{"product_id":"pathfinder-beginner-box-secrets-of-the-unlit-star-4-classes-100-pawns","title":"Pathfinder Beginner Box: Secrets of the Unlit Star, 4 Classes, 100+ Pawns","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA complete Pathfinder course in a single box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pathfinder Beginner Box: Secrets of the Unlit Star is Paizo's answer to the D\u0026amp;D starter set, and it takes a more bookish approach. Rather than spreading the rules across cards, it gives players and the Game Master their own guidebooks, then backs them with reference cards, pawns, a map and dice. If your group likes to understand how a system works before rolling, this box rewards that habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo guidebooks with different jobs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 72-page Hero's Handbook is written for players and includes a solo adventure. That is a genuinely useful feature: one person can learn the basics alone on a quiet evening, then teach the rest of the table. The 88-page Game Master's Guide covers the other side of the screen with an introductory adventure and more than 20 pages of monsters, enough to build your own encounters once the included scenario is done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFour classes with clear roles\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can play a raging barbarian, a nimble monk, a supportive bard or a sorcerer who draws on the ancient magic of a bloodline. Four classes is a short list compared with the full game, but each fills a distinct role, so a party of four covers fighting, mobility, support and magic without overlap. Four premade characters let you skip creation entirely, while four blank sheets let you build heroes from scratch when you are ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHero's Handbook, 72 pages, with a solo adventure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGame Master's Guide, 88 pages, with an introductory adventure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than 100 paperboard pawns for heroes and monsters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full-color map plus reference cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour premade characters and four blank character sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete polyhedral dice set, d4 through d20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it leads\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaizo positions the box as a springboard into the Lost Omens setting, with all-new scenarios and setting details, and names Troubles in Grayce as the next adventure to pick up. Having a clear follow-up matters, because many groups stall after a starter set simply because they do not know what to buy next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it ranks second\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the listed specs, no other box here explains its game as thoroughly. It drops below Heroes of the Borderlands only because handbooks demand more preparation than cards and boards, and because D\u0026amp;D remains the easier system for finding new players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroups curious about Pathfinder, players who enjoy reading rules and anyone who wants to learn solo before teaching friends. It also suits a D\u0026amp;D veteran who wants to try a second system without buying a full core rulebook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paizo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68120024416455,"sku":null,"price":39.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/7614\/6887\/files\/51MHg43sGCL._SL500.jpg?v=1793222825","url":"https:\/\/www.dice-armory.com\/products\/pathfinder-beginner-box-secrets-of-the-unlit-star-4-classes-100-pawns","provider":"Dice Armory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}