The program was loosely modeled on the RPGAs "Living" campaigns.
In March 2008, Paizo also announced that it was introducing an organized play program called "Pathfinder Society Organized Play". The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game would also support Paizo's Pathfinder campaign setting. Through the new product line, Paizo would modify, update, maintain, and publish the 3.5 System Reference Document (under Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License). Paizo announced on March 18, 2008, that they would be launching the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. These Adventure Paths are set in the world of Golarion, the official Pathfinder campaign setting. Paizo's subsequently began the periodical Pathfinder Adventure Path, which continues the concept featured in Dungeon of monthly installments of adventures that tell a self-contained story.
In early 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced it would not renew Paizo's license to publish Dragon and Dungeon, leaving a five year run from September 2002 to September 2007. The two publications were placed on hiatus in 2005, and finally canceled in 2006. The company started producing a bimonthly magazine called Undefeated in 2003, and in 2004, resurrected the venerable science fiction title Amazing Stories. Paizo publisher Erik Mona is the former editor-in-chief of Dragon, while former editor-in-chief of Dungeon James Jacobs oversees the Pathfinder periodicals. These monsters are dynamic and cinematic in how they play at the table, with ecology, history, and lore that are a pleasure to read.Paizo was formed by Lisa Stevens, Vic Wertz, and Johnny Wilson in 2002 to take over publication of the Dungeons & Dragons magazines Dragon and Dungeon, formerly published in-house by Wizards of the Coast. You ll find residents of the Legendary Planet and Aethera settings, Starfinder versions of classic creatures like the myrmidon robot, plasma ooze, and star-spawn of Cthulhu, alongside brand-new never-before-seen monsters like the asteroid worm, star fairy, meteor dragon, and supermassive singularity! The Alien Bestiary is more than just monsters too, with appendices devoted to cults of the Great Old Ones, creatures of the Aethera system, creature indices by type and CR, high-tech traps and hazards, and spells, feats, and expanded rules for aetherite radiation, vacuum, and more! The PDF version, of course, is hyperlinked and bookmarked for your convenience, and the book is packed with incredible artwork and delightful design by some of the best authors in the business. This volume collects nearly 300 monsters from CR ½ to CR 30, including template grafts and starship-level creatures from tier 4 to 18. It Came from the Stars! The Alien Bestiary brings you an incredible array of sci-fi and space-themed monsters and menaces for the Starfinder Roleplaying Game! The creatures you ll find within are perfect for whenever your heroes venture into the dark tapestry of space or have to defend their homeworld from alien invasion by eldritch horrors from beyond the stars, whether you use the official Starfinder setting, a universe of your own design, or a dedicated sci-fi saga like the Legendary Planet Adventure Path or in the Aethera Campaign Setting! You ll find allies and adversaries within these pages, from playable races for your sci-fi game to cosmic horrors and apocalyptic enemies inspired by classic themes of science fiction.