiplane Partners with Paizo to Create Pathfinder Nexus, the Official Digital Toolset and Game Companion for Pathfinder

GREEN BAY, WI (October 26, 2021) – Today Demiplane, a leading digital platform for tabletop roleplaying fans, announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Paizo Inc. to create Pathfinder Nexus, the official digital toolset and game companion for the award-winning Pathfinder tabletop roleplaying game. Pathfinder Nexus is set to release in early 2022. Pre-orders with early access to the new platform begin today.

Watch the official announcement trailer HERE

Originally released in 2008, Pathfinder is one of the most popular fantasy tabletop roleplaying games in the world, filled with unique characters, rich lore, and exciting monsters, magic, and wonder. Pathfinder Second Edition was released in 2019 with rules that are fast to learn, easy to play, and that offer more customization options than ever before. In Pathfinder, players take on the role of custom-created characters to tell cooperative stories of limitless fantasy adventures and collaborative gameplay amongst friends. Pathfinder Nexus delivers the game’s trove of sourcebooks, character options, and adventures in a convenient and easily accessible way, whether players are new to the game or are long-time veterans.

“Pathfinder Nexus will give players the kind of support that a dynamic and expansive game like Pathfinder deserves,” said Adam Bradford, Chief Development Officer at Demiplane. “I have seen firsthand how technology can elevate play experiences. I’m thrilled for fans to see how much convenience Pathfinder Nexus brings to the table so that the most important elements can shine through— the players and the stories you’re telling together.”

Pathfinder Nexus aims to make every part of playing game sessions better, starting with sought-after tools like a game compendium, digital reader, character builder, interactive digital character sheet, as well as a playspace with video chat where all the other tools are fully integrated. Demiplane has an extensive roadmap for Pathfinder Nexus, with new features to enhance play planned for years to come.

“Working with Demiplane on this project has been an absolute dream come true. Demiplane’s team brings digital expertise that is truly unique,” said Erik Mona, Paizo’s Chief Creative Officer. “With Pathfinder Nexus, we’re not only able to enhance overall Pathfinder gameplay, but this new toolset will also ensure that more people can experience the game than ever before.”

Fans can pre-order official Pathfinder digital content on Pathfinder Nexus starting today, which grants early access to that content in the digital reader. More features are planned to be added to early access between now and the full 2022 launch. Fans can also create an account to receive email updates about Pathfinder Nexus or join the discussion in the community forums at PathfinderNexus.com.

For more information on Pathfinder Nexus, please visit PathfinderNexus.com.

For interviews and press inquiries, please contact Jeremy Bonds of Motiv PR at jbonds@motivpr.com.

About Demiplane

Demiplane brings roleplaying fans together to make games better, providing high-quality tools to form groups and enhance the ways games can be played, shared, and explored. Launched in 2020 by lifelong friends and die-hard RPG players, Peter Romenesko and Travis Frederick, Demiplane looks to revolutionize how people engage with and enjoy roleplaying games. For more information, visit www.demiplane.com.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is the publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as numerous board games and accessories. In the nearly 20 years since its founding, Paizo has received more than 100 major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry. For more information, visit www.paizo.com.

Paizo Recognizes United Paizo Workers

October 21, 2021 (Redmond, WA) - Paizo is pleased to announce it has voluntarily recognized the United Paizo Workers union, which is affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

“We look forward to working with the union to continue and expand our efforts to make Paizo a better place to work and to ensure that Pathfinder and Starfinder products continue to exceed gamer expectations for many years to come,” said Jeff Alvarez, President of Paizo.

The next steps will involve the United Paizo Workers (UPW) union electing their bargaining representatives and then meeting with Paizo management to negotiate terms for a collective bargaining agreement. We expect this process to take some time, but we are committed to the effort and hope to settle a contract in due course. Until an agreement is reached, the Paizo staff continues to focus on creating amazing Pathfinder and Starfinder products.

Paizo has always been about creating awesome games, and we look forward to the changes that unionization will bring to the company. Please join us on this journey by following the UPW on Twitter and stay tuned for future updates!

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Contact

Paizo
Aaron Shanks, Media & Marketing Manager
Email: press@paizo.com

Giochi Uniti To Launch Pathfinder Arena On Kickstarter November 23 At 10 Am Eastern

The competitive board game will be set in the Pathfinder roleplaying game’s Age of Lost Omens

October 14, 2021 (Italy): Giochi Uniti will launch Pathfinder Arena, a competitive board game set in the Pathfinder roleplaying game’s fantasy fiction Age of Lost Omens setting on Kickstarter on November 23 at 10 AM EST time.

In Pathfinder Arena players take the role of one of the iconic heroes of Pathfinder trapped in a magical Arena. Heroes are forced to compete to select a champion by defeating the Arena’s monsters or unleashing their wrath against opponents. The Arena structure is constantly changed by players rotating and pushing the tiles. Heroes have asymmetric ability and a tailor-made deck to pursue different strategies during the game. Players draft cards to build their deck throughout the game and enhance their characteristics by picking up tokens spread in the Arena.

A young black dragon miniature will be free for day backers of the Kickstarter campaign. Three add-ons have been already revealed (monsters and heroes’ expansion and one dedicated to Age of Ashes) and exclusive Kickstarter stretch goals will be included.

The preview page is already online.

About Giochi Uniti

Giochi Uniti is an Italian board game publisher and distributor since 2006. It is well known at the international level for its long-selling Letters From Whitechapel and Kingsburg. Giochi Uniti creates board games with creativity and passion. Our mission is to gather people around the table to share unique moments and fun. In other words, Gaming is sharing.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Contact:

Tommaso Grossi
Communication Manager
Giochi Uniti Srl
Italy
comunicazione@giochiuniti.it

Dark visuals and tech coming to Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

Pre-orders are live, DLC plans revealed

Moscow, July 29, 2021 — Experience richer, darker visuals in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, now available for pre-order.

Dismember enemies, survive wild weather, and let the streets run with blood - all in a new physical-based rendering system.

The tech and art upgrades were showcased in a new Dev Diary from developer, Owlcat Games. In addition, publisher META opened pre-orders on Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. Players can choose from three editions. The details about the content can be found on the official website

“We wanted to make the art style darker and more grounded,” says Alexander Mishulin, Creative Director. “So we had to rethink our graphical pipeline, to change the way we work with models, textures, and particle effects.”

Two story DLCs and a fully-fledged roguelike mode DLC are planned and included in the Season Pass. The first DLC will feature new adventures that await the player after the victory over the Worldwound. Leave Golarion behind and use unparalleled mythic powers to defend the space-time continuum against imminent collapse. The second DLC features a brand-new story that takes place during the main campaign. Band together with other survivors and try to reach the last foothold of the crusader forces in the city using scarce resources and relying only on your humble skills. Third DLC, the roguelike mode with partial integration into the main campaign, will offer limitless replayability.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous will be released on September 2 on PC. PlayStation and Xbox versions will land before the end of 2021.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous graphical features:

• Hand-painted textures
• Physical-based rendering
• Overhauled weather system
• New particle systems and surfaces
• Dynamic lightning
• Better textures and more realistic 3D models
• Darker and more serious art-style throughout
• 360 camera control

Digital Editions features:

• Core Edition - includes a digital copy of the game
• Commander Edition - includes the game, artbook, digital OST, digital world map, and in-game items
• Mythiс Edition - includes the game, artbook, digital OST, digital world map, in-game items, the season pass with three DLCs, including a new roguelike mode

Pre-order bonuses for any edition:

• 3 extra animal companions skins
• 2 in-game items (boots and amulet)
• Owlcat in-game pet

The game is published by META Publishing and developed by Owlcat Games. Prime Matter is a distribution partner for console editions.

For more on Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, visit the official website

About META Publishing

META Publishing is a rising video game label powered by industry veterans and gaming enthusiasts worldwide. We do not only publish games but create unique relations between the game and the players. With love and passion for games, we cater to developers’ needs and help them make each game shine!

About Owlcat Games

Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 by a group of developers united by their love of CRPGs. The team is led by veteran game designers behind titles like Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm, Etherlords, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul and other games. Team members also took part in the development of popular MMO titles Allods Online and Skyforge. The first project unveiled by Owlcat Games was 2018’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder pen-and-paper roleplaying game by Paizo Inc. The success of Kingmaker has allowed them to continue working with Paizo on a new Pathfinder adventure, Wrath of the Righteous

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

About Prime Matter

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Prime Matter is the premium gaming label dedicated to delivering a range of diverse and immersive games from amazing game development talent all around the globe. Working across projects of all styles, scopes and sizes, single-player, co-op to live ops, from producing to publishing, from ambitious teams taking their first step that need full support without compromising their dream to larger established successful studios searching that next step in the global market and building of brands. Prime Matter looks to lead through creativity, expression and passion, with games that will grip and enchant with enthralling story-telling, winning an audience with its incredible moments and larger-than-life experiences. Prime Matter is a proud member of the Koch Media Group.

Paizo Names Mike Webb Vice President of Sales and E-Commerce

July 1, 2021 (REDMOND, Wash.) – Paizo Inc., publisher of the Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games, proudly announces the addition of tabletop game industry veteran Mike Webb to its management team as Vice President of Sales and E-Commerce, effective July 19th, 2021. Webb comes to Paizo after a distinguished term as Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service at Alliance Game Distributors, Inc., where he has helped to manage the category’s largest game distributor for more than 20 years. Webb takes over the Paizo Sales Team from longtime Director of Sales, Pierce Watters, who remains a consultant for the team as he enters retirement.

“I am ecstatic to work with the team of creatives and professionals at Paizo that have given birth to worlds that I along with so many love to tell stories in. From the days of Dungeon and Dragon Magazine to now, they have been a foundational part of my work and my hobby. I look forward to new adventures, and Mythic ones at that,” says Webb. "Following in the footsteps of a man as deeply connected to fantasy and science fiction as Pierce Watters is both humbling and exhilarating. Having an opportunity to work with him in several capacities for the last quarter decade has been a highlight of my time in the industry - and he will leave a Texas sized pair of boots to fill. I look forward to working closely with him in the weeks to come."

“We couldn’t have asked for a better successor for Pierce, and Mike’s years of experience will help him hit the ground running” says Paizo President Jeff Alvarez, “We are all looking forward to adding Mike’s energy and excitement to what we do at Paizo. His fresh perspective on the industry, our processes, and our products should help us raise the bar across the company.”

Webb can be reached via email at mike.webb@paizo.com.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® Roleplaying Games in homes, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find the newest releases, as well as accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo's Epic Sci-Fi Starfinder Alexa Skill Finds A New Home At Wonderword

Boden, Sweden (May 25, 2020): Wanderword, the thought leader in interactive audio entertainment for smart speakers, has signed a licensing agreement with Paizo, the prolific tabletop roleplaying game publisher, to take their award-winning science-fantasy Starfinder Alexa Skill to new heights. Wanderword will manage development of the audio adventure, adding the power of their experienced team.

“We are proud to be a part of the Starfinder community and are huge fans of both Pathfinder and Starfinder. We will make sure that we honor this great IP and we will support, grow, and keep the community active through a number of actions. Wanderword and its founders have worked with interactive audio entertainment since 2012 and we are happy to have been selected by Paizo and Amazon to take this awarded production further, ” said Johan Strömberg, Wanderword CEO.

The skill was originally developed by Amazon's internal team in collaboration with Paizo in December of 2019 and currently has over 900 4-star reviews in the U.S. Skill store alone. The Starfinder team secured two awards at this year’s Project Voice Awards, picking up both Voice Experience of the Year and Developer of the Year, cementing Starfinder’s position as a flagship entertainment title for the Amazon Alexa. Starfinder features over 13 hours of interactive gameplay and is a must for anyone who loves voice-first interactive audio gaming.

“Wanderword’s expertise in interactive audio entertainment for the global mobile and smart speaker market is an excellent partner to take the innovative and award-winning Starfinder Alexa Skill we developed and published with Amazon to an even wider audience. With them, we can work to bring it to more users and show what is possible with this evolving technology,” said Jim Butler, Paizo VP of Marketing and Licensing.

The skill guides a solo player through an interactive adventure filled with professional voice actors, exciting sound effects, music, and multiple different story paths based on their in-game decisions. The challenging combat leaves you with the same satisfied feeling that you would get from another video game, but this can be done from anywhere and doesn’t require the use of your hands—just your voice and imagination!

FEATURES

• An interactive space audio adventure epic with over 13 hours of audio to set the scene.
• One free tutorial style mission, “Scoundrels in the Spike,” and six premium full missions are playable at this time.
• “Starfinder: Scoundrels in the Spike” was adapted for Alexa by James L. Sutter, former Starfinder Creative Director and award-winning author.
• Featuring the voice talents of Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle), Laura Bailey (Critical Role, The Last of Us Part II), and more!
• Available for purchase now on Amazon, as well as through your smartphone or Alexa device.

Just say, “Alexa, open Starfinder.”

You can also visit the Amazon Alexa Skill Page.

Contact

Email:
community@wanderword.net
press@paizo.com

About Wanderword

Wanderword is defining the Interactive Audio Entertainment industry. With our tech platform Fabula, we are enabling storytellers to create their own interactive audio stories, our in-house studio, Polar Night Studio is pushing the boundaries with cutting-edge productions, & our inspiration hub Poptale.com is helping the industry come together and evolve in a rapidly changing environment.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® Roleplaying Games in homes, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find the newest releases, as well as accessories like dice, maps, miniatures, T-shirts, and goblin plush toys to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for their next dungeon run.

Pathfinder For Savage Worlds Coming To Kickstarter January 2021

Chandler, AZ December 17, 2020 – Pinnacle Entertainment Group, creators of Savage Worlds™ and Deadlands™ tabletop roleplaying games, and Paizo, creators of Pathfinder® roleplaying game announced Pathfinder for Savage Worlds in a surprise revelation Thanksgiving Day.

Fans of both games responded globally to the information with enthusiastic comments on social media, forums, and news sites. As user “Doctor Futurity” said on ENworld’s Comments:

“As a fan of Pathfinder and Savage Worlds this feels like a peanut butter and chocolate moment.”

Paizo President Jeff Alvarez said, “We are thrilled to be partnered with Shane and his amazing team at Pinnacle on this project. I remember when Shane approached us about the partnership over a year ago and to see that we are just a few short weeks away from their Kickstarter is really exciting.”

Shane Hensley of Pinnacle responded: “I’ve loved Pathfinder’s Adventure Paths forever, so we’re beyond thrilled our friends at Paizo are letting us share their amazing tales with our Savage Worlds audience.”

The Pathfinder for Savage Worlds core rulebook will include an adaptation of the Savage Worlds game mechanics for players to make and evolve characters, and for game masters to create games of their own design, for play in Pathfinder’s world of Golarion. A separate purchase of the Savage Worlds core rules (SWADE) is not necessary to play.

The Pathfinder for Savage Worlds boxed set—as typical for Pinnacle Entertainment Group—will include the core rulebook as well as other elements of game play for Savage Worlds like Bennies, Action Deck, Templates, Game Master Screen with adventure, Powers Cards, and more.

For the Kickstarter planned to launch in January 2021, a Boxed Set for Rise of the Runelords with all six books of the Adventure Path provides starting adventures for many gaming groups who have not yet visited the town of Sandpoint.

Retail release of all items created in the Kickstarter is targeted for Q4 2021

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Become A Hero With The Pathfinder Beginner Box

REDMOND, WASHINGTON (November 11, 2020): Paizo Inc. has launched the Pathfinder Beginner Box for Pathfinder Second Edition! This hefty box contains everything a new player needs to begin a lifetime of fantasy adventures, serving as an entry point for players new to roleplaying games, experienced gamers new to Pathfinder Second Edition, and Pathfinder veterans looking to teach friends and family members how to play. The box includes:

• A solo adventure for new players
• Four pregenerated character sheets, plus blank sheets for new hero creation
• Four sets of action cards, ensuring players know what their options are on their turns
• A set of color-coded dice
• A double-sided Flip-Mat, plus over 100 sturdy cardboard pawns with plastic bases to represent your heroes, friends, and foes
• Menace Under Otari, an adventure for up to four players that introduces players to the town of Otari, located on the isle of Korthos near Absalom

Paizo licensed partners Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, and Syrinscape plan to release digital support for the Pathfinder Beginner Box, and author Liane Merciel serves up weekly fiction in The Shroud of Four Silences.

Players who want to continue their Pathfinder Beginner Box adventures can do so by playing the follow-up adventure, Pathfinder Adventure: Troubles in Otari (available December 6, 2020), which advances characters to 5th level using the Pathfinder Beginner Box rules. For those seeking even more adventures around Otari, the Abomination Vaults Adventure Path launches in January! In addition, the Organized Play Team intends to reveal details on how to use the Pathfinder Beginner Box in the Pathfinder Society organized play program in their upcoming blog on November 19.

Finally, Paizo will release a new stream on the official Paizo Twitch channel beginning November 18 at 6 p.m. PST that will showcase the Pathfinder Beginner Box and Pathfinder Adventure: Troubles in Otari (but leave some stones unturned so GMs can still surprise players who watch the stream). Paizo will announce more details on the cast soon.

Learn more at https://paizo.com/pathfinder/beginnerbox.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® Roleplaying Games in homes, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find the newest releases, as well as accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Giochi Uniti and Paizo to Create Pathfinder Arena Board Game

NAPLES, ITALY (October 22, 2020): Giochi Uniti and Paizo Inc. will release Pathfinder Arena, a new board game set in the Pathfinder roleplaying game’s fantasy fiction Age of Lost Omens setting. The game will be available through a crowdfunding campaign in 2021.

Pathfinder Arena is a competitive strategy game divided in four stages of challenges between monsters and heroes. In each stage the number and power of monsters increase, while heroes level-up and gather resources to gain new skills, magic spells, equipment, and the deities’ favor.

The monsters summoned in the labyrinth never leave their spot, but the labyrinth shape is dynamic, and players can change it by moving the board’s tile. Monsters can then be used to attack other players: there will be only one winner.

Subscribe to the Pathfinder Arena webpage to be updated on this project and be notified on the crowdfunding campaign.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® Roleplaying Games in homes, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find the newest releases, as well as accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

About Giochi Uniti International

Giochi Uniti is an Italian board game publisher and distributor since 2006. It is well known at the international level for its long-selling Letters From Whitechapel and Kingsburg. Giochi Uniti creates board games with creativity and passion. Our mission is to gather people around the table to share unique moments and fun. In other words, Gaming is sharing.

