Hail and huzzah, Starfinders and Pathfinders!

We had a spectacular time at Gen Con in Indianapolis with record-breaking attendance, full Organized Play tables, full demo tables, a gorgeous booth, brisk sales, exciting Pathfinder and Starfinder Society specials, and community awards galore!

At the Show

From customers to content creators to the media, we loved saying hello to everyone who came to see us at panels, Exhibitor Hall at Booth #203, Demo Hall C, and the Sagamore ballroom!

The Paizo-related Crit Awards winners included:

• Best Player | Paizo: SuperDillin
• Best GM | Paizo: DeadAussieGamer
• Best Upcoming Youtube (2 Years or Less): WafflesMapleSyrup
• Best Villain: Azin by No Quest for the Wicked, a Starfinder podcast
• Best TTRPG-Related Charity/Community, Wellness Org, or Event: Rue's TTRPGs for Trans Rights

The ENNIE Awards also announced their Gold and Silver winners.

Congratulations to all the nominees, finalists, and winners—the tabletop roleplaying game community is better for your contributions.

We partnered with the Gen Con Blood Drive this year to give out digital Beginner Boxes for their raffle giveaway. They exceeded their Gen Con record in Day 1 and had over 1000 individual donors throughout the weekend!

And Beyond!

Thank you to everyone who joined us online this weekend, whether that was on our Events Discord for Organized Play games, or on Twitch or YouTube for our prerecorded panels!

• Paizo Keynote Address 
• Pathfinder Rage of Elements–Designer’s Commentary
• Pathfinder Remaster Preview
• Lost Omens Highhelm & Sky King’s Tomb—Developers’ Commentary

In case you missed it, we announced:

• The Starfinder Second Edition is coming and you can download the free Field Test
• You can also save the date for the Pathfinder Playtest of two new, fresh classes starting on September 1. We’ll be livestreaming at 4:00 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, August 31 at twitch.tv/officialpaizo. During the stream, we’ll reveal the two new classes, some of their abilities, and the iconics representing them, so players can dive right into the playtest the following morning.
• You can buy Pathfinder Rage of Elements and Pathfinder Sky King’s Tomb Adventure Path at your local bookstore, game store, or the Paizo Store.
• The Starfinder Society is electing a new First Seeker, and your voice matters!

Hopefully you also took the opportunity expand your gaming options with the 23 for 23% off Gen Con 2023 Sale!

In case you missed it (we did) the Infinite Masters got together and created a Pathfinder Infinite Megabundle filled with content for our setting, lore, and rules. It is still going on so check it out!

Thanks for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder at Gen Con and beyond this year!

Hello Pathfinders and Starfinders!
We’re excited to welcome you back to another year of “The Best Four Days in Gaming” at Gen Con Indianapolis.

At the Show

Paizo’s presence will be located in the Exhibitor Hall at Booth #203. This is where you’ll find all of the special products we announced last week, as well as Rage of Elements and all of our other Pathfinder & Starfinder products!

We’ll be giving out special buttons at the booth for each day of Gen Con—a unique design every day! And if buttons are your jam, you’re in luck, because we’ll also be giving out Starfinder Society and Pathfinder Society buttons in our Organized Play area!

The button designs for this year’s Gen Con releases, featuring the cover of Rage of Elements, the cover of Ports of Call, Sprax, Fumbus, and the cover images for this year’s Pathfinder & Starfinder society seasons!

Speaking of Organized Play, we’re excited to call the Sagamore Ballroom home again for Pathfinder Society & Starfinder Society! Games begin at 8 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m., generic tickets accepted as seats allow. We will also be running walk-up Pathfinder Society Bounties all day! Plus, join us Friday or Saturday evening for the Starfinder Society & Pathfinder Society Specials—collaborative event games with more than 60 tables participating in the same scenario!

Want to get a taste of what Pathfinder, Starfinder, or our board games have to offer? Take a jaunt over to Hall C, where Paizo has demo tables running 20-minute sessions all day long!

While Paizo isn’t hosting any panels as a company at Gen Con, several of our employees are participating in panels at the event!

ORC License—Q&A ft. Erik Mona
Learn about ORC License! We'll explain how game systems are licensed and evolve under the ORC, answer questions about implementation and limitations, and speculate on the future.

WTF Happened With Dungeons & Dragons’ OGL ft. Jim Butler
Journalist Lin Codega and a panel of experts (including Jim Butler and Ryan Dancey) break down what happened with the OGL 1.1 and the fan backlash around Wizards of the Coast.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Tabletop Media But Were Too Afraid To Ask ft. Aaron Shanks
A panel of media creators from both board games and tabletop RPG discussing how we got into our areas, how we work with publishers, and some of the challenges we deal with in the industry. Plus a Q&A.

And Beyond!

Even if you’re not at Gen Con Indy, there’s still fun to be had at home this weekend!

Tune in to our Gen Con prerecorded streams on Twitch and YouTube all weekend to get a glance at what’s coming from Paizo. This year’s panels include:

• Gen Con 2023 Keynote (8/3/23 at 10 a.m. EST)
• Rage of Elements—Designer’s Commentary (8/4/23 at 10 a.m. EST)
• Remaster Preview (8/5/23 at 10 a.m. EST)
• Highhelm & Sky King’s Tomb—Developer’s Commentary (8/6/23 at 10 a.m. EST)

VODs will be available on Twitch directly after the streams.

Organized Play has a plethora of online games happening as a part of Gen Con Online. Browse the available games and sign up for a seat! Note: Gen Con Online uses the Gen Con registration system, not Warhorn.

We’re putting 23 products on special for this year’s Gen Con, and giving you a 23% discount on those products August 1^st through August 6^th. The sale applies to the following products, in all forms print and digital:

1. Pathfinder Core Rulebook
2. Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide
3. Pathfinder Secrets of Magic
4. Pathfinder Guns & Gears
5. Pathfinder Book of the Dead
6. Pathfinder Dark Archive
7. Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path
8. All Pathfinder and Starfinder Basic Flip-Mats
9. Starfinder Core Rulebook
10. Starfinder Alien Archive
11. Starfinder Armory
12. Starfinder Alien Archive 2
13. Starfinder Character Operations Manual
14. Starfinder Near Space
15. Starfinder Drift Crisis
16. Pathfinder Lost Omens World Guide
17. Pathfinder Lost Omens Absalom, City of Lost Omens (Special Edition Not Included)
18. Pathfinder Lost Omens Legends
19. Pathfinder Lost Omens Pathfinder Society Guide
20. Pathfinder Lost Omens Monsters of Myth
21. Pathfinder Lost Omens Knights of Lastwall (Special Edition Not Included)
22. Pathfinder Lost Omens Travel Guide
23. Pathfinder Lost Omens Impossible Lands

23 for 23% off Gen Con 2023 Sale

We’re looking forward to seeing you at Gen Con and beyond this year!

With less than a week until Gen Con, it’s time to reveal our Gen Con Stream Schedule! These streams will be going live on twitch.tv/officialpaizo, with VODs available directly afterward on Twitch, and uploaded to YouTube after Gen Con.

Thursday, August 3rd

10am Eastern / 7am Pacific

Gen Con 2023 Keynote
Exciting news and upcoming products from Paizo! This Keynote features segments from a variety of teams, hosted by Paizo Publisher Erik Mona.

Friday, August 4th

10am Eastern / 7am Pacific

Rage of Elements — Designer’s Commentary with Logan Bonner
Join Pathfinder Lead Designer Logan Bonner for a tour of the planes! In this panel, Logan flips through Pathfinder Rage of Elements, providing commentary on the design and development of the book.

Saturday, August 5th

10am Eastern / 7am Pacific

Pathfinder Remaster Preview
Jason Bulmahn, James Case, and Michael Sayre dive into the Pathfinder Remaster Project with an exclusive look into the Player Core and GM Core books — plus a sneak peek at what’s coming in Monster Core and Player Core 2!

Sunday, August 6th

10am Eastern / 7am Pacific

Lost Omens Highhelm & Sky King’s Tomb — Developers’ Commentary
Luis Loza and John Compton sit down in the Paizo Games Library for a chat about Lost Omens Highhelm, the Sky King’s Tomb Adventure Path, and all things dwarves!

See you soon!

Whether it’s in person at Gen Con Indy or online, we can’t wait to see you and share some exciting news!

It’s that time of year again, Pathfinders & Starfinders! With Gen Con right around the corner, we want to pull back the curtain on some special products we’ll be bringing with us to Indianapolis.

Rage of Elements Limited Edition Dice Set

We’re excited to unveil these limited edition dice sets, produced for us by FanRoll! Each set of dice features a d20 with a goblin head inclusion and a random assortment of metal, stone, wood, liquid core, and resin dice themed to the elements. Each set will be a complete, 7-piece RPG set, but there’s no way of knowing which dice will be made of what material; no two sets are alike.

These show-exclusive dice are $70 with a $100 qualifying purchase; limited to only 60 sets per day of the show.

Pathfinder Beginner Box on Roll20

We’re partnering with Roll20 to distribute codes for the Pathfinder Beginner Box on Roll20! There will be a limited number of promotional cards available at our booth, granting one month of Roll20 pro and the Pathfinder Second Edition Beginner Box on Roll20.

The first 25 guests per day to find Raychael on the booth floor and tell her “I want to learn to play Pathfinder on Roll20” will receive one of these promotional cards.

WizKids Miniatures

Our partners at WizKids have made some special miniatures for us to give out at the Booth and in the Sagamore this year!

For every purchase over $50, you will receive one promotional miniature. The figure changes every day, so visit the booth multiple times to collect them all! The promo minis are as follows:

• Duergar Hryngar Sharpshooter
• Gnome Hook Hammer Lurker
• Gateborn Rogue
• Swarm Shock Trooper

Two special figures will be distributed to players who participate in our Starfinder Society Special and Pathfinder Society Special, on Friday and Saturday evening respectively. The specials, which both begin at 8 p.m., will feature over 50 tables all participating in the same interactive adventure! The special figures for the specials are:

• Aiudeen Elf Rogue
• Jinsul Marauder

Stop by Booth #203 at Gen Con to say hello and get ahold of these sweet deals!

Greetings, players! Somehow, it’s once again time to start recruiting volunteers for our major conventions! At this time, we’re opening applications for Gen Con Indianapolis 2023. Information on Gen Con Online, as well as other PaizoCon events, will happen at a future date. Please read all the information in the convention’s section before filling out the application form, and let the team know if you have any questions!

Gen Con Indy 2023

Gen Con Indianapolis will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 3-6, 2023. While we intend to participate in Gen Con Online, this application is only for the in-person show. New content at this show includes the launch of Pathfinder Society Year 5, the new Pathfinder Society Special and the second American run of the Starfinder Society interactive special, and new Starfinder Society scenarios (including your first chance to meet the new First Seeker Candidates).

