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The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game puts you in the role of a brave adventurer fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. Will you cut your way through monster-filled ruins and cities rife with political intrigue to emerge as a famous hero laden with fabulous treasure, or will you fall victim to treacherous traps and fiendish monsters in a forgotten dungeon? Your fate is yours to decide with this giant Core Rulebook that provides everything a player needs to set out on a life of adventure and excitement!

This imaginative tabletop game builds upon more than 10 years of system development and an open playtest involving more than 50,000 gamers to create a cutting-edge RPG experience that brings the all-time best-selling set of fantasy rules into the new millennium.

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook includes:

  • All player and Game Master rules in a single volume
  • Complete rules for fantastic player races like elves, dwarves, gnomes, halflings, and half-orcs
  • Exciting new options for character classes like fighters, wizards, rogues, clerics, and more
  • Streamlined and updated rules for feats and skills that increase options for your hero
  • A simple combat system with easy rules for grapples, bull rushes, and other special attacks
  • Spellcaster options for magic domains, familiars, bonded items, specialty schools, and more
  • Hundreds of revised, new, and updated spells and magical treasures
  • Quick-generation guidelines for nonplayer characters
  • Expanded rules for curses, diseases, and poisons
  • A completely overhauled experience system with options for slow, medium, and fast advancement
  • ... and much, much more!

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5/5 —

What a Pathfinder truly needs...

5/5 —

If there is any one book to have, it is this one. It is the only Pathfinder book you will ever need to start playing, but if you're like me you'll eventually want more.

When I first learned of tabletop RPGs my attention turned to D&D even though I knew next to nothing about it, nor did I know of anyone who played it. I only knew it because it was the name everyone knew when someone said "tabletop RPG" and the answer wasn't "what is that?" I wanted to play it but I didn't know where to start. I was lost, forlorn, and alone.

Then, one fateful day, I met someone online who told me about Pathfinder. I took one look at the Core Rulebook and I never looked back, and to this day I don't regret the decision one bit. The Core Rulebook is a solid start to any aspiring tabletop gamer's adventure and is a must own not only for the abundance of useful information it provides but also for the clean presentation and the magnificent art provided by Wayne Reynolds.

In short, if you want to play Pathfinder and haven't already, pick this book up immediately. It is well worth it.

Legendary

5/5 —

Legendary. It’s hard to know where to begin to review this book, but that one word encapsulates it well. There’s a reason Pathfinder is thriving a decade into its existence, and it all starts here. If you don’t know anything about Pathfinder, you can think of it as a revised and improved version of a specific edition of D&D (the “3.5” edition). Its strength is the nearly infinite capacity for customization, and its weakness is that enormous customization introduces complexity. In other words, this is a “crunch heavy” instead of a “rules light” game. Trust me, it’s worth it though. This is going to be a long review because I’ve got fifteen chapters to cover in this massive, 575-page book! If you don’t have the patience to read through the whole review, the conclusion makes it clear: buy this book. With this and the Bestiary, you have years of adventure at your fingertips.

Chapter 1 is “Getting Started” (12 pages). This chapter contains a brief introduction to the game, an overview of each chapter, a glossary of common terms, an example of play (very useful if this is your first RPG ever), and the rules for generating ability scores for a character (how physically and mentally capable they are).

Chapter 2 is “Races” (11 pages). The “Core” races presented here are: Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes, Half-Elves, Half-Orcs, Halflings, and Humans. As you would imagine, there are advantages and disadvantages to each race. The chapter spends a page on each race, and beyond the rules ramifications it takes care to talk about what members of that race typically look like, what their culture is like, why they often become adventurers, and how they relate to other races. It’s not an overwhelming amount of information (which is good for new players). For the most part, these races stick to fairly standard fantasy expectations.

Chapter 3 is “Classes” (57 pages). There are eleven “core classes” presented in this book: Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, and Wizard. The spread of classes does an excellent job covering different play-styles and roles within a group. The power level of these classes has been significantly bumped up from D&D 3.5, and there are a lot more choices to be made within each class. This makes the classes more complex, but also more satisfying to see advance up through each level. If you’re brand-new to Pathfinder, it might be good to stay away from spell-casters like the Druid, Cleric, Sorcerer, and Wizard until you get more experience, as the sheer number of choices to be made can be overwhelming at first.

