Does Paizo have a definition of "Core" Pathfinder RPG material


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Does Paizo have a definition of what they consider to be "Core" Pathfinder RPG material and a definition of what they consider to be peripherals, addons, or accessories?


"CORE" Does not change by system or company. It is the minim rule books needed to run a set system.

For pathfinder that is the core rule book for players and the core rule book+ beastry for GM's. Nothing else is needed.


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Gorbacz wrote:
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'fraid not.


bugleyman wrote:
Gorbacz wrote:
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'fraid not.

Same here.

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Gorbacz wrote:
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Agreed. To me, what constitute as "core" to my game is determined by my players and me (which, incidentally, Paizo supports.) IMO, the only time Caedwyr's question is relevant is when running / playing the Pathfinder Society scenarios.


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joela wrote:
Gorbacz wrote:
This thread won't end well.
Agreed. To me, what constitute as "core" to my game is determined by my players and me (which, incidentally, Paizo supports.) IMO, the only time Caedwyr's question is relevant is when running / playing the Pathfinder Society scenarios.

No. Stop. You're trying to start a discussion. Now, let's all walk away slowly and pretend this thread never happened. You know, like on westerns where the good guy, the bad good guy, the bad sheriff and the good bad guy suddenly realize they're all in the same saloon.


Gorbacz wrote:
This thread won't end well.

Toothy bag's just grumpy because no one fell for his trap for a long time and he had no hands to eat.

I think the OP gave us a quite decent idea what he means by "core":

Caedwyr wrote:
Does Paizo have a definition of what they consider to be "Core" Pathfinder RPG material and a definition of what they consider to be peripherals, addons, or accessories?

My guess is that he wants to know what Paizo will assume you own.

The answer to that is the Core Rulebook and Bestiary. If it's a Pathfinder Campaign Setting book, the Inner Sea World Guide, or alternatively the old Campaign Setting is also assumed to be around. The same probably goes for Player Companion books.

And in Carrion Crown, it seems they're assuming Bestiary 2 is around, too. That probably means they'll generally assume that for Adventure Paths and Modules.

Beyond that, they will frequently have references between books: Ultimate Magic has archetypes, spells and feats for classes from the Advanced Player's Guide, Carrion Crown has alchemists in it, as well as Haunts (which are from the GameMastery Guide).

The stuff that is not from the "Core Duo" is usually not really necessary (you might not get anything out of the witch archetypes, for example, but that doesn't render the book useless), and the PFRPG books are all going into the PRD eventually, which should be sufficient for reference.

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I agree for the most part with KaeYoss's explanation.

Now, I'm backing up slowly & walking out of this thread!


The reason I'm asking, is if I were setting up a website similar to the Archives of Nethys, it would probably be useful to label some material core and some material as accessories, addons, etc. So the question is "Core"=

"Core rulebook + Bestiary 1"
"Core rulebook + any and all Bestiaries"
"Core rulebook + Bestiaries + APG"
"Core rulebook + Bestiaries + APG + x, y, and z"

or...

"Anything in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Paizo product line" (ie anything here: http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG)


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Core rulebook is core as far as I am concerned. It says so on the cover!

All the other books are just excellent add-ons.

Edit: Although if you want a more expansive definition, items included in the official PRD would be a good rule of thumb.


Just clarifying....

Merriam-Webster wrote:


1

: a central and often foundational part usually distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature <the core of the city>: as a: the usually inedible central part of some fruits (as a pineapple); especially: the papery or leathery carpels composing the ripened ovary in a pome fruit (as an apple) b: the portion of a foundry mold that shapes the interior of a hollow casting c: a vertical space (as for elevator shafts, stairways, or plumbing apparatus) in a multistory building d (1): a mass of iron serving to concentrate and intensify the magnetic field resulting from a current in a surrounding coil (2): a tiny doughnut-shaped piece of magnetic material (as ferrite) used in computer memories (3): a computer memory consisting of an array of cores strung on fine wires; broadly: the internal memory of a computer e: the central part of a celestial body (as the earth or sun) usually having different physical properties from the surrounding parts f: a nodule of stone (as flint or obsidian) from which flakes have been struck for making implements g: the conducting wire with its insulation in an electric cable h: an arrangement of a course of studies that combines under basic topics material from subjects conventionally separated and aims to provide a common background for all students <core curriculum> i: the place in a nuclear reactor where fission occurs

2

a: a basic, essential, or enduring part (as of an individual, a class, or an entity) <the staff had a core of experts> <the core of her beliefs> b: the essential meaning : gist <the core of the argument> c: the inmost or most intimate part <honest to the core>

3

: a part (as a thin cylinder of material) removed from the interior of a mass especially to determine composition

Origin of CORE

Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, Paleolithic, cairn, flint, horizon, neolithic, shard, stratum

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