When will the random tables come out??

[Joel4felske]

Going thru the GM's guide for Pathfinder 1 was a dream for random table lovers like me. There were tables for things like environments, npc backgrounds, random items and treasures, encounters based on terrain, etc. These are my favorite tools for RPGs that cut down on prep time by offering a vast collection of suggestions.

The Pathfinder 2 GM's guide is a great book but it noticeably lacks this emphasis on random tables. The creature building section is so damn refined i use it more than anything. My question is:

Likely what book will paizo release that will have this emphasis on random tables and when? Or is there a source of PF2 specific tables like this that i dont know about? Im just really bummed out about the lack of tables when they did it so well in first edition.

[James Jacobs]

At this point, we have no plans to release a book that contains those types of tables. That said, those sorts of tables are edition neutral, and we did a LOT of them in the 1st edition Gamemastery Guide. Those tables work perfectly well for 2nd edition.

[Zapp]

As for random treasures, just select an item level and hit the Treasure Table with a d20.

It's strange none of the usual suspects (Donjon, RPGBOT, Nethys, ...) has yet whipped up a 2E compliant online hoard generator.

[Castilliano]

Who knows when?
They're random, right? :P

Okay, James knows, but he's special. :)

Also it's often better to make a more limited list so that each creature can suit the setting, story, level, and maybe even get a motive & backstory. As much as I've always loved scouring random lists, they'd quickly get out of date with every new Bestiary.