Starfinder Core Rulebook

What kind of coverage to other races such as Elves and Dwarves etc.(the old standard races) get?

Core races get a page with racial traits and a large picture, and another page of text. Legacy races get one page containing text, racial traits, and a smaller picture.

Some info on what Phrenic adept? Archetype does versus the
2 (IIRC) psychic feats...

Some info on what Phrenic adept? Archetype does versus the

2 (IIRC) psychic feats...

The archetype is separate from, and complementary with, the three psychic power feats. I'm not sure how to explain the archetype without going into more detail than I'd like, except as "it gives a variety of psychic abilities".

It's after midnight for me here, so I'll be stopping for now.

It's after midnight for me here, so I'll be stopping for now.

Just woke up here, and have read your teasers, thanks very much.

So, I started playing with 3.5, I was 11 and taught myself English to understand the players handbook. When PF came, I knew what to wait for, there was a lot of playtest. But this? This is beautiful. This is new. The excitement, the curiosity. Thank you Paizo. Just thank you.

Distant Scholar wrote:

It's after midnight for me here, so I'll be stopping for now.

Just woke up here, and have read your teasers, thanks very much.

Same here! I'm really hoping I get my shipment tomorrow :D

When you live in the United States and you participate in an English language message board, you can forget that many other participants don't live in your country.

And not living outside of the USA, they have no idea of just how high international shipping costs are, particularly overseas. It's just not something they have to deal with, so they don't think about it.

yay, sorta like doubles the tag, aaaaall the way to here in italy...

Yrtalien wrote:

Some info on what Phrenic adept? Archetype does versus the

2 (IIRC) psychic feats...

The archetype is separate from, and complementary with, the three psychic power feats. I'm not sure how to explain the archetype without going into more detail than I'd like, except as "it gives a variety of psychic abilities".

Scholar,

Thanks for the info. You said just enough to let me know one of the first places I will be opening the book to. TY for whetting our appetite. Have a good night.

Now that shippings has started my F5 key is going to be on fire XD

Now that shippings has started my F5 key is going to be on fire XD

IIRC they don't open until 10:00am PDT :( Another 7 hours until shipping resumes.

Ladis wrote:

Now that shippings has started my F5 key is going to be on fire XD

IIRC they don't open until 10:00am PDT :( Another 7 hours until shipping resumes.

Yep, looks like F5 will have some rest until 19:00 Spanish hour. At least the idea of playing the AP#1 next week with my friends while in vacations seems feasible.

Plus, the PDF is still a ridiculously low price.

ahem, he he ...Just ordered the Corebook from my faviourite shop, Fantask in Copenhagen, can't wait to go and pick it up!

Sadistic GM wrote:

Ladis wrote:

Now that shippings has started my F5 key is going to be on fire XD

IIRC they don't open until 10:00am PDT :( Another 7 hours until shipping resumes.

Yep, looks like F5 will have some rest until 19:00 Spanish hour. At least the idea of playing the AP#1 next week with my friends while in vacations seems feasible.

On one hand: I live in Alaska, so they are only an hour ahead. On the other hand, I work the night shift, so I'm normally asleep when they open and wake up right when they close.

Hopefully, it'll be there right when I wake up!

Walking Skeld's dog.

Hmmm, looks like I picked the wrong house to camp in front of.

Damn! It's like waiting all night in front of Circuit City for the NES Classic all over again!

I'm awake, I think.

I wonder if I can make a character specializing in hurl forcedisk?

Could you use spoiler tags. Some of us like to check if ours has shipped and don't want to read a million spoilers.

Thanks! I know it's annoying but mystery is very important. :-)

Um, not seeing how these are spoilers.

Fair enough. But I will point out that the "in your downloads" notification is at the very top of the page away from the comments.

Um, not seeing how these are spoilers.

It is for some of us. :-)

I saw, I edited.

If you don't want to be courteous to others that's up to you, but I would greatly appreciate it. :-)

Um, not seeing how these are spoilers.

Fair enough. But I will point out that the "in your downloads" notification is at the very top of the page away from the comments.

I know but then I gotta enter in my email address and password, whereas here I just gotta click on it as it scrolls by, which is so much easier on my phone. :-)

I normally wouldn't mind or say anything but I really want to capture the nostalgia of opening up a brand new RPG. :-)

Rysky the Dark Solarion wrote:

Um, not seeing how these are spoilers.

