<s>
The	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Roleplaying	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Paizo	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
edition	O
extends	O
and	O
modifies	O
the	O
System	O
Reference	O
Document	O
(	O
SRD	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
revised	O
3rd	O
edition	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
(	O
D&D	O
)	O
published	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
under	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Game	I-Application
License	I-Application
(	O
OGL	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
backward-compatible	O
with	O
that	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
2nd	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
continues	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
OGL	O
and	O
SRD	O
,	O
but	O
significant	O
revisions	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
rules	O
make	O
the	O
new	O
edition	O
incompatible	O
with	O
content	O
from	O
either	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
1st	O
Edition	O
or	O
any	O
edition	O
of	O
D&D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathfinder	B-Application
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
official	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
periodicals	O
and	O
various	O
third-party	O
content	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
renew	O
the	O
contract	O
in	O
early	O
2007	O
and	O
Paizo	O
began	O
publishing	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
periodical	O
line	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
continuing	O
to	O
support	O
D&D	O
,	O
Paizo	O
released	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Roleplaying	I-Application
Game	I-Application
as	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
version	O
3.5	O
game	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Game	I-Application
License	I-Application
used	O
by	O
the	O
older	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
a	O
year	O
using	O
an	O
open	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
model	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
try	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
post	O
their	O
feedback	O
on	O
Paizo	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paizo	O
announced	O
a	O
second	O
edition	O
of	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
to	O
refine	O
various	O
mechanics	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Informally	O
nicknamed	O
D&D	O
version	O
3.75	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
is	O
a	O
modification	O
of	O
version	O
3.5	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
and	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
older	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathfinder	B-Application
adds	O
many	O
options	O
to	O
the	O
classes	O
and	O
boosts	O
their	O
abilities	O
in	O
their	O
core	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
several	O
aspects	O
of	O
3.5	O
have	O
been	O
changed	O
in	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
,	O
including	O
several	O
spells	O
,	O
the	O
skill	O
system	O
and	O
combat	O
maneuvers	O
such	O
as	O
tripping	O
and	O
grappling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
material	O
published	O
by	O
Paizo	O
for	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
system	O
has	O
been	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
called	O
Golarion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paizo	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Society	O
,	O
an	O
organized	O
game	O
play	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Paizo	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Second	O
Edition	O
to	O
refine	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
rule	O
set	O
to	O
reflect	O
feedback	O
and	O
clarification	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
system	O
over	O
the	O
prior	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
preliminary	O
ruleset	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
as	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Playtest	B-General_Concept
so	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
test	O
out	O
and	O
provide	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Paizo	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Demiplane	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Nexus	O
;	O
the	O
online	O
platform	O
provides	O
a	O
digital	O
rules	O
and	O
lore	O
compendium	O
for	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Second	O
Edition	O
,	O
character	O
creation	O
and	O
management	O
tools	O
,	O
matchmaking	O
,	O
and	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
of	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Nexus	O
,	O
titled	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Primer	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathfinder	B-Application
Unchained	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
offered	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
optional	O
rules	O
to	O
streamline	O
or	O
otherwise	O
customize	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
rules	O
for	O
skills	O
and	O
magic	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
alternative	O
versions	O
of	O
classes	O
like	O
the	O
summoner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
supplements	O
include	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Race	O
Guide	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
extended	O
the	O
options	O
for	O
player	O
character	O
races	O
;	O
Mythic	O
Adventures	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
options	O
for	O
"	O
epic	O
level	O
"	O
play	O
beyond	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
's	O
normal	O
limits	O
;	O
and	O
Occult	O
Adventures	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
six	O
supernatural	O
classes	O
including	O
the	O
kineticist	O
,	O
medium	O
,	O
and	O
psychic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paizo	O
also	O
produced	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Beginner	O
Box	O
,	O
a	O
basic	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
rules	O
intended	O
to	O
introduce	O
new	O
gamers	O
to	O
the	O
hobby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OtherWorld	O
Creations	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
Games	I-Application
)	O
published	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Genius	O
Guide	O
books	O
for	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
The	O
Genius	O
Guide	O
to	O
the	O
Shaman	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
Owen	O
K.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephens	O
as	O
their	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
line	O
manager	O
,	O
publishing	O
a	O
new	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
PDF	O
weekly	O
starting	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OtherWorld	O
Creations	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
prolific	O
licensee	O