We are currently seeking volunteers for the following roles:

• Game Master: Run tables of Organized Play Scenarios, Bounties and Quests
• Headquarters (HQ): Answer player and GM questions, seat players, handle conflicts and disputes, and report games after completion
• Demo GM: Run quick demos for new players, giving them a short Pathfinder/Starfinder experience before quickly turning the table over for the next group. Our Demo GMs may receive an Exhibitor badge in compensation for the fast and furious nature of the position, subject to availability.
• Academy GM: Run games for young children (under 18) and their families and provide a safe, welcoming environment for our youngest gamers. This position requires proof of a completed background check.

Please read this important information before applying:

• Volunteer applications will be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the Gen Con Organizing Committee. Filling this form out does not guarantee acceptance; you will receive an email with further information from the Gen Con committee.
• Gen Con Indy schedules will be assigned by the committee. You will be asked for your preference of system and level, but you will not necessarily be able to choose the specific scenario(s) you run. The committee’s intention is to assign people to run the same scenario multiple times during the weekend. There is a free-form field at the end of the form to enter specific requests, though there’s no guarantee they will be honored.
• Reward information is listed in the table below. GMs who don’t qualify for a badge will still need to purchase one.
• Volunteers will be accepted on a rolling basis and schedules should be assigned within two weeks of your application. Once your schedule is assigned and you confirm, you are considered to be committed to attending the event.
• Adventure authors interested in running tables of scenarios they have written should fill out the volunteer form and then follow up by emailing genconleads@gmail.com. Please note we have a limited number of tables and the schedule is fairly locked-in at this stage, but we’ll do our best to get you slotted into your scenario if it’s on the schedule.
• Gen Con has indicated that they do not plan to have any mask or vaccination requirements for the event. They have also prevented us from enforcing a mask mandate within our spaces. We will work to ensure the safety of all our attendees as best we can under this policy. At this time we are still evaluating our options such as obtaining air purifiers, reducing player count to ensure safe distancing, and increasing the distance between tables. We will be sure to provide hand sanitizer and masks on-site for any who want them.
• Any questions about the GM signup process should be sent to the committee at genconleads@gmail.com.



Rewards Table

Blocks	Housing	Product	Player Badge	Volunteer Attire	In-Game Reward	Voucher
7+ blocks	X	X	X	X	X	X
6 blocks		X	X	X	X	X
5 blocks			X	X	X	X
4 blocks			X	X	X	X
3 blocks			X	X	X	X
2 blocks				X	X	X
1 block				X	X	X

*Definitions for rewards:

• Player Badge: a badge for the duration of the event. GMs must have a Player badge before registering to play games. Demo GMs may receive an Exhibitor badge if our allotment allows.
• In-game reward: A reward for characters based on the current organized play program GM reward programs. Pathfinder Society (first edition)/Pathfinder Adventure Card Society is paper boons, Pathfinder Society (second edition)/Starfinder Society is Achievement Point rewards at the Premier Plus (2.0x) level.
• Product: a physical copy of a Paizo product, chosen from a list of recent releases prior to the convention.
• Volunteer Attire: One shirt per day of volunteering (unless volunteer received shirts in the previous year).
• Voucher: earn one voucher for $10 spendable on paizo.com or at the Paizo booth for every block run.
• Housing: GMs will be housed at two volunteers per room. More volunteers (up to four) may be added to one room if all volunteers agree. More information is available on the application form.

Important Dates

Note that these dates are from Gen Con directly; other dates specifically relevant to us may be added.

• January 29: Indy badge registration begins
• February 12: Indy housing portal opens
• May (dates unknown): Indy event catalog goes live, Indy event registration begins

Gen Con Indy 2023 Volunteer Application

Major Conventions Planning Server

Anybody interested in volunteering at PaizoCon Online or Gen Con should join the OPF Major Conventions planning server by clicking the image below. Follow the instructions in #welcome to get access to the relevant channels. All important information will be conveyed on this server as well as via email, so please join the server!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Heather Vigil, Kevin Baumann, Rebecca Fehn and Joe Mathos
Gen Con Organizing Committee

Hello GenCon friends and attendees!

Last week was a very eventful GenCon 2022, and we were delighted to see so many familiar and new masked faces this year! It was great to be back at the booth alongside our Organized Play team running delves, scenarios, and specials in the Sagamore Ballroom once again! Reuniting with so many amazing members of the community was a much-needed boost to all our spirits.

But in-person conventions are not without challenges right now, and there have been several reports of COVID-19 infections among attendees. GenCon staff have asked anyone who attended the show and tested positive to send an email to customerservice@gencon.com for contact tracing. We’d also like to take this opportunity to remind you of our #contact-tracing channel in the Paizo Events Discord server for more up-to-date contact tracing information. It’s been a few days since GenCon has ended, but we encourage everyone to test and take care of themselves. Washington state residents can get free kits by mail at this site, all US residents can get tests at this site, and further guidance is available at the CDC’s website.

Thanks and take care,

-The Paizo Team

Twas the day before Gen Con and all across the show floor, the goblins were prepping for what we have in store…

Hello friends! The wait is over, and we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow at Gen Con 2022! Paizo’s goblins have put together the most product-packed booth we’ve ever offered and we’re here with a quick preview of the amazing things that await this weekend!

Alongside the new releases like Pathfinder Dark Archive and Starfinder Adventure Redshift Rally, our staff members will GM in-booth Pathfinder delves throughout the Ruins of Gauntlight during the show! Can you survive the Abomination Vaults? Stop by to find out.

If you’re joining us online, don’t forget to check our schedule of amazing panels [link to schedule] hosted on our Twitch channel at twitch.tv/officialpaizo, and don’t forget to reserve a seat if you’d like to join any of Organized Play’s online games.

We have an exciting weekend ahead of us, so keep an eye on our Instagram and twitter for the most up to date announcements and tomfoolery.

However you choose to participate, we can’t wait to see you!

-The Paizo Team

Greetings, Pathfinders and Starfinders! Here’s our streaming schedule for Gen Con Online, August 4–7, 2022. All shows will be hosted on our Twitch channel at twitch.tv/officialpaizo.

Thursday, August 4

12 p.m. Pacific; 3 p.m. Eastern: Paizo Keynote Address with Erik Mona
Join Publisher Erik Mona for another fast-paced keynote, as he takes us through more than a hundred slides featuring upcoming Pathfinder and Starfinder products!

1 p.m. Pacific; 4 p.m. Eastern: Start Your Pathfinder Adventure
Pathfinder Second Edition is three years old, and already there’s an incredible amount of content. Director of Game Design Jason Bulmahn, Senior Editor Patrick Hurley, Senior Designer Michael Sayre, and Development Manager Linda Zayas-Palmer take you through how to get started with Pathfinder Second Edition.

2 p.m. Pacific; 5 p.m. Eastern: Launch into Starfinder
Starfinder turns five years old at Gen Con this year! Let Senior Developer Thurston Hillman, Developer Jenny Jarzabski, Senior Editor Ianara Natividad, and Starfinder Lead Designer Joe Pasini guide you through how best to start your adventures in the Pact Worlds and beyond.

3 p.m. Pacific; 6 p.m. Eastern: Play Today with Organized Play
Join Organized Play Line Developer Jessica Catalan, Organized Play Line Developer Mike Kimmel, Editor Shay Snow, and Development Manager Linda Zayas-Palmer to hear the latest news on Organized Play, featuring Starfinder Society's Year of Redemption's Rise and Pathfinder Society's Year of Boundless Wonder!

Friday, August 5

12 p.m. Pacific; 3 p.m. Eastern: Exploring Pathfinder & Lost Omens Rulebooks
Whether you’re delving into the Dark Archive or touring the world with Lost Omens: Travel Guide, our hardcover offerings have something for everyone. Join Pathfinder Lead Designer Logan Bonner, Senior Developer Eleanor Ferron, Lead Editor Avi Kool, and Senior Designer Michael Sayre as they take you through our rulebooks, reveal secrets, and talk about what’s next!

1 p.m. Pacific; 4 p.m. Eastern: Starfinder Present and Future
Starfinder may already be in the future, but we’re going even further! Organized Play Line Developer Jessica Catalan, Senior Developer Thurston Hillman, Developer Jenny Jarzabski, and Starfinder Lead Designer Joe Pasini have plenty of surprises in store as they discuss Starfinder Interstellar Species, as well as what’s coming next for the Starfinder line.

2 p.m. Pacific; 5 p.m. Eastern: Pathfinder Adventures Ahead!
Between Adventure Paths, standalone Adventures, and Pathfinder Society scenarios, there’s an adventure out there for any group! Join Organized Play Line Developer (and freelance author) Jessica Catalan, Creative Director James Jacobs, and Organized Play Line Developer Mike Kimmel as they take you through our upcoming offerings!

3 p.m. Pacific; 6 p.m. Eastern: Infinite Publishing Guide
The Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite marketplaces allow authors to publish their content within Paizo’s settings. Join all-star authors Alexander Augunas, Dustin Knight (host of Infiknight Reviews), and Andrew White—along with Lysa Penrose from OneBookShelf—to talk about publishing on Infinite. Learn from the best!

5 p.m. Pacific; 8 p.m. Eastern: Find the Path Live: Dino Roundup
Jess runs the crew through an extended version of the Pathfinder Second Edition bounty, Hillcross Roundup. Prepare for dinosaur shenanigans aplenty! This liveplay will last approximately 3 hours.

Saturday, August 6

12 p.m. Pacific; 3 p.m. Eastern: Enhance: Virtual Tabletop Play
Computer, enhance! Our very own Front End Engineering Lead and VTT master Andrew White takes you through the virtual tabletop options for online play. The team will share tips and tricks, as well as show off official Paizo content for your favorite virtual tabletop!

1 p.m. Pacific; 4 p.m. Eastern: Pathfinder Workshop
Collaborate with Paizo staff to build a casefile, like those found in Pathfinder Dark Archive! Create a fun, mysterious concept and find out how the rules and tools in Dark Archive could bring it to your table with Pathfinder Lead Designer Logan Bonner, Senior Editor Patrick Hurley, Senior Designer Michael Sayre, and Development Manager Linda Zayas-Palmer.

2 p.m. Pacific; 5 p.m. Eastern: Starfinder Workshop
The galaxy is full of strange worlds and bizarre alien species around every corner. Let’s make some new ones! Enter the Star Chamber with Organized Play Line Developer Jessica Catalan, Developer Jenny Jarzabski, Starfinder Lead Designer Joe Pasini, and new Senior Editor Simone D. Sallé as they guide you through the creation of a brand-new planet and species.

