Faction Overview: Wayfinders

Very cool, I think each of these get better and better. I think they all fit the flavor of the setting very well.

Is this the Exo-Guardians' capstone or the Wayfinders'?

Prerequisites: Exo-Guardians: Tier 4

Nice.

I hope there's a Silver Crusade style faction as well!

Is this the Exo-Guardians' capstone or the Wayfinders'?

Preview wrote:

Prerequisites: Exo-Guardians: Tier 4

Gah! Sorry for some of the flubs here, the blogs have been one of the later additions to the "Road to Gen Con" and after spending the past few weeks going over scenarios and guides, it looks like a few gremlins (space pugwampi?) have snuck in.

Obviously, this requires Wayfinders Tier 4!

Oh, I like Fitch! Another interesting faction! I am especially excited about the capstone boon.

Hmm

Nice.

I hope there's a Silver Crusade style faction as well!

I believe they've already said that the Exo-Guardians are sort of the spiritual successor to the Silver Crusade. Their symbol even looks like Seelah's helm.

Dal Selpher wrote:

Is this the Exo-Guardians' capstone or the Wayfinders'?

Preview wrote:

Prerequisites: Exo-Guardians: Tier 4

Gah! Sorry for some of the flubs here, the blogs have been one of the later additions to the "Road to Gen Con" and after spending the past few weeks going over scenarios and guides, it looks like a few gremlins (space pugwampi?) have snuck in.

Obviously, this requires Wayfinders Tier 4!

You guys and gals are busy and a blog typo here and there are not a big deal. But I do have a related concern. How carefully were the pregens checked? Mistakes made on those are pretty much permanent since many copies will have been printed out before a correction could take place. The last set of Pathfinder pregens were much better then the core ones but even they had some errors. With there being a second set of pregens that don't necessarily match the versions released for the demo and last minute changes to the stats system I can easily see the possibilities for a few typos/errors creeping in.

You guys and gals are busy and a blog typo here and there are not a big deal. But I do have a related concern. How carefully were the pregens checked? Mistakes made on those are pretty much permanent since many copies will have been printed out before a correction could take place. The last set of Pathfinder pregens were much better then the core ones but even they had some errors. With there being a second set of pregens that don't necessarily match the versions released for the demo and last minute changes to the stats system I can easily see the possibilities for a few typos/errors creeping in.

It's my understanding that the pregens are slated to have multiple sets of eyes review them. Also, they'll be going through an external editing pass (unlike the blogs). I'm hoping to announce more on the pregens soon™.

Rysky the Dark Solarion wrote:

Nice.

I hope there's a Silver Crusade style faction as well!

I believe they've already said that the Exo-Guardians are sort of the spiritual successor to the Silver Crusade. Their symbol even looks like Seelah's helm.

Eh, I got more of a guard/space cop vibe from them, rather than just an in general "we want to help people!"

Dal Selpher wrote:

Is this the Exo-Guardians' capstone or the Wayfinders'?

Preview wrote:

Prerequisites: Exo-Guardians: Tier 4

Gah! Sorry for some of the flubs here, the blogs have been one of the later additions to the "Road to Gen Con" and after spending the past few weeks going over scenarios and guides, it looks like a few gremlins (space pugwampi?) have snuck in.

Obviously, this requires Wayfinders Tier 4!

An early success! More to come!!! >:D

This product is one of the most furry-friendly tabletop rpg's I've seen come out since Mouse Guard. I love it.

Thurston Hillman wrote:

Dal Selpher wrote:

Is this the Exo-Guardians' capstone or the Wayfinders'?

Preview wrote:

Prerequisites: Exo-Guardians: Tier 4

Gah! Sorry for some of the flubs here, the blogs have been one of the later additions to the "Road to Gen Con" and after spending the past few weeks going over scenarios and guides, it looks like a few gremlins (space pugwampi?) have snuck in.

Obviously, this requires Wayfinders Tier 4!

An early success! More to come!!! >:D

Woohoo!

I fear for a Kirk/Branigan old school paladin, just for immunity to extra-terrestrial diseases.

