Welcome to my Starfinder League! This class will meet for 90 minutes, once per week for 6 weeks. This class is designed to teach newcomers how to play Starfinder, and thus many tabletop-roleplaying-games (such as Dungeons and Dragons). Experienced players will also be welcome to try a more challenging campaign, or continue an ongoing campaign.

This is an LGBTQIA+ friendly class!

 Players will spend the first session creating their characters and meeting their adventuring party. Any level of familiarity with ttrpgs is welcome here. Students interested in D&D are highly encouraged to check out my Beginners League or Mythic League courses. However, newcomers to my classes who have some experience with D&D are also welcome! This class will be a 'learn as you go' experience- once the characters have their boots strapped, we jump right in! Player choice will dictate how the adventure plays out, and I as the GM (Game Master) will be there for any and all questions players have on how to play the game. 

One thing to know about my teaching style- I LOVE questions! One of my top priorities as a teacher in the classroom was to encourage students to ask deep questions. Students in my Starfinder classes will not only be playing Starfinder, but will also explore concepts from social studies related to the worldbuilding- How do pirate raids affect the trade in an area? Why are there pirates in the first place? How is the economy of this starport structured, and what are their primary resources? What are the likely motivations of each group based on their surrounding geography? My classes often take small divergences to explore topics such as world cultures, human geography, biology, and geology. 

The classes will meet over the Outschool Zoom tool. Students will only need a stable internet connection and webcam. If you don't have dice, no problem! For story portions of the game, I use a variety of artwork, as well as sound effects and music from various sources. For gameplay that involves battles, or spatial reasoning, I use Explain Everything from my end to display maps and tokens of characters/monsters. Most of the information for Starfinder comes from licensed books, which can be found in PDF form and obtained from the official publisher, Paizo. 

None of the resources above are required or even needed for students of this course. This course is specifically designed for easy access and no extra cost. 

Each class will meet virtually for 90 minutes. The first 10 minutes of each session will be a circle to touch base with each player, and to recap the story so far. The majority of the class will be playing the game, and the last 10 minutes will be set aside as a Q&A for players to ask any game-related questions. 

1st Class: This is known in ttrpgs as 'Session Zero'. The majority of this session will be used to explain some of my 'house rules', players introducing their characters, and the basic essentials of how we're going to play. This involves getting familiar with how I share my screens, making representations of characters we can use on the digital whiteboard, and checking our sound setups. Based on remaining time, we may begin the adventure in the starting area.

2nd-6th Classes: These sessions will consist of playing the game of Starfinder.  Starfinder is a cooperative game, and players will be working together to solve puzzles, defeat enemies in battle, and even building friendships between each other's characters.  I will be guiding the players through the story, which will dynamically change depending on their choices. Starfinder is something of a choose your own adventure type of game, and as such is not a rigidly structured experience. 

In Starfinder, combat takes place in turns, with each character rolling for 'initiative' to determine their place in the turn. Out of combat, players will be presented with options as a group, and will take turns depending on how the group wants to play. 

During these sessions, students will learn the mechanics of 'levelling up' their characters according to the experience points (XP) they've achieved through their actions. As characters progress in Starfinder, the options for customizing and gaining abilities expands exponentially, so this course will also serve to help experienced players who have questions about progression.  

By the 6th class, players will have have reached the end of this campaign's story, though how that story plays out is entirely dependent on the party's actions.   

This campaign adventure has specific milestones built in to keep the story moving and ensure that players have a fun and engaging time, while also reaching the end of the adventure during the 6 weeks. There will be included time at the end of each session for learners to ask further questions about the game and my other ttrpg classes. 

The Starfinder League campaign takes place over live video meeting, and learners will interact both with other players in their adventuring party as well as me, the DM. 

***Please keep in mind my classes are listed in Central Standard Time***
***LGBTQIA+ FRIENDLY - WHICH MEANS I WILL BOTH FOSTER A SAFE SPACE FOR THOSE KIDS AND VOCIFEROUSLY DEFEND THEM FROM PREJUDICE AND DISCOMFORT***