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"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."--Back cover

Though long vanished from Golarion, shreds of the world's greatest ancient civilizations live on in their descendants. This player-focused volume delves into the backgrounds of such scions, from humans who trace their lineage meticulously to ancient times to heroes whose connection to such civilizations manifest in surprising ways. From the mighty mechanical aptitude of the Jistka Imperium to the God-Kings of Ancient Osirion to the earliest days of more recently fallen empires, Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Ancients provides racial traits, class options, spells, and wondrous items for those who draw their power from the past.

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

Ready to go beyond the basics? Expand the limits of what's possible with the Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide! This 272-page Pathfinder Second Edition rulebook contains exciting new rules options for player characters, adding even more depth of choice to your Pathfinder game! Inside you will find brand new ancestries, heritages, and four new classes: the shrewd investigator, the mysterious oracle, the daring swashbuckler, and the hex-slinging witch! The must-have Advanced Player's Guide also includes exciting new options for all your favorite Core Rulebook classes and tons of new backgrounds, general feats, spells, items, and 40 flexible archetypes to customize your play experience even further!

"Test your courage against the most infamous foes of myth and legend! Bestiary 3 presents hundreds of monsters for use in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Within this book you?ll find demiliches and demodands, grave knights and goblin snakes, norns and nephilim, imperial dragons and unfettered eidolons, and so much more! Yet not every creature needs to be an enemy, as winged garudas, crafty tanukis, and leonine lammasus all wait to join your party and answer the call of glory. The Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 3 is the third indispensable volume of monsters for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and serves as a companion to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook and Pathfinder RPG 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 bestselling set of fantasy rules into the new millennium."--Back cover

"Adventure like never before with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Class Guide! Explore new heights of heroism with 10 new base classes, each with 20 levels of amazing abilities. Incredible powers also await existing characters, with more than a hundred new archetypes and class options. Prepare characters for their most legendary adventure ever with massive selections of never-before-seen spells, magic items, and more!The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Class Guide is a must-have companion volume to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook. This imaginative tabletop game builds upon more than 15 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." -- Amazon.com

More than 400 of fantasy’s fiercest foes burst from the pages of this enormous 360-page compendium of the most popular and commonly encountered creatures in the world of Pathfinder! From familiar enemies like orcs, dragons, and vampires to new horrors like the living-nightmare nilith and the three-headed mutoli, to suitable servants for summoners of every alignment, this must-have companion to the Pathfinder Core Rulebook is crawling with creatures perfect for your Pathfinder adventures!The Pathfinder Bestiary • More than 400 monsters drawn from mythology, genre classics, and more than a decade of Pathfinder, with plenty of new monsters too!• Gorgeous full-color illustrations on nearly every page!• Detailed monster lists sorted by level, type, and rarity to help you find the right monster for any situation!• Universal monster rules to simplify special attacks, defenses, and qualities like grab, swallow whole, and regeneration.• Guidelines for providing appropriate monstrous treasures for any occasion.• Detailed lore sidebars offering additional information about Pathfinder’s most popular monstrous friends and foes!

"Be it the darkest depths of the demon-haunted Abyss, the apocalyptic realm of Abaddon, or the infernal layers of Hell itself, the denizens of these 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 route to knowing these blasphemous secrets are held within the infamous pages of the Book of the Damned. 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. Within these pages, you'll find details on demon lords and arch devils, information on the realms of Hell, Abaddon, and the Abyss, and rules for incorporating fiendish influences into your game--be they in the form of foes for heroic parties to face, or temptations for less scrupulous adventurers to consider."--Amazon.com

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

"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 RPG Bestiary 4 is the fourth indispensable volume of monsters for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and serves as a companion to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook and Pathfinder RPG 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."--Back cover

To know the Word of your God, you should read the Book of your God! The sacred texts of Golarion's gods hold secrets divine and profane. This title presents numerous texts tied to interpretations of the holy (and unholy) gods of Golarion.

