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.

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 !

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!

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.

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

This has quickly become my favorite source of Pathfinder KZfaq 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.

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

Never had played original or any pen and paper rpgs, but playing kingmaker and wrath of the righteous i became huge fan of world of pathfinder those 2 games have become my all time favourites.

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.

I played PF in college a lot after dnd 3.5. Now, with Wotc/Hasbro issues, I’m getting back to PF2

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

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.

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!

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.

I would love to hear more about Pathfinder's cosmology and the conflicts between beings outside of Golarion, as well as how they have interacted and interfered with events on Golarion.

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.

Found your channel through the Shackles regional deep dive video. I must commend you for summarising a decent high-level history of Golarion into less than 30 minutes. I've read through some of the world guides and material, so I know that this 28-min video was probably the culmination of hundreds, possibly thousands of hours of reading. Only thing I'd have changed was to add descriptors to nations/places: (The archipelago of )The Shackles, or (The undead) nation of Geb. Arazni is probably the most compelling and interesting characters in the lore, so when you mentioned Nex & Geb, I realised you didn't cover how they're named after their respective sorceror-kings who hate each other, and the creation of the Mana Wastes. Probably too much detail to get into, but a few descriptors here and there would have greatly contributed to highlight how interesting some of these settings are.

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.

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.

Somehow, Tar-Baphon returned... Sorry, couldn't resist. Great video!

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.

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!

I literally knew nothing about Golarion besides it being the default setting for Pathfinder but watching this very well done video makes me think I need to pick up a lore book.... xD

Like so many (former) 5e fans, I've started playing Pathfinder 2e, and, accessing the wiki, I was feeling overwhelmed by the amount of lore there. Thanks for this! I hope you make/have made more Golarion content!

Great video! I never played tabletop pathfinder before. I discovered the setting in the pathfinder CRPGs and loved the universe but wanted to know more, thanks for that!!

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

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.

This is great! I wish you lots of luck with this channel!!!

This video was fantastic. Thank you so much for the hard work you put in to it.

Thank you for this! Very informative and enjoyable! You bring it all home, making it into an enjoyable history lesson.

awesome, thanks for putting this together

Just found your channel. Very cool! Btw, the *actual* timeline conversion is 47XX = 19XX. Meaning, the current year in-game is actually 1922. This is based on the fact that the SPOILERS Reign of Winter AP goes to Russia so that you can KILL RASPUTIN

I an greatly appreciative of this channel since I run Adventure Paths at my local Boys and Girls Club and I'm always looking for accessible resources for my kids to immerse themselves in the setting. I love the Tower of the Tomes channel as well, but it doesn't always have content I can show my students. I'll be looking forward to more from you. Thank you so much!

I already knew a lot about Golarian, but even I learned a ton from this!

Awesome introduction to the world of Pathfinder!

Outstanding!

Great video! Thanks!

Great video! Thank you! My group uses this world, too, and this video is useful for us. If you put out more Golarion videos, we'll watch them.

Really enjoy dming and playing intrigue style games, this really helps for seeing the big picture.

Great video! Thank you for making it

Great stuff!

This is literally epic and what I need.

This is so wonderful. I'm going to have future players watch this prior to beginning campaigns. Thank you, MythKeeper.

Thank you for making this

Great video!

This was very insightful and well explained. Hope I can run a game set in Golarion soon!

I just started a SWADE-PF game and this video saved me HOURS of reading, thank you so much!

This is top tier, the maps are so helpful to visualize different kingdoms throughout the ages. Thanks! Suggestion for a next shorter vid, the border changes from PF1 to PF2, namely Lastwall to Gravelands, Oprak, Ravounel... are there others? Can't recall.

Man. Less than a year, you're quality has greatly improved. Not only that, but you're close to 10k subs. You've done an amazing job.

Excellent video, I immediately subscribed. Can't wait to share this with my new players!

This is excellent. I look forward to your other videos.

I'm gonna use this along "How it's Played" as my go to's for Quickly picking up on something in PF2E. Thank you for the video.

That was awesome. I wish I could find posters of those maps

Great video! It's very professional, informative and interesting. I would really love to watch more videos like that, and I'm happy to see you've already made some more. I've subscribed to your channel and start to fill up my watch list 😄 I would be interested if you could make videos about the outer spheres (The Boneyard, Abaddon, Elysium, etc.) and talk about the souls in the afterlife, their judgment and their transition into the corresponding sphere by their alignment and philosophy. Thank you! 😁

Very nice overview.

Great video! Keep up the good work.

Thank you for making this video. I am a DM of 20+ years and have had reservations about getting into the Pathfinder setting, because of the lack of available info on it.

Awesome video, thank you very much. Very helpful as an overview for creating a campaign revolving around the history of Golorian. I would love a video that dives a bit deeper into the ancient histories of Golorian and its ancient empires like that of the serpent folk, the zyclops, the azlanti and the Jiskan Empire.

Holy shit I'm so excited to have discovered your channel.

Thank you very much!

love what you do buddy

As a new GM to this system and world, this seems like exactly thr video I was looking for

Tolkien would be happy to see this.

Love your videos, I'm playing as a scholar magus and I'm also in love with pathfinder lore, and your lore videos are best supplement for my character and for me.

good stuff! i wana see some starfinder lore... but this helped me understand some themes in starfinder already =P thanks

This is such a treat. Thank you! Where do you live, I want to play with you guys ;) So happy to see that there is much more content already on the channel! It will keep me busy for some time.

I've started to realize, and quite enjoy, how often fantasy worlds have much much crazier stuff in the world's history prior to modern setting. "Yeah, elves, dwarves and human kingdoms. But did you know the world was plunged into apocalyptic darkness for a long time?" "What... I need details..."

