Battlecry!

Pathfinder Battlecry!, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game sourcebook by Logan Bonner, Jason Keeley, and Michael Sayre, with additional writing by Saif Ansari, Kate Baker, Rigby Bendele, Tineke Bolleman, Jessica Catalan, Jeremy Corff, Rue Dickey, John Godek III, Luis Loza, Dennis Muldoon, Collette Quach, Mikhail Rekun, Shay Snow, Kendra Leigh Speedling, Andrew White, and Linda Zayas-Palmer, is expected to be released on July 31, 2025, at Gen Con 2025. The book will describe the Inner Sea War, a large-scale military conflict primarily between Andoran and Cheliax. Its mechanics will include two new classes in the commander and guardian, and the new giant-like extraplanar jotunborn ancestry.¹

Battlecry! will also be supported by the novel Operation Hellmouth, written by Chris A. Jackson, in November 2025, and by the Hellbreakers Pathfinder Adventure Path in 2026.¹

This book has been announced but has not yet been released.
Product details such as release date, authors, cover art, and contents are subject to change.

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Report for Duty!

When diplomacy between nations fails and neither side backs down, war is the inevitable result. From border skirmishes to large-scale invasions, conflict comes in many forms—the perfect chance for heroes to win glory! And war has come to the world Golarion, embroiling the nations of the Inner Sea in a conflict that will forever change the Pathfinder setting!

This new rulebook for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game covers all aspects of war, including two bold new character classes! Help steer the flow of battle as a cunning commander, or protect your allies from harm as an indomitable guardian. You'll also find archetypes that allow you to raise a small battalion of undead soldiers or wield a personal siege weapon, the new larger-than-life jotunborn ancestry, an armory of magic weapons, and rules for running combat alongside troops that you command to fill out your army's ranks. Golarion's generals need you, so heed the Battlecry!

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Playtest

The Pathfinder Battlecry! Class Playtest, written by Jason Keeley and Michael Sayre, was released on April 29, 2024. It presented playtest rules for the commander and guardian classes in Pathfinder Second Edition, and the playtest would run through June 21, 2024.

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Welcome to the playtest for Pathfinder Battlecry! This upcoming sourcebook, scheduled for Gen Con 2025, brings gritty combat to your gaming tables, as exemplified by these two new classes, the commander and the guardian.
The commander is a battlefield leader whose clever use of tactics can turn the tide of any fight. They deploy abilities called tactics that grant allies extra movement or bonus actions if they follow certain orders.
The guardian is a defensive combatant who focuses on squeezing every lost drop of protection from their armor for themselves and their allies. The guardian can intercept strikes meant for other characters and taunt foes to draw their attention.

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Charlie Hall. (February 3, 2025). Pathfinder adds two new classes as conflict seizes Golarion in Battlecry!.

[polygon-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Charlie Hall. (February 3, 2025). Pathfinder adds two new classes as conflict seizes Golarion in Battlecry!.

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