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Celebrate Free RPG Day at your FLGS with sanctioned Pathfinder and Starfinder Adventures! Get more updates on sanctioning, GM recognition, sneak peaks on upcoming Scenario releases in today's Monthly Update blog!

The Luminary Playtest is about half-way through! Have you tried out the new class coming to shake up every stage in the Pact Worlds? Give the luminary a spin NOW and don't forget to leave your feedback for the devs to review in the playtest survey!

Paizo has announced layoffs and adjustments to the product schedule due to financial hardship. Please read today's blog for more information and use this forum thread for discussion.

As always, please keep our forums cordial and please give Paizo employees space to process this difficult transition.

The weight of the dead can leave a mark on your soul. Meet the iconic necromancer, Usharak, and get ready for Impossible Magic this summer!

This month is all about fearsome battles, exploring new worlds, and sharing the love of TTRPGs with your community! Dive into the Hellfire Crisis, blast off into unknown space, and prepare for Free RPG day with our new releases!

Take a trip and explore the frozen moon of Luvoth and revisit Brevoy with Nephaira Savakress, the former Head Librarian of Restov’s largest library, in the upcoming adventures for Starfinder and Pathfinder Society!

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Paizo is proud to celebrate the AAPI members of our community and on our staff that help broaden our games' horizons and enjoy our adventures! Join Rue in today's blog, and keep supporting your friends in the AAPI community all year round!

Father's Day is almost here! With time to spare, peruse our list in today's blog with an assortment of perfect gifts for Dads who hoard just as many dice as you do!

Resuming today, get corresponding PDFs at a reduced cost whenever you purchase that module on Foundry! Read more in today's blog and celebrate the return of Digital Bundles to Foundry Virtual Tabletop!

Enter the fray at level 10, and take the Hellfire Crisis head on in our new upcoming Adventure Path, Hell's Destiny! Get a summary of the war, advice on the adventure’s subsystems, and more in the Player's Guide-Available NOW!

Gen Con will be here before you know it! Read today's blog for a preview of the mighty adventures to come this summer!

Our new storylines for Pathfinder and Starfinder Society are launching THIS SUMMER at Gen Con! Get updates on the upcoming stories, sanctioning, including Paizo Printables adventures, and more in today's OP Monthly Update!

With the new class coming to Starfinder Second Edition, YOU wield the spotlight! Shine applause and glory on your allies or shroud your enemies in awkward silence and crickets with the Luminary Class—Playtesting starts NOW!

The new Pathfinder Beginner Box has arrived! Learn about the latest band of heroes that help you get started for Pathfinder, the Starfinder Adventure: Tales from the Vast Adventure Anthology, and more in today's blog!

Thank you for participating in the Risks & Rewards Playtest! While we wait for the new daredevil and slayer classes to be released, get details on tweaks made from the feedback we received as well as some peeks into what lays in store for the new classes in today's blog!

Today launches a new month of Paizo Printables! Learn about what's coming next and remember to join today to access the bonus content only available when you subscribe for a whole season!

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After your adventures in Pathfinder, bring your Paizo Printables minis into the world of "Age of Fantasy," courtesy of One Page Rules! Learn more about OPR compatibility in today's blog, and print at home or at your local FLGS to take your minis on quests beyond Golarion!

Invasion's Edge is coming to an end, but there's still plenty of adventure to be had for all Starfinders! Join Jessica, our Starfinder Society Developer, and gear up for what's to come for Starfinder Organized Play!

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What mysteries will enfold by way of the clockwork compass? Embark on new adventures in Pathfinder Society Year 8, starting with today's blog!

Our friends at Michael Ghelfi Studios composed a full soundtrack for the Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Lands of the Linnorm Kings! Read about the rationale and thought process behind composing for these mighty kingdoms from Erik Rettig in today's blog!

Every day is a good day to tell the amazing gaming mothers in our lives how much you care. Get top tier mom-worthy gift ideas in today's blog!

Humble Bundle is back with the Pathfinder Second Edition Bundle at the Center of the World! Get the Pathfinder Beginner Box PDF, the Pathfinder Adventure Little Trouble in Big Absalom PDF, and heaps more Absalom lore and adventures, starting at just $5!—Get the bundle TODAY!

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The Hellbreakers Adventure Path and the Season of Ghosts Adventure Path Compilation will soon be sanctioned for Organized Play! Read today's blog for updates to ownership requirements and more from Alex!

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You have ONE WEEK LEFT to try the new daredevil and slayer in our Risks & Rewards Playtest! Bravely (read: foolishly) take on foes, try your best parkour, and submit your feedback of the new classes coming to Pathfinder in the playtest survey!

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The new way to build your adventure with Pathfinder is ready to cure! Join the Tribe at MyMiniFactory, and get print-ready miniature STLs, character statblocks, AND an encounter EVERY MONTH!

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We were joking about the new releases, but we're NOT joking about there not being an April Fool's Day blog today!!

Really there's no blog! Don't click it! Nothing will happen!

Don't click the blog!

There won't be any releases this month!!

Just kidding!! Adventuring never stops, even when we're committing to the bit ^_^ Learn about our new release this month (that are totally actually being released) in today's blog!

At Paizo, we're proud to celebrate the diverse members of our community, staff, and stories! Join Rue in today's blog and support Trans Day of Visibility!

