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Pathfinder Authority serves as a reference destination for tabletop roleplaying game rules, organized play structures, and the Pathfinder Second Edition mechanical framework published by Paizo Inc. This page describes the scope of inquiries the site addresses, how to structure a message for an efficient response, and what response timelines apply across different categories of contact. Readers submitting factual corrections, content requests, or accessibility concerns will find the relevant process outlined below.

Service area covered

Pathfinder Authority operates at national scope within the United States and addresses the Pathfinder tabletop roleplaying game system in both its organized and home-play contexts. The site's reference infrastructure covers Pathfinder Second Edition as the primary rules framework, with comparative coverage of Pathfinder First Edition documented in the Pathfinder 1E vs 2E Comparison.

Inquiries that fall within the site's service area include:

1. Factual corrections — Identified errors in rules descriptions, stat block references, or mechanical explanations across any published content page.
2. Content gap requests — Topics within the Pathfinder ruleset that are not yet covered by an existing reference page, such as specific subsystems, variant rules, or Lost Omens sourcebook content.
3. Organized play inquiries — Questions about how the site represents Pathfinder Society scenarios, sanctioned content, or organized play structures as documented under Pathfinder Society Organized Play.
4. Licensing and attribution concerns — Notices related to Open Game License content, Paizo's Community Use Policy, or third-party publisher references appearing in site content.
5. Accessibility and technical issues — Problems with page rendering, broken internal links, or content that fails to load correctly.
6. Research and institutional inquiries — Academic or professional researchers referencing the site's rule summaries in published work.

Inquiries that fall outside the site's service area include personal game advice, player-versus-Game-Master dispute resolution, and requests to adjudicate rules in a specific home campaign context. The Pathfinder RPG Frequently Asked Questions page addresses the most common rules interpretation questions and should be consulted before submitting a content inquiry.

What to include in your message

Message quality directly determines response speed. A complete inquiry includes the following structured components:

1. Page reference — The exact page title or URL slug where the issue or request originates. For example, a correction about the action economy system should reference the Pathfinder Action Economy System page specifically, not the site generally.
2. Edition context — Specify whether the inquiry concerns Pathfinder Second Edition, First Edition, or the 2023 Remaster publications (Player Core and GM Core). These are not mechanically interchangeable, and a correction valid under one edition may not apply to another.
3. Source citation — For factual corrections, identify the Paizo publication, chapter, and page number that contradicts the site's current content. Acceptable sources include Paizo's official published rulebooks and Paizo's own FAQ documents. Forum posts, third-party interpretations, and unofficial errata compilations are not treated as primary sources.
4. Description of the discrepancy — A plain statement of what the site currently says versus what the named source says. A side-by-side comparison is more efficient than a general assertion that something is "wrong."
5. Contact category — Identify whether the message is a correction, a content request, an accessibility report, or a licensing notice. This allows routing without a follow-up exchange.

Correction vs. content request — a functional distinction: A correction asserts that existing content contains a verifiable factual error traceable to an official Paizo source. A content request asserts that a topic is absent or underrepresented. Corrections are prioritized in the review queue over content requests because they affect the accuracy of currently published material.

Response expectations

Response timelines vary by inquiry category. Factual corrections referencing a named Paizo publication and specific page number are reviewed within 5 business days. Content gap requests are logged against the publication schedule and acknowledged within 10 business days, though publication timelines for new reference pages are not guaranteed. Accessibility and technical reports are escalated immediately upon receipt and typically receive a diagnostic acknowledgment within 2 business days.

Licensing and attribution inquiries — particularly those involving the Open Game License or Paizo's Community Use Policy — follow a separate review path and carry a response window of up to 15 business days depending on the specificity of the concern.

Messages that omit the page reference, edition context, or source citation will receive a standardized request for clarification before substantive review begins. This step adds at minimum 3 business days to the timeline.

Pathfinder Authority does not publish corrections under named correspondent credit. Verified factual corrections are incorporated into the relevant reference page with a revision notation, consistent with the site's policy of maintaining institutional rather than attributed authorship.

Additional contact options

For rules questions that are structural or mechanical in nature — rather than corrections to this site's content — the Pathfinder RPG Frequently Asked Questions page covers the 40 most common interpretation questions across core mechanics. The Pathfinder Core Rulebook Breakdown and Pathfinder Errata and FAQ Tracker pages document changes introduced through Paizo's official errata process and should be consulted for rules that have been revised since original publication.

For organized play-specific concerns, Paizo's Pathfinder Society program maintains its own official communication channels through paizo.com, which governs scenario sanctioning, Chronicle sheets, and session reporting for the 60-plus countries in which Pathfinder Society events are organized. Site content covering that program reflects Paizo's published documentation and does not constitute an official Pathfinder Society resource.

Digital tools integration questions — including issues with how rules text maps to Foundry VTT or other virtual tabletop platforms — are addressed in the Pathfinder Digital Tools and Virtual Tabletop Support and Pathfinder Foundry VTT Integration pages. Platform-specific technical support falls outside the scope of this site and should be directed to the respective software publishers.