The Starfinder 2E Player Core engages its miniaturization drive. That is to say, the Pocket Edition is coming soon, space lizards and all.
Starfinder 2E absolutely blew up at Gen Con. It ushered in both a whole new edition and a whole era for the Pact Worlds. And there’s one book that started it all: The Player Core. Now, the Starfinder 2E Player Core takes its big ideas and shrinks them down to pocket size with the Pocket Edition, coming very soon. If you’re unfamiliar with these, they’re basically smaller, softcover versions of their bigger bookier brethren. They’re smaller, more portable, and more important than ever these days, they’re cheaper.
It has all the same stuff. New alien ancestries to play as. There are new classes and overhauled classes. New gear options, new spells – you know, everything you need to make the space weirdo of your dreams.
Starfinder 2E Player Core Pocket Edition: Coming Soon Now!
Pocket size notwithstanding, this is still a beefy tome. The Starfinder 2E Player Core Pocket Edition weighs in at something like 464 pages. It’s not just new player options. It’s also part campaign setting as well. You can delve into the mysteries of the Pact Worlds or go beyond.
Because The Player Core wants your characters to be grounded in the setting. Whether as a space lizard trucker or a be-tentacled alien gamer, you can play as whatever weirdo you want. Which is already a huge plus for Starfinder 2E.
Here’s a look at some of the specifics you can expect:
“The Starfinder Player Core is the definitive entry point for Starfinder Second Edition, with everything a player needs to learn how to play the game! Choose from 10 ancestries, six character classes, and hundreds of feats and spells to create unique characters ready to take on a ruthless galaxy awash with magic and opportunity. Starfinder Player Core brings the Starfinder RPG into its new edition and is now 100% compatible with the acclaimed Second Edition of the hit Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Along with GM Core and Alien Core, these books provide a new foundation for the future of tabletop gaming!
Inside you’ll find complete character creation rules, walking you through building a character by selecting your Ancestry, Background, and Class, with a focus on the envoy, mystic, operative, solarian, soldier, and witchwarper classes! Core ancestry options include android, barathu, human, kasatha, lashunta, pahtra, shirren, skittermander, vesk, and ysoki! A vast catalogue of options allowing you to customize your character including versatile heritages, like the undead borai and Drift-touched prismeni, skills and feats, and hundreds of spells, ensuring that the character you build represents your hero not just in story, but in rules as well!
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The alien ancestries alone are absolutely expansive. You can take a closer look at some of their abilities here. But then on top of that, there are new classes, new spells (including one which summons a phantom fleet to bombard your enemies), new gear—everything got hit with the update brush. It plays with more of the complexities of Paizo’s overhauled rules system and scratches the “find the modifiers” itch in a delightful way.
So if you’re wanting an actual book but don’t want a behemoth breaking your shelves, consider the Starfinder 2E Player Core Pocket Edition.
Still dreaming of a Pathfinder 2E campaign that slowly morphs into Starfinder as the party discovers a secret spaceship!
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