| Introduction | Core Guide | Player Options | GM Options | Supplemental Materials |
Greetings, Pathfinder!
Welcome to the Guide to Organized Play: 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 or as a single page (Guide, Supplemental, both). To print or get a PDF of the Guide, follow this link.
The Guide has the following sections:
- Core Guide: the rules everyone needs for PFS Organized Play
- Player Options and Tools: additional rules players can choose to use
- GM Options and Tools: additional rules GMs can choose to use
- Supplemental Materials: reference materials, including lists of retired character options
There are significant changes to the Pathfinder Society worldwide campaign which are reflected in this Guide as of version 8.00. They are summarized below:
| Effective Date | Rule Change | Notes |
| 30 July 2026 | All Pathfinder Society Scenarios are repeatable. | You can play any Scenario as often as you like, once per character as in the existing One Adventure per Character rule. |
| New Pathfinder Society characters can begin play at level 1, 3, 5, or 7. | This aligns with Starfinder Society (Second Edition), which has had the rule since launch. | |
| Credit earned by playing a pregenerated character can be applied to a new player character that begins play at the pregen’s level. | This rule follows from the previous rule and is a new addition to how pregen credit can be assigned. | |
| Pathfinder Provisions are no longer used. | In their place, Year 8 Scenarios have free consumables written in. For older Scenarios, each character receives one healing potion or oil of unlife of the character's level or lower. | |
| Coming soon | Adventures published on Pathfinder Infinite are playable for Pathfinder Society credit (subject to certain criteria). |
Resources
- Remaster rules for Pathfinder Society (2e) play
- Character Options allowed for Pathfinder Society (2e) play
- FAQ / Errata updates and revisions to Pathfinder (2e) rulebooks
- includes Remaster updates to PF2 Legacy (pre-Remaster) books
- Organized Play regions
- contact a Regional Venture-Coordinator (RVC) for help finding games and more
Quick Links
- Single-page layouts: Guide - Supplemental - Both
- Print or get a PDF
- PFS character creation
- Supplemental Materials (boons, backgrounds, retired options, etc.)
- Completing Chronicles (for GMs post-adventure)
Recent Changes
7.03 -> 8.00 - 30 July 2026
- Core Guide
- Pathfinder Society Characters -> Character Creation: Allowed new PCs to begin play at levels 3, 5, and 7
- Playing an Adventure -> Before the Adventure: Allowed all adventures to be replayed
- During the Adventure -> Mission Briefing: Replaced Pathfinder Provisions info with note on supplies
- After the Adventure -> Applying Credit:
- Added rule allowing pregen Chronicles to be applied to a new PC that begins play at the pregen’s level
- Clarified language on applying pregen Chronicles
- Being a Game Master -> Table Size Scaling: Adjusted for addition of level 7 pregens
- Supplemental Materials
- Challenge Points: new page for content moved out of Guide proper
- Treasure Bundles: new page for content moved out of Guide proper
7.02 -> 7.03 - 13 July 2026
- Core Guide
- Playing an Adventure
- Added Levels 13-16 to the Earn Income tables
- Specified that Downtime cannot be saved up (accrued)
- Special Cases -> Dealing with Interruptions: Revised guidance on players leaving the game early
- Playing an Adventure
- GM Options and Tools -> GM Rewards: Specified that the table GM does not distribute additional Hero Points from Glyphs they have earned
Campaign Rules Outside the Guide
- Pathfinder rules online - Free and officially licensed
- Pathfinder Society Character Options - What options from each book you can use & which books you need to own to use them
- Pathfinder FAQ & Errata - Clarifications and changes to published books
- Pathfinder Society Errata - Clarifications and changes to Pathfinder Society Scenarios
- Pathfinder Society FAQ - Clarifications and rulings for the Pathfinder Society campaign
- Paizo Organized Play policies - Community standards, event & retail support, playtesting
- Paizo Organized Play Accessory Perks & Promotional Boons - Small bonuses for related merch
See you on the Open Road! Explore, Report, Cooperate!
Current Version: 8.00
30 July 2026
Quick Links · Change Log · Single Page Layouts: Guide - Supplemental - Both