Starfinder, The Popular Interactive Audio Adventure Game For Alexa, Returns With Episodes Four To Six, Available Now

The second half of Starfinder is available starting today, featuring three brand-new episodes. The Starfinder skill for Alexa is a multi-part interactive audio adventure game that transports players to a futuristic science-fantasy world where they can make decisions to advance and influence the outcome of the story just by using their voice. By simply saying “Alexa, play the Starfinder game,” customers can play one of the most captivating audio games available on Alexa-enabled devices today. According to Amazon, users have played nearly 2 million minutes of Starfinder, making it one of the most popular Alexa skills this year. Check out the new launch trailer here, and you can also download additional assets for the audio adventure game here.

Starfinder features an exceptional voice cast of 13 actors, with casting led by Audible Studios. Nathan Fillion (The Rookie, Castle, and Firefly) and Laura Bailey (The Last of Us Part II) join a cast of veteran voice actors of Audible, including Kevin Pariseau, Elizabeth Evans, Allyson Johnson, LJ Ganser, and Lauren Fortgang.

Paizo, the team responsible for the popular Starfinder tabletop game, and Amazon collaborated to reimagine the game for Alexa. The free-to-play pilot episode of Starfinder, “Scoundrels in the Spike,” debuted in December 2019, and episodes 1 to 3 were launched on August 4, 2020 to much fanfare.

For players looking to continue the adventure outside Alexa, the Starfinder Beginner Box can now be purchased from within the skill. With streamlined rules, this deluxe boxed set includes everything needed to explore the futuristic tabletop RPG setting. In celebration of launch, players who purchase the Beginner Box in-game will receive their first episode free.

The full season of Starfinder is now available in the United States and the United Kingdom on Alexa-enabled devices, including Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and the Alexa mobile app (explore more Alexa-enabled devices here); players have numerous access points to the game and can resume playing whenever, wherever. The pilot is free to play, and customers can purchase each episode for $1.99 or the full season for $9.99.

To start playing today, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Paizo-Alexa-Games-Starfinder/dp/B082SZRSRJ.

Leadership Transition at Paizo

REDMOND, WASHINGTON (June 15, 2020): Paizo Inc. has announced the promotion of Jeffrey Alvarez to the position of President and shared its leadership transition plans. Alvarez will be responsible for the company’s regular operations. CEO Lisa Stevens will continue to provide strategic guidance while preparing the company for her retirement in a few years. Erik Mona continues as Publisher and Chief Creative Officer.

“When I started Paizo—18 years ago as of July 1!—I had a vague idea that I might work for about 20 more years before retiring. As we began to approach that 20-year mark, I started to make more specific plans for my transitioning away from the business. For the last five or six years, I have gradually given Erik Mona and Jeff Alvarez more parts of the business to run, along with more control of the decision-making processes. I feel that it’s time for me to formally acknowledge these changes that have been an increasing reality for years,” said Lisa Stevens, Paizo CEO. Stevens founded Paizo in 2002. She previously worked at TSR and Wizards of the Coast. In 2014 Lisa Stevens was inducted in The Academy of Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame.

“I am now officially stepping back from the day-to-day running of Paizo and focusing primarily on the strategic aspects of the business. Jeff Alvarez is being promoted to President of Paizo Inc., responsible for the company’s regular operations. I am continuing in my role as CEO, though when I fully retire sometime in the next few years, Jeff will also take over that role,” continued Stevens.

Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona has long been the architect of Paizo’s creative efforts. He will continue to make the final decisions about what Paizo publishes and when.

Vic Wertz, Paizo’s Chief Technology Officer, another founder of the company, and Stevens’ spouse, is also pulling back from day-to-day operations; he will continue overseeing the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, among other duties.

Stevens concluded by saying that these changes have been in progress for some time and are part of an orderly plan.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® Roleplaying Games in homes, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find the newest releases, as well as accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Fantastic Worlds Productions Creates Pathfinder Adventures In Partnership With Paizo

A fantastic journey awaits in Reign of Winter and Extinction Curse Adventure Paths!

REDMOND, WA AND CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (May 5, 2020): Paizo and Fantastic Worlds Productions are pleased to announce that Fantastic Worlds has become an officially licensed partner. They will premiere a new actual-play tabletop roleplaying game podcast adventure, The Greatest Show on Earth! set in the circus-themed Extinction Curse Adventure Path for Pathfinder Second Edition. They also will continue their immersive podcast in which they struggle against the wintry witch Baba Yaga, set in the Pathfinder Reign of Winter Adventure Path, using the first edition Pathfinder rules.

“We know many Pathfinder players are roleplaying game enthusiasts and many play multiple games—regardless of the edition. And it is always more impactful to see or hear people having fun with your product than to tell people it’s fun; show, don’t tell. So Paizo welcomes the experienced, diverse voices of Fantastic Worlds Productions and we can’t wait to see what stories they tell next!” said Aaron Shanks, Marketing and Media Manager for Paizo.

Established in August 2018, the Fantastic Worlds crew includes Game Dad (GM) Dustin Alexander who harries the team via the machinations of the Witch-Queens of Irrisen in Reign of Winter, Jess Negin takes the reigns as the nefarious Ring Master (GM) in Extinction Curse, Abbie Lammel, Angel Espinoza, and Logan Mayne-Rizzi—who just try to keep their characters alive.

Reign of Winter Trailer

The Greatest Show on Earth Trailer

Fantastic Worlds Productions invites you to join them in this next step of their journey. Engage with them on Twitter @fantasticpods, Instagram @fantasticworldspod, on their dedicated Discord server, and in their subreddit r/FantasticWorldsPod. Their cooperative and improvised story delivered every two weeks on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & wherever else podcasts are available. Learn more at Fantastic Worlds Productions.

About Fantastic Worlds Productions
STORY FIRST, MATH SECOND: Fantastic Worlds Productions is composed of five friends who every other week unleash their overactive imaginations for the benefit of all. They strive to create both an intricate and personal experience in the Lost Omens setting via nuanced characters with complex motivations and even more complex interpersonal relationships. Drama runs high with this group whether the dice fall in their favor or not!

DIVERSITY IN FRONT & BEHIND THE MIC: One of the pillars of Fantastic Worlds Productions is their dedication to inclusivity. Women, People of Color, and members of the LGBT+ community are found in the characters played and the players themselves.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® Roleplaying Games in homes, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find the newest releases, as well as accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

PaizoCon Online 2020 Scheduled For May 26-31

Get ready to stay safe at home as you play awesome Pathfinder and Starfinder games with friends around the world!

REDMOND, WASHINGTON (April 27, 2020): Paizo is excited to announce that PaizoCon 2020 will be online! The annual game convention of all-things-Paizo, originally scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend in Seattle, will fall-back, regroup, and expand to six days of gaming at a safe social distance online May 26-31.

The event will include seminars and live-plays on Twitch, games scheduled via Warhorn and run on a variety of VTT platforms such as Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, Astral, and D20Pro, an official PaizoCon Online Discord server as a general hangout for con-goers, plus blogs on paizo.com, and more!

A PaizoCon Online 2020 homepage with schedules, game registration, and more details is scheduled to go live on May 1. Players can create a paizo.com account and get an organized play number in preparation today. GMs can sign up at Warhorn. For more information, email paizocononline@paizo.com.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the world’s leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® Roleplaying Games in homes, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find the newest releases, as well as accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Toy Vault to Create Paizo Licensed Plush Toys and Collectables

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder roleplaying game, science-fantasy Starfinder roleplaying game, and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, and Toy Vault, maker of plush toys and collectables, have entered into a licensing agreement.

Under the agreement, Toy Vault will produce a number of toys and collectibles based on and featuring the well-known highly recognizable monsters, characters and artwork of the Pathfinder and Starfinder universe.

“I am incredibly excited and honored to work with the exceptional team at Paizo to bring the iconic Pathfinder and Starfinder universes to life in a whole new way” says Derek Osborne.

CEO of Webbed Sphere, parent company of Toy Vault adds, “We’re very excited to have Toy both partner with such a strong brand in the world you’re bringing plush to all of their fans.”

“Plush figures have been much-asked-for by the Pathfinder and Starfinder communities, and we’re excited to be working with Toy Vault on bringing these creations to huggable life,” said Jim Butler, VP of Marketing and Licensing at Paizo.

About Toy Vault

Founded in 1998, Toy Vault has a long history of creating unique and memorable collectible products, and plush toys. Founded to fill a need for high quality toys, figures and collectibles based on well known and loved properties, Toy Vault has worked with some of the most beloved and respected brands in pop culture.

Paizo Partners with Find the Path Ventures to Present Tyrant's Grasp!

Find the actual-play podcast on Patreon.

REDMOND, WASHINGTON (September 11, 2019): Paizo is pleased to announce that Find the Path is now an officially licensed partner! They have been producing an actual-play podcast of the Mummy's Mask Adventure Path since May of 2018. Now, they are expanding to provide a podcast of the Tyrant's Grasp Adventure Path, exclusively to subscribers via Patreon at patreon.com/FindthePath.

Tyrant's Grasp is an important story connecting Pathfinder editions. It is a grand finale for the first edition and sets the stage for events to unfold in the Age of Lost Omens. "We are excited to have Find the Path bring it to life and make it accessible to players both new and old," said Jim Butler, Paizo's VP of Marketing and Licensing.

"We've been playing Pathfinder Adventure Paths together for going on seven years, so it's unbelievable to get to partner with Paizo. One of the important things that Find the Path brings to the Pathfinder community is the idea that you don't have to be a professional actor or comedian to have fun playing this game and that there's a place at the table for everyone," said Jessica Peters, Partner at Find the Path Ventures.

Mummy's Mask Adventure Path

The adventure begins in the Osirion city of Wati, where a lottery is being held for intrepid explorers who want to investigate the Necropolis. A criminal-turned-monk, a black marketeer, a priest of Horus, and a painter join together as the Doorkeepers of the Duat to see what secrets the Half-Dead City holds for them. Can the Doorkeepers uncover the mysteries of the Necropolis and save not just Wati, but all of Osirion? Listen to find out.

Mummy's Mask play episodes release weekly on Tuesday morning. Mummy's Mask After Party episodes release on the Saturday morning following every third play episode.

Tyrant's Grasp Adventure Path

In this Patreon-exclusive podcast, the Find the Path crew plays through Paizos Tyrants Grasp Adventure Path. Five normal, everyday people find themselves pulled into an adventure where the fate of Ustalav, and perhaps the world, is at stake. The adventure begins in the small town of Roslars Coffer where a woodworker, a barmaid, a rancher, and a cemetery caretaker are preparing for the yearly Remembrance Moon festival celebrating those who gave their lives defending Lastwall. Just as the festival begins, our four heroes see a flash of light and awaken entombed in a crypt. Now they must figure out a way to get home before all is lost!

Tyrant's Grasp play episodes release every two weeks on Monday morning. Tyrant's Grasp Post Mortem episodes release on the Friday morning following every third play episode. The first three episodes are accessible by everyone to sample!

To learn more, visit findthepathpodcast.com.

About Find the Path Ventures

Comprising a group of longtime friends, Find the Path, LLC produces content that invites gamers and non-gamers alike into the world of Golarion and the Pathfinder RPG. Known for genuine, cooperative table dynamics and members strong grasp of the Pathfinder rules system, Find the Path tells engaging and exciting stories full of diverse, multifaceted characters and epic fantasy adventure. Their deep understanding and respect for real-world history and culture truly bring Golarion to life for listeners, and their ability to seamlessly weave explanations of the rules into the story is a great way for those who want to play Pathfinder to get an introduction to the system. Along with high-quality audio and a respectful attitude toward each other and listeners, Find the Path is building a vibrant, positive community.

About Paizo

Paizo Inc. is one of the worlds leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have unleashed their inner heroes by playing the Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games in homes, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find the newest releases, as well as accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, and goblin plush toys, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Celebrate Free RPG Day with Pathfinder, Starfinder, and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game

Pick up free game products at participating retail stores this Saturday, June 15

Paizo is proud to again sponsor Free RPG Day 2019 and will release the We Be Heroes? and Skitter Crash adventures, plus the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: We Be Heroes? storybook for free on Saturday, June 15 at participating retail locations. Players are encouraged to check out the program's event locator at freerpgday.com, join in the fun and grab a copy of Paizo's Free RPG Day offerings while supplies last. These special adventures were created specifically for Free RPG Day 2019. The print editions will be available for sale and free PDF downloads will be available on paizo.com beginning July 1, 2019.

About Free RPG Day
Established in 2007, Free RPG Day works with participating hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to bring new and exclusive RPG quickstart rules and adventure modules into the hands of gamers. Consumers worldwide will be able to grab brand new material for a variety of RPGs—no overstock, retail-priced or dead product here. The goal of Free RPG Day is to inspire gamers to play a new RPG, which will in turn, create sales through local game stores.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Begin Your Next Adventure in the Newly Designed Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set!

The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game is a cooperative strategy game, pitting players against monsters, perils, and traps, set in the exciting world of Pathfinder

Following five years of experience and feedback, Paizo Inc. has launched two new products to make a better, faster, and smarter Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. The fantastically illustrated 440-card Core Set and 550-card Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path expansion are available at paizo.com and local gaming stores today.

In the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, each player has a unique character with their own deck of equipment, magic, allies, and more. As their adventures continue, players add remarkable gear and breathtaking magic to their decks as their characters gain incredible powers, all of which they'll need to challenge more and more powerful threats.

The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set allows 1–4 players to play through the exciting Dragon's Demand Adventure Path. The new cards and rules form a modular core that allows for nearly infinite adventuring possibilities. New features give players control over the difficulty of scenarios and speed of play.

The Core Set serves as the foundation for future adventures and is compatible with the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path. Plus, players can supplement their experience with Character Add-On Decks, Pathfinder Adventure Card Society scenarios, and other accessories.

In the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path expansion, Korvosa is cursed that none of its monarchs shall ever die of old age or produce an heir. The metropolis teeters on the edge of anarchy. It needs heroes who can face down crime lords, rioting mobs, fervent cultists, virulent plague, undead hordes, and ancient and forgotten evils that seek to dominate and sacrifice the city.

This expansion includes the storybook and cards for the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path. Plus, the set adds 4 new character options and expands the maximum number of players to 6.

Players can also join the Pathfinder Adventure Card Society worldwide organized play campaign, which brings the fun of the Adventure Card Game to game stores and conventions! Play is organized into year-long storylines consisting of numerous scenarios set in a diverse and far-flung array of Pathfinder locations. Players will overcome challenges and defeat foes, gaining achievements that contribute to an ongoing campaign.

Learn more about the newly designed Pathfinder Adventure Card Game at paizo.com/pacg.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, and goblin plush toys, as well as the newest releases, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

PaizoCon 2019 Celebrates Tabletop Gaming in Seattle and on Twitch

PaizoCon runs this Memorial Day weekend (Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27) at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels, near the SeaTac Airport. Many events will also be live-streamed on Twitch. Badges will be available onsite.

This year's PaizoCon lets gamers play Pathfinder Second Edition for the first time, plus adventure through the all-new Pathfinder Adventure Card Game! Quick games of both Pathfinder and Starfinder Beginner Box will be available through the delves near registration, and Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society organized play events will be occurring throughout the weekend. Stop by, roll up a character, and have some fun!

PaizoCon also welcomes author Liane Merciel, artist Wayne Reynolds, and the Glass Cannon Network! Stop by and get an autograph, a signed print, or shop at the Paizo store onsite.

Paizo and Know Direction Network will be partnering to stream select PaizoCon seminars live on the OfficialPaizo Twitch channel twitch.tv/officialpaizo. The scheduled topics include Ask the Paizo GMs, Secrets of Golarion, Worldbuilding with Liane Merciel, Secrets of the Pact Worlds, Oblivion Oath, and more.

The PaizoCon Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 25 at 7:00 PM Pacific time and emceed by Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. It will preview future 2019 product releases across the Pathfinder Second Edition and Starfinder product lines, along with Pathfinder and Starfinder Society revelations.

Single Day Badges will be available at the PaizoCon Convention store. Regular Single Day Badges will be $25 each, and Single Day Kid's Badges will be $15 each.

Fans can learn more at paizocon.com. Find more information on Twitch at twitch.tv/officialpaizo.

About Liane Merciel
Liane Merciel is the author of critically acclaimed novels including The River Kings' Road, Dragon Age: Last Flight, and Pathfinder Tales: Hellknight. She has also contributed to game materials such as Paizo's Nidal, Land of Shadows and Faiths of Golarion. Liane lives in Philadelphia with two unruly mutts, her husband, and an extremely funny adventure toddler.

About Wayne Reynolds
Wayne Reynolds is a freelance illustrator with over 20 years of experience contributing artwork to the publishing industry, with his work appearing in games, comics, novels, and more. Reynolds has defined the look and feel of Pathfinder's iconic characters, and his work graces the cover of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook, as well as every Pathfinder hardcover Paizo has published since. Wayne continues to work with Paizo's designers to reveal never-before-seen corners of Golarion, bringing the most exciting elements of the Pathfinder RPG to life.

About Glass Cannon
Following the rules of the Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs, The Glass Cannon Network endeavors to create weekly captivating epic fantasy stories accessible to gamers and non-gamers alike. Interweaving immersive storytelling with irreverent, improvised humor, the GM and players deliver the experience of what it's really like to sit around a table rolling dice with your closest friends. Professional high-quality audio, complex and memorable three-dimensional characters, instructional elements designed to enlighten both new and veteran players, and a commitment to community-building among fans all combine to make The Glass Cannon an exciting and innovative voice in podcasting.

About Know Direction Network
The Know Direction Network is the premier source for Pathfinder audio, video, and blog coverage. Their flagship podcast, Know Direction, is the number one source for Pathfinder news, reviews, and interviews, as well as convention coverage. Stay informed with the latest Pathfinder info. Recorded live twice monthly on their YouTube channel. Know Direction: Beyond takes coverage to the future, bringing you the best of Starfinder news, reviews, and interviews, released twice monthly both as audio, and video on their YouTube channel. The Private Sanctuary focuses on game topics, going in depth on the rules, classes, flavor, and the running of the game. Geek Together is where they get their nerd on. From TV shows, movies, comics, and cartoons old and new, tune in weekly to enjoy geek culture. And of course, they have original articles and content posted regularly for your reading pleasure!

