New Recruits Boon question ( 5-99)

[Inquisitor Thrace]

I have a quesion about the New Recruits Boon from 5-99: Paths We Choose

How new is a "Newly Created PC"?
- Not yet made on the Paizo site
- No XP
- 1 (or 2) XP and still level 1
- or is it based off dates

Main Reason for the question is for my PC's backround.
I have a level 1 (1 XP) PC who is a close friend (well as close as spies get, but that's an other story) to the level 7 PC who just got the boon. They are both the same faction (SC).
It seems like this boon was made for them.

So does a level 1 with only 1 XP count as newly created for the boon?

[Oykiv]

No as far as I understand it

A PC ha has also 1 XP not only has been created some time ago, but it also has done one mission for the society, so he is an "old recruit", thus not qualifying.

[Starglim]

This is not the first time I've heard this asked, particularly in relation to GM credit.

[Corax "the honest thief"]

You may remake a character til he reaches 2nd level. Then you are stuck with what you have made. Keep in mind you can still retrain, but that will not allow you to add boons of this nature.

[Iammars]

I'm going to say yes because of this post. While the post is in reference to race boons, they have the same wording as this boon and should be subject to the same logic.

[Ascalaphus]

I understood it to mean that it would only apply to a brand-new PC, i.e. one that hasn't been on any adventures yet.

So, I sadly crossed off that option since I've already got way too many PCs in that faction.

[CigarPete]

I asked about this at the end of the special at GenCon, and was told it was legal to apply to a GM credit baby - in this case who had only seen 2 XP and no actual play.

[Sniggevert]

Ascalaphus wrote:

I understood it to mean that it would only apply to a brand-new PC, i.e. one that hasn't been on any adventures yet.

So, I sadly crossed off that option since I've already got way too many PCs in that faction.

This would be my assumption as well.

The closest boon I can think of flavor and textwise is the one that opens up Thassilonian Specialist to new characters. It was reinforced by campaign leadership that that truly did mean brand new characters in that case.

[Inquisitor Thrace]

I've gone for the Kansas-City-Shuffle (which is also very much in character).

I am applying the boon to a brand new PC.
But the class idea and persona of the 1 XP PC are going to transfer to this new PC, and a new persona taking over the 1 XP.
All thanks to the Level one rebuilds.

This way it is legal (no questions asked), and I can keep my characters back story.

Still wish it was clearer.

[Ascalaphus]

Inquisitor Thrace wrote:

I've gone for the Kansas-City-Shuffle (which is also very much in character).

I am applying the boon to a brand new PC.
But the class idea and persona of the 1 XP PC are going to transfer to this new PC, and a new persona taking over the 1 XP.
All thanks to the Level one rebuilds.

This way it is legal (no questions asked), and I can keep my characters back story.

Still wish it was clearer.

Yeah, I can't do that, because the planned new PC is a grandfathered aasimar.

[Kerney]

James McTeague wrote:

I'm going to say yes because of this post. While the post is in reference to race boons, they have the same wording as this boon and should be subject to the same logic.

This logic seems to make sense. However, I would like an offical ruling.