

All adventures and supplements until August 2009 will continue with the 3.5 rules. At this time, all Paizo products will be formatted for the new rules. August 2009 will see the official release of the final rules set for the Pathfinder RPG in a hardcover book.
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Debuting at Gen Con 2008, the softcover Beta release will also be available as a free PDF download from Paizo, allowing anyone to contribute to the playtest with a complete set of the rules. The initial Alpha release, in PDF format is currently being released in three iterations (outlined below). Īdditionally, in the spirit of Open Gaming, the system would undergo the largest public playtest in RPG history, spanning over eighteen months and open to literally anyone who was willing to download the files from Paizo's website. As part of the company's commitment to the 3.5 rules set, they unveiled the Pathfinder RPG, an updated, expanded core game to replace the official Dungeons & Dragons books after they have gone out of print upon the release of 4th Edition in June, 2008. Not only would Paizo be continuing in a path differing from that of Wizards of the Coast (and possibly the whole tabletop gaming industry), they would also revolutionize it.
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Amid the speculation and community division caused by the impending release of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition by Wizards of the Coast and the delayed announcement of the Game System License (GSL), Paizo took a stand and committed to continue publishing adventures under the existing Open Gaming License (OGL). On March 18, 2008, Paizo Publishing made a monumental announcement. Sayre Michael Sayre, Mark Seifter, et al. Supporting product linesīonner Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Mark Seifter, et al.īonner Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Lyz Liddell, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Mark Seifter, et al.īonner Logan Bonner, Lyz Liddell, Mark Seifter, et al.īonner Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Lyz Liddell, Mark Seifter, et al.īonner Logan Bonner, James Case, Jessica Catalan, et al.īonner Logan Bonner, Mark Seifter, et al.

The release of Second Edition on August 1, 2019, at Gen Con 2019 coincided with special events on the convention's main stage, Twitch live streams of interviews and gameplay, and events focused on the design and content from the new edition.

The most recent rollout of playtest materials was on November 5, 2018, though Paizo continued to accept feedback after that point. Players were asked to provide gameplay reports and respond to surveys and polls throughout the playtest. Announced on March 6, 2018, the playtest received a number of previews throughout the following months, the Doomsday Dawn adventures, accessories, and Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild scenarios. The Pathfinder Playtest was a year-long playtest of the second edition of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game that began at Gen Con 2018.
