Once a sprawling empire and the largest bastion of humanity in the Inner Sea region, Taldor has crumbled into decadance and ruin. While the nation is a shadow of its former glory, many remain who would see their beloved homeland returned to its proper place of power. Yet not all who seek Taldor's revival do so for noble reasons. Specifically designed to support players of the Pathfinder Society international organized play campaign, this Pathfinder Companion serves as an invaluable resource for anyone who wishes to run a campaign in this ancient land. New magic, character traits, a prestige class, and more await within!
Gideon Gull leads a double life: one as a talented young bard at the Rhapsodic College, the other as a student of the Shadow School, where Taldor's infamous Lion Blades are trained to be master spies and assassins. When a magical fog starts turning ordinary people into murderous mobs along the border between Taldor and Gideon's home nation of Andoran, it's up to him and a crew of daring performers to solve the mystery before both nations fall to madness and slaughter. But how do you fight an enemy that turns innocent people into weapons? From critically acclaimed author Chris Willrich comes a bold new adventure of intrigue, espionage, and arcane mystery, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Dominating the southeastern reaches of the Inner Sea, the nation of Qadira is among the richest and most powerful of the region. Along its roads travel countless caravans and traders of exotic wares, infusing the regional markets with strange spices, unusual weapons, and exotic magic from the east. This Pathfinder Companion explores the nation of Qadira and its shining cities, and presents numerous options for player characters from the region, including new spells, new character traits, new magic items, and a new prestige class.
Countless centuries ago the gnomes emerged into the world of the Pathfinder Chronicles from the First World, a mysterious other-realm of half-finished possibilities and relentless natural dangers. Scions of the immortal fey, the gnomes left their strange homeland behind and rooted themselves to the world of mortals -- even if those roots have never been particularly strong. Gnomes of Golarion offers Pathfinder players more information than ever before about what many gamers consider the most unique and interesting of the standard player character races. From details on gnomish culture, equipment, and names to rules for the bizarre process known as the Bleaching, when a gnome's color begins to fade as he loses connection to the ephemeral world that spawned his kind, Gnomes of Golarion has everything you want to know about gnomes and how to play them effectively.
They have been shunned and feared by society forever. Born of tainted bloodlines and raised in shameful secrecy, the tieflings of Golarion count among their ancestors some of the greatest evils of the Great Beyond. Yet not all tieflings succumb to the sinister compulsions of their evil blood -- some strive to rise above the stereotype and become heroes in their own right. This Pathfinder sourcebook explores all that it is to be a tiefling, including not only an extensive discussion of tiefling culture and society, but also presenting numerous variations on the standard tiefling character. Rules for tieflings of specific fiendish heritages, new feats and magic, variant tiefling abilities and tiefling appearances, and new options for inquisitors, summoners, sorcerers, clerics and more await discovery in this Pathfinder Player Companion.
This beautiful, affordable volume of the Pathfinder Player Companion provides everything a player needs to know about the world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Short overviews of the more than 40 nations of Golarion's Inner Sea region will help players choose a homeland for their character, with plenty of character traits to reward players for immersing themselves in the campaign world. Brief descriptions of the gods and religions of the Inner Sea expand the list of deities from the Pathfinder Core Rulebook and offer tips to help players pick an appropriate patron deity. Easy color reference maps on the book's inside covers give players an "at a glance" look at their world, allowing them to better chart their destinies.
The city of Westcrown, once the capital of Cheliax, is now but a shadow of its former glory. Pauper nobles and self-made princes vie for control in a metropolis perched on the edge of self-destruction. With entire districts abandoned and left to bandits and monsters, Westcrown is a city in need of heroes. This city and its environs are the setting for Pathfinder's new Council of Thieves Adventure Path, and the first to be compatible with both the innovative new Pathfinder RPG rules and the original 3.5 rules of the world's most popular roleplaying game. The Council of Thieves Player's Guide tells you all you need to know to build a character for this new Adventure Path, presents an extensive, player-focused gazetteer on Westcrown and the surrounding region, and offers many new feats, character traits, spells, and magic items, and even a prestige class for characters to use throughout The Council of Thieves Adventure Path and other Pathfinder campaigns.
The race is on to discover the lost treasures of ancient Osirion, seat of the Pharaohs of antiquity! Scoundrels, archaeologists, Pathfinders, and foreigners scour the sand-choked pyramids and temples of this once mighty kingdom! Pathfinder Companion: Osirion, Land of Pharaohs provides a comprehensive overview of Osirion from its star-crossed ancient history, to its treacherous modern politics. A complete gazetteer of the nation's teeming, monument-laden capital of Sothis provides a great resource for player characters from -- and for Game Masters running campaigns set in -- the pulp-inspired nation of Osirion.
Taldor Endures! The first-and at one point, largest-empire in Avistan after devastation of Earthfall, Taldor has stood for millennia, and though its neighboring nations snicker at its lavish parties and out-of-touch nobility, none dare challenge the mother empire's might! With 6 millennia of history spanning the breadth of a continent, Taldor is a land of long-buried secrets and ruins, partnered with modern cutthroat dramas and political action. Secrets and treasure abound across Taldor-many forgotten, but far more deliberately buried. Will you fight to preserve the glorious traditions of the past, or will you pave the way for a reformed Taldor to attain new heights? Taldor is the dynamic setting for the War for the Crown Adventure Path, making this comprehensive guide to the nation's geography, politics, and history a perfect resource for that campaign, as well as for many Pathfinder Module adventures! Inside this book you'll find: ►A thorough gazetteer of Taldor's major prefectures and provinces, including details on the reigning nobles of each and over 70 points of interest across the nation, from Antios's Crown and its endless royal necropolis to the militarized city of Zimar. ►An overview of Taldor's government, foreign relationships, and society. ►Nearly a dozen adventure sites tied to Taldor's past glories and modern decay, from ruined cities to lost valleys of the dead. ►Nine new monsters perfectly adapted to life in Taldor, including the corrupting giniver, perfectly suited to hiding in plain sight, and testaments to noble excess such as the titanboar and the blood-bathing baetriov. Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Taldor, The First Empire is intended for use with the Pathfinder campaign setting, but it can be easily adapted to any fantasy world.
Never has a land needed heroes more than Varisia. There, at the edge of civilization, barbarians clash with dark armored invaders, foul creatures lurk within the hearts of titanic monuments, and daring explorers unearth the secrets of a forgotten age of wizard-tyrants. This definitive Pathfinder guide equips players with all they need to face Varisia's dangers and mysteries, as well as dozens of new options for playing characters native to this wild region -- perhaps as a mystical thundercaller of the Shoanti barbarians, a daring bravo leading a caravan of Varisian wanderers, or an obsessed magic-user steeped in the lore of the sinister Thassilonian empire. New options for character backgrounds and campaign traits allow players to integrate their characters into any of the Adventure Paths set in Varisia -- such as the Rise of the Runelords or Shattered Star Adventure Path -- like never before! Varisia needs heroes, be one of them with the all-new format Pathfinder Player Companion: Varisia, Birthplace of Legends!
