Folk Magic: Magic Items for City Dwellers
In a world suffused with magic, what kind of magic do common folk use in their day-to-day lives? What so-called…
Force Wizard’s Got Talents – Part 12 (Pathfinder, Hermit, and Navigator Specializations)
“Force Wizard’s Got Talents” is my series on the Force talents, from all of the FFG Star Wars lines. Welcome…
Rolling for Initiative — It's Prime Time and $21 Tournaments
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Paizo Reveals Six New Pathfinder & Starfinder Products For May 2023
Paizo revealed several new books and additions to both Starfinder and Pathfinder this past week, including several new guides and…
Finder’s Archives – Copperline Gorge
Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some…
Game Industry Vets Form Consulting Firm
Three game industry veterans, Pierce Watters, Anthony Boyd, and Tyler Smith, have formed Multiclass Consulting, which will offer sales, marketing,…
Midgard Top 10: RPGs to Play Midgard In
However fiercely dark it may be, Midgard is a setting for roleplaying games. While Kobold Press has supported different RPGs…
Go Back to the Future with the Starfinder Adventure Path: Dead Suns Hardcover Compilation
Starfinder's very first campaign explodes onto the pages of this massive hardcover compilation which contains all six adventures in the…
Kickstarter Highlights: Rally Heroes to Kill Kevin the Cathulian Beast – and More
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Kickstarter Highlights: Rally Heroes to Kill Kevin the Cathulian Beast – and More
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Celebrate Paizo’s 20th Anniversary With ‘Crown of the Kobold King’
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‘Pathfinder’s Newest Megadungeon is Going 5E: ‘Abomination Vaults’ Pre-Order
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The Baldur’s Gate & Beyond Humble Bundle – 8 Legendary Games, 1 Easy Price
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D&D maker Wizards of the Coast and its RPG rivals are starting to look like Apple and Amazon
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Welcome New Companions!
Later this month, the beloved Kingmaker Adventure Path makes its Pathfinder Second Edition debut with a slate of over a…
October 2022 Organized Play Monthly Update
OPC Musings Happy October! It’s fall, and the winds of change are blowing. When this blog is posted, I’ll be…
Kineticist Playtest Analysis
Hello, all! I’m Logan Bonner, Pathfinder Lead Designer and the primary designer of the kineticist. Now that we’ve finished up…
Pre-Order Bonus for Abomination Vaults 5E!
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‘Dungeon Hack’ is D&D Dungeon Crawling Comfort Food
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
This Hispanic Heritage Month, we thought it’d be fun to have some of our staff, freelancers, and members of the…
Paizo Announces 'Starfinder RPG: Ports of Call'
Paizo, Inc. announced Starfinder RPG: Ports of Call, a new rulebook, up for preorder in May 2023. This new hardcover…
Your (Travel) Guide to Great Authors!
The Lost Omens Travel Guide has been out for a few weeks and we wanted to take a break from…
Finder’s Archives – Conqueror’s Foothold
Copyright Wizards of the Coast Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some…
Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous Launches On Consoles Today
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Apex Legends Announces 2022 Fight Or Fright Event
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is out on consoles
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RPG: ‘Pathfinder Kingmaker’ is Back – One of Paizo’s Best Adventures Remade For You
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12 board games to play at Essen Spiel 2022
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Introducing the Kingmaker Player’s Guide
Get ready to rule a realm of your own! The hardcover edition of Kingmaker presents the largest Adventure Path Paizo…
Dive into tabletop fantasy with this D&D, Pathfinder and Die RPG comics bundle
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Paizo Opens Pre-Orders For Pathfinder: Kingmaker Adventure Path
Paizo has opened up pre-orders to their latest adventure path as you can now buy the 2nd Edition version of…
September 2022 Organized Play Scenario Previews
Ilustration by Fabio Di Bernardi Hello Starfinders!Are you ready to rock?! This month we unleash one of my very favorite…
Dimension 20 player launches RPG for creating session zeroes
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Available Now! September Releases
In this month’s new releases, you will find a menagerie of convictions, invasions, secrets, calamities, promenades, pubs, and superstars for…
The Abomination Arsenal
Introduction Order of the Amber Die here, back with our eighth project since 2014! In case you aren’t familiar with…
People on the Move: Renegade Adds Another Hire to Their RPG Team
Renegade Game Studios hired Jason Keeley to their Roleplaying Game Team as a Product Developer. Renegade has been steadily adding…
Apex Legends – Beast Of Prey Collection Event Starts Tuesday
Respawn Entertainment revealed details for the upcoming Beast Of Prey collection event launching into Apex Legends on Tuesday. Starting on…
Finder’s Archives – Concealed Courtyard
Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some…
Starfinder Bounties
Hello everyone!Earlier this year we launched Starfinder Bounties, a line of short, PDF adventure products designed for 1st-level characters. Each…
Pathfinder Infinite: August in Review
August was another hot month for Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite! We saw over 40 new entries, including more Pathfinder Dark…
Kickstarter Highlights: A New SciFi Fantasy Adventure Under the Waves
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Pathfinder ‘Lost Omens Character Guide’ – Special Edition Available Now!
