James Jacobs
James Jacobs
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Born
19721
Hometown
Point Arena, CA
Position
Dungeon Associate Editor (2003–2004)
Dungeon Managing Editor (2004–2006)
Dungeon Editor-in-Chief (2006–2007)
Pathfinder Editor-in-Chief (2007–2010)
Creative Director (2010–)
Dungeon Managing Editor (2004–2006)
Dungeon Editor-in-Chief (2006–2007)
Pathfinder Editor-in-Chief (2007–2010)
Creative Director (2010–)
Company
James Jacobs began his career as a D&D game designer at the tender age of 14, when an adventure he wrote was published in Dungeon #12. After later working on the same magazine for Paizo, he is now Creative Director of Pathfinder. He likes Godzilla and dinosaurs and Lovecraft stuff. He has a pet cat. His favorite pizza topping is artichoke hearts, and his favorite movie is Alien. He wants to buy a lizard, too.
Jacobs has the distinction of the Paizo writer with the most author credits to their name.
Pathfinder credits
Adventure credits
Title | Date | Notes |
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Burnt Offerings | August 2007 | Rise of the Runelords #1. Also wrote "Sandpoint" and contributed to the Bestiary for this volume. |
Seven Swords of Sin | August 2007 | Room design |
"Bestiary" #2 | October 2007 | The Skinsaw Murders, 82. |
"The Red Mantis" | May 2008 | Escape from Old Korvosa, 66. |
"Bestiary" #17 | January 2009 | A Memory of Darkness, 80. |
"Demon Lords of Golarion" | February 2009 | Descent into Midnight, 54. |
"Bestiary" #18 | February 2009 | Descent into Midnight, 80. |
"Bestiary" #19 | April 2009 | Howl of the Carrion King, 76. |
"Bestiary" #22 | June 2009 | The End of Eternity, 76. |
The Infernal Syndrome | January 2010 | Council of Thieves #4 |
"Bestiary" #29 | February 2010 | Mother of Flies, 76. |
The Twice-Damned Prince | March 2010 | Council of Thieves #6 |
"Into the Wild" | March 2010 | Stolen Land, 56. |
"Of Cities and Kings" | April 2010 | Rivers Run Red, 54. |
Souls for Smuggler's Shiv | August 2010 | Serpent's Skull #1. Also wrote "Shipwrecked!" and contributed to the Bestiary for the volume. |
City of Seven Spears | November 2010 | Serpent's Skull #3. Also cowrote "Expedition to Saventh-Yhi" for the volume. |
"Beyond Serpent's Skull" | February 2011 | Sanctum of the Serpent God, 58. |
"Cults of the Dark Tapestry" | June 2011 | Wake of the Watcher, 60. |
"Bestiary" #46 | June 2011 | Wake of the Watcher, 74. |
The Brinewall Legacy | August 2011 | Jade Regent #1. Also wrote "Sandpoint Hinterlands" and contributed to the bestiary for the volume. |
Dawn of the Scarlet Sun | June 2012 | Free RPG Day |
"Fleet Battles" | July 2012 | The Price of Infamy, 62. |
"The Enigma Vault" | October 2012 | Thornkeep, Floor Three. |
"Before Sin" | November 2012 | Beyond the Doomsday Door, 62. |
"Bestiary" #64 | November 2012 | Beyond the Doomsday Door, 80. |
"Bestiary" #65 | December 2012 | Into the Nightmare Rift, 82. |
"Bestiary" #73 | August 2013 | The Worldwound Incursion, 80. |
"Bestiary" #75 | October 2013 | Demon's Heresy, 82. |
The Midnight Isles | December 2013 | Wrath of the Righteous #4. Also wrote "Alushinyrra: The Porphyry City" and contributed to the Bestiary for the volume. |
"Bestiary" #77 | January 2014 | Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth, 82. |
"Bestiary" #78 | February 2014 | City of Locusts, 82. |
"The Emerald Root" | June 2014 | The Emerald Spire Superdungeon, 143. |
"Continuing the Campaign" #90 | January 2015 | The Divinity Drive, 62. |
A Song of Silver | December 2015 | Hell's Rebels #4. Also wrote "Pathfinder Adventure Path Friends and Foes: Ayavah" and contributed to the Bestiary for the volume. |
"Continuing the Campaign" #102 | January 2016 | Breaking the Bones of Hell, 64. |
"The Elder Mythos" | August 2016 | In Search of Sanity, 62. |
"Bestiary" #109 | August 2016 | In Search of Sanity, 80. |
"Hastur, the King in Yellow" | September 2016 | The Thrushmoor Terror, 68. |
"Bestiary" #110 | September 2016 | The Thrushmoor Terror, 80. |
