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*Takes a deep breath* I can't believe I'm about to ask this.
So, our GM got super excited after I showed her the Starlight Sentinel archetype in the Tian Xia Character Guide. She is now excitedly planning a PF2e Sailor Scout one-shot game. The event is also going to be an IRL party where everyone is encouraged to show up in a themed costume. Themed party favors will also be given out as we roleplay, perhaps as rewards. It's going to be a whole thing. Really hammed up in the name of fun and laughter. Nobody seems to care that we're all in the ballpark of 40. Everyone seems pretty pumped to have a good time with the antics.
Has anyone homebrewed anything along this theme, or are there any online resources already out there that I might be able to recommend to her while she gets things set up? It's supposed to be set in modern day with homebrew backgrounds, uniquely new Sailor Scout characters, PF2e mechanics, and heavily reflavored everything. GM already shot down using crossover content from the Starfinder 2e playtest.
Unlike our GM who has been immersed in Sailor Moon her whole life, I myself watched the original toon only a bit as a wee lad. I was always focused on the magic and action, and so don't actually remember much of the core premise or story. Any help, advice, or encouragement would be appreciated.
Show up as Popeye the Sailor and say you misunderstood.
Sounds like a great time!
The core premise of Sailor Moon is that its a collection of teenagers who are reborn princesses from a long-dead kingdom, who live relatively ordinary lives except when fighting world-ending level threats. Their transformations are WAY more powerful than Starlit Sentinel itself is, so if you were going full Sailor Moon you'd effectively be a higher level character when transformed vs when you're not. Usagi (Sailor Moon) in particular is not exactly a super competent person at anything in normal form but is ungodly powerful as Sailor Moon.
Sailor Moon Crystal is on Netflix and would catch you up pretty quickly in that regard, but there's also a broader magical girl genre that the archetype is drawing from as well. (Blade of the Heart is more inspired by something like Utena, for example.)
Resources wise... I don't know of much for Pathfinder since there's other games people tend to use to play in a genre like this.