3 p.m. Pacific; 6 p.m. Eastern: Ask the Paizo GMs
We at Paizo love our Game Masters, especially those who work with us every day! Learn tips, tricks, and best practices from some of the best, including Director of Game Design Jason Bulmahn, Developer Jenny Jarzabski, and Editor Shay Snow.

Organized Play Events

Organized Play has arrived in force for Gen Con Online! We have more than 250 tables of Pathfinder and Starfinder Society play. Just like at Gen Con Indy, we’ll be launching Pathfinder Society’s Year of Boundless Wonder with three new scenarios, as well as two new Starfinder Society scenarios!

Our full catalog can be viewed on Gen Con’s website; there are plenty of seats at our tables for last-minute signups!

We’ll also be running our brand-new interactive specials concurrently with Gen Con Indy! Starfinder Society Special #4-99: A Time of Crisis will have its second-ever run on Friday night at 5 p.m. Pacific; 8 p.m. Eastern, and Pathfinder Society Special #3-98: Expedition into Pallid Peril will be run for the very first time ever on Saturday night at the same time. We’d love to have you join us as we work to break our own records for most concurrent tables.

For more information, head over to our discord at paizo.events. See you online!

Charity Auction

Paizo’s yearly Gen Con charity auction returns! During the event, bid on signed copies of Pathfinder and Starfinder hardcovers, exclusive Organized Play boons for in-game content, and embroidered products handmade and donated by Mischief Loot! All proceeds benefit Gen Con’s chosen partner charity, The Patachou Foundation.

View and bid on the items in the #charity-auction channel of our Discord server at http://paizo.events. Learn more about The Patachou Foundation at https://www.gencon.com/gen-con-indy/charity-partners, and visit Mischief Loot at https://www.etsy.com/shop/MischiefLoot.

The summer is in full swing and with it begins the countdown to Gen Con 2022 on August 4th–7th in Indianapolis, Indiana! We’ve been putting together the most product-packed booth we’ve ever offered, featuring amazing new releases like Pathfinder Dark Archive and Starfinder Adventure Redshift Rally as well as a deeper collection of releases and accessories than ever before! Plus, in celebration of our 20th Anniversary and the release of the popular Abomination Vaults Adventure Path for Pathfinder Second Edition and the upcoming 5E-compatible release, our staff members will GM in-booth Pathfinder delves throughout the Ruins of Gauntlight during the week. Come join us, roll some dice, and add some new adventures, maps, and accessories to your collection!

Our Organized Play team is excited to see you all again in the Sagamore Ballroom! This year’s Pathfinder interactive special will premiere simultaneously at the physical event and Gen Con Online at twitch.com/OrgPlay. We’re nearly out of physical table reservations but there’s still plenty of online seats if you’d still like to join us. Save yourself a spot!

For those unable to make the trek to Gen Con, we’ll also be hosting several online events and seminars on Paizo’s twitch channel. Stay tuned for the Gen Con Online panel schedule.

However you choose to participate, we can’t wait to see you!

-The Paizo Team

Well, here we are again! It’s always such a pleasure. We’re pleased to announce that volunteer signups are now open for Gen Con Indy 2022! Please note these signups are only for the physical event in Indianapolis. Once Gen Con provides us with more information about their timeline for Gen Con Online, we’ll be in touch with volunteer information.

Before you fill out the volunteer form, here is some important information:

• Volunteer applications will be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the Gen Con Organizing Committee. Filling this form out does not guarantee acceptance; you will receive an email with further information from the Gen Con committee.
• Gen Con Indy schedules will be assigned by the committee. You will be asked for your preference of system and level, but you will not necessarily be able to choose the specific scenario(s) you run. The committee’s intention is to assign people to run the same scenario multiple times during the weekend. There is a free-form field at the end of the form to enter specific requests, though there’s no guarantee they will be honored.
• Reward information is listed on the Organized Play Foundation website. GMs who don’t qualify for a badge will still need to purchase one.
• IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 2022: Paizo has a very limited number of rooms for GMs. In the past, we have been able to guarantee all 7-slot GMs will be housed; this is not guaranteed for 2022. Please see this document for more information.
• Volunteers will be accepted on a rolling basis and schedules should be assigned within a week of your application. Once your schedule is assigned and you confirm, you are considered to be committed to attending the event.
• Adventure authors interested in running tables of scenarios they have written should fill out the volunteer form and then follow up by emailing genconleads@gmail.com. Please note we have a limited number of tables and the schedule is fairly locked-in at this stage, but we’ll do our best to get you slotted into your scenario if it’s on the schedule.
• In-person attendees and guests will be required to show proof of vaccination and wear masks. Other venues in the area (such as the hotels) may have less stringent requirements in common areas. Therefore, we will enforce our requirements in Paizo-controlled spaces such as the Sagamore ballroom. Failure to comply may result in your expulsion and a potential ban from future major conventions.
• Any questions about the GM signup process should be sent to the committee at genconleads@gmail.com.

Gen Con Indy Volunteer Form

Major Conventions Planning Server

Anybody interested in volunteering at Gen Con should join the OPF Major Conventions planning server by clicking the image below. Follow the instructions in #welcome to get access to the relevant channels. All important information will be conveyed on this server as well as via email, so please join the server!

Important Dates

Finally, here are some important dates for Gen Con Indy 2022!

• March 10 (Thurs): GM signups open; rooming survey opens
• April 30 (Sat): Soft cutoff for GMs; GMs can still sign up after this date, but there’s no guarantee you’ll be considered for rooming or be able to be scheduled to volunteer beyond a backup GM slot
• May 7 (Sat): Room survey ends, rooms assigned
• May 15 (Sun): Event registration opens for all Gen Con Indy attendees

If you have any questions, please let us know in the comments below or on the OPF Major Cons Planning Server. We can’t wait to see you all online and in Indianapolis for Gen Con 2022!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

With the Gen Con housing block opening on Sunday, we wanted to make sure Pathfinder and Starfinder players knew what was happening at the Best Four Days in Gaming so you could make your plans for the show!

Paizo will be attending the Gen Con 2022 game convention from August 4–7 in Indianapolis. You’ll see the Paizo booth in the exhibit hall and the return of Organized Play to the Sagamore Ballroom. Organized Play will have a slightly smaller number of tables than in prior years, so we encourage you to sign up for events early to claim your spot.

For those unable to make the trek to Gen Con, Paizo will also host a suite of online events and seminars. This year’s Pathfinder interactive special will premiere simultaneously at the physical event and Gen Con Online.

We’ll release additional details in the coming months. Stay tuned!

-The Paizo Team

Join Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona for a peek at upcoming Paizo releases!

highlights include:

Pathfinder Rulebooks:
Guns & Gears, Book of the Dead, and now — Dark Archive!

Pathfinder Lost Omens:
The Grand Bazaar, Pathfinder Lost Omens: Absalom, City of Lost Omens Monsters of Myth, Knights of Lastwall, and now—Beadle & Grimm Pathfinder Lost Omens: Absalom, City of Lost Omens Special Edition!

Pathfinder Adventure Paths:
Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults Hardcover, Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults Special Edition Hardcover, Kingmaker Anniversary Edition, Quest for the Frozen Flame, Outlaws of Alkenstar, and now— Blood Lords Adventure Path!

Pathfinder Adventures:
Night of the Gray Death

Starfinder Rulebooks:
Tech Revolution, Galactic Magic, and now—Drift Crisis!

Starfinder Adventures:
The Liberation of Locus-1

New:
Pathfinder & Starfinder Infinite Licensing Program—Check out this blog more details!

Enjoy over 100 vivid art images. Don’t miss our staff seminars on Twitch for even more reveals. Happy Gen Con!

Today at Gen Con, we announced a new way for members of the Pathfinder and Starfinder communities to create content to expand the brands and make a lasting mark on the games we all love: Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite.

Beginning on October 13, 2021, content creators will be able to sell adventures, fiction, setting supplements, rules expansions, maps, art packs, and more using Paizo’s intellectual property. That means that you can, for the first time, write an RPG supplement set in the official Pathfinder or Starfinder settings that references our locations, organizations, characters, deities and more, and sell it to your fellow players and GMs.

Want to tell the story of Kyra and Merisiel’s adventures on what they’d hoped would be a restful honeymoon? Now you can!

What about that side quest adventure you’ve always wanted to share to support your favorite Pathfinder Adventure Path? Now’s the time!

How about that custom character class or alien species you made for your Starfinder campaign that you just know others are going to love? Yep, that too.

Our partners at OneBookShelf (DriveThruRPG, DriveThruCards, Astral Tabletop) will be hosting and managing the program, bringing years of experience running similar community content marketplaces for other tabletop properties to bear.

Check out the content creation guidelines, frequently asked questions, and the starter layout templates and art assets available to community creators at pathfinderinfinite.com and starfinderinfinite.com.

We’ll have more information to share in the coming weeks, but the real excitement won’t start until all of you can share your Pathfinder and Starfinder creations with the world in just under a month. I’m looking forward to seeing what incredible things you come up with!

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

Today marks one week until Gen Con Online! Nothing about that sentence is stressful at all, nope. Let’s take a look at some of our upcoming events!

Stream Highlights

All weekend, we’ll be streaming liveplays with our partners, as well as panels with Paizo staffers to tell you all about our upcoming products. While every panel is a must-see, here are some of the highlights, as chosen by me (coworkers feel free to disagree with me in my DMs):

• Keynote (Thursday 3pm EDT): Join Erik Mona as he talks as fast as he possibly can while spilling as much information about the next year of products as possible! I think his slideshow has clocked in somewhere around 70 slides of beautiful art, so you won’t want to miss this one.
• Catching Up with Paizo Organized Play (Thursday, 5pm EDT): Obviously I’m biased on this one, but Mike Kimmel and Jenny Jarzabski have #plans, and they’ll be teasing some of those plans live with me and Linda!
• Pathfinder Designer Showcase (Friday, 4pm EDT): The Pathfinder Design Team is going to, somehow, talk about every upcoming book in just one hour! This may or may not include details on books Erik announces in his Keynote…
• Ask Paizo Anything: Pathfinder (Saturday, 5pm EDT) and Starfinder (Saturday, 6pm EDT): We mean it, literally anything about the world. Want to know where the best meal in Nantambu is? Dying to find out what the runes of Eloritu mean? Come here and ask the teams behind our games your burning questions! *answers not guaranteed, results may vary

You can see the full stream schedule for the weekend on our Gen Con landing page.

