All Starfield Classes & Backgrounds

In Starfield, character creation plays an essential role in shaping your journey. I know someone who can spend more time customizing their character than playing the game! One of the most important decisions you’ll make early on is selecting a Background or Class for your character.

Here’s a guide on all the Starfield Classes and Backgrounds.

All Starfield Background and Classes

In Starfield, Backgrounds serve as a foundation for your character’s identity and initial skill set. Ultimately, a Background is your class, along with your character’s backstory. What did they used to be or even what they still are. Align yourself with the class you want to help your role play your character more in-depth in Starfield. There are 21 Background/Classes to choose from, each with three skills from the get-go.

For instance, if you decide to adopt the Gangster Background, your character will be proficient in Shotgun Certification, Boxing, and Theft. This means that right from the start of the game, you’ll have an edge in close-quarters combat and pickpocketing endeavors.

When I first started playing Starfield, I was intrigued by the Space Scoundrel Background. More of a Han Solo-type character. The idea of navigating space as a rogue with a penchant for persuasion and pistol expertise made me happy.

Starfield Classes and Backgrounds Complete List

Class	Skills	Description
Beast Hunter	Fitness Ballistics Gastronomy	“From the Ashta of Akila to the Terrormorphs that plague the whole of the Settled Systems, hostile alien life abounds. You’ve learned the skills to track them, find them, and take them down.”
Bouncer	Boxing Security Fitness	“You’ve worked the line at the toughest clubs in the Settled Systems. Back then, you learned that most non-lethal confrontations can be solved one of two ways: a strong right hook, or a more strongly secured door.”
Bounty Hunter	Piloting Targeting Control Systems Boost Pack Training	“Wherever there are wanted individuals, there are those who profit from their capture. And your quarry knows that in the vastness of space, they can run… but they can’t hide.”
Chef	Duelling Gastronomy Wellness	“While the unrefined masses scarfed down Chunks by the shipload, you catered to those with a more…discerning palate. In your kitchen, countless alien species became true culinary masterpieces.”
Combat Medic	Medicine Pistol Certification Weight Lifting	“Leave it to human beings to fight over something as infinite as outer space. That’s where you come in. You’ve never been afraid to take on the enemy… but you’d much rather take care of your friends.”
Cyber Runner	Persuasion Pistol Certification Security	“From Neon to New Atlantis, the megacorps stand as monument to power, prestige and profit. You’ve worked both for and against them, on the inside and out, often sacrificing conscience for credits.”
Cyberneticist	Lasers Medicine Robotics	“Robots? Mere toys. Neuroamps? Good for parlor tricks. The Colony War may have made implants and upgrades to veterans, but you once saw a greater future. Humans and machines, as one.”
Diplomat	Bargaining Diplomacy Persuasion	“The wars are over. Peace no reigns the Settled Systems. But only because there are those quietly fighting to keep it. Because of you, agreements were signed, words were heeded… lives were spared.”
Explorer	Astrodynamics Lasers Surveying	They said exploration is a lost art. You didn’t listen. As the major factions argued over the space they desperately tried to control, you were busy uncovering the wonders of the Settled Systems.
Gangster	Shotgun Certification Boxing Theft	“You were always disgusted by suckers killing themselves to make an ‘honest wage.’ As soon as you were old enough to hold a weapon, you took what you wanted from anyone unlucky enough to have it.”
Homesteader	Geology Surveying Weight Lifting	“The discovery of the Settled System’s many oxygen-rich planets and moons meant humans could live just about anywhere…if they had the know how. You did, and utilized it to great effect.?
Industrialist	Security Persuasion Research Methods	“There was a time when all you wanted to be was a titan of industry, maybe a ship designer or megacorp exec. Thankfully, that skillset never goes out of style in the settled systems.”
Long Hauler	Weight Lifting Piloting Ballistic Weapon Systems	“Let those other hothead pilots obsess over laser weapons and maneuverability. You’re a space trucker, pure and simple. Pack the cargo, get it there fast, get paid, repeat. Life is simple and good.”
Pilgrim	Scavenging Surveying Gastronomy	“Wayfarer, wanderer, seeker…transient. You’ve been called many things during your travels, and learned something those others could never understand – the journey IS the destination.?
Professor	Astrodynamics Geology Research Methods	“You’ve always enjoyed learning, but nothing could compare to the joy of teaching others. As humankind spread throughout the stars, there was never a lack of knowledge to obtain, and you gladly assisted.”
Ronin	Dueling Stealth Scavenging	“Masterless and unbound, you wandered the Settled Systems as a blade for hire. To some, you were a simple mercenary. To others, a hero. And to a select few…a nightmare they could never wake from.”
Sculptor	Medicine Geology Persuasion	“With your knowledge of anatomy and skilled, steady hands, you could have become a surgeon. Instead, you followed your heart, and created works of art to amaze and inspire.”
Soldier	Fitness Ballistics Boost Pack Training	“The Settled Systems is no stranger to warfare, and if there’s one thing armed conflict relies on it’s trained warriors with guns and guts. You had both. Simple, bloody work…and you were great at it.”
Space Scoundrel	Pistol Certification Piloting Persuasion	“Good? Bad? Whose right is it to say? If there’s anything you’ve learned traipsing through the galaxy, it’s this: space may look black, but it’s really one shade of grey.”
Xenobiologist	Lasers Surveying Fitness	“The Settled Systems is home to untold alien species. And while none of them have yet proven sentient, that never deterred you. So you sought out and studied them for whatever gifts they offered.”
[FILE NOT FOUND]	Wellness Ballistics Piloting	“Oddly, there’s no information on file about your past life. Clerical oversight? Deletion by some powerful unknown faction? Or was there just nothing of note to mention? Whatever the reason, your past is known only to you. What’s important is the here and now, and the path you’re about to forge.”