Features occult texts, lost scrolls, and esoteric tomes hidden throughout Golarion that allow the curious seeker to develop powerful psychic skills. This book presents numerous texts outlining the mysterious practices that allow Golarion's mystics and gurus to bend the laws of the universe to their wills.

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I Can Show You the World!Explore a world of exceptional heroes and unfathomable magic! Channel spirits from the legendary realms of Iblydos or Valenhall, shift into the aspects of beasts from southern Garund, delve into the psychic secrets of the Palatine Eye or the continent of Vudra, and explore the art of alchemical calligraphy from Tian Xia! Pathfinder Player Companion: Heroes of Golarion gives you all the tools you need to learn from the farthest-flung reaches of Golarion!Inside this book you'll find:- Mystic bloodlines common in distant nations, including medusa-spawned bloodragers who can freeze foes in their tracks, erudite sphinx-like bloodragers, and sorcerers with the heart of a phoenix!- Secret techniques the beast speakers of lost Tekritanin used to befriend monstrous bulettes, petrifying basilisks, electric behirs, death worms, and sun falcons, and to command them to serve by their side!- Rules for occult characters to venture into the realm of mythic power, including new path abilities focused on occult magic and powers.

The Runelords Rise Again!From humble beginnings in a quiet coastal town, the Return of the Runelords Adventure Path travels to ruined capital cities and explores the mysteries of ancient Thassilon. With the Return of the Runelords Poster Map Folio, you can bring two of these cities to life with a pair of massive poster maps, and also discover the lost wonders of the nation of Thassilon itself!These huge, lavishly illustrated poster maps depict two important urban centers from the Return of the Runelords Adventure Path. The first map details the settlement of Roderic's Cove, where the Adventure Path starts. The second map explores a mysterious ancient city, while the third is a beautifully illustrated map of the ancient nation of Thassilon as a whole.Whether you're looking for a small seaside town, a sprawling urban center, or an entire nation, these beautiful maps are the perfect resource for the Return of the Runelords Adventure Path or any fantasy campaign.

Discover the untold potential of magic! Secrets of Magic, the newest hardcover rulebook for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game! Secrets of Magic brings the popular magus and summoner classes into Pathfinder Second Edition, unlocking heroes who combine magical might with martial prowess and offering command of a powerful magical companion creature. The lavishly illustrated, 256-page rulebook contains hundreds of new spells with potent offerings for all spellcasting character classes, magic items for any player character, and lore detailing the fundamental structure and theories of magic. A special section within the volume-the Book of Unlimited Magic-presents new methods of spellcasting, with elementalism, geomancy, shadow magic, rune magic, and even pervasive magic to give every place and creature in your game a magical spin!

Good For What AilsYou! Whether they're used to bolster heroes'abilities or take enemies out of the game, potions and poisons are key parts ofmany adventurers' arsenals. Far more options than simple healing draughts orstrength-sapping toxins are available to savvy heroes, though, especially thoseingenious enough to craft their own concoctions. Pathfinder Player Companion:Potions & Poisons offers a sea of new potions, elixirs, and strangeralchemical wonders for the discerning adventurer, plus heinous designer poisons.Class and character options for those who brew or regularly imbibe consumablesround out these offerings. Inside this book you'llfind: ►Feats and archetypes for raceswith an affinity for poisons, including gripplis, nagaji, and vishkanyas, plusthe scorpion sorcerer bloodline for those with a toxicheritage. ►Archetypes for a variety ofclasses known for brewing or poisoning, including alchemists, rogues, andwitches. ►Spells and feats specializedfor potion brewing, plus drugs, elixirs, gear, poisons, and tinctures-alchemicalremedies that produce potent effects but impair theuser. This Pathfinder Player Companion isintended for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the Pathfindercampaign setting, but it can be easily incorporated into any fantasyworld.

A good Game Master never has enough monsters, and a good player always has time to kill a few more! The newest hardcover rulebook for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game presents more than 300 new creatures for all your fantasy RPG needs. From classic creatures like undead dragons, hippogriffs, and the Jabberwock to denizens of the outer planes like daemons, proteans and the all-new aeons, the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 is packed from cover-to-cover with exciting surprises and fuel for a thousand campaigns!

