paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)2023-10-04T15:36:12Z2023-10-04T15:36:12ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): A Journey of a Thousand Miles . . . (4 stars)Jhaemanhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2022-06-08T00:14:06Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>The Pathfinder <b><i>Gazetteer</b></i> was the first attempt by Paizo to provide an overview of the official campaign setting of Golarion. Published in 2008, very little had previously been published about Golarion besides information on Varisia in a couple of the early adventure paths and some scattered descriptions of other lands in early modules and. Because it was early days, it makes sense that the first overview of the setting would be comparatively short: just 64 pages. But there's a lot packed in here!</p>
<p>The red dragon on the cover is amazing, and I think I just realized that Valeros and Seoni are fighting atop the Cyphergate in Riddleport! The inside front cover shows holy symbols for the "Core 20" deities plus Aroden, while the inside back cover is the front cover art sans text. The book comes with a pull-out four-panel map of the Inner Sea; this is doubtless the first published map of the setting, and it's gorgeous. It's surprisingly detailed, and although a few locations have been altered over the years, it's still fun to just sit and imagine all of the adventures to be had in these places, most of which were just names at the time but are now fully-fleshed out thanks to years of supplements. The full-color interior artwork is serviceable but certainly looks primitive compared to modern Paizo products.</p>
<p>The book starts with a two-page introduction. It describes the (in-setting) Pathfinder Society, and implies that most adventuring parties will belong to it. There's also an introduction to Aroden and the premise of the Age of Lost Omens—when even prophecies can no longer be trusted, the future is solely in the hands of the PCs!</p>
<p>Chapter 1 is "Characters" (14 pages). This section describes how all of the standard core races fit into Golarion (with sidebars for the different human ethnicities). It holds up well in terms of accuracy with current conceptions of those races in the game. Although mostly crunch-free (this was written during the D&D 3.5 era), it also discusses the role of the core classes and provides an alternate class feature for each one—some are pretty neat, like allowing Fighters to drop a bonus feat and instead get extra skill points and class skills. The section concludes with a description of uniquely-Golarion languages.</p>
<p>Chapter 2 is "Timeline" (4 pages). Starting with -5293 and the Age of Darkness and progressing all the way to 4708 and the Age of Lost Omens, this timeline fixes important historical events. It also discusses the Golarion calendar. The timeline makes for surprisingly interesting reading (many events have been built on in subsequent products, but not all).</p>
<p>Chapter 3 is "Nations" (36 pages) and is the real meat of the book. The section starts with a brief description of the different continents of Golarion before homing in on the various nations of the Inner Sea region. Each country gets a page or so of description alongside some details like alignment, capital, notable settlements, ruler, government, languages, and religion. I loved the shout-outs to Darkmoon Vale and Scarwall (locations familiar to those who played or ran some early Paizo adventures). There are some occasional sidebars with rules elements, such as on sailing the Eye of Abendego or purchasing the Sun Orchid Elixir. There's obviously no value in my going through each of the countries included, so I'll just say as a package I was pleasantly surprised by how rich of a history the setting has and how well the disparate countries fit together. My very first impression of Golarion years ago was that it was just a "random kitchen sink" of different countries—and although it certainly was designed as a setting where almost any type of D&D could be played, there was in fact a lot of thought given to making it a cohesive whole.</p>
<p>Chapter 4 is "Religion" (6 pages) and provides just a couple of paragraphs on each of the setting's core deities (along with stuff like domains, favored weapons, etc.). It's really only the barest introduction to each faith, but does the job of allowing new players for a cleric to skim over something quickly and pick a faith for their character.</p>
<p>As the product dates from 2008, there have certainly been much more detailed descriptions of the Inner Sea region published subsequently. Hardcover books like the <i>Inner Sea World Guide</i> and <i>Inner Sea Faiths</i> devote multiple pages to topics that the <b><i>Gazetteer</b></i> can only touch on, and real lore-junkies can find 64-page books in the Campaign Setting Line on nations that receive only a page of description here. For players in need of a quick overview, the <i>Inner Sea Primer</i> is even more compact. All of that probably means the <b><i>Gazetteer</b></i> doesn't really have a modern niche, but it is really interesting to look back to the beginning years of what would become one of the most sprawling fantasy settings in gaming history.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>The Pathfinder <b><i>Gazetteer</b></i> was the first attempt by Paizo to provide an overview of the official campaign setting of Golarion. Published in 2008, very little had previously been published about Golarion besides information on Varisia in a couple of the early adventure paths and some scattered descriptions of other lands in early modules and. Because it was early days, it makes sense that the first overview of the setting would be comparatively short: just 64 pages. But there's a lot packed in here!</p>