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find accessories like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, and goblin plush toys, as well as the newest releases, to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

WizKids Announces Enhanced Licensing Partnership with Paizo

Pre-painted Iconic Heroes and Monsters from the Starfinder Universe Coming Soon!

WizKids, the industry leader in high-quality pre-painted miniatures, today announced a new branch of their licensing partnership with Paizo, makers of the popular Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games, with plans to bring the company's latest offering to life on the tabletop with a brand new line of Starfinder Pre-Painted Miniatures.

Starfinder Battles joins the wildly popular Pathfinder Battles line in offering an amazing collection of high-quality miniatures for fans of the game.

"We're very excited to explore the Starfinder universe with Paizo," said Justin Ziran, president of WizKids. "We're confident that our fans will love the new miniatures this line will have to offer."

The initial Starfinder offerings will include a Booster Set and Premium Set, and product will be available for sale worldwide. The first release is slated to hit shelves in 2020.

"Pathfinder Battles has been a stalwart of the Pathfinder RPG for years, and we're excited to see WizKids bringing that same expertise to the Starfinder universe," said Jim Butler, VP of Marketing and Licensing at Paizo. "With hundreds of aliens and scores of player-character races in the Starfinder RPG, the Starfinder Battles line is sure to expand your gaming tabletop for years to come."

For more information on WizKids and the upcoming Starfinder pre-painted miniatures line, visit: WizKids.com.

To learn more about Paizo Inc, visit: paizo.com.

About WizKids
WizKids/NECA, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NECA, is a New Jersey-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating games driven by imagination. WizKids first pioneered the Combat Dial system featured in HeroClix, the leading collectible miniatures game on the market, with over 750 million miniature game figures sold worldwide.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Starfinder Beginner Box Lands Today

Begin your journey into science-fantasy adventure!

The Starfinder Beginner Box is ready to launch players into an exciting universe of science-fantasy roleplaying adventure today. With streamlined rules, a complete set of dice, colorful pawns, and more, this deluxe boxed set is the ideal introduction to the Starfinder Roleplaying Game, an imaginative tabletop roleplaying game for 2-7 players. It is available for purchase at paizo.com, your local gaming store, and anywhere else adventure can be found.

"We've designed an easy first step to an adventure in the stars. Players can choose pregenerated characters or create and customize their own futuristic hero to play through challenging scenarios and action-packed battles against dangerous foes. It also serves as the perfect tool for experienced players to quickly bring new crew members onboard their game," said Robert G. McCreary, Creative Director for the Starfinder RPG.

The Heroes' Handbook gets players started with everything they need to know to create and play a new character, from classes and themes to alien ancestry, general rules, plus a short solo adventure. The Game Master's Guide presents a wondrous galaxy, full of new worlds and alien adversaries. Game Masters will learn how to run encounters in the Steel Talon's Lair adventure, and gain insight into how to create a new world and engage players in the story. Also included in the box are: a set of seven polyhedral dice, 80 pawns depicting diverse heroes and aliens, 24 pawn bases, six pregenerated and six blank character sheets, six player aid cards for quick reference, and a double-sided Flip-Mat.

The Starfinder Beginner Box has everything you need to kickstart a lifetime of pulse-pounding adventure among the stars—the only limit is your imagination. Learn more at paizo.com/starfinder/beginnerbox

Watch the taunch trailer on YouTube: youtu.be/LX_4mmwb42s

Watch the character creation video on YouTube: youtu.be/4atmxDg0poc

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops.¬†Paizo.com¬†is an online retail hobby destination for gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Struggle to Survive in the Tyrant's Grasp

Use all your wits and skills to make allies, challenge invaders, and make your way back to the lands of the living in the first volume, The Dead Roads

Paizo Inc. has released two of six exciting volumes of the Tyrant's Grasp Adventure Path for the first edition of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Volume one, The Dead Roads, and the second volume, Eulogy for Roslar's Coffer, are both available for purchase at paizo.com and retailers worldwide at an MSRP of $24.99 for softcover.

This survival horror campaign takes heroic players through both the afterlife and the mortal realm to stand against one of the most ancient threats ever to loom over the world. The heroes awaken already defeated—slain by a super-weapon unlike anything seen before. They must fight their way back to the land of the living and warn the rest of the land of this new threat.

The Dead Roads contains a first edition Pathfinder adventure for 1st-level characters. Additional material includes tips, tools, and tricks drawn from the Boneyard, an exploration of races inevitably linked to death, an extensive timeline of the events leading up to the campaign's beginning, and a bestiary of monsters drawn from the lands and lore of the dead.

Author of The Dead Roads, Ron Lundeen, recalls: “My favorite part of this adventure was building it in multiple parts, like a Netflix miniseries, with the players able to decide what order they tackle the middle pieces in. I wanted to make the middle pieces as different from each other as possible within the ‘horror movie' theme of the entire adventure, so they range from disturbing whimsy to space-warping nightmares.”

The adventures continue with a new volume every month for a total of six months. Volume three, Last Watch, can be preordered today and purchased starting April 24. The Tyrant's Grasp Poster Map Folio and the fourth volume, Gardens of Gallowspire, can both be preordered today and purchased starting May 29.

The free downloadable Tyrant's Grasp Player's Guide is available now is gives players all the spoiler-free background, information, and inspiration they'll need to create characters ready to hit the ground running. Explore the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Tyrant's Grasp Adventure Path at paizo.com/tyrantsgrasp

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Pathfinder Second Edition Unveiled!

After years of development and feedback from more than 125,000 players, Paizo Inc. has announced the August 1 launch of the second edition of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game!

PathfinderSecondEdition.com showcases the full slate of launch titles, including the Core Rulebook, Bestiary, Lost Omens World Guide, the standalone adventure The Fall of Plaguestone, and the first of the new-six volume Age of Ashes Pathfinder Adventure Path: Hellknight Hill. It also presents the all-new Pathfinder Flip-Mat: The Fall of Plaguestone, Character Sheet Pack, GM Screen, Combat Pad, and Condition Card Deck Pathfinder accessories.

Paizo Publisher Erik Mona said, "The launch slate provides everything you need to set out on a world of limitless fantasy adventure. With 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. We can't wait to see the diverse and deeply customized characters the RPG community will create!"

A full description of all Pathfinder Second Edition launch products can be found at PathfinderSecondEdition.com. Paizo will reveal the September lineup in a few weeks, so make sure to bookmark the site. Follow their live Twitch streams at twitch.tv/officialpaizo for the latest news.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is one of the world‚Äôs leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops.¬†Paizo.com¬†is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Dragons and Things Officially Partners with Paizo

Paizo Inc. has welcomed Two Kings Entertainment LLC into its international fold of licensed partners, where the team will continue to produce epic fantasy tales on their actual play live stream, Dragons and Things, now in its second season. They can now expand their schedule with new and innovative content using the Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games.

"We were drawn to Dragons and Things because it embodies the core of what tabletop gaming is all about: good friends, wild stories, and high-fantasy adventure. We look forward to working with them as they bring Pathfinder and Starfinder to life through vibrant characters and officially licensed RPG hijinks," said Jim Butler, Vice President of Marketing & Licensing at Paizo.

"Jim Rodehaver and I have always loved creating epic fantasy stories both at the tabletop and on the screen. What started years ago with his dad as GM has now grown into a tabletop experience that includes friends and loved ones, and extends to fans across the world every Friday night on Twitch. We're beyond excited to be partnering with Paizo on the next part of our adventure and very fortunate that they share our love of fun, memorable, and sometimes loud storytelling involving dragons and things. The team is looking forward to making 2019 just the beginning," said founder and CEO of Two Kings Entertainment, Adam Rady.

Dragons and Things isn’t just about rolling dice while the internet watches. The cast chats with the audience live every week. Fans influence the game itself in a dynamic story that leaves even the GM guessing what might happen next. It’s a community experience that keeps old fans coming back and welcomes new fans with open arms.

Dragons and Things streams every Friday night at 6 p.m. (PST). Find it on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon with the @datdragonshow handle.

About Two Kings Entertainment LLC
Two Kings Entertainment has been streaming live every Friday night since January of 2018 on twitch.tv/datdragonshow with its flagship show, Dragons and Things. It is also responsible for Bedlam and Discord, and is set to release a brand new podcast to Patreon supporters this year. Get access to this exclusive content and more on patreon.com/datdragonshow and stay up to date on all the latest from the Krag Krew @datdragonshow on Twitter and Instagram.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is one of the world‚Äôs leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game stores, and digitally on virtual tabletops.¬†Paizo.com¬†is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players can also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish their adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

PaizoCon 2019 Badges on Sale Now

Paizo and Glass Cannon Extend Partnership

"A couple of things are gonna happen..."

Paizo Inc. and the Glass Cannon Network are pleased to announce that their licensing partnership has been extended another three years. This includes both The Glass Cannon podcast for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Androids&Aliens for the Starfinder Roleplaying Game.

"Our whole enterprise began out of a love bordering on obsession for Pathfinder and the adventures that Paizo puts out. We are thrilled to be extending this partnership at an exciting time in the industry as tabletop RPGs continue to explode into the mainstream and technology allows people worldwide to take part in a shared gaming experience with us on an almost daily basis," said Troy Lavallee, CEO of The Glass Cannon Network.

"We're excited to continue adventuring through GCP's imagination as they bring our Pathfinder and Starfinder Adventure Paths to life through their gifted storytelling," said Jim Butler, Vice President of Marketing&Licensing at Paizo. “We look forward to working with Troy, Joe, Matthew, Skid, and Grant as they continue their foray into the Pathfinder and Starfinder universes."

The Glass Cannon Network includes The Glass Cannon Podcast, Raiders of the Lost Continent and their Glass Cannon Live! Tour where they play the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Adventure Paths Giantslayer, Ruins of Azlant, and Strange Aeons as well as Androids&Aliens, their Starfinder Roleplaying Game Dead Suns podcast.

The Glass Cannon Network Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/glasscannon allows subscribers to unlock goals for the future and reap exclusive rewards, including episodes of the Raiders of the Lost Continent.

Learn more and find links to Glass Cannon Network podcasts, blogs, events, and store pages at https://glasscannonpodcast.com.

About The Glass Cannon Network, LLC
Following the rules of the Pathfinder and Starfinder RPG systems, The Glass Cannon Network endeavors to create weekly captivating epic fantasy stories accessible to gamers and non-gamers alike. Interweaving immersive storytelling with irreverent, improvised humor, the GM and players deliver the experience of what it's really like to sit around a table rolling dice with your closest friends. Professional high-quality audio, complex and memorable three-dimensional characters, instructional elements designed to enlighten both new and veteran players, and a commitment to community-building amongst their fans all combine to make The Glass Cannon an exciting and innovative voice in podcasting.

They recently signed with Paradigm Talent Agency to represent them as they embark on a cross-country tour. Joining a client roster that includes A-List acts such as Coldplay, Imagine Dragons and Ed Sheeran, the New York-based podcast company is ready to bring their unique brand of live role-playing game entertainment to cities all around the US. After kicking off their tour with a sold-out show in Los Angeles this October, dates will soon be announced for stops in Portland, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle and more in 2019.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Help Develop New Starfinder RPG Classes in the Character Operations Manual Playtest

Explore the galaxy with new science fantasy themed classes: the biohacker, the vanguard, and the witchwarper!

Today, Paizo Inc. launched the worldwide Character Operations Manual playtest of new playable character classes for the Starfinder Roleplaying Game. Players are invited to go to StarfinderPlaytest.com, download the free Character Operations Manual Playtest PDF, roll up some characters, and run them through their paces!

"This is our first opportunity to add new classes to Starfinder since the game's release in August 2017, and we need your help to do it! Try out these new classes in Starfinder Society scenarios, Starfinder Adventure Paths, or your own adventures. Then tell us what you and your friends thought of the experience. Paizo needs your feedback to make the classes in the Character Operations Manual the best they can be," said Starfinder Creative Director Robert G. McCreary.

This playtest focuses on three new classes for the upcoming Starfinder Character Operations Manual, a sourcebook full of new character options that is scheduled to release in late 2019. First up is the biohacker, a brilliant super-scientist who analyzes their enemies and creates injections that can help allies or hinder foes. Biohackers specialize in scientific fields of study and utilize a scientific method that is either studious and methodical, or instinctive and improvisational—the hallmarks of any good mad scientist! Next is the vanguard, a martial character who excels in melee fighting and channels the entropic forces of the universe to manipulate their surroundings, bolster themselves and their allies, and power their devastating unarmed strikes. Finally, Paizo presents the witchwarper. This Charisma-based spellcaster pulls from alternate realities to power their magic and alters the environment and even nearby creatures to the witchwarper's advantage. This playtest is a chance to get a look at early versions of these classes and have a hand in their development before they hit shelves next year!

The playtest will run until January 16, 2019. Feedback surveys on StarfinderPlaytest.com will be open throughout the playtest.

There are plenty of ways to participate in the playtest. Starfinder Society organized play will also open up the playtest classes via the use of custom created characters that operate much like pregenerated characters during the playtest.

Players can engage with other players and designers on the Character Operations Manual Playtest forums, discussing the new classes and possibilities for the future. While Paizo wants to focus on actual play feedback, they are interested in hearing all ideas about the classes.

Players can also join Paizo on their Twitch channel at twitch.tv/officialpaizo. They host a live Starfinder stream every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. PST, where they talk about all things Starfinder—including the Character Operations Manual Playtest! Videos from that stream are archived on Paizo's YouTube channel at youtube.com/PaizoInc.

About Starfinder
Set thousands of years in Pathfinder's future, Starfinder is a science fantasy roleplaying game designed to bring you a whole new universe of adventure. The world of Starfinder puts you and your friends in the role of a ragtag starship crew exploring the mysteries of a strange and exciting universe. Play alien races both new and familiar as you explore the mysteries of a weird galaxy. Uncountable worlds are waiting for you and your intrepid crew! Explore the Starfinder Roleplaying Game at paizo.com/starfinder.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

R&R Goes Awry in the New Starfinder Signal of Screams Adventure Path

Explore science fantasy horror in The Diaspora Strain

Today Paizo Inc. released The Diaspora Strain, the first volume in the Signal of Screams Adventure Path for the award-winning Starfinder Roleplaying Game. The 64-page volume, whose adventure was written by Chris S. Sims, is the first of three volumes in a horror-themed campaign to overcome a creeping madness. It is available for purchase at paizo.com and retailers worldwide at an MSRP of $22.99 for hardcover and $15.99 for PDF.

Horror relies on turning the normal into the threatening. The expected becomes terrifyingly other. This adventure takes that idea and runs with it, tapping into the id of the Starfinder galaxy while paying homage to other great horror stories, such as Alien, Oculus, Poltergeist, The Shining, and more. Heroes in this adventure will find their senses turned against them. They won't know what's real. And that means their reactions to what they sense will also be untrustworthy. They won't be able to solve a lot of their problems by shooting first, turning even the action-hero norm of Starfinder on its head. Horror also isn't about winning. Therefore, my hope is that players not only enjoy this disturbing journey, but also reach the conclusion with a sense of relief, grateful to have survived," said Paizo Developer Chris S. Sims.

The Diaspora Strain also includes a new corruption system by Jason Keeley and advice for running horror campaigns in the Starfinder RPG by Epidiah Ravachol, author of the incredibly popular indie RPG Dread.

Explore the Starfinder Roleplaying Game at paizo.com/starfinder.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Stop the End of the World in the Final Chapter of Doomsday Dawn, "When the Stars Go Dark"

Download the huge update to classes for the final chapter of the Pathfinder Playtest!

On Monday Paizo Inc. began "When the Stars Go Dark,"" the last part of the Doomsday Dawn adventure in the massive, public, and free Pathfinder Playtest. In Doomsday Dawn's final chapter, the players explore high-level play in the heroic climax of the Pathfinder Playtest. The playtest runs through the end of the year.

"When the Stars Go Dark" takes place in 4718 AR (the present). "Using the White Axiom and the Last Theorem, the heroes from Magnimar must do whatever it takes to stop the Doomsday Dawn," said Jason Bulmahn, Director of Game Design at Paizo, introducing the scenario.

Today also marks the release of the absolutely huge Pathfinder Playtest Update 1.6, which adds or adjusts aspects of every class in the game! These changes range from a small alteration in stances that affects the fighter to major changes for the alchemist and paladin, and are just a fraction of what Paizo is doing behind the scenes to make the game even better.

If players haven't completed their run through the previous parts, they still have until the end of the year to play and tell Paizo what they think. Once they have wrapped up "When the Stars Go Dark," they should make sure to complete the surveys and give the game designers their feedback on Part 7 of Doomsday Dawn!

The free playtest bundle, updates, alternate resonance system, Pathfinder Society playtest scenarios, surveys, and more can all be found at PathfinderPlaytest.com. Players can learn more about Pathfinder, participate in forums, read blog posts, and sign up for email updates at paizo.com.

Join the Pathfinder Playtest designers every Friday throughout the playtest on the Paizo Twitch Channel to hear all about the process and chat directly with the team. The channel hosts live play every Thursday from 2–5 p.m. PST and discussions with the design team every Friday at 4 p.m. PST.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Dynamite Launches Kickstarter for First Pathfinder Resin Statue

Dynamite Entertainment announced a Kickstarter campaign for the first-ever resin statue for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The publisher continues their strong partnership with gaming leader Paizo Inc. following years of expanding the lore of the game's world. Backers can preorder their copies of the limited-edition statue and bundle in a range of extras.

Seoni, one of the most popular iconic heroes in the Pathfinder universe, was an obvious choice for the statue. The powerful Varisian spellcaster is perfect with her intricate tattoos and patterned clothing. The high-quality resin statue stands approximately 12 inches tall. The tattoos and other details like "dirt" and battle damage are all hand painted.

The statue is available in multiple variants. A "Spellcasting" edition portrays Seoni using her signature magic using a plastic energy effect. The "Battle Ready" edition swaps that out for her staff and an alternate pose. The Spellcasting version is available unpainted for the DIY enthusiasts and is available exclusively through the Kickstarter, so don't delay!

