Pathfinder RPG: Monster Core 2 Sketch Cover

No matter how far heroes travel or how many times they save the day, new monsters are always waiting just around the corner. Pathfinder Monster Core 2 is a 376-page hardcover packed with brand-new creatures and updated Pathfinder classics, ready to bring fresh challenges to your game table. Alongside hundreds of beautifully illustrated monsters, the book provides practical guidance on reading monster entries and adapting existing creatures to fit your adventures. It is an essential resource for Game Masters looking to expand their encounters with new and exciting threats.

Pathfinder Monster Core 2 uses the updated rules of the fully remastered Pathfinder Second Edition. These rules remain compatible with previous Pathfinder Second Edition books while incorporating comprehensive errata and rules updates, as well as some of the best additions from later releases. All of this has been brought together in a more accessible format, shaped by years of player feedback.

Pathfinder Monster Core 2 includes:

• More than 300 individual monster entries, ranging from dangerous animals and powerful elementals to deadly creatures capable of challenging even the most experienced heroes, including the unsettling Swarm Strider and the devastating Obcisidaemon

• Eight completely new dragons, including the mighty Ash Dragon, terrifying Despair Dragon, relentless Requiem Dragon and cunning Rune Dragon

• Classic creatures drawn from mythology, such as the coatl and garuda, alongside creatures from Pathfinder's Lost Omens setting, including fan favorites such as the majestic Dweomercat and the unstoppable Spawn of Rovagug

• Simple templates that allow you to quickly adjust monsters, making them weaker or more powerful with just a few changes

• Guidance on reading and using monster statistics, helping Game Masters make the most of creatures both in and out of combat

• Creature lists organized by both type and level, making it easy to find the right monster for any encounter

• Fully integrated errata from the first five years of Pathfinder Second Edition, including new balance adjustments to ensure that every creature provides an exciting challenge appropriate to its level

• Hundreds of beautiful, full-color illustrations

• Publication under the new Open RPG Creative (ORC) License, giving players and Game Masters even greater freedom to create their own content based on Pathfinder Second Edition

This Sketch Cover Edition features a stunning reproduction of Wayne Reynolds' original pencil sketch for the Pathfinder Monster Core 2 cover. It is available exclusively to Paizo retail partners.