Let’s Play Some Games

This year, we have over 500 games scheduled for Gen Con Online! Tickets for many of them are still available on Gen Con’s website; ticket sales won’t close until the game starts, but many of them will fill up, so don’t delay! Here are some of my favorite scenarios we’re running this weekend:

• PFS 3-99 Fate in the Future and SFS 3-99 Perils of the Past: This year’s interactive special is premiering as our flagship event. Join us on Friday afternoon for the PFS event and Saturday afternoon for the SFS event, as our first-ever linked special takes you on a journey through time and space to solve an anomaly and reunite lost adventurers. We can’t wait for you all to experience this year’s adventure; tickets are still available for both events, so don’t wait, grab one today!
• If you want to dive right into our ongoing storylines, definitely check out PFS Intro: Year of Shattered Sanctuaries and SFS Intro: Year of the Data Scourge. These repeatable adventures will get you right into the action, whether you’re a first-time adventurer or a long-time player!
• For our experienced Pathfinders, we have the entirety of the Breaking the Storm arc running throughout the weekend. This high-level arc brings last year’s metaplot to a close and is a real challenge for experienced characters.
• For my fellow Starfinders, we’ve got a diverse array of scenarios, including Secrets of Stillness, where you’re asked to solve a mystery by one of the faction leaders; Combatant’s Concerto: Prelude to Revolution, in which a party becomes a sinister plot; and A Waltz Through Myriad Worlds, a quest pack where you’ll get to experience four alternate timelines and discover their secrets. All these and more have tickets available!

Don’t forget to join our Discord server to get set up for your games; we’ll be hanging out there all weekend!

Charity Auction

As in previous years, we will be running a charity auction to benefit Gen Con’s charity partners: Take This and Trinity Haven. You can read more about both organizations on their websites or at Gen Con’s charity homepage. Last year we raised over $10,000 for charity with boons and other products, and while we’re not ready to announce what we’re auctioning off yet, we hope you’ll join us in raising money for these worthy causes.

We can’t wait to see you all at Gen Con Online, September 16-19! If you have any questions, join our Discord and we’ll help you get ready for the event. Until next time - Explore! Report! Cooperate! And stock up on easy-to-prep meals!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Here is our streaming schedule for the upcoming Gen Con Online, September 16–19, 2021. All shows will be hosted on the Twitch.com/officialpaizo channel. You can register your interest and sign up for Paizo Organized Play games on Gen Con’s website, then join us on the Paizo Events Discord during the event

Thursday Shows
Friday Shows
Saturday Shows
Sunday Shows

Thursday, Sept 16

Thursday 11 a.m. EDT (4 hours): Hands to Hilts Pathfinder First Edition Liveplay by Fiend & Foil

Adventure with our determined yet ever-wayward cast as we press on into the Pathfinder First Edition Adventure Path Rise of the Runelords with our GM, Luke! Will our adventures lead us to glory... or death? A few things are certain: our journey is bound to include ancient wizards, wicked fiends, and towering ruins! Fiend & Foil aims to create interesting, thought-provoking, and fun content. With over a dozen years of experience in different systems and diverse backgrounds in role-playing, we elevate our production with sounds from Syrinscape, good audio quality, interesting artwork, and evocative descriptions. We nurture a supportive and welcoming community, where anyone is free to express themselves without fear of facing hatred or backlash and express that through our time at the table. We also produce Dread Air, a horror podcast! Find Fiend & Foil on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Thursday 3 p.m. EDT (one hour): Paizo Keynote Address with Publisher Erik Mona

Join Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona for a peek at upcoming Paizo releases!

Thursday 4 p.m. EDT (one hour): Pathfinder Designer Showcase: Guns & Gears

Join Paizo Design Team members for an in-depth discussion of the upcoming Pathfinder Guns & Gears rulebook, releasing October 2021.

Thursday 5 p.m. EDT (one hour): Catching Up with Paizo Organized Play

Paizo Organized Play developers and program staff discuss upcoming storylines, convention appearances, future plans for the Starfinder Society and Pathfinder Society organized play programs.

Thursday 6 p.m. EDT (one hour): Beyond the Stars: Starfinder Galactic Magic

Take a sneak peek into the contents of the upcoming Starfinder RPG rulebook slated for release in December 2021, as presented by the Starfinder editorial team!

Thursday 7 p.m. EDT (4 hours): Circus of The Broken Chain Pathfinder Second Edition Liveplay by GoblinCaveTV

Roll up, grab some popcorn, and join the crew of GoblinCaveTV as they twist, tumble and maybe succeed at an Acrobatics check while exploring the Extinction Curse Adventure Path. Ringmaster Karsh the Goblin (a 15+ year circus professional) guides the Circus of the Broken Chain. Join Azzy the Hydrokinetic Kobold, Lieriel the Liberated, the Virtuous Jojyre Vanreak, Jake “Blazing” Fury, and Leafy the Leshy (alongside performing partner Blueberry the Bear) as they stumble and flounder their way through the demanding life of a performing troop, often getting caught up in unanticipated and unusual events!

Our diverse cast is brought together by a love of shared storytelling and includes Emi Rabbit, MrLiveProducer, and Karsh (Australia); WillJF and Del (US); and Lorian Ross (UK).
GoblinCaveTV is a Twitch Actual Play Channel whose unique “pink mohawk” playstyle encourages our inner goblins to come out to play, leading to hilarious results, as epic fails often bring more joy than critical success! If you think this zany crew is for you, please check us out at Twitch.TV/GoblinCaveTV.

Thursday 11 p.m. EDT (4 hours): We Run the Stars Starfinder Liveplay by Atomically Awesome (TBD)

Join cast members Ferix, Ted, Sonni, Auto, Denver, Domino, Xurat, and Thrawn as they travel through the stars. Enjoy the escapades of eight new space travelers as they explore the galaxy! Our players are new to Starfinder, so we often walk through some of the rules that might be difficult for new players or groups! We're all about telling a great story and having a good time doing it!

Find us at:
https://www.twitch.tv/jbrews
https://www.youtube.com/jbrews11
Also available via podcast.

Friday, Sept 17

Friday 9 a.m. EDT (4 hours): Abomination Vaults: Hands of the Devil Pathfinder Second Edition Liveplay by Recall Knowledge

Recall Knowledge is playing through the Pathfinder Second Edition Abomination Vaults Adventure Path. What devilish things await them beneath the vaults? We are a group of 5e vets, crit fumbling their way through learning Pathfinder! We are all friends from Southern California who have been playing TTRPGs together for years, and we've started taking a teaching (and learning!) approach to Pathfinder. We provide both a playthrough of the Abomination Vaults Adventure Path, as well as GM Prep videos to help others feel comfortable in running the game themselves.
Our game is proudly played on the FoundryVTT!

Cast:
Steve: Our Fearless GM
Ninna: Nulara, the Duskwalker Human Fighter
Rick: Halarmony, the Human Maestro Bard
Richard: Mukta, the Desert Ysoki Rogue
Mike: Clovis, the Half-Elf Leaf Druid, with his leshy companion Mooshy

Find us at:
https://www.twitch.tv/RecallKnowledge
https://www.youtube.com/c/RecallKnowledge
https://www.twitter.com/RecallKnowledge

Friday 1 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Know Direction Interview: Jason Bulmahn

Join Know Direction staff as they interview Paizo's Director of Game Design about upcoming projects, streaming games on Twitch, and his decades of involvement in the TTRPG industry.

Friday 2 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Know Direction Interview: John Compton

Join Know Direction staff as they interview Starfinder senior developer John Compton about being a Paizo staffer, his experiences as a freelancer, and future projects he's involved with.

Friday 3 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Pathfinder Tales of Lost Omens: What’s Next

Delve into the world of Golarion through the Lost Omens campaign setting for the Pathfinder (second edition) RPG. Come learn about upcoming projects and ask questions about prior releases.

Friday 4 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Pathfinder Designer Showcase: Upcoming Projects

Pathfinder Design Team members talk about upcoming releases for the Pathfinder RPG, including Book of the Dead and beyond.

Friday 5 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Paizo Adventure Roundup: Print & Digital

Join Paizo editorial staffers as they take a peek at 2022’s stand-alone adventure production for the Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs.

Friday 6 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Industry Spotlight: Engaging Diverse Voices

Paizo editorial staffers lead a discussion on finding and engaging creators that embrace diverse viewpoints to work towards a more inclusive industry.

Friday 7 p.m. EDT (4 hours): Far Beyond the Stars: Junkers Delight Starfinder Liveplay by Fantastic Worlds Productions

The Fantastic Worlds Crew journeys into the Paizo’s Starfinder adventure Junkers Delight! What sort of antics will this crew get into? Join Galactic Mistress Abbie Lammel as she guides the crew of the Spaceship Calamity, played by Dustin Alexander, Heidi Owens, Jess Negin, and Logan Mayne-Rizzi, as they search for treasure buried amongst a graveyard of crashed starships on the red planet of Akiton.

Fantastic Worlds Productions is a fantasy and science-fiction-focused podcast network and production team whose mission is to create engaging, nuanced, and thoughtful entertainment about the subjects we love most.

We produce three actual play podcasts: Fantastic Worlds (Pathfinder Reign of Winter AP), Far Beyond the Stars (Starfinder Fly Free or Die AP), and our Patreon exclusive, the Greatest Show on Earth, (Pathfinder Extinction Curse AP) which you can join today at fantasticworlds.cash. You can find out more about all our shows at fantasticworldspod.com

Fantastic Worlds Productions is a licensed partner of Paizo.

Friday 11 p.m. EDT (4 hours): Understories: A Leshy Adventure Pathfinder Second Edition Liveplay by Hijinks

When Druid Gammonfeather’s prized crop is mysteriously stolen from his cottage garden ahead of the Dandybreeze country fair, his leshy garden keepers must leave the safety they’ve always known in order to save the day. It’s up to its smallest denizens to set it right! Plant-based hijinks ensue in this all-leshy one-shot. Join an all-queer cast of Ebony, Claire, Regan, and Tom for this original verdant adventure with a party that will really grow on you!

Hijinks is a group of Australian creatives that believes in bringing people together through sharing stories and playing games. They aim to produce engaging and inclusive stories with a heartfelt feeling and exceptional quality. Hijinks creates Re:Alignment, a Pathfinder Second Edition actual play series on YouTube.

See more at https://www.youtube.com/hijinks

Saturday, Sept 18

Saturday 9 a.m. EDT (4 hours): The Alpha vs the Omega Pathfinder Second Edition Liveplay by WafflesMapleSyrup

The last battle of worlds has been prophesied. Treerazer vs the Tarrasque at the world’s end. Yet, there may be a chance. If anyone can do anything to prevent the pending apocalypse, it would be these four adventurers. Four level 18 adventurers will be sent on a mission to save the existence of the Material Plane from the inevitable devastation this cataclysmic battle will cause. As the Tarrasque and Treerazer fight, the player characters must complete several tasks in order to even be able to stand a chance against these terrifying foes.