"Bestiary" #111 | November 2016 | Dreams of the Yellow King, 80. |
"Bestiary" #112 | November 2016 | The Whisper Out of Time, 80. |
"Xhamen-Dor, the Inmost Blot" | January 2017 | What Grows Within, 62. |
"Bestiary" #113 | January 2017 | What Grows Within, 80. |
"Continuing the Campaign" #114 | February 2017 | Black Stars Beckon, 66. |
"Bestiary" #114 | February 2017 | Black Stars Beckon, 82. |
"When the Stars Go Dark" | August 2018 | Doomsday Dawn, 84. Pathfinder Playtest |
"The Runelord Legacy" | August 2018 | Secrets of Roderic's Cove, 74. |
"Rituals of the Runelords" | November 2018 | Temple of the Peacock Spirit, 74. |
Cradle of Night | December 2018 | |
"Beyond the Campaign" #138 | January 2019 | Rise of New Thassilon, 78. |
"Developer Showcase: Nocticula" | August 2019 | Midwives to Death, 64. |
"Adventure Toolbox" #145 | August 2019 | Hellknight Hill (adventure), 70. |
"Adventure Toolbox" #146 | August 2019 | Cult of Cinders, 70. |
"Adventure Toolbox" #150 | December 2019 | Broken Promises, 72. |
Ruins of Gauntlight | January 2021 | Abomination Vaults #1. Also wrote "Otari Gazetteer" and the Adventure Toolbox for the volume. |
"Nhimbaloth" | April 2021 | Eyes of Empty Death, 60. |
Dinner at Lionlodge | May 2021 | |
Malevolence | July 2021 | |
Abomination Vaults | May 2022 | Reprising written content in the regular AP |
The Ghouls Hunger | October 2022 | Blood Lords #4 |
Dreamers of the Nameless Spires | March 2023 | Gatewalkers #3. Also wrote "Continuing the Campaign" and contributed to the Adventure Toolbox for the volume |
"Stolen Fate" | April 2023 | The Choosing, 2. Stolen Fate #1 |
"The Harrow Court" | April 2023 | The Choosing, 68. Stolen Fate #1 |
"Adventure Toolbox" #190 | April 2023 | The Choosing, 74. Stolen Fate #1 |
"Adventure Toolbox" #191 | May 2023 | The Destiny War, 70. Stolen Fate #2 |
"Adventure Toolbox" #192 | June 2023 | Worst of All Possible Worlds, 68. Stolen Fate #3 |
Campaign Overview | October 2023 | The Summer That Never Was, 2. Season of Ghosts #1 |
"Adventure Toolbox" #197 | November 2023 | Let the Leaves Fall, 72. Season of Ghosts #2 |
Seven Dooms for Sandpoint | March 2024 |
- See also: Category:Works by James Jacobs
Sourcebook credits
Title | Date | Notes |
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Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide | March 2008 | |
Guide to Korvosa | March 2008 | |
Classic Monsters Revisited | April 2008 | |
Guide to Darkmoon Vale | July 2008 | |
Second Darkness Player's Guide | August 2008 | Player's Guide |
Campaign Setting | August 2008 | |
Into the Darklands | November 2008 | Cover credit |
Legacy of Fire Player's Guide | April 2009 | |
Council of Thieves Player's Guide | August 2009 | |
Core Rulebook | August 2009 | |
Bestiary | August 2009 | |
Classic Horrors Revisited | January 2010 | |
NPC Guide | March 2010 | |
Kingmaker Player's Guide | March 2010 | |
GameMastery Guide | June 2010 | |
Serpent's Skull Player's Guide | July 2010 | |
Advanced Player's Guide | July 2010 | |
Lords of Chaos | December 2010 | Cover credit |
Bestiary 2 | December 2010 | |
The Inner Sea World Guide | March 2011 | |
Humans of Golarion | June 2011 | |
Jade Regent Player's Guide | July 2011 | |
Goblins of Golarion | August 2011 | |
Dragon Empires Gazetteer | December 2011 | Cover credit |
Bestiary 3 | December 2011 | |
Magnimar, City of Monuments | July 2012 | Cover credit |
Pathfinder 1 | August 2012 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder 2 | October 2012 | Mechanical backmatter |
Inner Sea Bestiary | November 2012 | |
Pathfinder 3 | November 2012 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder 4 | January 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder 5 | February 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder 6 | April 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Ultimate Campaign | May 2013 | |
Dark Waters Rising | May 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder 7 | May 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
