One thing you should note. In starfinder you can't go above an 18 during character creation (evven with Racial Bonuses or Theme Bonuses) and so you should probs move things around a little so that 19 doesn't get downgraded.
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He's starting at level 5, so it's likely the level 5 bump that puts him at 19 Charisma. That said, I definitely recommend against rolling for stats in Starfinder with any kind of Pathfinder rolling system. The stats in Starfinder are lower across the board (usually around ab effective 10~15 point buy). But ultimately, it's your GM's decision.
Fusillade might not be as bad as you assume. Most parties have access to a ship, and most ships have recharging stations on board.
If you really want small arms, though you are kind of shooting yourself in the foot there, I suggest getting two different weapons, as you can swap them out for different enemies. Getting more than 2 weapons is impractical because of cost, but it can be done. For level 5, the best small arms would be the thunderstruck sonic pistol, in my opinion. It has limited range, so you might want to pair it with a longer range weapon, like the laser pistol, but it does basically the same damage as the corona laser pistol, for half the price.
There aren't enough amazing feats yet for it not to be worth it to an envoy to pick up longarms proficiency & specialization. Small arms are a big step down from longarms.
There aren't enough amazing feats yet for it not to be worth it to an envoy to pick up longarms proficiency & specialization. Small arms are a big step down from longarms.
And how do you think the Sniper weapons match up against Small and Longarms?
There aren't enough amazing feats yet for it not to be worth it to an envoy to pick up longarms proficiency & specialization. Small arms are a big step down from longarms.And how do you think the Sniper weapons match up against Small and Longarms?
Well, sniper weapons definitely not as varied as longarms are. You're limited to piercing and fire damage, while longarms can do a lot more damage types.
However, envoys can definitely make better use of sniper weapons than a lot of other classes because they tend not to care about the unwieldy property that sniper weapons have. After all, envoys don't care that they can't full attack since their move actions tend to be used for improvisations anyway.
So, I'd say that while they're not as optimal as longarms are, your envoy should be contributing just fine if they choose to use sniper rifles rather than longarms.
Is your gm letting you use items from alien archive?
Skittermanders are from the Alien Archive, so material from that book is probably on the table.