The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game is a cooperative card game for 1 to 6 players produced in conjunction with Lone Shark Games. As players explore and overcome challenges, they improve and customize their character deck by acquiring new items, allies, weapons, and more. Bimonthly 110-card Adventure Decks extend the storyline that begins in the nearly 500-card Base Set box.
Gameplay
Releases
The first Pathfinder Adventure Card Game adventure path was an adaptation of Rise of the Runelords. The set debuted at Gen Con Indy 2013 and sold out in less than 4 hours.1 Upon its release, the game spent 4 weeks atop the "Hotness" list on BoardGameGeek.com2. The game received widely favorable reviews, with an 8.59/10 rating as of September 12, 2013.3
| Title
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Date
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Notes
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| Rise of the Runelords 00Rise of the Runelords Base Set |
130800August 2013 |
RotR (B)
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| Rise of the Runelords 01• Rise of the Runelords Character Add-On Deck |
130801August 2013 |
RotR (C)
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| Rise of the Runelords 1• Burnt Offerings Adventure Deck |
130802August 2013 |
RotR (1)
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| Rise of the Runelords 2• The Skinsaw Murders Adventure Deck |
1310October 2013 |
RotR (2)
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| Rise of the Runelords 3• The Hook Mountain Massacre Adventure Deck |
1312December 2013 |
RotR (3)
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| Rise of the Runelords 4• Fortress of the Stone Giants Adventure Deck |
1402February 2014 |
RotR (4)
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| Rise of the Runelords 5• Sins of the Saviors Adventure Deck |
1404April 2014 |
RotR (5)
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| Rise of the Runelords 6• Spires of Xin-Shalast Adventure Deck |
1406June 2014 |
RotR (6)
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| Skull & Shackles 00Skull & Shackles Base Set |
140800August 2014 |
S&S (B)
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| Skull & Shackles 01• Skull & Shackles Character Add-On Deck |
140801August 2014 |
S&S (C)
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| Skull & Shackles 1• The Wormwood Mutiny Adventure Deck |
140802August 2014 |
S&S (1)
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| Skull & Shackles 2• Raiders of the Fever Sea Adventure Deck |
1409September 2014 |
S&S (2)
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| Skull & Shackles 3• Tempest Rising Adventure Deck |
1410October 2014 |
S&S (3)
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| Skull & Shackles 4• Island of Empty Eyes Adventure Deck |
1412December 2014 |
S&S (4)
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| Skull & Shackles 5• The Price of Infamy Adventure Deck |
1501January 2015 |
S&S (5)
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| Skull & Shackles 6• From Hell's Heart Adventure Deck |
1502February 2015 |
S&S (6)
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| BardBard Class Deck |
1410October 1, 2014 |
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| ClericCleric Class Deck |
1410October 1, 2014 |
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| FighterFighter Class Deck |
1410October 1, 2014 |
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| RangerRanger Class Deck |
1410October 1, 2014 |
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| RogueRogue Class Deck |
1410October 1, 2014 |
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| SorcererSorcerer Class Deck |
1410October 1, 2014 |
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| WizardWizard Class Deck |
1410October 1, 2014 |
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| Wrath of the Righteous 00Wrath of the Righteous Base Set |
150500May 2015 |
WotR (B)
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| Wrath of the Righteous 01• Wrath of the Righteous Character Add-On Deck |
150501May 2015 |
WotR (C)
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| Wrath of the Righteous 1• The Worldwound Incursion Adventure Deck |
150502May 2015 |
WotR (1)
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| Wrath of the Righteous 2• Sword of Valor Adventure Deck |
1506June 2015 |
WotR (2)
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| Wrath of the Righteous 3• Demon's Heresy Adventure Deck |
1507July 2015 |
WotR (3)
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| Wrath of the Righteous 4• The Midnight Isles Adventure Deck |
1508August 2015 |
WotR (4)
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| Wrath of the Righteous 5• Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth Adventure Deck |
1509September 2015 |
WotR (5)
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| Wrath of the Righteous 6• City of Locusts Adventure Deck |
1510October 2015 |
WotR (6)
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| PaladinPaladin Class Deck |
1508August 26, 2015 |
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| MonkMonk Class Deck |
1509September 30, 2015 |
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| DruidDruid Class Deck |
1512December 16, 2015 |
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| BarbarianBarbarian Class Deck |
1602February 24, 2016 |
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| OracleOracle Class Deck |
1603March 30, 2016 |
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| AlchemistAlchemist Class Deck |
1604April 27, 2016 |
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| InquisitorInquisitor Class Deck |
