GenCon: Paizo Premieres Impossible Magic, 13 Omens On Floor

Paizo remains a major player at GenCon, with a number of big releases scheduled for the weekend. Between Starfinder 2e, Pathfinder 2e, and the newly announced 13 Omens, there’s a lot for fans to enjoy. But what was the big focus for GenCon? We’ve got all the details below¹ .

The standout product was the playtest for 13 Omens, Paizo’s first new IP in a while, as well as its first rules-lite horror game.

Other projects featured at GenCon include:

• Pathfinder 2e: Impossible Magic, a new rulebook that adds hundreds of spells as well as options for playing a magus, a necromancer, a runesmith and a summer.

• Pathfinder 2e: Bastion of Blasphemies, a new adventure path for levels 5 through 13 focused on fighting back a curse in haunted ruins.

• Starfinder 2E Absalom Station: Center of the Galaxy is a new setting book about a major hub city in the space setting and features character options, story hooks and a lot more

• There were early copies of Pathfinder; Dice Gods, an upcoming board game releasing this fall, although they were sold out by the time I got there.

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What’s Next?

While Paizo is still dealing with legal troubles and the aftermath of its layoff, it does not appear to be slowing down its release schedule.

• Lost Omens: Saga Lands. The sourcebook focuses on the regions of Varisia, New Thassilon, the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, and Irrisen, which hold enormous historical value for residents of Golarian. This book releases in May 2027.

• Starfinder: Beginner Box: A starter adventure with pregens focused on a funerary starship run by the Prophets of Kalistrade. This box is releasing in May 2027.

• Pathfinder: Invaders from the Dark. A level 1-10 alien invasion adventure path set in Numeria. The book seems to be focused on showing how one might use Starfinder rules in Pathfinder games and vice versa. This releases in June 2027.

• Starfinder: Galactic Arsenal. This book offers a variety of new character options and weapons as well as expansions for the previously released Tech Core. It will release around Gen Con 2027.

• Pathfinder: Tome of Dungeons. A dungeon-focused guide that will add the Daredevil and Slayer classes. It also hold tools for GMs running dungeons or seeking more monsters. It’s expected to release by GenCon 2027.

The team also previewed that there may be other new games released in 2027 but did not add more.

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1  Thanks to ctwalkup on Reddit for their write-up of Paizo’s events. I’m a one-man show, so I was only able to attend so many panels. We’re hoping to do a bit deeper coverage in the future though.