This comprehensive 640-page guide to the Pathfinder roleplaying game provides everything you need to set out on a world of limitless fantasy adventure!  Choose from ancestries like elf, human, and goblin and classes like alchemist, fighter, and sorcerer to create a hero of your own design destined to become a legend! Based on more than 20 years of active development, the new Pathfinder rules are easy to learn and exciting to master! Streamlined and revised rules to help ease new players into the game while providing the depth of character options and tactical interest that have defined Pathfinder from the beginning! More than 30 backgrounds like bartender, soldier, or apprentice to further immerse yourself in your hero's backstory! This indispensable volume contains all rules for players and Game Masters, and is your first step on a heroic new journey!