Starfinder Core Rulebook

Oceanshieldwolf wrote:

Is that a kasatha iconic?

Well... the OTHER two figures on the cover have been revealed to be Iconics...

Sorry, but I have to ask it: Why are all the Kasatha covering their mouths? Loved the iconic Kasatha design, especially because he seems to be something completely different from the two iconics we already known. I mean, his class. XD

Owen K. C. Stephens wrote:

Oceanshieldwolf wrote:

Is that a kasatha iconic?

Well... the OTHER two figures on the cover have been revealed to be Iconics...

Sorry, but I have to ask it: Why are all the Kasatha covering their mouths? Loved the iconic Kasatha design, especially because he seems to be something completely different from the two iconics we already known. I mean, his class. XD

Its their cultural thing. They apparently find it obscene to not cover mouths when not in presence of closest friends. At least thats what Inner Sea Races says

We are still in discussions about how Starfinder subscription(s) might operate. As soon as we are ready to discuss subscriptions, I am sure we will broadcast it loudly from the rooftops. In the meantime, if you want a copy of Starfinder books, I would say to go ahead and preorder them. In the next few months before the launch at Gen Con, if there is a subscription that you wish to sign up for, the process to switch from preorder copy to subscription copy will be made as easy and painless as possible for you.

I'm considering investing in this, but I'm based in Europe. Are the books always shipped from the States, or do you have a shipping hub in Europe? I ask because Import duties are a real killer...

Sara Marie wrote:

We are still in discussions about how Starfinder subscription(s) might operate. As soon as we are ready to discuss subscriptions, I am sure we will broadcast it loudly from the rooftops. In the meantime, if you want a copy of Starfinder books, I would say to go ahead and preorder them. In the next few months before the launch at Gen Con, if there is a subscription that you wish to sign up for, the process to switch from preorder copy to subscription copy will be made as easy and painless as possible for you.

I'm considering investing in this, but I'm based in Europe. Are the books always shipped from the States, or do you have a shipping hub in Europe? I ask because Import duties are a real killer...

If you're living in the EU, there's no import duties on books from the US. You might be hit by Vat if your order is super expensive, but that happened to me only once.

[If you're living in the EU, there's no import duties on books from the US. You might be hit by Vat if your order is super expensive, but that happened to me only once.

You seem to be lucky. then. I pay tax ("Einfuhrumsatzsteuer") on each and every package I get form Paizo.

So, this is debuting at gencon right? Because I need to know when it will ship before I pre-order.

having just come off Voltron Season 2, I really want this. Can't wait to hear more

Gorbacz wrote:

[If you're living in the EU, there's no import duties on books from the US. You might be hit by Vat if your order is super expensive, but that happened to me only once.

You seem to be lucky. then. I pay tax ("Einfuhrumsatzsteuer") on each and every package I get form Paizo.

Are you subscribed to anything that isn't a book line?

I'm supporting this, but not preordering here. I actually have a really good flgs. Will bee ordering from them. Can't wait.

Will this be available for pickup at Gen Con for people who pre-order now? May be too early to say, but this is normally done for all August PF releases.

Yes, they're rolling it out at GenCon. :-)

Do we get the PDF as a bonus if we preorder?

Loving the art direction so far.

I think I might like this better than Pathfinder as I see more possible character concepts. :)

Zaister wrote:

Gorbacz wrote:

[If you're living in the EU, there's no import duties on books from the US. You might be hit by Vat if your order is super expensive, but that happened to me only once.

You seem to be lucky. then. I pay tax ("Einfuhrumsatzsteuer") on each and every package I get form Paizo.

Are you subscribed to anything that isn't a book line?

Same as Zaister (though I'm in Belgium): I have to pay a tax on nearly all packages I get from Paizo (there are a few exceptions), and they contain only books. That adds a 30-some Euro tax to each 80-120 Euro package… which actually made me consider giving up on subscriptions and paper books several times, even though I really want to support Paizo.

Rules for alien environments sounds interesting.

I wonder if the rules for poisons and disease are any different.

We are still in discussions about how Starfinder subscription(s) might operate. As soon as we are ready to discuss subscriptions, I am sure we will broadcast it loudly from the rooftops. In the meantime, if you want a copy of Starfinder books, I would say to go ahead and preorder them. In the next few months before the launch at Gen Con, if there is a subscription that you wish to sign up for, the process to switch from preorder copy to subscription copy will be made as easy and painless as possible for you.

Is there a good reason to go to this effort? Seems like extra work to go and pre-order all the items and then go back and effectively pre-order them again to sign up for a subscription. If there's a reason, it's clearly no problem for me, but I'd prefer to minimize my effort :)

Folks, lets keep this product discussion thread focused on the product. If you have operational questions you can post them here Ask-All-Your-Starfinder-Operational-Questions.

The only reason I can see to pre-order the AP volume would be to express interest to Paizo in the future subscription (which clearly must happen). If I still had a FLGS in my area, I would probably have just put it in the saved section of my shopping cart and left it there for future personal reference (which is what I did with the maps and GM screen, as I am not yet ready to commit to buying them).

I am not sure whether the core rulebook is meant to be the first volume of a core subscription (with Alien Archive as the next volume?) or a stand-alone product. Or maybe it will all be part of a single subscription, with future non-AP books coming in during some of the AP's off months?

