Are you ready for our 40th Paizo blog report across the past ten years?

The Inner Sea is home to a variety of fantastical regions with varying themes. Last month’s Lost Omens Shining Kingdoms gave us a chance to look at the classical fantasy found within the Shining Kingdoms region. From courtly intrigue to valiant knights to deadly beast, the Shining Kingdoms hold the potential for unlimited adventure. Of course, a region like the Shining Kingdoms doesn’t come to life without the help of the authors of this book! So, we’ve taken some time to let the wonderful authors of this book talk about themselves.

Order of the Amber Die here, still going strong as the years roll on! In case you aren't familiar with our work from past projects, we'll repeat the staccato version. We only play published adventures. We use the complete rules set. We've had the same GM since our founding: 1987. We like to push the envelope of tabletop roleplaying. We only play marathon sessions—days at a time. We play on location. Our GM isn't afraid to kill characters or TPK us; he'll do it in front of the community, too. Imagine us like a roleplaying team, complete with a Captain and Ref position to help the players. We revere one d20 above all others, and that is the Amber Die. It doesn’t roll more 20s than it should, but it chains them when it does, and doubters have always been converted. After more than 170 adventures, we've even gotten rid of RPG absolutes: yeah, we'll split the party.

Next month we’re releasing Pathfinder NPC Core! This upcoming tome comes with over 250 stat blocks for all sorts of marvelous characters to add to your games. In addition to whole towns full of human NPCs of varying flavors, the book also includes guidance for changing the ancestries of any of these NPCs to suit your campaign. Plus, alongside all of the NPCs of non-human ancestries breathing vigor into your gameplay, like a tumbleweed leshy courier and an iruxi masked mummer, Pathfinder NPC Core also comes with fun extras like goblin songs, allowing GMs and players alike to expand the characters in their adventures with ease. Pathfinder NPC Core comes in three versions: the standard hardcover, the FLGS and paizo.com exclusive sketch cover, and the Special Edition faux-leatherette! Pathfinder NPC Core will be available on March 5th, and you can pre-order your copy today!

Faith is an important aspect of the Lost Omens setting, as deities of all kind make their mark upon Golarion. With the release of Lost Omens Divine Mysteries last month, you have the opportunity to learn all about the gods, their worshippers, and even gain a bit of divine power for your player characters. Of course, a book as enormous as Divine Mysteries doesn’t just miraculously appear out of nowhere. It has authors! So, we’ve taken some time to let the wonderful authors of this book talk about themselves.

With War of Immortals product page flowing out into folks’ hands, it’s a great time to introduce you to some of the fantastic people who worked on the goodies inside. While the writers of our products are always credited in the books themselves, that’s rarely enough information for people to know whose stories and experiences are shaping our world!