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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Now On D20PRO and Fantasy Grounds Virtual Tabletops

Virtual Tabletops Provide Tools Needed for Playing the Pathfinder RPG Like Never Before
Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today agreements with Mesa Mundi Inc. and SmiteWorks to deliver official Pathfinder RPG content to millions of gamers through... (read more)

Paizo and UK Games Expo Sign Associate Partner Agreement!

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, and UK Games Expo, the UK's largest hobby gaming convention, announce today Paizo has signed on as an Associate Sponsor for the upcoming... (read more)

'Tis the Season for Monsters, Curses, and Eldritch Secrets with the Release of Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy's Mask, Out Now

Heroes Will Brave Ancient Terrors, Foul Cults, and the Burning Sands of the Desert in New Edition of Award-Winning Card Game
Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy's Mask, the latest edition of the popular card game, is available now in local game shops worldwide and on paizo.com.... (read more)

Sword and Sorcery Superstars Red Sonja, John Carter of Mars, Tarzan, and More Team Up in New Pathfinder Worldscape Crossover Comic!

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today the launch of Pathfinder Worldscape, the new monthly crossover comic series that combines epic sword & sorcery superstars... (read more)

Big Finish and Paizo Announce the Launch of Curse of the Crimson Throne Audio Series!

The iconic heroes of Pathfinder Legends: Rise of the Runelords and Pathfinder Legends: The Mummy's Mask embark on new audio adventures set amid the Varisian port city of Korvosa!
In partnership with Paizo, Big Finish Productions is delighted to announce a third series of the hugely popular action audio drama, Pathfinder Legends. For 2017, the epic campaign Curse of the Crimson Throne is the subject of six adventures, based... (read more)

Pathfinder Adventures: Now Available on Phones and Tablets!

Now available! Obsidian Entertainment is excited to bring you Pathfinder Adventures, the digital adaptation of Paizo Inc.'s Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. For the very first time you can take your adventure with you and experience Rise of the... (read more)

Cthulhu Mythos Comes to Pathfinder's World of Golarion

New Strange Aeons Six-Month Adventure Path Pits the Heroes of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Against Lovecraftian Cosmic Horrors
Paizo Inc. announces today the release of In Search of Sanity, volume one in the new Strange Aeons Adventure Path for the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, in which new monsters, mind-shattering terrors, and explorations far beyond the... (read more)

Paizo Announces Bestiary 6 for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

Archdevils, Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Two-Headed Dragons and Satanic Foes Are Coming To Pathfinder in Sixth Installment of Legendary Bestiary Series
Paizo Inc. announces today the development of the forthcoming Bestiary 6, a 320-page hardcover book featuring hundreds of hellish new beasties for the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Bestiary 6 is set for a March 2017 release, $44.99... (read more)

Four Paizo Employees Among Gen Con's Industry Insider Featured Presenters

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, is honored to have four of its Pathfinder team members chosen by Gen Con to be among the Industry Insider Featured Presenters at this year's... (read more)

Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars Comes to the World of Pathfinder

Exclusive Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars Pathfinder RPG Supplement Brings the Power of Vampire Hunter D to Any Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Campaign
Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today the Pathfinder supplement stretch goal for the Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars Kickstarter has now been unlocked, bringing the cult-favorite Vampire Hunter... (read more)

Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars Comes to the World of Pathfinder

Exclusive Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars Pathfinder RPG Supplement Brings the Power of Vampire Hunter D to Any Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Campaign

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today the Pathfinder supplement stretch goal for the Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars Kickstarter has now been unlocked, bringing the cult-favorite Vampire Hunter D from the novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi to the world of Pathfinder.

The Vampire Hunter D Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Supplement includes statistics for Vampire Hunter D and other Message from Mars characters, equipment, and settings, written by Paizo Inc.'s editor-in-chief and Vampire D mega-fan F. Wesley Schneider. The PDF, added to Frontier Drifter and higher tiers on the Kickstater, also includes an official Vampire Hunter class archetype for use in any Pathfinder RPG campaign.

"I absolutely love Vampire Hunter D, not just for the countless dark fantasy tropes it embraces, but for all those it so brilliantly defies," says Paizo editor-in-chief F. Wesley Scheider. "The chance to bring D to the Pathfinder world has been a fantastic nightmare and one that I can't wait to share!"

Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars is the comic book adaptation of Message from Cecile, a Hideyuki Kikuchi short story previously only published for a fan event in Japan.

For more information, visit the Kickstarter.

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Paizo Announces Hundreds of Pathfinder Events and Activities for Gen Con 2016

Returning as a Gen Con Co-Sponsor, Paizo to Host a Vast Array of Activities for Veteran and New Pathfinder Players Alike

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today the line-up of events and promotions planned for Gen Con 2016. With hundreds of activities for players of all levels, Pathfinders will experience a Gen Con like never before.

