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Pathfinder Companion: Cheliax, Empire of Devils (PFRPG)
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Seventy years ago, the Thrice-Damned House of Thrune defeated its rivals in a bloody civil war following the death of the god of humanity, bringing order to the war-torn nation of Cheliax—but at a price. Now the imperial bureaucracy enforces devil-worship as the state religion, and the common people bow their heads in perpetual servitude to the dark lord of Hell. Fortunately, Cheliax still has heroes: crusaders and revolutionaries motivated by glory, honor, greed for the throne, or hatred of what their land has become under the infernal thumb of Asmodeus.

This Pathfinder Companion describes the nation of Cheliax, its diabolical capital of Egorian, and its shadow-haunted former capital of Westcrown. Inside you’ll also find new character traits, magic items, spells, combat feats, and Chelish NPCs suitable for cohorts or contacts. This book is perfect for use in the Council of Thieves Adventure Path, set in the city of Westcrown, or any adventure taking place in a nation of devils and decadence.

Written by Jonathan H. Keith, Colin McComb, Steven E. Schend, Leandra Christine Schneider, and Amber E. Scott

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: 978-1-60125-191-6

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FullStarFullStarFullStarFullStarFullStar No map of Cheliax and inconsistencies in an otherwise good supplement
Reviewer: encorus

A book about the Empire of Cheliax that doesn't contain a map of the place? Yes, there are maps of the 2 main cities (quite inconsistent in their presentation) but what about the land itself? It's as if owning the Pathfinder Campaign Setting is a prerequisite to actually making sense of this book, something which is not really written in the product's description. The other problem I had is that while it presents things in Pathfinder RPG compatible format largely, there are some inconsistencies, for example a feat that still refers to the old grappling rules. Otherwise this is a good book with some interesting bits and a very nice presentation.

FullStarFullStarFullStarFullStarFullStar By the Name of Asmodeus and The Nine Hells...
Reviewer: Luthia

... I shall hereby finally decide that there is no such things as words to properly describe how satisfied I am with this product. I could give you a list of "I likes" but, really it would be a list of the books contents. Allthough I must say I am overly fond of the entire section about law/legal procedures and society structure in Cheliax - absolutely adorable.

I am planning to GM CoT soon and this certainly helped to convince me to do so... (now, how do I finish of Second Darkness fastly... looks at final book... hmm... doomsday effect... will do...)

Great work. Really. Great. Awesome. Worth 10 Stars... *searches for better rating*

FullStarFullStarFullStarFullStarFullStar Cheliax
Reviewer: Windstar

Excellant, great info for players and DM's....

FullStarFullStarFullStarFullStarFullStar Solid Supplemental Material
Reviewer: Needs More Zasz

I found this Companion to be extremely informative. It gave a detailed description of the fundamental aspects of the Chelaxian society while still leaving room for customizing the nation to fit an individual user's needs. In addition to providing a solid background of story material, numerous new Traits, Feats, Spells, and Magic Items really gave the Compantion a solid gameplay aspect. I really hope that further Companions keep with this same level of quality.

FullStarFullStarFullStarFullStarFullStar The best companion yet made me a Cheliax convert
Reviewer: yoda8myhead

In the last year, the fledgling Pathfinder Companion line has struggled through the process of finding its niche, with the format and content varying from issue to issue. But with this volume, the line has found its stride and the result is the best of the line so far and one of the best Pathfinder setting support volumes to date. I haven't been inspired by Cheliax to this point, but this book won me over. I finally get it.

The background information on Cheliax is incredibly detailed without giving away spoilers to players and provided me with more than enough background stories for characters I will probably never get around to playing. I also really love the new approach to the persona section, providing multiple low-to-mid-level NPCs instead of a single person the PCs might never encounter.

For players in the Pathfinder Society, you'll find that there are tons of traits, feats, spells and other goodies legal for play (at least under version 2.0 of the rules).

I sincerely hope that future Pathfinder Chronicles volumes continue the quality of content and formatting of this volume. I'd also love to see a GM secrets version of this book with all the spoilers for people running games in Cheliax. As I said above, this book made me a Cheliax convert, so keep it coming!


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Pathfinder Companion: Cheliax, Empire of Devils (PFRPG) Print Edition
Taldor GeraintElberion (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber),

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Westcrown sounded full of potential, just in the Campaign Setting - I look forward to seeing how it develops.

Andoran Lord Thavian (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber),

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GeraintElberion wrote:
Westcrown sounded full of potential, just in the Campaign Setting - I look forward to seeing how it develops.

Agreed, I to will be keeping an eye on how this one evolves!

Paizo Employee Vic Wertz (Technical Director),

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We've just announced a new direction for Player's Guides, so Pathfinder Companion: Council of Thieves Player's Guide has become Pathfinder Companion: Cheliax, Empire of Devils. If you see the old cover, reload your browser's image cache.

Andoran Montalve (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Planet Stories Subscriber),

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mmm lovely :)
I want it

Cheliax Asgetrion,

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Montalve wrote:
mmm lovely :)
I want it

Me too! =)

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