Bestiary 2 (First Edition)

This article covers the Pathfinder First Edition Bestiary 2. For the Pathfinder Second Edition equivalent, see Bestiary 2 (Second Edition).

Bestiary 2, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game sourcebook written by Wolfgang Baur, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, Graeme Davis, Crystal Frasier, Joshua J. Frost, Tim Hitchcock, Brandon Hodge, James Jacobs, Steve Kenson, Hal Maclean, Martin Mason, Robert G. McCreary, Erik Mona, Jason Nelson, Patrick Renie, Sean K Reynolds, F. Wesley Schneider, Owen K.C. Stephens, James L. Sutter, Russ Taylor, and Greg A. Vaughan, was released in December 2009.

Its second printing was published on July 16, 2012. A smaller, softcover Pocket Edition of Bestiary 2 was released on October 18, 2017, containing all of the original content of the hardcover format, but in a smaller, 8.4" x 6.5" softcover format.

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Unleash the hordes!

Go beyond goblins with an army of fantasy's most fearsome foes! Bestiary 2 presents hundreds of different creatures for use in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Within this collection of creatures you'll find undead dragons and mischievous gremlins, shrieking banshees and unstoppable titans, the infamous jabberwock, and so much more! Yet not all these monsters need to be foes, as new breeds of otherworldly guardians, living shadows, and vampires all might take up adventure's call. In addition, new rules for customizing and advancing monsters and an expanded glossary of creature abilities ensure that you'll be prepared to challenge your heroes wherever adventure takes them!
The Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 is the second indispensable volume of monsters for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and serves as a companion to the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook and Pathfinder RPG Bestiary. This imaginative tabletop game builds upon more than 10 years of system development and an Open Playtest 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 Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 includes:

More than 300 different monsters

Creatures both new and familiar, drawing upon the best-known beasts of legend, literature, and Pathfinder RPG adventures

Challenges for any adventure and every level of play

Hosts of new templates and variants, including simple templates for on-the-fly creature customization

Numerous lists of monsters to aid in navigation, including lists by Challenge Rating, monster type, and habitat

New rules for creating and running high-level menaces

Expanded universal monster rules to simplify special attacks, defenses, and qualities

New familiars, animal companions, and other allies

And MUCH, MUCH MORE!

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