1605May 25, 2016 |
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| WitchWitch Class Deck |
1606June 29, 2016 |
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| Goblins1Goblins Fight! Class Deck |
1608August 4, 2016 |
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| Goblins2Goblins Burn! Class Deck |
1608August 4, 2016 |
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| GunslingerGunslinger Class Deck |
160831August 31, 2016 |
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| WarpriestWarpriest Class Deck |
1609September 28, 2016 |
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| SummonerSummoner Class Deck |
1610000October 16, 2016 |
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| Mummy's Mask 00Mummy's Mask Base Set |
161000October 2016 |
MM (B)
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| Mummy's Mask 01• Mummy's Mask Character Add-On Deck |
161001October 2016 |
MM (C)
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| Mummy's Mask 1• The Half-Dead City Adventure Deck |
161002October 2016 |
MM (1)
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| Mummy's Mask 2• Empty Graves Adventure Deck |
161003October 2016 |
MM (2)
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| Mummy's Mask 3• Shifting Sands Adventure Deck |
1611November 2016 |
MM (3)
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| Mummy's Mask 4• Secrets of the Sphinx Adventure Deck |
1701January 2017 |
MM (4)
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| Mummy's Mask 5• The Slave Trenches of Hakotep Adventure Deck |
1702February 2017 |
MM (5)
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| Mummy's Mask 6• Pyramid of the Sky Pharaoh Adventure Deck |
1703March 2017 |
MM (6)
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| MagusMagus Class Deck |
1708August 17, 2017 |
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| Pathfinder TalesPathfinder Tales Character Deck |
171003October 3, 2017 |
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| Hell's Vengeance 1Hell's Vengeance Character Deck 1 |
17131October 31, 2017 |
HV (1)
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| Hell's Vengeance 2Hell's Vengeance Character Deck 2 |
1711November 28, 2017 |
HV (2)
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| HunterHunter Class Deck |
1712December 26, 2017 |
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| Occult Adventures 1Occult Adventures Character Deck 1 |
1801January 31, 2018 |
OA (1)
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| Occult Adventures 2Occult Adventures Character Deck 2 |
1802February 28, 2018 |
OA (2)
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| Ultimate CombatUltimate Combat Add-On Deck |
1803March 28, 2018 |
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| Ultimate MagicUltimate Magic Add-On Deck |
1804April 25, 2018 |
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| Ultimate IntrigueUltimate Intrigue Add-On Deck |
1805May 30, 2018 |
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| Ultimate EquipmentUltimate Equipment Add-On Deck |
1806June 27, 2018 |
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| Ultimate WildernessUltimate Wilderness Add-On Deck |
1808August 2, 2018 |
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| Core SetCore Set |
1905May 2019 |
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| Curse of the Crimson ThroneCurse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path |
1805May 2019 |
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Promo cards
Main article: Promo cards
In addition to the readily available Pathfinder Adventure Card Game products listed above, a number of promotional cards have been released to support the game. Promo cards have, to date, been distributed at conventions, through retail channels, to subscribers and random orders on paizo.com, and in Game Trade Magazine.
Organized play program
Paizo announced the Pathfinder Society Adventure Card Guild organized play program in April 2014 and previewed it at PaizoCon 2014.
The Adventure Card Guild is part of the Paizo Organized Play program and requires a Pathfinder Society registration number.4
Digital adaptation
Before Gen Con Indy 2014, Paizo announced that videogame developer Obsidian Entertainment would create a tablet game based on the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. Both companies demonstrated a prototype at their Gen Con booths.5 Obsidian is developing the game for iPad and Android tablets, and incorporating pass-and-play multiplayer and permanent character death options. The game includes unique cards and card layouts,6 uses card artwork as location backdrops, includes maps to illustrate location cards, and tracks the number of cards played by type.7
There is an active forum community for the game on Obsidian's site, including discussions with both players and developers of the game. Information about the digital version of the game is available on the wiki with a dedicated portal to the digtal version information here.
See also
References
- ↑ Paizo Publishing. (August 27, 2013). Fantastic year for Paizo Publishing at Gen Con Indy, Paizo News.
- ↑ It was finally supplanted by another game on September 19
- ↑ BGG. (September 12, 2013). Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords - Base Set, Board Game Geek.
- ↑ Vic Wertz. (May 12, 2014). Comment on "Pathfinder Society Adventure Card Guild launches at Gen Con!", Paizo Blog.
- ↑ Paizo Staff. (August 13, 2014). Obsidian Announces Pathfinder License, Paizo News.
- ↑ Nathan Davis. What's New With Obsidian's Adventure Card Game?. Paizo blog, 2015
- ↑ Nathan Davis. A Look at Obsidian's Adventure Card Game. Paizo blog, 2015
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