The pocket edition presents the same contents as the standard edition in a smaller sized softcover for a lower price and better portability.
Pathfinder GM Core includes: • The rules needed to run a game of Pathfinder, including guidelines for creating challenging encounters, determining success, and giving out rewards. • Advice aimed at making you an incredible Game Master, along with tools to ensure you and everyone else at your table has a safe and enjoyable experience. • Guidelines to help you create your own content, from campaigns and adventures to hazards and monsters. • Rules subsystems to help you handle a wide array of game situations, including rules for chases, duels, research, infiltration, and more! • A guide to the world of Lost Omens, with a look at several important regions, an examination of the peoples and cultures of the world, and a glimpse into what lies beyond the veil of the universe! • Fully integrated errata from the first 4 years of Pathfinder Second Edition, including improvements to staves and talismans and all-new apex magic items! • Published under the new Open RPG Creative (ORC) license, giving players and Game Masters even more freedom for making their own creations based on Pathfinder Second Edition.