Supporters can choose among a range of reward tier options, including Dynamite's well-received comics, from the recent Spiral of Bones series to a complete set of nine graphic novel volumes—over 1,600 pages of Pathfinder content! Another option is the campaign setting book Sandpoint, Light of the Lost Coast signed by author James Jacobs. And of course, t-shirts! Or go big and get all the above!

Most exciting is the opportunity for tabletop devotees to collaborate with Dynamite and a professional sculptor to develop and create 10 custom pewter miniatures up to 35 millimeters tall.

"We've been creating great Pathfinder comics with Paizo over the last half-decade, but today, I'm immensely excited to announce the expansion of that partnership, starting with our first Pathfinder statue of Seoni," shared Nick Barrucci, Dynamite Publisher/CEO. "We're proud to have been chosen to work hand-in-hand with Paizo on this new venture and I have no doubt the fans will enjoy this beautiful piece as well."

"It's been a joy working with Nick and the team at Dynamite to bring Seoni to life," said Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. "The attention to detail we've seen as they've produced the comic line is mirrored in the production values of the statue, and we're excited to see these made available to Pathfinder players."

To support the Pathfinder Seoni Kickstarter, visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dynamiteent/pathfinder-limited-edition-statue

About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles—including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers—have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Crash a Pirate Party in Part 6 of Doomsday Dawn

Lead with skills and spells in this intrigue-themed chapter of the Pathfinder Playtest!

Today Paizo Inc. began the play-through of "Red Flags," the sixth of seven parts in the Doomsday Dawn adventure, in the massive, public, and free Pathfinder Playtest. In this chapter, players create new 14th-level characters with skill sets that favor infiltration, knowledge, and subtlety rather than aggressive combat prowess.

Jason Bulmahn, Director of Game Design at Paizo, set the scene: "An ancient tome, the Last Theorem, has been located in the possession of a Shackles pirate captain. Fortunately, an upcoming gala at his fortress gives you the opportunity to acquire the relic."

Today also marks the release of Pathfinder Playtest Update 1.5, which modifies spell damage. Throughout the playtest the Paizo design team has listened to players and modified core systems like proficiencies, difficulty classes, death, dying, skills, classes, ancestries, and multiclassing archetypes.

Additionally, separate from the main playtest, Paizo has released an alternate version of the item resonance system for testing using the Raiders of Shrieking Peak scenario and an encapsulated set of rules. Learn more from this Paizo blog post.

Join the Pathfinder Playtest designers every Friday throughout the playtest on the Paizo Twitch Channel to hear all about the process and chat directly with the team. The channel hosts live play every Thursday from 2–5 p.m. PST and discussions with the design team every Friday at 4 p.m. PST.

The free playtest bundle, updates, alternate resonance system, Pathfinder Society playtest scenarios, surveys, and more can all be found at PathfinderPlaytest.com. Players can learn more about Pathfinder, participate in forums, read blog posts, and sign up for email updates at paizo.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Fight an Alien Invasion with Starfinder Alien Archive 2

Over 100 science-fantasy species for both players and game masters

Paizo Inc. released the Starfinder Alien Archive 2 today, new for the award-winning Starfinder Roleplaying Game. The 160-page hardcover rulebook presents over 100 bizarre life-forms, both classic and new, and has rules options for both players and game masters. It is available for purchase at paizo.com and retailers worldwide at an MSRP $39.99 for hardcover and $9.99 for PDF.

Robert G. McCreary, Starfinder Creative Director spoke of the book's broad appeal. "With a whole galaxy to explore, there's always a need for more aliens to inhabit the distant worlds the player characters will visit. Alien Archive 2 showcases a variety of exotic new creatures, from sapient extraterrestrial civilizations to giant spaceborne life forms. But Alien Archive 2 is more than just another bestiary for Game Masters. Players will find a wealth of new rules inside just for them—whether it's a new alien species to play, like the canine vlaka, or new armor, weapons, magic items, and technology, like the fungal computer. Every science fantasy cantina needs a bunch of weird aliens to fill its booths and bar stools, and Alien Archive 2 has you covered!"


The creatures in this codex will challenge adventurers no matter where in the galaxy they may travel. What's more, player rules for over a dozen species let players not just fight aliens, but be them. Gamers can play everything from an uplifted bear to a sentient slug!

The book also includes new alien technology to help give characters an edge, including armor, weapons, magic items, and spells. It adds new Starfinder rules, including magical polymorphing and environmental template grafts that empower players to modify creatures to fit them to any world!

Explore the Starfinder Alien Archive 2 at paizo.com/starfinder.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo Welcomes New Order Editora as New Brazilian Partner

Brazilian Portuguese translations begin soon

Paizo is pleased to announce a partnership with New Order Editora that brings the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game to Brazilian gamers.

New Order Editora's first products will be for the Starfinder RPG line, targeting a Q1 2019 release of the Core Rulebook, Alien Archive, and Dead Suns Adventure Path, along with the GM Screen and character sheet accessories.

New Order will begin its Pathfinder line of Brazilian Portuguese products with Pathfinder Second Edition. More information will be released after the conclusion of the Pathfinder Playtest, which continues through the end of 2018. The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game will release after Pathfinder Second Edition.

"We are immensely satisfied with this agreement with Paizo, both as publishers and as fans. Bringing Starfinder and Pathfinder Second Edition to the Brazilian community is a dream come true for us. We are grateful for the trust players and Paizo have placed in us and promise to represent them well," said New Order Editora owners Alexandre Seba and Anésio Vargas.

"We are excited to work with Alexandre, Anésio, and the rest of the team from New Order Editora," said Jim Butler, VP of Marketing and Licensing at Paizo Inc. "We're looking forward to seeing all of Paizo's product lines made available to Brazilian gamers."

Devir finishes its Pathfinder releases in Brazil with the Inner Sea World Guide, and they will continue to sell through their remaining Pathfinder inventory through mid-2019. They remain Paizo's translation partner for Spanish-language products worldwide.

About New Order Editora
Founded in 2013, New Order Editora is the realization of the dreams of two friends, Anésio Vargas and Alexandre Seba. Their goal is to create excellent Brazilian translations of quality games from other markets. This is our spirit, the New Order. For more information, visit newordereditora.com.br.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Claim Your Heritage, Level-Up, and Join the Crusade in Part 5 of Doomsday Dawn, The Heroes of Undarin

The Pathfinder Playtest continues to evolve with an ancestry rules update!

Paizo Inc. turned its attention today to The Heroes of Undarin, the fifth of seven scenarios in the Doomsday Dawn adventure in the worldwide, free Pathfinder Playtest. In this chapter, players create new hardy 12th-level characters who are accustomed to facing terrible foes in the Worldwound, a land ruined by demonic powers.

"A group of agents is sent deep into the Worldwound to uncover the secrets of the White Axiom. You are sent to protect them, said Jason Bulmahn, Director of Game Design at Paizo, setting the scene.

Throughout the playtest the Paizo design team has listened to players and made changes to the game, including modifications to core systems like proficiencies, difficulty classes, death, dying, skills, classes, and multiclassing archtypes. Today marks the release of Update 1.4, which delivers an overhaul of the ancestries. Starting with this update, when players make a character, they select not only an ancestry but also a heritage from within that ancestry. The heritage gives them additional physical characteristics based on their lineage, and choice of heritage is in addition to the ancestry feat that they gain at 1st level.

Bulmahn added, "The one thing we’ve heard mentioned over and over is that many of you felt like the ancestries weren’t quite giving enough at 1st level. We also saw a number of responses saying that taking a feat to be a half-elf or half-orc was too steep a price to pay. This update makes changes to the way that ancestries work, while also giving you some additional high-level ancestry feats to use in your game!

In addition to surveys on Chapters 1 through 5 of Doomsday Dawn, there are now surveys up for Ancestries, Classes, Monsters, Hazards and the Rules as a whole. The playtest bundle, updates, and surveys are all free to download at PathfinderPlaytest.com.

Players can learn more, participate in forums, read blog posts and sign up for email updates on paizo.com. The Paizo Twitch channel (twitch.tv/officialpaizo) hosts live play every Thursday from 2-5 PM Pacific and discussions with the design team every Friday at 4 PM Pacific.

Pathfinder Playtest Schedule

• The Heroes of Undarin, October 9 – October 21
• Red Flags, October 22 – November 4
• When the Stars Go Dark, November 5 – November 18

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Releases Today!

The wait is over—the time for adventure is at hand!

Owlcat Games and Deep Silver proudly announce that the critically acclaimed and highly anticipated cRPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker releases today for both PC and Mac. Players can download digital versions at Steam and GOG. It's also available in select retail outlets.

Players will be able to adventure through the Stolen Lands, exploring the vast world of the Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game universe. From humble beginnings, characters will face fearsome beasts, meet lifelong companions, and build their own kingdoms as a deep and engaging story unfolds around them.

"Making Pathfinder: Kingmaker has been the most incredible journey. As a team we have lived this game, poured our passion, energy and personalities into it. The time has now come to allow fans to experience all that the Stolen Lands has to offer! We hope you enjoy it!" said Oleg Shpilchevsky, Head Of Owlcat Games

"We're thrilled to see Pathfinder's world of Golarion so vividly realized by the team at Owlcat," says Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona. "Pathfinder: Kingmaker brings one of Pathfinder's most exciting epic adventures to computers everywhere, leaping from the tabletop to the computer and bringing the exciting environments and canny creatures of Kingmaker to life on the computer screen!"

Pathfinder: Kingmaker takes players on a tour through the infamous Stolen Lands, the dangerous and turbulent territories well known within Pathfinder fandom. The computer RPG revisits familiar characters and well-known locations of the series' lore as well as treat players to brand new adventures, deadly foes, and unforeseen twists and turns. Fans of the fantasy pen-and-paper RPG will experience its epic, heroic universe in new ways while computer RPG gamers will discover their favorite genre in a more contemporary light, in stunning 3D graphics that bring the universe to life.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker will challenge players as both adventurers and rulers as they claim explored lands and carve their own kingdom from the wilderness. Kingdom founding goes beyond simple stronghold-building to become a true reflection of the hero's character and choices made throughout the game. Each kingdom is a living thing shaped by alignment, choices, allies, and the hero's ability to lead his or her people.

About Owlcat Games
Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 as part of a pilot initiative of My.com. The team is led by veteran game designers behind titles like Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm, Etherlords, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul and other games. Team members also took part in the development of popular MMO titles, Allods Online and Skyforge. The first project unveiled by Owlcat Games is Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder pen-and-paper roleplaying game by Paizo Inc.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

About My.com
My.com is a global online services platform which focuses on North America and Europe with offices in Amsterdam (NL) and San Jose (US). My.com comprises myMail, MAPS.ME, myTarget, and online and mobile games. My.com publishes award winning online gaming experiences including Armoured Warfare, Skyforge and Revelation Online. Its mobile communications and entertainment services and apps facilitate its multimillion user base in pursuing their business goals - and let them relax and have a good time gaming in-between. Copyright © 2018 My.com. For more information, visit My.com

About Koch Media
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company's own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. The Koch Media group has more than 20 years of experience in the digital media business, and has risen to become the number one distributor in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Kaspersky Labs, NC SOFT, Sega, Square Enix and Tecmo-Koei, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the United States.

Solve the Mystery in Pathfinder Playtest Part 4, The Mirrored Moon

The free playtest PDF bundle, rules update 1.3, multiclass archetypes update, and new surveys await at PathfinderPlaytest.com

Today, Paizo Inc. officially began The Mirrored Moon, the fourth of seven scenarios in the Doomsday Dawn adventure. It runs through October 8 as part of the worldwide, free playtest of the second edition of Pathfinder on both real and virtual tabletops.

The adventure sees a return of the characters from Part 1, now at 9th-level. In the years that have passed, these heroes have grown to be powerful adventurers in their own right, but the mystery that started all those years ago in Keleri’s basement has yet to be solved. In Part 4, they continue the quest in Thicketfell, in the faraway River Kingdoms.

"The heroes from Magnimar are sent to secure aid in the River Kingdoms, while looking for a place called the Moonmere, the home of an ancient Kellid wizard who has something to do with the ominous Countdown Clocks," said Jason Bulmahn, Director of Game Design at Paizo.

Today also marks the release of Update 1.3, which delivers a number of substantive changes to the game, including a revision to the Proficiency, DCs, death, dying, the Medicine skill, and revisions to a number of classes. But there’s one other gigantic addition.

Multiclass Archetype Update

Paizo has playtest material for all 12 of the multiclass archetypes, along with some revisions to the existing multiclass archetypes found in the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook. These additions expand the range of tools when building new characters. With these changes, players can now create a bard that dabbles in the strange mysteries of the monk, or a barbarian with a sorcerous lineage. Paizo put all of these archetypes in a document for ease of reference, the Multiclass Archetype Update. The playtest bundle, updates, and surveys are all free to download at PathfinderPlaytest.com.

Players can learn more, participate in forums, read blog posts and sign up for email updates on paizo.com. The Paizo Twitch channel (twitch.tv/officialpaizo) hosts live play every Thursday from 2-5 PM Pacific and discussions with the design team every Friday at 4 PM Pacific.

Pathfinder Playtest Schedule

• The Mirrored Moon, September 24 – October 8
• The Heroes of Undarin, October 9 – October 21
• Red Flags, October 22 – November 4
• When the Stars Go Dark, November 5 – November 18

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Return to the Story that Launched Pathfinder in "Return of the Runelords"

Golarion shakes as the Runelords awaken...

Paizo Inc. is proud to announce the new Return of the Runelords Adventure Path, an exciting fantasy campaign that pits players against some of the most infamous and dangerous villains of the Pathfinder campaign setting. The Runelords, intimidating foes from Pathfinder RPG's first Adventure Path published in 2007, make their dreaded return in a new six-episode adventure series starting with Secrets of Roderic's Cove. Each volume is available for $24.99 at paizo.com and retailers around the world.

The all-powerful Runelords, near-immortal wizards who ruled Varisia in ancient days, stir to terrible life once more, surging across the frontier with plans to reignite their time-lost empire. Years ago, Pathfinder's classic Rise of the Runelords campaign explored the return of just one of these terrible masters from the depths of time—now the rest of his scheming allies have returned, their brilliant minds turned solely to conquest!

"As development on Rise of the Runelords wrapped up over ten years ago, we started a tradition that's lasted ever since—the inclusion of a tiny little message at the end of the sixth volume's legal text. In Rise of the Runelords, this message simply read, 'The runelords will return.' Likewise, in the sequel to Rise of the Runelords, the last volume of the Shattered Star Adventure Path teased, 'Sorshen lives!' Now, with Return of the Runelords, we finally get to see the payoff to these hidden messages, as well as wrap up the epic storyline that began with a now infamous goblin raid on the little town of Sandpoint."—James Jacobs, Pathfinder Creative Director

Each full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Return of the Runelords features longer adventures than most volumes, with the final installment being the longest adventure Paizo has ever run in an Adventure Path volume! This increased length allows the game to cover every level from 1st to 20th.

The Return of the Runelords Adventure Path includes six volumes:

• Available Now: Secrets of Roderic's Cove
• Available Now: It Came from Hollow Mountain
• October: Runeplague
• November: Temple of the Peacock Spirit
• December: The City Outside of Time
• January: Rise of New Thassilon

In addition, the Return of the Runelords Player's Guide free PDF provides players with all the spoiler-free information, inspiration, and new rules they'll need to create characters ready to take on the dangers and perils of the Return of the Runelords Adventure Path.

Find out more in the following Paizo blog posts on paizo.com:

• Return of the Runelords Begins
• Get Ready to Fight Some Runelords!
• Revealing Secrets

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Stage a Jailhouse Break-Out in Starfinder's "Escape from the Prison Moon"

Paizo publishes the daring second volume of the Against the Aeon Throne Adventure Path

Paizo released Escape from the Prison Moon, a Starfinder science-fantasy adventure for 3rd-level characters, by Eleanor Ferron today. It is the second volume of the Against the Aeon Throne Adventure Path for the award-winning tabletop roleplaying game. It is available for $22.99 at paizo.com and local game stores on planet Earth.

Deputized by the interstellar police force known as the Stewards after freeing a colony from Azlanti occupation, the heroes journey to the Azlanti Star Empire to rescue their friend who is being held captive on a well-guarded prison moon. After visiting an outlaw space station nearby, the heroes stage a daring breakout under the nose of the penal colony's warden. But the experimental starship drive is still out there, and the heroes must track it down to prevent the Azlanti from making it operational!

This volume also includes:

• A detailed look at the culture, history, and territories of the expansionist Azlanti Star Empire, as well as a trove of Azlanti gear both magical and technological, by Robert G. McCreary, with Jason Keeley and Lyz Liddell.
• An examination of many of the species conquered by the Azlanti Star Empire, by Saif Ansari.
• An archive of new creatures, from radioactive dragons to plants that produce areas of zero gravity, by Eleanor Ferron, Joe Pasini, David N. Ross, and Owen K.C. Stephens.
• Statistics and deck plans for an Azlanti prison-guard vessel, plus a glimpse of a space station on the fringes of Azlanti Star Empire space, by Eleanor Ferron.

"A lot of great science fiction focuses on exploring the unknown, and I enjoyed writing an adventure where the PCs were forced to explore a dangerous universe that they knew very little about. I loved playing up the tension of what it felt like to be strangers in a strange land, where anyone could be a friend or a foe, and where the very buildings and machines that the PCs relied on weren't necessarily built with the PCs in mind. I also like encounters that allow for multiple approaches, so I liked the open-ended infiltration aspect of this adventure—the PCs can choose how they want to interact with the people and challenges they encounter on their journey, but their choices may have wildly different consequences."—Eleanor Ferron

The Against the Aeon Throne Adventure Path began last month with The Reach of Empire and will continue in October with The Rune Drive Gambit. Watch the Against the Aeon Throne launch video on YouTube. Find out more at paizo.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo Partners with the Archives of Nethys on Pathfinder and Starfinder System Reference Documents

Find what you're looking for at pfrd.info and sfrd.info

Paizo is pleased to announce that they have partnered with Blake Davis and the Archives of Nethys to serve as the official home of the Pathfinder and Starfinder System Reference Documents!

