Paizo Publishing is planning an April, 2011 release for the Pathfinder Role-Playing Game: Ultimate Magic (MSRP $39.99), a 256-page hardcover reference volume that unveils the magical secrets of the Pathfinder rules like never before. Tons of new tricks and techniques for every spellcasting class in the game fill the book, ranging from arcane secrets uncovered by studious wizards to dazzling ki-tricks performed by canny monks to new mutagens for alchemists, new oracle mysteries, and specialized channel energy options for clerics.

Ultimate Magic also introduces the latest Pathfinder base class, the magus.  Combining arcane spells with practiced martial skill, the magus incorporates elements of the warrior and wizard to walk a path balanced between two deadly efficient extremes.

Ultimate Magic also includes 100 brand new spells, new player character options for all 14 Pathfinder RPG base classes, lots of new familiars, premade spellbooks that can be used at all levels of play, lots of new feats specifically designed for magic-using characters, and a brand new “words of power” alternative magic system.