Fair enough. But I will point out that the "in your downloads" notification is at the very top of the page away from the comments.

I know but then I gotta enter in my email address and password, whereas here I just gotta click on it as it scrolls by, which is so much easier on my phone. :-)

Hmm? How are you managing that?

I always have to enter my info when I try to download something no matter if I click my downloads or the downloads tab on the product page.

I normally wouldn't mind or say anything but I really want to capture the nostalgia of opening up a brand new RPG. :-)

*nods*

Could you use spoiler tags. Some of us like to check if ours has shipped and don't want to read a million spoilers.

Thanks! I know it's annoying but mystery is very important. :-)

Can I?

I meant to see if it was in my downloads, I see what you mean, I always checked for the notice directly under the price.

I was just a bit overwhelmed and annoyed by all the reveals so far I guess. :-)

Edit: either way, it's easier to click on whoever posted last and scroll up. :-)

Ah, gotcha.

I'm sure most people will try to comply with your request Captain, but in the next few days this space will probably be dominated with new info. Although people will try to be vague to honor the requests of Devs like Owen... it's also the norm of this board to do all this. Just fair warning if you want to go into this without having glimpsed hints or reveals... hanging around here that might be difficult.

I do hope opening that new book is all you want it to be... for me these hints help build my anticipation. I am that guy that shakes the Christmas presents : ) To each their own. God, I really want to get this book!

Um he Barnes & Noble in my area already has the book on the shelves! I am not kidding, I am reading the hard copy right now! Still going to wait for my copy to ship, but I'm going to spend some time reading this one here for now.

Um he Barnes & Noble in my area already has the book on the shelves! I am not kidding, I am reading the hard copy right now! Still going to wait for my copy to ship, but I'm going to spend some time reading this one here for now.

Uh then that's breaking the street date which is hella illegal (for them, not you). I would contact Paizo about that.

zergtitan wrote:

Um he Barnes & Noble in my area already has the book on the shelves! I am not kidding, I am reading the hard copy right now! Still going to wait for my copy to ship, but I'm going to spend some time reading this one here for now.

Uh then that's breaking the street date which is hella illegal (for them, not you). I would contact Paizo about that.

I would contact the manager of the store first, they might not realize the stocking crew f@!!ed up. :-)

I'm sure most people will try to comply with your request Captain, but in the next few days this space will probably be dominated with new info. Although people will try to be vague to honor the requests of Devs like Owen... it's also the norm of this board to do all this. Just fair warning if you want to go into this without having glimpsed hints or reveals... hanging around here that might be difficult.

I do hope opening that new book is all you want it to be... for me these hints help build my anticipation. I am that guy that shakes the Christmas presents : ) To each their own. God, I really want to get this book!

As soon as I get my shipping notice (which I'll announce) go nuts, I'll have no other reason to stop by. :-)

Personally, I'm not even opening the pdf until I get the book or my birthday whichever comes first. :-)

Given the discussion of the artwork of the iconic Raia, I am tempted to ask whether Lashunta are in any way penalized for covering their navels (or rewarded for exposing them, as the case may be). ;)

Talked to the manager and they checked and immediately removed the book from the shelves.

zergtitan wrote:

Um he Barnes & Noble in my area already has the book on the shelves! I am not kidding, I am reading the hard copy right now! Still going to wait for my copy to ship, but I'm going to spend some time reading this one here for now.

Uh then that's breaking the street date which is hella illegal (for them, not you). I would contact Paizo about that.

Breaking a contract isn't "illegal" (there's no law forbidding you to break a contract, and you can't be fined or punished for it), it's just a breach of contract, for which there may be remedies you can get in court.

I mean, it might be a better world if poorly trained or misinformed clerks at B&N could face a year in prison or a $5,000 fine for breaking a street date, but I personally don't think so.

Rysky wrote:

zergtitan wrote:

Um he Barnes & Noble in my area already has the book on the shelves! I am not kidding, I am reading the hard copy right now! Still going to wait for my copy to ship, but I'm going to spend some time reading this one here for now.

Uh then that's breaking the street date which is hella illegal (for them, not you). I would contact Paizo about that.

