What is Pathfinder Society?
Pathfinder Society Organized Play is an Organized Play Campaign placing you in the role of a brave adventurer working for the Pathfinder Society to explore and catalog the fantastic world of Golarion. Sign up to play short (4-5 hour) scenarios using characters you can take from table to table, playing both here in Pittsburgh and around the world.
What is Pathfinder?
Pathfinder Society uses the the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game system, an evolution of the 3.5 rules set of the world’s oldest fantasy roleplaying game.
What do I need to play?
If you want to play a pre-made (“pregenerated,” or “pregen”) character, you just need two things:
- Dice
- A Pathfinder Society ID
In order to get your Pathfinder Society ID (PFS ID), create an account at paizo.com. If you’re not sure what you need, we’re happy to help you before a game!
GMs and coordinators usually have pregens available, but we can’t guarantee that any specific pregen will be available for play. If you know ahead of time that you would like to play a pregen, you can download copies of each of the pregens from Paizo.
If you’d like to play a unique character, please bring a few more things:
- A character sheet
- Any chronicle sheets (chronicles) that character might have earned from previous adventures
- An inventory tracking sheet, to track items your character has bought and sold
- References and sources for the abilities the character has and the gear the character owns (these can be printed books, PDFs with your email address watermarked on them, or printouts from watermarked PDFs)
- Something to take notes with, whether that’s a piece of scrap paper or a notebook, or a text editor on your tablet or computer
Both our coordinators and our community are happy to answer any questions you may have, but they are much easier to answer before a game than during one! If you know you need help or advice, please try to arrive early.
A more complete list of what you need is available on Paizo’s About Pathfinder Society page.
The complete guide to Pathfinder Society is available as a PDF from Paizo’s site.
Who organizes Pathfinder Society in Pittsburgh?
The local coordinator (Venture-Captain) for the Pittsburgh region is Alex Wreschnig, who enjoys running games and making strange builds that nobody has ever played before. In addition to managing the Pittsburgh region, he wrangles the Pittsburgh PFS website you’re currently reading, among other things.
Idaho Boros (Venture-Agent) has a flair for the dramatic, and in his volunteer life he organizes games at Heroes Ink Comics.
Anthony Ciotola (Venture-Agent) thinks haughty elves are the best elves. He’s helping to organize games at Victory Pointe Gaming Cafe.
To get in touch with our coordinators, please use the “Contact Us” form, or email pittpfs@gmail.com.
If you want a complete list of coordinators (if you don’t live in Pittsburgh, for example), visit Paizo’s Regional Coordinators page. The page is, regrettably, quite out of date.
Code of Conduct
Both Paizo and the Pathfinder community are founded on a culture of respect. Please respect other players and playstyles. Refusal to do so may result in warnings or expulsion from Society play.
Harassment is not tolerated on any basis, including but not limited to age, disability, gender, identity, race, or sex. If you are harassed, feel threatened, or have any other concerns, please do not hesitate to tell a volunteer or coordinator.
Neither Paizo nor the Pittsburgh PFS community are responsible for the codes of conduct of the locations and venues that host Pathfinder Society Organized Play, but we reserve the right to remove players from Pathfinder Society Organized Play for violations of our Code of Conduct that do not violate the codes of conduct of the hosting venues.