Starfinder Society, Paizo's Newest Organized Play Program

Bah, ninja'd by John 30 minutes ago... I should really check before I post!

One of my locals just found that link and sent it to me. We've got a lot of people really excited for SFS here!

Nice!!! Can't wait to see them. I hope they bring enough to GenCon. :)

Sorry, somebody asking about Starfinder miniatures?

Give me lead poisoning or give me death!

*bludgeons BNW with a lead pipe* WHY NOT BOTH?

I actually prefer the prepainted plastic type. They're good for those of us who would rather spend time playing the game (and/or reading the rulebooks and adventures) than prepping the minis.

Painting is lots of fun though. Making the mini look just like I picture my character. I love being able to put a mini down and be able to say, "This is what he looks like." Pre paints are great for monster squads though as I may or may not have time for that depending on how prepped I am for a game. I'm a little surprised that it's Soda pop/ninja division handling these rather than Wizkids.
Soda pops pretty good though, as I said before, I have some of their Relic Knights minis so I know they can handle science fantasy

I actually prefer the prepainted plastic type. They're good for those of us who would rather spend time playing the game (and/or reading the rulebooks and adventures) than prepping the minis.

the pre painted ones look all blobby and drab. When there's 6 of them on the table i can't tell one from another. Your character may not be my raccoon in power armor, but when i say thats the mini no one has any doubt as to which one i need them to move.

Nice!!! Can't wait to see them. I hope they bring enough to GenCon. :)

I do not know exactly when they are due for release. The press release reference to August 2017 appears to reference the Starfinder game, but it might be referring to the minis as well. I'd rather we hear from someone more involved in the production process before I say anything about these being at Gen Con.

What I can say is that it's cool to have Starfinder miniatures in the works!

Yeah, I may have jumped the gun on that one. I saw in their announcement something about being ready for Gen Con, and thought they meant their minis. Now that I double checked, they're talking about the Starfinder game.

Bah, ninja'd by John 30 minutes ago... I should really check before I post!

One of my locals just found that link and sent it to me. We've got a lot of people really excited for SFS here!

Is it Ironic that the name of the company that's making the mini's has Ninja in it?

It depends on the minis they are making, it might be Iconic instead

Will the first season be 0 or 1 ?

Season is such a planet bound term I vote for Stage One

Especially if people make the mistake of thinking you are talking about Triaxian seasons.

And I guess the Starfinder setting will have to provide a definitive statement as to the current season on Triaxus, right?

Space, The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Ratship Cheddarprize. Its mission, to boldy go, seek out new fondu - to boldly go where no rat has gone before.
Queue our music!

Space, The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Ratship Cheddarprize. Its mission, to boldy go, seek out new fondu - to boldly go where no rat has gone before.

Queue our music!

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Especially if people make the mistake of thinking you are talking about Triaxian seasons.

And I guess the Starfinder setting will have to provide a definitive statement as to the current season on Triaxus, right?

I am almost 90 percent certain that they will declare that one type of triaxian is currently being born and then introduce a plot point that allows players to make the other kind.

Considering that there is a certain period between being born and starting as an adventurer this plot point should be in the past....

Fromper wrote:

Nice!!! Can't wait to see them. I hope they bring enough to GenCon. :)

I do not know exactly when they are due for release. The press release reference to August 2017 appears to reference the Starfinder game, but it might be referring to the minis as well. I'd rather we hear from someone more involved in the production process before I say anything about these being at Gen Con.

What I can say is that it's cool to have Starfinder miniatures in the works!

I do have some info from reliable sources showing the will begin releasing minis in June 2017 starting with some of the Pathfinder race/class/gender combinations (eg human/rogue/female) and will be a reasonable cost with a duo pack containing a low-level and a high level of the same race/class/gender.

Other information states they are planning to release 5-12 combos a month.

Pre-primed with Acrylicos Vallejo primer.

That is about all I know at the moment.

The detail on the production models are amazing.

Gary, what you've heard about are WizKids' Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts Minis (which were actually released starting this month).

WizKids will not be doing Starfinder minis—Ninja Division will.

Gary, what you've heard about are WizKids' Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts Minis (which were actually released starting this month).

WizKids will not be doing Starfinder minis—Ninja Division will.

O wow my bad thank you for the correction. I must have been multitasking poorly again ;)

Thank you Vic

Alright, I need to keep an eye on this so I can volunteer to GM this as soon as possible here in Philadelphia.

Alright, I need to keep an eye on this so I can volunteer to GM this as soon as possible here in Philadelphia.

Or you can go to your VA and plan for some sessions late August / September.

I already planned five sessions into Warhorn (using Starfinder Placeholder as the scenario) for the scenarios that are to be released in August and September.

We know there will be three scenarios at Gen Con and an additional one published every month. So your placeholders could be "Starfinder Scenario 1", "Starfinder Scenario 2", etc.

I'm hoping at least one of those first three at Gen Con is a tier 1-2 evergreen.

