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I've sent off a missive to the Paizo Home Planet to ask about the levelling scaling for the AP and SFS stuff. It's a good pick-up, and one that likely needs to be ironed out before we shove off.
Unfortunately, given that the Paizo Home World is currently enjoying the GenCon Solar Eclipse, they might not get my message for a few days.
Stay with me (if you haven't already bailed), and I'll have an official answer soon.
In the meantime, you can register an SFS number for this first character, but re-assign it if we choose to fly in a different direction.
I've also heard substantiated rumours about a "Welcome to SFS" boon that you'd all be privy to if we do go into the SFS wormhole.
Thanks,
Dink
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The wording is a little wonky but it says that if playing with a group going all the way through "GMs running the Adventure Path are not bound to the rules of the Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild campaign when running the campaign," which may mean that we would just gain xp normally. I don't know though, asking is probably the best course of action.
# 170784-702 for Steelscales.
Not that it's necessarily the same but I've played, or GM'd, games for PFS on the boards where people get credit for PFS characters but have the game characters advance normally in the AP like Steelscales said.
I've noticed a few other "wait, what?" moments in the rulebooks so far so the first errata will be fun.
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Ok....clarifications and such from on high...
We will still be going for SFS credit for this AP, and each player will have an SFS number. The way the system works for playing the AP through completely with a bunch of players is much more relaxed than standard Society play. That's how that statement about "GMs not being bound by standard blah blah blah..." is to be interpreted.
In other words, we will be playing the AP exactly as intended, and levelling exactly as intended by the AP. You will be getting chronicle sheets as if you ran the adventure using a pregenerated character for the ends of each chapter.
The upside to you? When this adventure ends, you will have a 12th level SFS character that can go on and play Seeker-tier SFS scenarios. I get GM credit. Win-win.
The downside? Um....the number you use for this character can't be used by any other character? Honestly, I don't see a downside. There's no need for us to run SFS scenarios in between chapters - we will be levelling as per the AP, not per SFS credit buys.
Ok, with that, here's the submission list to date:
*- Awaiting numbers
Sayonara to GenCon, for all of those who went! (Not me - I'm in the wrong hemisphere).
Hmm, dot.
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Sorry, it's in my alt, but Gidget's SFS number is 26225-701.
EDIT: Oddly enough Dinketry, I was looking at the description of the books on the site and based on that it seems like you only gain two levels per book (as the second book's description for the adventure says "an adventure for 3rd level characters", the 3rd says 5th level, and so on); although I certainly haven't read the actual books, so that might not be factual.
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Male Lashunta solarian 1
Theme: Xenoseeker
NG Medium humanoid (lashunta)
Init +1; Senses Perception +3
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Defense
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EAC 12, KAC 14
hp 11
sp 7
Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +1
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee solar fist +4 (1d6+3)
Ranged tactical semi-auto pistol +2 (1d6)
Solar Revelations (DC 13)
--Black Hole, Supernova
Spell-like abilities
At will
. . daze (DC 13 Will negates)
. . psychokinetic hand
1/day
. . detect thoughts (DC 14 Will)
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Statistics
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Str 16, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 16
Base Atk +1
Feats Coordinated Shot
Skills Acrobatics +0, Athletics +2, Bluff +3, Culture +6, Diplomacy +9, Disguise +3, Intimidate +3, Life Science +4, Piloting +0, Sense Motive -1, Stealth +0, Survival -1
Note: Reduce DC to identify rare creatures with life science by 5
Languages Common, Lashunta, Kasatha
SQ stellar mode (graviton +1 reflex, photon +1 damage)
Gear kasatha microcord 1, 100 ft. titanium allow cable line, tactical semi-auto pistol (capacity 9, use 1), 60 small arms rounds, personal comm unit, flashlight, 142 credits
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Special Abilities
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Black hole (Su, Graviton Zenith, DC 13 Fort negates) Standard action, select and pull any number of creatures within 20 ft. towards you 10 ft.
Supernova (Su, Photon Zenith, DC 13 Ref half) Standard action, explode and deal 2d6 fire to all creatures within 10 ft.
Coordinated Shot Allies attacking a creature you threaten but don't provide soft cover to gain +1 on ranged attacks against that target.
Telepathy 30 ft. (Su) You can communicate telepathically in any language you know.
Two years ago, Telion joined the crew of a kasatha research scientist named Devros Enga looking for some extra protection on his next expedition to some of the less charted sections of the diaspora, chasing rumors of a massive worm that could carve tunnels in debris. While they never did find the worm, the months they spent together, and the stories Devros told of his people, resonated with Telion. When the expedition came to a close, a much calmer Telion boarded a small single person shuttle heading back towards Castrovel.
