Pathfinder Second Edition

Pathfinder Second Edition Free Basic Rules

Learn how to get started with Pathfinder Second Edition with our completely free Basic Rules!

Welcome to the Pathfinder Second Edition Free Basic Rules! Here you will find the very basics of play, and just enough options to build a handful of low-level characters. For hundreds of more pages, rules, characters, options, artwork, and more, upgrade to the complete Pathfinder Player Core!

Player Core Free Basic Rules

Chapter 5 - Feats

Chapter 6 - Equipment

Armor Descriptions
Shield Descriptions
Weapon Descriptions
Adventuring Gear
Alchemical Gear
Assistive Items

Chapter 7 - Spells

Spell Lists
Focus Spells Lists
Rituals List

Chapter 8 - Playing the Game

Rules Overview
Checks
Damage Rolls
Hero Points
Actions
Movement
Effects
Area
Afflictions
Perception and Detection
Encounter Mode
Exploration Mode
Downtime Mode

Conditions Appendix

Glossary

Credits

Legacy Pathfinder Second Edition Free Basic Rules

Chapter 1: Introduction

What is a Roleplaying Game?
Basics of Play
Playing the Game
Examples of Play
Using This Book
Format of Rules Elements
Character Creation
Sample Character
Leveling Up

Chapter 2: Ancestries and Backgrounds

These Free Basic Rules only has 3 ancestries, up to level 5; and only a fraction of the dozens of backgrounds. For more backgrounds, ancestries, and dozens of higher-level feats and features, upgrade to the complete Pathfinder Core Rulebook!

Ancestry Entries
Dwarf
Elf
Human
Backgrounds
Languages

Chapter 3: Classes

These Free Basic Rules only have 4 classes, with features and feats up to level 5. For 8 more classes and tons of feats and features, upgrade to the complete Pathfinder Core Rulebook!

Reading Class Entries
Classes
Cleric
Fighter
Rogue
Wizard

Chapter 4: Skills

Skill Actions
Skill Checks and Skill DCs
General Skill Actions
Skill Descriptions
Acrobatics (Dex)
Arcana (Int)
Athletics (Str)
Crafting (Int)
Deception (Cha)
Diplomacy (Cha)
Intimidation (Cha)
Lore (Int)
Medicine (Wis)
Nature (Wis)
Occultism (Int)
Performance (Cha)
Religion (Wis)
Society (Int)
Stealth (Dex)
Survival (Wis)
Thievery (Dex)

Chapter 5: Feats

These Free Basic Rules only have general and skill feats up to level 5. For dozens of higher-level feats, upgrade to the complete Pathfinder Core Rulebook!

Chapter 6: Equipment

Coins and Currency
Item Level
Carrying and Using Items
Item Damage
Armor
Shields
Weapons
Attack and Damage Rolls
Critical Hits
Unarmed Attacks
Improvised Weapons
Weapon Statistics
Weapon Traits
Critical Specialization Effects and Weapon Descriptions
Gear
Gear Statistics
Adventuring Gear
Class Kits
Alchemical Gear
Magical Gear
Formulas
Services
Cost of Living
Animals
Items and Sizes

Chapter 7: Spells

These Free Basic Rules only have spells up to 3rd-level, and only arcane and divine spell lists. For dozens of higher-level spells, as well as the occult and primal spell lists, upgrade to the complete Pathfinder Core Rulebook!

Magical Schools
Spell Slots
Cantrips
Focus Spells
Innate Spells
Other Spell Traits
Casting Spells
Casting Rituals
Spell Lists
Arcane Spells
Divine Spells
Focus Spells

Chapter 9: Playing The Game

General Rules
Damage
Conditions
Effects
Areas
Afflictions
Counteracting
Hit Points, Healing, and Dying
Actions
Movement
Perception
Hero Points
Encounter Mode
Activities and Reactions in Encounters
Movement in Encounters
Special Battles
Exploration Mode
Travel Speed
Exploration Activities
Rest and Daily Preparations
Downtime Mode

Chapter 11: Crafting & Treasure

Investing Magical Items
Activating Items
Reading Items

Credits

OGL License

Pathfinder Second Edition Remastered Essentials

Player Core

This tome contains everything you need to create a player character, outfitting them with mighty weapons and powerful spells, providing all the necessary tools to survive in a world filled with deadly monsters, nefarious villains, and fabulous treasures! The first page of your amazing adventure starts here…

GM Core

Creating a compelling tale takes more than just heroes—it requires a complex cast of allies, adversaries, and villains! As the Game Master, your job is to narrate the story, working with the players to imagine an epic adventure. The GM Core is here to help you with every facet of the game, including guidelines on story structure, tips on creating thrilling combat, and amazing treasure to reward your heroes for saving the day!

Monster Core

Inside this tome of creatures, you’ll find haughty celestials and ravenous fiends, fierce animals and strange moving plants, new peoples to interact with and horrid monsters to hunt down. And while this book details hundreds of monsters, it’s only a portion of the myriad interesting creatures that populate the world of Pathfinder.

Remastered Compendiums on Roll20

Pathfinder Second Edition Legacy Compendiums

Legacy Essentials

Beginner Box

The Pathfinder Beginner Box contains everything you need to learn how to play the Pathfinder roleplaying game, including rules to create your own fantasy hero and tools to make your own amazing stories.

Core Rulebook

This comprehensive guide to the Pathfinder roleplaying game provides everything you need to set out into 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! The new Pathfinder rules are easier to learn and faster to play, and they offer deeper customization than ever before!

Gamemastery Guide

Whether you’re building your own monsters and adventures, looking for new subsystems to play out cinematic chases or tense infiltrations, or simply want to speed up your game with scores of NPCs ready for action, the Gamemastery Guide has you covered!

Bestiary

Inside this tome of creatures, you’ll find haughty celestials and ravenous fiends, fierce animals and strange moving plants, new peoples to interact with and horrid monsters to hunt down. And while this book details hundreds of creatures, it’s only a portion of the myriad interesting creatures that populate the world of Pathfinder.

Legacy Compendiums on Roll20

Pathfinder Core

Pathfinder Second Edition Legacy

Lost Omens

Adventure and Adventure Path Compendiums

Kingmaker

Strength of Thousands

Quest for the Frozen Flame

Stolen Fate

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Infinite

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