Ancestry, Class, and Background
Three character-creation pillars — ancestry (species), background, and class — each grant unique mechanical benefits.
Character creation combines three pillars:
Ancestry (Species): Your biological origin — Android, Human, Kasatha, Lashunta, Shirren, Vesk, or Ysoki, among others. Grants base HP, ability boosts and flaws, size, Speed, senses, special abilities, and ancestry feats.
Background: Your life before adventuring — Astrogator, Bounty Hunter, Mercenary, etc. Grants two ability boosts (one restricted, one free), a trained skill, and a skill feat.
Class: Your adventuring role — Envoy, Mechanic, Mystic, Operative, Solarian, Soldier, Technomancer, or Witchwarper. Determines HP per level, key ability, proficiencies, and the class feat progression that defines your playstyle.
All three together shape your starting statistics and determine which feats you can take at level 1.
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