Starfinder: How to Create a Character | How to Play Starfinder | Taking20

Welcome to Starfinder! In this video, I will show you how to make a character for Starfinder and how to fill out the character sheet. This video is one of many I'll be releasing to help you get a jump start on how to play Starfinder. So if you're looking for a place to find all your Starfinder guides, I've got you covered.
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@@InnocentBlaze686 dbza lol

[@Inforcer47]

Lets not forget the "Android Xv-1" X being roman numeral 10, V being 5 and that 1 for "Android 16"

[@neonflash756]

roll 1d20 to acquire birds

[@billygabrielz]

The name is Android XVI 😂

[@DeadmanDXfan]

Top of Character Sheet: 1:08 Ability scores Section: 1:30 Skills Section: 3:50 Saving Throw Section: 7:13 Attack Bonus Section 8:00 Abilities Section 8:17 Feats and Proficiencies Section: 9:05 Equipment Section: 9:22 Carrying Capacity/Experience Points Sections: 10:38 Languages Section: 11:05 Armor Class Section: 12:08 - Please note: here the numbers are not correct I do believe. He did not add the 10 in both EAC and KAC. It should read EAC total 15, KAC total 16, and AC V CM 24. Weapons Section: 12:46

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@@Pokemon4WoT so that people don't easily skip them

[@Terrarian329]

Thanks dude

[@adammcclelland5746]

You forgot to put in the +1 to survival. The Bounty hunter theme automatically gives you Survival as a class skill. If your class already has survival as a class skill, you instead gain a +1 bonus to survival checks.

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Does your android also enjoy killing son goku?

[@Taking20]

:-)

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I first thought of Android 16 as well.

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@@Semicolon42 He has to be played the DBZA way.

[@hibacilacle2609]

Space ducks are so majestic.

[@fatcoyote2]

I'm starting my first RPG ever, and it's Starfinder. This helps so much. Gracias.

[@Taking20]

*****ATTENTION: UPDATE TO VIDEO***** Sorry guys, looks like we missed a couple of items when creating the assets for the video. 1.) We wrote down the total EAC and KAC bonus and not the total bonus. Don't forget to add in those 10's next to the ACs. 2.) Both the bonuses to Acrobatics and Stealth from Operative's Edge and Skill Focus are insight bonuses- meaning they will not stack. These shouldn't affect the video overall, we just moved a bit too fast when writing out the sheets. Thanks to the community for catching it so quickly! GRAB YOUR STARFINDER DISCOUNTS HERE! miniaturemarket.com/starfinder Join the Taking20 Community! bit.ly/Taking20Community Join the Taking20 Discord Server! bit.ly/Taking20Discord

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Hey I want to Kno how to go about creating a summoner or beastmaster what skill would I use for that like profession and make it animal handling? Chan based ? Or what I have a person that what's to do a beast master but I'm not entirely sure how to go about it

[@IamBHM]

You also spelled (and pronounced) Flat Affect wrong. from dictionary.com: affect noun _Psychiatry._ an expressed or observed emotional response: Restricted, flat, or blunted affect may be a symptom of mental illness, especially schizophrenia.

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[@zyntherius2]

Absolutely Brilliant! This is what i was looking for! a guide line so that you can get a basic understanding for the character creation. If possible could you do a Spaceship creation guide next?

[@jules3484]

Great video ! But there's a small mistake in your calculation of AC, you forget to factor in the flat 10. EAC 5 and KAC 6 should be listed as EAC 15 and KAC 16.

[@Taking20]

Jules YuL yea.. . Noticed that too. But it's not like a posted that on the internet for forever or anything....

[@SollowP]

Could probably just paste an annotation over that.

[@jules3484]

I imagine a new player going out there with his AC of 5-6, always needing to be healed and trying really hard to boost his defenses. Like Sollow patrickson below me said nothing an annotation can't fix, just to make sure you're not setting a nefarious noob trap ! And thanks for replying on facebook Starfinder RPF group page, a simple bear hello made me smile for the day :D

[@edc5378]

I started getting into Starfinder in last months and those videos are extremely helpful to me as a GM and to all of my players that are starting out with me. Thank you very much! We would love to see more Starfinder videos in future!🤞

[@Indigo1218]

I've never played any kind of tabletop and always struggle with numbers, but I'm a good storyteller and wanted to use this for my brothers stream. I really appreciate these videos, you really break it down in a way that easy to understand and I doubt it would be possible without you lol

[@PhoenixGuard]

So when can we expect builds for XVII and XVIII? Along with their creator.

[@Taking20]

+1 sir.

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[@-ozreus-]

This was fantastic! I'm going to be running my first Starfinder game coming up and this was super helpful, looking to watch your other STarfinder videos, thank you so much for these!

