mandatory rebuild?

[x x 342]

The Guide to Organized Play states:

Characters created 15 November 2023 or later whose class is reprinted in any Remaster rulebook must use the reprinted version of their class.

This is contradictory to the Remaster document that, referring to classes in Player Core 2, states:

This affects the following classes: alchemist, barbarian, champion, investigator, monk, oracle, sorcerer, swashbuckler.
Characters with at least 1 game reported prior to August 12 may be built using the Core Rulebook or Advanced Player’s Guide chassis.
Previously-existing characters with at least 1 game reported may continue their progression using the Core Rulebook or Advanced Player’s Guide chassis. They may not use the chassis in Player Core 2 without rebuilding.

Characters created after 15 November 2023 whose classes are in Player Core 2 are not eligible for a free rebuild. Therefore RAW Guide to Organized Play, contradicting the Remaster document, requires a rebuild. Is it mandatory for players of characters in those circumstances to spend AcP on Evolving Destiny or Career Change?

[Pirate Rob]

Why do you think the characters need to rebuild at all?

[x x 342]

Pirate Rob wrote:

Why do you think the characters need to rebuild at all?

Because I don't see a RAW way to 'use the reprinted version of the class' without a rebuild.

I think the 'real' problem here is the contradiction between the two documents. I hope that the people who wrote those documents will clarify. In the meantime, I will bring the contradiction to the attention of GMs and play as they rule in each individual Society game.

[Tomppa]

So the contradiction is that the Guide says "characters created 15 nov. 2023 or later must use the reprinted version" while the remaster states that the classes in PC2 can use the old chassis if they were created prior to august 12.

Use the newer text to avoid the confusion.

After 15th of november 2023, all new characters using classes from PC1 must use the PC1 version, not the old version, and after 12th of august 2024, all new characters using the classes in the PC2, must use the PC2 version.

So, if your class was in PC2 but your character was made between 15th of novemeber and 12th of august, you don't have a free rebuild available, but you can continue to use the old class chassis.
Note that some of your abilities (feats, sub-class options, etc) may have received updated texts, and these must be treated as errata.