| Wu Chi |
This question has come up quite a few times. It would be nice if someone from the Paizo staff addressed it.
I've heard people say that Golarion is the campaign attached to the core rulebook and that references to it should be included in the core rulebook. This side claims that their position has been stated by Paizo several times before.
I've heard people say that Golarion is NOT the campaign attached to the core rulebook and that, in fact, the core rulebook is campaign neutral and should not include references to Golarion. This side also says that their position has been stated by Paizo staff several times before.
How do you feel?
I've stated before on these boards that core rulebooks should be campaign neutral. And, for the most part, this is what I see in the new core rulebook. The two exceptions I have found are the deity list under cleric domains and the Pathfinder Chronicler Prestige class. There may be more, but I haven't seen them yet.
For DMs who run their own campaign, the deity list is unnecessary because they (the DMs) will decide what power sources are assigned to the various cleric domains. The origin of the Pathfinder Chronicler is readily apparent. While this doesn't preclude DMs from dropping the Pathfinder name and including Chroniclers in their campaign, I consider it too specifically tied to another campaign to include it in mine.
Paizo, please give us a definitive answer.