Does the feat give access to the archaic weapon? Also, how would it be upgraded seeing as runes don't exist in Starfinder 2E I think? And as far as Starfinder Society 2E is there a way to upgrade said archaic weapon?
Literal RAW: Golarion Survivor does not give access to an archaic weapon, it only gives the benefits of 'familiarity' with the weapon and a better category of weapon proficiency with one of them. You would need to get access to an archaic weapon separately (or have one published in Starfinder with Common rarity).
I would hope that most GMs that accept the character concept (it is a heritage, after all) would also give access to at least one archaic weapon. For PFS you would need to ask the PFS organization. There is probably a boon that you can buy for that.
There are some basic rule guidelines for upgrading an archaic weapon with Pathfinder Runes in the Archaic trait itself. You would also need to get access to the weapon runes in order to craft/buy them.
I think PFS/SFS said you do get the weapon. I was asking about it in my local SFS/PFS chat group.
Yeah, they were saying though that the feat doesn't say you have access to the runes so that's the problem. I think Golarion Survivor needs some errata clarifications.
Making the heritage Uncommon would be the easiest errata. Then the GM would be expected to allow access to the archaic weapons and runes as part of allowing access to the heritage itself.
So be careful for what you wish for.
The GM would be a PFS/SFS GM so any ruling on this would be for all PFS?SFS players and games.
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Does the feat give access to the archaic weapon? Also, how would it be upgraded seeing as runes don't exist in Starfinder 2E I think? And as far as Starfinder Society 2E is there a way to upgrade said archaic weapon?
Nothing in the Starfinder Society character options gives access to archaic weapons, so that part of the feat does nothing in SFS.
Does the feat give access to the archaic weapon? Also, how would it be upgraded seeing as runes don't exist in Starfinder 2E I think? And as far as Starfinder Society 2E is there a way to upgrade said archaic weapon?Nothing in the Starfinder Society character options gives access to archaic weapons, so that part of the feat does nothing in SFS.
My local Starfinder society said otherwise, they specifically said this:
You don't need access because society lets you pick all options regardless of rarity unless prohibited.
Starfinder Society characters have access to all options, regardless of rarity, unless they are specifically called out on the page below.
Using options from Pathfinder sourcebooks
As a general rule, the use of Pathfinder content in Starfinder Society is not permitted. There are currently two exceptions to this rule:
Boons in the Boon Store may allow players to use Pathfinder content, such as ancestries or monsters. In this case, the specific permission granted by these boons overrides this general rule.
Some Starfinder character options, such as the Golarion Survivor human heritage, allow players to select options from Pathfinder books. In this case, players may only select options from the Core Sources for Pathfinder Society (currently Pathfinder Player Core, GM Core, Monster Core and Player Core 2), and must follow all restrictions as outlined on the Pathfinder Society Character Options page.
Note that in both of these cases, Pathfinder books are not core sources for the Starfinder Society campaign, so players must own a copy of these books when using these options.
Does the feat give access to the archaic weapon? Also, how would it be upgraded seeing as runes don't exist in Starfinder 2E I think? And as far as Starfinder Society 2E is there a way to upgrade said archaic weapon?
1) So, per the passages you and your community cited above, yes, Golarion Survivor gives you access to one weapon from the Pathfinder Player Core or Player Core 2. I don't think that applies to the [Ancestry] Weapon Familiarity Feats that Pathfinder Ancestries can take, though, because those lack the specific callout about an archaic weaponry.
2) Runes are mentioned in a couple places (Plated Vesk and Petrified Khizar), but there's not defined way to acquire them in Starfinder Society.
3) Correct, the rules for modernizing archaic weaponry are part of the GM Core, which makes them limited.
This is a problem. The issue has been raised before, but as more and more SFS characters reach level 2 we really ought to get it adressed soon. I should probably post a request in the SFS forum.
EDIT: I did post. Your support in getting paizo's attention on the issue is appreciated