The Worldwound | July 2013 | |
Pathfinder 8 | July 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Demons Revisited | July 2013 | Cover credit |
Bestiary 4 | October 2013 | |
Pathfinder 9 | October 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder 10 | October 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder 11 | November 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder Special 2013 | November 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Pathfinder 12 | December 2013 | Mechanical backmatter |
Inner Sea Gods | April 2014 | |
Occult Mysteries | May 2014 | |
City of Secrets 1 | May 2014 | Mechanical backmatter |
Numeria, Land of Fallen Stars | June 2014 | |
People of the River | July 2014 | |
Technology Guide | August 2014 | |
Iron Gods Player's Guide | August 2014 | |
City of Secrets | April 2015 | Mechanical backmatter |
Hell's Rebels Player's Guide | August 2015 | |
Of Tooth and Claw | August 2014 | Mechanical backmatter |
Inner Sea Races | September 2015 | |
Occult Bestiary | September 2015 | |
Bestiary 5 | November 2015 | |
Inner Sea Faiths | March 2016 | |
Horror Realms | November 2016 | |
Bestiary 6 | April 2017 | |
Book of the Damned | September 2017 | |
Planar Adventures | June 2018 | |
Return of the Runelords Player's Guide | September 2018 | |
Sandpoint, Light of the Lost Coast | October 2018 | |
Age of Ashes Player's Guide | July 2019 | Cover credit |
World Guide | August 2019 | |
Core Rulebook | August 2019 | |
Bestiary | October 2019 | |
Gods & Magic | January 2020 | |
Bestiary 2 | May 2020 | |
Advanced Player's Guide | July 2020 | |
"Jakalyn" | July 2020 | Legends, 56. |
Abomination Vaults Player's Guide | January 2021 | |
Bestiary 3 | March 2021 | |
Absalom, City of Lost Omens | December 2021 | |
Kingmaker Player's Guide | September 2022 | |
Kingmaker Companion Guide | October 2022 | |
Stolen Fate Player's Guide | April 2023 | Cover credit |
Season of Ghosts Player's Guide | October 2023 | Cover credit |
Player Core | November 2023 | |
GM Core | November 2023 | |
Seven Dooms for Sandpoint Player's Guide | March 2024 | |
Divine Mysteries |
- See also: Category:Works by James Jacobs
Fiction credits
Title | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|
Merisiel" | "July 2007 | Meet the Iconics. |
Kyra" | "July 2007 | Meet the Iconics. |
Ezren" | "October 2007 | Meet the Iconics. |
Seelah" | "December 2007 | Meet the Iconics. |
Lem" | "January 2008 | Meet the Iconics. |
"The Bloodworks Incident" | April 2008 | Seven Days to the Grave, 72. The Compass Stone #8 |
Amiri" | "May 2008 | Meet the Iconics. |
Jirelle" | "May 2014 | Meet the Iconics. |
Zova" | "October 2017 | Meet the Iconics. |
"The Beauty of Horrors" | October 2019 | The Windsong Testaments. |
"On Family Bonds" | October 2019 | The Windsong Testaments. |
"The Three Fears of Pharasma" | October 2019 | The Windsong Testaments. |
"The Acts of Iomedae" | November 2019 | The Windsong Testaments. |
"Rage of Creation" | January 2020 | The Windsong Testaments. |
"Of Wasps and Whispers" | June 2020 | Iconic Encounters. |
"The Trouble with Fishgold" | July 2020 | Iconic Encounters. |
"Adumbration" | April 2021 | Tales of Lost Omens. |
- See also: Category:Works by James Jacobs
Other Writings
Title | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|
"Foreword" #1 | August 2007 | Burnt Offerings, 6. Rise of the Runelords #1 |
"Foreword" #2 | October 2007 | The Skinsaw Murders, 4. Rise of the Runelords #2 |
"Foreword" #3 | November 2007 | The Hook Mountain Massacre, 4. Rise of the Runelords #3 |
"Foreword" #4 | December 2007 | Fortress of the Stone Giants, 4. Rise of the Runelords #4 |
"Foreword" #6 | February 2008 | Spires of Xin-Shalast, 4. Rise of the Runelords #6 |
"Foreword" #7 | March 2008 | Edge of Anarchy, 4. Curse of the Crimson Throne #1 |
"Foreword" #8 | April 2008 | Seven Days to the Grave, 4. Curse of the Crimson Throne #2 |
