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Pathfinder 2e News & Release Schedule (October 2026)

Remaster status, new rulebooks, Adventure Paths and what Paizo is shipping next.

Updated 8 min readBy the carbonitex.dev Gaming Desk

At a glance

  • Core Remaster Complete - All four core books released: Player Core (Nov 2023), GM Core (Nov 2023), Monster Core (Mar 2024), Player Core 2 (Jul 2024)
  • Expanded Remasters Ongoing - Guns & Gears Remastered (Feb 2025) updated the Inventor and Gunslinger; Treasure Vault Remastered (Jun 2025) updated…
  • Spring 2026 Errata - Official errata released for Player Core, GM Core, Player Core 2, Guns & Gears Remastered, and Dark Archive Remastered, with…
  • Fall 2026 Errata - Not yet released as of early October 2026; Paizo's suggestion thread is open and all previously logged issues are being considered.
In this briefing
  1. Remaster Project Status (Complete)
  2. War of Immortals (Released Oct 2024)
  3. Battlecry! (Released Jul 2025 at Gen Con)
  4. Impossible Magic (Released Jul 30, 2026 at Gen Con)
  5. Hellfire Crisis Meta-Event (Concluded 2026)
  6. Adventure Path Format Change (2026)
  7. Recent Adventure Paths (2025-2026)
  8. Major Sourcebooks (2024-2026)
  9. Standalone Adventures
  10. Class Roster (Current and Upcoming)
  11. Upcoming Products (Late 2026 - 2027)
  12. Digital & Community

Remaster Project Status (Complete)

  • Core Remaster Complete - All four core books released: Player Core (Nov 2023), GM Core (Nov 2023), Monster Core (Mar 2024), Player Core 2 (Jul 2024)
  • Expanded Remasters Ongoing - Guns & Gears Remastered (Feb 2025) updated the Inventor and Gunslinger; Treasure Vault Remastered (Jun 2025) updated ~600 magic items; Dark Archive Remastered (Feb 2026) updated the Psychic and Thaumaturge plus eight paranormal case files; Impossible Magic (Jul 2026) remastered the Magus and Summoner
  • Spring 2026 Errata - Official errata released for Player Core, GM Core, Player Core 2, Guns & Gears Remastered, and Dark Archive Remastered, with updates to Druid/Ranger companion feats, Oracle spell repertoire, alchemical bomb rules, wand pricing, and War of Immortals exemplar ikons
  • Fall 2026 Errata - Not yet released as of early October 2026; Paizo's suggestion thread is open and all previously logged issues are being considered. Spring 2026 remains the latest official errata
  • Price Increase (In Effect Oct 1, 2026) - A small selection of Pathfinder and Starfinder books went up in price on October 1, 2026; check individual product pages for affected titles
  • OGL-Free Foundation - All remastered content fully independent of the OGL, providing a stable long-term rules base

War of Immortals (Released Oct 2024)

  • Two New Classes - Exemplar (claims a spark of divinity) and Animist (calls upon spiritual allies)
  • Mythic Rules System - Mythic Points, mythic proficiency, Callings, mythic feats, and mythic destinies enabling play beyond level 20 power
  • Nine Mythic Destinies - Including apocalypse rider and eternal legend; mythic spells and rituals requiring Mythic Points
  • Five Class Archetypes - Including avenger rogue and bloodrager barbarian

Battlecry! (Released Jul 2025 at Gen Con)

  • Two New Classes - Commander (tactical battlefield leader granting allies extra actions) and Guardian (defensive combatant who intercepts attacks and taunts foes)
  • Mass Combat Rules - Comprehensive system for battles involving hundreds of participants, siege warfare, and military campaigns
  • Jotunborn Ancestry - New giant-like extraplanar ancestry
  • Inner Sea War Lore - Details on the Andoran-Cheliax military conflict that set up the Hellfire Crisis

Impossible Magic (Released Jul 30, 2026 at Gen Con)

  • Four Classes in One Book - Remastered Magus and Summoner alongside two brand-new classes
  • Necromancer - Occult battlefield controller commanding undead thralls
  • Runesmith - Artisan who inscribes runes on allies, enemies, and themselves, then invokes them
  • 240+ New Options - Spells (including the new "impossible spells"), magic items, archetypes, and arcane schools drawn from the Impossible Lands ($69.99)

Hellfire Crisis Meta-Event (Concluded 2026)