WafflesMapleSyrup is joined by Anne Hearthsinger for this high-level race against time! WMS is a group in which TTRPGs have literally saved lives and continue to do good. WMS strives for inclusivity and mental health awareness, doing so by providing a community where everyone is welcome and telling meaningful stories for your listening pleasure.

Links: twitch.tv/wafflesmaplesyrup
Wafflesmaplesyrup.com
Anywhere you get podcasts and all social media platforms.

Saturday 1 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Know Direction Interview: Avi Kool

Join Know Direction staff as they interview Avi Kool, Paizo's Senior Editor for the Pathfinder RPG, about upcoming projects and working in the TTRPG industry.

Saturday 2 p.m. EDT (1 hour) Know Direction Interview: Jenny Jarzabski

Join Know Direction staff and Jenny Jarzabski, Line Developer for Paizo’s Starfinder Society Organized Play program, as they discuss the future of organized play, upcoming projects, and working in the TTRPG industry.

Saturday 3 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Telling Tales: Paizo Adventure Paths

The Adventure Path development teams take a close look at upcoming campaigns and answers your questions about Adventure Paths past, present, and future.

Saturday 4 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Industry Spotlight: Freelancing for Paizo

Paizo editorial staff discuss how to get started as a freelancer in this informative seminar designed to showcase tips and strategies to help you get your foot in the door as an author.

Saturday 5 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Ask Paizo Anything: Pathfinder Edition

Got a question about Pathfinder rules or lore? Want to know what it is like working on TTRPGs? Paizo’s editorial staffers provide answers in this open-ended audience-participation Q&A session!

Saturday 6 p.m. EDT (1 hour): Ask Paizo Anything: Starfinder Edition

Got a question about Starfinder rules or lore? Want to know what it is like working on TTRPGs? Paizo’s editorial staffers provide answers in this open-ended audience-participation Q&A session!

Saturday 7 p.m. EDT (4 hours): Pathfinder One-Shot: Sundered Waves Liveplay by Penny for a Tale (Pathfinder Second Edition)

Join Penny for a Tale as they explore Pathfinder Second Edition’s Sundered Waves.

They say that dead men tell no tales. How, then, are we in possession of this message from a dead captain? Join Gamemaster Ian as he leads Daniel, Jennifer, James, Sam, and Mister Smith through the Shackles and toward treasure, peril, and perhaps something much more sinister. Will fortune favor the bold?

Penny for a Tale is a variety Twitch channel with a long-standing Age of Ashes campaign. The group focuses on narrative storytelling and collaboration with a constant eye on safety at the table and creating a welcoming space.

Ian at Penny for a Tale has been writing, GMing, and organizing Pathfinder actual plays consistently since 2018—all connected through the evolving canon of Pathfinder in an anthology of player stories designed to cultivate a “living world” with over 35 players across more than 70 PCs.

Saturday 11 p.m. EDT (4 hours): Heck Knights in Space: A Starfinder Liveplay by Dungeon Dive Bar

Join the Dungeon Dive Bar crew in a homebrew Starfinder adventure, as our Hellknight afficionado Megan extrapolates Golarion Hellknight lore to enhance Starfinder canon and we all get to embody the law... but in space!

The Story So Far:
The Hellknight Order of the Godclaw, lost during the Gap, held valuable technology within its mobile Citadel: war machines that were said to embody aspects of each of its patron deities. For centuries, the machines have been inactive and undisturbed, accessible only by those with the privilege to know of their existence: the upper echelons of the surviving Orders. A few days ago, though, the Citadel’s alarms were raised. Someone has found their way into the Citadel’s private demiplane, survived to trespass within… and stirred the machines to life. It is up to a strike team of Paralictors from the surviving Orders to find out who.

Dungeon Dive Bar is an actual play podcast running the Emerald Spire Superdungeon, where we entertain listeners with a good story, great roleplay, and a solid grasp of mechanics and lore.

Find more about us at https://linktr.ee/dungeondivebar

Sunday, Sept 19

Sunday 9 a.m. EDT (4 hours): Free Zach Starfinder Liveplay by Natural Pengu

Chief Zach has gone AWOL. Droids are acting strange. A Lashuntan intern has stolen codes needed for water mining. Star City 5 prepares for war.

We stream stories of characters at the limits of human experience using Starfinder as our playground.

“An exchange student, who stole sensitive Tech League property, had intimate relations with an UNSCARF officer, now AWOL. What we call a ‘Cluster-F###’ in diplomatic circles. However, the politicians will scream: “An act of terror!" on Mira-Vision by morning.” Ard Basst-The Service-Star City 5 Vex acts as security for the Lashunta-Human Relations Liaison Sefuro. Meanwhile squadron battle droids Carnage T9 and Slayer i28 experience a neural network onslaught. As the artificial night sky over Star City 5 Zone 1 darkens, mysterious forces collude to implicate the Commander, Sefuro, and the droids in a terrorist act against the whole population of the behemoth starship.

STORY:
An exchange student, who stole sensitive Tech League property, had intimate relations with an UNSCARF officer, and is now AWOL. While this is a mess in all diplomatic circles, it’s inevitable that the politicians will proclaim this “An act of terror!" on Mira-Vision by morning. Ard Basst-The Service-Star City 5 Vex acts as security for the Lashunta-Human Relations, Liaison Sefuro. Meanwhile squadron battle droids, Carnage T9 and Slayer i28, experience a neural network onslaught. As the artificial night sky over Star City 5 (Zone 1) darkens, mysterious forces collude to implicate the Commander, Sefuro, and the droids in a terrorist act against the whole population of the behemoth starship.

CAST:
Markku Lorentz-GM, Vanessa Poole-Commander Vex, Valentin Lundin-Sefuro Mononashi, Michaela Palmer-Carnage T9 and Joakim Johansson-Slayer i28

FIND US AT https://twitch.tv/naturalpengu or https://youtube.com/naturalpengu

Sunday 1 p.m. EDT (4 hours): Hideous Laughter Productions Presents: It’s Always Frosty in Irrisen, a Pathfinder Second Edition Liveplay

Join GM Griffin and the HLP team as they brave frigid temps and fearsome foes in the icy northern reaches of Golarion for an action-packed rendition of Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-08: A Frosty Mug!

The neighbors of Irrisen, a frigid land locked in a seemingly perpetual ice age, put out a call. Communication from inside the frostbitten country ceased and it’s up to the HLP gang to uncover why and save the day. Come for the displaced Russian soldiers and cold-hearted winter witches. Stay for the laughter and adventure!

Hideous Laughter Productions is an officially licensed partner of Paizo Inc. and prides itself on providing rich storytelling, immersive characters, crisp audio quality, and an at-home-feeling experience to our listeners!

HLP produces several podcasts: Hideous Laughter (1sted Carrion Crown AP); Bestow Curse (2nded version of Curse of the Crimson Throne AP), The Zone of Truth(interview/reviews) and Linked Legacy (Patreon-exclusive guest GM playthrough of Pathfinder modules).

Find us at https://www.hideouslaughterpodcast.com or on your favorite podcast platform!

Sunday 5 p.m. EDT (4 hours): Dice Will Roll: Dinners & Dwarves Pathfinder Second Edition Liveplay

Dice Will Roll plays Pathfinder One-Shot: Dinner at Lionlodge, where an invite to a lonely cabin in the mountains could spell doom for our new heroes! Join our gender nonconformist GM, Derry, alongside Dave, Ritz, Luna, and a brand-new cast of characters attending a luxurious dinner in a comfortable mountain lodge. Nothing bad could happen, right? Right?

Founded in 2019, Dice Will Roll focuses on telling the stories of queer early 20-year-olds from all over the world. Three years later, we're still going strong, earning the 2020 Audioverse Award for Best Improvised Production, and chalking up almost 200,000 downloads of our show.

Our shows feature Pathfinder Second Edition rules: Campaign 1 (Kingmaker AP) involves building the Kingdom of Kilcela and Campaign 2 (Extinction Curse AP) showcases a traveling circus preventing the end of the world, giant worm-on-a-string monsters, and strange snake familiars.

Come check out Dice Will Roll at dicewillroll.com or on your fave podcast and be sure to keep it rollin'!

Sunday 9 p.m. EDT (4 hours): The Truth of the Lone Jackal Pathfinder Second Edition Liveplay in a collaboration by The Adventurer’s Vault and Skald’s Tale Entertainment!

The Princess of Drustin is missing and propaganda for the Cult of the Lone Jackal appeared in her quarters. The heroes must find the Princess before panic erupts throughout the Kingdom. The cast includes GM Christopher Rondeau and players Rich Southard, Brad Wayne, Kiedra Gerl, and Cody Garett Wells.

The Truth of the Lone Jackal, based on the Age of Strife campaign setting, features folklore from creator/GM Rondeau’s mixed heritage, including new takes on uncommon races, bespoke religions, new advancement rules, and homebrew material.

Full-time GM Christopher Rondeau owns Skald’s Tale Entertainment, writes for Major Spoilers Entertainment, and runs the Wyvern’s Aria Podcast/City of Cynics Video Series. Find him at https://skaldstale.com/ or @skaldstale.

The Adventurers’ Vault Actual Play TTRPG podcast broadcasts from the heart of the Ozarks and tells unique, impactful stories using TTRPGs as a medium. Through collaborative storytelling, we explore themes and ideas from multiple perspectives and tell a meaningful tale. Find us at https://www.theadventurersvault.com/ or @tadvault on twitter.

PAX Online 2021

PAX Online is happening July 15–18, 2021 and we’re bringing Paizo Organized Play events to the convention. During the day, we are focused on demos and bounties to engage new players to try out a session. After the show floor closes, we’ve got full scenario blocks planned, focusing on low-level scenarios and scenarios with included pregens.

Basic Info:

Committee Chair: Ivis Flanagan
Organizing Committee: Nicole Heits, Betsy Nold

Timeline:

GM Registration Link Open: June 17th, 2021
Warhorn Schedule Posted: June 17th, 2021
GM Warhorn Sign-ups Open: June 20th, 2021 6p EDT (UTC-4)
Player Sign-Ups Open: June 26th, 2021 6p EDT (UTC-4)
Warhorn Culling A (empty tables): July 4th, 2021 6p EDT (UTC-4)
Warhorn Culling B (1 person tables): July 11th, 2021 6p EDT (UTC-4)

Important Links:

GM Registration: https://forms.gle/X8ansVaoyjD2zd7A7
Volunteer Rewards: https://www.organizedplayfoundation.org/paizo/popvo/
PAX Badge Registration: https://online.paxsite.com/
Warhorn: https://warhorn.net/events/paizo-organized-play-pax-online-2021
Paizo Discord: http://paizo.events

Email: PaizoOrgPlayHQ@gmail.com

This event is focused on growing our Organized Play community! We hope you can join us for a game or several over the weekend!