<p>The red dragon on the cover is amazing, and I think I just realized that Valeros and Seoni are fighting atop the Cyphergate in Riddleport! The inside front cover shows holy symbols for the "Core 20" deities plus Aroden, while the inside back cover is the front cover art sans text. The book comes with a pull-out four-panel map of the Inner Sea; this is doubtless the first published map of the setting, and it's gorgeous. It's surprisingly detailed, and although a few locations have been altered over the years, it's still fun to just sit and imagine all of the adventures to be had in these places, most of which were just names at the time but are now fully-fleshed out thanks to years of supplements. The full-color interior artwork is serviceable but certainly looks primitive compared to modern Paizo products.</p>
<p>The book starts with a two-page introduction. It describes the (in-setting) Pathfinder Society, and implies that most adventuring parties will belong to it. There's also an introduction to Aroden and the premise of the Age of Lost Omens—when even prophecies can no longer be trusted, the future is solely in the hands of the PCs!</p>
<p>Chapter 1 is "Characters" (14 pages). This section describes how all of the standard core races fit into Golarion (with sidebars for the different human ethnicities). It holds up well in terms of accuracy with current conceptions of those races in the game. Although mostly crunch-free (this was written during the D&D 3.5 era), it also discusses the role of the core classes and provides an alternate class feature for each one—some are pretty neat, like allowing Fighters to drop a bonus feat and instead get extra skill points and class skills. The section concludes with a description of uniquely-Golarion languages.</p>
<p>Chapter 2 is "Timeline" (4 pages). Starting with -5293 and the Age of Darkness and progressing all the way to 4708 and the Age of Lost Omens, this timeline fixes important historical events. It also discusses the Golarion calendar. The timeline makes for surprisingly interesting reading (many events have been built on in subsequent products, but not all).</p>
<p>Chapter 3 is "Nations" (36 pages) and is the real meat of the book. The section starts with a brief description of the different continents of Golarion before homing in on the various nations of the Inner Sea region. Each country gets a page or so of description alongside some details like alignment, capital, notable settlements, ruler, government, languages, and religion. I loved the shout-outs to Darkmoon Vale and Scarwall (locations familiar to those who played or ran some early Paizo adventures). There are some occasional sidebars with rules elements, such as on sailing the Eye of Abendego or purchasing the Sun Orchid Elixir. There's obviously no value in my going through each of the countries included, so I'll just say as a package I was pleasantly surprised by how rich of a history the setting has and how well the disparate countries fit together. My very first impression of Golarion years ago was that it was just a "random kitchen sink" of different countries—and although it certainly was designed as a setting where almost any type of D&D could be played, there was in fact a lot of thought given to making it a cohesive whole.</p>
<p>Chapter 4 is "Religion" (6 pages) and provides just a couple of paragraphs on each of the setting's core deities (along with stuff like domains, favored weapons, etc.). It's really only the barest introduction to each faith, but does the job of allowing new players for a cleric to skim over something quickly and pick a faith for their character.</p>
<p>As the product dates from 2008, there have certainly been much more detailed descriptions of the Inner Sea region published subsequently. Hardcover books like the <i>Inner Sea World Guide</i> and <i>Inner Sea Faiths</i> devote multiple pages to topics that the <b><i>Gazetteer</b></i> can only touch on, and real lore-junkies can find 64-page books in the Campaign Setting Line on nations that receive only a page of description here. For players in need of a quick overview, the <i>Inner Sea Primer</i> is even more compact. All of that probably means the <b><i>Gazetteer</b></i> doesn't really have a modern niche, but it is really interesting to look back to the beginning years of what would become one of the most sprawling fantasy settings in gaming history.