Campaign Setting

Campaign Setting
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Author(s)	Erik Mona et al.
Publisher	Paizo Publishing
Price	Print: $49.99 PDF: $34.99
Released	August 2008
Type	Accessory
Binding	Hardcover
Pages	256 pages
ISBN	ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
Series	Pathfinder Chronicles
Follows	Curse of the Crimson Throne Map Folio
Precedes	Gods and Magic
Awards	– Best Setting (2009)
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Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting, a sourcebook by nearly forty of the world's most popular RPG game designers, was released in August 2008. The book won the gold ENnie for Best Setting in August 2009.

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The Best of All Possible Worlds Discover within this weighty, full-color tome the world of Golarion, home of the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting. A time of lost prophecies grips the world, bringing with it an unending maelstrom, a tear in the fabric of reality, a surge of diabolism, and the endless threat of war. Yet all is not lost, for these dark times provide ample opportunity for adventure and untold heroism. Inside this exciting and informative tome you will find: Detailed summaries of dozens of player character races (including entries for all of Golarion’s human ethnic groups) and new options for standard classes like wizards, clerics, and rogues. Concise examinations of nearly 40 crumbling empires, expansionistic kingdoms, and independent city-states centered around the Inner Sea. Glimpses at the rest of the world beyond the continents of Avistan and Garund. Meticulous examinations of the 20 common deities of Golarion, plus numerous additional lesser gods, archdevils, demon lords, and the angelic empyreal lords. Chronicles of some of the most important organizations in the Inner Sea region and across the world. Descriptions of lost empires, an overview of Golarion’s history, a look at time and space, and a survey of the Inner Sea region’s climate and bizarre weather phenomena. A peek into the underground realm known as the Darklands. Locations for Pathfinder Adventure Paths and Pathfinder Modules marked on a map for the first time, a pronunciation guide for some of Golarion’s most challenging words, a rogue’s gallery of useful NPCs, and random encounter tables, and a giant pull-out poster map of the Inner Sea region. More than 40 feats, five new prestige classes, and an assortment of equipment and magic items.

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Credits

"Editor Mike McArtor assembled one of the most impressive author lists I've ever seen in my time as a game publisher, author, and player," said Paizo's Publisher, Erik Mona. "From the dawn of tabletop gaming to the rising stars of today, this list has it covered. It's a privilege to see such an honor role take on the development of a world I co-created."

While no specific credits are given for the individual sections of the Campaign Setting, the following authors are credited for the book as a whole:

Stan!	Erik Mona
Keith Baker	Jason Eric Nelson
Wolfgang Baur	Jeff Quick
Clinton J. Boomer	Sean K Reynolds
Jason Bulmahn	David Schwartz
Joshua J. Frost	Leandra Christine Schneider
Ed Greenwood	F. Wesley Schneider
Stephen S. Greer	Amber E. Scott
Jeff Grubb	Owen K.C. Stephens
James Jacobs	Todd Stewart
Michael Kortes	James L. Sutter
Tito Leati	Greg A. Vaughan
Mike McArtor	Jeremy Walker
Rob McCreary	JD Wiker

The book also contains essays on world-building written by Robert J. Kuntz and R.A. Salvatore.

Contents

Foreword (3)
1. Characters (4)

How the core races and classes play throughout Golarion.

2. The Inner Sea (52)

An extensive overview of the nations of the Inner Sea region and beyond.

3. Religion (158)

Detailed writeups on all twenty of the major deities as well as a plethora of newly introduced minor deities. This section also includes an examination of the Great Beyond—the planes of the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting.

4. Organizations (186)

Major and minor organizations that keep Golarion running.

5. The World (198)

This extensive chapter offers information on the history of Golarion, specific equipment, feats, four new and one reprinted prestige classes, and much more to make the world come to life in any campaign.

Appendices (242)

Four appendices provide information on everything from pronunciation of common names to wandering monster charts.

Index (254)