Lost Omens: Divine Mysteries review – An Entertaining Read

Putting my feelings for this book into words isn’t a hard task. Divine Mysteries is one of the least essential books in the Pathfinder 2e lineup. I look at Lost Omens: Divine Mysteries as an expansion book to another Lost Omens title, Gods and Magic. If you’re looking to buy this book, I would recommend buying them both together. 

Lost Omens: Divine Mysteries provides extensive profiles for the gods of Pathfinder, expanding on magic and offering numerous rumors surrounding both gods and magic, hence the title of the book. You’ll get the lore through a character named Yivali. The book is told through Yivali, which I found to be a very creative way to give us the information during my first read. Now, as I go back to re-read the book and pull it apart for my game, I found it to be rather obnoxious. 

This book is 320 pages of lore and godly information. I find the length to be perfect for what you’re getting, and the book doesn’t become bogged down in the story. And make no mistake, this is a story. Yes, you get information about the gods, but the way the information is conveyed is in a narrative format. 

I am a Game Master, so when I pick up these books, I read them to try and figure out how I can add the information to my world. This book has actually taught me how to convey mysteries surrounding the gods of my world while adding more immersive information to my setting. 

The artwork is my favorite in any Paizo book that I have reviewed so far. Just looking at the art in this book gets my creative juices flowing. The artwork also doesn’t break the flow of the book. The layout is cohesive and everything, including the god profiles, flows nicely. Now this book retails for $79.99, which, in my opinion, is a lot to ask for what amounts to a book of flavor. While I can pull it apart and learn from it, there really isn’t anything major for players here, and this book stands a lot better when paired with Gods and Magic.