Version 6
6.01 -> 6.02
13 November 2023
- Rebuilt Guide on new site
Community Standards and Expectations
Campaign Leadership
- Removed Linda Zayas-Palmer
- Added Thurston Hillman
Version 5
5.04
Community Standards and Expectations
Campaign Leadership
- Removed Tonya Woldridge
- Corrected missing hyphen in Linda Zayas-Palmer's name
5.02->5.03
15 September 2022
Getting Started
Added a printable Welcome to Starfinder Society section.
Player Basics
Clarified rules regarding player pawns.
Game Master Basics
Explained issuing chronicles better.
Starships
Added ranges for weapons (and speed and capacity for tracking weapons.)
5.01->5.02
30 August 2022
Playable Species
As of the upcoming publication of Starfinder Interstellar Species , Paizo will use the term "playable species" going forward for what had been called "playable race" in prior publications. References throughout this Guide have been updated with the change. The following pages have been updated:
- Players: Player Basics, Character Creation, Player Rewards, Factions and Reputation, and Retired Rewards
- Other: Changelog
5.00->5.01
20 August 2022
Getting Started
Community Standards and Expectations
Revise 'no Character vs Character combat' rule (no PvP) & include more examples.
Players
Player Basics
Specify no crafting is allowed during adventures (only in Downtime).
Character Creation
- Clarify that always-available species from Alien Archive do not require ownership of Alien Archive.
- Specify that any deity or philosophy from a source on the Character Options page may be worshipped (subject to normal access and sourcebook ownership rules).
- Specify that multiple deities or philosophies may be worshipped, but only one can give a mechanical benefit.
Player Rewards
Correct AcP earned for Bounties at Premiere events (1.25 AcP, not 1).
Factions and Reputation
- Add remaining new boons for Advocates, Cognates, and Manifold Host factions.
- Add one new boon for each Second Seekers faction:
- Well-Traveled (Ehu)
- Augmented Shields (Jadnura)
- Pass the Torch (Luwazi)
Game Master
Game Master Basics
- Clarify notes on retired boons.
- Add typical XP awarded note.
Additional Adventures
Specify all Starfinder Bounties are repeatable.
GM Rewards
Specify GMing one AP volume counts at 2 GM credits for novas.
Pending Year 5 notes
Year 5 began in May; notes about what would change when it started are outdated. Such notes removed and any related adjustments made to:
- Getting Started >> The Pact Worlds
- Players >> Character Creation
- Players >> Factions and Reputation
Minor Edits
Minor edits for typos, grammar, clarity, etc. made to:
- Getting Started: Welcome to Starfinder Society
- Players: Player Basics, Playtest Rules, Player Rewards, Factions and Reputation, and Retired Rewards
- Game Master: Game Master Basics, Additional Adventures, Table Variation and Creative Solutions, and Dealing with the Unexpected
- Starships
- Volunteer: Event Coordinator Basics
4.21 -> 5.00
5 May 2022
The Pact Worlds
Add Minor Factions for season 5: The Advocates, The Cognates, The Manifold Host.
Community Standards and Expectations
- Fix out of date sentance implying that engaging in PvP awards infamy. Non-consensual PvP is never allowed.
- Update Campaign Leadership list.
Player Basics
- Clarify that you can buy items on a chronicle sheet even if they are not normally allowed in play.
- Fix link to mnemonic editor boon.
Version 4
4.2 -> 4.21
1 March 2022
Players
Player Basics
- Include in main body of Guide existing rule (limit one companion) from current place in glossary (definition of "companion")
- Add text: 2- and 3-player tables receive the 4-player adjustments
- Add text: Bounties do not grant Downtime
Character Creation
Add note: see FAQ for more information on species accessed with a boon that have since become always available
Player Rewards
Add SF Bounties to typical AcP rewards table
Game Masters
Additional Adventures
- Add information on SF Bounties to Sanctioned Adventures
- Remove temporary section on revised rewards (for some adventures published before August 2021) since the affected sanctioning documents have all been updated
GM Rewards
- Revise and extend GM Credit text, aligning with PFS2 Guide and clarifying
- Remove SFS #1-39 from 5-Nova Qualifying list (sunset date: March 1, 2022)
Glossary
- Add page navigation links
- Revise definition of "companion" (not limited to class features; does include purchased creatures)
4.03 -> 4.2
''1 February 2022
Getting Started
Welcome to Starfinder Society
Minor revisions to character and pregen references for clarity and succinctness
Community Standards and Expectations
Added rules for rebuilding PCs when changes are made to "class features for which there are multiple options (such as a biohacker's field of study)"
Players
Player Basics
Restored and revised rules on default 2 chronicles per player (1 as a PC, 1 as a GM)
Factions and Reputation
- Extensive revisions due to the elimination of Fame / transition to AcP
- Year of the Scoured Stars boon now available with AcP (and re-added here)
- Clarify that Starfinder Body Recovery is for situations when your party cannot feasibly recover your body themselves
Retired Rewards
- Remove Year of the Scoured Stars boon; reactivate and restore to Factions and Reputation
- Add Fame boons not converted to AcP boons
- Add Alien Archive Admittance boon
Game Masters
GM Rewards
Listed Nova-qualifying scenarios, including SFS #1-39 sunset as of March 1, 2022.
