Exploring the Galaxy

While some players prefer to create a character and define them solely through roleplay, other players might wish to tie their character into the world through backstory and motives. Knowing the setting of the world you intend to play in can help flesh out your character, or even give rise to new ideas for a character that you hadn't considered. The Starfinder Roleplaying Game rules come with their own default setting: the galaxy known as Desna's Path. The galaxy is full of wonder and peril, advanced technology, magic, meddling deities, and countless new worlds to explore. Starfinder's setting combines elements of science fiction with classic fantasy elements while taking inspiration from the modern world. All kinds of characters can find a place in the galaxy, and there are many galactic events, people, and plot hooks that a player can base a character around. Adjusting the Setting Feel free to make the galaxy your own! If something we write in our books gets in the way of a concept you want to play, ask your group and your GM if you can change it. What's important isn't that you agree with the “official” material that we publish, but that the people you play with facilitate communal storytelling. In fact, you don't have to use this setting! While the Starfinder RPG rules do make some assumptions about the world, many of these assumptions are common within the science fantasy genre. Elements that are more specific to our galaxy are often confined to certain feats and archetypes, which you can change and remove as you see fit. You can easily use the rules of Starfinder to run a different setting, or a world of your own creation.