The Starfinder Society offers a GM rank system that uses Novas to represent the activity and experience of a given GM. The novas are visible on the GM's Organized Play ID card. A GM can earn up to five Novas. Earning Novas 1-4 requires a certain number of table credits; earning a 5th Nova has additional requirements. The total number of table credits for each Nova is as follows:
| Table Credits | Novas earned |
|---|---|
| 10 Table Credits | 1 Nova |
| 30 Table Credits | 2 Novas |
| 60 Table Credits | 3 Novas |
| 100 Table Credits | 4 Novas |
| 150 Table Credits | 5 Novas with additional requirements met |
GMs receive the following rewards based on the number of GM novas they have earned:
- For each Nova earned, GMs can apply a +1 bonus to all rerolls gained via Boons.
- For each Nova earned, GMs receive one additional Granted Replay each January 1.
- GMs with 4 or 5 Novas might be able to run exclusive or limited release content.
Fifth Nova Additional Requirements
A GM must accomplish the following to qualify for their fifth Nova:
- Earn 150 GM table credits.
- Run 50 different adventures.
- Run 10 or more adventures from the 5 Nova Qualifying Adventures list (below). Except for multi-table interactives, a particular scenario can earn credit for a maximum of 3 of those 10.
- Complete 3 evaluation games, each in the presence of a different Qualified Evaluator (a Venture-Captain, Regional Venture-Coordinator, or Paizo Organized Play staffer) using the Organized Play rubric.
If no Qualified Evaluator is willing or able to evaluate a GM due to unreasonable travel requirements or similar reasons, the GM can contact their Regional Venture-Coordinator. In such cases, their RVC can designate a 5-Nova GM, a Venture-Lieutenant, or other trusted community member as a Qualified Evaluator for that GM.
5-Nova Qualifying Adventures:
- All multi-table interactive specials
- Scenario #1-98: Into the Perplexity: The First Trial
- Scenario #2-24: Cornered Rat
- Scenario #3-20: Fleeting Truth: Everchanging Revelation
- Scenario #4-09: Through Sea and Storm
- Scenario #5-04: Fragment of the Fourth
- Scenario #5-10: Shadow of the Vault Lord
- Scenario #5-15: Beta Test
- Scenario #6-04: Secrets Long Submerged
- Scenario #6-10: The Death of Kortus IV
- Scenario #6-15: Extraction from Azlanti Space