Chapter 4 is “Skills” (27 pages). Skills are something that every character has and they determine the likelihood of success in doing certain things. Want to leap from one rooftop to another? Roll an Acrobatics check. Want to figure out what spell that evil wizard just cast at you? Roll a Spellcraft check. Different classes get bonuses to using particular skills, but every character, regardless of class, can become good at something if they invest their “skill points” in a particular skill. Pathfinder has condensed the number of skills slightly from D&D 3.5, though it still has more than newer RPGs tend to have. I like the diversity and ability to specialize in discrete areas, but some think there should have been further consolidation. Each skill is described with great detail on specifically what it allows you to do and not do, which is quite helpful in avoiding rules arguments.

Chapter 5 is “Feats” (29 pages). Feats are special abilities. Every character gets to choose one feat at every odd level, and some classes and races get “bonus” feats. A feat might be something that lets you fight better in darkness (“Blindfighting”) or it might be something that makes certain spells you cast more effective (“Spell Focus”). There are several dozen feats to choose from, so this can be one of the parts of character creation that takes the longest to do. Their value, again, is that they allow for enormous customization of a character. Just because there are two Fighters in the party doesn’t mean they’ll be identical, because feats allow them to operate in very different ways!

Chapter 6 is “Equipment” (16 pages). Your character will need a weapon, maybe some armor, and some other gear like a backpack or a coil of rope. But in addition, you might wonder how expensive a night’s stay at an inn is, or how much it’ll cost to persuade a local wizard to cast a spell for you. All of the answers are in this chapter. I really appreciate that every item and service isn’t just listed on a table with a price, but in addition most receive a description, a picture, and (sometimes) additional rules to explain how it works in actual gameplay.

Chapter 7 is “Additional Rules” (13 pages). The title of this chapter isn’t particularly helpful, as the entire book consists of rules. Really, it’s a miscellany of various things about your character. First up is Alignment, which is whether your character is good, evil, or somewhere in between. A lot of other RPGs dispense with such questions, but it is “hard-coded” into Pathfinder in the sense that it’s not just a role-playing choice: many spells, magic items, and other effects change depending on a character’s alignment. Next, there’s a few pages on “Vital Statistics” like determining a character’s age, height and weight, and (most importantly) carrying capacity (also known as “encumbrance”). If your character has a low Strength score, don’t expect him or her to be able to carry a lot of gear. Then, there’s a discussion of movement speeds in various contexts (in the course of a combat encounter, for example, or for travelling great distances overland). Last, a bunch of little things are covered under the title “Exploration”: how far characters can see in different levels of light, how to determine if an object can be intentionally broken, etc. It’s a chapter that’s easy to overlook but provides answers to a lot of “little things” that might come up during a session.

Chapter 8 is “Combat” (29 pages). Combat is a major part of Pathfinder, and there’s admittedly a lot to digest in a short number of pages here. The way the chapter is laid out isn’t necessarily intuitive, and later Paizo products (like the Strategy Guide) do a much better job making combat clearer. You’ll find everything you need in this chapter, but you’ll be flipping back and forth for a while. I’ve been playing for years and I still refer to it occasionally.

Chapter 9 is “Magic” (19 pages). This chapter discusses different categories of spells, how characters learn them, and how to read a spell entry in the next chapter. It’s a chapter that’s easy to skip over at first, but is actually pretty important once a campaign gets serious.

Chapter 10 is “Spells” (156 pages). You read that right: about a quarter of the book consists of an alphabetical list and description of several hundred different spells! The spells have been cleaned up and improved from D&D 3.5 for better gameplay, but what hasn’t changed is that magic still rules. If pure power is what you want, play a true spell-caster and you’ll find it.

Chapter 11 is “Prestige Classes” (23 pages). Prestige Classes are special classes that characters can eventually take, well into their adventuring careers, if they meet certain prerequisites. This book has ten of them: Arcane Archer, Arcane Trickster, Assassin, Dragon Disciple, Duelist, Eldritch Knight, Loremaster, Mystic Theurge, Pathfinder Chronicler, and Shadowdancer. For the most part, and until very recent, Pathfinder hasn’t been a game where prestige classes thrive. Apart from some specific flavour reasons, a character would usually be better off simply continuing in their base class rather than taking levels in a prestige class.