The Pact Worlds are the beating heart of the Starfinder campaign setting, a solar system full of citizens both familiar and bizarre. From the cosmopolitan corridors of Absalom Station to the carnivorous jungles of Castrovel or the floating cloud-cities of the gas giant Bretheda, this hardcover rulebook is your guide to Starfinder's core worlds and civilizations, and the perfect place to launch any adventure

The story's not over yet! The Pathfinder Chronicles detail exploits and discoveries from members of the Pathfinder Society from all over Golarion. These include tales of great heroes capable of fabulous feats of might, magical relics that grow in strength alongside the heroes that wield them, and forgotten magic locked away due its dangerous power. Pathfinder Player Companion: Chronicle of Legends is your chance to make these tales a reality with powerful new options for your character! This player-focused volume provides new class options, capstones, spells, and magic items to help you make the most of your character.

Journey to Near Space, the galactic region that contains the Pact Worlds, the Veskarium, and many of the planets discovered and colonized by explorers from those civilizations. This hardcover rulebook expands the Starfinder campaign setting with details on dozens of worlds and cultures found in Near Space, each perfect as a locale for science-fantasy adventure! Inside this book, you'll find in-depth gazetteers of the nine worlds of the Veskarium, the interstellar empire founded by the warlike vesk; detailed entries on other planets and civilizations of Near Space; new starships from the Veskarium and beyond; alternate racial traits for playable Near Space races; and new themes, archetypes, equipment, spells, and more for any character!

Battle or befriend more than 80 bizarre life forms in this creature collection for the Starfinder Roleplaying Game! Every new world and space station comes with its own dangers, from strange new cultures to robotic killing machines to alien predators ready to devour unwary spacefarers. Inside this book, you'll find rules and ecologies for creatures from across the known worlds, plus alien equipment and more. A robust system for creating your own creatures ensures that your parties never be without weird new aliens to fight or trade with, and racial rules for many of the new organisms let you be the alien, making Alien Archive not just a collection of creatures to kill, but a fascinating menu of creatures to be! Want to play a hyperevolved floating brain? A mighty dragonkin? A silicon-based crystalline slug? Explore the limits of your galaxy and your game with Starfinder Alien Archive!--Publisher's web site.

The faithful don't just congregate under the worship of a particular deity. Many adherents find faith in small congregations dedicated to obscure beliefs and complex philosophies. Disciples' Doctrine explores over a dozen of these cults and traditions, including such groups as the secret Esoteric Order of the Palatine Eye, the Prophets of Kalistrade, Magnimar's Mystery Cults, Shoanti shamanic traditions, and the Tamashigo, who worship nature spirits known as kami. Learn what it takes to follow the dogma of these religions and unlock the secrets and powers only true dedication can bring. With Disciples' Doctrine, characters of every class can practice their devotion and gain power from their piety.

For some heroes, the strength of the self holds more potential than any other training. These practitioners use martial arts to hone their own bodies as weapons, or they wield deadly weapons in combat as extensions of themselves. Pathfinder Player Companion: Martial Arts Handbook delves into the various traditions, techniques, and styles of those who push their physical forms toward perfection. From fearsome kicks and punches, to expertise with mighty weapons, to harnessing the power of ki, this player-focused volume provides new archetypes, feats, styles, and weapons that allow characters to make the most of their own combat skill.

Battle or befriend a host of bizarre life forms in this creature collection for the Starfinder role playing game. Every new world and space station comes with its own dangers. Inside this book, you'll find rules and ecologies for creatures from across the known worlds, plus alien equipment and more.