</p>Jhaeman2022-06-08T00:14:06ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): Portuguese - Br (4 stars)Draco Bahamuthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2011-11-05T19:09:12Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>Mesmo hoje em dia ele já estando obsoleto devido a suas versões mais completas, ele ainda é o menor e mais barato livro que dá um panorama geral do cenário para quem apenas quer conhecer (embora uma versão menor para jogadores tenha sido lançada, estamos falando de conhecimento para mestres). Muitas das sua informações continuam valendo, tendo seu conteúdo apenas ampliado e mais detalhado, e tambem possui informações para quem joga com as regras do 3.5E. Seu lado ruim é que faltou uma certa maturidade que só foi alcançada mais tarde e portanto algumas informações não estão bem organizadas ou não possuem espaço suficiente dando uma impressão de que foi feito as pressas (não existe nenhum mapa dentro do livro) . Golarion pode ser um cenário feito apenas para juntar os locais onde se passam as adventures paths, mas é um bom cenário que ainda pode crescer em popularidade embora não possua nenhuma característica única exclusiva (e até cópia vários elementos de outros cenários), mas é bem feito e bem detalhado e dá uma visão mais adulta e madura sobre os velhos chavões da fantasia (sem falar da enorme quantidade de fan-service).</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>Mesmo hoje em dia ele já estando obsoleto devido a suas versões mais completas, ele ainda é o menor e mais barato livro que dá um panorama geral do cenário para quem apenas quer conhecer (embora uma versão menor para jogadores tenha sido lançada, estamos falando de conhecimento para mestres). Muitas das sua informações continuam valendo, tendo seu conteúdo apenas ampliado e mais detalhado, e tambem possui informações para quem joga com as regras do 3.5E. Seu lado ruim é que faltou uma certa maturidade que só foi alcançada mais tarde e portanto algumas informações não estão bem organizadas ou não possuem espaço suficiente dando uma impressão de que foi feito as pressas (não existe nenhum mapa dentro do livro) . Golarion pode ser um cenário feito apenas para juntar os locais onde se passam as adventures paths, mas é um bom cenário que ainda pode crescer em popularidade embora não possua nenhuma característica única exclusiva (e até cópia vários elementos de outros cenários), mas é bem feito e bem detalhado e dá uma visão mais adulta e madura sobre os velhos chavões da fantasia (sem falar da enorme quantidade de fan-service).</p>Draco Bahamut2011-11-05T19:09:12ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): Lots of body, little head. (5 stars)Don Walkerhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2011-09-07T08:09:24Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>Sorry this is not a beer review. The only issue I have with this book is the image of the Andoran man on the back cover and at the Andoran nation entry. I just don't get it. Other than the man's tiny head the art in the book is top-shelf.</p>
<p>I find myself going back to this book again and again. It is an excellent introduction to the Inner Sea. I now have the comprehensive Inner Sea World Guide (another great tome), but lugging that book around to game days and conventions is a pain (literally). With the Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer it fits nicely in my book bag and has everything I need to show players what they need to know about the Inner Sea. Class and race descriptions (including the human sub-races), languages, deities, a world map, descriptions of each nation, a time-line of the past 10,000 years. It even has info on the days of the week and months.</p>
<p>This book will certainly tide you over until you can save up for the Inner Sea World Guide. And once you have that massive tome, this book will still serve you well as a traveling companion.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>Sorry this is not a beer review. The only issue I have with this book is the image of the Andoran man on the back cover and at the Andoran nation entry. I just don't get it. Other than the man's tiny head the art in the book is top-shelf.</p>
<p>I find myself going back to this book again and again. It is an excellent introduction to the Inner Sea. I now have the comprehensive Inner Sea World Guide (another great tome), but lugging that book around to game days and conventions is a pain (literally). With the Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer it fits nicely in my book bag and has everything I need to show players what they need to know about the Inner Sea. Class and race descriptions (including the human sub-races), languages, deities, a world map, descriptions of each nation, a time-line of the past 10,000 years. It even has info on the days of the week and months.</p>
<p>This book will certainly tide you over until you can save up for the Inner Sea World Guide. And once you have that massive tome, this book will still serve you well as a traveling companion.</p>Don Walker2011-09-07T08:09:24ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): was good, could be better (4 stars)Calamarihttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2010-02-04T14:38:16Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>This campaign guide could easily have filled a book three times this size. There is just no way that a setting as complex as Osirion can be covered in 32 pages. What is in these 32 pages will definitely make you want to adventure in the desert. Expanding this setting with the book "Sandstorm" will give your campaign legs.