Deadly foes and able allies are at your disposal in Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea NPC Codex. Within you'll find dozens of ready-to-use statblocks and descriptions detailing members of some of the Inner Sea region's best-known factions, ideal for use however you desire. From merciless Hellknights to noble Eagle Knights, lethal Red Mantis assassins to magic-mastering Arclords, these versatile NPCs work perfectly as villains, rivals, henchmen, or allies. Have the characters you need when you need them with Inner Sea NPC Codex!

The exciting world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game comes alive in this giant 320-page, full-color hardcover campaign setting! Fully revised to match the new Pathfinder RPG rules, this definitive volume contains expanded coverage of the 40+ nations in the world of Golarion's Inner Sea region, from ruin-strewn Varisia in the north to the sweltering jungles of the Mwangi Expanse in the south to crashed sky cities, savage frontier kingdoms, powerful city-states, and everything in-between. A broad overview of Golarion's gods and religions, new character abilities, magic items, and monsters flesh out the world for both players and Game Masters. Plus, a beautiful poster map reveals the lands of the Inner Sea in all their treacherous glory.

Inside this time-saving tome dwells a wide variety of foes ready to challenge characters of any level, from a corrupt royal court to a sinister cult. The villains in this book can fit into nearly any campaign. Also included are new rules, feats, spells, and magic items, to give these villains the edge against the players! Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Villain Codex is an essential addition to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game 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 a new era. Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Villain Codex includes: * Complete sections for 20 villainous organizations, including an arcane society, brutal slavers, carnival troupe, corrupt guard, cruel musketeers, death cult, demon knights, diabolical church, fang monastery, merchant caravan, merry outlaws, nature's scourge, regal court, ruthless brigands, savage marauders, scandalous pirates, secret society, sinister cult, slayer's guild, and a thieves' guild. * Information on each organizations history and structure, along with plot hooks to get players interested. * New rules in each villain section, including feats, spells, and magic items. * Premade encounter groups, allowing Game Masters to quickly make use of the villains in each section. * A wide variety of new stat blocks for each villain organization, utilizing the new rules from their entry in the book. * AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

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Along with expansive details on Golarion's most prominent races you'll find whole chapters of exciting new character options, allowing you to make your favorite hero's culture more vital and valuable than ever before! Dozens of racial details and heritages also make choosing the perfect race easier than ever, whether you want to be a Varisian human or an archon-blooded aasimar. Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Races reveals new details on Golarion's most important races, including multiple human ethnicities.

Magic has suffused the Inner Sea region for thousands of years. This Pathfinder sourcebook takes a detailed look at the magical traditions of the Inner Sea, including rules for magic variants (from hideous fleshwarping rituals to the wild and unpredictable surges of primal magic), examinations of how magic is taught (be it in schools, temples, guilds, or secret societies), and how the spellcasters of the region have chosen to specialize in various forms of magic. Additionally, this book presents two, new oracle mysteries, 18 new archetypes for spellcasting classes, a pair of prestige classes (the cypher mage and the divine scion), and a wide selection of unique, unusual, and exciting new spells for all who would seek to master the art of magic.

This indispensible book presents thirty new prestige classes for use in your Pathfinder RPG campaign! Each ten-level prestige class is tied to a different organization or theme found in the Inner Sea region of Golarion, featuring long-awaited explorations of the Aldori Swordlords, Hellknight Signifers, Paladins of Irori, and the infamous Gray Gardeners! Looking for a way to ride a mastodon into combat? Take some levels in the Mammoth Rider prestige class! Eager to harness the mysteries of ancient wizardy? Delve into the secrets of the Arclords of Nex! Looking for some respect and power for your gunslinger? Join the ranks of Alkenstar's Shield Marshals! These and many more prestige classes await discovery in the pages of Paths of Prestige!