Starfinder announced

[zaxxon]

I would also like to know if ship design would be included on the initial release and the tactical console available to run ship to ship combat?

Saw the Core Rulebook at uk games expo and they, paizo, confirmed there would be support in Hero Lab, hopefully from launch date. no indication on how it would work.

[LazarX]

The most code elegant way to do this would be to run Starfinder as it's own game systems but have license purchases made in Pathfinder activate equivalent resources on the Starfinder side and vice versa. And then provide some form of portfolio import feature.

To say that this would be a non-trivial undertaking, however, would be a severe understatement.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by zaxxon

I would also like to know if ship design would be included on the initial release and the tactical console available to run ship to ship combat?

Saw the Core Rulebook at uk games expo and they, paizo, confirmed there would be support in Hero Lab, hopefully from launch date. no indication on how it would work.

I can confirm/deny absolutely/not-at-all that everything you do/don't wish to be in Starfinder will be supported immediately/never.

[DreadKatak]

Originally Posted by ShadowChemosh

I almost posted yesterday when this came out.

I see no value in a separate game system. It uses ALL pathfinder rules meaning I can have a normal Half-Orc Wizard in Starfinder. All the same races exist and are usable. Making a separate game system in HL would defeat half the benefit of Starfinder actually as its 100% backwards compatible to Pathfinder rules.

I am pretty excited for this actually especially that the first Starfinder AP will launch next GenCon with the core rule book.

Late to the show and not caught up yet on this thread, but here goes anyway:

I hope that it does get its own rules block. There are enough differences, just from what I read in the 'The First Contact' primer. Of course, nothing in that first look is guaranteed to be official, but there were enough changes that seemed more like hacks to me.

I feel that it makes sense to make a rules setting specifically for Starfinder that allows Pathfinder content to be imported easily rather than the other way around.

Originally Posted by Colen

We're intending to support Starfinder, although we weren't at PaizoCon, so we know less than the people there at this point.

I came to check the forums specifically hoping that Lone Wolf was looking at Starfinder and I'm glad to hear that they are!

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by DreadKatak

I came to check the forums specifically hoping that Lone Wolf was looking at Starfinder and I'm glad to hear that they are!

It consumes my every waking thought.

[RavenX]

Exalted kind of beat them to the punch on this. Shards of the Exalted Dream did a damn good job taking white wolf's games into space. Scarlett Empress as the head of the Galactic Senate with Darth Vader at her side. I couldn't ask for a better sci fi ruleset.

[rorary]

I have a complete set of the game those far; Core book, AP #1, GM Screen, Pawns etc. Hero Lab will need a whole new system for Starfinder.

[DreadKatak]

Yea, I started putting First Contact stuff into my Realm Works campaign already. Really looking forward to some actual Lone Wolf structure files tailored just for Starfinder.

[darw1nf1sh]

So now with Starfinder in hand, it is not 100% backwards compatible. There are many similar mechanics, and the base is still Pathfinder, but there are big differences. HPs are now 3 different tracks (HP, Resolve, and Stamina all of which are derived stats), and AC is now 2 different AC stats (EAC and KAC for energy vs. kinetic attacks). There are other changes more basic to the setting like races, and classes that in no way match to existing race/classes that make me wonder if it is possible to put this under the Pathfinder umbrella as just another supplement.

[Mahrdol]

Hurry up and take my money.