Books by John Compton

This guidebook dives into the myriad cultures and organizations readers can encounter or join in their journey, breathing life into both their character and the many allies and enemies they're bound to meet along the way.

An adventurer's life can be difficult, but long journeys and heavy burdens are easier when you have company. This guide to the world of Pathfinder presents the people and organizations that can help--or hinder--heroes like you! The Lost Omens Character Guide features new heritages and feats for existing ancestries, as well as three brand-new ancestries for unusual heroes forging a place for themselves in an uncertain age. Join five of Golarion's most influential organizations, fight alongside the rank-and-file members provided in these pages, or clash against them in pursuit of your own passions and goals! This must-have 136-page guidebook for characters of all types introduces three new ancestries to Pathfinder Second Edition--the regimented and warlike hobgoblin, the plant-like leshy, and the inquisitive lizardfolk--provides 10 new heritages for the game's core ancestries, offers nearly 100 new ancestry feats, and presents 10 new archetypes to allow characters of any class to participate in the world's most notable organizations, from the adventurous Pathfinder Society to the rabble-rousing Firebrands to the magical masters of the Magaambya! This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

The elemental forces of air, earth, fire, and water are among the most powerful in the multiverse, forming the basis of the material world and giving spellcasters and creatures capable of wielding them immeasurable influence. In this title, players and Game Masters can harness these powers for themselves by exploring the elemental planes.