Plot a Course for Adventure!Explore the ruins of a shattered continent, the fabled lost Azlant, with the Ruins of Azlant Poster Map Folio. Pore over masterful cartography and plan exciting adventures with these three massive poster maps designed for use with the Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path.These huge, lavishly illustrated poster maps depict major locations found in the Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path. The first map is a player-oriented nautical map of the islands in the region of broken Azlant, where the campaign unfolds. The second map depicts the underwater town of Talasantri, and the third map, labeled to assist Game Masters, shows the islands that make up the setting for the Ruins of Azlant campaign.Whether you're looking for a group of remote islands rich for adventure, player handouts, or an exotic aquatic locale, these beautiful maps are the perfect resource for the Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path or any fantasy campaign.

Presents more than 40 new or variant monsters with occult themes, this book includes psychic liches and night hags and creatures from strange realms and the dark places beyond the stars.

From winged strix to aquatic gillmen, Golarion offers no shortage of iconic and inspiring creatures to challenge any group of adventurers. Learn about the cultures and unique abilities of the ape-like charau-ka, the inbred ogrekin, the stoic centaurs, and more, making it easier than ever to bring the Inner Sea's deadliest inhabitants to life.

Helps you to learn the secrets hidden beneath the surface of the Pathfinder world, arts of the Inner Sea region and unleash the powers of stealth and subtlety in your Pathfinder RPG game.

There are far more fantasy races than just elves and dwarves! This title delves into individual details about seven races: the feline catfolk, froglike grippli, fox-tailed trickster kitsune, snakelike nagaji, cunning ratfolk, raven-headed tengu, and monkeylike vanara.

Death is not the end! This title takes aim at possessing forces of all sorts, from worldly magic to spirits of the dead, and provides you with options to rid yourself of that influence, take back control, or profit by cunning bargains with forces in need of a mortal vessel.

Discover the mysteries of witchcraft and natural magic inside Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Coven. Whether you've tapped into the magic of the wilds or you're a changeling who's inherited the blood of hags, now's your chance to indulge in some of the Pathfinder world's most enigmatic mystical secrets. New curses, hexes, and patrons further explore the witching world, while hosts of new archetypes, spells, magic items, rituals, and stranger practices unleash a cauldron of supernatural potential. Unlock the power inside your character and make the might of the coven yours to command!

Dwarves, elves, gnomes, halflings, and other non-human peoples are staples of Golarion's population, and these groups are not monoliths. From Ekujae elves of the Mwangi Expanse to Pahmet dwarves of Osirion to bleachling gnomes, who exist in an emotional void, the non-human ethnicities of Golarion have cultivated rich traditions, specialized equipment, and adventuring skills. Delve deeper into your character's background with the many options in Pathfinder Player Companion: Heroes from the Fringe!

Beyond Good and EvilMonitors—neutral outsiders dedicated to maintaining their views of the universe—reject the battles between the wicked and the righteous and instead war over the underpinnings of reality. Join the cosmic debate with the secrets and esoteric lore found within, including:- Details on 24 monitor demigods—such as primal inevitables; protean lords; psychopomp ushers; and the mysterious aeon known as Monad, the Condition of All—and the divine powers they bestow upon mortal worshippers!- Rules for the proctor prestige class, along with information about different monitor sects, mantras for summoning monitors, and esoteric occult rituals that harness the power of monitor divinities.- A bestiary of new monitors and their roles within the universe, including irresponsible illureshi protean sorcerers, morbai psychopomp masters of healing and poisons, and knowledge-erasing agnoia aeons!

Every day, unknowns and nobodies strike out to carve their legacy in the fate-forsaken world of Golarion but they are hardly the first! Meet the figures who rose in times past, clawing their way to the top, to now serve as the pillars of the Inner Sea region as it stands today! Lost Omens Legends introduces over 40 of Golarion's most famous faces each with a rich story that helps bring the setting to life. Delve into the web of relationships, secrets, and plots that molds the past and present of the Inner Sea, and seek out mighty paragons for a chance to claim some of their power!

Whether you've unwillingly succumbed to a lycanthropic curse or you were born with the ability to change into a more animalistic form, this book is the guide to turning your primal affliction into an advantage.