GEN CON ONLINE 2021

As many of you have already heard, Paizo has elected not to attend Gen Con 2021 in person, though we’ve got lots of fun planned for Gen Con Online 2021.

The Gen Con Organizing Committee is dedicated to ensuring a smooth execution of online events and a large selection of scenarios and systems. We are proud to debut the two new multi-table interactive specials for Starfinder and Pathfinder Second Edition. While we aren’t at liberty to provide you with a ton of information about these two scenarios, we can confidently say you won’t want to miss them, and you should definitely consider playing both!

Online badge registration will open on June 27th, and badges for Gen Con Online are free. You will need to register for a badge to be able to acquire tickets for seats at virtual tables, so make sure you remember to snag your online badge! We will keep you updated with information regarding tickets and event registration as it becomes available.

Basic Info:

Committee Chair: Heather Vigil
Organizing Committee: Joe Mathos, Kevin Baumann, Rebecca Fehn, Nicole Heits

Timeline:

GM Registration Link Open: Now
Schedule Spreadsheet Posted: TBA
GM Sign-ups via Discord Open: June 27 2021, 4pm EDT
Player Sign-Ups Open: TBA per Gen Con
Gen Con Badge Registration: June 27, 2021

Important Links:

GM Registration: https://forms.gle/EcmxjF36GmVrR7979
Volunteer Rewards: https://www.organizedplayfoundation.org/paizo/popvo/
Gen Con Badge Registration: https://www.gencon.com/online
Paizo Discord: http://paizo.events

Email: GenConLeads@gmail.com

We hope to see you all for Gen Con Online 2021! Gen Con Online 2020 was a wild ride, and we have learned so much in the last year. We can’t wait to game with you in September from September 16–19.

PAX Unplugged

We wish to note Paizo will not be attending this year's PAX Unplugged. We are awaiting news on whether the show will have an online component and will let our community know our plans to provide online programming once we know more. We expect to return to physical conventions in 2022. Thanks, and stay safe!

Ivis Flanagan
OPF PAX Online Organizing Committee Chair

Heather Vigil
OPF Gen Con Organizing Committee Chair

Tonya Woldridge
Organized Play Manager

Paizo will not have a physical presence at this year’s Gen Con Indy. Instead, like last year, we will focus our efforts on supporting Gen Con Online with hundreds of Pathfinder and Starfinder games suitable for all players on a variety of virtual tabletop platforms. We’ll also have several special game streams and Paizo-focused seminars to choose from. We will release more information about our plans as we get closer to the show’s September 16–19 dates. We look forward to returning to an in-person Gen Con in 2022!

Watch the Gen Con Online 2020 recording of “Paizo 2020 and Beyond.” Erik Mona’s presentation starts 30 minutes into the stream and lasts one hour. Erik’s energy and enthusiasm are contagious and we highly recommend you watch it!

If you prefer to read your news, here is an overview of Paizo at Gen Con Online. These are basically Erik’s show-notes and all the things we want you to know, all in one place!

GEN CON PRODUCT RELEASES

Our featured product releases are:

• Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide
• Starfinder Starship Operations Manual
• Pathfinder Lost Omens Legends
• Pathfinder Adventure Path: Devil at the Dreaming Palace (Agents of Edgewatch 1 of 6)

But wait, there’s more!

• Pathfinder Adventure: The Slithering
• Starfinder RPG: Starfinder Core Rulebook Pocket Edition

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

The “hub” for all Paizo activities at Gen Con is paizo.com/gencon. This is the best and easiest way for you to participate in organized play on our Discord server and to find our streaming events. The show streaming schedule is hosted there, as well.

The Pathfinder Second Edition Humble Bundle is still active through this upcoming Tuesday. The Humble Bundle is the best way to try out Pathfinder Second Edition and support The National Urban League, The Carl Brandon Society, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Paizo.com is running a special sale during Gen Con. The code “Gencon2020” (one word) entered at check-out unlocks a 20% discount on a single purchase at Paizo.com. (Not valid on subscriptions, backorders, preorders, or non-Paizo PDFs.)

UPCOMING STARFINDER RELEASES

The Devastation Ark Adventure Path

The discovery of millennia-old ruins sets off a chain of events that puts an ancient titanic spacecraft on a deadly course toward the Pact Worlds! It is the first high-level Starfinder AP; tt starts at 13th level. It makes a great capstone for most existing SF APs and will be published in three volumes, August 2020–October 2020.

Fly Free or Die Adventure Path

A crew of scoundrels, rogues, and misfits tries to profit while being targeted by a crime boss, preyed upon by faceless mega-corporations, and hounded by rivals. It will be published in 6 volumes and launches in November.

Alien Archive 4

More than 100 new aliens, including many aliens suitable for use as player character races. It will release in November 2020 as a 160-page hardcover.

Galaxy Exploration Manual

This is slated as our April 2021 hardcover. As a toolbox for players and GMs, it will be the ultimate guide to exploring the galaxy! It focuses on trailblazing, exploration-based sandbox play. It will include new rules for every class, a robust PC background generator, a compelling exploration system, and quick systems for designing worlds.

UPCOMING PATHFINDER PRODUCTS

Pathfinder Beginner Box

This October 2020 release has an MSRP of $39.99 and contains everything you need to get started with Pathfinder Second Edition. The Hero’s Handbook has 72 pages and contains rules for dwarves, elves, and humans, clerics, fighters, rogues, and wizards. It will support 1st-3rd level play. The Beginner Box rules are the same as Core Rulebook, with more examples, explanation, and fewer choices to make the game easier to pick up. There is also a Game Master’s Guide with rules for adventure design, environments, magic items, 50 monsters, and more. The Intro Adventure: Menace under Otari and there is Otari mini-gazetteer too!.

Wait there is still more!

• 4 pre-generated heroes
• 6 blank simple character sheets
• 124 hero and monster pawns (with plastic bases)
• 16 action tokens
• 6 rules reference cards
• complete set of polyhedral dice

Otari Trilogy

Otari, from the Beginner Box, is now the “starting town” of Pathfinder Second Edition, and ties into the Pathfinder Adventure: Troubles in Otari. It has 64 pages and is a trio of adventures set in and around Otari, available in November 2020, and can be played with the Beginner Box or Core Rulebook rules. Following that, the Abomination Vaults Adventure Path will have 3 volumes, January 2021–March 2021, and explore a huge dungeon outside Otari!

Pathfinder Lost Omens Pathfinder Society Guide

Scheduled for October 2020, this is the definitive guide to the Pathfinder Society for Pathfinder Second Edition. It includes a faction overview with important NPCs, new feats, spells, and other rules options tied to campaign setting lore. The rules will be sanctioned for Pathfinder Society Organized Play. And the art is amazing!

Pathfinder Lost Omens Ancestry Guide

February 2021 we will bring ancestries: Lizardfolk, androids, geniekin, kitsune, sprites, and more!

Pathfinder Bestiary 3

Coming March 2021! Combined with the previous two Bestiaries, Bestiary 3 completes the “core rules” monsters. We have no plans for Bestiary 4 and will deliver monster content in a different format after this.

Fists of the Ruby Phoenix Adventure Path

As a sequel to “The Ruby Phoenix Tournament” Pathfinder Module, which we published 10 years ago, your players can participate in a once-a-decade martial arts tournament. This will have 3 volumes and be released April 2021–June 2021.

PLAYTESTS

Playtesting is critically important to us. We have announced two playtests. The Starfinder Tech Revolution Playtest is for the new nanocyte (nanotechnology) class and mech rules. It is active now through September 18, 2020. The Starfinder Tech Revolution hardcover releases July 2021 at Gen Con.

Pathfinder Secrets of Magic Playtest will be active September 7 – October 18 2020 for the Magus and Summoner classes. The associated Pathfinder Secrets of Magic hardcover releases July 2021 at Gen Con.

PARTNERS

Owlcat Games: Kingmaker Computer Game

The game releases to consoles (PS4 & XBOX ONE) on August 18. That day, James Jacobs and Mark Moreland will host a stream of the game on our Twitch channel.

Beadle & Grimm’s

They are producers of high-end gaming supplements and will be creating Pathfinder Character Chronicles via a Fall 2020 Kickstarter. They will create hardcover character records with all class-relevant rules and more.

Don’t miss the special panel hosted by B&G this Saturday 12-1 p.m. Eastern: Beadle & Grimm's Comes to Pathfinder!
Learn about the new Pathfinder Complete Chronicles for your favorite Pathfinder Second Edition character. Join Matthew Lillard and the rest of the crew for this exclusive sneak peak into what's coming soon!

WizKids

Starfinder Battles has begun! Two sets of six pre-painted minis, Galactic Heroes & Galactic Villains, are already available. More Starfinder Battles are coming soon!

The Pathfinder Foam Replica Life-Size Goblin debuts! It is 3 feet tall, has an MSRP of $450, and the release is targeted for November 2020.

ORGANIZED PLAY

We’re running HUNDREDS of games at Gen Con on our Paizo Organized Play Online Events Server on Discord. Go to paizo.com/gencon. There are still a few tickets available, but we always try to accommodate walk-ins. We recommend arriving 30 minutes before scheduled start time for mustering. Thanks to all Organized Play players, GMs, and volunteers!

Ok, I’ll admit that was more than an overview. Thank you for your patronage and participation. Happy Gen Con Online!

Adventures Ahead!

Aaron Shanks
Marketing and Media Manager

We would like to invite you to the best virtual 4 days in gaming, Gen Con Online! Join us from July 30th to August 2nd on Twitch for all of the new and exciting reveals. Visit our Discord to snag a virtual table and be a part of all of our Pathfinder Society, Starfinder Society, and Pathfinder Adventure Card Society games

Last week, we previewed all the great games available from Paizo Organized Play during Gen Con Online. If you are unsure how to sign up for games, we’ve got a whole blog on that too! We will also be running two hour Quests/Bounties for Pathfinder Second Edition and will have room for walk-ups. Come chat with us on the Paizo Organized Play Online Events Discord channel. We can assist in getting started, building characters, seating walk-ins for games, give you the opportunity to fill in for sold out events when registered players don’t show up in time, and chat about all things Paizo!

Starfinder on Alexa Giveaways! Be sure to tune in to Starfinder streams for your chance to win an Amazon Echo Dot to experience Starfinder on Alexa! Available to US residents only.

Save on Paizo.com: Take 20% off a single order on paizo.com from July 30 through August 2! Use the code gencon at checkout. Promotion stacks with other discounts*.

* Not valid on subscriptions, backorders, preorders, or non-Paizo downloads. Sale ends at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on August 2.

