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NPC Codex

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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game NPC Codex
Cover Image
Book - Core
Authors
Publishers
Pages
320
Rule set
PFRPG
Series
Follows
Precedes
Awards
Gold ENnie – Product of the Year (2013)
Gold ENnie – Best Monster/Adversary (2013)
Silver ENnie – Best Cover Art (2013)
Releases
Hardcover
Date
November 2012
ISBN
Price
$39.99
PDF
Date
November 2012
Price
$19.99
Pocket Edition Softcover
Date
October 17, 2018
ISBN
Price
$19.99

NPC Codex, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game sourcebook by Jesse Benner, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, Alex Greenshields, Rob McCreary, Mark Moreland, Jason Nelson, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Patrick Renie, Sean K Reynolds, and Russ Taylor, was released in November 2012. A pocket edition of the book was released on October 17, 2018.

It's happened to every Game Master. You spend hours setting up the perfect encounter, your players are out for blood, the swords are drawn—and then you realize that you've forgotten to build statistics for the enemy characters. Or perhaps your players go left when you expect them to go right, leaving you without any encounters prepared.

Such problems are a thing of the past with the NPC Codex. Inside this tome, you'll find hundreds of ready-made stat blocks for nonplayer characters of every level, from a lowly forest poacher to the most majestic knight or ancient spellcaster. Whether you're planning out future adventures or throwing together encounters right at the table, this book does the work so you can focus on playing the game.

Pathfinder RPG NPC Codex is a must-have companion volume to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook and Bestiary. This imaginative tabletop game builds on more than 10 years of system development and open playtests featuring more than 50,000 gamers to create a cutting-edge RPG experience that brings the all-time best-selling set of fantasy rules into the new millennium.

The 320-page Pathfinder RPG NPC Codex includes:

  • Statistics for more than 300 characters, including at least one for every level of every class in the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook.
  • Tactical suggestions for every character, ensuring that you get the most out of each individual's gear and abilities in a fight.
  • Tons of flavorful names and backgrounds to give characters personality, plus ideas for using them in both combat and roleplaying situations.
  • Statistics for characters with lower-powered NPC classes to help populate your world with ordinary people, as well as characters with specialized prestige classes.
  • Animal companion statistics for druids and rangers, from level 1 through level 20.
  • Multiple versions of each Pathfinder iconic character, perfect for pregenerated player characters.
  • Encounter groups for conveniently crafting battles on the fly.

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Contents

Introduction
pp. 4–7
Chapter 1: Core Classes
pp. 8–197
pp. 10–25
pp. 26–43
pp. 44–61
pp. 62–79
pp. 80–95
pp. 96–111
pp. 112–127
pp. 128–143
pp. 144–159
pp. 160–177
pp. 178–197
Chapter 3: NPC Classes
pp. 242–273
pp. 244–249
pp. 250–255
pp. 256–259
pp. 260–265
pp. 266–273
Chapter 4: Iconic Characters
pp. 274–297
Appendices
pp. 298–315
Appendix 1: Animal Companions
pp. 298–307
Appendix 2: Encounter Groups
pp. 308–314
Appendix 3: Class Feature Index
p. 315
Index
pp. 316–318