Pathfinder Lore: The History of Golarion

Having played Pathfinder since its inception, I have to say this is one of the best Golarion lore videos out there. I'd love a remaster of this with a better mic quality, as the video itself is great.

As a new player migrating from D&D do to the dark times upon us, I thank you so much for this video !

So far my favorite thing about Golarion is accidentally finding the exact NPCs I want for my story, conveniently settled near where I need them. For instance, in a game I am starting at Sandpoint, I needed a lvl5 Necromancer. I started building one til I read about the Hinterlands, and the Sanatorium, which houses exactly what I needed. Lucky lucky. But even better is how NPCs are interconnected. Players kill Kanker at Pauper's Grave? Suddenly they're on the radar of an Intellect Devourer and a cult in Magnimar.

I'm new to Kingmaker and Wrath of the Righteous, and after watching this video, I can safely say that I know far less than I thought that I knew, time to do a deep dive into this channel to learn more!

I am so grateful for this channel! Pathfinder is too good to not have dedicated lore channels, when D&D has so many!

I asked on Reddit if there was anyone who could create a high level timeline drop of Golarian lore and they sent me here. This was an amazing video. Thank you for that. Youve got quite the narrator voice and your video editing skills were on point for this presentation. Subscribed.

This has quickly become my favorite source of Pathfinder YouTube video lore channels, and it’s all thanks to you. Your expertise in the setting, casual but passionate narration, and use of visual aid are sensational. Have a great day everyone! Thanks for the vid.

Easily the best channel for an in-depth analysis of Pathfinder lore. I've been listening to these for days now, thank you!

Phenomenal! Loving it as a 5e refugee. What an amazing world.

This is exactly what I was looking for, a somewhat high level and chronological description of events that spans millennia. Thanks for making the video!

Vey good videos, few comments: 1. Nidal was present since the Ageof Darkness, while you show it appearing in the Age of Destiny. 2. Dwarven empire of Tar Taargadth was much more extensive, it also ruled over what is modern Druma, and had its outposts in many other places. What you shown are the remnants of the empire, the areas that the dwarves still control today, long after the fall of their empire. 3. At the time of its founding in the Age of Destiny Taldor was much smaller, the are you showed in the video are the moderen borders, and Taldor didn't get that big until the time of the First Army of Exploration at the beginning of the Age of Enthronement. 4. Qadira isn't its own empire, but only the westernmost province of much bigger Empire of Kelesh. 5. The Forlorn Elves are not the elves that remained on Golarion while the majority left for Sovyrian. The Forlorn are modern elves who grow up in human cities and therefore are culturally different than elves who grow in Kyonin and other elven societies.

With in influx of new players (and importantly, GMs) this video will be incredibly useful as we work to navigate and build upon a cohesive theme in our campaigns.

I know lots of people take issue with Pathfinder being a "kitchen sink" setting. It certainly is that, I'll admit, and certainly not for people looking for a less generic flavor for their game setting. But for me Pathfinder is what I've always wanted Forgotten Realms to be: a more focused, consise, and trimmed down version of many of the kitchen sink elements found in Faerun, while also throwing in their own subtle but distinct twists on familiar concepts. Faerun is great, but many of its ideas can also feel disjointed and cluttered, and it can be difficult to really appreciate how everything in that setting connects to one another unless you spend miltiple hours reading up on materials. It's like a box filled with unorganized toys, it's exciting to dig through to see what you can discover, but it can also make it difficult to sift through if you're looking for something spesific you want to pull from when building a world for your players. Pathfider, on the other hands, feels like someone took those toys from the box and neatly organised them on a display shelf, where from a single glance you can see everything clearly and how everything relates to one another. This can make it easier to see how multiple ideas relate to one another, but depending on how everything is organized it may make people who are using the pathfinder setting feel just a bit more restricted in how they feel they can tell their stories. TLDR: The way I see it both Forgotten Realms and Pathfinder have their own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to how their worlds are presented, what matters is how each can help both players and gms build the stories and worlds that they want and have as much fun as possible while doing it.

Been looking to GM some PF 2e and I needed a guide into Golarion, as I've been a Forgotten Realms fan since I was a kid. I'm so glad I could come across this video, for it was really well presented, with great maps and descriptions. You have helped me immensely, sir.

Been playing a 2e game with my new party for over a year now, this is exactly what I needed.

Thank you so much for doing these videos. I’m super new to DnD and the Pathfinder worlds. My son wants to start a campaign and I’m the GM, but being super new, my knowledge is practically zilch and listening through your videos has felt like a godsend. We plan to start the campaign over the summer, so hopefully I have a good base of knowledge by then and get creative with a decent story not completely void of history.

I consider Golarion the best fantasy setting out there, it's just a great place for table-top and the lore/history is a big part of it. I've run 5 APs so far (Giantslayer, Reign of Winter, Hell's Vengeance, Wrath of the Righteous, half of Serpent's Skull (so far) and currently finishing Book 2 of Tyrant's Grasp), plus years of organized play with PFS and I still just pick up the Inner Sea World Guide and read it just for enjoyment.

Well done sir. Your videos are articulate, well paced and enjoyable. Paizo really did their homework while creating their world and I am much impressed. Thank you for expanding my awareness!

Even knowing most of the events, having them laid out chronologically, and pretty well chosen too, definitely bettered my understanding of the setting. Thank you very much ! I'm grateful you put in that "detail" about the Hell Knights existing prior to Aroden's predicted comeback. Whatever happened with Aroden, this could be related.

Kudos on creating great visual and informative videos. Great for new players and players already familiar with the world. Thank you (and anyone else involved) for taking the time to create this great content.