Chapter 12 is “Gamemastering” (15 pages). As its title indicates, this chapter helps the person running a game (the “Gamemaster” or “GM”) prepare an adventure, referee the rules, deal with common problems at the table, etc. It’s okay for what it is, but I’ve seen better resources to help new GMs figure out what they’re doing.

Chapter 13 is “Environment” (39 pages). This chapter contains a lot of little things to help make the setting interesting. It contains rules on weather, travelling through the wilderness, dealing with traps, and so forth. It’s primarily for the GM too and shouldn’t be a priority to master until more fundamental rules are digested.

Chapter 14 is “Creating NPCs” (11 pages). This chapter gives rules for creating background (non-player) characters by using “NPC classes” like a Commoner. I have to admit I never use this chapter, as I just rely on NPC stat blocks already generated in other Pathfinder products.

Chapter 15 is “Magic Items” (101 pages). Your adventurer is going to want some cool magic gear, and this chapter explains what it does, how much it costs, and how it’s made. It’s pretty extensive and detailed.

Last up, there are appendices summarizing “Special Abilities”, “Conditions” (status effects a character might be under), “Inspiring Reading”, and “Game Aids” (other products you can purchase).
The Core Rulebook is a hefty tome for an RPG book. For players coming from D&D 3.5, it’s basically a combination of the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide in a single volume, but refined and improved. The book is, with the single exception of the deities, completely “setting neutral” (that is, it’s suitable for play in any campaign world or a homemade setting). There’s some excellent artwork taken from other Paizo products mixed in with some artwork that’s more pedestrian. Still, the production quality overall is fantastic. I would normally go into more detail, but there are hard word counts on these reviews. So I’ll sum up by saying: this is the one book you won’t leave home without, and it’s worth every penny.

Special Note: The Core Rulebook was recently released in a smaller softcover. The interior is exactly the same as the sixth printing of the hardcover, but it’s lighter and easier to carry. I’ve been using it for a few months now, and I’m quite happy with the font size, reduced price, durability, and ease of use.

Pathfinder's Heart

5/5 —

This book is at the heart of all Pathfinder games. It is great and can be picked up regularly cheap with sales all over. (Humble Bundle 1$) I myself have a PDF but plan to pickup a hardcopy one day. Either one will do the trick and is always good to keep handy. I like the PDF because you can do keyword searches. Even if you don't ever use it. The cover art is pretty awesome.

A Fresh Start

5/5 —

After years of seeing the Pathfinder rule books on the shelves of my FLGS, I took the plunge in December of 2012. I bought the Core Rulebook and began skimming it immediately. My first discovery was the character creation rules. They were fun! Characters were cool in a way that I hadn't seen in previous editions of the world's oldest role-playing game. Within three months, I was up and running my first Pathfinder adventure. That was three years ago and I have no regrets getting involved with the Pathfinder system.

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Grand Lodge
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Mergy wrote:

I'm sure someone might have already commented on this, but I believe the weight for saddles should be changed for small creatures riding medium mounts. A saddle for a heavy warhorse (30lbs) should not weigh the same as one for a riding dog, and currently there is no distinction, so by RAW they weigh exactly the same amount.

If it was meant to be as a small-sized backpack or set of clothing, the saddle would weigh 7.5lbs, which I think is much more reasonable given the size of the creatures in question.

I thought you divided weights by a certain number for creatures smaller than medium?

Dark Archive
TriOmegaZero wrote:
Mergy wrote:

I'm sure someone might have already commented on this, but I believe the weight for saddles should be changed for small creatures riding medium mounts. A saddle for a heavy warhorse (30lbs) should not weigh the same as one for a riding dog, and currently there is no distinction, so by RAW they weigh exactly the same amount.

If it was meant to be as a small-sized backpack or set of clothing, the saddle would weigh 7.5lbs, which I think is much more reasonable given the size of the creatures in question.

I thought you divided weights by a certain number for creatures smaller than medium?

