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RPG SUPERSTAR 2014 GAME DESIGNER CONTEST OPENS December 10th

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Dec 112013

RPG SUPERSTAR 2014 GAME DESIGNER CONTEST OPENS TODAY

Paizo Publishing Launches Largest Open-Call for Amateur Game Designers

REDMOND, WA (December 10, 2013): Paizo Publishing, LLC, publisher of the world’s best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, as well as novels, game accessories, and board games, announces today the kick-off of the 2014 RPG Superstar game designer contest.

Going on its 7th year, RPG Superstar is Paizo’s annual competition to find the best and brightest unknown game designers, and give them the opportunity to have their work critiqued by industry veterans, game design rockstars, and the fan community.

Entries are reviewed and critiqued by industry veterans, game design rockstars, and the Pathfinder community. The RPG Superstar contest is hosted by Paizo Designer Sean K. Reynolds, This year’s panel includes:

Peter Adkison, Gaming Legend Rich Baker, Writer

Judy Bauer, Paizo Editor John Compton, Paizo Developer

Liz Courts, Paizo writer Adam Daigle, Paizo Developer

Crystal Frasier, Writer & Artist Lee Hammock, Goblinworks Designer

James Jacobs, Paizo Creative Director Rob Lazzaretti, Cartographer

Frank Mentzer, Gaming Legend Russ Morrissey, ENWorld

Patrick Renie, Paizo Developer Amber Scott, Writer

The winner of the competition will have their adventure published by Paizo as a Pathfinder Module, a full-color, 64-page, high-quality softcover book, compatible with not only the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (RPG), but also with any game published under the Open Gaming License (OGL). Also, three runners-up will win assignments to write Pathfinder Society scenarios, offering all four finalists professional writing contracts with Paizo Publishing, and an opportunity to begin their game design careers by working on the world’s best-selling roleplaying game.

In last year’s contest, more than half a million votes were cast by Pathfinder fans, resulting in winner Steven Helt, whose Pathfinder Module, Tears at Bitter Manor, is due out January 2014.

Round One is now open for design submissions of magical “Wondrous Items”, and the contest concludes in March 2014. Winners will be announced on April 1, 2014. For more information or to submit an entry, visit paizo.com/rpgsuperstar.

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is the world’s best-selling tabletop RPG, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into multiple languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

About Paizo Publishing

Paizo Publishing®, LLC is the leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, board games, and novels. Paizo’s Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game, the result of the largest open playtest in the history of tabletop gaming, is currently the best-selling tabletop roleplaying game in hobby stores. Pathfinder Adventure Path is the most popular and best-selling monthly product in the tabletop RPG industry. Paizo.com is the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. In the eleven years since its founding, Paizo Publishing has received more than 50 major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry.

Herald of Ivory Labyrinth for Pathfinder

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Dec 102013

Herald of Ivory Labyrinth

$22.99

The cult of Baphomet has been delivered a critical blow, yet the Horned Lord remains, and now he’s taken hostage the herald of Iomedae, goddess of justice and valor. The heroes of the Fifth Crusade must attempt their most dangerous and audacious mission yet, they must travel to Baphomet’s Abyssal Realm, the Ivory Labyrinth, and navigate its trackless mazes in order to discover the ancient prison in which he’s keeping the abducted herald. Can the heroes rescue the goddess’s messenger, or are they already too late and was the abduction merely a lure by the demon lord Baphomet to get the heroes to fall into his clutches?

“Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth” is a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 15th-level characters who have gained seven mythic tiers. The adventure utilizes rules from Mythic Adventures to portray a campaign of truly epic potential. An article exploring the debased cult of Baphomet and a survey of the deformed spawn of the titans known as the demodands round out this volume. A bestiary of several monsters (including the fifth of six demon lords that will be presented during the campaign!) and part five of Robin D. Laws’s new Pathfinder Journal await discovery in this new installment of Pathfinder Adventure Path!

Pathfinder Module: Tears at Bitter Manor this January

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Dec 092013

Pathfinder Module: Tears at Bitter Manor

$24.99 SRP

A retired cadre of lifelong adventurers meets every year to embark on their latest “one last adventure.” As the aged travelers prepare for their annual reunion, one of them disappears amid signs of foul play. Concerned for their missing friend, the retired adventurers ask the player characters to locate and retrieve him before their anniversary celebration becomes a mournful wake. The challenges before them will test every bit of their mettle as they uncover a deadly secret and fight to rid Cassomir of an insidious evil.

“Tears at Bitter Manor” is an adventure of for 5th-level characters, written for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world’s oldest RPG. In the course of their investigation they’ll solve the mystery of a missing alchemist, encounter a horrifying conspiracy, and unravel the heartbreaking truth behind the abandoned estate known as Bitter Manor.

Pathfinder Modules are 64-page, high-quality, full-color, adventures using the Open Game License to work with both the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the standard 3.5 fantasy RPG rules set. This Pathfinder Module includes new monsters, treasure, and additional notes on the city of Cassomir that can be used as part of the adventure or in any other game!

Pathfinder Card Hot Pursuit Coming in January

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Dec 082013

PF Cards: Chase Cards 2: Hot Pursuit!