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>This campaign guide could easily have filled a book three times this size. There is just no way that a setting as complex as Osirion can be covered in 32 pages. What is in these 32 pages will definitely make you want to adventure in the desert. Expanding this setting with the book "Sandstorm" will give your campaign legs.</p>Calamari2010-02-04T14:38:16ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): P-L-A-Y-E-R H-A-N-D-O-U-T ($17.99) (5 stars)DraeykeSmite93https://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2009-03-15T22:24:07Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>Awesome. The art for "Andoran Guy" leaves a bit to talk about, but not having enough money to buy the CS let me buy this book and I am happy I did. I can still buy the CS later, but I have a "read this first before making your character" handout that makes total sense. Short and sweet. I wanted more maps of each nation, or at least each region, but I can cope without 'em. I have to say though that there are editing problems that are consistent with the whole line of Pathfinder products. I don't want the job, and I can understand a few mistakes sneaking in, but overall I have been dissappointed(?) with editing. Maybe some web-enhancement/errata pages to help? So what. It's an observation, not codemnation. Well worth it for any player in Golarion. I especially liked the way the poster map was secured to the back cover, no more torn perfs, just a small (very minor) mark if you know where to look. Just work on the editing all around. Slow down, don't be afraid of taking an afternoon stroll around the building and forgetting for a moment about having to meet that deadline on Wednesday. Worth the purchase. 5 STARS. Thanks Paizo.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>Awesome. The art for "Andoran Guy" leaves a bit to talk about, but not having enough money to buy the CS let me buy this book and I am happy I did. I can still buy the CS later, but I have a "read this first before making your character" handout that makes total sense. Short and sweet. I wanted more maps of each nation, or at least each region, but I can cope without 'em. I have to say though that there are editing problems that are consistent with the whole line of Pathfinder products. I don't want the job, and I can understand a few mistakes sneaking in, but overall I have been dissappointed(?) with editing. Maybe some web-enhancement/errata pages to help? So what. It's an observation, not codemnation. Well worth it for any player in Golarion. I especially liked the way the poster map was secured to the back cover, no more torn perfs, just a small (very minor) mark if you know where to look. Just work on the editing all around. Slow down, don't be afraid of taking an afternoon stroll around the building and forgetting for a moment about having to meet that deadline on Wednesday. Worth the purchase. 5 STARS. Thanks Paizo.</p>DraeykeSmite932009-03-15T22:24:07ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): A Players Resource for a New World! (5 stars)Kromehttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-12-15T21:16:19Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>I bought the Gazeteer before the Campaign Setting was released and am glad I did. I may not have bought it otherwise.</p>
<p>The Gazeteer is a succinct and easy to use guide to the world of Golarion. This is an excellent resource for players to gain a feel of their new world without bogging them down in too much material.</p>
<p>GMs will find this book as useful if not more so than the Campaign Setting. In a smaller, more easily accessible compact book, it makes looking up inspirational material easy and fast. For general questions about the setting I tend to reach for the Gazeteer first.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>I bought the Gazeteer before the Campaign Setting was released and am glad I did. I may not have bought it otherwise.</p>
<p>The Gazeteer is a succinct and easy to use guide to the world of Golarion. This is an excellent resource for players to gain a feel of their new world without bogging them down in too much material.</p>
<p>GMs will find this book as useful if not more so than the Campaign Setting. In a smaller, more easily accessible compact book, it makes looking up inspirational material easy and fast. For general questions about the setting I tend to reach for the Gazeteer first.</p>Krome2008-12-15T21:16:19ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): Buy the Campaign Setting (3 stars)Eric Tennesonhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-10-31T19:23:49Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>I bought this as a prelude to the Campaign Setting because I was impatient and a subscriber to the Chronicles.
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I think a wiser purchase would be the Campaign Setting since that book includes the gazetteer "and" expands upon it.
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However, if someone can't afford the Campaign Setting, this book will do. With what it has, it's on par with other products here.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>I bought this as a prelude to the Campaign Setting because I was impatient and a subscriber to the Chronicles.
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I think a wiser purchase would be the Campaign Setting since that book includes the gazetteer "and" expands upon it.
