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Ok, so I know I’m going to come off as self-centered and kind of whiny about this, but it is something I’m hugely concerned about for a few reasons that I’ll explain before I get to my main question:

1 - I run my own living world campaign (as in many players and GMs being part of the same campaign where character actions can shape the progression of the setting as it goes through the timeline)

We use Hephaistos, a VERY well made character builder for Starfinder that also handles ship-building, mech-building, even NPC and vehicle-building. They have the ability to link specific character sheets to specific campaigns so the GM has easy access to the info they need at a glance

I also use Pathbuilder and Dyslexic Character Sheets, have used them for PFS and SFS games.

Pretty much everyone behind these projects (haven’t seen Pathbuilder statements yet, don’t know who to look at, honestly) saying that the changes to the licensing that allowed them to make these things to begin with are now making them have to or strongly consider dropping them. And they’re tools that I, the players in my game, and quite a few friends of mine, damn near rely on for reliable character building and tracking.

2 - I’m someone who loves to support independent creators and businesses. I’ve contributed to such tools myself, financially, because I want to support them. And while I’m aware Paizo has the right to make the changes to their businesses as needed, I don’t feel good about Paizo seeing such changes take effect that hurt these creators. And it makes me feel like now my own game mentioned above may have to be dropped, despite being of my own setting. I don’t make any money from it. It’s just for fun but seeing all of this, I’m possibly considering abandoning Starfinder because of how bad this whole thing feels to me as a consumer; not just if Paizo but of these creators as well. And I already ordered my hard copy of the playtest altogether. I wanted to continue in PFS, but the same bad taste is there and I want to just drop it.

THE MAIN QUESTION:

What is Paizo doing at this point to support these creators or at least allow them to continue working on their tools and projects?

I want them to continue and I see the frustration they’re feeling in their statements about the issue. I’d like to learn more about the details, but I’m no legal type. I’d read it over a dozen times and still be lost on how multiple points of the new licenses work.

Couldn’t help but notice that the Vanguard from from 8 HP & SP per level in the play test to 7 in the final release.

I know it’s only a max of a 20pt difference (that’s at max level) but it still bums me out. I was hoping to get an actual Starfinder class equivalent to d12 classes like barbarian. Anyone know a reason for this nerf on what is basically made out to be the dedicated tank of Starfinder?

Also, swapping Physical Science for Stealth as a class skill on a vanguard? Wtf?

So I was looking through equipment options now that the Armory is SFS legal and my main just hit level 5 (I know, I'm slow) and I noticed that in the Starfinder Armory, the Absorptive Shell is *listed* as a level 5 item, but the *entry* says level 6. I'm not sure if this has been asked already or not, but which is the actual item level?

(I'm referencing the physical copy if it matters)

My subscription for Starfinder has hit a snag since I updated my current address with my bank. The Pact World's book was charged to my card under the old address. Updated my Payment Methods but it won't let me manually reset the change. Will it automatically change to the new default payment method (with the new address) on the next attempt or do I need to cancel and reorder entirely? (Something I can't help but feel a little angry at having to do)

Got 3 pending charges for my Starfinder subscription. The item just got cleared for shipping last I checked. Would like this resolved ASAP so my budget isn’t thrown off

I'm quite a big fan of the Order of the Bow Initiate prestige class. While I dearly hope Paizo will convert it to the Pathfinder-specific system soon, I can only be content with using the class in home games.

That being said, I would like some help in making a balanced Order of the Bow Initiate prestige class for the Pathfinder RPG. I know of a couple fears that are kind of converted or made for PFRPG, but the class-specific abilities I want to know if they need tweaking or reworking to make the class balanced but still fun