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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6277865" data-attributes="member: 37579">It is a terrible excuse. ButTSR was a terribly managed company whose standards varied wildly over time. It was a company that was around for twenty years and changed hands a couple times, so its policy might also have also shifted over time. But I’ve only heard an employee refer to their policy on assuming books (or not) once, and he said they didn’t. So until I hear someone say otherwise I have to take Mister Winter on his word and accept everything else as an anomaly. Let me repeat: Paizo assumes you have access to their hardcover books. Not the Core. I didn’t say the Core. I said the hardcovers. I’ll elaborate. In addition to the Core Rulebook this means Advanced Player’s Guide, Advanced Race Guide, Ultimate Magic, Ultimate Combat, Ultimate Campaign, Gamemaster’s Guide, Bestiary 1-4, NPC Codex, and likely Mythic Adventures. And, for most APs, the Inner Sea World Guide.Content from those are not repeated. It’s assumed you have those books or, failing that, have access to the PFRD.The PDF on Pathfinder Society reiterates this, and also adds the PFS Field Guide to the list of assumed products. You’re not expected to have Halflings of Golarion or AP#42 to run or play a PFS scenario, but you are expected to have the APG and the NPC Codex.The APs do often reference other books, but much of that is referencing lore. If something is coming from a non-standard source it is reprinted.There were a number of nosferatu NPCs in the Carrion Crown Adventure Path, a monster featured in PF#8 or so. Their abilities were reprinted in full. But, since the monster is now in the Bestiary 4, future products will likely just reference the abilities and not elaborate.</blockquote>

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