Announced via a pre-recorded stream last Wednesday, December 4th, today marks the beginning of Paizo’s latest Pathfinder Second Edition class playtest. This playtest, which runs from December 9th, 2024 through January 31st, 2025, introduces two new classes—the necromancer and the runesmith. Players will have the opportunity to provide direct feedback on these new classes and their mechanics via surveys on pathfinderplaytest.com.
Paizo soft-launched this playtest at PAX Unplugged this past weekend before the full release, giving players at the convention the chance to view the playtest materials, build playtest characters, and use them in Pathfinder Society games.
Demiplane is supporting the playtest via Pathfinder Nexus, the online Pathfinder character creator. All users will have free access to all of the rules content associated with the playtest, allowing them to build necromancers and runesmiths online.
The Pathfinder design team will provide updates throughout the playtest process based on player feedback before closing the surveys at the end of January.
Note: All art used in this playtest document is placeholder art and does not reflect design concepts for future iconic heroes.
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As the doors opened in Indianapolis for Gen Con 2024, Paizo Inc. broadcasted a Keynote Address on their official Twitch channel, welcoming attendees to the show. Paizo Publisher and CCO Erik Mona handed the Keynote off to the Pathfinder and Starfinder developer teams for a series of project updates and announcements.
Starfinder Second Edition
The Starfinder Second Edition Playtest launched today with the release of the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Rulebook,Starfinder Playtest Adventure: A Cosmic Birthday, and Starfinder Playtest Scenarios 1 & 2: Shards of the Glass Planet and It Came From The Vast! The Starfinder Second Edition Playtest runs from August 1st through December 31st. Players and GMs alike are encouraged to test out 6 classes, 10 ancestries, magic items, spells, feats and more; feedback can be submitted via the surveys on starfinderplaytest.com!
During their segment of the Keynote, Thurston Hillman (Associate Publisher) and Jenny Jarzabski (Starfinder Senior Developer) announced another upcoming playtest—the class playtest for mechanic and technomancer. These classes will be playtesting in early 2025. Finally, Jenny and Thurston gave a glimpse at the first product coming for Starfinder Second Edition: Starfinder Galaxy Guide. This setting book, coming May 2025, gives an overview of many planets in the Starfinder setting to prepare GMs and players for the full release of Starfinder Second Edition at Gen Con 2025.
Pathfinder War of Immortals Meta Event
Michael Sayre (Director of Rules & Lore) kicked off a series of segments about the upcoming War of Immortals Meta Event. Pathfinder War of Immortals, an upcoming rulebook featuring two new classes, releases October 2024. This book also features mythic rules, archetypes inspired by myths and legends, and mythic monsters for heroes to face.
James Jacobs (Creative Director, Narrative) gave an overview of the adventures and Adventure Paths that crossover with War of Immortals. Releasing at Gen Con, Pathfinder Adventure: Prey for Deathis a deluxe hardcover adventure that places players at the center of the inciting incident as Red Mantis Assassins. Another Gen Con release, Pathfinder Adventure Path #204: Stage Fright (Curtain Call 1 of 3) kicks off the Curtain Call Adventure Path—where the Godsrain interrupts opening night of the players’ heroic opera! Finally, theTriumph of the Tusk Adventure Path, starting in October 2024, picks up in the aftermath of the War of Immortals as player characters are called to aid the orcs of Belkzen.
Luis Loza (Creative Director, Rules and Lore) previewed the upcoming setting book Pathfinder Lost Omens: Divine Mysteries. This book remasters all of the previous divine content in Pathfinder Lost Omens: Gods & Magic, as well as expanding on prior articles, adding new gods to the Golarion pantheon, and offering new divine and occult archetypes for characters. Divine Mysteries releases November 2024.
Finally, Mark Moreland (Director of Brand Strategy) gave a glimpse between the pages of Godsrain: A Pathfinder Novel. This hardcover novel by Liane Merciel marks a return to Pathfinder fiction after nearly a decade. Following four iconics—Kyra, Merisiel, Ezren, and Amiri—as they attempt to stop a spawn of Rovagug from freeing the Great Destroyer from his divine prison. Godsrain: A Pathfinder Novel releases November 2024.
Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia
Project leads James Case (Pathfinder Lead Developer) and Eleanor Ferron (Pathfinder Senior Developer) gave an overview of the previously released (and ENnie Award nominated) Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia World Guide before diving into the upcoming Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia Character Guide. The Tian Xia Character Guide introduces six new ancestries, several new heritages and versatile heritages, archetypes, and more inspired by Asian fantasy, folklore, and culture.