for	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
compiled	O
their	O
PDFs	O
for	O
print	O
beginning	O
with	O
Adventurer	O
's	O
Handbook	O
:	O
Genius	O
Guide	O
Volume	O
1	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
leading	O
Paizo	O
to	O
significantly	O
promote	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
founders	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
Games	I-Application
left	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
formed	O
the	O
publisher	O
Rogue	O
Genius	O
Games	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
publishing	O
their	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathfinder	B-Application
Pawns	O
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
boxed	O
sets	O
featuring	O
cardboard	O
illustrations	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
monsters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
gaming	O
miniatures	O
;	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Battles	O
,	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
plastic	O
miniatures	O
,	O
is	O
produced	O
under	O
license	O
by	O
WizKids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathfinder	B-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
spring	O
2011	O
,	O
fall	O
2012	O
,	O
spring	O
2013	O
,	O
fall	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
summer	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
that	O
four-year	O
period	O
,	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
was	O
at	O
times	O
able	O
to	O
outsell	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
itself	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
through	O
various	O
editions	O
between	O
1974	O
and	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
5th	O
Edition	O
,	O
that	O
game	O
has	O
regained	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
since	O
fall	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
consistently	O
still	O
ranking	O
second	O
to	O
D&D	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
2nd	O
Edition	O
Core	O
Rulebook	O
is	O
a	O
2020	O
Origins	O
Award	O
nominee	O
,	O
and	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
2019	O
Techraptor	O
Award	O
(	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
as	O
Tabletop	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
graphic	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Core	O
Rulebook	O
itself	O
is	O
extraordinary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
card	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Adventure	O
Card	O
Game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
Gen	O
Con	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pathfinder-themed	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Munchkin	O
card	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
Games	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paizo	O
published	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
novels	O
,	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Tales	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamite	O
Entertainment	O
has	O
produced	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
comic	O
books	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
,	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
:	O
Goblins	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
:	O
Worldscape	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Red	O
Sonja	O
,	O
Tarzan	B-Application
and	O
John	O
Carter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Finish	O
Productions	O
has	O
produced	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
audio	O
dramas	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
promotion	O
for	O
the	O
2nd	O
edition	O
of	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
,	O
Paizo	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Geek	O
&	O
Sundry	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
actual	O
play	O
series	O
called	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
:	O
Knights	O
of	O
Everflame	O
,	O
which	O
sees	O
Jason	O
Bulmahn	O
run	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
five	O
adventurers	O
using	O
this	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
setting	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathfinder	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
roleplaying	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
by	O
Paizo	O
and	O
Goblin	O
Works	O
and	O
was	O
successful	O
in	O
attracting	O
crowdfunding	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
finance	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Lisa	O
Stevens	O
,	O
acting	O
CEO	O
of	O
Goblin	O
Works	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
Paizo	O
announced	O
layoffs	O
at	O
Goblin	O
Works	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
another	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Pathfinder	B-Device
:	I-Device
Kingmaker	I-Device
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Paizo	O
and	O
developer	O
Owlcat	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
RPG	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Infinity	O
Engine	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
adapts	O
the	O
Kingmaker	O
adventure	O
path	O
using	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
first	O
edition	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Owlcat	O
Games	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
fund	O
a	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Righteous	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Paizo	O
and	O
Pinnacle	O
Entertainment	O
Group	O
announced	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
for	O
Savage	O
Worlds	O
,	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
for	O
use	O
with	O
Pinnacle	O
's	O
Savage	O
Worlds	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
line	O
launched	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
for	O
Savage	O
Worlds	O
:	O
Core	O
Rules	O
,	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
for	O
Savage	O
Worlds	O
:	O
Bestiary	O
,	O
and	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
for	O
Savage	O
Worlds	O
:	O
Companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxed	O
sets	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
for	O
Savage	O
Worlds	O
:	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Runelords	O
and	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
for	O
Savage	O
Worlds	O
:	O
Ultimate	O
Boxed	O
Set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Savage	O
Worlds	O
gameplay	O
differs	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Second	O
Edition	O
by	O
having	O
players	O
create	O
characters	O
with	O
edges	O
and	O
hinderances	O
,	O
or	O
abilities	O
and	O
flaws	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
seeing	O
players	O
roll	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
polyhedral	O
dice	B-Language
depending	O
on	O
how	O
competent	O
their	O
character	O
is	O
at	O
performing	O
the	O
task	O
at	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