"Over six years ago I started the Archives of Nethys, with the goal of supporting my friends and fellow gamers who played Pathfinder and loved participating in the Pathfinder Society. Now, thanks in large part to many helpers among the Paizo community, the Archives has grown to support more content than ever before and even encompass a second game system, the Starfinder RPG (with a third site not far off!) I can't express how proud my team and I are to become the official representatives of this content. I plan to work closely with Paizo to ensure a constantly up-to-date and useful rules resource for all of the Pathfinder and Starfinder communities."—Blake Davis

As an official licensed partner, the Archives of Nethys will be able to incorporate Paizo’s product identity for Pathfinder and Starfinder, allowing gamers to find all of the Golarion- and Pact Worlds-specific rules they’re looking for efficiently. As Paizo moves toward the launch of Pathfinder Second Edition, the Archives of Nethys will also serve as the home for those rules.

The Archives of Nethys remains a free rules resource to players, but they can join its Patreon and support its future growth by visiting its Support page at aonprd.com/support.aspx.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Fight to Survive the Night in Pathfinder Playtest Part 3, Affair at Sombrefell Hall

Paizo challenges players to confront the horrors of Doomsday Dawn and then give feedback at PathfinderPlaytest.com

Today, Affair at Sombrefell Hall the third of seven scenarios in the Doomsday Dawn adventure officially began at Paizo Inc. The relentless adventure for four 7th-level characters was written by acclaimed Paizo Developer, Amanda Hamon Kunz. It runs on real and virtual tabletops through September 23 as part of the worldwide, free playtest of the Pathfinder Second Edition.

Jason Bulmahn, Director of Game Design at Paizo, introduced the new scenario saying, "A group of agents of the Palantine Eye are sent to secure the aid of an occult scholar who is on sabbatical at his family estate, which just happens to be in haunted Ustalav."

The playtest is available as a free PDF bundle. Changes to the playtest have already been made! Rules Update 1.2 and a new character sheet have just been added. Player, Game Master, and Open Surveys unlock as each new part begins. They will remain open throughout the playtest period. The PDFs and surveys are all available at PathfinderPlaytest.com.

The Paizo Twitch channel hosts live play every Thursday from 2-5 PM Pacific and discussions with the design team every Friday at 4 PM Pacific.

Paizo also discusses the surveys and resulting game changes on its blogs. Players and Game Masters can participate in the Pathfinder Playtest Forums and sign up for email updates on paizo.com.

Pathfinder Playtest Schedule:

• Affair at Sombrefell Hall, September 10 – September 23 
• The Mirrored Moon, September 24 – October 8
• The Heroes of Undarin, October 9 – October 21
• Red Flags, October 22 – November 4
• When the Stars Go Dark, November 5 – November 18

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Rebel Against an Evil Empire with Against the Aeon Throne

Paizo launches the three-part Adventure Path series for Starfinder with "The Reach of Empire"

Today Paizo launched The Reach of Empire, a Starfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for four 1st-level characters. The adventure begins the Against the Aeon Throne Adventure Path, a 3-part, monthly campaign in which players visit and explore some of the worlds of the sinister Azlanti Star Empire. It also includes a gazetteer of the Pact Worlds colony of Nakondis, a collection of new starships and starship options used by the Imperial Fleet of the Azlanti Star Empire, and a selection of new monsters from alien worlds. It is available for $22.99 at paizo.com and retailers around planet Earth.

"Hired to transport supplies to a new Pact Worlds colony in the Vast, the heroes discover that the Azlanti Star Empire has invaded and occupied the colony with a small military force. The heroes must liberate the colony from its merciless oppressors, only to learn that the Azlanti have taken both an experimental starship drive and one of the colonists—an old friend of the heroes—back to the Star Empire!"—The Reach of Empire

Each monthly full-color softcover Starfinder Adventure Path volume contains a new installment of a series of interconnected science-fantasy quests that together create a fully developed plot of sweeping scale and epic challenges. Each 64-page volume of the Starfinder Adventure Path also contains in-depth articles that detail and expand the Starfinder campaign setting and provide new rules, a host of exciting new monsters and alien races, a new planet to explore and starship to pilot, and more!

"I loved framing an adventure where the PCs are stealthy rebels. The enemy seems so powerful and overwhelming at first that the heroes must be calculated and careful, hoping to gain allies, perform sabotage, and tip things in their favor. Heroes do their fair share of exploring abandoned locations and confronting traps and monsters, so I liked having an urban-based adventure where the stakes feel high and they're working among the people that they're helping."—Ron Lundeen, Starfinder Developer and lead writer of The Reach of Empire.

The Against the Aeon Throne Adventure Path will continue in September and November with Escape from the Prison Moon and The Rune Drive Gambit. Find out more at paizo.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Chill Out with Comics and Society Scenarios for Pathfinder and Starfinder

Enjoy the last days of summer with Spiral of Bones comics and Organized Play adventures!

Paizo has partnered with Dynamite Entertainment and the Organized Play Foundation to keep the summer fun going with a new Spiral of Bones comic and five new Society Scenarios for the Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild and Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild.

• Pathfinder—Spiral of Bones #4
• Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-01: Oathbreakers Die
• Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-02: Bones of Biting Ants
• Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-03: Death on The Ice
• Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Scenario #1-20: Duskmire Accord 9
• Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Scenario #1-21: Yesteryear's Sorrow

These products are available for purchase at game retailers and paizo.com now and many of them can be easily adapted to any fantasy world.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Hobby Gaming Hits Peak Season with More Hot Summer Releases from Paizo

Enticing accessories abound for every gamer!

On the heels of Gen Con 2018 Paizo has released more ways to enjoy the Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. Players can declare victory in the War for the Crown. Flip-Tiles offer a new way to expand dungeons both in size and variety. Pocket Edition rulebooks extend the legacy of Pathfinder First Edition and will continue to be available as Pathfinder Second Edition grows.

• Pathfinder Adventure Path: The Six-Legend Soul (War for the Crown 6 of 6)
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Combat (PFRPG) Pocket Edition
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 5 (PFRPG) Pocket Edition
• Pathfinder Flip-Tiles: Dungeon Starter Set
• Pathfinder Flip-Mat Multi-Pack: Forests
• Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Watch Station
• Starfinder Flip-Mat: Asteroid
• Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Promo Card: Nok-Nok
• Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Ultimate Wilderness Add-On Deck

These products are available for purchase at game retailers and paizo.com now and many of them can be easily adapted to any fantasy world.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Pathfinder Playtest #1 Starts Today

Tell Paizo how "The Lost Star" went at PathfinderPlaytest.com

The first of seven Pathfinder Playtest adventures officially began today. The Lost Star runs through August 26 as part of Paizo's multi-month, worldwide, free playtest of Pathfinder Second Edition. Paizo needs player feedback to make one of the world's best fantasy RPGs even better.

The Lost Star is an adventure for four 1st-level characters. Paizo's Director of Game Design Jason Bulmahn gave a spoiler-free introduction to the adventure, "A noblewoman's vault in Magnimar is pillaged and you are tasked with recovering a lost family heirloom. Can you find it in time for her to visit the Swallowtail Festival?"

After completing The Lost Star, players and GMs should go to PathfinderPlaytest.com to give their feedback through online surveys. The surveys will remain open throughout the playtest period. Players can also share their opinions on the Pathfinder Playtest Forums on paizo.com.

Paizo will be discussing the results of the surveys and changes they are implementing based on player feedback both on paizo.com and on the Paizo Twitch channel. Players can stay informed by signing up for email updates at paizo.com.

Pathfinder Playtest Schedule:

• The Lost Star, August 7 – August 26
• In Pale Mountain's Shadow, August 27 – September 9
• Affair at Sombrefell Hall, September 10 – September 23 
• The Mirrored Moon, September 24 – October 8
• The Heroes of Undarin, October 9 – October 21
• Red Flags, October 22 – November 4
• When the Stars Go Dark, November 5 – November 18

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Starfinder Beginner Box Announced

This boxed set is the ideal introduction to the world of the Starfinder Roleplaying Game

Paizo Inc. announced the Starfinder Beginner Box at the Gen Con game convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The streamlined rules presentation in the box is an ideal opportunity to bring new players into the hobby industry and presents easy-to-digest rules for beginning players. It will be available for purchase at paizo.com and retailers worldwide in Spring, 2019.

"Players will find simple rules for creating and customizing their hero, as well as a robust system for running their character through challenging adventures and deadly battles against villainous aliens," said Robert G. McCreary, Creative Director for the Starfinder RPG. "It's the ideal first step into an adventure in the stars!"

The Starfinder Beginner Box is packed with everything players need to get started playing Starfinder, and includes:

• A 96-page Heroes' Handbook, detailing character creation, weapons and equipment, magic spells, and general rules for playing the game
• A 96-page Game Master's Guide packed with adventure, alien adversaries, an introduction to the Starfinder setting, and advice on how to create and narrate science-fantasy adventures
• A complete set of 7 polyhedral dice
• More than 80 full-color pawns depicting diverse heroes and aliens
• Six pregenerated character sheets to throw players right into the action
• Six blank character sheets to record the abilities of custom-made heroes
• Six player aid cards for quick rules references during play
• A durable, reusable, double-sided Flip-Mat play surface that works with any kind of marker

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Pathfinder Playtest Launches Today

Download available for free from paizo.com!

Today, Paizo Inc. launched the worldwide playtest of Pathfinder Second Edition, an evolution of one of the world's most popular tabletop roleplaying games. The free PDF bundle download of the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, Pathfinder Playtest Bestiary, Pathfinder Playtest Adventure: Doomsday Dawn, and Flip-Mat Multi-Pack is available now on paizo.com.

"Overall feedback from the playtest reveals on the Paizo blog and through industry partners has been positive. We've made the rules more fun, easier to learn, and better for telling our favorite fantasy stories. Now, we need all your feedback to make Pathfinder Second Edition the best it can be," said Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher and Chief Creative Officer.

Preordered print editions of the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, Pathfinder Playtest Adventure: Doomsday Dawn, and Pathfinder Playtest Flip-Mat Multi-Pack have been shipped to players and are available for preorder pick up at Paizo's booth at Gen Con in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 2–5.

Softcover, hardcover, and deluxe special editions are available for purchase in the Paizo booth at Gen Con and at game and bookstores worldwide. Paizo will not reprint the playtest rulebook or adventure, so players who want print editions should act quickly.

Playtest 1: The Lost Star begins Tuesday, August 7 and runs through August 26, kicking off the massive multi-month free playtest.

Pathfinder Playtest Schedule:

• The Lost Star, August 7 – August 26
• In Pale Mountain's Shadow, August 27 – September 9
• Affair at Sombrefell Hall, September 10 – September 23 
• The Mirrored Moon, September 24 – October 8
• The Heroes of Undarin, October 9 – October 21
• Red Flags, October 22 – November 4
• When the Stars Go Dark, November 5 – November 18

Players are invited to visit PathfinderPlaytest.com to give feedback via online surveys for each of the 7 Doomsday Dawn adventure playtests and share opinions with others in the Pathfinder Playtest Forums on paizo.com. Paizo will be discussing the results of the Playtest surveys and changes they are implementing based on player feedback both on paizo.com and on the Paizo Twitch channel. Players stay informed by signing up for email updates at paizo.com.

The worldwide Pathfinder Society organized play program has four more opportunities to playtest. Pathfinder Society Playtest #1: The Rose Street Revenge (August 7), Pathfinder Society Playtest #2: Raiders of Shrieking Peak (August 7), Pathfinder Society Playtest #3: Arclord's Envy (August 7), and Pathfinder Society Playtest #4: The Frozen Oath (September 26) will all be available as free downloads.

Many Paizo official licensed partners are supporting the playtest. Players can immerse themselves in epic sounds with the Doomsday Dawn audio experience from Syrinscape. They can play with friends all over the world on Fantasy Grounds and Roll20 virtual tabletops. Players can also build their perfect character using Hero Lab. They can roll dice designed by Q Workshop to aesthetically compliment the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook. Players can celebrate their participation with the deluxe enamel collector pin by Campaign Coins. Links to all of this content are waiting for players on PathfinderPlaytest.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Gear Up with the Starfinder Armory and Dead Suns Pawn Collection

The hardcover guide to science-fantasy gear and a beautifully illustrated accessory launch today

Today Paizo Inc. released Starfinder Armory, the 160-page hardcover rulebook, and the Starfinder Dead Suns Pawn Collection, with all of the enemies and allies of the Dead Suns Adventure Path, for the Starfinder Roleplaying Game.

From guns to augmentations to high-tech and magical devices for every imaginable situation, Starfinder Armory has everything a science-fantasy roleplayer needs. It is available for purchase at paizo.com and retailers worldwide at an MSRP $39.99 for hardcover and $9.99 for PDF.

"You have to have the right tool for the right job. It's a dangerous universe out there, and often the difference between survival and being the next meal for an angry ksarik is having the right equipment. This rulebook is a must-have whether you are playing a frontline soldier, stealthy spy, or scholarly spellcaster," said Robert G. McCreary, Creative Director for the Starfinder RPG.

The Starfinder Armory and Starfinder Dead Suns Pawn Collection are also available as part of the Starfinder Roleplaying Game subscription and as a PDF download at paizo.com. Subscribers get the download for free as part of their subscription.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Explore Extraplanar Worlds of Imagination with Paizo's June Product Releases

Game adventures and accessories take players from pubs and villages to distant dimensions

Paizo has released seven new game products for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game to expand the boundaries of your imagination. These products are available for purchase at game retailers and paizo.com now.

• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Planar Adventures
• Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Distant Realms
• Pathfinder Adventure Path: The Reaper's Right Hand (War for the Crown 5 of 6)
• Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Bigger Village
• Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Pub Crawl
• Starfinder Adventure Path: Empire of Bones (Dead Suns 6 of 6)
• Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Ultimate Equipment Add-On Deck

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Starfinder RPG Wins Origins Award

The Starfinder roleplaying game won the 2018 Fan Favorite Roleplaying Game award at Origins Game Fair

Paizo is pleased to announce that the Starfinder Roleplaying Game won the Fan Favorite Best Roleplaying Game award at the Origins Awards on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The awards are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design for outstanding games in the industry and are presented at the annual Origins Game Fair.

"We are honored, and humbled, to be chosen as the best RPG of the year by our fans. As game designers, winning any award is always gratifying, but fan-voted awards are especially meaningful. Fans are the people who play our games, and without players, the games themselves don't serve much purpose," said Starfinder Design Leads Robert G. McCreary and Owen K.C. Stephens. "We want to thank everyone who voted for Starfinder, as well as every fan who plays Starfinder, talks about the game with friends, and helps make Starfinder's player base a vibrant community."

Go to paizo.com for more information on Starfinder and future releases.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo Joins Free RPG Day 2018

Players can pick up the Pathfinder Adventure We Be 5uper Goblins!, the Starfinder Adventure Skitter Shot, and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game character Nok-Nok, at participating retail stores on Saturday, June 16

As a sponsor of Free RPG Day, Paizo will release free products on Saturday, June 16 at participating retail locations:

• Pathfinder Adventure: We Be 5uper Goblins!
• Starfinder Adventure: Skitter Shot
• Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Card: Nok-Nok

Players are encouraged to check out the program's event locator at http://freerpgday.com, join in the fun and grab a copy of Paizo's Free RPG Day offerings while supplies last.

About Free RPG Day
Established in 2007, Free RPG Day works with participating hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to bring new and exclusive RPG quickstart rules and adventure modules into the hands of gamers. Consumers worldwide will be able to grab brand new material for a variety of RPGs. The goal of Free RPG Day is to inspire gamers to play a new RPG, which will in turn, create sales through local game stores.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo Springs Forward with Pawns, Maps, Cards, and Another Adventure in May

Products span the ruins, battlefields, and carnivals of Pathfinder, as well as the starships and creatures of the Starfinder Pact Worlds!

In May, Paizo published eight adventurous story-telling products that let hobby gamers explore fantasy, history and space with adventure and intrigue. They are available for purchase at game retailers and paizo.com now:

• Starfinder Pact Worlds Pawn Collection
• Starfinder Flip-Mat: Starship, The Sunrise Maiden
• Pathfinder Adventure Path: City in the Lion's Eye (War for the Crown 4 of 6)
• Pathfinder Pawns: Ruins of Azlant Pawn Collection
• Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Ancients
• Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Carnival
• Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Battlefield
• Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Ultimate Intrigue Add-On Deck

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

PaizoCon 2018 Set to Celebrate Hobby Gaming in Seattle and on Twitch

PaizoCon, the annual hobby game convention, runs this weekend, Friday, May 25 through Monday, May 28 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels, at the SeaTac Airport. Badges will be available onsite. Many events will be live-streamed on Twitch as @officialpaizo.

Officially sponsored by Paizo Inc., PaizoCon 2018 brings together hobby gaming's veteran authors, artists, publishers, and designers and gives fans the opportunity to meet, greet, and game with some of the best and brightest the industry has to offer.

Attendees can get a sneak peak of the Pathfinder Playtest, to be released this August, and can also playtest the next major release of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, currently in development.

Paizo will live-stream select events on Twitch as @officialpaizo. The scheduled topics, subject to change, will include Nostalgia in Gaming, Science Fantasy vs. Science Fiction, What Makes a Great Dungeon, Introduction to the Pathfinder Playtest and Q&A, RPG Writing & Editing, the PaizoCon Banquet, and more.

The PaizoCon Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 26 at 7:00 PM Pacific time and emceed by Paizo Publisher, Erik Mona. It will preview upcoming Paizo products and welcome the Glass Cannon Podcast and artist Taylor Fischer as Guests of Honor.

Other drop-in activities will include:

• The Reaper Paint and Take Area where attendees can get expert advice while painting a free miniature
• Catch a sneak peek of the upcoming Pathfinder: Kingmaker video game or try out Pathfinder Online
• The Delves, which are 20-60 minute drop-in encounters run by members of Paizo staff, including options for Starfinder and the Pathfinder Playtest
• A Character Creation Station presented by Hero Lab
• An HQ room for pick-up games presented by Glass Cannon Podcast

Single Day Badges will be available at the PaizoCon Convention store. Regular Single Day Badges will be $25 each, and Single Day Kid's Badges will be $15 each.

Fans can learn more and register at paizocon.com. Find more information on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/officialpaizo. Additional information about the Pathfinder Playtest and related products can be found at PathfinderPlaytest.com.

