Pathfinder Second Edition: Core Rulebook

Pathfinder Second Edition: Core Rulebook

by | Aug 30, 2021 | Reviews, Tabletop Games

As of right now, there are six Pathfinder Second Edition rulebooks. The rulebooks in Paizo’s product lines are the backbones of the rulesets. These are the books that are most necessary to run a game. Truly, the two you need the most are the Core Rulebook and the first Bestiary. These are the bases on which to start building out your game; every other book in the line just adds more options to enhance things. While I feel like many of the changes that Paizo has made to the Core Rulebook are great revisions to a system I already loved, I’m happy to dive into just what makes this new edition worth looking into. (more…)

Pathfinder Second Edition: Core Rulebook

Pathfinder Second Edition: How Did We Get Here?

by | Aug 23, 2021 | Essays, Tabletop Games

I’ve been playing tabletop RPGs for a long, long time. I started in the 1990s with DC Heroes by Mayfair Games (because of course I did) and pretty quickly moved into Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. But I didn’t get big into games until Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition came out in 2000. That’s when I really began to pore through rulebooks, both core and supplemental, and when I began to explore campaign settings. While I learned a lot about Faerûn and the Forgotten Realms, my heart truly belonged to Krynn and Dragonlance. (more…)