No I cannot afford it, I had surprise financial emergency this month.
But seriously, either make the whole thing free or paid, don’t get my hopes up only to dash them like that.
The rules are free. The stories are paid. I think that is more than fair.
I don’t think I’ve ever played an official story from any system? Why would I want to do that when I can make my own? I’m not going to look down on those that choose to run official stories, but I absolutely am going to look down on those who think the games are unplayable without them.
I haven’t run one of their stories, but I’ve bought a few to get the structure for my own down. Making sure I have things like levels, traps, challenges, and rewards lined up with time spent in the adventure. But as far as storylines go, I love writing my own too much.
I do like to have an adventure that shows me how basic beats of the game are supposed to sync up and how its suppsoed to be balanced, instead of having to guess based on the theory. Do you also look down on people who say your kid’s first bike should have training wheels?
No. But I would look down on people that say that any bike that doesn’t have training wheels is unrideable.
If we’re specifically talking about kid’s first bike, which the starter set or quickstart is an equivalent to, then looking down to people who want training wheels sounds like an asshole move.
Paizo ain’t wizards, they give you lots of information about how to run a game, even down to the general amount of money they should have or the amount of events they should fight in a day.
The experience can be useful for a type of campaign you haven’t run before i suppose, I’m doing sevenfold conspiracy and it has lots advice on running an investigatory whodunit. Although i wouldn’t look to the paths for hard balancing advice, the wrath game I’m in is exceptionally easy (until it suddenly isn’t) and the game I’m running is pretty easy too (but it’s not based around combat).
FWIW, it’s not a starter set, it’s a playtest. It’s stress testing things, and leaning on Pathfinder assets. You’re not missing out on the full meal deal right now.
I feel like that actually makes it worse. Making people pay to be playtesters? Last I knew playtesting was a job.
I haven’t really looked into it at all because I’m not interested, but do they at least state that you’ll get the updated material that you paid for when it releases?
You’re misreading. The starter set (aka the free bit) is part of the playtest
Right, but the OP says the starter adventure is behind a paywall.
Adventures aren’t that tied to the exact rules. You’ll still be able to use it with the final system when it comes out.
This is a wild take.
BYOA - Bring your own Adventure
There are free adventures, though.
https://paizo.com/store/pathfinder/society/resources
https://paizo.com/store/pathfinder/adventures/standalone/freeRPGDay
Also, there are often handfuls of sets available on humble bundle for dirt cheap.
op is talking about starfinder though
Oh, wow. My brain totally read it as pathfinder. Thanks.
yeah mine too, i only realised it wasnt pathfinder after i saw another comment talking like it was a different system and i double checked
edit: and also the post is talking about a starter set for starfinder, which doesnt exist (they were probably talking about the playtest but said starter set for some reason)
Yeah, I guess they should have just locked all of it behind a paywall so entitled people don’t get worked up over not getting everything for free.
I think if it was all behind the paywall I would just shrug and move on, ironically. If it was free I would be setting up a one-shot with my players. This way I got excited only to be reminded I’m poor and every nerdy interest purchase is a decision I have to seriously weight and first thing to give up if anything happens. Guess it made me overreact a bit.
Happy to gift you the society moduls, DM me
Sent the DM