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'Pathfinder Kingmaker' Returns for 2E
Paizo, Inc. will release Pathfinder Kingmaker Adventure Path 2E, a new collected Adventure Path hardcover, into retail on October 26,…
Evil Genius Will Release 'Everyday Heroes TTRPG: Core Book' and Cinematic Adventures Line into Retail
Evil Genius Games will release Everyday Heroes TTRPG: Core Book and the Cinematic Adventures campaign setting line into retail in…
Regarding the Lost Pages of the Dark Archive
The key to the annex. Art by Yuri Luz This blog post goes over the lost pages of Dark Archive…
Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader’s Combat Sounds Delicious – Strategy And Momentum
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Meet the Authors: Year of Shattered Sanctuaries
Hello again! As we mentioned in our Starfinder Society edition of this blog, we wanted to give our wonderful digital…
Interact with the Pathfinder Heroic Endeavors Liveplay!
Pathfinder Heroic Endeavors is a new, limited-run weekly Pathfinder actual-play live stream featuring a rotating cast of players and GMs…
Rolling for Initiative — 'Magic' SKUs and Thank You Lisa Stevens
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Pathfinder 2E – ‘Lost Omens: Travel Guide’ Explores the Inner Sea
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What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
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Wanna Tell WotC What You REALLY Think About ‘One D&D’? Playtest Survey Live Now
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Finder’s Archives – Command Tower
Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some…
The Whole Kit and Kaboomle
We at Paizo are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Savagesparrow Studios! Are you going to be at PAX…
Available Now: Almanac, Armory, & Aspis!
This month’s new releases include abundant new lore, new adventures of varying lengths, new rules sprinkled throughout, established content that…
Ending D&D editions is the cleverest – and most boring – choice for the RPG
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Kickstarter Highlights: Endure Cosmic Horror, Undead Hamsters, and Ducks
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A Taste of Thuvia
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RPG: Pathfinder 2E’s ‘Lost Omens – Grand Bazaar’ Brings New Magic to Golarion
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Join the Firebrands with the Newest 'Pathfinder 2E RPG' Setting Book
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Paizo Announces New Pathfinder & Starfinder Products For April 2023
Paizo released new information about releases they have planned for both Pathfinder and Starfinder coming in April 2023. Three of…
Meet the Infinite Masters: Part 3
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been spotlighting our Infinite Masters! If you missed the last couple spotlights, you…
Roleplaying Products You Didn’t Know You Were Missing: Lines of Fiction – Part Three
In the first two parts of this three-part series, I discussed the reasons to consider a line of fiction, including…
August/September 2022 Organized Play Monthly Update
OPC Musings Welcome to a joint update for August and September! After Gen Con I simply did not have the…
Starfinder Society Survey: The Adamantine Bastille
Hello Starfinders! As you may have heard, our esteemed First Seeker Ehu Hadif has organized the closure of the Adamantine…
All the Core Rules Changes in ‘One D&D’s New Playtest
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Meet the Infinite Masters: Part 2
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‘One D&D’ Playtest – New Feats Spell Better Character Builds
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Be A Monster! Pledge Now for Roll for Combat Kickstarter’s Final Week
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What is a D&D playspace?