[@christalbot210]

FYI: while you are correct that you get a +1 to your attribute modifier for every even number above 10, you actually get a -1 for every ODD number below 10; not every even number. Thus, you get a -1 modifier if your attribute is a 9. At least, that's how D20 _normally_ works. I don't actually have Starfinder. :-)

[@Daekeyas]

HI Cody! Thanks so much for making a video for my players, who like me, learn auditorially. Really enjoying the Starfinder content! looking forward to more! Cheers!

[@Gartov77]

Good video overall, but there is a mistake in skills. Operative's edge and skill focus are both insight bonuses, so they do not stack. So the misc bonus to stealth and acrobatics should be 3 instead of 4.

[@carsonheath3491]

I noticed that as well. Otherwise good video overall.

[@daddyl0nglegzz]

Thank you so much for this, my friend is doing a campaign and I have never played starfinder and this helped so much :,)

[@chaddixon9764]

"Red Mowak, Green Jacket, and is fond of birds" Hmmm... sounds fam... Nope totally original, never heard it before.

[@missinggen2406]

You did forget to add the +10s to all of your ACs that you get for being a PC. And in the operative's case, since the Operative's Edge and free skill bonuses from your Specialization are both "insight" bonuses, only the higher of the bonuses is used. This will be +3 from the specialization until the Operative's edge scales above 3.

[@rileykepfer4294]

I noticed a mistake in your description of the Android ability it's Flat Affect (as in affect - noun, an expressed or observed emotional response), with the emphasis on the first syllable.

[@ScottGray1632]

At 2:40 in fact, every *odd* score under 10 will reduce your modifier by one.

[@cathaoir74]

I just found you on KZbin. I got into StarFinder 5 years ago. I prefer the Cyberpunk and sci Fi games to fantasy. Great video. I will check out your video for technomancer. Lashunta Technomancer FTW. A spell caster with laser pistols. Thank you for your StarFinder videos

[@cromusz]

Great video as always. Really enjoying your Starfinder content.

[@Taking20]

Thanks Brad! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@Metalpanzerwolf]

Sweet. I have been showing our new starfinder group these. They love them. As a double bonus my wife can't blame me for not showing her how to play correctly. Thanks man!

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Thanks for these videos! My group is going to try Starfinder soon and these are very helpful.

[@Thea1d2r3i4a5n6]

very helpful, watched this many times. my and my group just got into starfinder and this helps so much, thanks, man

[@britishninja]

Gm : So whats your character motivation ? Player .. he wants to kill son goku

[@hibacilacle2609]

British Ninja The other members of his party are a blonde female android with a denim jacket and a male android with an orange neckerchief. Actually I might do something like that now... Or DM one with a certain insectoid creature wanting to obtain perfection.

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Best videos I have seen so far. Easy to follow along. Can't wait for more.

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When I say I use them, I mean it. Thanks for sharing Brian!

[@MastertheGamerpg]

Excellent screen shots of the character sheet. I loved this video.

[@ADSCoachSimonB2112]

I got this a week ago and it just didn’t work for me, I used to really enjoy pathfinder but found the rules just bogged me down as a DM, I read the core book twice and decided to return it for Coriolis. Thanks for the amazing run down 😊

[@worland102688]

I feel like no one got the references in your character description so I've gotta say, what you did there, I see it.

[@tinaprice4948]

Thank you for putting these videos together :D

[@andrewyanez8534]

Hi, Great video and thanks. Going to start making my first character today with my gaming group. One question. You mentioned in previous video (intro), that you start with weapon specialization at level 3 that you are proficient with for your class. But when placing you scores on weapons here on this video you had them both at level 1?

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Ahh the majestic space duck.

[@ContinuumSpanner]

Wait hang on a second I'm a bit confused by one thing you said. You say at 6:32 that the Operative Specialization give a +3 bonus to Acrobatics and Stealth, but if you read that entry in the book it says that it gives you the Feat Skill Focus for those 2 feats, and if you read the Skill Focus Feat it says it gives a +3 Insight Bonus involving a certain skill. But then you also say that because of Operative's Edge they get an extra +1. But the Operatives Edge +1 is also an Insight Bonus, I thought bonuses of the same type don't stack and you just take the better of the two? Or is that different from Pathfinder as well? Genuinely curious as I'm still learning the system myself. It would make Acrobatics and Stealth a +3 instead of a +4 wouldn't it?

[@Bofore13]

ContinuumSpanner Page 266 of the core rulebook states specifically that bonuses of the same type do not stack. So +3 is correct. I dont know why this information is not easier to find in the book. This rule seems too important to not be at the beginning.