Breaking a contract isn't "illegal" (there's no law forbidding you to break a contract, and you can't be fined or punished for it), it's just a breach of contract, for which there may be remedies you can get in court.

I mean, it might be a better world if poorly trained or misinformed clerks at B&N could face a year in prison or a $5,000 fine for breaking a street date, but I personally don't think so.

I'm pretty sure there is a very hefty fine per copy sold involved.

Also they could also get blacklisted from receiving advance copies.

Sometimes it isn't a fine.

At the toy store where I work if we f#+# up and accidentally put a toy out ahead of the official release they'll send a representative to do stocking and inventory themselves from then on until they're confident it won't happen again. :-)

I'm pretty sure there is a very hefty fine per copy sold involved.

Also they could also get blacklisted from receiving advance copies.

If you go to court and pay attorney's fees, yes, you can get a judgment. And then you can spend money to collect on that judgment.

Or you can threaten to send late shipments of a niche product to a major retailer who can (and based on my B&N browsing, often does) do without the product altogether.

Or you can just politely ask them to correct the problem without childish threats of lawsuits and self destructive boycotts.

Never mind about spoiler tags if you don't want to, I forgot I can just click on Ruins Of Azlant.

D'oh!

Rysky wrote:

I'm pretty sure there is a very hefty fine per copy sold involved.

Also they could also get blacklisted from receiving advance copies.

If you go to court and pay attorney's fees, yes, you can get a judgment. And then you can spend money to collect on that judgment.

Or you can threaten to send late shipments of a niche product to a major retailer who can (and based on my B&N browsing, often does) do without the product altogether.

Or you can just politely ask them to correct the problem without childish threats of lawsuits and self destructive boycotts.

Word gets around that a major retailer broke street date then that's a very big problem for them. They can afford to do without a single product, sure. But not all of them as other publishers start getting wary about sending advance shipments to them.

If the problem can be fixed then yes it would be a bit extreme to go immediately into lawsuits, but if enough of the product was already sold long before it should have then you kinda can't fix that. And since most of Paizo's income comes from Subscriptions which are kinda built on getting the PDF early as perk then I can see why they would definitely be concerned.

The issue was resolved and they did say if anyone tried to buy the book their system would have popped up with an alert. They did have the day of the week right they just placed it there accidentally 2 weeks ahead Of schedule.

The issue was resolved and they did say if anyone tried to buy the book their system would have popped up with an alert. They did have the day of the week right they just placed it there accidentally 2 weeks ahead Of schedule.

Ah that's good then.

What I would like to know is, are humans in a "bad" position without Golarion? How many humans are there in Absalom Station? Are there other major human planets or settlements?

There's a difference between breaking street date due to an honest mistake (which it sounds like was the case at that B&N) and flagrantly disregarding street dates. People make mistakes, and I'm sure the people who accidentally put it on the shelves got admonished and will be extra careful in the future (at least for a while) to not do it again.

Blacklisting a retailer is a bit of a nuclear option, and my guess is that Paizo would prefer to avoid it if possible. After all, it's one less place where the publisher can get sales, so it cuts both ways.

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I'd love to hear what the Ysoki statblock looks like, fairly interested in making one of those little buggers.

What I would like to know is, are humans in a "bad" position without Golarion? How many humans are there in Absalom Station? Are there other major human planets or settlements?

Well, we do know that there are red-skinned humans on Akiton (or at least were in the era of Pathfinder), so it's possible they could just merge into that population. Not to mention the descendants of the Azlanti colonization efforts.

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If what was previously said about what time the shipping department opens was correct, we’ve got another 90 minutes until they might be shipping anything today.

What I would like to know is, are humans in a "bad" position without Golarion? How many humans are there in Absalom Station? Are there other major human planets or settlements?

What I would like to know is, are humans in a "bad" position without Golarion? How many humans are there in Absalom Station? Are there other major human planets or settlements?

We would like at this time to remind all visitors to ask a human's permission first before attempting to rub their head or stomach affectionately. Although adorable they are from a death world and are prone to extreme violence when provoked.

I'd love to hear what the Ysoki statblock looks like, fairly interested in making one of those little buggers.

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Must click F5... muuusssssttttt clickkkkkk...