Paizo Publishing’s D&D 3.5-compatible Pathfinder RPG (see “Paizo Announces Pathfinder RPG”) won’t see a physical release until August, but the company plans to release a slew of physical products supporting the hardcover version’s release. Tens of thousands of players have already downloaded the PDF beta rules to the game from Paizo’s Website.
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook contributes to and makes several changes to the core D&D 3.5 rules, including updates for the 11 core classes, new rules for spells and experience points, a new skill system, new feats and magic items, and more. Intended to stand alone, with no additional core purchases needed, the 560-page, full-color, hardcover book is scheduled for release at Gen Con Indy in August and retails for $49.99.
The
Legacy of Fire “adventure path” sees the first of six releases,
Howl of the Carrion King, April 15. Each of the six parts of
Legacy of Fire includes a scenario and new game material for the
Pathfinder RPG and are spaced out for release from April to July. Each title is a full-color, 96-page softcover that retails for $19.99.
Council of Thieves, the first official campaign for Pathfinder, is a six-part adventure path that puts the players in pursuit of a shadowy band of infernal criminals in the city of Westcrown. Releasing monthly from August 2009 to January 2010, each installment is a 96-page softcover that retails for $19.99.
The Pathfinder Chronicles, a series of supplements that explore in great detail various regions of the Pathfinder world, their cities, their citizens, and the monsters that dwell within their borders, also come out in the latter half of the year. Each 64-page, full-color, softcover book retails for between $15.99 and $19.99. Similar in structure are the
Pathfinder Companion titles, 32-page full-color, softcover releases scheduled for release from September to December and retailing for $13.99 each. Finally, the Pathfinder modules,
Carrion Hill and
Masks of the Living God, come out in September and November respectively, and are designed for low-level characters. Each 32-page, full-color, softcover title retails for $13.99.
