Sample Characters for the Playtest

[Valkyn Highwind]

Here you go all. Nine character builds for the Starfinder class playtest. Three for each class, and for each of Levels 1, 5, and 10. I hope people have as much fun putting them through their paces as I did building them.

Character Operations Manual Playtest - Sample Character

Each of the three builds within each class should be moderately different from the other two. I tried to make different choices for each build in order to cover an array of design options for the playtest.

Of the three classes the Biohacker didn't really grab me at all though I do understand the need for a support role in parties. The Vanguard, however, really grabbed my attention as I like the idea of wading in to melee with a weapon in one hand and a shield in the other. Lastly, the Witchwarper might see some play by me for the sheer amount of chaos that I can see brought about by this class. So my order of preference to which I'd play these three classes is Vanguard, Witchwarper, and then Biohacker.

Please enjoy the sample characters I've made, and I hope they help you all in your testing efforts.

[Valkyn Highwind]

Forgot to mention this above but each was built using Paizo only material from non-adventure path sources.

[Belabras]

Thanks for putting these together!

[Valkyn Highwind]

You're most welcome! :)

[Valkyn Highwind]

I've added some missing special ability text, and a melee line concerning the Entropic Strike for each of the Vanguards.

[Hmm]

These are great! Um, would you be willing to make a set at levels 4 and 8 with the Rules that Thursty laid down for Organized Play runs? I have a player with learning disabilities who wants to playtest for a 4th level game, and I'm worried that she won't be able to build her own character in time for my Wednesday game.

(However, I might be able to take your level 5s and adjust them back down if you don't have time. I just want a backup set of playtest pregens to offer the player.)

Thanks for all the hard work you did here!

Hmm

[Valkyn Highwind]

Should be an interesting exercise building a society legal character. Just so you know I didn't do those other builds with society games in mind. So I'm not sure if the level 1 builds are legal or not.

[Hmm]

Thank you!

Your Level 1s aren't legal primarily because they use exotic races. Only the ones in the CRB (core + legacy) are allowed for the Society playtesting, but I could easily switch out a race and make things work.

However, the game that I have coming up on Wednesday is specifically Level 4, so that would require a bit more tweaking on my part to adapt.

I'm a great GM, but not as great at figuring out character builds in a quick and efficient manner. So I appreciate anything you can do to help me here. The player in question is very sweet and enthusiastic about Starfinder, but they've always had someone else in our group help them with the initial builds of their characters. Not all players can crunch the numbers, alas.

Hmm

[Valkyn Highwind]

Do you have preferred race, theme, and class combinations in mind? I don't mind helping out as it will give me practice creating society legal characters.

[Dracomicron]

Ideally, they should be EASY.

[Valkyn Highwind]

I don't doubt that I've just never made any before.

[Valkyn Highwind]

Understood. Check your private messages.

[Hmm]

My player wants a 4th level witchwarper lashunta -- you can pick the theme. I will say not Priest or Ace Pilot, as she already has those as regular characters.

If you give me the list of spells, I will create a separate sheet with spell descriptions for her. (Best not to have her rooting in her CRB during the game.)

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Here is what Thursty said about the requirements:

Creating a Playtest Character: Prior to playing a scenario in the playtest period, a player can determine if they want to playtest one of the new classes. Depending on the tier of the scenario, the player can then use a 1st-, 4th- or 8th-level character using one of the classes in the Starfinder Character Operations Manual Playtest and created using the following guidelines:

Races: CRB & Legacy only.

Classes: The character must have all levels in a single playtest class. Although multiclassing ramifications are important for the playtest as a whole, we're keeping to single classes in the organized play portion of the playtest for simplicity.

1st Level: The character can be created using the character creation rules presented in the Starfinder Core Rulebook and Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Guide.

4th Level: This character follows the same rules as above, except it can select one 4th level armor or weapon and one 3rd level armor or weapon. In addition, the player can spend up to 4,000 credits on other available equipment.

8th Level: This character follows the same rules as above, except it can select one 8th level armor or weapon and one 7th level armor or weapon. In addition, the player can spend up to 18,000 credits on other available equipment.

Thanks again!

[Hmm]

Dracomicron wrote:

Ideally, they should be EASY.

Draco and I both play with and GM for this special player. He's right. EASY is good!

One more thing: Please build with starship combat in mind. There is one in the adventure that I am GMing, and it would be ideal if she had something she could do in the combat.

Thank you so very much!
Hmm

[Hmm]

EDITED PRIOR POST to change race to Lashunta after further consultation with player.

[Valkyn Highwind]

So a Level 4 Lashunta Witchwarper. I'll get on that for you first thing tomorrow.

[Hmm]

You're amazing.

Thank you.

Hugs,
Hmm

[Valkyn Highwind]

For those that are interested in seeing the Lashunta Witchwarper if can be found in the file linked in the original post.

[Hmm]

You are so awesome!

Hmm

[Valkyn Highwind]

At least you think so. :)

[BigNorseWolf]

Mom Norveg level 4 Biohacker

Mom Norven Level 8 I'll get to her tommorow.

[ghostunderasheet]

So where are the read outs for these classes? It's like I missed something major and I am scrambling to catch up. Which I am....

[HammerJack]

https://paizo.com/starfinderplaytest

[ghostunderasheet]

Thank you

[Valkyn Highwind]

Tweaked the EAC/KAC lines of the Vanguards to show their single foe values as well as their normal numbers.

[Valkyn Highwind]

I've built, in addition to the builds in the original post, two more high level Vanguards as an exercise on my part to see what they would be like. I lifted my paizo-only materials restriction for them so there's a little third party material involved. I've listed what third party material, and from which product, at the end of each build.

Dresden Cryptwalker: Borai (Human) Male; Mercenary Vanguard 15.

Elizabeth Blackburn: Human Female; Mercenary Vanguard 20.