  • Pathfinder Society's takeover of the Sagamore Ballroom is now the stuff of legends, with hundreds of gaming tables arrayed wall-to-wall across Gen Con's largest and most luxurious gaming space. Highlighted Roleplaying Guild events include Thursday night's pre-generated character special Serpents' Ire (a follow up to last year's Serpents' Rise) and Saturday's pre-generated character special Through Maelstrom Rift. Also highlighted is The Cosmic Captive, Friday night's massively multiplayer 1,000-hero Special kicking off the Year of the Stolen Storm, Season 8 of the world's largest organized play campaign! Join the Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild in the Sagamore Ballroom for hundreds of games for every level of play, 3 new scenarios, 6 new quests, and a silent auction for valuable boons to raise money for Gen Con's charity, The Pourhouse. All are welcome, no experience necessary!
  • Pathfinder Society Adventure Card Guild returns to the Sagamore Ballroom as well, with four days packed full of adventure. On Friday, cards and dice come together in The Cosmic Captive. This is a world-premier event, incorporating a card game component into the interactive special. Throughout Gen Con, players can join the 2nd annual Open Tournament, where teams of four go head-to-head to proclaim themselves champion. Attendees may play through all of the Season of the Runelords organized play campaign, or pick up games from past campaigns the Season of the Shackles and the Season of the Rightous. Loaner decks are available for new players, so come on out and give the cards a try!
  • Gen Con 2016 launches Pathfinder Society Academy, Pathfinder Society's newest program designed to introduce kids ages 6 and up to the world of Pathfinder. Pathfinder Society Academy includes Kid's Track Beginner and Advanced scenarios, as well as Transitions—5 new adventures to get players to level 2 and ready to join Pathfinder Society—and youth-friendly versions of some favorite Pathfinder Society scenarios.
  • Paizo is proud to launch the new summer Pathfinder RPG hardcover book each year at Gen Con and this year will be no exception with the release of Pathfinder RPG: Horror Adventures. Horror Adventures takes game masters and players into the darkest reaches, where madness and death lurk around every corner. Horror Adventures is available for pre-order now.
  • Stop by the Paizo booth in the exhibit hall (#103) to meet Pathfinder cover artist Wayne Reynolds and many of Paizo's designers, artists, and other team members, collect daily buttons, and participate in a demo of the upcoming Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy's Mask for a free Reta Bigbad promo card.
  • Cheer on Team Pathfinder in the Live RPG Plus event, where Erik Mona, Jason Bulmahn, Crystal Frasier and F. Wesley Schneider face off against GM and Dicestormers host Benjamin Loomes who will be attempting a Total Party Kill on our fearless adventurers. Tickets are available from Gen Con for $2.
  • Post a picture to social media with a Pathfinder goblin, tag it with #GoblinHorde, and join the community chronicling the adventures of Pathfinders' mischievous mascots.
  • Visit Scotty's Brewhouse, the official Pathfinder clubhouse of Gen Con, for a food menu straight out of Golarion and enjoy a pint of the limited edition Pathfinder Cthulhu Brew. Wednesday, Scotty's plays host to the Pathfinder Society in a spin-up to the launch of Gen Con on Thursday.

Paizo is thrilled to return to Gen Con as a co-sponsor of the Best Four Days in gaming. For more information about Paizo and Pathfinder visit paizo.com.

About Gen Con
Gen Con, LLC produces the largest consumer hobby, fantasy, science fiction, and adventure game convention in North America, Gen Con, The Best Four Days In Gaming!™. Acquired in 2002 by former CEO and founder of Wizards of the Coast Peter Adkison, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Gen Con 2016 is co-sponsored by Mayfair Games and Rio Grande Games. For more information, visit www.gencon.com.

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Pathfinder's Mischievous Goblins Return to Wreak Havoc on Free RPG Day in New We B4 Goblins Module

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today Pathfinder Module: We B4 Goblins, the fourth installment in Paizo's popular Free RPG Day adventures. Free RPG Day takes place on June 18, 2016, offering new and exclusive free RPG modules and other gaming products provided by participating publishers, through participating game stores, to encourage and develop the roleplaying game hobby.

We B4 Goblins is a Pathfinder RPG adventure for up to four goblin characters just beginning their careers of mischief and mayhem. The module is sanctioned for use in the Pathfinder Society organized play program with sanctioning rules, pre-generated goblin characters, and special chronicle sheets available on paizo.com. In addition, players who play the module in a participating retail location on Free RPG Day will receive a second boon that will grant their character a commemorative toad for use in future scenarios.

As whelps of the Licktoad tribe just out of their swaddling cages, the goblins Chuffy, Mogmurch, Poog, and Reta must prove themselves by undergoing a series of challenges, from tying a string to a large spider and shouting insults with hot rocks in their mouths, to facing off against a goblin bully and his dimwitted minions. As a final test of their mettle, they must make a dangerous and smelly trek to claim a toad from the nearby swamp and present it to the terrifying presence that lurks within the Cave of Darkfear, only after which they can truly call themselves goblins.

The adventure takes place in Brinestump Marsh and the surrounding areas of Varisia in the Pathfinder campaign setting, and serves and a prequel to We Be Goblins!, We Be Goblins Too!, and We Be Goblins Free!, Paizo's 2011, 2013, and 2015 Free RPG Day adventures.

This special 16-page Pathfinder Module was created for Free RPG Day and will be available for free in hobby game shops worldwide on June 18, 2016. The print edition will be available for sale and a free download will be available on paizo.com beginning July 1, 2016.

