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Pathfinder Quest with Jason Bulmahn and Joe Pasini

Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 9h

Curious about Pathfinder Quest?

Paizo Director of Games, Jason Bulmahn, and Lead Designer (Games), Joe Pasini, tell us about their new cooperative adventure board.

We look at how the game works, the practical goals, and why you can trust the decisions you make.

youtu.be/wK6bbMQfucA

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 12h

Starfinder players aren’t the only ones Paizo treated to a new hardcover 2e sourcebook.

Alex and James share their thoughts on the SF2 GM Core.

The latest episode of Know Direction Beyond is available now on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.

knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/10/know...

Alex and James' avatars toil over a bubbling cauldron with dice and rulebooks.

Caption: GM Better

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 1d

When Roberto Panetta realized his collection of disconnected job experiences were actually steps on a career in game design, he founded Rock, Stone & Dice Games and published Gems of Iridescia.
Find out more in the latest GDU on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/10/game...

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 5d

Charles is running a session with at least one vehicle combat soon, and Ryan designed the #Essence20 vehicle rules. One has questions and the other has answer in the latest Upshift on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/10/upsh...

Other Ways To Play Pathfinder

Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 5d

Zo!

Jason, John, and Ron take a quick look at the first #Starfinder2e Adventure Path, Guilt of the Grave World by Michael Bramnik.

The latest Digital Divination is available now on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/10/digi...

A banner for Digital Divination episode 145, featuring the cover of Starfinder2e hardcover adventure path Guilt of the Grave World.

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 6d

With tabletop board game Pathfinder Quest on the horizon, Ryan celebrates many other games Pathfinder enthusiasts can play in the first segment of Know Direction 307.
youtu.be/1oRpVSu2QRs

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Spooky Season!

#Pathfinder2e #PathfinderRPG #PathfinderArt #KnowDirectionNetwork

A two part meme:

The top half features Kira and Harsk's battle with a red dragon from the cover of Pathfinder 2e's preremaster Core Rulebook. It features Autumnal colours. Caption: September 30.

The bottom half features a Hellknight and Kalabrynne Iomedar fighting undead from Knights of Last Wall. It features spooky purple colours.
Caption: October 1

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 7d

That leaves wizards three months to have fun.

Clinton J. Boomer @thatboomerkid.bsky.social · 7d

MORE BANNED WIZARD SPELLS 2026
- sodomize credit score
- NO
- gullible DM
- reverse bullshit
- 🔥🍆🔥❌👀
- Mambo #6
- negate empanada
- lactate self
- lactate other
- lactate monster, mass
- shred dignity
- dickbutt
- kick the DM in the nuts and then erase all the bad guy‘s HP while he’s crying & puking

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 8d

When a miniature gives you Pathfinder Society flashbacks.

Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 8d

Gravity turns evil.

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 8d

Not to pick a fight with our friends at Pathfinderwiki, but how aiudare they?

#Pathfinder2e #PathfinderRPG #PathfinderArt #KnowDirectionNetwork

A screengrab of the Pathfinderwiki's Elf Gate page, which redirects from Aiudara despite saying that some elves find the term elf gate vulgar.

Caption:
SUBTEXT - Pathfinderwiki doesn't care what elves think

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 8d

Our Intrepid Heroes get ambushed by some little scamps in an alley.
The latest episode of our #Starfinder2e Murder In Metal City actual play is available now on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/09/intr...

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 9d

Use the planning of content as content? Genius!

Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 9d

These are all excellent suggestions.
Any reason you want to see Divine Mysteries over all of the other releases we missed?

Know Direction 306 - Battlecry!

Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 9d

Reading the PF2e CRB ASMR video?

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 9d

We were thinking Pathfinder content, but heard.

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 9d

Fix them? Are you marrying the widows and adopting the orphans?

Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 9d

Ryan asks the Know Direction listeners for help deciding what to release on October 29th.
knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/09/now-...

This text graphic asks "What Know Direction content would you like for
the 5th Wednesday of October?" and offers the following options:
A Halloween actual play one-shot.

A streamed episode with KD staff, similar to our holiday parties.

I only have two ideas.

I guess I thought a third idea would come to me as I typed.

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 12d

Know Direction 306 is live on YouTube and in podcatchers. It combines Ryan's thoughts on the Battlecry! archetypes, Jason Keeley on the best of Battlecry!, and a fireside chat with Jake from Wisdom Check.
youtu.be/scyoJ9et5JA

Fireside Chat with Jake from Wisdom Check

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 12d

Street Fighter is coming back to movie theatres so Ryan brings Ken Masters back to G.I. JOE, Power Rangers, and Transformers in the latest Essential Builds on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
knowdirectionpodcast.com/2025/09/esse...

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 13d

There are character sheets, and then there are sheets with character!

We're blown away by the graphic design Oxen? put into this sheet for Saturnus The Mysterious.

The colours pop. The layout is amazing. Our favourite detail is the moon phases visualizing the attributes. So clever and artistic.

Oxen? 🌱 @notoxen.bsky.social · 14d

Character Profile of my little creature for an upcoming Pathfinder game I'm in. An Astrology Witch.

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Know Direction @knowdirection.bsky.social · 14d

Jake from Wisdom Check joins Ryan to talk about what he loves about making characters for Pathfinder, how he infuses psychology into his builds, and what's so great about being weird.
youtu.be/KFMwDrPoCmc