The term D&D playspace, or D&D digital playspace, was introduced by Wizards of the Coast and the One D&D reveal.…
RPG: ‘Pathfinder’s ‘Strength of Thousands’ Humble Bundle
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Finder’s Archives – Command Beacon
Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some…
Kineticist Playtest Ending Soon
The Kineticist Class Playtest ends on September 5th, which means there’s just a few weeks left to test out the…
‘Resident Evil’s Bela Dimitrescu Cosplayer Says It’s All About Storytelling
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Meet the Authors: Year of the Data Scourge
Greetings, players! Those of you who are avid readers of the Paizo Blog know that when we release hardcovers, we…
Support the Pathfinder Second Edition Strength of Thousands Bundle!
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Warmachine: Frost and Fury – GenCon Khador Preview Box
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Pathfinder Terrain Expands into the City of Absalom
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D&D and Hasbro Sweep the Top RPG Sales this Spring
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Paizo – Celebrating Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite
Monday, August 15, 2022 – Over the next two weeks, we’re celebrating all things Pathfinder Infinite and Starfinder Infinite. The…
Celebrating Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite
Over the next two weeks, we’re celebrating all things Pathfinder Infinite and Starfinder Infinite. The Infinite marketplaces, powered by DriveThruRPG,…
People on the Move: Renegade Hires Two
Renegade Game Studios announced the hiring of Sarah Robinson and Kevin Schluter to their roleplaying games team. Sarah Robinson is…
Pathfinder Infinite: July in Review
July was a wild month for Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite! We saw over 40 new entries, including the first titles…
VIZ Media Partners with ComicBooks for Kids
VIZ Media is partnering with ComicBooks for Kids to offer manga to children in hospitals and cancer centers across the…
Viz Media Parnters with ComicBooks for Kids
Viz Media is partnering with ComicBooks for Kids to offer manga to children in hospitals and cancer centers across the…
Gen Con Contact Tracing
Hello GenCon friends and attendees! Last week was a very eventful GenCon 2022, and we were delighted to see so…
Roleplaying Products You Didn’t Know You Were Missing: Lines of Fiction – Part Two
In the first part of this three-part article, I looked at one of the elements of RPGs lost to time…
Ever Stalwart, Ever Vigilant: Knights of Lastwall Authors!
While Pathfinder Lost Omens Knights of Lastwall has been out for some time now, we wanted to take another look…
Free to Download: The Bloodlines & Black Magic Roleplaying Game – Quick Start Guide
Storm Bunny Studios has released a generous 21-page free version of The Bloodlines & Black Magic Roleplaying Game: Quick Start…
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Luke Gygax’s Gaxx Worx™ Signs As Inaugural Third-Party Publisher To Launch Its Wartime-Horror Tabletop RPG Strange & GrimSan Mateo, CA –…
Gen Con Indy 2022
The Green Ronin Convention Crew reports from Indianapolis that Gen Con is going well! Alex and Jonesy are running sold-out…
Finder’s Archives – Coastal Tower
Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some…
RPGs the 'Story of the Year'
Roleplaying games, the heart and soul of the hobby games business, are having a banner year, expanding on a steady…
We'll See You Tomorrow At Gen Con 2022
Twas the day before Gen Con and all across the show floor, the goblins were prepping for what we have…
NFTs & Blockchain are Coming for Your Tabletop RPGs
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Paizo Will Release 'Pathfinder Adventure Path: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix'
Paizo, Inc. will release Pathfinder Adventure Path: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix into retail. This product is expected to go…
‘Pathfinder’s 5E ‘Abomination Vaults’ is Coming Early Next Year
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Paizo Unveils 'Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults 5E'
Paizo Inc. unveiled Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults 5E, which will go onto preorder in March 2023. Hot off the…
Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader Concept Art Reveals New Characters
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Now Announcing: PaizoCon South Pacific 2022!
G’day, players! Paizo and the Organized Play Foundation volunteers are pleased to announce PaizoCon South Pacific 2022! The Australian community…