Newbie Starfinder Society Adventure Advice

[justaworm]

I will be trying both Starfinder and Society for the first time at GenCon2019.

Does "The Commencement" have enough action in it to be interesting?
Should new players go through Commencement first?

Basically, I am thinking that Commencement sounds a little boring while Ashen Asteroid, for example, looks like it will have more fun to draw me in.

I have a lot of PF experience, just not Starfinder.

Thanks for any advice.

[DrParty06]

The Commencement is 4 quick unrelated adventures that give a taste of the different factions and types of missions (with the exception of starship combat) in SFS - similar to First Steps in PFS, if you played that. Enter the Ashen Asteroid is a longer single mission of discovery on an asteroid. It's a pretty fun scenario, and if you're looking to get hooked from Pathfinder, this might be a better one off choice. It would be good to go back and play The Commencement at some point though to get a better idea of what all the factions are about in SFS.

[BigNorseWolf]

Society play is going to have a few quirks to it even if you're familiar with the base game

PFS Newbie guide

SFS newbie guide

The commencement gives a great overview of the society if you want to figure out whats going on. (but there's one section that can drag a bit)

Ashen asteroid is adungeon delve and smash em up.

[justaworm]

Thanks guys. I will shoot for Ashen Asteroid and maybe try and host Commencement for a few friends beforehand.