So I assume that Fitch is going to be mostly unavailable for Absalom based scenarios since she's constantly out in the field and its starting to affect the faction's paperwork. I mean there are so many datapads that need her thumbprint and, oh look, another holomail she didn't answer!

Just....someone tell me where she parked that twelve billion credit ship she's flying around in? And did she just send in ANOTHER request for Exo-Guardian support? What's she doing now, refighting the Swarm Wars?

Yes, of course the Exo Guardians said they're going to support her, she's already let them blow up a planet this year! What do you mean she found life on a comet? How the hell did she do that, it's a comet!

Eleanor Ferron did an extraordinary job in making these fun faction leaders even more engaging, endearing, and memorable in Starfinder Society Scenario #1–01: The Commencement. I think you'll really appreciate Fitch's idiosyncrasies.

(space pugwampi?)

SPACE PUGWAMPIS!!!!!!!!

Eleanor Ferron did an extraordinary job in making these fun faction leaders even more engaging, endearing, and memorable in Starfinder Society Scenario #1–01: The Commencement. I think you'll really appreciate Fitch's idiosyncrasies.

You mean the cybernetic mouse lady has MORE idiosyncrasies?

John Compton wrote:

Eleanor Ferron did an extraordinary job in making these fun faction leaders even more engaging, endearing, and memorable in Starfinder Society Scenario #1–01: The Commencement. I think you'll really appreciate Fitch's idiosyncrasies.

You mean the cybernetic mouse lady has MORE idiosyncrasies?

I think, much like all our faction leaders, Eleanor's done a fantastic job of highlighting some great characteristics. Not to mention quirks... so many quirks! :)

Is her focus on self-augmentation in any way related to her apparent albinism?

*pictures a one player wayfinder union where every character takes that boon and passes it on to the next one*

I wonder which factions lost their leader when the incident happened and have someone suddenly pushed into place trying to adapt.

I'm sure that The First Seeker feels like that, but it sounds like there should be others as well.

I wonder which factions lost their leader when the incident happened and have someone suddenly pushed into place trying to adapt.

I'm sure that The First Seeker feels like that, but it sounds like there should be others as well.

I have the feeling that Fitch is a long haul cowgirl. Maybe it's the picture but she looks like this is not her first rodeo.

I like the write up. And I get wayfinders as a designation similar to the wayfinder compass. I just think of the Wayfinder Foundation from Eberron. So in the same spirit, I found my faction.

Speaking of Faction Leader quirks, will GMs have suggestions or a framework on how to RP the various key NPCs as they're released?

For example, I've encountered no shortage of different "personalities" for Drandle/Drendle Drang/Dreng while playing PFS. Some GMs roleplayed him as crotchety, some as absent-minded, some as an alcoholic or addict, and some as a kindly old man with years of experience. Some of that may be the fault of different authors, but I'm hoping each of the Faction Heads and Starfinder (VCs?) will be more consistent in how people interpret and portray them.

Nefreet, all of those are Drandle Dreng. He's a crafty old geezer who changes how he presents himself with every conversation!

Well there's the Drendle Drandle axis which represents sobriety and the Drang Dreng axis which indicates willingness to get your PC's killed for frivolous reasons...

Speaking of Faction Leader quirks, will GMs have suggestions or a framework on how to RP the various key NPCs as they're released?

For example, I've encountered no shortage of different "personalities" for Drandle/Drendle Drang/Dreng while playing PFS. Some GMs roleplayed him as crotchety, some as absent-minded, some as an alcoholic or addict, and some as a kindly old man with years of experience. Some of that may be the fault of different authors, but I'm hoping each of the Faction Heads and Starfinder (VCs?) will be more consistent in how people interpret and portray them.

Table variation is table variation, you can't hold a GM down and demand he use only one specific cartoon voice you heard at one other specific table. Generally I give each NPC a little something from the text and something that seems obvious from their picture. In Drendle's case I make him a drunk Professor Farnsworth "Good news everyone, *urp* you're going to Cheliax to face certain death!"

A new race on a future character you say..? Does that mean there's a possibility of playing a roaming space-Wilden..? Or where they never fitted to Pathfinder/Starfinder in the first place <.< I promise to give them more than a three word vocabulary if they exist~

Very cool