With the new Starfinder 2e announced as being fully compatible with Pathfinder 2e, what level of compatibility would others like to see?
The SF2e Playtest FAQ mentions a "poppet Solarian with the pirate archetype who keeps a magic sword and a backup rocket launcher", which sounds like classes, ancestries and backgrounds will be interchangeable, but I wonder about feats.
Dedication feats and archetypes would be particularly interesting: would a SF2e character class be able to utilise PF2e dedication feats? e.g. a Soldier with the Mauler archetype? I'd like to see this and wonder if others would too.
Some ancestry feats have options that would not be easily mixed and matched, such as an ancestry feat that allows access to a PF2e cantrip in a SF2e campaign, as a group may not want to have to purchase PF2e books for their SF2e campaign. (Sites like AoN make this less of a problem, but some groups or GMs may not want this complexity.)
Similarly, regional limitations for some ancestry feats will also make mix and match improbable for some ancestry feats.
It's all very interesting, and I'd love to see the amazing mass of options that full compatibility of PF2e and SF2e could bring!
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Fully compatible means fully compatible, the GM/group not wanting jetpacks in PF or certain spells in SF is on them, not the rules :3
Can't wait for Lashunta and Barbarian, I wonder how well it'll mix with Solarion?
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They'll have different values placed on some things, so I'd probably view it a little like third-party material: it's not the default assumption, it provides a ton of compatible content, and the balance target for some things might be a little different, or it might not.
My GM is looking forward to running a Treasure Planet game, for instance. That'll pull a lot from both, and might use some selected Roll for Combat monster ancestries to round out the alien options. On the other hand, flight options will probably be kept at Pathfinder levels to keep the sailing vessel feel.
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They mention straight up having clerics in your game, so I can't imagine dedications will work differently enough to be an issue.