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Pathfinder Companion: Qadira, Gateway to the East (PFRPG)
Paizo Publishing, LLC


Print Edition:		$10.99
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GENIE MYSTICS AND DESERT GLORY

A hot-blooded realm of riches, slavery, and blood feuds, the desert nation of Qadira looks down upon foreigners, for all other lands are glass when compared with Qadira’s diamonds. Ogre mercenaries and soldiers on flying carpets keep caravans safe from bandits and strange beasts. Bound genies build majestic palaces or guard pompous wizards, while tribes of jann roam the deserts hoping to free all geniekind. Militant factions of Sarenrae’s faith rattle their sabers and train dervishes, while mages and scholars from across the world line up to attend Qadira’s prestigious academies. And through it all, the war-mongering satrap turns his ambitious eye toward Taldor and the lands to the west, ready to break the centuries-long peace if only the padishah emperor would give him permission.

This Pathfinder Companion describes the country of Qadira and its capital of Katheer, the city of a million caravans. Study the secrets of the daivrat, humans honored with the trust of wise and deadly genies! Learn how to tell a half-genie from a thin-blooded suli-jann! Unlock Qadiran secrets with new feats and traits! Everything you need to know to play a Qadiran character—or defend yourself against one—is right here!

Written by Brian Cortijo

Each bimonthly 32-page Pathfinder Companion contains several player-focused articles exploring the volume’s theme as well as short articles with innovative new rules for social, magic, religious, and combat-focused characters, as well as a persona section detailing helpful NPCs and traits to better anchor the player to the campaign.

ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-180-0

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Average product rating: (3.0) based on 2 reviews

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like sand through an hourglass
Reviewer: Russell Akred
Mon, Sep 21, 2009, 01:50 PM

These companions are not impressive at all. The cover is juvenile, interior art is silly, the maps are lack luster, and what's with the half-janni? On the plus side the bestiary has a couple of nice additions to the writer's tool box, new traits, feats, and material which will help players of Pathfinder Society, backgrounds of local beliefs, types of magic schools, a prestige class, a few pages obout Katheer, how races and classes are viewed, the part on genders is confusing from a role playing angle, and their views of cast in society. I wish they would have had more about things like seasons, a bit more statistics on every city, struggles inside Qudira, details like roads between towns on the maps and products for different regions and cities, and how they would feel about other countries in Pathfinder Society.

Makes me want to play in Qadira
Reviewer: yoda8myhead
Wed, Jul 29, 2009, 11:36 AM

I'll admit that I wasn't anticipating this book nearly as much as I was other releases. I tend to GM rather than play and Qadira was never one of the locations in Golarion that grabbed me.

Then I read it. This is a well-written, engaging book that has turned me on to this amazing nation in the setting and given me a caravan's load of new ideas for both sides of the screen. I especially love some of the new crunchy bits, like the suli race (which I think I might play in an upcoming Legacy of Fire campaign) and the zhyen familiar option.

I've been uninspired by past Companions either because of their content or their subject, but this book has made a huge impression on me. Plus, everything in it is 100% compatible with the new rules, so I don't even need to convert grapple to CMB and spot to perception. It's ready to go, right out of the gate.

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Pathfinder Companion: Qadira, Gateway to the East (PFRPG) Print Edition

Qadira

Zuxius (Paizo Superscriber), Wed, Feb 18, 2009, 04:36 PM

Hey there James!

Any chance we can see a "little ole" map of what you are detailing in Qadira? Maybe slip it in the Paizo Blog :)

Just hoping

Zux

Qadira

Zuxius (Paizo Superscriber), Sat, Feb 28, 2009, 03:34 AM

They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response... Shall we continue?

Kruelaid (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion, Planet Stories Subscriber), Sat, Feb 28, 2009, 03:56 AM

Let me tell you about my mother.

Brian Cortijo (Contributor), Wed, Mar 4, 2009, 11:21 AM

Zuxius wrote:

Hey there James!

Any chance we can see a "little ole" map of what you are detailing in Qadira? Maybe slip it in the Paizo Blog :)

Just hoping

Zux

As it turns out, James is once again listed as a placeholder name as the author for this book. (My guess is that they'll amend the name when they correct the cover artwork)

I wrote it, and I can say that there's, umm, stuff. And some places. And traits and things. Oh, and sand.

Being a good boy, I'd rather not spill the beans on this one. Sean (the developer) still needs to tell me how much was slashed and burned, anyway. ;)

Osirion

fray (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Wed, Mar 4, 2009, 11:40 AM

OOOO! Then you can tell us what gets cut afterwards?!?!?

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