About Taylor Fischer
Taylor Fischer is an artist who works with Paizo to conceive and illustrate many of their books such as the Curse of the Crimson Throne hardcover and Occult Adventures, as well leading up the early designs for the Starfinder series. Taylor's work is diverse in style and background, from sci-fi to fantasy. Taylor has "AAA" gaming industry experience, having worked on Elder Scrolls, Civilization, Xcom, and more. As an Adjunct Professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art, she taught students how to create industry standard concept art, the production quality artwork requirements required by the artistic game and visual development industries, and the techniques for digital painting. She enjoys a mixture of traditional mediums.

About Glass Cannon
The Glass Cannon debuted in June 2015 as a weekly one-hour actual play podcast of the Giantslayer Adventure Path. In June of 2016, they launched a behind the scenes talkback show called Cannon Fodder which takes a look back at each week's episode while also answering GM and player questions from listener mail all around the world. In 2017, they announced a partnership with Paizo to become the first officially licensed podcast of the Pathfinder game system. They also started a Patreon which quickly became one of the most successful campaigns on the site in under six months and, because of the generosity of GCP nation, they are currently in pre-production for a second weekly actual play of Paizo's first Starfinder Adventure Path—Dead Suns! Traveling to gaming conventions, making surprise visits to their numerous fan meet-ups and bringing their infamous live show on the road all make for an exciting future for five nerds based out of Astoria, Queens.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Universal Distribution is now Paizo's Exclusive Hobby Distributor in Canada

After many years of partnership, Paizo is pleased to announce that Universal Distribution is now the exclusive hobby-channel distribution partner in Canada for Paizo products. Universal Distribution is Canada's leading distributor of games, trading cards, accessories, toys, and memorabilia.

If you are a retailer who placed a Pathfinder Playtest preorder with any other Canadian distributor, please contact Universal to confirm your order. The Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, Pathfinder Playtest Adventure: Doomsday Dawn, and Pathfinder Playtest: Flip-Mat Multi-Pack will be released worldwide on August 2.

Angelo Exarhakos, Owner and Founder of Universal Distribution, "We are honored that Paizo has named Universal Distribution as their exclusive distributor in Canada. The Universal team will work diligently with Paizo to support their initiatives and grow their business in Canada. Universal is committed to seeing our customers succeed, and this partnership with Paizo is an important step in achieving that goal."

Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo added, "We look forward to continuing to build on our existing relationship with Universal Distribution. We've always valued their industry experience, multiple distribution centers, and customer-centric focus. It is the right partnership for our growing Pathfinder and Starfinder product lines."

To set up a retail account, contact Universal Distribution at (866) 335-9001 or visit their website at universaldist.com.

About Universal Distribution
Universal Distribution is Canada's leading distributor of board games, tabletop games, CCGs, TCGs, sports and non-sports trading cards, role-playing games, collectible miniature games, accessories, toys, memorabilia and more for more than 25 years. With distribution centers in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver their focus is their customer's success. More information is available at universaldist.com, on at Twitter at https://twitter.com/UniversalDst and on Facebook at https://facebook.com/universaldistribution.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

PaizoCon 2018 Runs May 25-28 in Seattle

Gamers worldwide converge for the annual celebration of all things Paizo

Join Paizo staff, authors, artists, and more for a weekend of gaming and camaraderie! The Pathfinder Playtest doesn't release until August, but attendees at PaizoCon will get a chance to see the evolution of Pathfinder in action. They can also playtest the updated Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. The convention runs May 25-28 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels in Seattle, Washington.

Win the Lottery! Attendees should prioritize signing up for the event lottery at PaizoCon.com, which allows hundreds of fans to get an equal chance at claiming a coveted spot at events. The opportunity for attendees to rank their event preferences ends on Tuesday, May 8 at 2:00 pm PST.

PaizoCon events include the Preview Banquet, panels, seminars, workshops, and exclusive gaming events. There will be organized play sessions for Starfinder Society, Pathfinder Society, and the Adventure Card Guild. Paizo staff, game industry veterans, and fans will run open gaming. Special Guests include artist Taylor Fischer, who will host panels on designing aliens and monsters, and the Glass Cannon Podcast, who have promised events and shenanigans all weekend long.

4-Day Badges are $75, Preview Banquet tickets are $35 and purchasing them together gives attendees a $10 discount. There are Kids Badges for children ten years old and younger. Single Day Badges will be available in person at the PaizoCon convention store and are priced at $25 for adults and $15 for kids.

Fans can learn more and register at paizocon.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

April Product from Paizo Feature Twilight, Gates, Shadows, and Darklands

This month, Paizo published new Adventure Path installments for Pathfinder and Starfinder, an expanded nation in the Pathfinder Campaign Setting, a classic Flip-Mat, two Pocket Edition rulebooks, and a magical Add-On Deck for the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. They are available for purchase at game retailers and paizo.com now.

Pathfinder Adventure Path: The Twilight Child (War for the Crown 3 of 6)

Dark shadows haunt the trade city of Yanmass, spreading chaos even as the city's leaders debate which royal heir to support in the growing civil war. Their soldiers are vanishing, bandits attack without fear, and a mysterious plague of nightmares rattles the populace—are these troubles random, or part of a larger conspiracy? And what role do the mysterious Twilight Child and the cultlike following he has attracted play in the chaos?

This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path continue the War for the Crown Adventure Path and includes:

• "The Twilight Child," a Pathfinder adventure for 7th-level characters, by Ron Lundeen.
• A gazetteer of the city of Yanmass, the caravan hub of northern Taldor catering to travelers from across two continents, by Ron Lundeen.
• An ecology of the mysterious and bureaucratic servants of death known as psychopomps, by F. Wesley Schneider.
• A thoughtful exploration of resurrection, the strange role it plays in the world of Golarion, and how the various gods react to this violation of the natural order, by Patchen Mortimer.
• A collection of strange beasts that roam the Whistling Plains, from the thieving grassling to the explosive bloodplate burster, by Ron Lundeen, Andrew Mullen, Richard Pett, and David Schwartz.

Starfinder Adventure Path: The Thirteenth Gate (Dead Suns 5 of 6)

The heroes journey deeper into the Vast to find the Gate of Twelve Suns, an alien megastructure consisting of a dozen stars arranged in a perfect circle. However, members of the Cult of the Devourer precede them, and the heroes must contend with the cultists for control of the alien technology found on the single planet orbiting each sun. Only by defeating these foul marauders can the heroes keep the superweapon hidden here out of the wrong hands—though the destructive zealots are far from the only threats found in the system.

This volume of Starfinder Adventure Path continues the Dead Suns Adventure Path and includes:

• "The Thirteenth Gate," a Starfinder adventure for 9th-level characters, by Stephen Radney-MacFarland.
• A collection of technological relics left scattered across the galaxy by the kishalee, members of an ancient advanced alien civilization, by Stephen Radney-MacFarland.
• Detailed descriptions of the worlds and cultures of five never-before-encountered alien species, by Mikko Kallio, Jason Keeley, Lyz Liddell, Ron Lundeen, and Mark Moreland.
• An archive of new creatures, from the main inhabitants of the five new alien worlds to an undead manifestation of entropy, by Mikko Kallio, Jason Keeley, Lyz Liddell, Ron Lundeen, Mark Moreland, and Stephen Radney-MacFarland.
• Statistics and deck plans for a heavily modified starship crewed by Devourer cultists, by Stephen Radney-MacFarland, plus a glimpse of a barren planet cloaked in shadow in the Codex of Worlds, by Owen K.C. Stephens.

Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Nidal, Land of Shadows

Ten thousand years ago, faced with extinction, the terrified leaders of Nidal heard whispers in their minds—promises of salvation for their nation if only they'd submit their people's bodies and souls to perpetual servitude. Those leaders' assent transformed them into conduits for Zon-Kuthon, the god of envy and pain, and has sealed Nidal's fate to this day.

Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Nidal, Land of Shadows draws back the curtain from one of Golarion's most wicked and mysterious theocracies. Within these pages, you'll find:

• Detailed descriptions of Nidal's history, including its tragic fall into Zon-Kuthon's grasp.
• An in-depth gazetteer of the entire nation, from settlements to more sinister features.
• Malevolent adventure sites from the Castle of the Captive Sun to the Tower of Slant Shadows.
• A bestiary of shadowy creatures, including the suffragan kyton, that lurk in Nidal and beyond.

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Magic Pocket Edition

Raise your character to the pinnacle of magical might with Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Magic! Within this book, secrets arcane and divine lie ready to burst into life at the hands of all the spellcasting classes in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. In addition to the brand-new magus class—a master of both arcane magic and martial prowess—you'll also find a whole new system for spellcasting, rules for spell duels and other magical specialities, and pages upon pages of new spells, feats, and more. Because when it comes to magic, why settle for less than absolute power?

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Magic is a must-have companion volume to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook. This imaginitive 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 the new millennium.

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Magic includes:

• The magus, a new base class combining deadly arcane magic with the skills and weapons of a trained warrior.
• Words of power, an innovative and flexible new spellcasting system.
• New options for dedicated casters, such as alchemist discoveries, alternative uses for channeled energy, druid companions, sorcerer bloodlines, eidolon abilities, witch hexes, and oracle mysteries.
• Additional feats and magical abilities for martially oriented casters, including monk ki tricks, inquisitor archetypes, and ranger traps.
• New magical conditions called spellblihgts, as well as systems for crafting constructs, binding outsiders, and spell-dueling.
• More than 100 new spells, plus detailed guidelines for designing your own.
• ... and much, much more!

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 4 (PFRPG) Pocket Edition

Confront the creatures that go bump in the night! Bestiary 4 presents hundreds of new monsters for use in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Within this tome of terrors you'll find pitiless psychopomps and blood-drinking nosferatu, insectile formians and faceless nightgaunts, and even unique mythological horrors like Spring- Heeled Jack and Grendel himself. Yet not every creature need be an enemy, as mighty empyreal lords, primeval outer dragons, and valorous swan maidens enlist you in their epic battles!

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 4 is the fourth indispensable volume of monsters for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and serves as a companion to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook and Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary. This imaginative tabletop game builds upon 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 the new millennium.

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 4 includes:

• More than 300 different monsters
• Creatures from classic horror literature and monster films, including the colour out of space, elder things, and kaiju
• New player-friendly races like changelings, kitsune, and nagaji
• Entities of mythic might, from despotic demon lords and alien elohim to terrifying Great Old Ones—including Cthulhu!
• New creatures you can construct, like clockworks and juggernauts
• New familiars, animal companions, and other allies
• New templates to help you get more life out of classic monsters
• Appendices to help you find the right monster, including lists by Challenge Rating, monster type, and habitat
• Expanded universal monster rules to simplify combat
• Challenges for every adventure and every level of play
• ... and much, much more!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Darklands

Crawl into the depths of the earth with Flip-Mat Classics: Darklands! Whether the adventurers are just checking out a cave or fighting their way through a subterranean tunnel system, this Flip-Mat provides a ready-to-use combat map for a variety of encounters. Don't forget to bring plenty of light and watch out for collapses when using Flip-Mat Classics: Darklands!

The most-popular Pathfinder Flip-Mats in history return! These fan-favorite maps feature versatile adventure settings—city streets, forests, ships, taverns, and more—and now they're back for a repeat performance. Durable and lavishly detailed, these essential adventure set pieces are sure to bring excitement to your game table for years to come!

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Ultimate Magic Add-On Deck

Whether you're an arcane or a divine spellcaster, you need the magical boon cards included in this exciting new deck for the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game! Loaded with spells and magic items galore, the Ultimate Magic Add-On Deck can be used with any Pathfinder Adventure Card Game character or Adventure Path. Or you can play with the character included in this 109-card box: Enora, the iconic arcanist. Harness your eldritch power with the Ultimate Magic Add-On Deck!

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, t-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Pathfinder Playtest Preorder Ends May 1

Paizo is reminding players that the window of opportunity to preorder print editions of the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, Pathfinder Playtest Adventure: Doomsday Dawn, and Pathfinder Playtest Flip-Mat Multi-Pack closes at 11:59 PM Pacific on May 1. Retailer preorders may have earlier deadlines. These items will only be printed once and the best way to ensure players get a copy is by preordering before May 1. The Playtest Rulebook and Doomsday Dawn adventure are being printed based on preorders.

The 400-page Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook contains everything players need to create characters and run Pathfinder adventures from levels 1–20. It will be available in three editions: softcover, hardcover, and deluxe hardcover with foil-debossed faux-leather cover and ribbon bookmark. The 96-page Pathfinder Playtest Adventure: Doomsday Dawn contains seven multi-encounter scenarios designed to introduce the new rules and put them to the test. The Pathfinder Playtest Flip-Mat Multi-Pack includes two double-sided, miniatures-scale, full-color, 24" x 30" Flip-Mats for use with the Playtest Adventure.

Orders on paizo.com ship worldwide and Gen Con 2018 attendees can opt to pick up their preorders at the Paizo booth.

The massive multi-month free playtest begins August 2 when free PDFs will also become available. Additional information about the playtest can be found at PathfinderPlaytest.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, t-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo March 2018 Product Releases

Featuring Starfinder Pact Worlds and Pathfinder Adventure Path: Songbird, Scion, Saboteur

Paizo Inc. published six new products in March in its Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game lines. They are available for purchase at game retailers and paizo.com now.

Starfinder Pact Worlds

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 216-page hardcover rulebook is your guide to Starfinder's core worlds and civilizations, and the perfect place to launch any adventure.

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Space Station

Whether the heroes are defending a bustling space station from invading aliens or just looking for shore leave after a long voyage through deep space, no Game Master wants to spend precious game time drawing every airlock, bulkhead, and corridor. Fortunately, with Paizo's latest Starfinder Flip-Mat, you don't have to! This line of gaming maps provides ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. This double-sided map features the parklike commercial center of a futuristic station on one side and the cramped corridors of an industrial platform on the other, providing the perfect setting for any space-based adventure.

Don't waste time sketching when you could be playing. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Space Station, you'll always be ready next time your players dock at a new station!

Pathfinder Adventure Path: Songbird, Scion, Saboteur (War for the Crown 2 of 6)

The county of Meratt is Taldor in a microcosm: a once-glorious land left to decay by negligent nobles. But to help secure Princess Eutropia's bid for the throne, bold adventurers must now infiltrate her ancestral homeland and overthrow the corrupt Count Lotheed from within, gaining allies and solving problems left to fester far too long. Can they play idle noble by day and hero by night well enough to reverse the county's fortunes, or will the weight of history's sins be too crushing a burden?

This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path continues the War for the Crown Adventure Path. War for the Crown is a major part of Paizo's 2018 publishing program, with monthly Adventure Path volumes and support products released throughout the year.

As the political scene in the ancient kingdom of Taldor explodes into chaos, players take the roles of agents, advocates and saboteurs working for Princess Eutropia to help secure her claim to the throne and prevent the nation from collapsing into civil war. Along the way, the heroes must recover secrets of Taldor's past—many deliberately hidden—and grow from relative nobodies to powerful politicians and spymasters in the deadliest political arena in the Inner Sea!

• Complete monthly campaign running February 2018-July 2018
• Golarion's timeline thunders forward with a new destiny for Taldor in a thrilling campaign of espionage and intrigue that mixes James Bond with Game of Thrones! Your heroes decide the fate of the nation, and perhaps that of the whole Inner Sea Region!
• Pathfinder Pawns, Poster Map Folios, and Pathfinder Battles miniatures tie-ins enrich the fantasy!

Pathfinder Player Companion: Merchant's Manifest

Some say that money makes the world go round, and Golarion's merchants make this a reality. Pathfinder Player Companion: Merchant's Manifest examines commerce through the lens of important trade hubs such as Absalom, Goka, and Katapesh, where smart shoppers can secure myriad fine wares. Whether you're aiming to purchase a rare item, hire on with a trade organization, or make your fortune on your own, this player-focused volume is your key to success.

This Pathfinder Player Companion is intended for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the Pathfinder campaign setting, but it can be easily incorporated into any fantasy world.

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Forest Fire

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Forest Fire features two different scenes of fiery destruction to challenge even the most stout-hearted or foolhardy adventurer! One side shows flames roiling across a remote forested highland, while the other depicts a small lakeside settlement threatened on all sides by an approaching conflagration. This portable, affordable map measures 24" × 30" unfolded and 8" × 10" folded. Designed for experienced GMs and novices alike, and usable with both dry erase and wet erase markers, Pathfinder Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master's arsenal!

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Ultimate Combat Add-On Deck

Improve your fighting prowess with new cards for enhancing your combat lifestyle. Chock full of enough armors and weapons for any war you might wage, the Ultimate Combat Add-On Deck can be used with any Pathfinder Adventure Card Game character or Adventure Path. Or you can play with the brand-new character included in this 109-card box: Hayato, the iconic samurai. Get ready for action with the Ultimate Combat Add-On Deck!

More details are available at paizo.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Available Now: Starfinder Pact Worlds

Hardcover guide to the beating heart of the science-fantasy campaign setting

Today Paizo Inc. released Starfinder Pact Worlds, the 216-page hardcover guide to the Starfinder Roleplaying Game's core worlds and civilizations. Starfinder puts players in the role of bold science-fantasy explorers, investigating the mysteries of a weird and magical universe as part of a starship crew. Starfinder Pact Worlds is available for purchase at game retailers and paizo.com now.

Starfinder Pact Worlds includes:

• In-depth gazetteers of the system's 14 major worlds, from high-tech Verces and the draconic empires of Triaxus to the necromantic wastelands 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 the undead borais to plantlike khizars.
• New starships, from the living vessels of the Xenowardens to sinister Hellknight Citadels.
• 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.
• Cover art by Remko Troost.

"Starfinder Pact Worlds takes a deep dive into the worlds and cultures of the core Starfinder setting and details some of the most notable locations on these worlds," said Robert G. McCreary, Paizo's Starfinder Creative Director. "The book is full of exciting adventure hooks, and it has a ton of new rules content, too, like themes and archetypes associated with worlds and factions within the setting. There are also some beautiful new starships, like the Iomedaean Cathedralships and the living Gardenships of the Xenowardens. But I'm especially excited about the new playable races, including the bantrids, curious aliens who roll around on foot-orbs and are always in motion!"