  • Multi-Product Storyline - Spanned Battlecry!, two adventure paths, a full Pathfinder Society season, a novel, and sourcebooks across roughly 18 months
  • Central Conflict - War between freedom-loving Andoran and infernal Cheliax, triggered by relics of a slain god of battle
  • Lost Omens: Hellfire Dispatches - 128-page setting sourcebook (Apr 2026) with war timeline, 10 new archetypes, NPCs, troop rules, and plot hooks
  • Hellbreakers AP - First quarterly hardcover AP (Mar 2026, levels 1-10), set in Isger against Chelaxian oppression and the Hellknights
  • Hell's Destiny AP - Concluding hardcover AP (Jul 1, 2026, levels 10-20, 256 pages), with heroes trapped in Cheliax under martial law; includes a Corentyn gazetteer and a deep dive on the diabolic aristocracy
  • Aftermath - Lost Omens: Cheliax, Infernal Inheritance (released Oct 7, 2026) covers the postwar Inner Sea

Adventure Path Format Change (2026)

  • Monthly to Quarterly - Paizo transitioned from monthly softcover installments to quarterly all-in-one hardcover adventure paths, completed through a full year of releases
  • 256+ Pages at $79.99 - Each hardcover contains the complete adventure, cheaper than the $89.97 of three softcovers
  • Four Per Year - 2026 delivered Hellbreakers (Mar), Hell's Destiny (Jul), Bastion of Blasphemies (Jul), and Vaultlines (Nov)
  • Benefits - GMs get the complete campaign from day one; easier for stores to stock; no more out-of-print partial sets

Recent Adventure Paths (2025-2026)

  • Spore War (3 parts, Jan-Mar 2025) - Levels 11-20 elven war against Treerazer's fungal armies in Kyonin; the final monthly-format AP
  • Season of Ghosts Collected (Feb 2026) - 368-page remastered hardcover collecting the 2023 AP (levels 1-12) into one volume
  • Hellbreakers (Mar 2026) - Levels 1-10, first quarterly hardcover (see Hellfire Crisis above)
  • Hell's Destiny (Jul 2026) - Levels 10-20, closes the Cheliax-Andoran war arc
  • Bastion of Blasphemies (Jul 30, 2026) - Levels 5-13 gothic horror by James Jacobs, drawing on Castlevania and Dark Souls; a cursed castle on Lake Laroba in Ustalav, and a direct follow-on from Troubles in Grayce
  • Vaultlines (Nov 4, 2026) - Levels 11-20 trek through the Darklands, chasing villains wielding transformative magic

Major Sourcebooks (2024-2026)

  • Howl of the Wild (May 2024) - Six new ancestries (minotaur, centaur, merfolk, athamaru, awakened animal, surki), 72 new monsters, shapeshifting options
  • Tian Xia World Guide (Apr 2024) - 304-page gazetteer of the Asian-inspired continent; won a 2024 Gold ENnie for Best Setting
  • Tian Xia Character Guide (Aug 2024) - New ancestries, heritages, martial techniques, and equipment
  • Divine Mysteries (Nov 2024) - 320-page update to Lost Omens Gods & Magic; new deity rules, witch patrons, battle harbinger and mortal herald archetypes
  • Lost Omens: Shining Kingdoms (Jun 2025) - Gazetteer of Andoran, Druma, the Five Kings Mountains, Galt, Kyonin, and Taldor
  • Dark Archive Remastered (Feb 2026) - 224 pages with the Psychic and Thaumaturge plus eight paranormal case files, each with a short adventure
  • Lost Omens: High Seas (Jul 1, 2026) - Hermea, Mediogalti Island, the Mordant Spire, the Shackles, and underwater regions, with new options and a fold-out poster map
  • Lost Omens: Cheliax, Infernal Inheritance (Oct 7, 2026) - Postwar gazetteer closing out the Hellfire Crisis: Cheliax (devil-bound and transformed by war), Corentyn (a rising naval and economic power), Isger (newly liberated and rediscovering its past), Nidal (shadow-wreathed and bound to a wicked god), Ravounel (a former Chelaxian holding seeking its own place), and Scorchhome (a nation for goblins and other outcasts); each region gets history, culture, current events, and a major city, plus new character options and a fold-out poster map. Standard and faux-leather special editions; a poster map archive follows in November