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However, if someone can't afford the Campaign Setting, this book will do. With what it has, it's on par with other products here.</p>Eric Tenneson2008-10-31T19:23:49ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): Very Nice Intro (4 stars)Ravenmantlehttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-08-05T04:41:34Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>As has been mentioned elsewhere, this book is a great introduction to the world of Golarion. It features a ton of adventure hooks and cool information about the various nations, despite its low page count. Definitely a product I'll recommend to anyone who wants to get an idea of what Golarion has to offer.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>As has been mentioned elsewhere, this book is a great introduction to the world of Golarion. It features a ton of adventure hooks and cool information about the various nations, despite its low page count. Definitely a product I'll recommend to anyone who wants to get an idea of what Golarion has to offer.</p>Ravenmantle2008-08-05T04:41:34ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL) Print Edition: A Triumph of our Time (5 stars)Aberzombiehttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-07-23T21:51:23Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL) Print Edition</b></p><p>This book rocked. It helped bring the Pathfinder setting alive in a way that was short, to the point, and yet brilliant. Kudos to the authors.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL) Print Edition</b></p><p>This book rocked. It helped bring the Pathfinder setting alive in a way that was short, to the point, and yet brilliant. Kudos to the authors.</p>Aberzombie2008-07-23T21:51:23ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): An excellent peak at things to come! (5 stars)Lord Thavianhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-06-30T21:51:57Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>After reading this little bundle of joy I have to say WOW, simply WOW! The history and lore of golarion presented in the book is top notch and a great choice for any whom wish to start their adventures in this new world of gaming! One could tell that the time was taken to make this a top notch item. Format and Artwork also recieve top marks!
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A must have for future Pathfinders!
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Well done Paizo!</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>After reading this little bundle of joy I have to say WOW, simply WOW! The history and lore of golarion presented in the book is top notch and a great choice for any whom wish to start their adventures in this new world of gaming! One could tell that the time was taken to make this a top notch item. Format and Artwork also recieve top marks!
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A must have for future Pathfinders!
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Well done Paizo!</p>Lord Thavian2008-06-30T21:51:57ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): A world that will bite your head off and you'll love it (4 stars)joelahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-06-20T00:17:11Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>I like Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer. Golarion is a world on the brink of disaster, with every nation looking for trouble with its neighbors, is in trouble, or both. And unlike fantasy worlds like Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms, major forces of good are few and far between. I like the sense of horror pervading throughout the area, with the Eye of Abendego — a massive, supernatural storm — off the coast; Asmodeus as a major deity of the Chelexians and a threat to everyone else; to such nations as Galt ("Eternal Revolution") whose populace beheads its leadership every few years.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13799.phtml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Full review</a></p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>I like Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer. Golarion is a world on the brink of disaster, with every nation looking for trouble with its neighbors, is in trouble, or both. And unlike fantasy worlds like Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms, major forces of good are few and far between. I like the sense of horror pervading throughout the area, with the Eye of Abendego — a massive, supernatural storm — off the coast; Asmodeus as a major deity of the Chelexians and a threat to everyone else; to such nations as Galt ("Eternal Revolution") whose populace beheads its leadership every few years.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13799.phtml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Full review</a></p>joela2008-06-20T00:17:11ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): Very well done (5 stars)bugleymanhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-06-11T05:42:56Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>After multiple, thorough readings, my appreciation of this book just keeps growing. There is enough detail here to form a solid foundation, but not enough to constrain creativity. (Edit:I would almost recommend this over the full CS; if you're on a tight budget, but want to get in on Pathfinder Society play, this should be your first purchase).</p>
<p>The map is very well done, and the book itself stands up to plenty of punishment. There are a few minor editing snafus, and no index, but overall this product is a great value.</p>
<p>Buy it! <b><span class=messageboard-bigger>(•••••)</span></b></p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>After multiple, thorough readings, my appreciation of this book just keeps growing. There is enough detail here to form a solid foundation, but not enough to constrain creativity. (Edit:I would almost recommend this over the full CS; if you're on a tight budget, but want to get in on Pathfinder Society play, this should be your first purchase).</p>
<p>The map is very well done, and the book itself stands up to plenty of punishment. There are a few minor editing snafus, and no index, but overall this product is a great value.</p>
<p>Buy it! <b><span class=messageboard-bigger>(•••••)</span></b></p>bugleyman2008-06-11T05:42:56ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): GREAT Intro to the Pathfinder World! (5 stars)veectorhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-06-10T19:13:45Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>I thought this was an awesome product. For $13 bucks you get a LOT of flavor of the world of Golarion and get an extensive history to boot!</p>
<p>It also REALLY feels like an epic D&D world. The designers really put a lot of thought into the world to design it as realistic as possible while still being a D&D themepark. Great stuff!</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>I thought this was an awesome product. For $13 bucks you get a LOT of flavor of the world of Golarion and get an extensive history to boot!</p>
<p>It also REALLY feels like an epic D&D world. The designers really put a lot of thought into the world to design it as realistic as possible while still being a D&D themepark. Great stuff!</p>veector2008-06-10T19:13:45ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): Awesome (5 stars)Kruelaidhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-06-10T09:02:44Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>This is an excellent start to building up your Golarion campaign. Haven't seen much of it, though, since I started passing it around amongst the players.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>This is an excellent start to building up your Golarion campaign. Haven't seen much of it, though, since I started passing it around amongst the players.</p>Kruelaid2008-06-10T09:02:44ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): Worthy of comparisons to Greyhawk and FR ! (5 stars)Pete Applehttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-05-22T04:43:09Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>If you've purchased any of Paizo's other products you're well aware they go the extra mile to put together great products. Suffice to say this is gorgeous as usual. It’s clear the setting is going to provide a deep, deep well that you’ll be able to pull from plenty of times before running dry.
