Pathfinder Wiki
The Pathfinder canon encyclopedia anyone can edit.
20,790 articles since 2008
This week's featured article: Yaoguai
- This article covers the Pathfinder Second Edition ancestry. For the Pathfinder First Edition magical beast, which has significantly different properties and canon information, see yaoguai (legacy creature).
- See also: tsukumogami, leshy, poppet, and awakened animal
Yaoguai are an ancestry of objects or creatures who, through magic or other supernatural means, have cultivated their own transformation into a sapient humanoid form. Yaoguai can look wildly different from each other, but most have similar abilities.
Thanks to: Stejo
Other areas of PathfinderWiki
- Categories – Every page on the PathfinderWiki is categorized, and from here you can search for articles using this category tree.
- Community portal – Bulletin board, projects, resources, and activities covering a wide range of PathfinderWiki areas.
- Help desk – Ask questions about using PathfinderWiki.
- Discord chat – Live chat to discuss anything, any time.
- Current events – News and a brief timeline of PathfinderWiki's history.
PathfinderWiki's sister projects
PathfinderWiki is just one of many fan websites supporting the Pathfinder campaign setting and Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
- Archives of Nethys for First Edition – A compendium of Pathfinder First Edition rules released by Paizo Inc.
- Archives of Nethys for Second Edition – A compendium of Pathfinder Second Edition rules released by Paizo Inc.
- Know Direction Network – A Pathfinder blog and podcasts site featuring news and book reviews.
- MinisGallery – A fan-site cataloguing Pathfinder Battles and other pre-painted plastic miniatures.
- Pathfinder Society Search – Useful and clearly presented search engine for the Pathfinder Society modules.
- StarfinderWiki - The Starfinder canon encyclopedia anyone can edit.
Helping out
- Find out more about the wiki on the About page and in our FAQ.
- If you are new to wikis, check out the tutorial, see Help:Contents, and try editing out in a safe place in the Sandbox.
- Check out the wiki's policies and guidelines to get a feel for how things work here.
Newest products
Paizo blog
As the clock strikes midnight on October 1st, the peak of spooky season rears its head and beckons you closer… Whether you celebrate Halloween with sweets and smiles or delve into more terrifying tales, we have a selection of games and accessories to spice up your fall game night! Pathfinder Bundle of the Dead Now through October 10th, get Pathfinder Book of the Dead, Pathfinder Adventure Path: Blood Lords, and so much more on Humble Bundle! A portion of this frightfully good deal goes to Take This, a charity focused on mental health in gaming! Multi-Night Scares! Want to run
Victory and Total Party Kill! We have a saying in the Order: We don’t start campaigns, we finish them. Yet, no matter how many times we find ourselves at the end of an Adventure Path, it still feels nostalgic and we never take it for granted. Having played more than 160 published adventures to date, we’re extremely fortunate to have seen the bottom of so many dungeons, the end of so many stories, and we always make sure to toast when we reach the final encounter. Our headquarters in New Jersey has a shelf with champagne bottles that read “Giantslayer,”
Hello, Pathfinders! Writing this column has been a feat and a half since I’ve been on the road so much! Just to recap what I’ve done recently: Went through the Puddles to check on what’s happening there, went through Eastgate and Westgate to peek at the latest fashions coming through, nibbled my way through the Grand Bazaar to check out a visiting chef, and then got packed up to go and stay at the Docks district on “official business.” (It’s those boxes.) (The red ones.) (I knew they were weird!) Illustration by Mirco Paganessi Beyond my beloved Absalom, I’m still
Paizo news
The Pathfinder collection features several of Pathfinder Monster Core’s new dragons, as well as iconic heroes Lini and Feiya. April 30, 2024. [Seattle, WA]: Goliath Coins and Paizo Inc. have announced a partnership to create a series of large, collector’s coins featuring Pathfinder creatures and characters. The coins, which are currently available for preorder, will ship in June. This initial series of coins has been in the works between Goliath Coins and Paizo for quite some time, and the Pathfinder Remaster Project’s new dragon designs gave Goliath Coins the perfect opportunity to craft collector’s coins that are steeped in Pathfinder
As part of a Twitch stream on Tuesday, April 16th, Paizo announced a host of products all connected to the War of Immortals meta-event, including the death of a core deity. Wedneday, April 17th. [Seattle, WA]: Yesterday, Paizo Inc. hosted a livestream on their Twitch channel (https://twitch.tv/officialpaizo) to announce all of the products associated with the War of Immortals meta-event. This stream, hosted by Community Manager Jon Morgantini, featured members of the Pathfinder design team across lines: Michael Sayre, Design Manager, James Jacobs, Narrative Creative Director, Mark Moreland, Director of Brand, and Luis Loza, Rules & Lore Creative Director. “This
Paizo’s annual convention will now include local in-person chapters around the United States and beyond. January 9, 2024. [Seattle, WA]: As part of their annual PaizoCon celebration, Paizo will include several friendly local game stores (FLGS) and one convention as pilot partners in the PaizoCon@ project. These local game stores will receive access to the PaizoCon exclusive Organized Play releases, as well as the ability to participate in the PaizoCon Interactive Specials for both Pathfinder and Starfinder. “We’ve gotten a lot of requests for a return to in-person PaizoCon activities, but with a remote workforce, a singular event couldn’t meet