More than 400 of fantasy's fiercest foes burst from the pages of this enormous 360-page compendium of the most popular and commonly encountered creatures in the world of Pathfinder! From familiar enemies like orcs, dragons, and vampires to new horrors like the living-nightmare nilith and the three-headed mutoli, to suitable servants for summoners of every alignment, this must-have companion to the Pathfinder Core Rulebook is crawling with creatures perfect for your Pathfinder adventures!
The Pathfinder Bestiary includes:
- More than 400 monsters drawn from mythology, genre classics, and more than a decade of Pathfinder, with plenty of new monsters too!
- Gorgeous full-color illustrations on nearly every page!
- Detailed monster lists sorted by level, type, and rarity to help you find the right monster for any situation!
- Universal monster rules to simplify special attacks, defenses, and qualities like grab, swallow whole, and regeneration.
- Guidelines for providing appropriate monstrous treasures for any occasion.
- Detailed lore sidebars offering additional information about Pathfinder's most popular monstrous friends and foes!
The pocket edition presents the same contents as the standard edition in a smaller sized softcover for a lower price and better portability.
Featuring additional design and writing by: Alexander Augunas, John Compton, Paris Crenshaw, Adam Daigle, Eleanor Ferron, Leo Glass, Thurston Hillman, James Jacobs, Jason Keeley, Lyz Liddell, Ron Lundeen, Robert G. McCreary, Tim Nightengale, Alex Riggs, David N. Ross, Michael Sayre, Chris S. Sims, Jeffrey Swank, Jason Tondro, Tonya Woldridge, and Linda Zayas-Palmer.
Logan was an integral member of the design team that crafted Pathfinder Second Edition, and oversees the rules engine today as Paizo’s Pathfinder Lead Designer. As a 20-year veteran of the tabletop game industry, he has over a hundred credits as a designer, author, developer, and editor. For Paizo, he oversaw the remastered core books, Secrets of Magic, Book of the Dead, Rage of Elements, NPC Core, and many more. The other games he’s worked on range widely, including Fiasco, Spectaculars, Dungeons & Dragons, and the Mistborn Adventure Game. Born on the great plains of Kansas, he graduated Fort Hays State University with a BFA in fine art. He then reversed the polarity on the flatness and dryness meters to relocate to Seattle, Washington, where he has lived since 2006.
