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Character Creation The following instructions assume you’re building a 1st-level character. These steps are presented in a suggested order, but feel free to complete them in the order you prefer.
Character Themes A character theme represents a focus for your character, which may be a result of your background, upbringing, training, or mystic destiny.
Themeless If you decide that none of the themes above fit your particular character concept, you can choose not to have a theme. You then gain the following benefits at the listed levels.
Ace Pilot You are most comfortable at the controls of a vehicle, whether it’s a starship racing through the inky void of space or a ground vehicle zooming between trees, around boulders, and across dusty badlands.
Bounty Hunter You track people down for money. It is a dangerous profession, as most of your targets understandably don’t wish to be caught. You wouldn’t have it any other way.
Icon Thanks to interstellar transmissions and Drift travel, the galaxy is smaller than ever, and this connectivity has facilitated your ascension to celebrity status.
Mercenary Whether you take jobs that match your ethical beliefs or you fight for anyone who can afford your services, you are a hired gun.
Outlaw Due to the sins of your past or your current unlawful behavior, you are a wanted individual somewhere in the Pact Worlds. You might not even be guilty and are striving to clear your good name.
Priest You are a member of an organized religion or similar association. Your belief, whether it has been a part of you since childhood or it came to you later in life, is an integral part of your character.
Scholar You are an erudite intellectual, pitting your brain against problems and puzzles that others would find daunting.
Spacefarer Your longing to journey among the stars can’t be sated. You yearn for the adventure of stepping onto a distant world and exploring its secrets.
Xenoseeker The thought of meeting alien life-forms excites you. The more different their appearances and customs are from yours, the better!
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Character Creation Steps 14As a player of the Starfinder Roleplaying Game, the first thing you need to do is create a character.
Step 1: Create a Character Concept 14What sort of science fantasy hero do you want to play? A good way to start character creation is to decide the general thrust of your character’s personality, sketching out a few details about her past and thinking…
Step 3: Choose a Theme 14Next, you can choose a theme for your character, which represents a core aspect of her background and motivations.
Step 9: Fill in the Finishing Details 16Now add the following details to your character sheet.
Ability Scores 18Your character has six ability scores that represent her basic attributes and raw potential: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma.
Buying Ability Scores 18In this method, you customize your ability scores by “buying” them using a pool of points.
Optional Method: Ability Quick Picks 19Sometimes you’re making a character in a hurry and don’t care about precisely customizing your ability scores.
Optional Method: Rolling Ability Scores 20The buying ability scores method works great if you want to create a perfectly customized, balanced character.
Ability Descriptions 20Each ability describes a distinct aspect of your character and affects different capabilities and actions.
Ability Modifiers and Ability Checks 21The right-hand column in Table 2–1 shows the ability modifier corresponding to each ability score. This modifier is applied to die rolls related to your abilities, such as skill checks, attacks, and more.
Leveling Up and Ability Scores 21Every 5 levels (at 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th levels), you get to increase and customize your ability scores. Each time you reach one of these level thresholds, choose four of your ability scores to increase.
Health and Resolve 22Starfinder is an adventure game, which means that two very important qualities are key to your survival: the amount of punishment you can take without dying, and your ability to stick to your convictions in the face of…
Alignment 24Alignment is a quick way to characterize an individual’s personality, morality, and predilections. It encompasses two axes: good-evil and law-chaos.
Leveling Up 26As player characters overcome challenges, they gain experience points (also called “XP”) as a quantification of everything they’ve learned and practiced.