Advanced Race Guide

Advanced Race Guide, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game sourcebook by lead designer Jason Bulmahn and Dennis Baker, Jesse Benner, Benjamin Bruck, Adam Daigle, Jim Groves, Tim Hitchcock, Hal Maclean, Jason Nelson, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Owen K.C. Stephens, Amber Stewart, and Russ Taylor, was released in June 2012 with a second printing released on July 29, 2015. A softcover Pocket Edition of the book was released on October 17, 2018.

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Be the Beast!Get the most out of your heritage with the Pathfinder RPG Advanced Race Guide! Embrace your inner monster by playing one of 30 iconic races from mythology and gaming history, or build an entirely new race of your own. If classic races are more your style, go beyond the stereotypes for elves, dwarves, and the other core races with new options and equipment to help you stand out from the crowd.

The Pathfinder RPG Advanced Race Guide is a bold new companion to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook. This imaginative tabletop game builds on more than 10 years of system development and an Open Playtest featuring more than 50,000 gamers to create a cutting-edge RPG experience that brings the all-time best-selling set of fantasy rules into the new millennium.

The 256-page Pathfinder RPG Advanced Race Guide includes:

New rules and options to help you customize all seven of the classic core races, including new racial traits, racial subtypes, and racial archetypes.
30 exotic races, from mischievous goblins and reptilian kobolds to crow-headed tengus and deadly drow, each with complete rules for use as player characters, plus archetypes, alternate racial traits, and other options for maximum customization.
A complete and balanced system for creating an unlimited number of new races, mixing and matching powers and abilities to form characters and cultures specific to your campaign.
Tons of new race-specific equipment, feats, spells, and magic items for each of the races detailed!

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

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Dwarves
- Dwarf Racial Traits
- Alternate Racial Traits
- Racial Archetypes
- New Racial Rules
Elves
- Elf Racial Traits
- Alternate Racial Traits
- Racial Archetypes
- New Racial Rules
Gnomes
- Gnome Racial Traits
- Alternate Racial Traits
- Racial Archetypes
- New Racial Rules
Half-Elves
- Half-Elf Racial Traits
- Alternate Racial Traits
- Racial Archetypes
- New Racial Rules
Half-Orcs
- Half-Orc Racial Traits
- Alternate Racial Traits
- Racial Archetypes
- New Racial Rules
Halflings
- Halfling Racial Traits
- Alternate Racial Traits
- Racial Archetypes
- New Racial Rules
Humans
- Human Racial Traits
- Alternate Racial Traits
- Racial Archetypes
- New Racial Rules

Chapter 2: Featured Races

p. 80

Chapter 3: Uncommon Races

p. 180

Chapter 4: Race Builder

p. 212

Race Examples
Creating a New Race
Step 1: Concept
Step 2: Racial Qualities
Step 3: Racial Traits
Core Race Examples
Expanded Race Examples

Appendix 1: Age

p. 248

Appendix 2: Height and Weight

p. 250

Appendix 3: Spells

p. 251

Index

p. 253

Open Game License

p. 255

Playtest

The Advanced Race Guide Playtest was released on October 4, 2011, as a free PDF download.¹ The document included the race building rules and several core, expanded, and monstrous race examples. The playtesting period ended October 18, 2011.²

References

↑ Jason Bulmahn. (October 4, 2011). Advanced Race Guide Playtest, Paizo Blog.
↑ Stephen Radney-MacFarland. (October 18, 2011). Advanced Race Guide Playtest Wrap-Up, Paizo Blog.

[1] Jason Bulmahn. (October 4, 2011). Advanced Race Guide Playtest, Paizo Blog.

[2] Stephen Radney-MacFarland. (October 18, 2011). Advanced Race Guide Playtest Wrap-Up, Paizo Blog.

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