Check out today's blog for an update about the prices of our PDFs moving forward from our CEO, Jim!

All hell breaks loose in this month's new releases! Brave the fires of adventure and emerge unscathed in the Pathfinder Adventure Path: Hellbreakers, Operation Hellmouth, A Pathfinder Novel, and more in yesterday's blog!

Hello Everyone!

After much deliberation from the team, we decided I should actually make an official announcement about this just in case my absence is noticed and causes alarm. I'm having surgery next week, and I need to heal and grow my blood back! I will be out of office starting on March 10th, and I will return on March 30th. The team will be covering my usual bases, but because they also have their own daily responsibilities, please expect forum and social media interaction to be slower during this time!

I will miss all of you! It's a very long time to be away, and I have a lovely home here. I will catch up with everything when I get back to the office on Monday the 30th.

Please also do not use this as a time to take advantage of my absence! All accounts that have warnings, please note those warnings are still in place, and the team has been informed on how to take action when I'm not here if necessary.

That being said, I'm issuing a new warning for every member of our forums! Be less funny! If I hear I missed your best Tar-Baphon or especially Chk-Chk jokes while I was in a hospital bed, I will be very upset! For the record, if it wasn't already clear, this is a joke warning!

Best,
- Maya (xe/xem/they/them)
Community And Social Media Specialist for Paizo Inc.

The people of Isger need YOU to push back their Chelaxian oppressors! Prepare for everything the new Pathfinder Adventure Path: Hellbreakers has in store with the Player's Guide, available yesterday in our blog!

Do you have what it takes to fight back against the tyranny of Cheliax or go head-to-head with the Corpse Fleet? Suit up for the dangers of the galaxy and the heat of the Hellfire crisis in this month's new Society Scenarios for Pathfinder and Starfinder!

In today's blog, catch up on this year's Legislative Game Day, where Adam and the Paizo crew brought the world of Golarion to the Washington Secretary of State, legislators, and staff!

You all spoke, and we’re changing course! With the Pathfinder Spring Errata blog just around the corner, take a look at this note from our design team about how we're addressing the weakness rules!

We released a clarification on how to apply weaknesses and interpret “instance of damage” with the set of FAQs for the 2nd printing of Pathfinder Player Core. With the overall negative response to the clarification, we want to acknowledge the community's preference for something easier to apply, as well as the particular concerns about the possibility of repeatedly triggering the same weakness multiple times in a way that feels unintuitive and exploitable. We hear you about the wording of the text in Player Core being too vague for all but the simplest situations, so we’re looking at both an erratum to that text and a full clarification with a deeper level of detail for those who want it.

We’re removing the old clarification to avoid further confusion. For GMs looking for immediate guidance, here’s the general idea behind the upcoming version, which should cover most situations: Each Strike, spell, or other effect can trigger multiple weaknesses, but each weakness can be triggered only once. All the damage being done as a part of the effect, regardless of its source, is combined before processing the immunities, weaknesses, and resistances. For example, a Spellstrike using thunderstrike and a shock weapon would combine all the electricity damage. For resistances, you still apply only the highest resistance if more than one resistance would apply to a single source and type of damage. This primarily happens with weapons that have a special material; a Strike with a cold iron spear against a creature with resistance 10 to cold iron and resistance 5 to piercing would reduce the damage by 10. Resistance to "all damage" still works as written, but will be reviewed during the process for consistency with any other revisions.

In reading your responses, we are seeing that many players already apply the rules this way, so hopefully the change will make the rules consistent with a large number of ongoing games. We want to allow creativity, preparedness, and item choice to be able to make a big difference in the right situation, but we don’t want players to feel like they need to stack multiple sets of damage of the same type to maximize weakness triggers.

We’re planning to issue the erratum with the Spring errata batch, most of which will cover Player Core 2. We hope to have the clarification then, but that wording takes a lot of workshopping. Immunities, weaknesses, and resistances are pretty easy to apply in most situations, but their potential complexity and the number of possibilities they need to cover at the extremes can be quite a tangle, so we thank you in advance for your patience

Please let us know what you think about this too in the comments!

It's your turn to test our two new classes coming to Pathfinder, the daredevil and the slayer! Read today’s blog to see how you can contribute to the Risks and Rewards Playtest!

Organized Play is bustling with new adventures and remaster updates from Pathfinder Dark Archive! Read today's blog from Alex to get the latest in Pathfinder and Starfinder Society!

Join ME, our Community and Social Media Specialist, and celebrate many of the talented black voices at Paizo for Black History Month in today's blog!

Love is in the air, and it's not just for the new gorgeous, ombre copaxi! Ok, who are we kidding. It's mostly for the gorgeous, ombre copaxi. See how you can spread love across the galaxy and the Pact Worlds in today's blog!

From unknown mysteries behind four walls to spectral secrets lurking in the darkest woods, this month's new releases bring exploration and discovery to the worlds of Pathfinder and Starfinder! Get new books, tokens, and more in today's blog!

Starfinder Second Edition is officially on Foundry Virtual Tabletop! Check out today's blog to learn about how the system got built, compatibility with Pathfinder Second Edition, and the new adventures that await you!

More Pathfinder stories, now for your ears: A wide range of Pathfinder Fiction is available on Audible! See what’s out now and where to start in today’s blog!