This document does exactly what is it supposed to, introduce you to the organized play world. It references all the other aspects for Pathfinder, and is clear, concise and easy to read. If you read it and still have questions, then it has done it's job, to get you to dive completely into the whole PAthfinder universe.

A friend pointed out this paragraph to me and I think in a nutshell this is what makes Pathfinder such an excellent RPG system.

"Reward Creative Solutions: (pg26-27)

Sometimes during the course of a scenario, your players might surprise you with a creative solution to an encounter (or the entire scenario) that you didn’t see coming and that isn’t expressly covered in the scenario. If, for example, your players manage to roleplay their way through a combat and successfully accomplish the goal of that encounter without killing the antagonist, do not punish the PCs for their creativity. If that scene specifically calls for the PCs to receive gold piece rewards based on the gear collected from the combatants, instead allow the PCs to find a chest of gold (or something similar) that gives them the same rewards. Additionally, if they roleplayed past a bad guy who carries a specific potion or scroll they might be able to later purchase off their chronicle sheet, don’t cross that item off the sheet— instead, allow them to find it elsewhere as a reward for creatively solving the encounter without resorting to combat. Pathfinder Society Organized Play never wants to give the impression that the only way to solve a problem is to kill it—rewarding the creative use of skills and roleplay not only makes Society games that much more fun for the players, but it gives you, the GM, a level of flexibility in ensuring your players receive the rewards they are due."

I know to some it may look cute, but it is going to burn A Ton of ink. This is completly unnecessary IMO for the doc. as the changes are mostly to accomodate the new classes.
This should have come out as a supplement not a rewrite.

When I have a convention where we play Pathfinder, I keep a printed copy of this and by the end of the event is is the most dogeared mess on my table. That is a pretty good testament, people read it into oblivion in a few days.

I like that it introduces new players to everything about the campaign, short of the entire Pathfinder RPG rule set.

It is hard to write a document that is comprehensible for new players, and still keep is useful for players who played before. I still love the traits. New rules in 2.2 help.

Thanks for the hard work.

I downloaded this to see what the Pathfinder Society was all about and it more than lived up to my expectations. This coupled with the find a game near you feature of the PF Society page are all you need to take your PF CRB and get started. There are two games located not far from where I live and I am excited about participating.

Wel, i love several of the ideas in this book, however it looses two stars for me because it doesn't do what it says it will... provide you with everything you need to bring your very own pathfinder character to life.

Where's the intro on what pathfinder is?
Where's the explanation of how exactly it connects to 3.5E?
There are a host of questions i have still after reading this... so it fails to deliver what it promises for me.

It's a good read and there are some very interesting things in there, but it is not thé guide to pathfinder society organized play it should be ... and that's a shame.

[Note: This review was for the previous edition of this product.]