Standalone Adventures

  • Rusthenge, Seven Dooms for Sandpoint, and Prey for Death - Earlier standalones still in print
  • Beginner Box: Secrets of the Unlit Star (May 6, 2026) - Refreshed intro box: more ancestries, four classes, new adventure, maps, and pawns; compatible with the original box ($49.99)
  • Troubles in Grayce (May 2026) - Six standalone horror adventures (levels 2-4) in the fog-shrouded Ustalavic farm town of Grayce; bridges the Beginner Box into full campaigns
  • The Dead God's Hand (Sep 2026) - Erik Mona's levels 1-7 dungeon crawl, grown out of years of in-office play; Age of Lost Omens secrets, standard and special editions, with a matching three-map Flip-Mat multi-pack (Orthux, the Sanctum of Aroden, the Throne of Azlant)

Class Roster (Current and Upcoming)

  • 29 Released Classes - Core classes plus Exemplar and Animist (War of Immortals), Commander and Guardian (Battlecry!), and Necromancer and Runesmith (Impossible Magic)
  • Daredevil & Slayer - The Risks & Rewards playtest ran Feb 17-Apr 10, 2026; the Daredevil generates Adrenaline from Risky actions, while the Slayer takes trophies from kills to reinforce gear and marks Quarries for Relentless actions. Post-playtest revisions raised the Daredevil to 10 HP per level and loosened its combat restrictions; Paizo is tuning the Slayer for consistency across play styles
  • Tome of Dungeons - Gen Con 2027 sourcebook that will publish both classes (bringing the total to 31) alongside dungeon biomes, denizens, and unusual playable options including an awakened ooze and a stony gargoyle

Upcoming Products (Late 2026 - 2027)

  • Feybound - Nov 4, 2026, fey-focused remaster rulebook; adds fey ancestries (faun, gremlin, nymph, sprite) plus the fadrim versatile heritage, a First World gazetteer, and lore on the godlike Eldest, alongside curses, transformation and memory magic, and a trickster muse for bards
  • Vaultlines - Nov 4, 2026, levels 11-20 Darklands adventure path
  • Lost Omens: Sagalands - Mar 2027, PF2e's major return to the line's most historic adventure settings: Varisia, Irrisen, New Thassilon, the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, and the Realm of the Mammoth Lords
  • Invaders from the Dark - Jun 2027, levels 1-10 adventure path in Numeria built for Pathfinder and Starfinder players at the same table, with an extensive player's guide for combining the two games and hoverbike riding rules
  • Pathfinder Tome of Dungeons - Gen Con 2027, three-part dungeon toolkit (Delvers, Dungeons, Denizens) debuting the Daredevil and Slayer plus awakened ooze and gargoyle character options

Digital & Community

  • Archives of Nethys - Official free online rules database kept current with all releases including the 2026 errata
  • Demiplane/Pathfinder Nexus - Digital character builder and rules reader supporting the full remastered line and latest errata
  • Fantasy Grounds & Foundry VTT - VTT support for all adventure paths and rulebooks; the volunteer-maintained Foundry PF2e system has full Archives of Nethys integration, and Foundry ships a "Secrets of Grayce" anthology bundling the Beginner Box adventure with Troubles in Grayce
  • Organized Play - Season 7 carried the Hellfire Crisis metaplot; Season 8, The Year of Clockwork Mystery, launched around Gen Con 2026 with a free Player's Guide, Year 8 backgrounds, and revised post-briefing consumable rules; new scenarios (#8-07 In the Halls of Dead Justice, #8-08 Treatise on the Study of Clockwork) released Oct 7, 2026, with the storyline wrapping up in early 2027
  • Pathfinder Infinite - Since Sep 21, 2026, Paizo has opened Pathfinder and Starfinder Society to fan-created scenarios through the Infinite program; Paizo has also announced a 2028 Pathfinder Society Adventure Anthology of new scenario-sized adventures that will effectively replace future seasonal content
  • Find the Path: Abomination Vaults - Paizo announced (Sep 24, 2026) a new Find the Path actual-play podcast series running the Abomination Vaults adventure path
  • Pathfinder Quest - Cooperative dungeon-crawling board game for 1-4 players (12 adventures, ~2 hours each); BackerKit wave 1 shipped and it hit retail in Jul 2026, with wave 2 and add-ons in Fall 2026
  • Pathfinder Dice Gods - Sep 2026 dice-drafting board game for up to 5 players, each drafting one of 8 iconic deities and rolling their unique d12
  • Starfinder 2E Crossover - SF2e shares PF2e's core engine; 2026 brought Absalom Station: Center of the Galaxy (Gen Con), Secrets of the Swarm (Sep), and Tech Core (Oct 2026, the fourth core book with tactical starship combat, two new classes, three ancestries, and gear, including the Luminary from the May-Jul 2026 playtest). Invaders from the Dark (Jun 2027) is the first true shared-table crossover adventure

Updated: 2026-10-07

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