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Call me weird if you like, but I'm personally very curious about what sort of characters people are playing in the Society around the world. I'm also very curious about character trends in terms of how class/race correlates with a character's faction and such. So, I'm making a call for the first ever Pathfinder Society census!
Since I am sure that many Pathfinder Society players are present on these forums, I am posting this here. Below I have filled out a sample census form with data for my own character. I would like to welcome you to follow in suite.
Name: Shah Rivar
Race: Gnome
Gender: Male
Class: Wizard (Illusionist]
Faction: Qadira
Alignment: Neutral
For Clerics I'd also welcome information on the deity you have chosen for your character. Just write it in brackets next to Cleric in your class entry.
What is the aim of this? Just to sate my idle curiosity and to see what kind of trends people are following with their characters... and also so I can find which single combination of race, class and faction is the rarest so I can make a super special character. ;)
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My first character, who met an ignominous end in Silent Tide:
Name: Glen lhap Roy
Race: Human (Taldan)
Gender: Male
Class: Cleric (Cayden Cailean)
Faction: Andoren
Alignment: Chaotic Good
And my current one, who has yet to die, but with his combat performance, I am sure it is just a matter of time.
Name: Adhemar of Senara
Race: Human (Chelaxian)
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter
Faction: Cheliax
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
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My first character who met her untimely death in Among the Living.
Name: Saia Thorn
Race: Halfling
Gender: Female
Class: Bard/Ranger
Faction: Taldor
Alignment: Neutral Good
And since I thought there is no reason for me to throw out a very good character concept out the window, I redid the character.
Name: Alestair Bleakrock
Race: Halfling
Gender: Male
Class: Bard/Ranger
Faction: Taldor
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Name: Sillitta Ederus
Race: Halfling
Gender: Female
Class: Wizard
Faction: Andoran
Alignment: Chaotic Good
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Venture-Captain, Arizona—Tucson
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Name: Aconite the Anchorite
Race: Sunburnt Elf
Gender: Male
Class: Monk
Faction: Osirion
Alignment: Lawful Good
I've only had the chance to play Aconite once as I generally GM.
Name: Bartulf Brotthammar
Race: Ulfen Human (also inclined toward sunburns)
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter
Faction: Andoran
Alignment: Neutral Good
One of these days, I'll get to run Bartulf...
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This is just an opinion, but I think that role-play and character motivation have something to do with it. All the factions are human nations. For me the rivalries between the cultures are way too interesting to diminish the flavor by creating a non-human PC. Besides, why would demi-humans be interested in human intrigues in a predominantly human city? I'm sure if there was a Second Darkness theme in Pathfinder Society you would see more elven PCs. As things are I'm surprised to see so many halflings. I can see them involved in the human factions due to their status as slaves in Cheliax though. I've seen a number of Andoran half-orcs too. But I rather like the way things are going with the spread so far.
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Hello Shah Rivar,
Here is what I would tell.
Name: Cosimo Angelo Raffini
Race: Human, obviously !
Gender: Male, of course !
Class: Well, this is kinda embarassing, you know ... do I ask yours, no ? then why do you ask ? This is none of your business, really. Come on, move along. Don't ask, the family will not like it.
Faction: Taldor, what else ?
Alignment: Now, look this is really private business.
Name: Mikas Birgerson
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter
Faction: Me ;)
Alignment: Neutral Good
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I made pie charts, whoo! I'm not gonna show them to you though, bwah.
I didn't include Matthew (doy) or Cosimo due to, well, reasons. Insufficient information was a factor too.
Races:
Halflings 19%
Elves 6%
Dwarves 3% (only one dwarf?)
Gnomes 3%
Half-orcs 3%
Half-elves 0% (who would have thought?)
Classes:
Cleric 16%
Barbarian 13%
Rogue 13%
Wizard 9%
Bard 6%
Monk 6%
Sorcerer 6%
Paladin 3%
Ranger 3% (ranger is a popular dipping class, and I only included the 'first' level of every character)
Druid 0% (this was truly surprising)
Factions:
Osirion 22%
Cheliax 19%
Qadira 19%
Taldor 9% (Sad face :( )
None 3% (Since one data didn't mention other than "Me!")
Alignments:
Lawful neutral 25%
Lawful good 16%
Neutral good 16%
Chaotic neutral 9%
True neutral 6%
There you have it. I'm very surprised by the ridiculous number of Andoran *fighters*, and not so surprised by the amount of Chelish Lawful Neutrals. Race distribution was fairly predictable.