Pyramid Review
Pathfinder #1: Rise of the Runelords Chapter 1: Burnt Offerings (for d20 System)
Published by Paizo Publishing
Written by James Jacobs, Wolfgang Baur, Erik Mona, Richard Pett, & F. Wesley Schneider
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Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide
Written by F. Wesley Schneider
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Envision an amalgam of the continuing adventure serials from the last few years Dragon Magazine combined with articles from Dungeon, only envision that all those articles are in support of the adventure. Now, envision this amalgam coming out once a month, only it's not a magazine. For those of you familiar with Paizo's treatment of Dungeon and Dragon, what you have pictured in your mind's eye is probably pretty close to what Pathfinder is.
If you're not familiar with those periodicals (or even if you are), let's back up a bit. Pathfinder is the evolution of Paizo's former magazine efforts, coming about when Wizards of the Coast decided not to renew their relationship with Paizo (probably because, in hindsight, of developments with Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition). Each installment of Pathfinder contains a meaty adventure which is part of a series; each series is designed to take a player from 1st to 15th level (or more), after which Paizo assumes that you'll retire those characters and start out with new 1st-level heroes in a new series.
In addition to this adventure, each issue contains articles that support . . .
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Article publication date: September 28, 2007
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