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"An Ancient Curse" QuestThe "ancient curse" you were warned about now plagues your lands! It will decrease your barony's stats every 2 days for 14 days, unless you overcome it. To protect your barony…
AasimarsAasimars are humans with a significant amount of celestial or other good outsider blood in their ancestry. While not always benevolent, aasimars are more inclined toward acts of…
AbadarAbadar is a patient, calculating, and far-seeing deity who wishes to bring civilization to the frontiers, order to the wilds, and wealth to all who support the rule of law. His…
Ability scoresCharacter creation starts by generating your character's ability scores. These six scores determine your character's most basic features and are used to decide a wide variety of…
AbjurationAbjurations are protective spells. They create physical or magical barriers, negate magical or physical abilities, harm trespassers, or even banish the subject of the spell to…
Action TypesAn action's type essentially tells you how long the action takes to perform (within the framework of the 6-second combat round) and how movement is treated. There are five types…
Advisor UpgradeYou may now upgrade your advisors' abilities! Complete the available kingdom project from the Projects tab to unlock this feature.
AdvisorsGoverning your barony will require one advisor for each stat. You may appoint your companions as well as some of the Stolen Lands citizens into these advisor positions. Each of…
Aiming a SpellYou must make choices about whom a spell is to affect or where an effect is to originate, depending on a spell's type. The next entry in a spell description defines the spell's…
Air DomainYou can manipulate lightning, mist, and wind, and are resistant to electricity damage. Lightning Arc: As a standard action, you can unleash an arc of electricity targeting any…
AlchemistWhether secreted away in a smoky basement laboratory or gleefully experimenting in a well-respected school of magic, the alchemist is often regarded as being just as unstable,…
Aldori SwordlordThe swordlords follow no singular path to dueling mastery-some of those who take up the blade only dabble in its use, while others explore swordplay with the dueling weapon in…
AlignmentAlignment represents a creature's basic moral and ethical attitude. Alignment has two components: one describing whether a creature is lawful, neutral, or chaotic, followed by…
Angelkin (Angel-Blooded)Angelkin are mortal paragons of exceptional beauty, and they serve as exemplars of good and light regardless of the myriad forms they may take. Angel-blooded aasimars have a +2…
Animal DomainYou can speak with and befriend animals with ease. In addition, you treat Lore (Nature) as a class skill. Animal Companion: At 4th level, you gain the service of an animal…
AnkouAnkous are assassins for powerful fey nobles, sent to kill, terrify, and torture. They never speak, only telepathically whisper their lord's verdict to victims. A typical ankou…
AntimagicAn antimagic effect has the following powers and characteristics. No supernatural ability, spell-like ability, or spell works in an area of antimagic (but extraordinary abilities…
Arcane SpellsBards, magi, sorcerers and wizards cast arcane spells. Compared to divine spells, arcane spells are more likely to produce dramatic results.