"Foreword" #9 | May 2008 | Escape from Old Korvosa, 4. Curse of the Crimson Throne #3 |
"Foreword" #10 | July 2008 | A History of Ashes, 4. Curse of the Crimson Throne #4 |
"Foreword" #12 | August 2008 | Crown of Fangs, 4. Curse of the Crimson Throne #6 |
"Foreword" #13 | August 2008 | Shadow in the Sky, 4. Second Darkness #1 |
"Foreword" #14 | October 2008 | Children of the Void, 4. Second Darkness #2 |
"Foreword" #15 | November 2008 | The Armageddon Echo, 4. Second Darkness #3 |
"Foreword" #16 | December 2008 | Endless Night, 4. Second Darkness #4 |
"Foreword" #18 | February 2009 | Descent into Midnight, 4. Second Darkness #6 |
"Foreword" #19 | April 2009 | Howl of the Carrion King, 4. Legacy of Fire #1 |
"Foreword" #20 | April 2009 | House of the Beast, 4. Legacy of Fire #2 |
"Foreword" #21 | May 2009 | The Jackal's Price, 4. Legacy of Fire #3 |
"Foreword" #22 | June 2009 | The End of Eternity, 4. Legacy of Fire #4 |
"Foreword" #22 | June 2009 | The End of Eternity, 4. Legacy of Fire #4 |
"Foreword" #27 | December 2009 | What Lies in Dust, 4. Council of Thieves #3 |
"Foreword" #28 | January 2010 | The Infernal Syndrome, 4. Council of Thieves #4 |
"Foreword" #31 | March 2010 | Stolen Land, 4. Kingmaker #1 |
"Foreword" #32 | April 2010 | Rivers Run Red, 4. Kingmaker #2 |
"Foreword" #33 | June 2010 | The Varnhold Vanishing, 4. Kingmaker #3 |
"Foreword" #34 | June 2010 | Blood for Blood, 4. Kingmaker #4 |
"Foreword" #35 | July 2010 | War of the River Kings, 4. Kingmaker #5 |
"Foreword" #36 | August 2010 | Sound of a Thousand Screams, 4. Kingmaker #6 |
"Foreword" #37 | August 2010 | Souls for Smuggler's Shiv, 4. Serpent's Skull #1 |
"Foreword" #38 | September 2010 | Racing to Ruin, 4. Serpent's Skull #2 |
"Foreword" #39 | November 2010 | City of Seven Spears, 4. Serpent's Skull #3 |
"Foreword" #49 | August 2011 | The Brinewall Legacy, 4. Jade Regent #1 |
"Foreword" #61 | August 2012 | Shards of Sin, 4. Shattered Star #1 |
"Foreword" #62 | September 2012 | Curse of the Lady's Light, 4. Shattered Star #2 |
"Foreword" #64 | November 2012 | Beyond the Doomsday Door, 4. Shattered Star #4 |
"Foreword" #65 | December 2012 | Into the Nightmare Rift, 4. Shattered Star #5 |
"Foreword" #66 | January 2013 | The Dead Heart of Xin, 4. Shattered Star #6 |
"Foreword" #73 | August 2013 | The Worldwound Incursion, 4. Wrath of the Righteous #1 |
"Foreword" #74 | September 2013 | Sword of Valor, 4. Wrath of the Righteous #2 |
"Foreword" #75 | October 2013 | Demon's Heresy, 4. Wrath of the Righteous #3 |
"Foreword" #76 | December 2013 | The Midnight Isles, 4. Wrath of the Righteous #4 |
"Foreword" #77 | January 2014 | Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth, 4. Wrath of the Righteous #5 |
"Foreword" #78 | February 2014 | City of Locusts, 4. Wrath of the Righteous #6 |
"Foreword" #85 | August 2014 | Fires of Creation, 4. Iron Gods #1 |
"Foreword" #86 | October 2014 | Lords of Rust, 4. Iron Gods #2 |
"Foreword" #87 | October 2014 | The Choking Tower, 4. Iron Gods #3 |
"Foreword" #88 | November 2014 | Valley of the Brain Collectors, 4. Iron Gods #4 |
"Foreword" #89 | December 2014 | Palace of Fallen Stars, 4. Iron Gods #5 |
"Foreword" #90 | January 2015 | The Divinity Drive, 4. Iron Gods #6 |
"Foreword" #97 | September 2015 | In Hell's Bright Shadow, 2. Hell's Rebels #1 |
"Foreword" #98 | September 2015 | Turn of the Torrent, 2. Hell's Rebels #2 |
"Foreword" #99 | October 2015 | Dance of the Damned, 2. Hell's Rebels #3 |
"Foreword" #100 | December 2015 | A Song of Silver, 2. Hell's Rebels #4 |
"Foreword" #101 | January 2016 | The Kintargo Contract, 2. Hell's Rebels #5 |
"Foreword" #102 | January 2016 | Breaking the Bones of Hell, 2. Hell's Rebels #6 |
"Foreword" #109 | August 2016 | In Search of Sanity, 2. Strange Aeons #1 |
- See also: Category:Works by James Jacobs
Art credits
Title | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|
Beginner Box | October 2011 | Cartography |
- See also: Category:Artwork by James Jacobs