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Trapdoor Technologies Releases Officially Licensed Digital Toolset for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

Playbook for Pathfinder now available in the iOS App Store—Free download and one month free trial for new users!

Trapdoor Technologies announces today the launch of Playbook For Pathfinder, their first officially licensed toolset for the award-winning roleplaying game. Playbook For Pathfinder is now available in the iOS App Store with a free download and one month free trial for new users.

Playbook For Pathfinder allows players to roll-up and manage characters, while Game Masters can purchase and prep adventures and campaigns for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The app features quick rules look-up, information sharing, stat tracking for monsters and PCs, and more.

The app will include the game's complete rules set, artwork, connection with Pathfinder Society Organized Play events, and an extensive library of Pathfinder adventures. New content releases will be made each Tuesday, with additional adventures and rulebooks being added throughout the year.

At PaizoCon 2016, Paizo announced the Starfinder Roleplaying Game—a new science fantasy RPG based on the Pathfinder universe and rules. Trapdoor will be working closely with Paizo to create a sister app for the new RPG system launching in 2017.

"We are really looking forward to the continued integration of the Pathfinder world in Playbook," said Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo. "We believe it has the potential to streamline prep time and become an invaluable tool for both players and Game Masters."

For more information visit: trapdoortechnologies.com/playbook

About Trapdoor Technologies
Trapdoor Technologies is a Colorado-based company specializing in consumer application development for mobile devices. Their flagship product, The Story Machine™, is a scalable, automated, cloud-based publishing engine offering integrated interactive features for digital books, documents, and periodicals. Trapdoor's family of applications includes a robust digital companion for tabletop role-playing games (Playbook), an enhanced e-book application featuring Onder Librum for the Ed Greenwood Group (Storybook), as well as two products tailored specifically for corporate customers (Learningbook and Formbook).

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, and Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and gaming accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Paizo Announces the Starfinder Roleplaying Game

New Full-Service Science Fantasy RPG Brings Pathfinder to the Far Future

Paizo Inc., publisher of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, is thrilled to confirm the development of the new Starfinder Roleplaying Game. The Starfinder Core Rulebook is slated for an August 2017 release.

Set thousands of years in Pathfinder's future, the Starfinder RPG will be a stand-alone science fantasy game evolved from the Pathfinder RPG rules in which players take on the role of a rag-tag starship crew exploring the countless mysteries of a weird universe. Starfinder's offerings will include a new monthly Starfinder Adventure Path product line as well as accessories for players and Game Masters.

"Starfinder is set in the solar system of Pathfinder's home world of Golarion, but far in a possible future—one in which the gods have mysteriously spirited Golarion away to an unknown location, and refuse to answer questions about it," says James L. Sutter, Starfinder's creative director. "In its place, the cultures of that world have evolved and spread throughout the solar system, especially to a vast space platform called Absalom Station. Gifted access to a hyperspace dimension by an ascended AI deity, the residents of the system suddenly find themselves with the ability to travel faster than light, and the race is on to explore and colonize potentially millions of worlds. But there are horrors out there in the darkness."

For a full preview of the Starfinder RPG from creative director James L. Sutter, visit the Paizo blog.

The Starfinder line launches at Gen Con 2017 with the release of the 500-page Starfinder Core Rulebook, several player and Game Master accessories, and the inaugural volume of the monthly Starfinder Adventure Path line, which includes epic campaign adventures, new planets to explore, starship and player character options, as well as new monsters and aliens to battle.

Starfinder is also designed to integrate easily with the Pathfinder RPG, allowing players of either game to port over monsters, items, and adventures with a minimal conversion effort.

Starfinder was among a slew of announcements made at this year's PaizoCon, the annual gathering of Pathfinder fans held in Seattle. Other releases coming soon to the world of Pathfinder include:

  • Pathfinder RPG: Villain Codex introduces 20 villainous gangs: Brutal Slavers, Corrupt Guards, Demon Knights, Merry Outlaws, Sinister Cults, and more. Each enemy group includes full game statistics for its members, feats, spells, and magic items, and tips for incorporating them into the game, a veritable rogue's gallery of options for busy Game Masters. 256-page hardcover, November 2016.
  • Pathfinder RPG: Encounter Codex provides dozens of vastly customizable encounters giving GMs the settings, foes, and options necessary to run campaign-ready encounters for heroes of level 1 to 20—with no prep. Each encounter uses Pathfinder Flip-Mats and Pawns to create truly immersive game experiences. 256-page hardcover, Spring 2017.
  • Pathfinder Adventure Path's Ironfang Invasion is a classic fantasy campaign in which heroes explore the unknown and confront the fantastic, all to stop the monstrous hobgoblin Ironfang Legion from wiping out the good people of Nirmathas and Molthune. Players will delve into dungeons, siege well-guarded keeps, explore the wilderness, and battle some of the most iconic creatures from 40 years of roleplaying games. Ironfang Invasion releases February-July 2017.
  • Curse of the Crimson Throne, one of Paizo's most beloved Adventure Paths, receives an overhaul and full conversion to the Pathfinder RPG in September 2016. The massive 480-page hardcover—the second largest in Paizo's history second only to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook—contains expanded adventures including a brand-new mission written by Paizo's creative director James Jacobs that sends the heroes into a perilous dungeon run by the infamous Gray Maidens. The AP will also feature dozens of evocative new illustrations of classic characters, as well as updated rules for monsters, magic items, character options, and more.
  • The Pathfinder RPG: Core Rulebook and Bestiary will appear as softcover Pocket Editions in August 2016. The books' smaller size and lighter weight make them perfect for convention gaming or easy browsing. Their low price ($24.99 for the Core Rulebook, $19.99 for the Bestiary) make the Pocket Editions perfect for gifts or cost-conscious customers.

