Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Announced

A few days ago we learned that Owlcat Games was working on a new game, which has now been revealed as Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. Based on a Pathfinder Adventure Path of the same name, Wrath of the Righteous will follow in the footsteps of Pathfinder: Kingmaker and serve as a digital adaptation of said Adventure Path, in which a band of heroes is sent on a crusade against some fairly powerful and well-entrenched demons.

We don’t know a whole lot about the upcoming game at the moment, but there already is this PC Gamer interview with Owlcat Games’ creative director Alexander Mishulin. The interview assures us that the new game will be more polished than its predecessor, shares some details about the new classes and mechanics we’ll encounter in Wrath of the Righteous, and lets us know that Kingmaker’s strategic elements will also be making it into the sequel in some adjusted form. Here’s an excerpt:

With this change in setting comes a corresponding shift in visual style, moving Pathfinder towards a darker vibe. A meager, single piece of art has been released so far, but from it I can see that the emphasis on the angelic versus the demonic is heavy, and that the action is more dangerous: swords are bloodied and demons are having their faces disassembled.

Owlcat is also bringing at least two new base classes and the mythic progression system from the Pathfinder tabletop game. This system will let you pick from six different Mythics, including a mischievous trickster, an immortal lich, a celestial angel, and others. The mythic progression system grants quite a few powerful ability choices in the tabletop game, so you can expect to have an extra layer of customization on your main character.

Regarding new classes, we know for sure that the Witch—who operates precisely like you’d expect with spells, hexes, and a witch’s familiar—will be making an appearance. Alongside them, the Oracle, who is a kind of belief-oriented holy spellcaster, is joining the cast to butt heads with the demonic hordes. There’s no concrete details on which other classes or prestige classes will appear, but there will be new ones beyond those that appeared in Kingmaker, and there’s also going to be a new race and new archetypes to play with.

Some of you may also remember that earlier this year Owlcat Games went independent. If that’s the case, you may be wondering about the game’s funding. Well, according to this GamesIndustry.biz article, Owlcat Games has already secured $1m from Gem Capital as well as some undisclosed sum from their previous partners at My.Games. The article also confirms that Chris Avellone will be providing narrative support to Owlcat Games on this project, like he did with Pathfinder: Kingmaker.