Starfinder Pact Worlds is also available as part of the Starfinder Roleplaying Ongoing Game subscription and as a single-purchase PDF download at paizo.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder— and Starfinder— roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Pathfinder Playtest Preorder Launches on Paizo.com

Print editions of the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, Pathfinder Playtest Adventure: Doomsday Dawn, and Pathfinder Playtest Flip-Mat Multi-Pack, all scheduled for release August 2, are available for preorder on paizo.com now through 11:59 PM Pacific time on May 1.

Orders can be shipped worldwide, and Gen Con 2018 attendees can opt to pick up their preorders at the Paizo booth. Many retailers are also accepting preorders; players should contact their favorite retailer directly to ask about their preorder policies and deadlines. Paizo will use preorders to determine the number of copies that will be printed, so preordering is strongly recommended.

The 400-page Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook contains everything players need to create characters and run Pathfinder adventures from levels 1–20. It will be available in three editions: softcover, hardcover, and deluxe hardcover with foil-debossed faux-leather cover and ribbon bookmark. The 96-page Pathfinder Playtest Adventure: Doomsday Dawn contains seven multi-encounter scenarios designed to introduce the new rules and put them to the test. The Pathfinder Playtest Flip-Mat Multi-Pack includes two double-sided, miniatures-scale, full-color, 24" x 30" Flip-Mats for use with the Playtest Adventure.

The massive multi-month free playtest begins August 2. Additional information about the playtest and related products can be found at PathfinderPlaytest.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo Starting Weekly Twitch Stream: Fridays at 4PM Pacific

Paizo will begin weekly live streaming Pathfinder and Starfinder news and entertainment on Fridays at 4 PM Pacific on Twitch. Players can follow Paizo at twitch.tv/officialpaizo.

The inaugural episode on Friday, March 30 will feature Paizo's Director of Game Design, Jason Bulmahn, who will answer questions about the Pathfinder Playtest. Fans can join in the discussion and hear the latest news coming from the design team.

In future live episodes, the channel will expand to include gameplay, interviews, seminars and interactive events.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo Announces Second Edition of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

Worldwide open playtest begins August 2, product preorder begins March 20

Paizo Inc. today announced the worldwide open playtest of Pathfinder Second Edition, an evolution of one of the world's most popular tabletop roleplaying games. The playtest begins August 2, 2018 when Paizo releases the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, Pathfinder Playtest Adventure, and Pathfinder Playtest Flip-Mat Multi-Pack, kicking off a massive multi-month free playtest.

Digital editions of all three Pathfinder playtest products will be available for free at paizo.com starting August 2. A limited number of print editions will be available at game stores and bookstores all over the world, as well as at Paizo's booth at Gen Con in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 2–5. Players can preorder print editions of all three playtest products from local game stores now, or directly from paizo.com between March 20 and May 1. Paizo will not reprint the playtest rulebook or adventure, so players must preorder to assure they do not miss these items.

Paizo launched the roleplaying game industry's first large-scale public playtest in 2008 to create the first edition of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Tens of thousands of gamers collaborated to improve its original concepts. "As Pathfinder has developed over the last ten years, we've continued to think about how to make the rules more fun, easier to learn, and better for telling our favorite fantasy stories," said Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. "It's time to take another step forward in the evolution of the game."

Jason Bulmahn, Paizo's Director of Game Design, has been the lead designer of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game since its birth. "With the new edition, we have a chance to revisit some decisions we made with the first edition of Pathfinder. We're updating the game's engine while also adding a bunch of fun new ways to play," said Bulmahn. "There is a lot to discover, but you will never be far from the game you love—the game you helped us make."

"First and foremost, the game has to be true to itself. We're very excited about the new edition, but it won't be perfect until you've had a chance to try out the new rules and let us know what you think," said Mona.

The 400-page Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook contains everything players need to create characters and run Pathfinder adventures from levels 1–20. The rulebook will be available in softcover, hardcover, and deluxe special editions in addition to the free PDF. The 96-page Pathfinder Playtest Adventure contains seven short multi-encounter scenarios designed specifically to playtest the game at different levels of play, corresponding with regular playtest surveys released through PathfinderPlaytest.com starting August 6. The Pathfinder Playtest Flip-Mat Multi-Pack includes 2 double-sided miniatures-scale maps for use with the playtest adventure.Paizo plans to release Pathfinder Second Edition in August 2019. Additional information about the new edition will be revealed several times a week at PathfinderPlaytest.com.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletops, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Players also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, T-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the newest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo Announces Partnership with Roll20: Virtual Tabletop Coming for Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games

Pathfinder "Crownfall" pre-orders available today, much more to come in 2018

Today, Roll20® and Paizo Inc. unveiled the official support of Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games on the Roll20 virtual tabletop.

Pre-orders for Crownfall, the first volume for the Pathfinder War for the Crown Adventure Path, are now available on Roll20. Thereafter, more War for the Crown volumes, monstrous Bestiary content, and Starfinder support will roll out in 2018.

In addition to the new Adventure Path, the Pathfinder character sheet will be available for early preview to Pro subscribers on March 6th and free for all subscribers on March 22nd.

"The Roll20 community has been vocal for years about wanting official Pathfinder support on our platform and we are very excited to start providing it," said Nolan T. Jones, Managing Partner of Roll20. "The added benefit of getting to be part of the already successful first voyages of the Starfinder universe only makes this better."

The Roll20 Virtual Tabletop provides a full suite of easy-to-use digital tools so players can build characters and run campaigns seamlessly through their web browser. With character sheet automation, simple click-to-roll attacks, and built-in video and voice communication, players can quickly craft stories as a group. Pre-made adventures and fully-integrated bestiaries allow Game Masters to run games with minimal setup, while effortlessly enjoying features such as dynamic lighting and advanced fog of war to build tension on what's right around the corner… or creeping up from behind.

"I'm a huge fan of virtual tabletops and look forward to bringing the amazing stories and art of the Pathfinder and Starfinder games to Roll20," said Jim Butler, VP of Marketing and Licensing for Paizo. "We're looking forward to working with Roll20 to bring our worlds to life for players and Game Masters worldwide."

Visit Roll20.net to start your own game or join one, and make sure to visit rebrand.ly/roll20crownfall for all of the Pathfinder products.

About Roll20
Roll20, owned by The Orr Group LLC, began as an effort to keep developers Riley Dutton, Richard Zayas, and Nolan T. Jones in touch via long distance tabletop gaming. Since launching via Kickstarter in 2012, it has attracted approximately 3 million users as a free service, becoming the preeminent way to play tabletop roleplaying games online and developing into a staple of in-person play. The award-winning program continues to be funded by subscribers who receive features that assist advanced gameplay.

About Paizo
Paizo Inc. is one of the world's leading hobby game publishers. Since 2002, millions of players have joined the goblin army by playing the Pathfinder® and Starfinder® roleplaying games across tabletop, at conventions, at their favorite local game store, and digitally on virtual tabletops. Paizo.com is an online retail hobby destination for millions of gamers that carries the latest products from top hobby game publishers. Gamers also find accessories, like dice and maps, miniatures, t-shirts, goblin plush toys, and the latest releases to quickly replenish those adventuring supplies for the next dungeon run.

Paizo Announces 24-Hour Extra Life Charity Twitch Marathon

Pathfinder Creative Team, Owlcat Games and Lone Shark Games Join Forces in Day-Long Gaming Event to Benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today Team Paizo will join the thousands of gamers worldwide uniting on November 4 to play games in support of the Extra Life charity, benefitting local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

The marathon event launches Saturday, November 4 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time and will take place on Paizo's official Twitch channel, live from Paizo headquarters in Redmond, WA. The schedule for the stream is as follows:

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Pathfinder Adventure Card Game w/ Mike Selinker and the Lone Shark Games team
2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona GMs Kings of Absalom, Chapter One
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM Joe Pasini and friends play Asmodee's Captain Sonar
12:00 AM – 2:00 AM Owlcat Games' Alexander and Oleg play Pathfinder RPG: Kingmaker
2:00 AM – 6:00 AM Pathfinder Society game
6:00 AM – 10:00 AM Starfinder Society game

Viewers can interact with the players via chat and have the opportunity to score coveted giveaways from the world of Pathfinder and Starfinder, including a Limited Edition Starfinder RPG Core Rulebook, Limited Edition Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook, Pathfinder 100 Limited Edition, Pathfinder Battles miniatures and more.

To support Team Paizo's effort on behalf of Extra Life, donate here: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=35870

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. For more information on Pathfinder, visit paizo.com/pathfinderRPG. Paizo released its science-fantasy roleplaying game Starfinder at Gen Con in August 2017, where the game sold out in 6.5 hours. To learn more about Starfinder, visit paizo.com/starfinder. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. You can explore the wonder of the store at paizo.com. In the 15+ years since its founding, Paizo Inc. has received more than 100 major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry.

Paizo and Dynamite Host 8-Hour Pathfinder RPG Marathon Charity Event, Q&A's on Worldscape, Starfinder, and More

Humble Bundle Offers More than $500 of Games, Comics, and Miniatures at a "Pay-What-You-Want" Price

In celebration of the launch of the "Humble Comics/RPG Bundle: Pathfinder Worldscape Ultimate Crossover Bundle", Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Dynamite Comics, publisher of best-selling comic book titles and properties, will host a live 8-hour Pathfinder and Starfinder gaming marathon on Twitch to benefit Camden's Concert, a Cystic Fibrosis research charity.

The marathon event launches tomorrow, October 11 at 11am Pacific Time live from Paizo headquarters and streamed at twitch.tv/officialpaizo. Kicking things off is "War for the Worldscape," a multi-genre adventure based on Dynamite's Pathfinder Worldscape comic, GM'd by Paizo Publisher and Pathfinder Worldscape author Erik Mona. The marathon will also include a live game demo and an audience Q&A with the Starfinder RPG design team. Pathfinder Society developer John Compton will host "Year of the Risen Rune" to wind up the all-day gaming marathon.

The schedule for the livestream is as follows:

11am-1pm: Pathfinder RPG: War for the Worldscape (GM: Erik Mona)
1pm-2pm: Pathfinder Worldscape Q&A (Erik Mona and Christopher Paul Carey)
2pm-4pm: Starfinder RPG Live Demo (GM: Owen K. C. Stephens)
4pm-5pm: Starfinder RPG Q&A (Starfinder RPG Design Team)
5pm-7pm: Pathfinder Society: Year of the Risen Rune (GM: John Compton)

Customers can support the charity effort by visiting the Humble Bundle campaign page at: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-worldscape-ultimate-book-bundle.

The event also marks the launch of the "Humble Comics/RPG Bundle: Pathfinder Worldscape Ultimate Crossover Bundle" two-week campaign, featuring more than $600 of comics, games, and miniatures at a pay-what-you-want price of $1.00 or more. Bundle offerings include comics featuring Pathfinder Worldscape guest stars like Herbert West Reanimator, Vampirella, Red Sonja, John Carter of Mars, and Tarzan, while Pathfinder RPG components provide rules and adventures similar to the "anything goes" multi-genre events in the popular new Pathfinder Worldscape sword & sorcery crossover event (hardcover collection of issues 1-6 newsstands now). Pathfinder Worldscape was called "One of the best comic book events of 2016" by OutrightGeekery.com.

The bundle also includes a collection of four exclusive Pathfinder Worldscape one-shot comics (each with a short Pathfinder RPG appendix and a pull-out poster map), as well as four Pathfinder Worldscape gaming figures based on Red Sonja, John Carter of Mars, Tars Tarkas of Mars, and Tarzan. Additionally, the campaign will include an exclusive preview Starfinder figure compliments of Ninja Division, who is currently running the Starfinder Masterclass Miniatures Kickstarter effort at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/325468910/starfinder-masterclass-miniatures/description.

The special Pathfinder Worldscape issues are:

• Pathfinder Worldscape: Herbert West, Reanimator One-Shot by Erik Mona
• Pathfinder Worldscape: Warlords of Mars: Dejah Thoris One-Shot by Christopher Paul Carey
• Pathfinder Worldscape: Vampirella One-Shot by Erik Mona
• Pathfinder Worldscape: Swords of Sorrow One-Shot by Erik Mona

These special issues will not be available in stores, ever. They will be collected in the eventual Pathfinder Worldsape comics hardcover and a limited number with a Paizo-exclusive cover will be available months later for Pathfinder subscribers.

About Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle sells digital content through its pay-what-you-want bundle promotions and the Humble Store. When purchasing a bundle, customers choose how much they want to pay and decide where their money goes -- between the content creators, charity, and Humble Bundle. Since the company's launch in 2010, Humble Bundle has raised more than $85 million through the support of its community for a wide range of charities, providing aid for people across the world. For more information, please visit https://www.humblebundle.com

About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity,and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisherand another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Starfinder Becomes Fastest-Selling Product in Paizo History

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, released the highly anticipated Starfinder Roleplaying Game several weeks ago and the game sold out almost immediately, becoming the fastest-selling product in Paizo history.

The epic science-fantasy Starfinder RPG, set in the far-future setting of Pathfinder, was released August 17 at Gen Con, North America's largest hobby game convention. The Starfinder Core Rulebook sold out within the first six hours, selling more copies than any other product has sold over all four days of the show in Paizo's x-year attendance history. Nearly the entire line of Starfinder products is currently on backorder on paizo.com, expected to restock at the end of October 2017. Fans are encouraged to check their friendly local game shops to purchase Starfinder, as there are still books in distribution, and digital versions remain available on paizo.com.

"The response to Starfinder has been truly incredible," says James Sutter, Starfinder's creative director. "From the fans on social media to distributors, from local game stores to the reviews, the enthusiasm for Starfinder has carried forward past Gen Con, and it's deeply gratifying to see so many people enjoying it!"

Players preparing to play Starfinder have an opportunity to create an immersive tabletop experience like never before with a line-up of Starfinder-related products to go with gameplay, including:

From the deathly planet Eox to the steamy jungles of Castrovel and every starship battle, rag-tag crew, and alien encounter across the universe, the Starfinder Roleplaying Game blasts to life with cinema-quality sound as the first tabletop RPG to launch with a complete audio companion. From Syrinscape, creators of the award-winning official sounds of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, comes the Official Starfinder Soundtrack, now available for the Syrinscape Sci-Fi app from Syrinscape.com/starfinder.

Ninja Division miniatures, which bring the heroic explorers and elegant spaceships of Starfinder to life on the table with both pre-painted plastic and high-quality unpainted resin versions, both scaled appropriately for use as gameplay pieces in the Starfinder game system.

"We worked carefully and closely with a bunch of amazing partners to have their licensed products available at Starfinder launch," says Sutter. "Between Ninja Division with their starship and character miniatures, Syrinscape with their interactive sound packs, and others, players are getting the chance to play an RPG like never before, and we're thrilled Starfinder is charting the course."

October will see the release of additional titles for the Starfinder line, including Alien Archive and the second installment of Starfinder's Dead Suns Adventure Path, Temple of the Twelve.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Owlcat Games outlines its ambitions for the first isometric RPG set in the renowned Pathfinder fantasy setting.

Developer Owlcat Games announces the launch of its crowdfunding campaign for the party-based fantasy video game Pathfinder: Kingmaker on PC. Players will shape the history and destiny of their own kingdom in the game, by choosing the path of tyrannical rule, subtle diplomacy or trickery and deceit. Subjects of the kingdom and companions in the party will love or loathe these moral decisions and the chosen path will influence the development and appearance of the kingdom's capital city.

The veteran RPG developers from Owlcat Games, strengthened by Chris Avellone for narrative game design, present their ambitious goals for Pathfinder: Kingmaker. The campaign includes multiple stretch goals that fund a whole new level of development options, like story chapters, additional races and enhancements to core game mechanics. In return gamers seeking to back the project will reap unique rewards in their digital or physical copy of the final game, ranging from discounts for early backers to in-game items, beta access, figurines and digitalizing their real-life pet in Pathfinder: Kingmaker.

"Our focus is on quality. A game with true consequences to player choices is a massive undertaking and there are so many interesting ideas that we want to explore that fall outside our budget," said Oleg Shpilchevsky, Head of Studio, Owlcat Games. "Our goal is to make a great RPG that does justice to the Pathfinder universe. We want to offer more companions, add companion depth, new classes, new dungeons and wilderness to explore, more Kingdom events, and even brand-new quests and custom content by famous Pathfinder and cRPG authors."

Check out the Pathfinder: Kingmaker campaign on Kickstarter!

About Owlcat Games
Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 as a part of pilot initiative of My.com. The team is led by veteran game designers behind Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm, Etherlords, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul and other games. Team members also took part in the development of popular MMO titles, Allods Online and Skyforge. The first project unveiled by Owlcat Games is Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder pen-and-paper roleplaying game by Paizo Inc.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

About My.com
My.com is a global online services platform which focuses on North America and Europe with offices in Amsterdam (NL) and San Jose (US). My.com comprises myMail, MAPS.ME, myTarget, and online and mobile games. My.com publishes award winning online gaming experiences including Armored Warfare, Skyforge and Revelation Online. Its mobile communications and entertainment services and apps facilitate its multimillion user base in pursuing their business goals—and let them relax and have a good time gaming in-between. Copyright © 2017 My.com. For more information, visit my.com

Pathfinder RPG to be Made into Pathfinder Duels Digital CCG

37Games and DragonClaw Studio to Reimagine Popular Roleplaying Game into Mobile Collectible Card Game of Speed and Wits

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, and 37Games, announce today the development of Pathfinder Duels, the first digital collectible card game based on the Pathfinder universe.

Pathfinder Duels will be a digital collectible card game based on the award-winning Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path. Players will build competitive decks around iconic Pathfinder heroes and villains. The game is in the early stages of development and is expected to release September 2017.

Says Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens, "I was intimately involved with the creation of Magic: The Gathering in 1992, so when 37Games and DragonClaw Studio approached me with a plan to produce a digital Pathfinder CCG, my mind immediately started to dream up what cards might go into my Amiri deck!"

"It’s an honor to work with Paizo to bring the Pathfinder world to a new generation of mobile players," says Allen Huang, project director at 37Games. "Thanks to the simultaneous turn mechanism, Pathfinder Duels is more than just a strategy game. It is a game of speed and wits. One must always be guessing the opponent’s next move and coming up with new, unique strategies to prevail. We guarantee you haven’t seen this in any other CCG."