In further news, Pathfinder Society, the world's largest tabletop organized play program, announced Season 8 of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Guild, Year of the Stolen Storm, and also the new season of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Guild, Season of the Goblin. Both will kick off at Gen Con 2016. Pathfinder Society also announced the creation of Pathfinder Society Academy, a new program at introducing roleplaying games to younger players.

PaizoCon is the annual community celebration for all things Pathfinder and Paizo, where hundreds of fans from around the world convene for four days of Pathfinder-related fun and getting to know the team behind the games. PaizoCon 2017 will be held in Seattle on Memorial Day Weekend.

For additional information, visit paizo.com.

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Ancient Lands, Eldritch Secrets, and Vast Riches Await in Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy's Mask

New Base Set of Award-Winning Strategy Card Game Scheduled for October Release

Paizo Inc., publisher of the wildly popular Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy's Mask, the latest edition of the award-winning strategy card game, has been scheduled for an October 2016 release.

Heroes will brave terrible guardians, foul cults, and the burning sands of the desert to stop the rebirth of an ancient tyrant in this cooperative strategy game that pits one to four players against the monsters, curses, and traps of the Mummy's Mask Adventure Path from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Players will choose their character's class, build a deck of equipment, magic, and allies, and explore dangerous locations as they journey through an exciting fantasy tale.

The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy's Mask Base Set includes:

  • More than 500 cards, featuring 7 character classes, a wide array of gear and magical treasures, and dozens of allies, monsters, and villains from the Mummy's Mask storyline
  • The Half-Dead City Adventure Deck
  • A complete set of 5 polyhedral dice

Players can also supplement their experience with the Character Add-On Deck, Class Decks, and monthly Adventure Decks.

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy's Mask Base Set will release worldwide on October 2016, but is available now for pre-order on paizo.com (MSRP $59.99).

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Gen Con Partners with Paizo on Three-Year Co-Sponsorship

Gen Con, North America's largest and longest-running gaming convention, has agreed to a new three-year contract with game company Paizo Inc, extending their Co-Sponsorship which began in 2013. This new agreement will extend through Gen Con 2018. At Gen Con 2016, Paizo will have a large Exhibit Hall presence, increased on-site branding and marketing, and will continue hosting hundreds of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game events in its dedicated space in the Indiana Convention Center's Sagamore Ballroom.

"Our team is pleased to see Paizo return as a Co-Sponsor," said Adrian Swartout, CEO/Owner of Gen Con. "It has been amazing to watch their explosive growth over the past several years, and their Pathfinder gaming events are among the most popular and most attended yearly. With more than 14,000 events to choose from at Gen Con, that is quite the accomplishment!"

Launched at Gen Con 2009, Paizo's Pathfinder RPG has become a phenomenon, capturing the attention of passionate gamers from around the world. Now, having won more than 50 major awards, Paizo has become one of the most influential companies in the hobby game industry.

"Gen Con gets bigger and better each year, and has become an annual homecoming for more than 60,000 gamers," says Erik Mona, Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. "This year, Paizo will host a slew of Gen Con-exclusive Pathfinder events and promotions, and we're thrilled to return as Co-Sponsor of this must-attend event for game fans everywhere."

Gen Con 2016 will take place Thursday, August 4 through Sunday, August 7 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Last year, Gen Con set an attendance record with more than 61,000 unique attendees. With attendees from all 50 states, every Canadian province, and more than 54 countries, Gen Con is an international destination for gaming. Badges currently are available at gencon.com.

About Gen Con
Gen Con, LLC produces the largest consumer hobby, fantasy, science fiction, and adventure game convention in North America, Gen Con, The Best Four Days In Gaming!™. Acquired in 2002 by former CEO and founder of Wizards of the Coast Peter Adkison, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Gen Con 2016 is co-sponsored by Mayfair Games and Rio Grande Games. For more information, visit gencon.com.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Geek & Sundry teams up with Pathfinder & Syrinscape to bring you Critical Role One Shot!

Tonight at 7pm PST, Critical Role cast members and guests will be doing a one-of-a-kind live stream on twitch.tv/geekandsundry. Critical Role One Shot is sponsored by the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Syrinscape sound app in celebration of Geek & Sundry's International TableTop Day, which is April 30th.

Critical Role plays an immersive RPG (role-playing game) campaign every Thursday night on Geek & Sundry Live and has become an underground sensation, consistently reaching over 20,000 concurrent viewers every week and over one million minutes watched per episode. On April 18th, Game Master Matthew Mercer will take viewers through a three-hour campaign using Paizo's Pathfinder RPG, focusing on their goblin module accompanied by Syrinscape's sound app to enhance the player's experience.

