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!
Available Formats
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook is also available as:
GOOD:
Half of what the HC costs.
Binding (18 x 32 pages glued to the spine) and cover (thicker softcover) are sturdy.
21,3cm (8,4 inches) high, 16,5cm (5,5 inches) wide and 2,5cm (1 inch) thick.
I´m able to hold it in one hand, opened or closed.
BAD:
I am able to read it, but it IS small. Not for everyone.
There is product advertisement for the Bestiary on the last page, but only for the HC, not for the pocket edition.
It won´t stay open when you open it flat to the first or last chapters.
UGLY: -
I would still recommend
the hardcover for when at home, but this is a nice alternative for traveling GMs or people with small budget.
Worth it!
EDIT: i now have this for 6 months and it still looks like on day 1!
I´m a traveling GM, so this gets a lot of use and handling, but thanks to the pre-creased folds this book is in a better condition than the hardcover!
I upgraded my rating from 4 to 5 stars!
That "next print run" was some time ago. It looks like Paizo must still have plenty of these books in stock, as there is no "backorder" or "unavailable" indicator at the top of this page.
That "next print run" was some time ago. It looks like Paizo must still have plenty of these books in stock, as there is no "backorder" or "unavailable" indicator at the top of this page.
Ok. I was just going off of what my FLGS said. I'll check with them again.
It's a whole... thing. But the short version is that this is kind of out of date. The updated book is Player Core (and the pocket edition).
If you're looking to surprise your boyfriend by buying your own books so you can join in his hobby, you probably want Player Core. If you're looking to surprise him with a gift for him you probably don't, because he almost certainly already has that. If he's a GM I recommend NPC Core, which is a neat book for GMs and also new so he's less likely to already have it. Otherwise... maybe War of Immortals? Hard to say without knowing what he already owns.