Note: All times are Eastern (GMT-4)

With great excitement, we welcome back Know Direction to the stage. The team at KD will be interviewing Paizo’s designers and developers during our Behind the Pages segments, allowing you to get to know the staff and the upcoming projects they’re working on.

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Paizo 2020 & Beyond: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Join Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona for a peek at upcoming Paizo releases!

Paizo Preview Q&A: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Attend the preview panel the prior hour, then ask questions of publisher Erik Mona and Creative Directors Robert McCreary and James Jacobs.

Level Up: Building Characters with the Advanced Player’s Guide: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m
Paizo designers and developers walk through making a character from options presented in the just released Advanced Player’s Guide. And YOU decide what they make!

Behind the Pages with Lyz Liddell, Game Designer: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Designer Lyz Liddell shares anecdotes and tales of her experiences at Paizo as a contractor, editor, and game designer.

Pathfinder Adventure Overview: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Chat with some of Paizo's development team about short adventures published by Paizo that are perfect for an hour or four of gaming fun.

Tales from the Lodge with Roll for Combat: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Join Roll for Combat and Paizo developer Luis Loza in their Pathfinder (second edition) live play Tales from the Black Lodge.

Inside the Newest Playtest - Nanocytes & Mechs: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Starfinder team talks playtests of the newest character class, the Nanocyte, as well as rules for mechanical warriors.

Behind the Pages with Robert McCreary, Starfinder Creative Director, Jason Tondro, Developer, Jason Keeley, Developer, and Joe Pasini, Lead Designer: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join Creative Director Rob McCreary and Starfinder staff in a deep dive on what it means to work on Starfinder, at Paizo, and in the games industry.

Behind the Pages with Luis Loza, Developer: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Luis Loza, co-developer of the Lost Omens line, answers your questions on being a developer, working in the world of Golarion, and more!

The Age of Lost Omens - Pathfinder Society Guide: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Explore the intersection of Pathfinder Society organized play and Golarion's Pathfinder Society via the Lost Omens: Pathfinder Society Guide.

Delving into Organized Play with Tonya Woldridge, Organized Play Manager 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Organized Play Manager Tonya Woldridge answers your questions about Paizo's Organized Play programs, conventions, and the gaming community.

Court of Corvids with QueueTimes (PF2E Live Play): 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The crows descend upon this Pathfinder Second Edition Live Play. Join the crew from QueueTimes in their continuing story in the Court of Corvids.

Beadle & Grimm's with Mathew Lillard: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Learn about the new Pathfinder Complete Chronicles for your favorite Pathfinder Second Edition character. Join Matthew Lillard and the rest of the crew for this exclusive sneak peak into what's coming soon!

Behind the Products with Mark Moreland, Director of Brand Strategy: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Delve into the large array of Paizo-associated accessories with Mark Moreland as he takes a peek at some options available to GMs and players.

Ask the Experts: Pathfinder RPG: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Pathfinder Second Edition design team is on hand to answer your questions about game rules and mechanics.

Behind the Pages with Jason Bulmahn, Director of Game Design: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Jason's career in gaming spans decades and game systems. Join him for a chat about Pathfinder Second Edition, Band of Bravos live streams, and more.

Building a Starship in the Starfinder RPG: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Starfinder team members lead a discussion on using the Starship Operations Manual to fuel more space exploration in your game.

Behind the Pages with John Compton: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Developer John Compton takes time to answer questions and share his insights with fans in this question and answer discussion.

2 Perception (PF2E Live Play): 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tune into another exciting adventure with the 2 Perception group as they continue their adventures in the Age of Ashes Adventure Path!

Glass Cannon Podcast with the Thunder Company: 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Watch the crew from the Glass Cannon Podcast and Paizo publisher Erik Mona in a ridiculous Pathfinder adventure by GM Jason Bulmahn.

The ABCs of Pathfinder Characterbuilding: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Walkthrough the steps of building a character using the Pathfinder Core Rulebook and generate a new character for your game!

Pathfinder Adventure Path: Agents of Edgewatch & Beyond: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hear plans for upcoming adventure paths from the Paizo development team, including Abomination Vaults, Fists of the Ruby Phoenix, and Kingmaker.

Behind the Pages with Ron Lundeen, Developer: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ron Lundeen, industry writer, developer, and designer with multiple systems talks shop in this interview.

Ask the Experts: Starfinder RPG Q&A: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Have a question about the Starfinder RPG? Bring it to this panel for answering by the Starfinder designer and developers.

Things in Space with Dragons & Things (Starfinder Live Play): 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Join “Things in Space” Starfinder live play featuring Dragons and Things and Paizo’s Lu Pellazar as they become monsters to fight a monster.

Skittermander Giveaway! Be sure to tune in to Dragons & Things for your chance to win your very own Skittermander Gamer Pouch!

While Gen Con won’t be happening in Indianapolis this year, Gen Con Online promises to be just as jam-packed with Organized Play events! We’ve got nearly 900 game sessions scheduled, so let’s take a look at some of the new scenarios we’ll be premiering.

Pathfinder Special: 2-00 The King in Thorns
In our first multitable interactive special for Pathfinder (second edition), the Pathfinder Society travels deep within the jungles of the Mwangi Expanse, ready to do battle with a powerful fey adversary, the Thorned Monarch, whose shadowy plots have vexed the Pathfinder Society since its founding days. Adventurers will unlock lost magic and discover long-forgotten secrets—that is, if they don’t fall prey to the Monarch’s tricks! This interactive special currently has 70 tables scheduled at a variety of level ranges.

Starfinder Special: 3-00 The Last Bite
With her machinations laid bare, Datch is ready to execute the final stages of her plan: become the head of AbadarCorp and twist it for her nefarious purposes. Only the Starfinder Society can stop her plans in their tracks in this brand-new interactive special! The agents will have to battle drones, win friends and alliances, and work together to complete Luwazi Elsebo’s final mission and close the books on this saga.

New Scenarios
Gen Con will also see the premiere of a several new Pathfinder Society scenarios:
In PFS 1-24: Lightning Strikes, Stars Fall, Pathfinders chart a path through the Numerian wilderness, dealing with all matter of twisted and technological foes and a nefarious group that’s determined to make sure they never return.
In PFS 1-25: Grim Symphony, Pathfinders explore a haunted mansion in Ustalav filled with treasure – and discordant evil!
PFS 2-01: Citadel of Corruption kicks off the new year with a Decemvirate-led expedition into the corrupted forests of Iobaria.
PFS 2-02: Mountain of Sea and Sky ask the Pathfinders to secure a new lodge on an oceanside mountain in Minkai. Magical disturbances have sent the island’s guardians and wildlife into disarray. Through exploration, diplomacy, magic, and blade, the Pathfinders can set things right and earn welcome to a newly harmonious land.

We’ll also be releasing Quest 13: Falcon’s Descent, our final quest, in which the Eagle Knights request assistance with a band of slavetaking duergars, as well as our first Bounty, titled The Whitefang Wyrm, in which Pathfinders between missions accept a bounty to track down a dangerous dragon in the frozen Crown of the World. Starfinder released its first two offerings for Year 3, Crash Down and The Subterranean Safari, at ConCurrent, and you’ll find plenty of tables for both at Gen Con as well.

Not to be forgotten, the Pathfinder Adventure Card Society will feature tables of the interactive special 6-99 Tyrant of the Harrow, which debuted at PaizoCon and pulls the heroes into the Harrowed Realm populated by storybook characters. We're kicking off Year 7: The Year of Reborn Strife with zombie hijinks in the streets of Kaer Maga in 7-1: Attack of the Twice-Born. We’re also premiering the PACS 2020 Open: The Last Night at Everstand, in which teams take on the role of embattled defenders against foreboding odds to compete against each other for fame, glory and prizes!

In addition to all these events, we’re featuring tables of some old favorites from Pathfinder (first edition) as well as selections from Year 1 of Pathfinder (second edition) and Year 2 of Starfinder Society. With nearly 900 tables over the four days of the convention, we’re sure you’ll have plenty of opportunities to roll some (virtual) dice!

Player Instructions
The event catalog is live now at https://www.gencon.com/online, and player registration will begin on July 13. Badges are free and can be obtained now at their website. We do want to let players know that Gen Con event tickets are $2 per event, plus tax. Gen Con has pledged to donate a portion of each ticket to I Need Diverse Games; you can learn more about them at https://ineeddiversegames.org/. Our Quest and Bounty offerings are all free-of-charge and available to walk-in players as well.

All our games will take place on the Paizo Organized Play Online Events (POPOE) server, which we have used successfully for PaizoCon Online and ConCurrent. You can join it now at http://discord.gg/j3rhjJS. If you don’t already have one, we recommend registering for an Organized Play number at https://paizo.com/organizedplay before the event.

If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below, or join the POPOE server and ask away! We look forward to seeing you all at Gen Con Online!

While Gen Con won’t be happening in Indianapolis this year, Gen Con Online promises to be just as jam-packed with Organized Play events! We’ve got nearly 1,000 game sessions scheduled, so let’s take a look at some of the new scenarios we’ll be premiering.

Gen Con badges can be obtained for free via the Gen Con website. For events, Gen Con set a base price of $2 per event, plus tax, and pledged donation of a portion of each ticket to I Need Diverse Games. Paizo isn’t add any additional costs, so the block length events will cost $2.00. PACS events, being half a block in length, will be $1.00. Quests/Bounties, as 1 hour taster events, will be free. The event catalog goes live on July 6 and ticket sales begin on July 13 and run through the event.

Though ticketed through Gen Con, all our games will take place on VTTs. The Paizo Organized Play Online Events (POPOE) server, which we have used successfully for PaizoCon Online and ConCurrent, will be our gathering place for muster, chat, and You can use this link to join the POPOE discord now, though the channels won’t go live until closer to Gen Con

Games run at Gen Con follow Paizo Organized Play guidelines and players need an organized play number to participate. If you don’t already have one, you can registering for an Organized Play number at https://paizo.com/organizedplay before the event.

The schedule still has games needing GMs. To sign up to GM a session, complete the following steps:

1. Join the OPF Major Events Discord.
2. Review the schedule in this Google Sheet.
3. Post your game choices in the Gen Con GM-selection channel. Include your preferred VTT and your gencon.com email.
4. Complete the GM registration form once you have a finalized schedule.

Organizers update the schedule spreadsheet updates as signups are received on first come, first served basis, so your first choice may not be available. If a game isn’t available , organizers will advise you to choose a different game.

Volunteer GMs received the following incentives:*

Block Commitment (block = 5 hours)	Product Pdf ($15.99 or less)	In-Game Reward (PF1/SFS)	Premier Plus AcP Incentives (PFS2)	Paizo voucher ($10/block)
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Any GMs who have questions should either email genconleads@gmail.com or contact the Gen Con committee via the OPF Major Events Discord.

