• Explore over a dozen Golarion academies.
• New options for characters and GMs.
• Create academic rivalries and adventures.

Pathfinder Lost Omens: Rival Academies is a supplement for Pathfinder Second Edition, focusing on a detailed look at the magical academies of Golarion. The book explores a world of learning, science, and competition, where top mages and academics gather at the great Convocation in the fortress-city of Nerosyan in Sarkoris.

Life at the academy and new options

Lost Omens: Rival Academies introduces six major sponsored schools in detail, covering their history, philosophy, and unique spells. You will find information on the Magaambya, Cobyslarni, Kitharodian Academy, Monastery of the Unbreaking Waves, University of Lepidstadt, and Academy of the Reclamation. In addition, you will read about the history and traditions of more than a dozen other educational institutions.

This book provides inspiration for both GMs and players. It contains new character creation options, such as advanced spymaster gear, dazzling martial arts techniques, and new spells or wizard schools, including the remastered Runelord archetype. You will also find details on NPCs: professors, students, athletes, and rivals who will breathe life into your campaigns set in an academic environment.

Rivalry and adventure

Bringing many educated personalities together naturally breeds rivalry: in classrooms, on sports fields, and during dangerous field trips. The book helps you build dynamic relationships between players and NPCs. You can forge strong alliances with classmates or clash with relentless rivals. It provides ideas and tools for creating thrilling adventures on and off campus. The book uncovers ancient magical secrets, cutting-edge theories on reanimating flesh with electricity, and extraplanar fey philosophies that will enrich your Pathfinder world.

The rulebook is in English.

The finest mages, scientists, and academics of the Age of Lost Omens are gathering!

Journey to a fortress-city in demon-ravaged Sarkoris to learn the ancient magical secrets of the Magaambya's wizards, Lepidstadt's bleeding-edge theories on reanimating flesh with electricity, the extraplanar fey philosophies of the Cobyslarni, and the lore of more than a dozen other academies! With so many prominent scholars in one place, rivalries are sure to abound—whether in the classroom, on the sports fields, or during field trips to dangerous lands.

This 128-page book gives GMs and players a vibrant roster of luminaries, students, athletes, and wizards to build their very own magical academies. Whether players build bonds with classmates or clash with rivals, they'll gain diverse options like advanced spymaster gear, dazzling new martial arts techniques, or new wizard spells and schools, including the remastered Runelord!