Let Go of the Material!

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Illustration by Priscilla Kim

Pathfinder Player Companion: Plane-Hopper's Handbook has emerged onto bookshelves worldwide and into the digital archives of Paizo.com in PDF format. This exciting book provides several character options for heroes that wish to travel the planes. The book serves to expand upon and supplement material from this year's Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Planar Adventures!

Plane-Hopper's Handbook provides information to help prepare characters wishing to travel to other planes, from small excursions to full-length campaigns. This includes advices on proper equipment and spells to aid with such travels. Additionally, the book presents new equipment to help players survive the dangers of the planes.

Characters that wish to tap into the potential power of the planes have all new options available in this book. From firing planar energy in the form of bullets with the planar rifter archetype, to calling eidolons created from unique to planar energies, to calling upon an outsider to serve as a mentor, characters have loads of options for every class. The book also holds options for the various planar scion races, such as aasimars and tieflings, but also options for some of the newer races like aphorites, duskwalkers, ganzis, and shabti!

If you're looking to travel the planes or just make a character with a splash of planar influence, then make sure to pick up Plane-Hopper's Handbook!

Luis Loza
Developer

Life on the Fringe!

Friday, September 14, 2018

Pathfinder Player Companion: Heroes From the Fringe is now available on bookshelves worldwide and on the digital bookshelves of paizo.com as a PDF. This exciting book lets us take a look beyond the typical groups and ethnicities you're used to seeing in our other books.

Illustration by Alyssa McCarthy

Illustration by Priscilla Kim

Heroes From the Fringe features a section on each of our non-human races, dwarves, elves, gnomes, half-elves, half-orcs, and halflings, plus a few others. Each section shines a spotlight on a few different cultures and groups, such as the Pahmet dwarves in Osirion, the Jinniese elves of Tian Xia, gnomes that have undergone the Bleaching, and the Song'o halflings from deep in the Mwangi Expanse. Every entry also has a new set of alternate racial traits that helps you better tie your characters to these groups and regions.

This book also presents a number of interesting player options that are tied to each of these new groups. Dwarves have all new dwarven weapons and fighting styles. Ekujae elf calamity callers are able to call blizzards and lightning against their enemies. Gnomes bring new magic with them from the First World. Half-elves and half-orcs have new abilities depending on from where the hail. Aquatic half-elves can use ocean water to create potions, while Darklands half-orcs can draw upon psychic power to fill their enemies' minds with nightmares. Segadan halflings have new unique tricks allowing them to disarm foes or heal allies with the help of slings.

This book is perfect for any player that's tired of playing the typical dwarf or elf or is looking to learn more about the different races in Golarion. If this all sounds exciting to you, make sure to pick up Heroes From the Fringe!

Luis Loza
Developer

Starfinder Society, From the Streets to the Stars!

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

March sees some major changes for the Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild. This month, we transition to two scenarios per month—after all, we can't lag behind the adventure path line switching to one adventure per month! Luckily, the organized play team had contingencies for Starfinder's rampant success, and many of the stories we want to tell were based on a potential two scenario per month rollout. So, without any further rambling on my part, how about we take a peek at the March releases?

Starfinder Society #1-10: The Half-Alive Streets written by Mara Lynn Butler, is our first scenario release in March. This scenario takes us back to Absalom Station at a lower level range and provides some additional introductory friendly content for newer Starfinder Society players. What I enjoyed most about this scenario is that Mara Lynn included scenes that really focus on the personal lives of some of Absalom Station's inhabitants and gives some really touching moments for the PCs to get involved in. Also, this scenario has some callbacks to previous scenarios, with a few fan-favorite NPCs making their return. I know that at least one of these NPCs is obvious, but I think players will be surprised to see a second (maybe) friendly face show up during this adventure.

This scenario has no tags.

Illustration by Priscilla Kim

Our second scenario (still getting used to that) is Starfinder Society #1-11: In Pursuit of the Scoured Past by Pathfinder Society veteran author, Cole Kronewitter. Cole's had some experience working with Hellknights, and when we decided this scenario was going to introduce some Hellknights into Starfinder Society, we knew that he'd be an excellent fit to write it! Along with Hellknights, this scenario also continues the ongoing narrative of the Year of Scoured Stars, and it acts as the second installment in our ongoing major story arc that started with Starfinder Society #1-05: The First Mandate. Finally, this scenario introduces a new locale that I really think encapsulates the theme of Science-Fantasy: the library world of Athaeum. I suspect scholarly PCs (and a certain scholarly ysoki who tags along with them) will find themselves overwhelmed by the specific information kept within the towers of this mysterious world.

This scenario has the Faction (Second Seekers [Luwazi Elsebo]) tag and contributes to the ongoing year of the Scoured Stars storyline.

Illustration by Priscilla Kim

Next month is looking to provide a similar spread of scenario types. First off, we have a new repeatable introductory scenario that includes starship combat. Next month's other release is the third part in the ongoing Scoured Stars storyline that also includes a very special starship encounter. Expect to see a preview post on these scenarios sometime in April. Next week, get ready to hear about our future plans for the Starfinder Society, when we unveil our Origins offerings and provide some further information on our first interactive special.

Now, it's time for me to get back to work and work on some of our future scenarios!

Thurston Hillman
Starfinder Society Developer