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It's been a while since I was into the pathfinder scene, and while its fairly easy to keep up with the Paizo products (particularly if focused on hardcovers) it can be harder to keep up with the 3pp.
So, for people who have been keeping up with things; What are the best 3pp available for character options?
But I am interested in hearing about the better 3pp Player Options. I remember being largely disappointed with my first foray into 3pp character options (C7's Tome of Secrets).
That being said; what are the "best options" (most worth buying, most fun, most interesting ideas, most well balanced) that are out there?
Particularly Classes and Archetypes, though if something really stands out in terms of feats and spells and whatnot, feel free to mention that as well.
I've heard good things about Path of War, and Psionics Unleashed by Dreamscarred Press.
What else is really good?
You might want to check out the Rogue Genius "Talented" line of classes. You might also like their other Genius Guide classes. Depending on your tastes you might also check out the Neo Exodus Machinesmith.
Hope you find something that suits you, regardless of who it is from.
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If I may be so bold - if you are looking for new player options, classes, archetypes etc, I would suggest you check out the well regarded and very positively reviewed New Paths Compendium from Kobold Press!
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Hello there, Darkholme! Welcome back to the world of 3pp.
If you aren't familiar with the most prolific 3pp reviewer of them all, Thilo "Endzeitgeist" Graf, you'll want to check out his website. It's a tremendous resource.
Now, it just so happens that, according to Endzeitgiest, Interjection Games had the highest-rated base class and prestige class of all of 2013. If you're looking for something built to fly in the face of conventional classes with core concepts that range from "advanced warlock" and "robot squad commander" to "MacGyver" and "chaos magic druid", then I believe you and I are going to get along splendidly! Here are my class offerings.
If you're looking for a more comprehensive product, you can hit up the Strange Magic kickstarter, which features three of my previously-released systems, two nominated for top 10 of 2014 by Endzeitgeist, in slick hardcover format. Each system will be doubled in size, and I expect the PDF will be at least 20% more than the Kickstarter pledge level when it hits stores in February.
One caveat, though. An Interjection Games product tends to be fairly complicated. Complexity ratings are something I've been meaning to do, but you know how it is.
If I don't offer what it is you want, and nobody else out there offers it either, you can always contact me and see if I'm willing to build your class. Chances are, if you want it, others will, too!
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My picks (In no particular order), Occultist (Radiance House), Ethermancer (Interjection Games), New Paths Compendium (Kobold Press, seriously worth the money).
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Since Loahn was so kind as to mention us:
If you are looking for 3pp archetypes, we have four books of universal archetypes designed to work with a wide range of classes.
we also have a number of class based pdfs, including the aforementioned Talented line of books (rebuilds of classes and their archetypes to become much more customizable and modular, currently covering the barbarian, cavalier, fighter, monk, ranger, and rogue) and 22 new base classes, as well as a few expansions for those.
And we have a number of class option books with things like new alchemist discoveries, new magus arcana, bardic masterpeices, story feats, and so on.
And if you want to try smaller doses of our work, we have $1, 1 page Bullet Points, which rnage from class or even spell-specific feats to items made out of crabmen.
Nearly everything from RGG (most notably the Multiclass Feats!), and definitely the KQ Shaman.
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Since it hasn't been mentioned I suggest Ultimate Psionics from Dreamscarred Press. 10 classes, a bunch of archetypes, items, PrCs and very very worth it. It's the best Pathfinder Product I've ever pirchased.
The recently released PoW from Dreamscarred is a really great reinvention of Tome of Battle and worth every penny.
The Genius Guide to X books are supercool. They reinvent traditional classes into being very mutable and fresh.
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Everything I came here to recommend has already been mentioned except for...
the Masquerade Reveler Barbarian archetype.
It was originally released as part of a compilation of fey-themed archetypes along with Cavalier and Monk options, but this one was by far the best of the three and deserved to get its own expansion. The archetype is reprinted in whole in this book, so all your losing from not picking up the original is a couple of feats and the other two archetypes' stuff.
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Everything I came here to recommend has already been mentioned except for...
the Masquerade Reveler Barbarian archetype.
It was originally released as part of a compilation of fey-themed archetypes along with Cavalier and Monk options, but this one was by far the best of the three and deserved to get its own expansion. The archetype is reprinted in whole in this book, so all your losing from not picking up the original is a couple of feats and the other two archetypes' stuff.
Mark really outdid himself with the Masquerade Reveler. It's a remarkably solid archetype that takes a relatively simple premise and elevates it to a whole different level of awesome.
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Mark really outdid himself with the Masquerade Reveler. It's a remarkably solid archetype that takes a relatively simple premise and elevates it to a whole different level of awesome.Everything I came here to recommend has already been mentioned except for...
the Masquerade Reveler Barbarian archetype.
It was originally released as part of a compilation of fey-themed archetypes along with Cavalier and Monk options, but this one was by far the best of the three and deserved to get its own expansion. The archetype is reprinted in whole in this book, so all your losing from not picking up the original is a couple of feats and the other two archetypes' stuff.
It might as well be a class on its own.