Why isn't Crystal and/or Sara Marie mentioned?
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Starting the Banquet and the Preview portion of the night. Sadly, my wifi connection isn't the best, but I'll do what I can to let you know what's what.
Lisa Stevens open up at the mic to welcome guests and give the overview of the event.
Erik Mona is the MC tonight. Btw, this is PaizoCon's 10th anniversary. It was started by Tim Nightingale and Liz Courts, who were just superfans who wanted to do a thing. They invited Paizo Staff and had it in the basement of the La Quinta Inn. Erik holds up the plaque that was given to Paizo from the fans 10 years ago. He acknowledged the fans who make this event possible.
Erik thanks the team and volunteers who makes PaizoCon go. (It's true...this is a lot of work. I've seen it. It's amazing how much time and energy they put into things. My banquet table had Owen KC Stephens at my table and he was really open about talking about StarFinder. I hope to do a full download of what I remember later tonight...but also that may be affected by my faulty memory and/or booze.)
Erik introduces and thanks the Paizo staff, introducing them. (Too many to coherently list here.)
Btw, banquet food was tasty and plentiful. I ate it happily as Owen spoke of Finding Stars and all the good stuff.
Had to run home and miss the banquet, but my man Erik has my back. Y'all enjoy yourselves, y'hear?
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Woah, there is a lot of staff at Paizo who do a ton of stuff to make things go. I don't always experience it all because there is so much that I don't know or don't see, but I know it exists. Hey, even accounting gets a shout out. And Wes Schneider gets a shout out as well.
Erik talks about the Guests of Honor: Amber Scott, Remko Troost (artist guest), & Spencer Crittenden (Game Master). Special guests: Chris Avellone, Ben Loomes (Syrincape), & Mike Selinker. Greg Vaughan & Neil Spicer.
(It's pretty cool to be able to get face time with some or most of these guests when they are here. It's one of the perks of being here is that the guests are pretty accessible.)
There are lots and lots of credits...get to spoilers when...uh, I dunno...soon...
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PFS Discord Link where we have a audio stream going currently of Paizo Con, courtesy of IronHelixx our beloved online Venture Captain. In addition one of users StoneSnake is provide some visuals for us :D
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Alright.
Jason Buhlhumhahn is not allowed to talk.
Possibly the largest announcement of the night.
Followed by some unimportant stuff like...
Sutter on Starfinder:
Cosmo has a corerulebook in hand.
Paizocon delve tomorrow is Starfinder.
Rob on Iconics...
Kastapa/Solarion disciplined warriors light/gravity
Lashuta/technomancer
Ratfolk mechanic gets little robo pet or brain emplant
Human envoy very charismatic people person inspires allies
Android operarive. Stealthy sneak attack master of skills.
Shirrens. Im learning to spell. Some details on home worlds in race write ups
Every class has 4 sammple builds in core rule book with skill feat equipment suggestions
Operative has thief trailblazer
Typing fast on on my phone is really hard
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James L Sutter to discuss Starfinder and discusses the StarFinder product by introducing the team. There are some spiral bound rule books around for Starfinder.
Holy plasma cannons were mentioned. And Owen has confirmed holy weapons as well.
Rob McCreary to speak, introduces the iconics. My ability to translate/spell names and races here are about zero. I hope others can get them...or you'll see them in a future-soon real blog post.
Today I learned: Starfinder androids have souls.
We get a screen pic of the races from the SFCRB. And then one of classes. Every class has a set of 4 sample builds. There is some artwork for these.
Amando to speak next...
She talks about character creation. She discusses character Themes, which is an easy to create chars. Ace Pilot, Bounty Hunter, Icoon, Merc, Outlaw, Priest, Scholar, Xenoseeker, Themeless, Spacefarer= 10 themes.
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Amanda then speaks about tactical combats and how to navigate combats and the game.
She then talks about spells. Magic Missile still exists, yo.
Other spells: Logic Bomb, Memoing, Microbot Assault...gah...too small to read.
(Owen speaks now...)
Yes, there are space goblins. Space goblins are everywhere. Yes, demons, angel, and plasma cannons. Goblins get spaceships and rockets and guns.
There will feats., yes, like "pull the pin" feat...which allows you to pull the pin of antoher's grenades in combat.
Lots of guns: grenade launcher. Owen says there are pages and pages of equipment. Owen promises holy plasma cannons.
You can play a character that does not use/have magic at all. Equipment or cybernetics exist as well. Computers and what not.
Dwarves and elves exist too, but they are in space. Dwarves might mine asteroids.
Bone Sages?
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Character creation: Focused on being accessible and dynamic. Build the type of hero you want to portray. Customizable options for veteran players too. At the end, character themes (like traits). Mechanical perks based on character's background and interests. Example is ace pilot aka the Han Solo which gives bonus to piloting and things related to star ships.
