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Treasure Vault is one of four books ready to expand your Pathfinder and Starfinder adventures<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s shaping up to be a big summer for tabletop games publisher Paizo with two big releases slated for Gen Con. The long awaited mass battle rules for Pathfinder Second Edition Remastered will be at the show. The new edition of Starfinder, which premiered as a playtest<\/a> last year, will arrive in its final form as well.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no rest for the wicked goblins at Paizo. There are books that have come out that expand options for players and Game Masters. Here are some highlights within these recent releases with thanks to the company for providing review copies for this article.<\/p>\n Pathfinder Second Edition Remastered Lost Omens: Rival Academies<\/p>\n The popularity of fantasy stories like Harry Potter have made wizarding schools a popular choice as a campaign setup. It makes sense to follow first level spellcasters as freshman through their graduation and beyond. Schools are chock full of potential allies and rivals that can cause drama in between dungeon runs.<\/p>\n Lost Omens: Rival Academies<\/a> provides six schools for playes to use along with the personalities that make each school unique. They have different focuses and philosophies that get into the intrigues of wizards for any game. There\u2019s even a runelord archetype for players who want to dip their toes into the dark side of villainous magic users that have been around since the beginning of the game.<\/p>\n I really enjoyed the Convocation section which brings together the schools for a sort of convention and competition. There\u2019s a lot of politics and intrigue to explore here. It shows that Pathfinder doesn\u2019t have to be dungeon crawls all the time.<\/p>\n Play Puzzles & Games on Forbes<\/p>\n Pathfinder Second Edition Remastered NPC Core<\/p>\n One of the joys of classic fantasy games is flipping through the monster book for inspiration. Sometimes it\u2019s to beef up an encounter while other times a neat monster with a clever ability can inspire a new story on its own. But what about obstacles of a less fire breathing nature?<\/p>\n The NPC Core<\/a> book focuses on humanoid adversaries from goblin raiders to infernal bureaucrats. Each entry comes with a full write up plus lore, setting information and special rules to challenge players above and beyond their usual battle tactics. These NPCs are perfect for city and town encounters.<\/p>\n I\u2019m glad Paizo decided to split this off into a separate book. Mundane adversaries like these often get a quick mention in the back because monsters are naturally more interested. Here, normal people the players encounter get a little more focus to help them connect with players and make story hooks more engaging.<\/p>\n Pathfinder Second Edition Remastered Treasure Vault<\/p>\n As Pathfinder Second Edition books go out of print, Paizo is taking the opportunity to bring them fully in line with their remaster project. Guns & Gears<\/a> was the first of these books that updated some of the steampunk elements of the game. The inventor and gunslinger classes were refitted to make sure they interacted with everything else propeller.<\/p>\n