Are we still unable to retrain race or half feat background traits?

[ShadowDax]

I remember a while back reading in threads this was not legal retraining traits of any kind in PFS. The guide reads as no restriction on any traits as far as I can tell.

[Starglim]

Retraining rules are in Ultimate Campaign. edit: They don't include an option to retrain a trait, but you can retrain an alternate racial trait (if you want to badly enough).

[Darrell Impey UK]

Unless the retrain is prior to your first game as a 2nd level character when, "you may change any aspect of it except its Pathfinder Society Number".

[Nefreet]

ShadowDax wrote:

I remember a while back reading in threads this was not legal retraining traits of any kind in PFS. The guide reads as no restriction on any traits as far as I can tell.

It's not a PFS restriction.

It's a PFRPG restriction.

[ShadowDax]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your answers. If I were to use the feat, additional traits, I imagine I could retrain my choice of traits and give myself the feat additional traits again.

In other words, I could retrain magical lineage with a first level spell for a third level spell & assign it back into the aditional traits feat.

I do research first before I make a character so I don't have trouble later on. Which is why I am asking.

[Acedio]

According to this FAQ you should be able to do it.

Though, it seems kind of jenky to use it to basically upgrade your Magical Lineage trait (anticipate a lot of people telling you that).

This question is better suited for the rules forum.

[ShadowDax]

True, according to the retrain rules, aditional trait is a feat and qualifies for the feat rules retraining. I was wondering if PFS had a restriction on this, which is why I posted my statement. I guess I should have worded it differently.

Most players do not understand that the background traits are not feats. The rules describe them as having the power of half of a feat & this has caused some confusion. Originally, I thought background rraits would be under the racial traits retraining rules.

I now see that they are a different category of traits all together. I appreciate your all answers and this is part of the process of learning the rules. Not everything is understood clearly by everyone, I know I'm not alone on these matters.