Pathfinder Core Rulebook Pocket Edition

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This comprehensive 640-page guide to the Pathfinder roleplaying game provides everything you need to set out on a world of limitless fantasy adventure! Choose from ancestries like elf, human, and goblin and classes like alchemist, fighter, and sorcerer to create a hero of your own design destined to become a legend! Based on more than 20 years of active development and playtest feedback from more than 125,000 gamers, the new Pathfinder rules are easy to learn and exciting to master! This indispensable volume contains all rules for players and Game Masters, and is your first step on a heroic new journey!

The Pathfinder Core Rulebook includes:

  • More than 600 pages of game rules, advice, character options, treasure, and more for players and Game Masters!
  • Six heroic player character ancestries, including elf, dwarf, gnome, goblin, halfling, and human, with variant heritages for half-elf and half-orc!
  • More than 30 backgrounds like bartender, soldier, or apprentice to further immerse yourself in your hero's backstory!
  • Twelve character classes, including the alchemist, barbarian, bard, champion, cleric, druid, fighter, monk, ranger, rogue, sorcerer, and wizard!
  • Hundreds and hundreds of spells, class feats, and other exciting abilities to help you customize your character to become the hero YOU envision them to be!
  • Streamlined and revised rules to help ease new players into the game while providing the depth of character options and tactical interest that have defined Pathfinder from the beginning!

Written by: Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, and Mark Seifter

Pocket Edition ISBN: 978-1-64078-319-5



Available Formats

The Pathfinder Core Rulebook is also available as:

Note: The Pathfinder Core Rulebook Pocket Edition is not included in the Pathfinder Rulebooks Subscription.

Other Resources: This product is also available on the following platforms:

Hero Lab Online
Fantasy Grounds Virtual Tabletop
Pathfinder Nexus on Demiplane
Roll20 Virtual Tabletop
SoundSet on Syrinscape
Archives of Nethys

Product Availability

Available now

Ships from our warehouse in 3 to 5 business days.

Are there errors or omissions in this product information? Got corrections? Let us know at store@paizo.com.

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Paizo Employee Webstore Coordinator

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Announced for December!


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Questions

Size? What are the dimensions for this version?

Errata? Is this the 2nd printing that fixes the first printing errata? Or is it still the first printing version?


CrystalSeas wrote:

Questions

Size? What are the dimensions for this version?

Errata? Is this the 2nd printing that fixes the first printing errata? Or is it still the first printing version?

I am also curious


Pathfinder Pathfinder Accessories, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Thirded.


I'd like to know if this will be the standard print option going forward, replacing the hardback version.

Silver Crusade

No.


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I just got a second copy of the hardcover, now you're telling me I have to buy a third copy.

Well played.

Grand Lodge

Definitely need to know about that errata.

Marketing & Media Manager

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AJCarrington wrote:
I'd like to know if this will be the standard print option going forward, replacing the hardback version.

This is a new option, not a replacement. The Pathfinder Core Rulebook is now available in hardcover, softcover pocket edition, and pdf, giving you options.

Marketing & Media Manager

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CrystalSeas wrote:

Questions

Size? What are the dimensions for this version?

Errata? Is this the 2nd printing that fixes the first printing errata? Or is it still the first printing version?

Size: Pocket Editions are 8.4" x 6.5" softcovers.

Marketing & Media Manager

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And yes, the Pathfinder Core Rulebook Pocket Edition includes the latest errata, matching the second printing of the hardcover.


Thanks Aaron, much appreciated.


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Pathfinder Pathfinder Accessories, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Would it be possible to use the credit from the Humble Bundle CRB to get the pocket edition instead?

Marketing & Media Manager

Fumarole wrote:
Would it be possible to use the credit from the Humble Bundle CRB to get the pocket edition instead?

We are not able to accommodate that.

Grand Lodge

Aaron Shanks wrote:
Size: Pocket Editions are 8.4" x 6.5" softcovers.

640 pages...I assume the 6.5” dimension is the thickness LoL

Silver Crusade

Preordered from my local FLGS! Can't wait. Now to find/make a suitable leather slip cover...


will this copy have updated content with the errata?