Pathfinder Product Announcements
James Jacobs returned to announce several products coming up in the Narrative line for Pathfinder.Pathfinder Adventure: Claws of the Tyrant is a hardcover compilation of three adventures—one low level, one mid-level, and one high level—all tied to the Gravelands and Tar-Baphon, the Whispering Tyrant. The first Adventure Path of 2025 is Spore War, a high-level adventure path that sets players up for a conflict with Treerazor, the “boss monster” of Pathfinder Monster Core. And finally, the next Adventure Path, starting in Spring 2025, is Shades of Blood, an action-packed Adventure Path centering on vampires in Azlant trying to block out the sun.
Landon Winkler (Pathfinder Developer) announced the first Pathfinder Lost Omens setting book of 2025—Pathfinder Lost Omens: Rival Academies. Rival Academiesbrings together representatives from schools across Golarion in a World’s Fair-style festival of magic, science, and invention.
Pathfinder Quest
To close the Keynote, Jason Bulmahn (Director of Games) gave an update on Pathfinder Quest. Pathfinder Quest, a cooperative dungeon crawling board game for 1-4 players, will be crowdfunding on Backerkit in Spring 2025. This date was pushed back from Fall 2024 to ensure that Pathfinder Quest is the best it can be–complete with custom molded miniatures, map tiles, and more.
Paizo Inc. can be found at Booth 203 and the Sagamore Ballroom at Gen Con Indy. They are also presenting several panels and a live show at the event.
Paizo Inc. has partnered with The Game Theatre, LLC, a gaming vacation production company, to create a series of Paizo-licensed weekend roleplaying gaming events and experiences featuring professionally run Pathfinder and Starfinder Adventure Paths. The first event is named Pathfinder in a Palace. It will be hosted February 7-9, 2025, at Glencairn Museum, a national historic registered location near Philadelphia, PA.
Pathfinder in a Palace will offer an “all-inclusive” weekend getaway experience. Players can complete ‘accelerated’ Adventure Paths in three days while immersed inside thematic medieval-inspired historical landmarks in the United States.
The Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, PA, minutes north of Philadelphia, PA, will host the inaugural run of Pathfinder in a Palace on February 7-9, 2025—popular Adventure Paths, such as Abomination Vaults will be run at the event.
This March Dynamite Entertainment is offering Pathfinder items that will appeal to all kinds of fans. Whether they have been tabletop gaming since 1974, just picked up their first set of dice, or just appreciate stunning statues and high quality comic book storytelling – there is something here for everyone!
First and foremost is the first-ever resin statue for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The next step in the years long strong partnership between Dynamite and Paizo Inc. following years of adapting and expanding the game’s lore in comic book form. The limited-edition statue depicts Seoni, one of the most popular heroes in the Pathfinder universe. She is a powerful Varisian spellcaster who was a no-brainer for a statue with her intricate tattoos and distinct clothing, hand-painted for collectors.
Seoni stands approximately a foot tall and is available in multiple variants. The “Spellcasting” version depicts Seoni harnessing her unique magic abilities with a plastic effect. A “Battle Ready” edition alternately gives her a staff and an altered pose. Offered for the first time are special “Diamond Eye” variants for both. Adding real diamonds for her pupils to make Seoni really shine and sparkle on the shelf. Only available in limited quantities, the “Diamond Eye” version is a true grail for collectors.
Also releasing are four Pathfinder: Worldscape one-shots previously exclusive to Kickstarter. These fun crossovers bring Dynamite’s flagship characters into the cross-dimensional Pathfinder universe. All with covers by Roberto Castro. Pathfinder: Worldscape – Dejah Thorisis written by Christopher Paul Carey with art by Roberto Castro. Dejah and Tars Tarkas are investigating a gap in the memory of John Carter when they find themselves hurled across dimensions into a bloody conflict between the Council of Jungle Kings and a Technic League captain from Golarion. Dejah Thoris must use her intelligence and skills as a warrior to survive.
ThePathfinder: Worldscape – Reanimator issue is written by Erik Mona and drawn by Matt Gaudio. Herbert West suddenly finds himself surrounded by corpses of a White Martian army in Shareen’s arena. A true treat for H.P. Lovecraft’s evil genius obsessed with life and death.
Vampirella and her classic companion Pendragon are in the middle of a stage show reunion when they realize they have ended up on a fragment of the destroyed planet Drakulon inPathfinder: Worldscape – Vampirella.Written by Erik Mona with art by Chris Campana and Kendal Gates. Then they come face to face with Pathfinders Seoni and Seltyiel!
The immortal witch known as the Traveller gazes across the multiverse, witnessing Dejah Thoris and Vampirella drawn into the dimensional prison of the Worldscape. In Pathfinder: Worldscape – Swords of Sorrowby Erik Mona and Diego Galindo, Red Sonja comes in swords-a-swinging!