A manual of martial mastery that presents the greatest fighting styles and deadliest combat techniques of the Inner Sea region.

Whether you're growing a towering treant to serve as your monstrous cohort, organizing a grand heist with your fellow thieves, or summoning a guardian angel to protect your allies, this title offers you dozens of options to transform your Pathfinder adventures.

The Pathfinder Society is a globe-trotting organization of adventurers, scholars, and warriors all dedicated to exploration, collecting lost knowledge and treasure, and sharing it with the world. Lost Omens: Pathfinder Society Guide details everything players and GMs need to know about the Pathfinder Society, from the basics of membership, to the Society's various factions, to the various lodges littered throughout the Inner Sea region. This book is the go-to source for the history and lore of the Pathfinder Society and features new rules content including new equipment, wayfinders, and support for Pathfinder-related archetypes! A useful book in its own right, this helpful volume is a must-have for participants in Paizo's massive Pathfinder Society worldwide organized play campaign, and a great way to get involved in the international campaign!

Helps you embrace the elements of earth, fire, wind, and water and learn to channel these cataclysmic forces into awesome new powers.

The world of Golarion is full of ancient secrets, hidden lore, and untapped psychic powers. This volume helps players in exploring occult themes in their games, providing inspiration, new rules, and detailed locations to bring an occult campaign of any level to life.

Merchants and magic-makers from across the Pathfinder campaign setting present their wares in this indispensable supplement of magical wonders. This title features from deadly weapons and alchemical items, to holy relics and lethal traps.

Featuring dozens of all-new rules for urban characters like feats, spells, magic items, and more, this volume contains everything Pathfinder RPG players need to make their characters masters of vast markets, back alleys, and everywhere the city takes them.

Whether it's getting patched up after a fight, dealing with a debilitating disease you contracted in a dank dungeon, or negating the effects of a terrible poison in the middle of combat, eventually every adventurer needs a healer. The healers have their own agendas, of course, and those don't always end at fixing up the ailments of their allies.

Taming the Wild! When the aristocratic Vishov family is banished from Ustalav due to underhanded politics, Lady Tyressa Vishov is faced with a choice: fade slowly into obscurity, or strike out for the nearby River Kingdoms and establish a new holding on the untamed frontier. Together with her children and loyal retainers, she'll forge a new life in the infamous Echo Wood, and neither bloodthirsty monsters nor local despots will stop her from reclaiming her family honor. Yet the shadow of Ustalavic politics is long, and even in a remote and lawless territory, there may be those determined to see the Vishov family fail... From New York Times best-selling author Michael A. Stackpole comes a new novel of frontier adventure set in the world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the new Pathfinder Online massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

From shield style feats and advanced armor mastery to ways to use the weight and bulk of armor to your advantage, this guide to heavily-armored heroics has new options for every iron-clad character. It includes magic armor options covering all types of armor and shields, and more.

Release the beasts! Heroes abound in the Age of Lost Omens, but for every great hero, there is an even greater monster. Lost Omens Monsters of Myth provides details on 20 of the most infamous and terrifying monsters from the Inner Sea region and beyond. Uncover the secrets of some of Golarion's greatest monsters from the Sandpoint Devil to Fafnheir, the Father of All Linnorms, and more. Monsters of Myth provides rumors, tales, and even treasures for the brave adventurers willing to face these legendary creatures!

The dead are rising! This blasphemous tome gives players and GMs everything they need to bring the shambling menace of the undead to their Pathfinder adventures. This book includes tools for fighting against the undead horde, but also options for the players themselves to control or even become undead creatures. GMs will find new tools and haunts, as well as information about the undead-plagued lands of the Lost Omens campaign setting. A massive bestiary section full of undead creatures brings more threats for GMs to use and summonable creatures for players, including more versions of classic undead like vampires, skeletons, and zombies. This 224-page hardcover rulebook also includes a full adventure themed around fighting the undead! This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark. The pocket edition presents the same contents in a smaller sized softcover for a lower price and better portability.

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