About DragonClaw Studio
DragonClaw was established in Shanghai, China. We are currently focusing on development of mobile games. We believe a good game must not only be fun but balanced at the same time. We are a group of hardcore gamers and fantasy fans. The thing that matters most to us is building a world that makes players want to keep coming back to it.

About 37 Games
From its origins in a small, unassuming office in Guangzhou, China, 37Games has quickly grown to become a browser and mobile game market leader in Eastern and Southeastern Asia. 37Games currently has over 2,000 staff in its Guangzhou Main Office, along with international offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh, Seoul and Taipei. 37Games plans to take its publishing and marketing prowess from Mainland China to help expand its business across the globe.

Publishing free to play games, 37Games taps into demographics previously unreached by the gaming sector. The games are built from the bottom up to provide experiences welcoming to both new and casual players alike.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

First CRPG Pathfinder Game in Development by Owlcat Games and Game Designer Chris Avellone

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Marks First Computer RPG Created Based on the Pathfinder Universe

Owlcat Games studio is proud to unveil it is developing Pathfinder: Kingmaker—the very first isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Additionally, helping shape the game's narrative is Chris Avellone, who has worked on a variety of RPGs over the years, including Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Planescape: Torment, Neverwinter Nights 2, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker will take players on a tour through the infamous Stolen Lands, the dangerous and turbulent territories well known within Pathfinder fandom. The computer RPG will revisit familiar characters and well-known locations of the series' lore as well as treat players to brand new adventures, deadly foes and unforeseen twists and turns. Fans of the fantasy pen-and-paper RPG will experience its epic, heroic universe in new ways while computer RPG gamers will discover their favorite genre in a more contemporary light.

"I'm a Paizo fan, and a Pathfinder fan. I like the setting, the art style, the adventure paths, the card game, and the iconic characters. I've enjoyed playing Pathfinder with my friends (we used to be part of an Ocean's-11 style game), and I've enjoyed the comics, the world, and the overall setting," said Chris Avellone."I'm excited by the prospect of bringing Pathfinder to the computer RPG world, and hope gamers will enjoy playing in the Pathfinder universe."

Owlcat Games is working very closely with Paizo Inc., the company behind the world-famous pen-and-paper RPG, to ensure a truthful digital adaptation of Golarion.

"I am very excited to be working with Owlcat Games on the first computer RPG for Pathfinder," said Lisa Stevens, Paizo CEO. "Kingmaker is one of my all time favorite Pathfinder Adventure Paths, and from what we've seen from Owlcat Games, it is in good hands and promises to be an amazing addition to the computer RPG field."

Pathfinder: Kingmaker will challenge players as both adventurers and rulers as they will be able to claim explored lands and carve their own kingdom from the wilderness. Kingdom founding will go beyond simple stronghold-building to become a true reflection of the hero's character and choices made throughout the game. Each kingdom will be a living thing shaped by alignment, choices, allies and the hero's ability to lead his or her people.

Owlcat Games is excited to show its unique ideas for Pathfinder: Kingmaker during PaizoCon 2017 this month in Seattle. For more details about Pathfinder: Kingmaker, please visit the project's official site: owlcatgames.com

About Owlcat Games
Owlcat Games is a video game developer. The studio was founded in 2016 as a part of pilot initiative of My.com. The team is led by veteran game designers behind Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm, Etherlords, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul and other games. Team members also took part in the development of popular MMO titles, Allods Online and Skyforge. The first project unveiled by Owlcat Games is Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric computer RPG based on the highly popular Pathfinder pen-and-paper roleplaying game by Paizo Inc.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

About My.Com
My.com is a global online services platform which focuses on North America and Europe with offices in Amsterdam (NL) and San Jose (US). My.com comprises myMail, MAPS.ME, myTarget, and online and mobile games. My.com publishes award winning online gaming experiences including Armored Warfare, Skyforge and Revelation Online. Its mobile communications and entertainment services and apps facilitate its multimillion user base in pursuing their business goals - and let them relax and have a good time gaming in-between. Copyright © 2017 My.com. For more information, visit my.com

Pathfinder RPG: Book of the Damned Explores the Workings of the Powerful Forces of Evil

Now Available for Pre-Order, Book of the Damned Takes Players from the Darkest Depths of the Demon-Haunted Abyss, to the Apocalyptic Realm of Abaddon and the Infernal Layers of Hell Itself

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today the forthcoming Pathfinder RPG: Book of the Damned hardcover rulebook will be released September 2017 and is now available for pre-order (MSRP $44.99).

The denizens of the evil planes of existence have long tempted, tormented, and tortured mortal life. From the lowliest imp to the mightiest demon lord, these realms are ripe with horrors and festering with threats to body, mind, and soul, and the routes to knowing these blasphemous secrets are held within the infamous pages of the Book of the Damned.

With details on demon lords and arch devils, information on the realms of Hell, Abaddon, and the Abyss, and rules for incorporating fiendish influences into the game—be they in the form of foes for heroic parties to face, or temptations for less scrupulous adventurers to consider—Pathfinder RPG: Book of the Damned explores the workings of these powerful forces of evil, focusing on the numerous demigods that influence mortal life and the countless fiends who prey upon the living and dead alike.

Pathfinder RPG Book of the Damned includes:

• Information on the sinister boons granted to worshipers of dozens of fiendish demigods drawn from the planes of Abaddon, the Abyss, and Hell, including Archdevils, Demon Lords, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
• An exploration of the infernal realms of Hell, the sinister reaches of Abaddon, and the bottomless rifts of the Abyss.
• New feats, spells, magic items, and prestige classes for use by characters who both fight against and serve the forces of darkness.
• Rules for infernal contracts and sinister rituals.
• Statistics for several never-before revealed fiends and lavishly-illustrated in-world excerpts from the pages of the notorious Book of the Damned itself.

"Book of the Damned fills my dark soul with devilish delight," says Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona. "Demons, devils, and darkness are always popular topics around the Pathfinder game table, and Book of the Damned arms players with tools to fight against (or alongside) these paragons of evil, adding a demoniacal twist to any Pathfinder campaign. Are your players taking a trip to Hell? Don't Satanic Panic! Book of the Damned has all the infernal answers you're looking for!"

Book of the Damned is a dark and beautiful new hardcover tome for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. For additional information, visit paizo.com.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Syrinscape Announces License for Starfinder Roleplaying Game

Epic Space Adventures Come Alive with New Syrinscape Sounds for Starfinder

Syrinscape, creator of the award-winning apps that bring tabletop games to life with movie-like sound, is thrilled to announce it will continue its partnership with Paizo Inc with the development of the official sounds of the forthcoming Starfinder Roleplaying Game. Syrinscape makes this announcement, along with the debut of Syrinscape retail gift cards, today from the Game Manufacturers Association trade show in Las Vegas.

Starfinder SoundSets and SoundPacks from Syrinscape will accompany Paizo's epic new science fantasy adventure with a slew of brand new, realistic sound effects, music, environments and more. The first of these are scheduled to release in tandem with the Starfinder Roleplaying Game at Gen Con Indy, August 2017.

Syrinscape also announces today the debut of new Syrinscape retail gift cards, making Syrinscape available for the first time at friendly local game shops, in addition to the Syrinscape.com store. Formatted like familiar gaming and entertainment gift cards such as those for iTunes and X-Box, Syrinscape retail cards will unlock Syrinscape subscriptions and select SoundSets for such popular gaming franchises such as Pathfinder, Starfinder, Mutants & Masterminds, and Catan.

The award-winning Syrinscape apps bring fantastic, realistic sound to tabletop gaming and are compatible with nearly any mobile device or computer. Syrinscape's Fantasy Player, Sci-Fi Player and Board Game Player apps are free to download and the official sounds of Pathfinder, Mutants & Masterminds, Catan and hundreds of other sound creations for nearly any tabletop game are available for sale individually or as part of the Supersyrin Subscription for $10/month.

Syrinscape can also be completely unlocked for free for 30 days at syrinscape.com/freetrial and includes two free SoundSets to keep after the trial.

About Syrinscape
Using a powerful audio engine and complex algorithms to produce ever-changing soundscapes and rich encounter-specific music, Syrinscape conjures every aural landscape imaginable, from ethereal forests and stony shorelines, to dank, vermin-filled dungeons, to the spooky depths of the underdark. Designed by accomplished composer and tabletop gamer Benjamin Loomes, along with the developers at the Interaction Consortium, Syrinscape builds on more than 8 years of prototyping and community feedback. Syrinscape is based in Australia. Syrinscape is available for a wide range of devices, including PCs, Macs, Android Tablets and phones, iPhones and iPads, and the players can be downloaded via syrinscape for free.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Paizo and Ninja Division Announce Pre-painted Miniatures for the Starfinder Roleplaying Game!

Ninja Division Publishing LLC. and Paizo Inc. are proud to announce the Starfinder Miniatures collection—the first officially licensed miniatures for the epic campaigns and adventures that players, worldwide, will start experiencing with the launch of the Starfinder Roleplaying Game.

Set thousands of years in Pathfinder's future, the Starfinder RPG is a stand-alone science fantasy game evolved from the Pathfinder RPG rules in which players take on the role of a ragtag starship crew exploring the countless mysteries of a weird galaxy. Starfinder is also designed to integrate easily with the Pathfinder RPG, allowing players of either game to port over monsters, items, and adventures with a minimal conversion effort.

Ninja Division is proud to announce a partnership with Paizo Inc. to bring fans of Starfinder an exciting range of pre-painted miniatures to accompany players on their Starfinder adventures. With painstaking detail and coloring, these pre-painted miniatures bring the heroic crews and explorers from Starfinder to life. The range of pre-painted miniatures will include both adventurers and the ships they use to traverse space, both scaled appropriately to use as gameplay pieces for their unique roles in the Starfinder game system.

Ninja Division Creative Director John Cadice comments: "Ninja Division has been working hard with Paizo to create a line of pre-painted miniatures for gamers. We are all fans of miniatures here, and lovers of Paizo's fantastic RPG worlds. Starfinder has not disappointed in the richness of the races and designs we get to help bring to life for players."

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today the initial product line-up for the highly anticipated Starfinder Roleplaying Game, the new science fantasy RPG set in the world of Pathfinder, ready for blast-off at Gen Con Indy August 2017.

Starfinder Creative Director James L. Sutter says: "The sculpts that Ninja Division have been creating for both characters and starships have been blowing our minds with their artistry and obvious love of the genre. I'm especially excited about the ships—I can't wait to see the looks on my players' faces the first time I pull out a bunch of the starship miniatures for a space battle!"

About Ninja Division Publishing, LLC
Ninja Division Publishing®, LLC produces and publishes high quality board games, card games, and beautiful hobby model miniatures for tabletops around the world. Ninja Division's tabletop lineup includes beloved originals such as the ground-breaking, dungeon-dashing Super Dungeon®: Explore; the charming chibi-ninja battle game, Ninja All-Stars®; the immersive and ever-expanding space war of Relic Knights®; and the forthcoming interstellar railway hold-up and heist, Rail Raiders Infinite®. Ninja Division also publishes an array of licensed games including favorites such as My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria®, Alien v Predator®, Codinca®, DrunkQuest®, and the award winning family game, Luchador!®. With legions of fans around the world, Ninja Division supports league play and encourages both collaborative and competitive play in its community of gamers of all ages!

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

New Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Takes Players to the Stars with New Adventures, Starship Combat, and More

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, reveals today the first details of the new forthcoming Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild, which will launch in tandem with the highly anticipated new science fantasy Starfinder Roleplaying Game at Gen Con in August 2017.

Starfinder Society will be a brand new global, cooperative roleplaying campaign with its own quests, scenarios, rules, documentation and characters. The team behind Starfinder Society will be a familiar one to gamers already playing in the Pathfinder Society. Organized Play Coordinator Tonya Woldridge leads the team, with John Compton taking on the role of Lead Developer of both the Pathfinder and Starfinder organized play programs. Thurston Hillman joins the team as Starfinder Society Developer. Hillman has been a part of Pathfinder Society since Season 1 when he authored Pathfinder Society Scenario #55:The Infernal Vault. The volunteer team of Venture-Officers will also remain the same for both campaigns.

Tonya Woldridge, Organized Play Coordinator, says "I enjoy working on Pathfinder Society with the team and look forward to adding Thurston's creativity to the mix. The storyline for Season 1 is absolutely fantastic, and we are already talking about our vision for Season 2."

Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild will launch at Gen Con (August 17, 2017) with three scenarios, one special event for pre-generated characters, and one quest pack, with subsequent monthly scenarios for players worldwide thereafter.

Set thousands of years in Pathfinder's future, the Starfinder RPG will be a stand-alone science fantasy game evolved from the Pathfinder RPG rules in which players take on the role of a rag-tag starship crew exploring the countless mysteries of a weird universe. Starfinder is also designed to integrate easily with the Pathfinder RPG, allowing players of either game to port over monsters, items, and adventures with a minimal conversion effort.

"From the very moment we announced the Starfinder RPG, players demanded a new organized play campaign to support the game," says Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona. "We're thrilled to make the campaign a reality, and look forward to exciting adventures amid the stars for years to come!"

For more information, visit today's Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild blog at paizo.com.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Starfinder Roleplaying Game Now Available for Preorder!

Paizo Announces Initial Product Line-Up and Compatibility License for Highly Anticipated New Science Fantasy RPG Set in the World of Pathfinder

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today the initial product line-up for the highly anticipated Starfinder Roleplaying Game, the new science fantasy RPG set in the world of Pathfinder, ready for blast-off at Gen Con Indy August 2017.

Starfinder Core Rulebook: 560 pages of science-fantasy glory, the Starfinder Core Rulebook features all the rules needed to play the Starfinder Roleplaying game, from classes and spells to lasers and starships, plus tons of setting information, new and classic races, and more. MSRP $59.99

The Starfinder Core Rulebook includes:

• Complete rules for players and GMs for science-fantasy races like logical androids, telepathic lashunta, ysoki ratfolk, and more—plus all of the classic fantasy races of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game!
• 7 new science-fantasy classes, from the spellhacking technomancer to the starship mechanic with a remote-controlled robot. Will you be a heavily armored soldier, a charismatic envoy, a stealthy operative, an occult mystic, or the cosmically attuned solarian, who calls forth strange powers and shapes energy weapons from stars and black holes?
• A detailed overview of Starfinder's core setting, including the planets of the Pact Worlds, their gods, major factions and threats, and more.
• Complete rules for starship combat, as well as for building and customizing starships.
• Hundreds of science-fantasy weapons, armors, and items, both magical and technological, from plasma cannons and holy power armor to enchanted swords and cybernetic implants.
• Hundreds of spells to let mystic or technomancer characters tap into esoteric energies and rewrite the laws of physics.
• Rules for alien environments, deadly traps, bizarre diseases and poisons, and everything else needed to craft exciting adventures.
• Advice on converting Pathfinder RPG content to Starfinder, and vice-versa.

Starfinder Adventure Path—Incident at Absalom Station (Dead Suns 1 of 6): The first Starfinder Adventure Path kicks off as a deserted mining ship tows a mysterious asteroid out of hyperspace, revealing clues to an ancient alien superweapon that could threaten the existence of the Pact Worlds. Starfinder Adventure Path will be a bimonthly, 64-page book filled with not just linked adventures, but new setting information, alien creatures, and new rules and options for GMs and players. This volume features a mega-sized gazetteer of Absalom Station, magical relics, new monsters, and more. MSRP $22.99

Starfinder GM Screen: All the most important Game Master information is at the fingertips with this handy GM screen, its player-facing side emblazoned with a massive and gorgeous panoramic battle scene featuring all the Starfinder iconic heroes. MSRP $19.99

Starfinder Player Character Folio: This deluxe player character portfolio keeps track of characters with expanded character sheet sections, quick rules reference, and more. MSRP $9.99

Starfinder Core Pawn Collection: Spice up combat with this collection of gorgeous pawns, perfect for both PCs and enemies, including humanoids, monsters, starships, and more. A Starfinder Pawn Base Assortment will also be available, using the same size as the Pathfinder Pawn bases to mix and match between the two game systems. MSRP $24.99

Starfinder Flip-Mats: Basic Terrain (MSRP $14.99) is a standard square-gridded battle mat with ground on one side and decking for a spaceship or space station on the other. Basic Starfield (MSRP $19.99) is a larger-than-normal flip mat featuring two different starfields with a hex grid, perfect for Starfinder's starship combat system.

Starfinder Compatibility License: The Starfinder Compatibility License is all fueled up and ready to launch for third parties to create their own Stafinder RPG-compatible content, with details and a publisher registry online at paizo.com/starfinder.

Set thousands of years in Pathfinder's future, the Starfinder RPG is a stand-alone science fantasy game evolved from the Pathfinder RPG rules in which players take on the role of a rag-tag starship crew exploring the countless mysteries of a weird universe. Starfinder is also designed to integrate easily with the Pathfinder RPG, allowing players of either game to port over monsters, items, and adventures with a minimal conversion effort.

Retailers can preorder the above Starfinder products from their distribution outlets. For more information about Starfinder, follow the Paizo blog with updates from creative director James Sutter.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Arclight and Paizo Partner to Release First Japanese Translation of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today the agreement with Arclight Games of Japan for translation rights of the Pathfinder RPG and Pathfinder ACG.

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords, the popular cooperative card game, and the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box will be the first products in development for Japanese translation and will be released first quarter 2017.

Says Kosuke Fukomoto, CEO of Arclight Inc., "We have published RPGs in Japan for many years, and are the leading company in regard to RPGs in Japan today. One of our goals has been to do the Pathfinder RPG. We are positive that the excellent game system that fits both beginners and veterans, combined with the depth of the world, will fit the Japanese gamers very well. We're deeply thankful to Paizo who gave us the chance of publishing Pathfinder in Japan, and hope that this is the start of a long partnership."

About Arclight Inc.
Arclight was established in 1998. Since then, they have been localizing and creating boardgame, roleplaying game, and trading card game content for Japan. Arclight manages the yearly Japan Game Convention, or JGC, Japan's largest gaming convention. Arclight also organizes and manages Game Market, the largest board game event in Japan, which occurs three times annually, and have a network of 30+ boardgame, roleplaying, and trading card game stores throughout Japan.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

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