Matthew Mercer says, "Pathfinder has been one of my mainstay RPG systems for years now and generally one of my favorites. With such breadth in character customization, rich world settings, and a familiar yet deep system for running your own games, I've run just as many Pathfinder games as I have any other system. Our own Critical Role campaign, and the world of Exandria, started in and was run in Pathfinder for over two years! I greatly enjoy running Pathfinder games, and have been excitedly implementing the Syrinscape sound app into my games to elevate immersion and atmosphere even further!".

Joining him for this special live stream will be Marisha Ray and Taliesin Jaffe of Critical Role, with special guests that include actors and writers Ashly Burch and Phil LaMarr and also Ivan Van Norman, Game Master on the hit show, No Survivors, which airs on Geek & Sundry Live on Monday nights.

During the stream and through the end of International Tabletop Day on April 30, a selection of Paizo and Syrinscape's goblin-oriented products will be offered at a 25% discount at paizo.com/goblins. Also, viewers will have the chance to win prizes throughout the stream, and one lucky winner will win a Grand Prize of Pathfinder RPG products and a one-year subscription to Syrinscape, everything needed to run an epic Pathfinder game.

Critical Role has been running their game for three years and began sharing their game play with a live audience via #GnSLive for just over one year. The cast will be celebrating their 50th episode on April 21st.

About Geek & Sundry
Geek & Sundry is a digital entertainment company recognized for providing the best in award-winning Internet television content featuring leading voices in geek culture and lifestyle. Founded in 2012 by Felicia Day, the company offers a diverse content lineup of video games and tabletop gaming, such as Wil Wheaton's TableTop, and explores the verticals of comics, music, literature, comedy and beyond. The network has also recently launched GnSLive on Twitch that provides of 30 hours of live content every week. Geek & Sundry is owned by Legendary Entertainment and is part of the Legendary Digital Network which also includes Nerdist and Amy Poehler's Smart Girls.

About Syrinscape
Using a powerful audio engine and complex algorithms to produce ever-changing soundscapes and rich encounter-specific music, Syrinscape conjures every aural landscape imaginable, from ethereal forests and stony shorelines, to dank, vermin-filled dungeons, to the spooky depths of the underdark. Designed by accomplished composer and tabletop gamer Benjamin Loomes, along with the developers at the Interaction Consortium, Syrinscape builds on more than 8 years of prototyping and community feedback. Syrinscape is based in Australia. Syrinscape is available for a wide range of devices, including PC, Mac, Android Tablets and phones, iPhones and iPads, and the players can be downloaded via syrinscape for free.

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Trapdoor Technologies Announces License to Create Playbook App for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

Trapdoor Partners with Paizo, Inc. to Create Comprehensive Pathfinder RPG Companion App for Players and Game Masters to Streamline Gameplay Like Never Before

Trapdoor Technologies proudly announces a partnership with Paizo, Inc. to produce Playbook for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, an app that integrates all of the components of running the popular RPG into a single application for iPad.

"Playbook will allow players to roll up and manage characters, while Game Masters can purchase and prep adventures and campaigns in the award-winning world of Pathfinder," says Chris Matney, Managing Director at Trapdoor. "With quick rules lookup, information sharing, stat tracking and more, this is the app roleplaying gamers have been waiting for."

Trapdoor released a preliminary version of the Pathfinder RPG Playbook developed independently of Paizo, however the full licensed version of Playbook for Pathfinder will include the games's complete rule set, artwork, connection with Pathfinder Society Organized Play events, and the extensive library of Pathfinder adventures. Playbook for Pathfinder is slated for release Second Quarter 2016, with additional adventures released throughout the year.

"We are excited to have Trapdoor join the Paizo family, and we think Playbook for Pathfinder has great potential to improve the game prep and play experience. Streamlining bookkeeping and simplifying rules lookup during play will help gamers get the most out of their time at the table," said Lisa Stevens, CEO at Paizo.

For additional information on Playbook, visit http://trapdoortechnologies.com/playbook/

About Trapdoor Technologies
Trapdoor Technologies is a Colorado-based company specializing in consumer application development for mobile devices. Their flagship product The Story Machine™, is a scalable, automated, cloud-based publishing engine offering integrated interactive features for digital books, documents, and periodicals.
Trapdoor's family of applications include a robust digital companion for tabletop role-playing games (Playbook), an enhanced e-book application featuring Onder Librum for the Ed Greenwood Group (Storybook) as well as two products tailored specifically for corporate customers (Learningbook and Formbook).

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and gaming accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Pathfinder RPG Charity Marathon Raises $250,000 for Charities, and Becomes Record-Breaking Humble Book Bundle

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, is thrilled to announce today that the recent Pathfinder RPG Charity Marathon and corresponding Humble Book Bundle campaign raised more than $250,000 for charity, including the Extra Life Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and Camden's Concert, a charity benefiting cystic fibrosis research, and became the best-selling Humble Book Bundle of all time.