As fate would have it, Telion's shuttle never arrived at Castrovel. Shortly after his departure, a stray asteroid struck the rickety shuttle and disabled both its engine and communication systems. Telion drifted for a week in his disabled craft, and with dwindling air and power, his shuttle's navigation computer lit up. He was approaching Absalom station, but at his present course he would pass by the station and likely not even register on sensors due to his ship's low power state. Telion quickly sought out something he could use to give the ship the smallest nudge towards the station, but there was nothing useful. As he watched the station's indicator on his ship's computer grow closer, his antennae twitched. Something his kasatha companion had said in one of his stories, how some of his people could align themselves with the rhythms of the universe, the stars and the spaces between bubbled up in his memory. With nothing else to try, Telion sat in his messy cockpit, closed his eyes and felt... nothing. He was so used to reaching out to the minds of people near to him, he thought surely this was no different. As his desperation grew, he began to strip away any assumptions he had made, just reached and felt and then... something. A tug, not in his mind as he expected, but deep in his chest. The faintest pull, just off to his left. He opened his eyes, then quickly squinted as his eyes struggled to focus after looking into so bright a light. "Brilliant Telion, you've discovered the sun," he muttered to himself. But he had felt the sun's gravity. He closed his eyes again, and instead of reaching out, just allowed himself to float, alert, but free. Gradually, other tugs and pulls became noticeable, so faint compared to that of the sun before him. Finally, Absalom station was nearing its closest approach and he could feel the massive space station's pull. Tentatively, Telion reached for the invisible strand that connected him to the huge station and to his surprise, it thrummed and pulsed at his mind's touch. Emboldened, and desperate, Telion gathered his will, and yanked on that thread with all his power.
Telion awoke two days later in one of Absalom Station's medbays with a bruised antenna and the worst headache he'd ever had. The nurse told him that he had been recovered from a derelict shuttle that had nearly crashed into the station after he had somehow slammed his head into the side of the cabin. A shirren scientist had been in to inspect him due to confusion on how headbutting a wall on a spacecraft from inside it could have had so radically changed its trajectory, but the medical staff had chased him away.
That was four months ago. Rather than find a new way home to Castrovel, Telion decided to stay on Absalom Station for a while where he feels closer to the stars and explore his newfound connection to them.
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Howdy Jeff. I'm closing recruitment on August 24th after midnight and making selections after that. I envision us firing off into space sometime that weekend. I'm keen to see what you put out there! We're all noobs, myself included (even you lucky bastards who have played some SFS at GenCon).
Get amongst the stars, y'all.
Registered for SFS #9090-701
Interested in this. Will work up something this evening - always fun getting in on the ground floor for new material.
I'm interested in joining.
I got two concepts, will work on fleshing them out tonight.
Archive-9 LN Neuter Android Priest Technomancer of Triune
Dr. Kresxitch NG Host Shirren Scholar Mystic(Healer) of Yaraesa
please stand by
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Submitting for selection: Cypher-6 N Android Outlaw Operative(Hacker) (SFS:# 269675-701)
Cypher-6
Android Outlaw Operative(Hacker) 1
N Medium humanoid (android)
Init +4; Senses low-light vision, darkvision 60ft.; Perception +4
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Defense
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EAC 13; KAC 14
SP 7 (6+1)
HP 10 (6+4)
RP 4
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +2;+2 vs. disease, mind-affecting, poison, and sleep effects (unless the effect targets constructs)
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee survival knife +4 (1d4+1 S; analog, operative)
Ranged tactical semi-auto pistol +4 (1d6 P; analog) or frag grenade I –3 (explode [15 ft., 1d6 P, DC 10])
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Statistics
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Str 10, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 11
Base Atk +0;
Feats Great Fortitude, Skill Focus (Computers, Engineering)
Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +4, Bluff +4, Computers +9, Culture +6, Disguise +4, Engineering +9, Perception +4, Piloting +7, Stealth +7
Languages Common, Castrovelian, Akitonian
Combat Gear mk 1 serum of healing, frag grenade I, medpatch
Other Gear flight suit stationwear, tactical semi-auto pistol with 30 small arm rounds, survival knife, everyday clothing, field rations (1 week), hygiene kit, personal comm unit, datapad, toolkit (hacking), toolkit (disguise), credstick (37 credits)
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Special Abilities
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Constructed For effects targeting creatures by type, Cypher counts as both a construct and a humanoid (whichever is worse for Cypher).
Darkvision Cypher can see up to 60 feet in total darkness.