[@hipsterbrigadier9428]

might be a stupid question but i'm not sure how bypass works for mechanics in character creation, do I put a point in engineering and computers like at the start like this operative puts a point in stealth and acrobatics?

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

As a new player, I am going to give you a bit of advice. I do not know where you get your abilities section from. I do not know where you get random +'s on your skills and whatnot. Its important that if you're making a tutorial that you list where you get this information from and why you got it so that your newer audience will know what you're speaking about. Pertaining to stamina and resolve, I had absolutely no idea where you got those numbers from, I had to google it lol. Good video otherwise.

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[@ANGELROOTS619]

Super helpful video, Thanks!

[@HurricaneBee]

Thank you for the help.

[@ed-gaming9786]

Thank you for making this, I was struggling

[@AshtailFoxclaw]

I know this is an old video, but noting it down anyway because top comments doesn't seem to say this: Operative's Edge gives +1 insight bonus to all skills Skill Focus give's +3 insight bonus to the applied specialization skills. those two do NOT stack. You got +3 from focus till the Edge out grows it ---- or am I COMPLETELY off track here?

[@justintime5021]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@Diamondfist1]

I don't understand your calculations for the Sense Motive skill; you have +1 rank, +3 class bonus and -1 for Misc. Mod, but the total for the skill is 6. Shouldn't the skill total be 3?

[@MurseAndrew]

While every even number increases your ability bonus, every ODD, not even, decreases the bonus. Such as going from 10 to 9 gives you -1. Or from 18 to 17 takes you from +4 to +3.

[@rfc1526]

I really want to play this. Hope roll20 puts up character sheets soon.

[@danielfbrb]

Hey Cody, now that we have a character sheet for Starfinder on roll20 do you plan on making a macros video like you did for 5E (which I loved btw)?

[@HerooftheTable]

Very useful info. Thanks for sharing.

[@PlasticAddict301]

Oh, man. I love this video already

[@grumbotron4597]

Amazing video! Earned a sub from a first time GM building a game. Quick question: What did you use to fill out the character sheet electronically? I am having trouble finding a PDF that I can fill out on Adobe Reader. Thank you!

[@Taking20]

Photoshop... I wish I was kidding :-(

[@grumbotron4597]

Ah that's okay, I can just use the traditional pencil and paper. Thank you for the quality video! It was extremely helpful!

[@nagyzoli]

I really want to try this

[@DraconiusDragora]

What fillable character sheet do you use? I can't find one that is particularly good.

[@treehann]

at 6:41 you say to reduce Sense Motive by 2 pts because of Android, but you only wrote -1 Also "Stamina Points" is no where to be seen on the Class or Race page in my Starfinder manual. Not sure what's up with that. Other than those, this was a very helpful and informative video. Thanks for the help.

[@0grinnie0]

Holy shit, thank you so much! I have never played Starfinder and my normal party of friends want me to do a campaign with them ;-;

[@mrgavsterman]

Your sense motive math is wrong, 1+3=4 then 4-2(from flat affect)=2 and plus an additional 1 from operative makes that 3. But somehow, you wrote down 6? Forgive me if ive missed something, im a new player, but this quite literally doesnt add up

[@dominicstangl4219]

Ok, great informative video! But I need to know this. How the hell did you get that awesome form fillable character sheet, and where can I get one?!

[@Taking20]

Those are actually not form fillable.... #Photoshop #TookForever

[@dominicstangl4219]

Eh... knew it was too good to be true. Thanks for the awesome quality then!

[@justjohn104]

But other people are quite awesome sometimes. www.reddit.com/r/StarfinderSociety/comments/6st7mw/tools_starfinder_character_sheet_in_editable_pdf/

[@CalbrathRasmussenCal]

I think you have the listed bulk wrong on the Laser Pistol, Azimuth, core has it listed as L. Unless I'm missing something.

[@Scorpious187]

I didn't realize Cody was from Boston... "Battery Catridge"... :D

[@jimhockey4374]

Very helpful thanks.

[@xxjj4082]

How did you come up with 3 for the class bonus??

[@N0W4YN0W4Y]

i did some digging in the rulebook and in chapter 5 (skills) it says the following: "Each class also features a number of favored skills, called class skills (see Table 5-1 on page 134). It’s easier for you to become proficient in your class skills. Class skills in which you have at least 1 rank are known as trained class skills; you gain a +3 bonus to skill checks with such skills. If you have more than one class, you gain the class skills from all your classes. The bonus for trained class skills doesn’t increase for skills in the class skill lists of more than one of your classes-it remains +3"

[@xvader9445]

Do you have a step-by-step guide written down? My group and I are trying Stsrfineder for the first time before we comit to investment

[@TheGrimoiresVoice]

I play as an Espraksa (space Aarakocra) Mechanic. His name is Augaust D'hiau. Call him August.