Held on February 24, 2016, the Pathfinder RPG Charity Marathon consisted of nearly 24 hours of live-streamed Pathfinder game play from around the world, and launched a massively successful 2-week Humble Book Bundle sales program. The Humble RPG Book Bundle: Pathfinder offered more than $300 of Pathfinder digital products at a pay-what-you-want price. Customers also got to choose how their purchase dollars were allocated between the publisher, Humble Bundle, Extra Life, Camden's Concert, and assorted charities, raising more than $250,000 between them.

"The Humble RPG Book Bundle: Pathfinder allowed tabletop gamers all over the world to not just pretend to be do-gooders, but to actually do good. Together, we raised more than $250,000 for charity, and became the record-breaking Humble Books Bundle," says Erik Mona, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer at Paizo Inc.

He continues, "We couldn't have pulled off this effort without our amazing partners. Eric Tam and Kelley Allen led the charge at Humble Bundle, and the success of this program is due in large part to their dedication to launching the first tabletop RPG Humble Bundle. Also, our live-stream partners, gaming groups Dicestormers and Saving Throw show, helped Paizo to deliver nearly 24 awesome hours of live Pathfinder gaming live via Twitch on Paizo's new channel at officialpaizo.twitch.tv. We want to thank every Pathfinder, new and veteran, who bought the Bundle, donated to Extra Life and Camden's Concert, and participated in the live-streams.

About Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle sells digital content through its pay-what-you-want bundle promotions and the Humble Store. When purchasing a bundle, customers choose how much they want to pay and decide where their money goes—between the content creators, charity, and Humble Bundle. Since the company's launch in 2010, Humble Bundle has raised more than $70 million through the support of its community for a wide range of charities, providing aid for people across the world. For more information, please visit https://www.humblebundle.com

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Dynamite Entertainment, Paizo, and Humble Bundle Pack New Bundle With Over 30 Pathfinder Comics!

Read the Canonical Complement to the Popular Tabletop Game, Complete With Exclusive Tactical Battle Maps!

Following up on the continued success and buzz around the Humble RPG Book Bundle: Pathfinder, Dynamite Entertainment and Paizo offer gaming fans a low-cost entry into the canonical comic book world of Pathfinder! This new bundle is ESSENTIAL for fans of the game looking for insight into the world of Pathfinder straight from the game designers who created it. Each issue also includes a bonus Pathfinder RPG gaming appendix with game statistics, encounters, and miniatures-scale tactical battle maps perfect for use with the tabletop Pathfinder RPG. This bundle contains over 30 comics and more than 20 battle maps, 2 Exclusive Maps, miniatures and would cost over $100 to purchase individually, and of course, the exclusive maps not available outside of this promotion!

In addition to the encounter maps presented with individual Pathfinder issues, this Humble Bundle contains two original bonus tactical maps available exclusively with this promotion! All maps are presented at the standard 1 inch = 5 feet tactical scale suitable for gaming miniatures.

Check out the bundle at humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-comic-bundle!

"Our partnership with Paizo has delivered some great stories that have pleased gamers and comics fans alike," says Dynamite CEO/Publisher Nick Barrucci. "When we found out Pathfinder was going to be the first RPG bundle, we wanted to join in the campaign by offering gaming fans a full immersion into Pathfinder's lore with canonical storytelling, game encounters, and more than 20 tactical battle maps to really enrich the fan experience. There really is something for all Paizo fans!"

"Dynamite's Pathfinder comics are the perfect introduction to the world of Pathfinder and the iconic heroes who appear in every official Pathfinder RPG adventure and rulebook," says Paizo Publisher and Pathfinder comics writer Erik Mona. "Since the beginning, gamers have been hungry to learn more about Pathfinder's signature characters, and the comics provide a ton of information and awesome stories about these heroes and the dangerous world they inhabit. We're so excited to support Dynamite's Humble Bundle that we've created two original tactical battle maps available exclusively in this bundle!"

"RPGs rejoice! Due to the resounding success of the Paizo Pathfinder Bundle, we are so pleased to be offering this fantastical Dynamite arrangement of comics, bonus maps and miniatures for the RPG fan within all of us. In addition, we worked with (our good friends at) Paizo and Dynamite to create two Exclusive Maps to reward fans even more so. Let the good times (and the dice) roll!" says Kelley Allen, Director of Books at Humble Bundle.

The "pay what you want" model offers readers the chance to unlock over 30 comics and many Maps, two Exclusive Maps, Shattered Star Miniature Boosters, and over 1,000 pages of content!