Saddles in particular seem to have been left out of this. While backpacks for example have a subscript 1 indicating the weight is reduced for smaller versions (1 These items weigh one-quarter the amount when made for Small characters.), saddles do not mention any such exception; hopefully this is a mistake and can be part of next print's errata.

TriOmegaZero wrote:
I thought you divided weights by a certain number for creatures smaller than medium?

For armor/weapons it is usually half. While items like tents and clothing, (which I'd classify a saddle as) weigh a 1/4th the Medium amount.

This is a rules extrapolation I admit, but I think it is a safe assumption.
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Hm, this shows up as updated today in "My Downloads", but I'm unable to actually download it at this time. A glitch?
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Zaister wrote:
Hm, this shows up as updated today in "My Downloads", but I'm unable to actually download it at this time. A glitch?

Hrm...Notified the tech team to take a look at this—they're on it!

Dark Archive
Liz Courts wrote:
Zaister wrote:
Hm, this shows up as updated today in "My Downloads", but I'm unable to actually download it at this time. A glitch?
Hrm...Notified the tech team to take a look at this—they're on it!

any update?

squirrels in the server?
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chopswil wrote:
Liz Courts wrote:
Zaister wrote:
Hm, this shows up as updated today in "My Downloads", but I'm unable to actually download it at this time. A glitch?
Hrm...Notified the tech team to take a look at this—they're on it!

any update?

squirrels in the server?

This product wasn't actually updated at all. We did some updates on Wednesday evening that apparently resulted in this. We're working on restoring order and kicking those squatting squirrels out :)

Or attached Mynocks? Chewing on the power cables, perhaps?

Removed some posts. If you'd like to discuss the mechanics of the game or discuss it compared to other games, please do so in another thread/forum.

Removed more posts. The product discussion thread isn't the best place to debate Pathfinder rules and mechanics. We have forums just for that purpose.

This product now has a Lite pdf download option available. Learn more about it here!
Grand Lodge

Chris, yet another reason why you guys ROCK!!! :)

Thank you, Paizo. You listen to we customers. Love you!

I was wondering if anyone had experience with getting the Core Rulebook printed in a more user-friendly size. I was thinking four “trade paperbacks”—characters, rules, DM material, and spells—would do the job…
Grand Lodge
Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

Lulu.com has some examples of the 3.5 ruleset being done up that way Michael.
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Introduction: I want to begin saying that I love the CRB on both the printed and PDF versions. However I want to provide some feedback about small issues I have experienced. I will provide a small background of myself to help you understand the reasons for my suggestions.

Background: Several years ago I played a couple of DND 3.5 sessions (Just enough to understand the basics but not enough for being proficient with it). Also my RL Day Job check comes from writing and delivering IT training on Spanish language.

Feedback: From my point of view several sections need more of what we call “cross reference and duplication”.

Allow me to provide an example: A newbie don’t understand how Feats works so she goes to the Feats chapter and find that there is no explanation for the feats mechanics but instead a list of feats. The actual mechanic is on different chapter. The list is great however a small explanation of the mechanics even if this means “duplication” of information will help a lot. Another possible solution is to provide a small reference about where to find the mechanics information.

I know that I can use the search feature to look for the mechanic; however one doesn’t have that luxury on the printed version. Even on the PDF version is confusing for beginners to go all thru the whole book searching just to be sure that they are not missing a piece of vital info about the topic in question.

I also think that the character creation section at the beginning of the book should be a little bit more elaborated to make it beginner friendly.

Suggestion: A possible solution is the approach taken on the PHB 3.5. Please compare page 87 on the PHB 3.5 vs. page 112 on the PF CRB. The PHB contains some duplication of the information presented on other pages. Also there is a reference to a table in a different page. This provides a simpler reading for beginners. As a matter of fact I sometimes read the PHB 3.5 in order to understand a concept and them I look for the correct numbers and mechanics on the CRB.

Conclusion: My opinion is that the PF ruleset is an evolution in the right direction and I consider it far better than the 3.5 ruleset. I hope that Paizo never replicates the behavior of drastically and frequently changing the CRB with new editions. But I think that new editions or printings should slowly and incrementally keep “tuning up” the wording, format and mechanics to make the book more readable for new players.