If I preorder the books, will I get the PDFs? Or will I have to pay for those separately?

To quote Haley from The Order of the Stick: "Money!"

(Pre-ordered, pending Paizo's decision on how subscription(s) will work)

What are the benefits of preordering over just waiting for release?

What are the benefits of preordering over just waiting for release?

Good question. Paizo benefits from knowing how many people are looking forward to this product enough to pre-order it. For us customers, there is probably no benefit to ordering now but great benefit to subscribing as soon as they announce that option and the exact subscription benefits are spelled out.

Paizo benefits from knowing how many people are looking forward to this product enough to pre-order it.

This. Also, the more pre-orders that Paizo receives, the more likely that there will be a subscription option.

If they do not offer a subscription option, the only reason I can imagine them doing that would be if they decided that there was so little interest in Starfinder that there was no point in continuing the product line at all. I cannot imagine this line succeeding without subscriptions of some sort.

What are the benefits of preordering over just waiting for release?

Memories of the Pathfinder Core Book, where the first print run sold out before the release date (this selling out does include the batch that they 'ordered' to hold back for their stall at GenCon, and orders made by distributors to go to shops

Folks, lets keep this product discussion thread focused on the product. If you have operational questions you can post them here Ask-All-Your-Starfinder-Operational-Questions.

Gorbacz wrote:

Zaister wrote:

Gorbacz wrote:

[If you're living in the EU, there's no import duties on books from the US. You might be hit by Vat if your order is super expensive, but that happened to me only once.

You seem to be lucky. then. I pay tax ("Einfuhrumsatzsteuer") on each and every package I get form Paizo.

Are you subscribed to anything that isn't a book line?

Same as Zaister (though I'm in Belgium): I have to pay a tax on nearly all packages I get from Paizo (there are a few exceptions), and they contain only books. That adds a 30-some Euro tax to each 80-120 Euro package… which actually made me consider giving up on subscriptions and paper books several times, even though I really want to support Paizo.

Also from Belgium, and in the same boat.

Will this book have stats for any new monsters or new 0HD races other then the new core 7?

Will this book have stats for any new monsters or new 0HD races other then the new core 7?

I believe those will appear in the Alien Archive from what they've said. Though they've also said there will be a legacy chapter for updating Pathfinder's core races.

My bank account is crying.

Maybe not now, but it will.

Maybe not now, but it will.

Between this and Bestiary 6, it's already crying lol

Sorry if this is a bit ignorant of me, but is Starfinder set "relatively" on Glolarion? Or what was what caused Golarion to go from Medieval to Sci-Fi?

Sorry if this is a bit ignorant of me, but is Starfinder set "relatively" on Glolarion? Or what was what caused Golarion to go from Medieval to Sci-Fi?

Golarion has been whisked away by the gods, along with the moon. They're not answering questions on that topic. The progression was the result of a few thousand years of development, though.

Sorry if this is a bit ignorant of me, but is Starfinder set "relatively" on Glolarion? Or what was what caused Golarion to go from Medieval to Sci-Fi?

Time. There's a few thousand years between Pathfinder, and Starfinder, and scientific advancement just never stopped.

For those wondering if there will be subscriptions, they've been such a large part of Paizo's business model that I can't imagine them not offering one or more subscriptions for Starfinder. They may not have finalized all the details yet, but I'm sure they are hard at work on it.

Give them time guys, they've only just opened up the preorders.

Very much looking forward to this. Firefly, Star Wars, Star Trek, The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, Alien even. And more... And the Pathfinder system. Should make for interesting combinations. And it would give me a reason to actually play an android in an appropriate setting.

Heh... Cannot wait for when the Starfinder PbPs start appearing.

I am still on the fence about this one.

any word on Giant Robots that combine to form larger Giant Robots?

Wish I could preorder but the cost of shipping to the UK kills any chance of that.Still can't wait to havea read of this when it releases though.

I am still on the fence about this one.

Not me, my fence has already been converted to fuel for my hyperdrive. Also, somewhere to hang my towel momentarily.

Advice on converting Pathfinder RPG content to Starfinder, and vice-versa.

So, it appears that Starfinder won't be strictly compatible with Pathfinder at it's core. Is there any sort of description on how much effort it will be to make this conversion? Or any description on how the mechanics (cruch) shakes out?

So how long until someone does a Mass Effect campaign using this system? Will that be possible?

I'm unlikely to purchase a physical copy. Too many other games owned that will never be played, no need to add another. (And if I want a Star Wars-esque science fantasy game, I'll just cut out the middleman and play Star Wars.)

But I am curious about this and will likely snag a PDF if it's in the $10-15 range, like the Pathfinder RPG books'.

I certainly hope the game isn't too Star Wars...that would definitely be depressing to me. Hopefully it's a far more interesting setting...

So how long until someone does a Mass Effect campaign using this system? Will that be possible?

Ashley: soldier.

Shepard is an envoy multiclass with one of the other six.

WOOoahhaa *schkiii* Amazing !

I wonder how different the playable races' stats will be to their Pathfinder version.

I wonder if the book will have stats for the non-core races as well.

In space, no one can hear you bounce up and down for six months after pre-ordering...

Will this book contain the rules for traps like the PF CRB? Did they get an update?

Are there rules for hazards as well?