Flat Affect The DC of a Sense Motive check attempted against Cypher increases by 2.
Low-Light Vision Cypher can see in dim light as if it were normal light.
Trick Attack As a full action, Cypher can move up to 30 feet and make a single attack with a small arm (or a melee weapon with the operative special property) as a trick attack. Just before making the attack, Cypher attempts a Bluff, Intimidate, or Stealth check (whichever is better for Cypher) with a DC equal to 20 + the target’s CR. If the skill check is successful, the attack deals 1d4 additional damage and the target is flat-footed against this attack.
Upgrade Slot Cypher has an internal quick-release sheath normally installed in armor as an upgrade. This can store a single one-handed weapon, which Cypher can draw as a swift action.
Theme Knowledge (Outlaw) You are well connected to shadowy secrets and back-alley deals, and you both know about key players and have handy skills of your own. Reduce the DC of Culture checks to recall knowledge about the criminal underworld by 5. Sleight of Hand is a class skill for you, though if it is a class skill from the class you take at 1st level, you instead gain a + 1 bonus to Sleight of Hand checks.
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Background
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Cypher-6 is a lithe, androgynous android shell designed to be easily disguised as a variety of humanoid lifeforms. Designed for infiltration and information gathering the Cypher model is well up to the task. This particular shell was owned by Aspis Consortium, being recovered and recommissioned 6 times before it was able to break free of corporate control escaping its monitor. Now on the run Cypher-6 has done its best to blend in with the unwashed masses heading to Absolam Station.
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@Diamaante:
To my understanding, in Starfinder, your starting stats cannot exceed 18 after racials, theme, points, etc are applied. At level 1 the highest value a PC can have is "18".
That is correct. Diaamante, we'll need you to reconfigure your stats. Also, there's no trade-off to get a stat lower than 10. In other words, you don't get any points back in SFS for making a stat lower than 10 to start. You can do so, but it is purely flavour.
Now I'm tempted to make a Shirren technomage.
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Am I missing your character theme somewhere?I am very interested.
I'll put together a character, just give me a bit. I'll be making a Kasatha Mystic of some sort.
[Edit] This is the character. I'll fill in the stats. He's a SFS character, # 230291-702
Yes. Priest. :)
I'm using a kitbashed version of the HeroLab output format, so it's not super clean and easy to read. Sorry. :(
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Recruitment ends in about 9hrs. No need to worry about stats mistakes for submissions - we can work through those if you're selected.
You're all making it quite difficult. I've made an executive decision: I'm choosing 5 characters. It'll still be an excruciating challenge, but that does give me some laxity.
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Without Hero Lab to aid in putting together a clean character, I've thrown this fellow together.
I was lucky enough to both have preordered, and I played the Quest Pack at GenCon, and I had quite a good time.
Anyways, here is Jaxom Sandstrom, Human Technomancer (Xenoseeker). Born and raised on Absalom station.
His Starfinder number is 55238-702. I have a Starfinder boon or two that I gained at GenCon that I would likely wish to apply to Jaxom here for playing through this AP.
Jaxom could Pilot, or Engineer, or be the Science Officer. He'd not make a great Captain, no good social skills.
Avatar choices are limited, but this guy looks kind of sciency.
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To be that guy...
The SF core rulebook states that you can lower a stat below 10 to a minimum of 5 for no benefit.
SFS does not allow this option.
Saashaa, if you want to be that guy, you're going to have to reveal your sources.
Where does it state the SFS ability score limitations to lowering scores? I'm not finding it in the SFS guide.
Thanks,
Dink
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To be that guy...
The SF core rulebook states that you can lower a stat below 10 to a minimum of 5 for no benefit.
SFS does not allow this option.
Saashaa, if you want to be that guy, you're going to have to reveal your sources.
Where does it state the SFS ability score limitations to lowering scores? I'm not finding it in the SFS guide.
Thanks,
Dink
There's actually an example of dumping a stat down to 4.
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1 minute now until primary separation commences....
Here's the list, in alphabetical order. If you're not on it, I won't be considering you as I don't have an official submission.
1 minute left....
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This was a massively difficult decision, so THANK YOU to everyone who sent in a submission. As I mentioned before, I was forced to expand my crew to five just to accomodate such well-thought and written characters. Still, as Asimov put it: "Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right." Or, as Adams put it: "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."
These things being poorly-quoted, some of you will be rescued by the Heart of Gold, and the rest of you will be forced to listen to some more Vogon poetry.
Congratulations to....
You poor sots may beam yourselves on over to the discussion thread. HERE. Further instructions await.
God speed, all you intrepid travellers. And always remember - "Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all."
-Dink
Have fun!