Character Themes
A character theme represents a focus for your character, which may be a result of your background, upbringing, training, or mystic destiny. You select a character theme at 1st level, gaining special benefits that reflect major aspects of that theme at 1st, 6th, 12th, and 18th levels. All abilities are extraordinary abilities unless otherwise noted. With your GM’s permission, you can even create your own theme that fits your character concept perfectly!
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ACE PILOT: Thanks to steady hands and nerves of steel, you are skilled at operating starships and other vehicles.
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BOUNTY HUNTER: Almost nothing will stop you from tracking down your quarries and returning them dead or alive.
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ICON: You are a popular and respected celebrity within the bounds of colonized space.
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MERCENARY: You are a well-trained soldier of fortune who works well with your companions in battle.
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OUTLAW: Whether you are guilty or not, you are a wanted criminal in a city, on a planet, or even throughout the galaxy.
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PRIEST: Your unshakable devotion to a philosophy or religion forms the core of your personality.
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SCHOLAR: As an academic, you have a broad knowledge base and a thirst to expand it.
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SPACEFARER: You live your life among the stars, seeking new worlds to explore and yearning for the next adventure.
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XENOSEEKER: As you travel outside of Pact Worlds space, you strive to make contact with alien life-forms.
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THEMELESS: You don’t fit neatly into any of the above categories, or you see yourself as a blank slate.
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- 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!