Arcane TricksterFew can match the guile and craftiness of arcane tricksters. These prodigious thieves blend the subtlest aspects of the arcane with the natural cunning of the bandit and the…
Armor Class (AC)Your Armor Class (AC) represents how hard it is for opponents to land a solid, damaging blow on you. It's the attack roll result that an opponent needs to achieve to hit you.…
Artifice DomainYou can repair damage to objects, animate objects with life, and create objects from nothing. Aura of Efficiency You can emit a 30-foot-radius aura that grants your allies a +4…
ArtisansYou have met an artisan, a special character who can craft equipment for you, from tough armor and powerful weapons to magic jewelry and scrolls. You will find one in every…
AsmodeusAsmodeus reigns as the unquestioned lord of Hell, the emperor and god of the damned. He is the most powerful entity to reside within the infernal realm, and even the other…
AstradaemonBelieved to be creations of the Four Horsemen, astradaemons live out their existence in search of souls to harvest. These deadly creatures are ravening planar predators, openly…
AthachAn athach is a twisted kind of giant, cruel and thuggish. It lives to bring misery, ruin, and terror to weaker creatures. An individual may be nearly any human color, though its…
Athletics(Strength; Armor Check Penalty) This skill represents the character's talent at deeds of physical prowess such as leaping, scaling walls, and swimming. You apply your character's…
AxiomiteStewards of ancient, colossal cities on lawful planes, axiomites represent the fundamental search for order. According to their own history, the first axiomites sprang from the…
AzataAzatas are a race of celestials native to the plane of Elysium, where the pursuit of freedom and goodness is paramount. Azatas are champions of these concepts, great bards,…
Azata, BralaniBralanis are among the fiercest and wildest of the azatas, living from moment to moment and always on the lookout for chances to test their skill in battle. In addition to their…
Azata, GhaeleThis elegantly armored sentinel stands alert, her eyes radiating divine light and her noble blade crackling with power. Ghaeles are the most knightly of the azatas, hunting…
BarbarianFor some, there is only rage. In the ways of their people, in the fury of their passion, in the howl of battle, conflict is all these brutal souls know. Savages, hired muscle,…
BardUntold wonders and secrets exist for those skillful enough to discover them. Through cleverness, talent, and magic, these cunning few unravel the wiles of the world, becoming…
Barony AlignmentYour subjects look up to you in all areas of life, including your alignment. Depending on the ruler's morale and conduct, your barony will attract the attention of a particular…
Barony StatsThe barony has ten basic stats, each supervised by an advisor. They are as follows: Population (Regent), Loyalty (Councilor), Military (General), Economy (Treasurer), Divine…
Base Attack Bonus (BAB)Each creature has a base attack bonus and it represents its skill in combat. As a character gains levels or Hit Dice, their base attack bonus improves. When a creature's base…
BearA large, powerful omnivore, the grizzly bear inhabits many of the world's forested hills. Equally happy consuming nuts, berries, fish, or small mammals, the grizzly is…
Beastbrood (Rakshasa-Spawn)Beastbrood regard themselves as deserving of appreciation and opulence. Through deceit and sheer willpower, they often achieve privileged stations in society. Beastbrood have a…
BoarMuch more ill-tempered and dangerous than their domesticated kin, boars are omnivorous creatures common to temperate forests, although they are not unknown in tropical climes.…
BogeymanMany believe that the most cruel and mischievous fey become bogeymen as a punishment or a reward for their actions. Others see bogeymen as supernatural manifestations of…
Bonus TypesUsually, a bonus has a type that indicates how exactly the bonus is granted. The important aspect of bonus types is that two bonuses of the same type don't generally stack. With…
Bringing Back the DeadSeveral spells have the power to restore slain characters to life. When a living creature dies, its soul departs its body, leaves the Material Plane, travels through the Astral…
Build Points and IncomeBuild Points (BP) are the barony's main resource. They are required for settlement upgrades, construction, project management, and so on. The barony treasury's weekly income is…
Buildings: Moving and DemolitionDemolish a building to get rid of it and recover half of the resources you spent on construction. If you want to move a building, you will have to demolish the old one (gaining…
Buildings: Special BonusesBuildings may provide special bonuses if you meet certain conditions (most commonly, two buildings must stand close together to grant the bonus). Make sure you use this feature…
BuletteThe creation of some unknown arcanist in millennia past, the bulette has bred true to become one of the fiercest predators of the hills. Burrowing rapidly through the earth just…
CalistriaCalistria is the most widely worshiped elven goddess on Golarion — an ancient deity with a long memory for old slights, at once mysterious, alluring, temperamental, and…
CameraTo move the camera, use the WASD and ARROW KEYS or press and hold the middle mouse button. You can also use a scroll wheel to zoom in and out. To move the camera, use .
Caster LevelA spell's power often depends on its caster level, which for most spellcasting characters is equal to their class level in the class they're using to cast the spell. In the event…
Casting SpellsWhether a spell is arcane or divine, and whether a character prepares spells in advance or chooses them on the spot, casting a spell works the same way.
Casting TimeMost spells have a casting time of 1 standard action. Others take 1 round or more, while a few require only a swift action. A spell that takes 1 round to cast is a full-round…