Playtest Physical Book

[Noven]

Much like the PF2e had a playtest book that went out to people that purchased it, will the same be a thing for the Starfinder 2e playtest?

I only ask because the softcover playtest book looks totally awesome on my shelf and is a good bookmark into the history.

[Driftbourne]

From the Starfinder 2nd Edition Playtest FAQ .

"To start, we’re announcing the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Rulebook, which is set to release in Summer 2024. The size of this book is going to be based on exactly how many rules we think are critical to the initial playtest, and we’ll lock that in over the coming months. We’ll announce other products as we get closer to release, but for now the focus is set on the playtest rulebook."

[WWHsmackdown]

I'm excited to run a hombrew SF2e campaign I've thought of since the edition was announced. Idk if a 1-20 campaign is the right way to break in a playtest compared to whatever play test adventure they write to stress test the system, but august of 2025 is way too far away when inspiration has already struck. We'll start using the playtest rules and convert to the official release if (probably when) we don't finish when it drops.

[Noven]

Driftbourne wrote:

From the Starfinder 2nd Edition Playtest FAQ .

"To start, we’re announcing the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Rulebook, which is set to release in Summer 2024. The size of this book is going to be based on exactly how many rules we think are critical to the initial playtest, and we’ll lock that in over the coming months. We’ll announce other products as we get closer to release, but for now the focus is set on the playtest rulebook."

Awesome thanks!

[Karmagator]

Just in case there was any ambiguity: Jenny just explicitly confirmed that there will be both a physical book and a free pdf.

[Zoken44]

Karmagator wrote:

Just in case there was any ambiguity: Jenny just explicitly confirmed that there will be both a physical book and a free pdf.

Thank you, this is what I was wondering.