| Schanez |
Hey there Starfinder Community! *waves*
I come to you with a question. Well questions! A few... A plea for help to be honest. Yeah, lets go with that.
A short introduction first! I am a "seasoned" Pathfinder player, as in I am not a rookie to the system. Played a few P&P campaigns, although short ones and am currently rolling with the Pathfinder: Kingmaker PC game. I played Starfinder once, although as a Solarian. I am also actively playing D&D 5e on a weekly basic as a player and more rarely as a GM. Now with that out of the way...
I come to you seeking assistance in understanding the cogwheels of the Mechanic Class, as I am a bit puzzled by it. I read a couple of guides, but they mostly touch on what is the best/optimized choice as you level up, what weapons to focus on and the like. And I have a more basic questions regarding the class, as some mechanics are not fully clear to me.
1. Drone Mechanic starts with a Drone, duh... But I am a bit confused regarding what the Combat Drone actually has on itself on this poor first level. From the descriptions, it would seem as if it starts with: Reductive Plating, two Weapon Mounts that can be either melee or ranged, one proficiency Mod and one free mod slot? So if I understand it right, you can grab a Longarms Proficiency Mod and Heavy Weapons Proficiency feat?
2. Combat Drone has 14 Str and 12 Dex. Is there any reason to not make it a Melee Drone on that starting levels? I mean its difficult to outfit both the Mechanic and Drone with ranged weapons, so it would make sense, no? That being said...
3. You can swap mod on a drone when you level up, but one per level or as many as you like?
I am preparing a Mechanic Skittermander with a Combat Drone, thus my questions here. With the starting 1000 Cr I am struggling to get anything decent for the Drone and my character. The simplest pistol is like 250? At least one spare magazine for each and armor for the mechanic and I am scrathing the 990 Cr already. Not to even mention if I wanted to get a Laser Rifle for the Drone or myself. I just struggle to make this work.