Contact

Pathfinder Authority covers the full breadth of Pathfinder Second Edition — rules, lore, character building, Game Mastering, and organized play — and the contact page exists so readers with specific questions, corrections, or collaboration ideas can reach the right place efficiently. Knowing what to include and what to expect from a response makes that process faster for everyone involved.

Service area covered

Pathfinder Authority operates at national scope within the United States, meaning the content is produced with North American players, Pathfinder Society chapters, and English-language Paizo publications as the primary frame of reference. That said, Pathfinder Second Edition has a global player base — Paizo has released core rulebooks in German, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, among other languages — and questions from international readers are welcome, though responses will always be in English.

The site covers the full Pathfinder Second Edition system as published by Paizo Inc., including the Core Rulebook, the Gamemastery Guide, the Advanced Player's Guide, the Book of the Dead, Rage of Elements, and the ongoing Lost Omens setting line. Pathfinder First Edition is addressed in a comparative and historical context, particularly on the Pathfinder First Edition vs Second Edition page, but the site does not serve as a primary reference for First Edition rules questions. Questions about Starfinder or other Paizo properties fall outside the scope of this site.

What to include in your message

A good message is a specific message. The fastest responses come from readers who give enough context that the answer can be formed without a back-and-forth exchange. Here's a structured breakdown of what to include, ranked by the type of inquiry:

For rules questions or content corrections:
1. The specific rule, ability, spell, or mechanic in question — by its exact name as it appears in the rulebook
2. The source book and, if known, the page number or the Archives of Nethys entry URL
3. A brief description of the ambiguity or apparent error, including what the current page says versus what the source says
4. The edition (Second Edition is assumed unless stated otherwise)

For content suggestions or gap reports:
1. The topic or page area the suggestion relates to — linking to a specific existing page helps
2. A sentence or two on what's missing or underdeveloped
3. Any primary source material (Paizo publications, official errata, Pathfinder Society documents) that should be incorporated

For partnership or editorial inquiries:
1. The name of the organization or publication making contact
2. The nature of the request — content collaboration, linking, or editorial fact-checking
3. A brief description of the audience or context

Messages that arrive without a subject or context — a single line like "I have a question" — will always require a follow-up exchange, which adds days to the process. Precision upfront is a kindness to both sides.

Response expectations

Pathfinder Authority is a reference property, not a live support desk. The realistic expectation is a response within 3 to 5 business days for most inquiries. Editorial corrections — situations where a published page contains a demonstrable error in rules text, monster statistics, or lore — are treated with higher priority, typically within 48 hours during normal operating periods.

A few things that affect response time:

• Convention windows: Pathfinder Society runs major events at PaizoCon (typically held in May) and Gen Con (typically held in August in Indianapolis, Indiana). Response times during those windows may extend to 7 business days.
• Rulebook release periods: When Paizo releases a major supplement — the kind that requires updating 15 or more existing pages — editorial bandwidth shifts toward content revision.
• Duplicate submissions: Sending the same message through multiple channels does not accelerate the queue; it creates duplicates that slow the process.

Not every message receives a detailed reply. General questions that are already answered on the site — character creation steps, for example, are covered in detail at Pathfinder Character Creation Guide — will receive a pointer to the relevant page rather than a fresh written explanation.

Additional contact options

For readers who prefer community channels over direct correspondence, two alternatives are worth knowing.

The first is the Paizo community forums at paizo.com/community, which host active threads on rules questions, Adventure Paths, and organized play. Forum moderators include Paizo staff and experienced players who can address rules ambiguities with official weight — something a third-party reference site cannot replicate.

The second is the Pathfinder Society Discord, maintained by the organized play community, which as of the 2023 Pathfinder Society Guide update had active regional coordinator channels for all 4 major North American convention regions. For questions about local game days, lodge coordination, or scenario availability, that channel reaches people with direct operational knowledge faster than any editorial inbox can.

Direct contact with this site is best suited for editorial matters: corrections to published content, suggestions for coverage gaps, or factual questions about how a specific rule or mechanic is represented on these pages. For live gameplay help, the Paizo forums and the organized play Discord are faster, richer, and populated by people who have run the scenario in question twice this month.