Pathfinder pocket editions

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**reds8n**

http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/34008/paizo-announces-pathfinder-pocket-editions

Paizo Publishing will release smaller trade paperback editions of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook and Bestiary, the two primary reference books for Pathfinder, this Fall. The trade paperback editions will include the same content as the hardback editions with the same page counts, but a trim size of 6.5” x 8.4", with smaller type and images.
The goal is to significantly lower the price barrier to entry to Pathfinder games, according to Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. Both prices dropped 50%, the Core Rulebook from $49.99 to $24.99, and the Bestiary from $39.99 to $19.99. Mona described the genesis of the new format. “One of our German partners does another game in that size and we fell in love with it,” Mona said. “My background is in organized play, so I started in this business by going to cons all the time and playing games. One of my thoughts has always been if there’s a way to reduce the weight load of some of our gamers who are going to con after con, that would be great to do and finally we hit upon a paper stock and a size that we thought worked perfectly.”

Seems a sensible enough move.

Extra rulebook or 2 always handy eh ?

**Nevelon**

While I applaud this concept (I love my small format 40k rulebook) I’m not sure how well this would sell. Both of those books are available for free via the PRD. So if you just want to carry less stuff to game, any sort of electronic device will suffice. If you want a dead tree copy, you probably want the full sized version.

Now some people don’t want/have a electronic device at gaming. You want more then your phone, but do you want to bring a laptop or own a tablet? For those people, small format books are quite nice. And the low cost does help get more people in, which is good. There are times I prefer to flip through a book rather then click tabs electronically.

I’ll pass on these personally, but they might be nice for some.

**Sinful Hero**

If I could ever get a consistent group together, I'd probably buy two or three just to save time when the players are leveling. In fact, I'd probably prefer it to my hardback copy if I had the choice. If I use a computer I usually just end up copying down all the relevant info to keep it away from the table anyway. I prefer all physical media for my tabletop gaming- RPG, Board Game, Miniatures, or otherwise.