I am currently making a character for Shattered Star and I'm having a bit of trouble making sense of the premise.
In this game we are expected to be brand new Pathfinders and locals, at least having a reason for being in Magnimar. But the way the AP is written, we're not to have met Sheila yet. So how are we supposed to be PFS members in Varisia without having met the head of the only Pathfinder Lodge in the region? I guess one explanation would be that my character travelled to Absalom to become a Pathfinder, but that kinda throws a wrench in my backstory a bit.
Did anyone come up with a more creative way around this perplexing story hook?
All you really need your character to have is a reason to be in Magnimar and a way to connect to the Pathfinders when they come calling.
Usually, you are either in Magnimar with the intent to become a pathfinder, a local with a reason to ally with them, or a new member sent from another location.
When we played it, the PCs were from anywhere (Qadira, Ustalav, Varisia, and Magnimar itself), but had gone to Absalom for their training as Pathfinders before decided to live in Magnimar. When the AP starts, they have only recently made it to the City of Monument (for one of the reasons listed in the campaign traits). As prospective Pathfinders the local venture-captain can decide to assign them to a task as she sees fit. That way, they are tied to the Pathfinder Society, but Sheila hasn't necessarily called on them before.
Mind you, one of my PCs already knew Sheila and even considered her as the mother she wished she had had. That works great too, as long as the PC hasn't worked for Sheila before.
Thanks for the suggestions. Honestly I should've read about the PFS a bit more before I posted this, as I didn't realize all agents join in Absalom.
I reworked his story to fit in quite well. It was actually an NPC I am running as the GM, I just wanted it all to fit in nicely with what we already have going.