A scenario with pregens will also be availabe at Gencon (my guess: the RPGday scenario). I assume the normal scenario's are all playable
for tier 1-2

Pre-primed with Acrylicos Vallejo primer.

That is about all I know at the moment.

The detail on the production models are amazing.

Have you seen real production models?

I'm pretty sure that the illustrations we can see on the Paizo website for the WizKids' Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts Minis are digital sculpts, not from the actual minis.

A scenario with pregens will also be availabe at Gencon (my guess: the RPGday scenario).

I think the Free RPG Day offering this year is a preview bestiary, not a scenario.

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A scenario with pregens will also be availabe at Gencon (my guess: the RPGday scenario).

I think the Free RPG Day offering this year is a preview bestiary, not a scenario.

Correct.

Darn, I must have completely botched my linguistics check there.

You weren't the only one who messed it up. Even native speakers missed that it was a bestiary and not a game!

Hmm

I am hoping the guide to organised play is available before Gencon...it would be nice to not have to absorb the guide along with the rule book on that weekend. I am planning on running the pregen scenario that weekend and it would be good to get info in chunks.

Can you say anything about how this will be handled in other countries, for me specifically in Germany?

I'm eager to maybe Gm some game in my area, Montreal. Even, if I have an interest to be a venture-agent, I think my schedule of life won't let me.

Can you say anything about how this will be handled in other countries, for me specifically in Germany?

I would expect the campaign to operate in Germany approximately the same way that Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild does. If you have any questions about what to expect for your region, you can always contact your local venture-officers; as Tonya noted earlier, the venture-officers support the organized play programs in general.

This blog gives some broad concepts of how the campaign will operate, but there are more details yet to come. As a result, don't be surprised if your venture-captain's response discusses the region's tentative approach, pending more released details.

As a reminder, tonight's the night the Starfinder Society team will be on Know Direction to talk more about the campaign and answer your questions. See the link for details.

I'll be GMing then! Wish that I could be there to pepper you with questions and cheer you on. The KD guys are lovely hosts, I hope that you have a great interview, John!

Hmm

As a reminder, tonight's the night the Starfinder Society team will be on Know Direction to talk more about the campaign and answer your questions. See the link for details.

I will be asleep then :( damn timezones and living in the 3rd world state aka Europe...

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As a reminder, tonight's the night the Starfinder Society team will be on Know Direction to talk more about the campaign and answer your questions. See the link for details.

I will be asleep then :( damn timezones and living in the 3rd world state aka Europe...

I'll be running a PFS game tonight during this.

I'll be at a young family member's school orchestra concert.

Gnomes in SPACE!!!! Oh. the shenanigans!

Out of curiosity (and not to resurrect a thread that's been inactive), will those of us that organize for conventions be able to use tables of SFS towards our total table counts with PFS?
I have a 2 day in September and a 3 day in October that I schedule for and would like to know if I should bother saving a couple tables for SFS or not.

SFS will have a separate table count than PFS. It sounds like they might even have some different graphic to represent that, whether it is circles (Suns), Planets, Rockets, etc..

Each GM will have to decide if they will be mostly PFS, SFS or a mixture of both campaigns.

Hmm

I know they've said table counts for GM stars will be different, but I think D_GENNEXT was asking about total table counts at conventions, for stuff like Paizo prize support.

I know they've said table counts for GM stars will be different, but I think D_GENNEXT was asking about total table counts at conventions, for stuff like Paizo prize support.

Yes. Sorry if I was not clear.

[EDIT to add]
... if SFS counts separately for that purpose.

The PFS / SFS leadership are pretty reasonable people. Considering that Organized Play will be running under the same VOs for both, I cannot imagine that they would ding a convention its PFS support for choosing to devote a few tables to SFS.

Especially since they have in the past allowed ACG tables to count towards overall convention count.

That said, I'm just speculating. It'll be interesting to see what the official ruling is!

* Casts summon Organized Play Leadership *

Hmm

I'd really hope the plan is for both systems to 'count', it would make sense :)

I'm just keen to get a hold of the products as quickly as possible - there's a lot of people sniffing about.

There's some specifics on this that the Starfinder Society team is hashing out. As soon as we have specifics to share, I'm sure we'll be letting all our organizers and volunteers know.

For now, thanks for the continued patience as we boot up the Starfinder Society starship systems! :)

*BEEP BOOP BEEP*

Could I get a PNG of that sweet, sweet SFS logo w/ transparency so that I can make a flyer at my FLGS to get folks interested in playing? Or have it added to the Community Use Logos pack? THANK YOU! Looking forward to getting folks together on this.

I'd also be curious about if/how Starfinder will interact with Pathfinder Society's retailer incentive program and/or regional support program.

I'd also be curious about if/how Starfinder will interact with Pathfinder Society's retailer incentive program and/or regional support program.

Both programs will have a Starfinder component. Don't have more details at present, as we are still in discussions as to what the benefits will be, but they will be on par with Pathfinder Society offerings.