Pathfinder Adventure Path: Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition Pocket Edition

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Pathfinder's classic first Adventure Path campaign now available in softcover! In the sleepy coastal town of Sandpoint, evil is brewing. An attack by crazed goblins reveals the shadows of a forgotten past returning to threaten the town—and perhaps all of Varisia. The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path begins with this goblin raid and takes players on an epic journey through the land of Varisia as they track a cult of serial killers, fight backwoods ogres, stop an advancing army of stone giants, delve into ancient dungeons, and finally face off against a wizard-king in his ancient mountaintop city. This softcover compilation updates the fan-favorite campaign to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules with revised and new content in more than 400 pages packed with mayhem, excitement, and adventure!

Revised and updated 5 years after its original publication, this new edition expands the original campaign with new options and refined encounters throughout, incorporating years of community feedback!

The Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition contains:

  • All six chapters of the original Adventure Path, expanded and updated for use with the First Edition of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
  • Articles on the major locations of Rise of the Runelords: sleepy Sandpoint, the ancient Thassilonian city of Xin-Shalast, and others.
  • Revelations on the sinister magic of Thassilon, with updated spells, magic items, and details on tracking sin points throughout the campaign.
  • A bestiary featuring eight monsters updated from the original Adventure Path, plus an all-new terror.
  • Dozens of new illustrations, never-before-seen characters, location maps, and more!

ISBN: 978-1-64078-206-8

Other Resources: This product is also available on the following platforms:

Hero Lab Online
Fantasy Grounds Virtual Tabletop
Roll20 Virtual Tabletop
SoundSet on Syrinscape
Archives of Nethys

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Dark Archive

Well, this is interesting.


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Wow!!! :D Now I HAVE to get this to go with my other regular sized copy! :)


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Starfinder Charter Superscriber

Interesting! And surprising! 1E stuff must still be selling, which is great to hear.


Well well... glad I waited for once. :P

Dark Archive

I have gamemastered the hardcover (chapters 1-5) and will maybe revisit this one day, i am definetly buying this (and every other PE)!


Pathfinder LO Special Edition, Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, PF Special Edition Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Starfinder Superscriber

I'm guessing that, like the other pocket editions, this is not part of the subscription.

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Correct.


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Does this mean we will see ine for CotCT?


Pathfinder LO Special Edition, Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, PF Special Edition Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Starfinder Superscriber
Nicolas Paradise wrote:
Does this mean we will see ine for CotCT?

Nope. Doesn't mean we won't either. Time will tell.

Paizo Employee Managing Developer

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Ed Reppert wrote:
Nicolas Paradise wrote:
Does this mean we will see ine for CotCT?
Nope. Doesn't mean we won't either. Time will tell.

I believe y'all missed this. Enjoy!

Silver Crusade

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Oh wow I missed this and-

Adam Daigle wrote:
Ed Reppert wrote:
Nicolas Paradise wrote:
Does this mean we will see ine for CotCT?
Nope. Doesn't mean we won't either. Time will tell.
I believe y'all missed this. Enjoy!

Ooo...


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Pathfinder LO Special Edition, Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, PF Special Edition Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Starfinder Superscriber

So time has told, it seems. However, I did answer the question correctly. :-)

Dark Archive

Interesting to see this and the Curse of the Crimson Throne to be wave 13 of the pocket editions.

There are still a few missing books:

-Mythic Adventures 
-Strategy Guide (unlikely imo) 
-Pathfinder Unchained 
-Adventurer's Guide 
-Book of the Damned 
-Planar Adventures

There are also three hardcovers from the campaign setting line:
-Inner Sea Guide
-Inner Sea Races
-Inner Sea Gods

Essentially the later three are like the:
-Lost Omens World Guide
-Lost Omens Character Guide
-Lost Omens: Gods & Magic


Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Maps, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

If we preordered this and have an AP subscription, would we get a free PDF?


Nope, I don't believe so, this is different than subscriptions.


Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Maps, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Ah, gotcha. The reason that I ask is, with the flip mat subscription, if you preorder the flipmat classics and are a subscriber to the flipmat line, you get a PDF even though it isn't part of the sub.
Oh well. Thanks for the info!

Liberty's Edge

Pathfinder Adventure Path, Maps, Rulebook, Starfinder Maps Subscriber

I wonder if they'll ever do 2E conversions of the 1E APs. I know we'd buy Rise of the Runelords, Wrath of the Righteous, Return of the Runelords, and Tyrant's Grasp. Maybe even a few others.

C'mon guys, you know you want my money.

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

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We are currently working on Kingmaker; you can read about it here.


Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

My first paizo AP with the anniversary edition hardcover provided so many amazing memories. That book's binding got destroyed over years of play. It will be nice to have a portable memory of those amazing games and afternoons spent around the table with my friends.


If you did anniversary editions of every AP I would buy them. It's also a great idea to make them playable in P2 as well. Instant content for Pathfinder 2, and well know adventures, what could be better?

Silver Crusade

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1) they take a lot of time and resources to update, which would take away from other products.

2) if they speed up the rate they put out hardcover compilations of the APs it de-incentivize a people having subscriptions and buying the APs as they’re released, which would be bad.


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Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

There have been numerous threads and explanations by Paizo personnel and owners on why this is not going to happen.

Also, converting an entire adventure path to PF2 is far from "instant".


I've not seen one of the pocket books, are they A5/half letter sized? Or 6x9 inch?

Edit: Aha the Core Book is 8.4" x 6.5", so the same I guess


Interesting, missed this one.


are there any plans to do a 2e version of this?

Marketing & Media Manager

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stocke2 wrote:
are there any plans to do a 2e version of this?

We have nothing to announce at this time. We are focused on bringing the Pathfinder Second Edition versions of Pathfinder Kingmaker and the Pathfinder Adventure: Crown of the Kobold King Anniversary Edition to market.

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