Mikko Kallio's page

About Mikko Kallio

Hello, I'm Mikko Kallio from Helsinki, Finland. I've written adventures and other content for Paizo since 2014. I was also an RPG Superstar finalist (2012, 2014) & judge (2015).

Paizo Freelance Credits

Adventures
PSS0616 – Pathfinder Society Scenario #6–16: Scions of the Sky Key, Part 3: The Golden Guardian – 2015/3
PSS0711 – Pathfinder Society Scenario #7–11: Ancients' Anguish – 2015/11
PSS0802 – Pathfinder Society Scenario #8–02: Ward Asunder – 2016/8
PSS0900 – Pathfinder Society Scenario #9–00: Assault on Absalom – 2017/8
PZO9552 – Pathfinder Module: Gallows of Madness – 2016/8
PZOSF0106 – Starfinder Society Scenario #1–06: A Night in Nightarch – 2017/11
PZOSF0199 – Starfinder Society Scenario #1–99: The Scoured Stars Invasion – 2018/6
PZOSF0139 – Starfinder Society Scenario #1-39: The Herald's War – 2019/5
PZOSFS0224 – Starfinder Society Scenario #2-24: Cornered Rat – 2020/5
PZOSFS0322 – Starfinder Society Scenario #3-22: The Vast Experiment: Dancing at the Edge – 2021/4
PZOSFS0608 – Starfinder Society Scenario #6-08: Lost Revelry – 2023/10
PZO7252 – Starfinder Scoured Stars Adventure Path – 2024/1
PZO90123 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #123: The Flooded Cathedral (Ruins of Azlant 3 of 6) – 2017/10
PZO90130 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #130: City in the Lion's Eye (War for the Crown 4 of 6) – 2018/5
PZO90155 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #155: Lord of the Black Sands (Extinction Curse 5 of 6) – 2020/5
PZOPFS0512 – Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-12: Mischief in the Maze – 2024/3

Pathfinder Second Edition
PZO2102 – Bestiary (uncredited in 1st printing) – 2019/8
PZO2107 – Bestiary 3 – 2021/4

Starfinder Roleplaying Game
PZO7107 – Pact Worlds – 2018/3
PZO7108 – Armory – 2018/7
PZO7109 – Alien Archive 2 – 2018/10
PZO7120 – Interstellar Species – 2022/11

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
PZO1134 – Ultimate Intrigue – 2016/3
PZO1135 – Horror Adventures – 2016/8
PZO1136 – Villain Codex – 2016/12
PZO1140 – Ultimate Wilderness – 2017/11

Pathfinder Campaign Setting
PZO9280 – Inner Sea Races – 2015/9 (uncredited)
PZO9284 – Occult Bestiary – 2015/9
PZO9296 – Inner Sea Temples – 2016/10

Pathfinder Player Companion
PZO9456 – Heroes of the Wild – 2015/4 – "Surviving in the Wild", "Naturalistic Magic", and "Spells" (p. 8–9, 26–27, 30–31)
PZO9459 – Dirty Tactics Toolbox – 2015/9 – "Divine Trickery", "Poison Spells", and "Dirty Trick Spells" (p. 16–17, 28–29, 30–31)
PZO9460 – Heroes of the Streets – 2015/9 – "Street Magic" (p. 30–31) – Sample spell: coin shot (featured on Paizo blog)
PZO9470 – Legacy of Dragons – 2016/8 – "Primordial Power" and "Dragon Familiars" (p. 20–21, 26–27)
PZO9478 – Monster Hunter's Handbook – 2017/3 – "Monster-Hunting Organizations", "Aberrations", and "Monster-Hunting Spells" (inside front cover, p. 6–7, 30–31)
PZO9480 – Legacy of the First World – 2017/5 – "Introduction", "Beneath the Towering Twins", "Illuminated by the Lantern King", and "Servant of the Melancholy Lord" (p. 2–3 , 18–23)
PZO9481 – Adventurer's Armory 2 – 2017/6 – "Impromptu Equipment" (p. 22–23)
PZO9483 – Elemental Master's Handbook – 2017/8 – "Introduction", "Masters of Wind", and "Wielders of Elemental Power" (p. 2–3, 16–19, 22–23)
PZO9484 – Antihero's Handbook – 2017/9 – "Dastardly Adventurers" and "Heroes in Disguise" (p. 8–9, 16–17)
PZO9490 – Blood of the Ancients – 2018/5 – "Jistka Imperium" (p. 14–17)
PZO9493 – Martial Arts Handbook – 2018/11 – "Introduction" and "Weapon Specialists" (p. 2–3, 10–13)

Adventure Back Matter
PZO9547 – Pathfinder Module: Daughters of Fury – 2015/2 – "Immured" (p. 55)
PZO9092 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #92: The Hill Giant's Pledge – 2015/4 – "Skapraun" (p. 88–89)
PZO9095 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #95: Anvil of Fire – 2015/7 – "Calpina" (p. 82–83)
PZO9096 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #96: Shadow of the Storm Tyrant – 2015/7 – "Abysogh" (p. 84–85)
PZO90102 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #102: Breaking the Bones of Hell – 2016/1 – "The Forsaken Legion" (p. 86–87)
PZO90103 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #103: The Hellfire Compact – 2016/2 – "Centianima" and "Fiend-Bred Animals" (p. 84–87)
PZO90124 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #124: City in the Deep – 2017/10 – "The Mordant Spire" (p. 76–81)
PZO7205 – Starfinder Adventure Path: The Thirteenth Gate – 2018/4 – "Plant Shield Amulet", "Primoria", and "Scyphozoan" (p. 48–49, 59)
PZO90133 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #133: Secrets of Roderic's Cove – 2018/8 – "Cyphergull" (p. 82–83)
PZO90137 – Pathfinder Adventure Path #137: The City Outside of Time – 2018/11 – "Artifacts of Thassilon" (p. 68–73)
PZO7253 – Starfinder Mechageddon! Adventure Path – 2024/XX – "XXX" (p. XX–XX)

3rd-Party Publishing

I worked as a 3PP developer on a few products in the past:

Villain Codex I: Foes for Fledgling Heroes – 2016/1 – Developer
Villain Codex II: Adversaries for Advanced Heroes – 2016/3 – Developer
Villain Codex III: Enemies for Epic Heroes – 2017/3 – Developer

Here Be Monsters

I was the main organizer of the Here Be Monsters design contest:

Season 3 – Judges: Mikko Kallio, Jacob W. Michaels, Mike Welham – Guest Judge: Adam Daigle – Winner: Jeremy Corff – Runners-Up: Eric Hindley, Joe Kondrak, Matt Roth and Isaac Volynskiy
Season 2 – Judges: Mikko Kallio, Jacob W. Michaels, Mike Welham – Guest Judge: Adam Daigle – Winner: Gabriel Almer – Runners-Up: Landon Bellavia, Steven Hanis, Eric Hindley, Joe Kondrak, and Isaac Volynskiy
Season 1 – Judges: Mikko Kallio, Jacob W. Michaels, Mike Kimmel – Guest Judge: Sean K Reynolds – Winner: Nicholas Wasko – Runners-Up: Mike Welham, Joe Kondrak, Wendall Roy, Douglas Schaub