Guns & Gears

Guns & Gears, a Pathfinder Second Edition core rulebook by Michael Sayre, Mark Seifter, Logan Bonner, Jessica Catalan, John Compton, Andrew D. Geels, Steven Hammond, Sen.H.H.S., Brent Holtsberry, Jason Keeley, Dustin Knight, Luis Loza, Ron Lundeen, Chris Mastey, Liane Merciel, Jacob W. Michaels, Dave Nelson, Samantha Phelan, Mikhail Rekun, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Sydney Meeker, Kendra Leigh Speedling, Andrew Stoeckle, Calliope Lee Taylor, Mark Thompson, Andrew White, and Scott D. Young, was released on October 13, 2021.

A Remastered edition of Guns & Gears, to be published under the Open RPG Creative License and incorporating rules updates and changes, was confirmed by Erik Mona and Michael Sayre during Gen Con 2024.¹ It is expected to be released on February 5, 2025, with a sketch cover variant released on March 5, 2025.

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Gear Up and Throw Down!

When sword and spell just won't be enough to win the day, it's time to power up your game with clockwork gears, lightning coils, and black powder! Guns & Gears, the latest hardcover rulebook for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (Second Edition), brings the excitement of firearms and fantasy technology to your tabletop!
Unravel the secrets of clockworks with the new inventor class or blow away your opposition as a firearm-wielding gunslinger! In addition to new classes, a plethora of archetypes, backgrounds, vehicles, siege engines, gadgets, and the new automaton ancestry are all ready to expand your game with options for battlefields large and small.

Guns & Gears features:

Two new classes: the clever inventor and the sharpshooting gunslinger

Automaton ancestry for players who want to play a customizable construct

Firearms of all stripes, from the simple and effective flintlock pistol to versatile gunblades

More than a dozen new archetypes

Scores of new gadgets and vehicles

Siege engines and accompanying rules

A gazetteer of Golarion revealing how firearms and technology fit into the Age of Lost Omens, including a look at the technology of the continents of Arcadia and Tian Xia and never-before-revealed secrets of the rough-and-tumble, gritty city of Alkenstar

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Gunslinger
Guns Character Options
Common Backgrounds
Uncommon Backgrounds
Rare Backgrounds
Guns Archetypes
Gunslinger Multiclass Archetype
Artillerist Archetype
Beast Gunner Archetype
Bullet Dancer Archetype
Demolitionist Archetype
Firework Technician Archetype
Pistol Phenom Archetype
Sniping Duo Archetype
Spellshot Class Archetype
Unexpected Sharpshooter Archetype

4: Guns Equipment

p. 144

Classic Firearms
Beast Guns
Cobbled Firearms
Combination Weapons
Rare and Unique Firearms
Ammunition
Black Powder Siege Weapons
Tools and Accessories

5: The Rotating Gear

p. 186

Glossary & Index

p. 230

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↑ "It's first and foremost about getting the license updated and getting the new print run (it's been sold out for awhile) pushed out in a way that's best for everyone (errata included, license in place for 3pps, etc.) ... But other books that reference pages in G&G won't be invalidated because doing this as a straight remaster of the original product allows us to preserve the pagination." Michael Sayre. (August 2, 2024). Reply in pathfinder2e #pf2-wild, Discord.

[1] "It's first and foremost about getting the license updated and getting the new print run (it's been sold out for awhile) pushed out in a way that's best for everyone (errata included, license in place for 3pps, etc.) ... But other books that reference pages in G&G won't be invalidated because doing this as a straight remaster of the original product allows us to preserve the pagination." Michael Sayre. (August 2, 2024). Reply in pathfinder2e #pf2-wild, Discord.

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