It's absolutely incredible How Tolkien's influence still reigns supreme in modern fantasy, the Tar-Baphon's is basically Sauron, even the vigilance stuff is based on Minas Ithil!

I think I'd like to see some discussions of the lore around different ancestries in pathfinder 2e, and perhaps more deep dives on individual nations. But I haven't looked at your other videos yet, so for all I know you've already done it :)

Very nice! 😊🤙🏄☘

well done

Pathfinder was my first and remains my favorite table top role-playing game. A bunch of work friends and I started our campaign together almost four years ago now. With no expectations, we jumped in. The Neutral Elf Rogue, Alerendale led the party alongside his angry CE kobold cleric, Ghangha; whom I specced into leadership to bring more lizards. The third protagonist, Rashel, was a Half-Elf Ranger with a bonded eagle. The trio embarked on their journey with a bunch of NPCs though quickly the party swelled, with nine active characters at one point. Part way through our first campaign, I took over as the DM, morphing my Kobold Cleric in to the villain, with him ultimately being defeated. Our first campaign came to an end nearly two years after it began, with Alerendale combining two bags of holding in a last ditch effort to close an extraplanar portal, and quell a demon incursion. The second campaign began a handful of in-game decades later, though it fizzled out as we began to move cities and states. Now, with a few of us having moved back to our home town, we're beginning our third foreay into the world of Golarion, which I hope to be the most immersive and expansive narrative we've experienced together so far. I like the presentation of this video because it helps me visualize and understand the deeply rooted lore that our stories have been inhabiting. I drew a map on a massive sheet of chart graphing paper, colored it in, and imprinted it into Golarion largely using the maps presented here. The concentration of images and visuals in this video and in the Pathfinder video games also helps greatly with describing what the party is experiencing. I much prefer to build my own lore, separated from the canon stories, though I absolutely love easter eggs and tying in canonical, and home brew events and this video has greatly helped me learn a bunch of details that the games (video and table-top) simply just can't all cover.

I have watched this video a few times now. I'm excited to find a group to play PF2e, but know nothing of Golarian. I also am obsessed with Glass Cannon Network podcast, and much of the gods, lands, nations, etc that they mention are lost on me.

Great video. Thank you. Liked and Subscribed 😊

Watching this with decent knowledge of Starfinder lore but next to nothing of Pathfinder is wild.

i can't believe prophecy died he was a great guy

So wait, pathfinder lore is just a retelling of near eastern and European history?

Very interesting. I grew up on the Warhammer setting, and little bit of the Forgotten Realms setting. And although I love both of those settings very much, they never really fit what I wanted in a role playing setting. Golarion seems more middle of the road between those two and is appealing to me.

Thank you

So Aroden didn't die, he just mysteriously disappeared. I've been playing WOTR on console and everyone, even Iomedae, believe he is dead. So maybe Aroden will reappear in a different age, when people aren't expecting it.

wow someone talking about the world i play thank you

Subbed!

Well. Looks like I found my next binge watching channel. Grab your ketchup and crunch away my friends.

Great pacing, excellent narration and most importantly everything is supplemented by excellent maps so a newcomer can put places and events in context. Where did you get these maps from?

11,000 views on your first vid! Congrats

I need a remake of this video to better Audio Quality 😍

Thank you sire. Bern trying find lore

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Somehow Tar-Baphon has returned.

Hi, Great video. Thank you. At the 1 minute mark (through 1:37), you show a picture of a timeline history of Golarion... is that an Aeon Timeline (software)? Is it yours or did you find that somewhere? I use that software and would love to have access to that timeline if it's possible.

Yas!

Hey I'm looking for a video deep dive on absalom, did you ever make one? Or about the isle of kortos? Thanks so much for your work btw these videos are amazing 👏

That was fascinating. I loved how this fictional history both mimicked and departed from our own in fun and surprising ways. Others will interpret things differently of course, but I found myself thinking things like "so Constantine The Great created the island of Crete then went onto becoming his own god". I'm also often shocked and dismayed to find things in my own setting that I invented in isolation are similar to those in other settings. For instance, my world was also once ruled by reptiles, loosely based on Greek gorgons, with the difference being that nobody knows that in the present time. I guess we all draw on the same array of sources for inspiration, although mine was Dr Who rather than Lord Of The Rings. :)

Great video! Where did you get the map of Golarion you are using for the colored overlay of territories? I want one! I am quite new to Pathfinder, but the more I read about its lore, the more I love it! Honestly, it is a very rich (history, events, characters, etc) and is much better than anything that was done in D&D, where I have my roots. My group stopped playing D&D 2-3 years after we switched from 3.5 to 4th. It just killed the fun for us to the point where we didn't want to play anymore. Almost ten years after, we decided to try again but with PF2 this time. The game is good, but personnaly am starting to inch towards PF1 that is a better D&D 3.5 from I take from other veterans who played it. So here I am, equipping myself again with both PF2 and PF1 material and I would very much like to find that map.

I have to ask, what is that time-line you show at around the 1 minute mark of the video? It looks incredible!

Im finally switching over the OGL was just the final straw! However my biggest draw to ttrpg is the Worldbuilding! Keep it up, doesnt seem pathfinder has a huge market for solid content

Confused when Aroden leaves Golarion. Only says he removes himself and shifts his focus at the end of the fourth century. No clue what that means. If he left or not. Yet he fought Tar-Baphon around 900AR.

Could you do one for Otari specifically since that's where newcomers are most likely going to being?

A note on humans: though never explicitly stated, humans are no more native to Galorian then Elves or Gnomes, nor Earth for that matter. All signs point to Androffa being the Human Homeworld, with eldrich forces like the Old Ones and Aboleths importing them as a slave race. This doesnt end well on either planet.