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[Paizo] Pathfinder Roleplaying Game™ Alpha 3 Now Available at Paizo.com
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game™ Alpha 3 Now Available at Paizo.com
Includes fresh new look at the Bard, Monk, and Ranger base classes
March 21, 2008 (BELLEVUE, Wash.) – Paizo Publishing® today announced that the final Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Alpha playtest release is now available for download at paizo.com.
"I am really excited to get Alpha 3 into the hands of our playtesters," said Paizo’s Lead Designer, Jason Bulmahn. "It includes all eleven base classes – including first-ever looks at the Pathfinder RPG Bard, Monk, and Ranger – a host of new rules, and a mountain of changes suggested by the folks on our Alpha playtest messageboards."
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Alpha playtest release 3 represents the final Alpha release before the massive, full-color, softcover Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beta releases this August for $24.99. The Beta will be available on paizo.com, at Gen Con, as well as through hobby distribution at local game stores. Just like the Alpha releases, the Beta release will be available as a free PDF download on paizo.com. As Wizards of the Coast’s core 3.5 rulebooks are expected to go out of print with the release of 4th Edition, Paizo will use the Pathfinder RPG as a replacement for the 3.5 core rules. The Pathfinder RPG Beta release will represent Paizo’s first published take on an updated 3.5 system, and playtesting will continue through spring 2009, when Paizo will incorporate the open playtest feedback and create a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game hardcover for release August 2009.
To date, more than 17,000 gamers have downloaded the free Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Alpha playtest PDF from paizo.com. To learn more about the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, visit paizo.com/pathfinderRPG and download the free PDF of Paizo’s exciting new look at the 3.5 edition of the world’s most popular fantasy roleplaying game.
ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING
Paizo Publishing®, LLC is a leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, board games, and novels. Paizo’s Pathfinder™ line of adventures and Pathfinder Chronicles™ campaign setting support materials combines decades of game design experience into one evocative system compatible with the 3.5 rules. Paizo's GameMastery™ line offers easy-to-use tools for game masters of any fantasy roleplaying game to improve their gaming experience. Titanic Games™, Paizo's board game imprint, unleashes fun, challenging games like Kill Doctor Lucky™ and Yetisburg™ that appeal to both families and casual gamers alike. Paizo's Planet Stories™ line of science fiction and fantasy novel reprints promises a master class in the genre aimed at building the greatest fantasy and science fiction library ever assembled. Paizo.com is the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. In the five years since its founding, Paizo Publishing has received more than a dozen major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game™ Alpha 3 Now Available at Paizo.com
Includes fresh new look at the Bard, Monk, and Ranger base classes
March 21, 2008 (BELLEVUE, Wash.) – Paizo Publishing® today announced that the final Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Alpha playtest release is now available for download at paizo.com.
"I am really excited to get Alpha 3 into the hands of our playtesters," said Paizo’s Lead Designer, Jason Bulmahn. "It includes all eleven base classes – including first-ever looks at the Pathfinder RPG Bard, Monk, and Ranger – a host of new rules, and a mountain of changes suggested by the folks on our Alpha playtest messageboards."
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Alpha playtest release 3 represents the final Alpha release before the massive, full-color, softcover Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beta releases this August for $24.99. The Beta will be available on paizo.com, at Gen Con, as well as through hobby distribution at local game stores. Just like the Alpha releases, the Beta release will be available as a free PDF download on paizo.com. As Wizards of the Coast’s core 3.5 rulebooks are expected to go out of print with the release of 4th Edition, Paizo will use the Pathfinder RPG as a replacement for the 3.5 core rules. The Pathfinder RPG Beta release will represent Paizo’s first published take on an updated 3.5 system, and playtesting will continue through spring 2009, when Paizo will incorporate the open playtest feedback and create a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game hardcover for release August 2009.
To date, more than 17,000 gamers have downloaded the free Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Alpha playtest PDF from paizo.com. To learn more about the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, visit paizo.com/pathfinderRPG and download the free PDF of Paizo’s exciting new look at the 3.5 edition of the world’s most popular fantasy roleplaying game.
ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING
Paizo Publishing®, LLC is a leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, board games, and novels. Paizo’s Pathfinder™ line of adventures and Pathfinder Chronicles™ campaign setting support materials combines decades of game design experience into one evocative system compatible with the 3.5 rules. Paizo's GameMastery™ line offers easy-to-use tools for game masters of any fantasy roleplaying game to improve their gaming experience. Titanic Games™, Paizo's board game imprint, unleashes fun, challenging games like Kill Doctor Lucky™ and Yetisburg™ that appeal to both families and casual gamers alike. Paizo's Planet Stories™ line of science fiction and fantasy novel reprints promises a master class in the genre aimed at building the greatest fantasy and science fiction library ever assembled. Paizo.com is the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. In the five years since its founding, Paizo Publishing has received more than a dozen major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry.
