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Paizo Goes Sci-Fantasy - Starfinder RPG

Started by One Horse Town, January 29, 2017, 05:53:02 AM

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Krimson

#15
January 29, 2017, 11:46:06 PM
Quote from: CRKrueger;943223Actually that's 16 pages less than Pathfinder.  They put the Player's Handbook and GM's Guide in one book.

I'm not a big fan of Pathfinder because it just seems to encourage 3.5e bloat. That said, it is highly likely that when this is released I will be taking a little trip to my FLGS.
"Anyways, I for one never felt like it had a worse \'yiff factor\' than any other system." -- RPGPundit

Christopher Brady

#16
January 30, 2017, 01:16:15 AM
Quote from: CRKrueger;943223Actually that's 16 pages less than Pathfinder.  They put the Player's Handbook and GM's Guide in one book.

Yeah, and I can kill a man with that book.  I don't need two.

Quote from: Krimson;943234I'm not a big fan of Pathfinder because it just seems to encourage 3.5e bloat. That said, it is highly likely that when this is released I will be taking a little trip to my FLGS.

I agree with the bloat, it's a bit too much for me, especially seeing as I'm still burnt out on 3.x
"And now, my friends, a Dragon\'s toast!  To life\'s little blessings:  wars, plagues and all forms of evil.  Their presence keeps us alert --- and their absence makes us grateful." -T.A. Barron[/SIZE]

remial

#17
January 30, 2017, 04:25:19 AM
I'm cautiously optimistic about it.  I liked Dragonstar an awful lot.  I figure I'll at least get the core book (I have an in who can get me a 30% discount on it), and base my further purchases off my impressions of that.

Voros

#18
January 30, 2017, 05:00:52 AM
I never got into Pathfinder as I lost interest around 3.0 and had even less interest in a knock off but I was always fond of the gonzo nature of Spelljammer and the core setting material was solid.

Christopher Brady

#19
January 30, 2017, 02:08:25 PM
Quote from: remial;943246I'm cautiously optimistic about it.  I liked Dragonstar an awful lot.  I figure I'll at least get the core book (I have an in who can get me a 30% discount on it), and base my further purchases off my impressions of that.

I loved Dragon Star, until I saw that they didn't go far enough.  It was more or less Spelljammer lite.  No rules on firearms of any sort (there was a decent third party supplement called Arsenal, which added things like Fireball SMGs and Magic Missile firing assault weapons for 3.x, with balancing changes of course) nothing on 'computers' or artificial intelligence using D&D magic (Another 3rd party supplement by the same guys who did Arsenal did on called Factory, I think, which added more science fantasy bits, this one was more miss than hit.)
"And now, my friends, a Dragon\'s toast!  To life\'s little blessings:  wars, plagues and all forms of evil.  Their presence keeps us alert --- and their absence makes us grateful." -T.A. Barron[/SIZE]

Tetsubo

#20
January 30, 2017, 06:29:21 PM
I've wanted a Pathfinder version of Dragonstar since Pathfinder was released. I've already pre-ordered a copy.

Warboss Squee

#21
January 30, 2017, 07:26:30 PM
Quote from: One Horse Town;943113Unless it's all-inclusive, i kinda agree. Knowing Paizo, this will be anything but all-inclusive.

Well, it's Paizo, so it's definitely going to be inclusive.

AaronBrown99

#22
January 30, 2017, 08:10:36 PM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;943338Well, it's Paizo, so it's definitely going to be inclusive.

Oh, and they'll make sure to virtue-signal on all the required boxes, the entire LGBTQUNPWTFBBQ spectrum in iconics, npcs, how-to-roleplay blurbs, etc, etc.

With girl pronouns, too!
"Who cares if the classes are balanced? A Cosmo-Knight and a Vagabond walk into a Juicer Bar... Forget it Jake, it\'s Rifts."  - CRKrueger

Warboss Squee

#23
January 30, 2017, 08:12:55 PM
Quote from: AaronBrown99;943342Oh, and they'll make sure to virtue-signal on all the required boxes, the entire LGBTQUNPWTFBBQ spectrum in iconics, npcs, how-to-roleplay blurbs, etc, etc.

With girl pronouns, too!

I was making a joke.

AaronBrown99

#24
January 30, 2017, 08:15:08 PM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;943343I was making a joke.

I was triggered.
"Who cares if the classes are balanced? A Cosmo-Knight and a Vagabond walk into a Juicer Bar... Forget it Jake, it\'s Rifts."  - CRKrueger

Christopher Brady

#25
January 30, 2017, 08:22:51 PM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;943338Well, it's Paizo, so it's definitely going to be inclusive.

Quote from: AaronBrown99;943342Oh, and they'll make sure to virtue-signal on all the required boxes, the entire LGBTQUNPWTFBBQ spectrum in iconics, npcs, how-to-roleplay blurbs, etc, etc.

With girl pronouns, too!

Quote from: Warboss Squee;943343I was making a joke.

Quote from: AaronBrown99;943344I was triggered.

Well played, gentlemen, well played.
"And now, my friends, a Dragon\'s toast!  To life\'s little blessings:  wars, plagues and all forms of evil.  Their presence keeps us alert --- and their absence makes us grateful." -T.A. Barron[/SIZE]

Ratman_tf

#26
January 30, 2017, 10:54:10 PM
So there's not a huge amount of info at this point, but it looks more like Star Wars than Spelljammer. Star Wars with orcs and elves and magic spells.

I'm mildly interested. There might be some good stuff to mine for ideas, at least.
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Krimson

#27
January 30, 2017, 11:36:56 PM
Quote from: Ratman_tf;943370So there's not a huge amount of info at this point, but it looks more like Star Wars than Spelljammer. Star Wars with orcs and elves and magic spells.

I'm mildly interested. There might be some good stuff to mine for ideas, at least.

The nice thing is a lot of material from d20 Star Wars/RCR and d20 Future could be imported with little to no modification.
"Anyways, I for one never felt like it had a worse \'yiff factor\' than any other system." -- RPGPundit

Spinachcat

#28
January 31, 2017, 12:01:44 AM
Let's hope WotC launches 5e Star Frontiers as a response. It's got the nostalgia angle and it hasn't been officially revived since its early days.

Shawn Driscoll

#29
January 31, 2017, 03:11:16 AM
Fanboys won't care about the mechanic. It's Paizo, with Paizo art inside.
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