The core will give gamers and comics fans access to:

  • Pathfinder Vol 1: Dark Waters Rising 1-6
  • Pathfinder: Origins 1-2
  • Pathfinder: Goblins 1-2
  • Pathfinder: City of Secrets 1-2
  • Dynamite Exclusive Battle Map Pack #1

For those who pay more than the average price at time of purchase will also unlock all of the above PLUS:

  • Pathfinder Vol. 2: The Tooth & Claw 7-12
  • Pathfinder: Hollow Mountain #1
  • Pathfinder: Origins 3-4
  • Pathfinder: Goblins 3-4
  • Pathfinder: City of Secrets 3-4
  • Pathfinder Special 2013
  • Dynamite Exclusive Battle Map Pack #2

$15 or more will get you all of the above PLUS:

  • Pathfinder: City of Secrets 5-6
  • Pathfinder: Origins 5-6
  • Pathfinder: Goblins 5
  • Pathfinder: Hollow Mountain 2-3
  • Dynamite Exclusive Battle Map Pack #3
  • 2 Humble Bundle Exclusive Maps—"Humble Bonus Map: Feast Halls" and "Humble Bonus Map: Infernal Sanctuary"

$26 or more will get you all of the above PLUS:

  • A physical box of 4 randomly assorted Pathfinder Battles: Shattered Star prepainted plastic gaming figures perfect for use with the more than 20 tactical battle maps provided with this bundle! (Shipping not included.)

Visit humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-comic-bundle today to start your collection of Dynamite comics and graphic novels! Upon purchase, you can choose where the money goes-between Dynamite and four charitable causes (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Doctors Without Borders, Camden's Concert, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation) via the PayPal Giving Fund.

About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles—including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers—have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

About Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle sells digital content through its pay-what-you-want bundle promotions and the Humble Store. When purchasing a bundle, customers choose how much they want to pay and decide where their money goes—between the content creators, charity, and Humble Bundle. Since the company's launch in 2010, Humble Bundle has raised more than $70 million through the support of its community for a wide range of charities, providing aid for people across the world. For more information, please visit https://www.humblebundle.com.

Paizo Livestreams All-Day Pathfinder RPG Charity Marathon

Activities Include All-Star Pathfinder Game from Paizo Headquarters Live on Twitch, Live Pathfinder Games on Saving Throw Show and Dicestormers, and Humble Bundle Partnership to Benefit Extra Life

Paizo Inc., publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today an all-day Pathfinder RPG Charity Marathon, scheduled to take place worldwide on February 24, 2016.

Join Paizo Publisher Erik Mona, Pathfinder Lead Designer Jason Bulmahn, and the Pathfinder development team as they host all-day tag-team Pathfinder RPG games, streamed live from Paizo headquarters as the first broadcast on Paizo's new Twitch channel. The marathon game will run from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Pacific time.

At 11:00 AM Pacific time, the wildly popular Humble Bundle store will launch their first Humble RPG Books Bundle, featuring more than $350 worth of digital Pathfinder RPG rulebooks, campaigns, and more, at a pay-what-you-want price. Customers can also choose how their purchase dollars are allocated between the publisher and Extra Life, a program of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. The Humble RPG Books Bundle: Pathfinder ends on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM Pacific time.

"We're thrilled to bring cameras into the Paizo conference room to give gamers a peek at the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game as played by the designers and developers of the game itself," says Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. "Teaming up with Humble Bundle to raise funds for Extra Life, while giving Pathfinder players and fantasy-lovers a great way to build their Pathfinder RPG libraries, gives gamers an opportunity to do good in the real world as well as in lands populated by dragons and elves."

Once the live stream from Paizo Headquarters ends, programming will pick up with the Saving Throw Show for their own live Pathfinder game, streamed live starting at 8:00 PM Pacific time and ending at midnight Pacific time. Immediately following, Australia's Dicestormers will continue the live Pathfinder action, streaming their game starting at midnight Pacific time, enriched with the official sounds of Pathfinder through the Syrinscape app, rounding-out nearly 24 hours of live Pathfinder RPG adventure.

For a complete line-up all of the day's activities, visit http://paizo.com/charities.

About Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle sells digital content through its pay-what-you-want bundle promotions and the Humble Store. When purchasing a bundle, customers choose how much they want to pay and decide where their money goes—between the content creators, charity, and Humble Bundle. Since the company's launch in 2010, Humble Bundle has raised more than $70 million through the support of its community for a wide range of charities, providing aid for people across the world. For more information, please visit https://www.humblebundle.com

About the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

PaizoCon 2016 Tickets Now on Sale, Guests of Honor Announced

Annual Fan Fest for the World of Pathfinder to Take Place in Seattle May 27-30, 2016

Paizo Inc., developer and publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today the Guests of Honor, dates, and badges on-sale for PaizoCon 2016, the annual fan celebration of all things Pathfinder. PaizoCon 2016 will take place at the Seattle DoubleTree Hilton, May 27-30, 2016.

Every year, Paizo brings together Pathfinder fans with leading artists, game designers, and other rock stars from the gaming industry for four days of gaming, seminars, and other activities related to their favorite hobby. Paizo is thrilled to announce this year's Guests of Honor, artist Tyler Walpole and author Nicolas Logue.

Logue has wreaked havoc on Pathfinder players' collective sanity since the inception of the game with his contributions to the Adventure Path line, including "Hook Mountain Massacre," "Edge of Anarchy," and "Lords of Rust." Logue helped to launch Pathfinder Society in 2008, and authored Crown of the Kobold King, Revenge of the Kobold King, and Carnival of Tears (co-written with Tim Hitchcock). Logue is a two-time Fullbright Scholar and currently helps the theater program at Windward Community College in Kaneohe, Hawaii, where he instructs students in everything from Shakespeare to Beijing Opera, as well as fighting with broadswords, rapiers, daggers, and bo staves for the stage.

