The greatest monsters of fantasy gaming come alive in the very first hardcover release for Paizo's new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game! Backward-compatible with the 3.5 fantasy rules but packed with newsolutions and options that place it firmly on the cutting edge, the "Pathfinder Roleplaying Game" is the culmination of the largest openplaytest in tabletop RPG history. From the comedic-but-deadly goblin to the world-killing Tarrasque, this lavishly illustrated, full-color tome contains new takes on more than 250 of the best-loved, most popular monsters of fantasy ready for instant use in your Pathfinder or 3.5 campaign.