Starships
Restored Tier 6 Drake Port coilgun.
Glossary
- Added Character, Evergreen, and NPC definitions
- Revised Fame, PC, and Sanctioned Adventure definitions
4.02 -> 4.03
11 November 2021
Pact Worlds
Added note regarding additional information for each faction.
Player Basics
Added Note regarding Updated Adventure Rewards for early adventures.
Player Rewards
Updated to reflect transition to ACP
Factions and Reputation
Updated "End of Fame" link in first paragraph to point to most recent announcement.
Additional Adventures
- Added Note that Chronicles for Adventure Mode adventures are assigned at the end of an adventure
- Added revised adventure reward section to bring early adventures up to similar rewards as later adventures.
Starships
Fixed some weapon entries on the Pegasus that referenced a weapon that did not exist
4.01 -> 4.02
3 August 2021
Main Page
Fixed copy -paste error.
The Pact Worlds
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Recent History
Minor gramatical edits
Player Basics
- Degendered text
- Added references to AcP
- Removed a reference to "gold"
- Added instructions for downloading chronicle boons
Character Creation
- Minor gramatical edits
- Degendered text
Playtest Rules
- Added Evolutionist playtest.
- Updated playtest rules to re-insert the requirement that playtest characters must be single-classed.
- Updated the expected date for Galactic Magic.
Player Rewards
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Factions and Reputation
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- Added AcP costs
- Clarified replay boons.
Game Master Basics
- Updated "Where to buy" to include new product lines.
- Cleaned up grammar and generally clarified "Filling out Chronicle Sheets"
Additional Adventures
- Added: When playing an adventure using a SFS character, the chronicle *must* be assigned to that character.
- Added Beginner Box
GM Rewards
- Degendered text
- Added limitation that a given special can not account for more than three of the 10 specials needed to qualify for 5 novas
Table Variation and Creative Solutions
- Degendered text
- Added AcP references
Dealing with the Unexpected
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Starships
- Fixed minor errors on Azata.
- Incorporated Azata into the Starship overview section.
4.00 -> 4.01
1 July 2021
Full Guide
Fixed spelling error.
Starships
- Added Azata Tiers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
- Added ranges to starship weapons
Changelog
Added missing change in changelog 3.00 -> 4.00: The maximum table size has been reduced to 6. (Tables of 7 players are no longer legal. )
3.00 -> 4.00
Getting Started
No Rules Changes
Player Basics
Major Changes
- Players are responsible for Downtime
- Pregen / GM Downtimes use the skills of the character applied to.
- Purchased condition removal automatically succeeds
- The maximum table size has been reduced to 6. (Tables of 7 players are no longer legal. )
Minor Changes
- Negative Condition removal clarified and consolidated.
- Applying/transferring weapon fusions text added (free at HQ)
Character Creation
Minor Changes
Characters can pick (named) home worlds from the Veskarium / Near Space
Rewards
Minor Changes
Added "Boons which unlock over time" section for boons with checkboxes. Two options drafted.
Reputation Boons
Minor Changes
Hireling text along the lines of PFS text, re: Hirelings can only perform recall knowledge checks in combat, nothing else.
Retired Player Rewards
Minor Changes
Season Boons are Cumulative boons, not capstone boons.
Game Master Basics
No Rules Changes
Game Master Rewards
Minor Changes
GMs may not chose mutually exclusive rewards on chronicles.
Additional Adventures
- Page created to host rules for running Sanctioned Adventures
- Sanctioned Adventures
- Modes of Play
- Character Types
- Sanctioning Documents