Regarding scenarios on offer. We’ll preview them after the catalog goes live! Check back here on July 8th for details about all the new releases. These include three multi-table interactive events - Pathfinder Society #2-00: The King in Thorns, Starfinder Society #3-00: The Last Bite, and Pathfinder Adventure Card Society #6-99: Tyrant of the Harrow. Besides the interactive specials, we’ve got the first scenarios in Pathfinder Society Year 2, Starfinder Society Year 3, and Year 7 of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Society. We’ll also be wrapping up the Pathfinder Quests and launching the Pathfinder Bounties. Finally, we’ve got a brand new PACS Open for those wanting a bit of competition in their Adventure Card Game. Intrigued? Want to know more? Don’t forget to check back here on July 8th for descriptions of these events and more.

For those players trying to catch some games from prior years, we’ve got you covered as well. The schedule includes tables of some old favorites from Pathfinder (first edition) as well as selections from Year 1 of Pathfinder Society (second edition) and Year 2 of Starfinder Society, With nearly 1,000 tables over the four days of the convention, we’re sure you’ll have plenty of opportunities to roll some (virtual) dice!

If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below, or join the POPOE server and ask away! We look forward to seeing you all at Gen Con Online!

Until next time—Explore, Report, Cooperate!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Associate

Tonya Woldridge
Organized Play Manager

My first Gen Con was exciting! Getting the chance to meet so many of you and share our love of gaming was an absolute blast. Now that the dust has settled, I'd like to take a look at what went down.

For those who missed being there, the crew over at Know Direction helped bring the show to you at home! Our Twitch and Youtube channels will soon have all of the seminars and juicy revelations. Know Direction will also have more information and interviews on their website in the coming days.

So many of you greeted us at the Paizo booth! When I was able to step out of the streaming room to stop by and visit, I saw tons of gamers enjoying Pathfinder and Starfinder. It was great to see them playing demos right next door to the booth. I want to thank the GM volunteers who helped show off the magic of Starfinder and Pathfinder!

Upstairs in the Sagamore Ballroom, the Pathfinder, Starfinder, and Pathfinder Adventure Card Societies had amazing turnouts and hosted several awesome multi-table events! If you want to see some of us having fun with the NPC announcements, I was allowed to do one of the voices here. I got to talk to a fair amount of you in the ballroom and witness the fantastic community Organized Play brings to the table. I'm proud and thankful of all of our leaders and volunteers for making this Gen Con super exciting!

Now for the announcements about future products! Of course, we talked about Pathfinder products that have already been revealed, like the Lost Omens World Guideand Lost Omens Character Guide. Then we unveiled the Pathfinder Bestiary Pawn Box, Pathfinder Weapon & Armor Cards, Pathfinder Bestiary Battle Cards, Gamemastery Guide, Bestiary 2, and Advanced Player's Guide. That last one will be a 256-page hardcover with four new classes (Investigator, Oracle, Swashbuckler, and Witch), ten ancestries and heritages (Aasimar, Catfolk, Changeling, Dhampir, Duskwalker, Kobold, Orc, Ratfolk, Tengu, and Tiefling), and tons of archetypes, general feats, spells, and magic items. The free public class playtest will drop in October!

We also announced that the evolution of Golarion would focus on Absalom in the year to come. Here's the lineup: Lost Omens Gods & Magic hardcover, the Extinction Curse Adventure Path set on Starstone Isle (Kortos), The Dead God’s Hand 128-page adventure will feature Aroden lore, the Absalom: City of Lost Omens hardcover and Poster Map Folio will set you up for the Agents of Edgewatch Adventure Path. This AP will be a "cops and robbers" story set in urban Absalom.

On the other side of the Gap, our beloved Starfinder is going strong and exploring beyond the Pact Worlds! Of course, Alien Archive 3 and the Attack of the Swarm Adventure Path will both invade on August 28. (Stay tuned for our Twitch live stream on August 14 at 4 PM Pacific as we showcase and talk about the latest archive!)

Starfinder products that should already be on your radar are the Character Operations Manual, with three new classes, the Threefold Conspiracy Adventure Path, and the Deck of Many Worlds. Did you catch that we have started Starfinder Iconic Encounter fiction here on paizo.com?

But our big Starfinder reveal was Near Space. This hardcover book will take you beyond the Pact Worlds to explore the many planets and dangers of Near Space. It will showcase dozens of new worlds to explore and bring details on the Veskarium, home to the mighty vesk and the all-to-helpful Skittermanders! It will also include new alternate race traits, starships, themes, archetypes, equipment, spells, and more thrilling new options for your Starfinder character!

Whew! That was a lot for this 2019 Gen Con. I had a blast meeting and talking with you all. May your dice forever be 20, and your 1s be ever eventful!

Payton Smith
Social Media Producer

It’s finally here! Pathfinder Second Edition launches TOMORROW, and the center of action is Gen Con, where Paizo is already assembled in anticipation of the big day! Throughout the four-day show, we’ll be pulling back the curtain on future Pathfinder Second Edition releases, revealing exciting plans for Starfinder, and hosting dozens of panel discussions and presentations that take you behind the scenes of the world of Paizo.

You can follow along LIVE all weekend long on the Official Paizo Twitch channel. We’ll also be uploading tons of on-the-scene photos and videos to our social media every day of Gen Con. Be sure to follow Paizo on Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram to see everything as it’s happening!

The Paizo Booth

Paizo’s massive trade booth looms like a big purple castle immediately inside Gen Con’s cavernous Exhibit Hall. We’re at Booth #103 all weekend long, with piles and piles of Pathfinder Second Edition releases just waiting for your upcoming adventures. At the booth you’ll find walk-up demos, Paizo staffers eager to answer questions or help you find exactly what you’re looking for, and factory-fresh copies of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, Pathfinder Bestiary, Pathfinder Adventure Path #145: Hellknight Hill and Pathfinder Adventures: Fall of Plaguestone, a raft of new accessories, and a host of other Pathfinder Second Edition releases from Paizo and our licensed partners. We’ll also have the latest releases for Starfinder, the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, and other fun stuff. Be sure to stop by early each day for a free collectible Pathfinder or Starfinder pin (while supplies last)!

Organized Play

Paizo takes over the entire Sagamore Ballroom for Gen Con, with non-stop gaming in a huge hall covered with awesome banners featuring our iconic characters! Here, on the second floor of the Indianapolis Convention Center, you’ll find thousands of gamers playing Pathfinder Society, Starfinder Society, and Pathfinder Adventure Card Society scenarios all weekend long, 24 hours a day! Stop by and see what you’ve been missing—or jump into a game yourself!

Each of Paizo’s three organized play campaigns has its own collectible pin available for free in the Sagamore Ballroom. Stop by and ask how to get yours at Organized Play HQ, on the raised platforms against the back wall.

We’ll also have a satellite Paizo store just outside the Sagamore Ballroom, at the top of the escalators where the Crossroads and Sagamore concourses meet. The satellite store will carry a limited selection of Paizo products, focusing on new Pathfinder Second Edition releases to help Pathfinder Society players grab their books quickly and conveniently without having to spend a game slot standing in line in the Exhibit Hall. Note that the satellite store accepts credit card transactions and subscription pick-ups only.

Seminars

An army of Paizo game designers, developers, editors, graphic design professionals and members of Paizo’s warehouse and customer service departments will be on hand at Gen Con this year, giving you the chance to meet some of the fine folks who create Pathfinder and Starfinder. While most of us can be found in Paizo’s Exhibit Hall booth (come say hi!), we’ve also created a slate of seminars and presentations to give you a behind-the-scenes look at Paizo’s games, sneak peeks at upcoming products, rules Q&As, and more!

Join us in our dedicated Paizo Seminar HQ in room ICC: 212, on the second floor of the Indianapolis Convention Center, near the Sagamore Ballroom and Paizo’s satellite store.

Check out the daily seminar schedules below, and stop by and join the fun. Can’t make it to Gen Con? Catch us online at the Official Paizo Twitch channel, with special hosts Know Direction! We’ll also have two special events on the Gen Con Main Stage (more on that below). All times Eastern.

Thursday

11:00 AM	Introduction to Pathfinder Second Edition
12:00 PM	Making Your First Pathfinder Second Edition Character
1:00 PM	Starfinder 101
2:00 PM	Ask the Paizo GMs
3:00 PM	The Art of Pathfinder
4:00 PM	Pathfinder: Secrets of Golarion
5:00 PM	Setting Your Scene
6:00 PM	Starfinder Rules Q&A

Location: ICC: 212

Thursday Livestream on the on Main Stage

4:00-6:00 PM

Tomb Heist, with GM Jason Bulmahn, Know Direction, and Dragons & Things

Four ruthless rogues are sent to plunder a town overrun with undead. How much loot can they pilfer before the crusade turns the town to rubble? This special two-hour Actual Play event features guest performers from the Know Direction Podcast and the Dragons and Things Twitch show playing Pathfinder Second Edition!

Location: Westin Hotel Grand Ballroom I-II

Friday

10:00 AM	Meet the Pathfinder Iconics
11:00 AM	Pathfinder RPG 2e Rules Q&A
12:00 PM	Dungeon Design Dissection
1:00 PM	Evolution of Golarion
2:00 PM	Starfinder Adventure Path Q&A
3:00 PM	Auntie Lisa’s Story Hours
5:00 PM	Future of Paizo Licensing
6:00 PM	Diversity in Gaming

Location: ICC: 212

Saturday

10:00 AM	Designing Planets
11:00 AM	Secrets of Starfinder’s Pact Worlds
12:00 PM	Pathfinder RPG 2e Adventure Design Workshop
1:00 PM	Writing for Pathfinder
2:00 PM	Ask the Paizo GMs
3:00 PM	Making Your First Pathfinder Second Edition Character
4:00 PM	Paizo 2019 and Beyond
5:00 PM	Pathfinder Adventure Path Q&A
6:00 PM	Writing for Starfinder

Location: ICC: 212

Saturday Gen Con Studio Livestream with Logan Bonner

3:00-4:00 PM

Pathfinder Second Edition Interview with Logan Bonner

Pathfinder Second Edition designer Logan Bonner sits down for a mid-convention interview on the Gen Con Studio Twitch channel to share his impressions of Pathfinder Second Edition’s release at the convention, reveal details on how the new edition was made, and more!

Location: Westin Hotel Senate I (second floor)

Sunday

10:00 AM	Pathfinder Second Edition Design Philosophy
11:00 AM	Music & Ambiance
12:00 PM	Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
1:00 PM	Starfinder Beginner Box

Location: ICC: 212

Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram to see everything as it’s happening. We’ll see you at Gen Con...virtually or in person!

Jim Butler
Vice President of Marketing & Licensing