$10.99 SRP

On your mark! Get set! Go! The follow-up to the fun and popular Chase Cards Deck, this 51-card set provides new ways to create exciting and evocative pursuits. Each beautifully illustrated card provides a unique challenge to overcome, whether the heroes are tracking down a wily villain or escaping an overpowering foe. Like its predecessor, this deck’s cards are themed to dungeon, wilderness or urban areas, so you can use them to expand your chase choices, or as a stand-alone way to create hectic pursuits that your players will never forget!

Flip Through of Mythic Realms for Pathfinder

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Dec 082013

Matt takes a quick look at the Mythic Realms book for the Pathfinder RPG from Paizo. It is a small book wit a lot of background so Matt really tries to focus on giving a general overview without spoiling the contents. What he does focus on is the flow of the book and the excellent imagery presented by Paizo.

You can learn more about the Mythic series, Mythic Origin, Mythic Adventures, and Mythic Realms at Paizo

Pathfinder Pawns: Bestiary 3 Box set from Paizo in January

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Dec 072013

Pathfinder Pawns: Bestiary 3 Box

$39.99 SRP

From the towering great cyclops to the tyrannical grave knight, your favorite friends and foes of the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 3 gather in this massive collection of more than 300 creature pawns! Printed on sturdy cardstock, each pawn contains a beautiful full-color monster image and slides into a size-appropriate plastic base. With multiple pawns for commonly encountered creatures and nearly 250 distinct creature images, the Bestiary 3 Box has exactly what you need to add much-needed weirdness, excitement, and high adventure to your tabletop!

Coming soon Osirion, Legacy of Pharaohs For Pathfinder

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Dec 062013

Osirion, Legacy of Pharaohs

$19.99 SRP

In the heart of the Inner Sea region stretches one of the oldest human empires still standing today: the mighty and mysterious land of pharaohs and pyramids known as Osirion. Hosting as many accursed tombs and treasure-filled ruins beneath its shifting sands as above, Osirion offers no shortage of adventure for characters of all sorts. From the cosmopolitan capital city of Sothis, seat of the Ruby Prince, to the desolate wastelands of the Osirian Desert, discover the might and majesty that lifted humanity out of the Age of Darkness and could potentially usher in a new golden age if unearthed from the past.

From the cosmopolitan capital of Sothis, Throne of the Ruby Prince, to the timeless ruins of the deep desert, adventurers brave accursed tombs and risk the wrath of forgotten mummies in this mysterious land of pyramids and pharaohs. Learn about every corner of Osirion, the backdrop of the exciting Mummy’s Mask Adventure Path, including dangers of the desert, mysteries of the richest ruins, deadly new creatures, and everything you need to run a campaign in this exotic realm.

Press Release from Paizo about Pathfinder Translations

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Dec 032013

PAIZO PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS FOR PATHFINDER ROLEPLAYING GAME AND PATHFINDER ADVENTURE CARD GAME

REDMOND, WA (December 3, 2013): Paizo Publishing, LLC, leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, novels, game accessories and board games, announces today the licensing of Spanish and Portuguese language translations for both the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. Brazilian publisher Devir will develop the translations, as well as publish and distribute those editions throughout Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, Chile, and Latin America.

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Devir release schedule:

Spain:

December 2013: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Core Rulebook (Reglas Básicas)

January 2014: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary (Bestiario)

February 2014: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea World Guide (Guía del mundo del mar Interior)

March: Pathfinder Adventure Path: Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition (El Auge de los Señores de las Runas, edición aniversario)

Brazil:

February 2014: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box

March 2014: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Core Rulebook

April 2014: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary

Released in August 2013, the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game introduced a brand new way to play in the Pathfinder world, where players adventure, battle monsters and villains, and acquire new feats, items, weapons, and allies all without a Game Master. The game made its debut at Gen Con Indy where it sold out in 4 hours, and has been receiving rave reviews from players, press, and the hobby gaming industry.

About DEVIR

Devir is a leading developer, publisher and distributor of books, comics, TCGs, RPGs and boardgames in Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan. Devir’s catalogue include titles and properties like Magic, Yu Gi Óh, Dungeons and Dragons, Marvel, Catan, Carcassonne, Heroclicks or Twilight Struggel, among other top sellers. Regarding RPGs, Devir has been in the front line of the industry since the very first day of it’s foundation, providing the Iberian and Latin American markets with the best adventures and rule books published in the world. Devir started its operations in 1987 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and now has offices in Lisbon, Barcelona, Seattle, Santiago de Chile and Ciudad de Mexico. The latest information about Devir can be found at devir.com

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Flip Through Mythic Origins for Pathfinder

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Nov 272013

In this Flip Through Matt takes you through the Mythic Origins book for Pathfinder. This book explains how to make your character become the tales of bardic songs. Some of the paths, include becoming a herald, a godling, or simple following an archmage path. The book also includes new spells and new effects for currents spells cast by mythic characters.

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A Flip Through of the Pathfinder Society Primer

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Nov 202013

In this Flip Through Matt takes a look at the Pathfinder Society Primer. He spends about twice as much time as he normally would because the book was a little different than expected. The primer is a broad overview of the Pathfinder Society (PFS). If you think it is just a promotion to play in Paizo’s organized play you might want to watch this video.

We hope that this has made your decision on become a pathfinder a well advised one.

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