Really disappointed and seeing if anyone has gotten the physical folio because I'm hoping the PDF is just missing half the pages in some big error and not Paizo being deceptive.
The description:
"This folio’s 16 character-defining pages include:
Expanded space for your hero's ability scores, feats, and class features
A diagram to help fill every item slot, including augmentations!
Room to chronicle your character's achievements, goals, and history.
Quick reference charts to character advancement.
Tons of space to track gear.
…and much, much more!"
The reality...
• Only 8 Pages... Mostly just normal character sheet info spread out a bit more to take up space.
• No diagrams for augmentations or equipment. Just plain text boxes.
• No quick reference charts other than the exact same Ancestry and General Feats text areas from the standard character sheet.
• There is an entire page to track gear, I'll give them that.
• …and not much more of anything else...
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I'm guessing the difference in page count between 8 and 16 is. One is a count of pieces of paper, and the other is counting each side as a page.
Augmentations changed a lot in SF2e; they are more limited in total number, but can now be stacked in one location, making a body chart for them less useful.
The other thing missing from the SF1e Character Folio is the pages for starship combat, but that makes sense since the SF2e starship rules are not out yet.
My disappointment is in the loss of the 4 pages of rules reference that the SF1e Character Folio has. I think of the old Character Folio as a player's version of a GM screen. I wonder if this means that the SF2e Character Folio no longer counts as a Rules Reference for the Organized Play Accessory Perks & Promotional Boons.
This seems like a product that could use updating when Starship combat comes out, and if there is some way added, like feats or an archetype that lets you have more. I wonder if classes like the technimancer or machanic could have more Augmentations slots. If it gets an update, I hope the rules references are added back in, too.
No, it's 8 PDF pages which when printed only takes 4 pieces of paper... That's right.
Luckily support agreed that it was absolutely wrong, refunded me, updated the information on the store, and is supposedly escalating this to determine how such bad information was presented in the first place. The physical folio advertises the same information on the website. $14.99 for a whopping 4 pieces of paper in a folder is asinine.
I have the 1e folio and going from 20 useful pages with information, charts, diagrams, and art down to 8 lackluster pages that are just ugly rectangular text boxes is...quite a concerning drop in care and quality.
I posted here hoping the PDF was bugged only to find out that nope, it's actually that bad. Very disappointed in Paizo right now.