Artist Tyler Walpole has been a valued illustrator in the entertainment industry since the year 2000, with clients including Marvel Entertainment, Warner Bros Animation, Marvel/Lionsgate, DC Comics, Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast, Paizo's Pathfinder, IDW, and Dynamite Entertainment, among many others. Walpole's most widely seen work can be found in the form of licensed character images for every Marvel Studios movie since 2013, including Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man.

4-Day Badges are available for $75, Kid's Badges are $40. Single Day Badges are available on-site at the PaizoCon store only, $25 for adults and $15 for kids.

Tickets are also available for the wildly popular PaizoCon Preview Banquet for $35, or can be combined with a 4-Day Badge purchase for $10 off.

For more information, visit paizo.com/paizocon.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and gaming accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into seven languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Horror Adventures Brings Nightmares and Darkness to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

Terrifying New Hardcover Takes the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game into the Darkest Reaches, Where the Dead Hunger for the Living, Alien Gods Brood in Dreams, and Madness and Death Lurk Around Every Corner

Paizo Inc., developer and publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today the pre-sale of the forthcoming Summer 2016 hardcover book, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Horror Adventures. Horror Adventures (256 pages/$44.99 MSRP) will release in game shops and on paizo.com July 2016.

There are things that dwell in the dark places of the world, deep beneath the ground, in long-abandoned crypts, or in musty attics; terrible things that can destroy your body and shatter your mind. Few sane individuals would ever think to seek out such nightmares, but those that are drawn into the darkness often find it infecting them, corrupting them in ways both subtle and gross. Some think that those who die facing off against such horrors are the lucky ones, for the survivors are forever scarred by their experiences. Horror Adventures gives you everything you need to bring these nightmares to your game.

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Horror Adventures includes:

  • Corruptions that can turn your character into a monster, from a blood-drinking vampire to a savage werewolf.
  • Character options to help heroes face the forces of darkness, including horror-themed archetypes, feats, spells, and more.
  • Rules for sanity and madness, giving all the tools needed to drive characters to the brink and beyond.
  • Tips and tools for running a scary game, along with expanded rules for curses, diseases, haunts, and fleshwarping to bring your nightmares to life.
  • New templates to turn your monsters into truly terrifying foes, from creatures made from living wax to the stalker that cannot be stopped.

Characters can take far more than a few hit points of damage when their very sanity is called into question from witnessing horrors too terrible to comprehend. To face such nightmares, the heroes can take new feats, utilize powerful spells, and even acquire holy relics to aid them. They will need every edge they can get if they plan to survive the secrets of this book.

About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and gaming accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into seven languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.

Obsidian and Paizo Stack the Deck with Pathfinder Adventures, Coming March 29th

Pathfinder Goes Digital in Adaptation of Best Selling Pathfinder Adventure Card Game

Obsidian Entertainment and Paizo, Inc announced today their highly-anticipated genre-bending adventure card game, Pathfinder Adventures will arrive on Apple iPad and Android tablets on March 29th, with other platforms to follow. Based on Paizo's award winning Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Adventures offers players a fast, approachable introduction to the fantasy world of Pathfinder through the digital medium, resulting in a deeply strategic role-playing inspired co-operative experience while streamlining the setup of the tabletop game.

Pathfinder Adventures invites players to build a party of iconic Pathfinder heroes as they tackle the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path. Each hero draws from their own unique deck of cards representing their powers and abilities using them to overcome obstacles, slay monsters and ultimately defeat the sinister villains of each adventure. Success depends on matching the right champion to the right challenge, pairing your party members' powers together, and playing your cards wisely.

Heroes level up with each adventure, gaining new abilities, and building out their inventory of powerful spells, weapons and companions. No adventure plays the same way twice letting both solo players and multiplayer groups return to Pathfinder Adventures again and again for completely new experiences. Obsidian is also dedicated to supporting Pathfinder Adventures with the regular release of new adventure decks for purchase that will take the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path to its climactic final encounter.

"Obsidian has a history of working with deep, richly-textured fantasy worlds, from Star Wars to Fallout. We're thrilled to play in Paizo's sandbox and adapt it for both the fan of the tabletop game and a brand new audience of digital gamers," said CEO Feargus Urquhart. "It's fitting that we will start with the first Pathfinder adventure ever written, the classic and well-loved Rise of the Runelords."

Pathfinder Adventures will initially launch as a single-player or pass-and-play experience with online multiplayer support being added in the coming months. The game will be available to download for free on March 29 and includes a tutorial as well as the adventure, Perils of the Lost Coast. Additional adventure decks will be available for purchase at launch, and regular intervals thereafter.

About Obsidian Entertainment
Founded in 2003, Obsidian Entertainment is an entertainment software development company based in Irvine, California, passionately dedicated to the creation of high quality role playing games for all personal computer and console platforms. Obsidian is best known for the products Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, Neverwinter Nights 2, Alpha Protocol, Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth, and the critically acclaimed, crowdfunded epic Pillars of Eternity. Visit Obsidian Entertainment for more information.

About Paizo, Inc
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.