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An unexpected event is requiring me to condense my life, so I will not be submitting a character. Thank you for the offering.

I shall return once I have properly assessed the premise to build a character to offer.

No real due date. When I get 5-6 players with mostly complete characters we'll begin to integrate them into a group and get started with the campaign soon after that. Don't won't to wait too long as some who are quicker on the draw might lose interest.

Just so.

A couple of notes about how I run things in PbP for Pathfinder 2e...

1. Since Surprise rounds are almost unheard of in PF2e you will not be allowed to have your weapon out before combat for free. I've lost multiple players over this, but I enforce it because none of the adversaries have their weapons out either, and I don't want to change all their actions before combat. I've loosened up a bit on taking potions etc before entering an encounter... but the no weapons ready is set in stone. If you want to have a weapon out without spending an action, take "Quick Draw".

Solely in case you aren't familiar and for the sake of clarity, Solarian has a handy class feature that allows them to manifest their weapons upon rolling initiative.

You steady your body and mind and attune yourself to the stellar aspect of your choice. You become attuned to photon or graviton. You can also manifest any of your solar manifestations if they're currently dormant and if you have the free hands to use them.

Special In addition to the above usage, you can also Attune as a free action when you roll initiative.

Laniakea
Kalo
Electrician (could swap to Gene Splicer if there's an opportunity for downtime crafting, doesn't change the skills below except Physical Science becomes Life Science)
Solarian
Terraformer story background

Skills
Computers +4
Crafting +4
Physical Science Lore +4
Piloting +5
Ranged Attack +5
Perception +6
Medicine +4

So old school SF, his roles could be:
1. Science Officer (+6)
2. Pilot = Gunner (+5)
3. Engineer (+4)

Right now, what I have in mind is:

Kalo Solarian Electrician (terraformer background from the PG) who could fill the Gunner role and, depending on final training allocation, a middling Pilot or a basic medic.

An alternative idea is an Astrazoan Operative, probably a CHA path or possibly an INT path.

I’m looking at Solarian or Operative.

I'm still interested in this concept. I'm in no rush.

I've reviewed your campaigns. I'm enjoying SF2. I'd be willing to give you a shot.

Got it. Good luck! :)

Bobcat/Gozreh

Yes. The Cunning is a good epithet for my build.

Yes. Gaze Sharp as Steel is good for the concept.

Build questions:
1. Do we still need to take Tooth and Claw now that one of the ikons is a manufactured weapon?
2. Since low-light vision and dark vision are granted, are we required to spend the feats to gain the other imprecise senses?

Campaign question:
We're just starting at a higher level, not skipping content to start at the 4th level milestone, right?

Gaze Sharp as Steel can work, but I propose Barrow's Edge for jaws.

Trident does not function with swashbuckler, which requires agile or finesse weapons. I had previously dismissed Rogue (avenger) since ikons were going to be in the unarmed attacks, but now one of them is the deity's favor weapon. So this is better.

With the assignment of weapons, I'm proposing to switch Swashbuckler to Rogue and the free archetype to Avenger (rogue class archetype) so that I can use my trident.

Also considered changing bobcat to walrus and Swashbuckler to Champion, but I prefer the first adjustment.

Might I suggest, if not a case-by-case review of backgrounds to allow a little more agency in initial choices, so other possible backgrounds:

Acrobat (monkey)
Animal Whisperer (any)
Herbalist (any)
Hermit (not monkey)
Martial Disciple (any)
Nomad (any)
Outrider (deer)
Plant Whisper (butterfly, songbird)
Sailor (monkey)
Scout (deer)
Scavenger (dove, songbird)
Street Urchin (monkey)

Bobcat Gozreh Exemplar-Swashbuckler (gymnast) + Free Archetype (Wrestler)
Small
Running Animal
Bite, Claws (tooth and claws), Lowlight Vision (natural senses), Scent (natural senses)

I’m gathering that your vision is for the characters to be literal awakened animals (I.e., no equipment/clothes, no bow-wielding stag, no rapier-wielding bird)?

I could make something fun with any of them, but I'm leaning toward Gozreh or Erastil. My least interest is with Abadar. I've never really felt compelled by that particular deity in the lore.

I'm used to using Option 1.

Option 2 can be problematic with the way PF2 expects actions to happen. It is marginally faster, but whoever wins initiative kind of wins the fight.

This concept looks fun. On what venue did you intend to run it?

Also, if nobody else is interested in the playtest classes, I could volunteer to try Commander, but want to defer to others who might be dying to try one of them specifically.

I've got a Fighter, Gunslinger, or Swashbuckler I could bring for low tier. I've got a Cleric for high tier, and my Fighter would probably be OK in low-ish high tier (he somehow always ends up in a tier up).

I've also got an assortment of non-martial level 1s and 2s.

At the age of eight years--weak, hungry and cold--Yue Baihe wandered into Willowshore. His family had been traveling from Karahai with plans to stop at Willowshore to rest and restock before continuing southward. Yue Baihe did not understand why they were traveling less than he understood the monsters that attacked his family near Gourd Lake. In his mind, they were angry spirits. The townsfolk found neither spirits, bandits, nor oni when they went to search for his family. All they found were the empty, bloodstained cart.

The foundling was raised by the people of Willowshore, picking up various skills here and there. As he grew, he developed an affinity for the Graveside Manners and a preoccupation with spirits and the afterlife. He spent so much time with You So-Ji that he began to follow her example of caring for the monuments of those past and her interest in medicinal plants.

Character Sheet is entered into the profile of this Alias.

Human Warpriest with Bastian free archetype.