This comprehensive 640-page guide to the Pathfinder roleplaying game provides everything you need to set out on a world of limitless fantasy adventure! Choose from ancestries like elf, human, and goblin and classes like alchemist, fighter, and sorcerer to create a hero of your own design destined to become a legend! Based on more than 20 years of active development and playtest feedback from more than 125,000 gamers, the new Pathfinder rules are easy to learn and exciting to master! This indispensable volume contains all rules for players and Game Masters, and is your first step on a heroic new journey!

This new softcover version of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook includes:
• All player and Game Master rules in a single volume
• Complete rules for fantastic player races like elves, dwarves, gnomes, halflings, and half-orcs
• Exciting new options for character classes like fighters, wizards, rogues, clerics, and more
• Streamlined and updated rules for feats and skills that increase options for your hero
• A simple combat system with easy rules for grapples, bull rushes, and other special attacks
• Spellcaster options for magic domains, familiars, bonded items, specialty schools, and more
• Hundreds of revised, new, and updated spells and magical treasures
• Quick-generation guidelines for nonplayer characters
• Expanded rules for curses, diseases, and poisons
• A completely overhauled experience system with options for slow, medium, and fast advancement
• ... and much, much more!