Errata:
This looks to be a problem you inherited from 3.5, but the 'specific' shield called a "Darkwood Buckler" has a description that indicates it's not a buckler, but a light shield. Please fix either the name or the description so they make sense together.

Just to confirm if I order it from Paizo direct (and paying the premium to get it to NZ beyond what I would pay Amazon) it will be the latest (5th) printing?

And how long do people think before the next printing appears?

More errata inherited from 3.5:

The Goat of Terror figurine of wondrous power says that one of its horns can be used as a "+3 heavy lance". The distinction between heavy and light lances went the way of the dodo a long time ago.

I just got the PDF of the book to tide me over until i can get the real one.
What is the difference between the Lite one and the regular one?
Dark Archive

There's no editorial difference between the two versions. The Lite version has been modified to work well on less powerful devices such as tablets and smartphones. Some graphical elements have been removed which allows for faster loading.

That is helpful thankyou. I want to put it on my nook simple touch so this is good.
Watcher wrote:

I can't wait just to have a finalized rule set!

That's not snark, mind you. I just want to see the final version of the rules and start implementing them asap. I've been using Alphas and then Beta for a long time now, and would settle down with the finished product at last.

Unfortunalty, it's quite disappointing what they did on the wizard, when you compare with the sorcerer. They either overdid the sorcerer or beaten down the wizard. I feel it's quite unbalance between the perk&advantage the sorcerer gets and what the wizard gets.

I say: Paizo, shame on you. You clearly favored the sorcerer, and overpower it and did not do a good job on the wizard.
Silver Crusade
Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber
Shadas-Hur wrote:
Watcher wrote:

I can't wait just to have a finalized rule set!

That's not snark, mind you. I just want to see the final version of the rules and start implementing them asap. I've been using Alphas and then Beta for a long time now, and would settle down with the finished product at last.

Unfortunalty, it's quite disappointing what they did on the wizard, when you compare with the sorcerer. They either overdid the sorcerer or beaten down the wizard. I feel it's quite unbalance between the perk&advantage the sorcerer gets and what the wizard gets.

I say: Paizo, shame on you. You clearly favored the sorcerer, and overpower it and did not do a good job on the wizard.

Are you tangentially aware of the fact that 3.5 Sorcerer was a poor man's red headed stepchild of Wizard, and anything that makes him remotely more attractive a choice is a good thing, yes?

And even with all the pizzaz PF gives the Sorcerer, he's still the inferior choice (a few corner cases aside), if you're looking purely from the "ability to trivialize every encounter" point of view?

It's nothing big in an average joe game, but people who play Rocket Tag Turbo D&D Streetfighter Edition laughed at the 3.5 Sorcerer and they still laugh at Pathfinder Sorcerer.
Shadow Lodge
Ravenmantle wrote:
There's no editorial difference between the two versions. The Lite version has been modified to work well on less powerful devices such as tablets and smartphones. Some graphical elements have been removed which allows for faster loading.

Personally I think it actually looks better, too. I would say the Lite version is probably the greatest idea in regards to the PDF market so far. The simpler, smoother design kind of makes me wish I could get a non-PDF Lite version.

Me's wonderin when the different printings for the Core Rulebook were released and stuff. Also where to find TREASURE!!
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Just to check that it's a typo - the True Resurrection spell (p. 362) does indeed require a material component (M) consisting of a 25,000 gp diamond plus a divine focus/holy symbol (DF), and not an unspecified M plus a DF/holy symbol made of a 25,000 gp diamond?

Otherwise that's one expensive holy symbol, and one very cheap M for such an important and high-level spell!

And if that's a typo, then why hasn't the PRD been changed to reflect that?!?!?

Sorry if this has come up before, I tried doing a search but couldn't find what I was looking for. If I purchase the pdf now, and say seven months down the line they finally compile enough errata that they decide to make a sixth printing. Will I need to purchase the pdf again to get the newest information, our could I just re-download it with all the updates, no charge/no separate errata file?
Fear of Mind wrote:
Sorry if this has come up before, I tried doing a search but couldn't find what I was looking for. If I purchase the pdf now, and say seven months down the line they finally compile enough errata that they decide to make a sixth printing. Will I need to purchase the pdf again to get the newest information, our could I just re-download it with all the updates, no charge/no separate errata file?

