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Welcome to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game!

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game casts you in the role of a brave adventurer exploring treacherous ruins, battling fearsome monsters, and making a name for yourself in a world beset by magic and evil!

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is an evolution of the 3.5 rules set of the world's oldest fantasy roleplaying game, designed using the feedback of tens of thousands of gamers just like you. Players need only the single 576-page Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook to play, while the Game Master who controls the action will also want the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary, a massive tome containing more than 350 fantastic foes for you adventurers to face. The Pathfinder RPG is a fully supported roleplaying game, with regularly released adventure modules, world sourcebooks, and complete campaigns in the form of Pathfinder Adventure Paths like Council of Thieves and Kingmaker.

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game has been designed with compatibility with previous editions in mind, so you'll be able to use your existing library of 3.5 products with only a minimal amount of confusion. In fact, the Pathfinder RPG is designed to smooth over a number of the rough spots in the 3.5 rules set, making several existing books even easier to use. On the other hand, the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game contains numerous additional options and exciting new takes on classic character classes and races, infusing the game with a level of excitement that will carry it years into the future.

Since Paizo released the first playtest documents in March of 2008, more than 50,000 gamers have downloaded the rules and posted their feedback, resulting in a year-long open playtest that was the largest in the history of tabletop roleplaying games. Going back to the beginning of third edition, the rules engine that powers the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game has enjoyed more than 10 years of active playtesting and revision, making it the most robust set of fantasy RPG rules ever published.

Pathfinder RPG Rulebooks and Key Accessories
Core Rulebook

Bestiary

GM Screen

GameMastery Guide

Advanced Player's Guide Playtest

The playtest of the six new base classes set to appear in the Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide will begin on Friday, November 13th. These classes will be presented as free PDF's that you can download starting Friday morning. Every two weeks we will release two of the classes, until all six have been playtested.

Each pair of classes will be spotlighted for two weeks, but feedback will be accepted through the end of January 2010. Special messageboards will be posted to paizo.com to allow playtesters to submit feedback, ask questions, and talk to other participants. The schedule of the playtest is as follows.

Group 1 (11/13–11/29): Cavalier and Oracle
Group 2 (11/30–12/13): Summoner and Witch
Group 3 (12/14–12/27): Alchemist and Inquisitor

Getting involved is easy. Simply download the files and use them in your games. Create characters and villains using the new classes and give them a try. Then, come back here to post feedback and your play experiences in the playtest messageboards. If you are looking for more opportunities to play, these playtest classes will be available for use in Pathfinder Society events. Look for rules allowing these classes in an upcoming update to the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play.

The playtest of the core rules was a fantastic success and I look forward to working with the community to make the Advanced Player's Guide playtest just as successful.

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer

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General Discussion	Maintaining Aggro?? Tuesday, 09:50 PM by Daniel Moyer	46 posts	Last post: 2 seconds ago by Jandrem

Rules Questions	Clerics, Shields and Somatic components 24 minutes ago by JuZ	3 posts	Last post: 12 seconds ago by JuZ

Compatible Products from Other Companies	Free Spell Cards Thu, Sep 3, 2009, 08:48 AM by Caedwyr	198 posts	Last post: 47 seconds ago by Shadow13.com

Rules Questions	Spiked gauntlet - is your hand free 2 hours, 45 minutes ago by JoelF847	11 posts	Last post: 1 minute ago by JoelF847

General Discussion	Using 3.5 stuff vs using Pathfinder only stuff Wednesday, 06:01 PM by Steve Geddes	43 posts	Last post: 1 minute ago by Sigurd

General Discussion	APG fairly Golarion specific? Monday, 07:11 PM by World of Dusk	35 posts	Last post: 4 minutes ago by mdt

General Discussion	Killing your players. Yesterday, 04:53 PM by Ghyl Tarvoke	46 posts	Last post: 6 minutes ago by Viletta Vadim

General Discussion	Wholeness of Body: Am I missing something or does this suck? Monday, 10:49 AM by Zurai	26 posts	Last post: 7 minutes ago by GabrielMiller

Round 1 - Cavalier and Oracle	Cavalier First Impressions Sat, Nov 14, 2009, 06:40 AM by Quijenoth	80 posts	Last post: 10 minutes ago by Dorje Sylas

Rules Questions	Magic circle 2 hours, 13 minutes ago by sempai33	5 posts	Last post: 13 minutes ago by Xuttah

Round 1 - Cavalier and Oracle	Curses: What are they good for? Wednesday, 09:47 AM by blindsite	20 posts	Last post: 14 minutes ago by Serisan

Rules Questions	Flameblade and Wildshape Wednesday, 05:15 PM by LOLCypher	7 posts	Last post: 14 minutes ago by nidho

Suggestions/House Rules/Homebrew	Sidhe (New race) Yesterday, 01:38 AM by Rob Vermeulen	16 posts	Last post: 16 minutes ago by Sigurd

Round 1 - Cavalier and Oracle	Oracle Suggestions Sun, Nov 15, 2009, 03:34 AM by vagrant-poet	74 posts	Last post: 27 minutes ago by Peter Stewart

Suggestions/House Rules/Homebrew	Everyone can cast spells. Yesterday, 09:12 AM by SilvercatMoonpaw	10 posts	Last post: 32 minutes ago by Kolokotroni

General Discussion	Catch-all post with my concerns, questions and complaints 2 hours, 4 minutes ago by yeti1069	2 posts	Last post: 37 minutes ago by vagrant-poet

Suggestions/House Rules/Homebrew	Ogre's Sheet - An Excel Character Sheet Creator like no other! (Alpha testing) Mon, Nov 9, 2009, 07:49 PM by Kor - Orc Scrollkeeper	66 posts	Last post: 41 minutes ago by jreyst

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General Discussion	Summon Monster 8th level incomplete? Tuesday, 07:13 PM by Abraham spalding	12 posts	Last post: 46 minutes ago by Treantmonk

General Discussion	Treantmonk's Guide to Wizards (Optimization) Fri, Nov 13, 2009, 07:42 PM by Treantmonk	184 posts	Last post: 1 hour, 1 minute ago by Treantmonk

Round 1 - Cavalier and Oracle	Cavalier and Oracle Playtest (Sticky) Fri, Nov 13, 2009, 09:15 AM by Jason Bulmahn	202 posts	Last post: 1 hour, 2 minutes ago by Weylin

Rules Questions	Lycanthrope as Player Character question (or two!) 1 hour, 25 minutes ago by Laerlorn	1 post	Last post: 1 hour, 5 minutes ago by Laerlorn

General Discussion	Gith Advice? Looking to play a Warrior / Mage 1 hour, 21 minutes ago by BobChuck	2 posts	Last post: 1 hour, 9 minutes ago by Kolokotroni

General Discussion	Will we see a preview for the changes being made to the classes? Yesterday, 08:53 AM by Enchanter Tom	6 posts	Last post: 1 hour, 10 minutes ago by brock

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