Pathfinder 3pp Top Ten, May 27 2016

Every week Paizo sends out an email detailing the happenings of the Paizo store. This includes top 10 lists of what sells on their stores. Each week I'll be focusing on the list, 'Top 10 downloads from other companies' and commenting on the rise of the companies involved and changes of the list as well as new and trending products that catch my attention.

Here is the Top Ten list.

1. Kineticists of Porphyra 3 - Purple Duck Games

2. One on One Adventures Compendium - Expeditious Retreat Press

3. Kineticists of Porphyra 2 - Purple Duck Games

4. Kineticists of Porphyra - Purple Duck Games

5. Everyman Options: Kineticists - Rogue Genius Games

6. Way of the Wicked-Book #1: Knot of Thorns - Fire Mountain Games

7. Hypercorps 2099 - Legendary Games

8. In the Company of Unicorns - Rite Publishing

9. Ultimate Psionics -Dreamscarred Press

10. In the Company of Treants - Rite Publishing


Once again its a week of Kineticists as Kineticist products take 4 out of the 5 top slots. This has been happening for weeks and it shows that the class has really taken everyone by storm. Perhaps it's the new way of "casting". Perhaps it's the similarities to the Avatar series.  Whatever it is Kineticists are still a hot ticket. Purple Duck Games proved themselves with three excellent products and Everyman Options has been a fan favorite for a while leading in to new options. Recently Legendary Games even announced their own Kineticist book, and with the class trending high I'm sure I'll see it here soon.

One on One Adventures keeps it's number two slot. For anyone who wants to play at the table with friends but doesn't have enough consistent people on board, this is the perfect product to get your game on with only one GM and one PC. Filling out those kind of needs is what third party publishing is best for. I'm only crossing my fingers for a Fighting Fantasy-like adventure where you need no GM at all.

Way of the Wicked, the popular Adventure Path that is specifically for villainous PCs makes it to the list again. Another niche that rarely gets filled and has nearly a 100% rate of five star reviews among 19 reviews.

Hypercorps 2099 has made it to the list allowing players to play in a cyber-fantasy superhero game. Its full of fluff (fluff that is already impacting my games), tons of NPC and monster stat blocks, the exciting Hypernet, a digital plane of existence full of hackers, spam and virtual reality fun, a new system of being hyper powered beings and two new classes that do what hasn't been done before, including being a Flash like speedster.

Rite Publishing has already put out In the Company of Unicorns but their new race book, In the Company of Treants, has quickly risen to the list too. Instead of just some leafy people you can be a full fledged ent. In fact there are three entire new races of treefolk. Rite Publishing has never failed to produce race books that were evocative and mechanically interesting so I have high hopes for both of these products.

And Lastly Ultimate Psionics is back on the list. The popular remake of 3.5's Psionics has had a place on the list almost constantly for years so seeing it on the list is a familar and welcome sight. Ultimate Psionics is the one stop product for introducing psionics into your game with new classes races and other options along with a whole new system of mind magic that uses points instead of slots.

As far as other things catching my eye this week:

Dreamscarred Press has released their first Steelforge book. I got this from DP's Patreon and it looks pretty good. New magic and psionic items and some big 6 magic items for different slots for greater versatility. There's also new rules for handling magic items and a new prestige class.

Jon Brazer Enterprises has a new book for Arcanists detailing new normal and greater exploits.  

Abandoned Arts has been under the Fat Goblin Games banner lately; Abandoned Arts being a publisher known for having products that get a lot done in a little amount of time. They're continuing their More Feats! line with Feats of Discipline. This product promises feats for monks, martial artists and ki users.

Flaming Crab Games has put out a new Letters from the Flaming Crab that handles a subject that I'm very interested in that I think isn't covered very often. Hygiene.  This is going on my wishlist fast enough to leave skid marks on the website out of pure novelty but given previous Flaming Crab letter I've seen in the past I have high hopes that this will revolutionize my games.

Little Red Goblin Games has put out The Godhand, a class that grafts a minor deity to their arm? I'm not sure what to think by looking at the cover text but I can't say that I'm not interested.

Another hybrid class (Bard/Occultist) has made its way out of Shattered Skies from Wayward Rogues Publishing, in the form of the Librarian. This looks like the most interesting hybrid class from this series and really I hope someday to see all these in one book or something.

Rogue Genius Games, under the banner of Four Horsemen Presents, has produced Living Magic Items, intelligent items to spice up your games, a subject that isn't aptly explored in my opinion so I'm very excited. Best part yet, you get to PLAY a magic item. Forget my wishlist, this is going into my shopping cart now. Probably along with Flaming Crab's Hygiene book. Also from Rogue Genius Games is a continuation of the Talented class series with The Talented Cleric.


Well that's it for this week. I'll see you next week with more looks at Paizo's top ten list as well as new and trending Pathfinder products that should be on your radar.