Hey bud. No, you do not have to repurchase the PDF. You can just redownload it and have the errata updated!

Owner - House of Books and Games LLC

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Gorbacz wrote:
And even with all the pizzaz PF gives the Sorcerer, he's still the inferior choice (a few corner cases aside), if you're looking purely from the "ability to trivialize every encounter" point of view?

On the other hand, sorcerer is one of my two favorite classes to suggest for brand new players. It's got none of the fiddly memorizing spells junk of pretty much all the other casting classes, few or no special abilities to worry about, and very little of the uber-tactical combat knowledge that virtually all the martial classes require.

I like giving someone a sorcerer, saying "okay, you can do these four things whenever you want and magic missile three times per day. Other than that, your job is to stay out of the combat," and letting them play. Sure there's one special ability from the bloodline, but having one special ability isn't really a big deal. What other class is that simple these days?

Ranger is the other one, which is pretty straightforward too, except that rangers do have to worry about battlefield tactics, and keep track of their favored enemy, and so on. Thus, in my mind a bow-wielding ranger is easier.

This is certainly no longer the days of AD&D, where the new player was always a fighter, and you handed them a sword and said "okay, your job is to hit stuff until it's dead." :)
The Exchange

I think I found a sentence with a word missing on page 86 of the core rulebook. On the right hand column under Taking 20, second sentence.

This is what is says:
"In other words, if you a d20 roll enough times, eventually you will get a 20."

Should be:
"In other words, if you (do or make) a d20 roll enough times, eventually you will get a 20."
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The PDF of the Core Rulebook has been updated to reflect the sixth printing.
Dark Archive

Does the sixth printing contain the new stealth rules?
Sovereign Court
the Haunted Jester wrote:
Does the sixth printing contain the new stealth rules?

Sort of, check the errata file for the 5th printing to the 6th and you can quickly see the changes.

Scarab Sages

I downloaded this updated version but I'm desappointed :

The updated version is far more bigger than the previous one. The last one was 68,250 KB, but the new one is 117,403 KB.

I remember there was already a problem like this a few years ago, It was solved.
I hope Paizo can reduce the size of the PDF again.

Fortunatly I can stick to the lite version now.

I'm still looking over the details of the update. I am very happy to play a game that is still alive, still being maintained and supported. The update to the CRB drives that point home. Thank you.
Romaq wrote:
I'm still looking over the details of the update. I am very happy to play a game that is still alive, still being maintained and supported. The update to the CRB drives that point home. Thank you.

I feel the same. After that last update I will finally purchase the dead-tree version of the CRB (I've been using the pdf version until now), and I will have a top-notch system (mostly) cleaned of pesky typos and mistakes.

I looked up the errata for the Stealth rules, and I was pleased to see that the errata reflects my house-rules about this skill :-).
the Haunted Jester wrote:
Does the sixth printing contain the new stealth rules?

The stealth rules have been updated? I thought the rules from that stealth blog was on the back burner right now, they went ahead and implemented it?

Silver Crusade
Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber
Hobbun wrote:
the Haunted Jester wrote:
Does the sixth printing contain the new stealth rules?
The stealth rules have been updated? I thought the rules from that stealth blog was on the back burner right now, they went ahead and implemented it?

The latest errata includes changes to stealth which, while not as extensive as the stealth blog, do address some popular issues.

They did not implement the rules from the stealth blog, but they added a little something to the stealth skill that, in my opinion, was lacking and which makes the use of said skill much more rewarding for rogues and other shadowy support-type melee characters.

To wit, from the last errata:

Page 106—In the Stealth skill, in the Check section,
add the following paragraph after the third paragraph:

Breaking Stealth: When you start your turn using Stealth,
you can leave cover or concealment and remain unobserved
as long as you succeed at a Stealth check and end your turn
in cover or concealment. Your Stealth immediately ends
after you make an attack roll, whether or not the attack is
successful (except when sniping as noted below).

EDIT: ninja'ed by the Toothy Bag. Drat !
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