Pathfinder Player Companion is an invaluable resource for players and Game Masters. Each 32-page bimonthly installment explores a major theme in the Pathfinder Campaign Setting, with expanded regional gazetteers, new player character options, and organizational overviews to help players flesh out their character backgrounds and to provide players and Game Masters with new sources for campaign intrigue.
The product line debuted in August 2008 as Pathfinder Companion, with Second Darkness, a player-oriented guidebook to the third Pathfinder Adventure Path, Second Darkness. In August 2010, the line's name was changed from Pathfinder Companion to Pathfinder Player Companion to more clearly express the line's purpose as player-oriented material.
The bi-monthly issues alternated with the Pathfinder Modules line, which converted from a monthly to bi-monthly schedule in August 2008, coinciding with the launch of this line. These products briefly replaced the Player's Guide products released at the launch of each new Adventure Path, but were found to be a poor fit for this role and have since become more independent from other lines.
In August 2012, the Player Companion line went from bi-monthly to monthly. In addition, the layout and presentation of the content in the Player Companion products underwent a notable overhaul.
Releases
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Title
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Release Date
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Author
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Second Darkness
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0808August 2008
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JacobsJames Jacobs, F. Wesley Schndeider, Amber Scott, and Greg A. Vaughan
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Elves of Golarion
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0810October 2008
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MacleanHal Maclean & Jeff Quick
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Osirion, Land of Pharaohs
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0812December 2008
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NelsonJason Nelson & Todd Stewart
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Legacy of Fire Player's Guide
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0902February 2009
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CortijoBrian Cortijo, Stephen S. Greer, James Jacobs,
Jonathan H. Keith, Amber Scott, F. Wesley Schneider, and James L. Sutter
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Taldor, Echoes of Glory
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0904April 2009
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FrostJoshua J. Frost
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Qadira, Gateway to the East
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0906June 2009
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CortijoBrian Cortijo
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Cheliax, Empire of Devils
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0908August 2009
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KeithJonathan H. Keith, Colin McComb, Steven E. Schend,
Leandra Christine Schneider, and Amber E. Scott
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Dwarves of Golarion
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0912December 2009
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EitelbachDavid Eitelbach, Russ Taylor, JD Wiker,
Keri Wiker, and Hank Woon
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Andoran, Spirit of Liberty
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1001January 2010
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KeithJonathan Keith, Hal Maclean, Colin McComb,
Jason Nelson, and Hank Woon
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Adventurer's Armory
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1004April 2010
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KeithJonathan H. Keith, Hal Maclean, Jeff Quick,
Chris Self, JD Wiker, and Keri Wiker
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Gnomes of Golarion
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1005May 2010
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McCombColin McComb, Steven Schend, Sean K Reynolds,
Owen K.C. Stephens, Mark Moreland, Jeff Quick, and Hal Maclean
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Sargava, The Lost Colony
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1006June 2010
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WikerJ.D. Wiker and Sean K Reynolds
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Orcs of Golarion
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1008August 2010
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KensonSteve Kenson, Rob McCreary, Richard Pett,
Sean K Reynolds, and JD Wiker
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Inner Sea Primer
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1022November 2010
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McCombColin McComb
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Halflings of Golarion
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1101January 2011
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MacleanHal Maclean and Amber Scott
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Faiths of Purity
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1104April 2011
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McCombColin McComb
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Humans of Golarion
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1106June 2011
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JacobsJames Jacobs, Colin McComb, Sean K Reynolds,
Amber Scott, and Larry Wilhelm
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Faiths of Balance
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1106June 2011
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McCombColin McComb
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Goblins of Golarion
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1108August 2011
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PettRichard Pett
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Faiths of Corruption
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1110October 2011
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McCombColin McComb
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Dragon Empires Primer
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1112October 2011
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McCombColin McComband Tim Hitchcock
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Pirates of the Inner Sea
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1202February 2012
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ScottAmber Scott
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Blood of Fiends
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1204April 2012
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MacleanHal Maclean and Colin McComb
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Blood of Angels
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1206June 2012
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ScottAmber E. Scott
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Varisia, Birthplace of Legends
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1208August 2012
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SchneiderF. Wesley Schneider
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Knights of the Inner Sea
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1209September 2012
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KensonSteve Kenson, Tork Shaw, and Dylan Birtolo
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Blood of the Night
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1212December 2012
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ShawTork Shaw
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People of the North
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1211November 2012
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Goodall Matthew Goodall, Shaun Hocking, Rob McCreary,
Philip Minchin, and William Thrasher
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Animal Archive
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1212December 2012
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Hamon Amanda Hamon, Philip Minchin, Jason Nelson,
Patrick Renie, Owen K.C. Stephens, and Christina Stiles
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Dungeoneer's Handbook
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1301January 2013
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Hamon Amanda Hamon, Gareth Hanrahan, David Ross,
and Jerome Virnich
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Champions of Purity
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1302April 2013
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Blomstrom Jessica Blomstrom, Adam Daigle, Shaun Hocking,
Daniel Marthaler, Tork Shaw, and Christina Stiles
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Kobolds of Golarion
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1306June 2013
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SmithMat Smith
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Quests & Campaigns
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1306June 2013
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Dragon Slayer's Handbook
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1307July 2013
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Hocking Shaun Hocking, Marie Small, and Jerome Virnich
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Pathfinder Society Primer
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1307July 2013
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Moreland Mark Moreland
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Faiths & Philosophies
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1308August 2013
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Demon Hunter's Handbook
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1308August 2013
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Mythic Origins
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1309September 2013
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Blood of the Moon
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1310October 2013
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