Who wrote the book on Pathfinder?

[Mark Hoover]

So I knew a little about the history of RPGs and just finished Of Dice and Men. I'm wondering who out there has covered the history of Paizo and specifically the creation of the Pathfinder world? I am curious to know if it was someone's homebrew, or just an invention for the magazine or what?

[Cori Marie]

There's no book on Pathfinder to my knowledge, but you may want to check out Auntie Lisa's Story Hour for a good history of Paizo and Pathfinder.

[Aaron Bitman]

In that Paizo history, to which Cori Marie referred you, years 5 and 6 touch on Golarion, but I can't find a REALLY great source for the genesis of the world. The best I can come up with is Appendix N.

[Cori Marie]

Oh nice! I didn't know about Appendix N. That will make for some good reading material!

[Generic Dungeon Master]

The world is an extention of James Jacob's home brew campaign setting, as I understand it.

[Cori Marie]

Parts of it are. Other parts are extensions of other people's homebrews.