Chapter 8: Tactical Rules. Combat stuff. How to run this game vs Pathfinder. Huge section of spells (including Pathfinder carry overs like magic missile). 10,000 words worth of spells. Example: Microbot Assault - summon a swarm of tiny hostile robots.
Chapter 7: Equipment - featuring goblins on spaceships. Cosmology is the same. Expect demons and angels with plasma cannons. The idea is to give players what's familiar with a new spin. Feat for pulling the pin on someone else's grenade. Lots of guns - suuuuuuper common. What do soldiers do against magic? Grenade launchers! Science is powerful. Cybernetics. Computer rules. Hacking.
Legacy section. Dwarves and elves... in space! Artwork for space dwarves featuring a mining pick and jet pack.
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Demons angels and plasma cannons.
Goblins get space ships rockets and lazer guns.
Grenades. Pull the pin feat to set off somebody elses grenade.
Guns super common.
How does a future fight deal with a spell caster?
Flight packs. Holy plasma cannons. Science is powerful.
Equipment. Cybernetics. Computers. Hacking.
Dwarves and elves are in space but are non core races.
Dwarves mine asteroids. Short writeups just differences.
They are in a legacy section.
Guidelines on how to give bestiary monsters plasma cannons.
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There will be some large legacy section of how to adapt 'old' stuff to Starfinder, including adapting monsters to space.
Jason: Core conceit: even lvl 1 characters can have ships. Jason talks about ship to ship combat, starship boarding and fights.
Starships matter and you will have roles when there is ship to ship combat. Promises robust rules for ships and keeping them upgraded.
There will be a chapter on game mastering. Traps, terrains, planetary plants and what not.
James Sutter: Explains galaxy map. The Pact Worlds (Golarion Solar system).
A ballon, Castrovel, Absalom Station, Akiton, Verces, Imari, The Diaspora, Eox, Triaxus (Reign of Winter?), Liavara, Bretheda, Apostae, Aucturn. Chapter on all the planters and whatnot.
Aballon is machine powered world, for instance. Factions exist: Free Captains & Hellknights. Entirely new factions. Including Andriod Abolitionsits.
New Core 20 gods: Nyalthothopen, Oras, Pharsma, Sarenrae....
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The pact worlds.
Golarion solar system. Can go exploring but this is center of game.
The Adari. Kestafa generation ship is there in addition to planets.
2 page spread for each planet
Machine world of Aballon. Closest planet to sun.
Factions.
Xenowardens
Free captain space pirates.
Hellknights
Android Abolition Front
20 gods aome new and some old
Sarenrae
Pharasma
galactic threat
Azlant star empire
Aspsis consortium
End of starfinder core book
Wait did you say Orcus or Orus?
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Now on to Pathfinder Releases:
Next hardcover : Book of the Damned -inner workings of demons, devils, & daemons. Coming in September. Newly re-released demon lords, including Orcus & Jubilex.
2017 softcovers: Advanced Player's Guide, GameMaster Guide, Ultimate Equipment, Bestiary 2.
Next AP: Ruins of Azlant. Explore the broken continent of Azlant. Adam Daigle is the mind behind it. Aboleths and underwater stuff. "Shut up scum."
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Book of the Damned in September. Lots of evil including Jubilex and Orcus. Have fun kids.
Softcover re-releases of older books including beastiary, beastiary 2, APG, and Gamemastery guide.
New AP: Ruins of Azlant. Discover bizarre lost secrets, ancient enemies, and things best left undiscovered. Being released August at Gencon. Adam is in charge. Traditional fantasy adventure. Ruins. Aboleths. Underwater exploration.
After that, War for the Crown. Crystal Fraser is in charge. Fight for the crown of Taldor. Play the supporters of Princess Eutropia. Traditional fantasy elements with a focus on courtly intrigue, spies, and assassination.
YUESS!! Civil War in a place that actually NEEDS it!
But again I ask, Orcus or Orus in Starfinder?
Wait! What!
that AP sounds like something I suggested earlier! Hold On!
Thank you Lindy! Painlord, I'm pretty sure Orcus isn't much for turn over in his own life. Others who knows?
Still pumped for Taldoran Civil War.
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New iconic character from Ulitmate Wilderness: Shifter, martial class with full attack. Shifters are to druids as paladins are to clerics. They can change form. Mostly use natural weapons: everybody gets claws...depending on what your shape is.
Lots of animalistic aspects. Shifters have large talons. Capstone Ability: allows the shifter to gain bonii and abilities for all five of its animals at the same time: like a bear and and owl...becoming the mighty Bear-Owl.
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Ultimate Wilderness. Cover features some iconics river rafting by WR. New archetypes for alchemists, investigators, paladins, mermerists, and more. Shifter is shapeshifting martial class. To druid as paladin is to cleric. Has shapeshifting abilities similar to the hunter. As you get higher level you get more aspects and more powers. Eventually mix and match different animal's abilities. Even live the dream and play the mighty 'bear-owl'.
Next hardcover will be announced at Gencon.