Whither Core Play?

[InVinoVeritas]

So I'm just getting back involved in this after... two years off, and I just discovered "Core Play" in the new PFS document.

What is this about? Why was it created? How/why is Core Play a thing separate from Standard Play?

[Leathert]

Core limits the options characters have to mostly just the Core rulebook.
So only the classes from there, spells from there, feats from there etc.

The scenarios are still exactly the same, but you cannot mix Core characters and Standard characters into the same table. (Unless there is a character who wishes to change from Core to Standard, which is possible but the other way around isn't).

You can gain a chronicle from a scenario you have played or run before in Standard if you play it Core (or the other way around).

There are various reasons for this. Others can extrapolate, but some are people wishing for a simpler for of play, people running out of scenarios to play, etc.

[GM Lamplighter]

Allows people to replay (once) every scenario and re-GM (once) every scenario for credit, under a more limited ruleset which is easier for new players to handle. It's good for recruiting new players while still allowing the old hands to play their own PCs for credit. Takes some finesse to make it work, though - active coordination helps a lot.

[Nefreet]

Check out the Core Discussion Forum.

The Blog is linked somewhere there, too.