Introduction

Greetings, Pathfinder!

Welcome to the Guide to Organized Play for Pathfinder Society (Second Edition)!

The Guide is the home for campaign rules specific to the Pathfinder Society (PFS) organized play campaign. The Guide is available in the form of this website, a single page, or a downloadable PDF (pending).

Resources

• Remaster rules for Pathfinder Society (2e) play

• Pregenerated Characters

• Character Options allowed for Pathfinder Society (2e) play
  • Player Core
  • GM Core

• FAQ / Errata updates and revisions to Pathfinder (2e) rulebooks
  • includes Remaster updates to PF2 Legacy (pre-Remaster) books

Quick Links

• Single-page Guide
• Character Creation
• Pathfinder Provisions (pre-adventure consumables)
• Completing Chronicles (post-adventure GM process)

Recent Changes

full change log

• 28 February 2024 — v5.10
  • Remaster rules page
    • Added anarchic and axiomatic weapon property runes to the Withdrawn Items list
    • Clarified Removal of Pathfinder Training to indicate PCs who retain the bonus lore from their Pathfinder Training do not gain an additional free training in PFS Lore due to the Remaster
  • Player Basics
    • Specified resource ownership rules apply regardless the source of Access
    • Specified adventure Chronicles give item Access
    • Specified only permanent curses require a PC to be marked dead (not all curses)
  • Characters With Disabilities
    • Remaster: Updated page with revised item names & citations to Player Core
    • Specified that PCs who are blind or deaf from birth (or similar) do not have the blinded or deafened condition, respectively
  • Spellcasting Service Costs
    • Remaster: Updated page for Remastered spells; costs and mechanics largely unchanged
    • Remaster: Specified counteract checks in purchased spell castings automatically succeed

• 30 January 2024 — v5.09
  • Remaster:
    • Remaster Rules > Specific Rules: Added replacement of the 5th-level ancestry critical specialization weapon feats
    • Player Basics: Revised Ongoing and Permanent Spells and added everlight

Rules & Policies Outside the Guide

• Pathfinder 2e rules online - Free and officially licensed

• Pathfinder 2e FAQ & Errata - Clarifications and changes to published books

• Pathfinder Society 2e Character Options - What options from each book you can use & which books you need to own to use them

• Pathfinder Society 2e FAQ - Clarifications and rulings for the Pathfinder Society 2e campaign

• Paizo Organized Play policies - Community standards, event & retail support, playtesting

See you on the Open Road! Explore, Report, Cooperate!