Paizo launches Pathfinder Quest on BackerKit

Summary

Paizo has launched a BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for Pathfinder Quest, a cooperative adventure board game for 1–4 players that removes the need for a Game Master. The campaign has a base goal of $75,000 to fund Standard and BackerKit-exclusive Deluxe editions plus premium add-ons.

Players create characters quickly, then use an Adventure Book and Challenge Book to explore Falcon’s Hollow, tackle challenges and make story-driving choices. Gameplay uses Quest Dice, skills and abilities to resolve encounters. Both editions include all core components—map tiles, pawns, class/ancestry/item/enemy cards, tokens, Adventure Book, Challenge Book, Rulebook and a Time Tracker. The Deluxe edition adds miniatures for the time dragon and four heroes, with more miniatures as stretch goals.

Paizo is also running a concurrent campaign with My Mini Factory and Titan Forge offering a full set of STLs so backers can 3D print all creatures at home.

Key Points

Pathfinder Quest is a cooperative 1–4 player board game set in Paizo’s Pathfinder world, with no Game Master required.
BackerKit campaign aims for a $75,000 base goal to fund Standard and Deluxe editions plus add-ons.
Core components include map tiles, pawns, cards, tokens, Adventure Book, Challenge Book, Rulebook and a custom Time Tracker.
Deluxe edition (BackerKit exclusive) ships with miniatures for the time dragon and four iconic heroes; more minis may be unlocked via stretch goals.
Paizo partners with My Mini Factory and Titan Forge to offer an STL collection for 3D printing the game’s creatures at home.

Context and Relevance

This launch sits at the intersection of RPG IP and accessible board-game design: it brings the Pathfinder setting to players who prefer packaged, cooperative play without the prep and GM overhead of tabletop RPGs. It also taps into the growing DIY/3D-printing scene by offering STLs, broadening appeal to hobbyists who want to customise or print minis themselves. For Paizo, it’s another way to monetise and expand the Pathfinder brand beyond RPG books and into mainstream tabletop retail and crowdfunding circles.

Why should I read this?

If you like Pathfinder but don’t want to run a full TTRPG, or you enjoy cooperative board games with narrative choices, this is worth a skim. Also handy if you 3D-print minis — Paizo’s STL push means you can get the creatures without waiting for physical stretch goals. We read the blurb so you don’t have to—quick hit, no faff.

Source

Source: https://gamingtrend.com/news/paizo-launches-pathfinder-quest-on-backerkit/