Which books do I need to run a Mwangi Expanse campaign?

[Russ LeBar]

The Mwangi Expanse looks like a really exciting setting! So exciting, I'm planning to start a campaign with a small group of friends. It's been a long time since I played Pathfinder, and I haven't played PF2E, so I'm seeking advice on what I should purchase! Thanks in advance!!

Are these the books I need (all second Edition)?

Pathfinder Core Rulebook
Pathfinder Bestiary
Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide
Mwangi Expanse (Duh :)

And would these help? I'm planning to keep the campaign in the Mwangi Expanse region for now.

Pathfinder Lost Omens: World Guide
Pathfinder Lost Omens: Gods & Magic

Anything other rulebooks?

What about tokens and map packs?

Thanks!

[Darth Game Master]

The bare minimum you'd need is the core rulebook, the Mwangi Expanse, and the Bestiary; you might even be able to manage with just The Mwangi Expanse and the info on Archives of Nethys. Some of the other books you listed are helpful (Gamemastery Guide for extra GM advice and tools, world guide for info about the rest of the setting, gods & magic for deity info and extra spells), but they're not an absolute necessity.

[keftiu]

Core rulebook, Bestiary, LO: Mwangi Expanse is the bare minimum.

The Advanced Player’s Guide and Lost Omens: Ancestry Guide add some new Ancestries that fit the region very well, the Lost Omens: World Guide and Character Guide both add some Magaambya character options, and the Bestiaries add more monsters - but the mechanical content from all of them is available legally and for free at the Archives of Nethys 2e, which is a quick google search away.

Also, the current Adventure Path (Strength of Thousands) just started and is set in the Mwangi, centered on the Magaambya - so if you want the campaign made for you, there you go!

Hope this helps! :)

[Russ LeBar]

Thanks Darth, keftiu!! Both very helpful posts!! Think I'll scale back my purchases a bit on the core rulebooks and take a look at that adventure path!

Edit: Subscribed to the AP and picked up a PDF of the Core and Bestiary (also Sub'd to the Lost Omens to get the Mwangi PDF and the book). Figured print for the book I care about most made sense, then PDFs for the rest. Thanks again for the advice!!