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

Yes.

Aaron Shanks wrote:
NielsenE wrote:
Does this mean if we order a new copy of the CRB from Paizo today, we'd get a second printing with errata included?

The Pathfinder Core Rulebook hardcover, softcover Pocket Edition coming in December, and the PDF will all include the 2nd printing errata.

The Special Editions are first printing, have only non-mint condition copies left in our warehouse at this time, and will not be reprinted.

The first printings copies were essentially gone a year after the launch.


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

I love these pocket editions. They didn't start doing this until pretty late into PF1. So it's cool they're starting it up already for PF2. There's even a pre-order option for Bestiary 3!

Dark Archive

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I have bought this pocket edition, even though i don't like 2e better than 1e.

Liberty's Edge

Honestly, I love my current pocket editions for the other games. The form factor is just more convenient at a desk when a PDF is not immediately available. That and I love the softcover.


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Is the pocket edition also being updated to include the 4th printing errata and if so, when will it be available?


A quick question, if I may? Is the pocket Editions, simply a convenience of size and cover style, but contain 100% of the original hardcover editions?

Silver Crusade

Lord_Wormwood wrote:
A quick question, if I may? Is the pocket Editions, simply a convenience of size and cover style, but contain 100% of the original hardcover editions?

Yes.


Pathfinder Rulebook Subscriber

New to Pathfinder - if I purchase the pocket edition does that come with the PDF version or do I need to purchase that separately?


Silver_Moose wrote:
New to Pathfinder - if I purchase the pocket edition does that come with the PDF version or do I need to purchase that separately?

They are two separate products.

If you subscribe to a Paizo product line, then you get a free PDF when the item is released. Otherwise, the print edition and the PDF are two separate products.


Pathfinder Rulebook Subscriber

Thank you!


Pathfinder Rulebook, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Can we get PDF versions of the pocket editions? The form factor of the pocket edition would fit on my tablet easier without having to zoom around.

Grand Archive

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Archus Madwand wrote:
Can we get PDF versions of the pocket editions? The form factor of the pocket edition would fit on my tablet easier without having to zoom around.

Pocket editions are simply scaled down versions of the full size book, without any layout change. So a "PDF" of it would be... the same PDF zoomed out. :X


Elfteiroh wrote:
Archus Madwand wrote:
Can we get PDF versions of the pocket editions? The form factor of the pocket edition would fit on my tablet easier without having to zoom around.
Pocket editions are simply scaled down versions of the full size book, without any layout change. So a "PDF" of it would be... the same PDF zoomed out. :X

Thanks, I was hoping they were laid out differently not just smaller. Makes total sense there wouldn't be a different pdf then. I shall grumble about my bad eyes now :)


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Doppelgamer wrote:
Is the pocket edition also being updated to include the 4th printing errata and if so, when will it be available?

Nope, just got mine and it's the 3rd printing.


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I've been unable to find out when we can expect new printings. I placed an order exactly a month ago for the softcover when it was still listed as in stock, but that order has been in pending status with no updates, any idea when new copies are coming?


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SeventhBeacon wrote:
I've been unable to find out when we can expect new printings. I placed an order exactly a month ago for the softcover when it was still listed as in stock, but that order has been in pending status with no updates, any idea when new copies are coming?

If you placed an order while the product was in stock the delay is likely because the warehouse is working through orders.

As for a new 4th printing, we don't know yet. Will reply when we do.


Paizo Marketing & Media wrote:
SeventhBeacon wrote:
I've been unable to find out when we can expect new printings. I placed an order exactly a month ago for the softcover when it was still listed as in stock, but that order has been in pending status with no updates, any idea when new copies are coming?

If you placed an order while the product was in stock the delay is likely because the warehouse is working through orders.

As for a new 4th printing, we don't know yet. Will reply when we do.

Thanks! Looking forward to going through the books and running with my group.


Do we know that the new stock expected for next month will include pocket editions or only hard back?

Director of Marketing

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Because the Remaster is coming out in November, we have decided not to reprint the Pathfinder Core Rulebook Pocket Edition. If you have an outstanding order for this product, please contact customer service.

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