[@z0ro_62]

Makes me think of my noble scarecrow shadows monk loads of fun and lord of the corn fields

[@gratifiedwizard2043]

Very helpful!

[@Knitesage]

When I saw the red Mohawk green jacket and that the android is fond of birds I thought of android 16 from dbz

[@Taking20]

#dingdingding ;-)

[@battlebrothertifesrolilios4423]

Thank god this video exsests

[@lewistac6108]

Newbie here, I couldn't find anything about solarians and miscellaneous modifiers on skilld. Is there any part of solarian that change these miscellaneous modifiers?

[@micahg196]

2:40 every ODD score under 10 is a -1. By the way you stated it a 9 would be a +0 mod when it is actually a -1

[@Blue00715]

This is a really good tutorial, but I really wish you would make a boring one for those of us who have never played RPG's. If I was a seasoned or somewhat seasoned RPG player this would be perfect but for a newby it is a bit of a struggle to keep up and follow not knowing all the terminology...etc. Is there a tutorial for Dummies? Starfinder for Dummies Book?

[@ashleygingerale]

where does the +3 class bonus come from?

[@roumonada]

Nice video, Cody.

[@MattboyGenius]

I know this was posted forever ago but im learning how to play now. I dont understand why Acrobatics and Stealth get another plus 4 under misc modifier. Isnt the plus 3 already being added in with class bonus? Shouldn't it just be an additional plus 1 with operative edge?

[@shade5348]

so the plus 3 is from his Ghost Specialization, which grants the Skill Focus feat in the Stealth and Acrobatics skills. Skill Focus is a +3 insight bonus to those skills. It is miscalculated though, as you don't get the +1 insight bonus from Operative Edge since you can only have 1 type of insight bonus.

[@Jeffs40K]

Question in Armor section is says 10+Armor Bonus (1)+Dex Mod (4)+Misc Mod (0) ...you put 5 but doesn't the +10 make that 15 and KaC 16 ? also makes combat manuvers 8+16= 24 ?

[@sethsalinas94]

Was that an android 16 reference

[@lancalot889]

hey could you make a video about power armor and the armor mod system??

[@Intrepdmind]

Does operative specialization (+3 bonus to 2 skills) and the +1 bonus from Operative's Edge actually stack? I found this video super helpful in character creation. Just found that one detail to be debated in the forums etc.

[@Bofore13]

Joshua Pitts no bonuses of the same type do not stack.

[@hereticalknight1403]

Does starfinder not have you roll for stats?

[@jasonferber3352]

Great Video! But it is my understanding the insight bonus do not stack so your skill section is wrong I think.

[@hwdotts93]

Where do you find the plus 3 bonus for class bonus in the book?

[@LogRamBry]

Funnily enough, I stumbled upon this AFTER starting to create an Android/Bounty Hunter/Operative xD

[@templar333]

Can you plz make a vid for a making a level 1 "Ysoki Mechanic" with the COMBAT DRONE....

[@jasongretencord3326]

This is a clear and concise video. :)

[@dindomoreno]

Nice Video. What's a Battery CATridge? ;)

[@Taking20]

+Miguel Luis Moreno it's like a game to spot the spelling errors with you people.... hahaha

[@jasonthomas9596]

Will we get a weapon and equipment codex?

[@madcatthorr1967]

According to the rulebook the bulk for the azimuth laser pistol is L not one thanks

[@Mastodon-8100]

So wait if you put a rank in a class skill you just get a plus 3 automatically?

[@guillaumepages4429]

There are a few mistakes, and the video is too concise for new players. Starfinder is getting a lot of new players in, and a more step by step "character creation for beginners" would be appreciated.

[@CassideeBursch]

Could I create a kitsune character for this game

[@jazz8000]

Where did all those MISC mods come from?!

[@BassGosple]

Took me until "Fond of Birds" go realize this was Android 16

[@zinganeatsr4011]

I’ve been playing D&D 5e for 3 years now. I decided to open my horizons to a new game and I feel like a complete noob again

[@MrLeava]

how does 1 plus 3 plus 0 plus neg 1 equal 6 im confused on sense motive

[@SuperVoodude]

F O R T H E B I R D S ! ! ! !

[@heavenlytacos1221]

i cant find half the stuff your goin over, like specialization for example.

[@thebiggestbigmacever6315]

damn I really wanna play this...

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red mohawk green jacket likes birbs I LOVE NATUUUUURRE

[@Bofore13]

Androids have a flat Affect, not effect. What even is a flat effect? Is that some alternate universe mass effect where the earth is flat?

[@fedestock77]

No new content on Starfinder? :(

[@Francisluther-p3x]

wait why are there only 3 saving throws.