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.
Also, if it's anything like Pathfinder there is a vast resource of free monsters and rules that allow anyone to quickly assemble campaign materials themselves. Alternately there are third party adventures as well, though many are also behind paywalls on Patreon and other funding sites to, you know, compensate creators for doing the work.
Pre built campaigns are important too though because GMs need to know what they're supposed to look like before they can make their own.
This is more of a dig at FATE because I couldn't find any starter adventures for it lmao.
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.
BYOA - Bring your own Adventure
I know some of the union leaders at UPW, including one of the Paizo writers that may have worked on the starter adventure (I don't know for certain). They're incredibly passionate about their work, and honestly would understand your frustrations about capitalism. They likely pushed to make as much as possible free, so folks in your position would still be able to share the joy of their work even if they can't afford the starter adventure.
I know none of this will make your frustration go away, but I hope you know that they didn't do it out of malice.
Thait is reassuring, thank you
Happy to gift you the society moduls, DM me
You are a real one.
Sent the DM
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)
This is a wild take.
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