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The character section has lots of fluff, not much crunch (rules). The roles for each of the races and classes are well thought out. The human populace still dominates and a vast array of different human cultures is provided that will make for great role playing opportunities.
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The Timeline provides plenty of interesting disasters and celestial events to mine for adventure hooks. There are lost empires and evil tyrants locked safely away (ha!) to cause some mischief.
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The nation descriptions are the meat of the text. There are obvious stand-ins for ancient Egypt, Arabia, deepest darkest Africa, and even flavors of the Far East. These stand-ins are familiar enough to DM’s and Players that they can jump into a campaign or adventure and immediately know the style/feel of play. Having these familiar locales will make it easy for newer DM’s and players to start playing right away. It also will facilitate more of the traditional “pulp” style adventures to be available in the setting if that floats your boat. (down the river into the deepest jungles…)
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I’ve always had a fondness in my heart for the cleric class so I was interested to see more details for the deities beyond what’s already been published. I wasn’t disappointed in the write-ups as they gave a good flavor to each of the deities. I could easily see playing any of the good/neutral clerics and could definitely see DM’ing the evil folk as well. I would have liked asingle feat thrown in for each much like in the character section, just to add a bit of crunch. Guess you have to save •something• for the hardcover though!</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>If you've purchased any of Paizo's other products you're well aware they go the extra mile to put together great products. Suffice to say this is gorgeous as usual. It’s clear the setting is going to provide a deep, deep well that you’ll be able to pull from plenty of times before running dry.
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The character section has lots of fluff, not much crunch (rules). The roles for each of the races and classes are well thought out. The human populace still dominates and a vast array of different human cultures is provided that will make for great role playing opportunities.
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The Timeline provides plenty of interesting disasters and celestial events to mine for adventure hooks. There are lost empires and evil tyrants locked safely away (ha!) to cause some mischief.
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The nation descriptions are the meat of the text. There are obvious stand-ins for ancient Egypt, Arabia, deepest darkest Africa, and even flavors of the Far East. These stand-ins are familiar enough to DM’s and Players that they can jump into a campaign or adventure and immediately know the style/feel of play. Having these familiar locales will make it easy for newer DM’s and players to start playing right away. It also will facilitate more of the traditional “pulp” style adventures to be available in the setting if that floats your boat. (down the river into the deepest jungles…)
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I’ve always had a fondness in my heart for the cleric class so I was interested to see more details for the deities beyond what’s already been published. I wasn’t disappointed in the write-ups as they gave a good flavor to each of the deities. I could easily see playing any of the good/neutral clerics and could definitely see DM’ing the evil folk as well. I would have liked asingle feat thrown in for each much like in the character section, just to add a bit of crunch. Guess you have to save •something• for the hardcover though!</p>Pete Apple2008-05-22T04:43:09ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): All Kinds of Goodness (5 stars)Paul Hedgeshttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-05-10T23:16:50Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p>Paul Hedges2008-05-10T23:16:50ZPathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL): For the Win! (5 stars)deathboyhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy82t7?Pathfinder-Chronicles-Gazetteer2008-04-30T21:21:56Z<p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>This is by far one of the best informative peices I've have seen for a campaign world ina while. It gives very flavorful bits to it that helps any player or Game master to immerse themselves in their character and their world.</p>
<p>My hopes is this will be the model of all rules light but information filled books for the Pathfinder Campaign world.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer (OGL)</b></p><p>This is by far one of the best informative peices I've have seen for a campaign world ina while. It gives very flavorful bits to it that helps any player or Game master to immerse themselves in their character and their world.</p>
<p>My hopes is this will be the model of all rules light but information filled books for the Pathfinder Campaign world.</p>deathboy2008-04-30T21:21:56Z