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! The Pathfinder Core Rulebook includes: More than 600 pages of game rules, advice, character options, treasure, and more for players and Game Masters! Six heroic player character ancestries, including elf, dwarf, gnome, goblin, halfling, and human, with variant heritages for half-elf and half-orc! More than 30 backgrounds like bartender, soldier, or apprentice to further immer The essential rulebook reference for the new Pathfinder Second Edition roleplaying game! All player and Game Master rules included in a single volume! The cornerstone rulebook of the new Pathfinder RPG offers players a new way to get in on the ground floor and retailers a new "evergreen" title tied into all subsequent Pathfinder Second Edition releases. New streamlined presentation designed to be friendly to new players. Supported with monthly adventure and accessory releases. Extensive marketing support throughout 2019 and beyond.