All Starfield Class Skills and What They Mean

Beast Hunter Class

Fitness – Increases available O2.
Ballistics – Ballistic weapons deal more damage.
Gastronomy – Craft special food and drink and research additional recipes.

Bouncer Class

Boxing – Unarmed attacks deal more damage and use less O2.
Security – You can hack Advanced locks and bank more auto attempts.
Fitness – Increases available O2.

Bounty Hunter Class

Piloting – You can use ship thrusters and better ships.
Targeting Control Systems – Unlocks and enhances ship targeting systems.
Boost Pack Training – Unlocks and enhances boost packs.

Chef Class

Gastronomy – Craft special food and drink, and research additional recipes.
Dueling – Deal more melee damage and take less damage while wielding a melee weapon.
Scavenging – Find extra resources when looting containers.

Combat Medic Class

Pistol certification – Deal more damage with pistols.
Medicine – Med Packs, Trauma Packs, and Emergency Kits heal more and faster.
Wellness – Increases maximum health.

Cyber Runner Class

Stealth – Adds a Stealth Meter and makes you harder to detect while sneaking.
Security – You can hack Advanced locks and bank more auto attempts.
Theft – Unlock and enhance pickpocketing capabilities.

Cyberneticist Class

Medicine – Med Packs, Trauma Packs, and Emergency Kits heal more and faster.
Security – You can hack Advanced locks and bank more auto attempts.
Lasers – Laser weapons deal more damage.

Diplomat Class

Persuasion – Increased chance of success when persuading someone.
Commerce – Buy items for less and sell items for more.
Wellness – Increases maximum health.

Explorer Class

Lasers – Laser weapons deal more damage.
Astrodynamics – Improve your ship’s grav drive.
Surveying – Increase the range and zoom level of your hand scanner.

Gangster Class

Shotgun Certification – Shotguns deal more damage.
Boxing – Unarmed attacks deal more damage and use less O2.
Theft – Unlock and enhance pickpocketing capabilities.

Homesteader Class

Geology – Get less common inorganic resources from surface objects and more of them.
Surveying – Increase the range and zoom level of your hand scanner.
Weight Lifting – Increase carrying capacity.

Industrialist Class

Persuasion – Increased chance of success when persuading someone.
Security – You can hack Advanced locks and bank more auto attempts.
Research Methods – Complete Research Projects and craft items using fewer resources.

Long Hauler Class

Weight Lifting – Increase carrying capacity.
Piloting – You can use ship thrusters.
Ballistic Weapon Systems – Improves ballistic weapons on your ship.

Pilgrim Class

Scavenging – Find extra resources when looting containers.
Surveying – Increase the range and zoom level of your hand scanner.
Gastronomy – Craft special food and drink, and research additional recipes.

Professor Class

Astrodynamics – Improve your ship’s grav drive.
Geology – Get less common inorganic resources from surface objects and more of them.
Research Methods – Complete Research Projects and craft items using fewer resources.

Ronin Class

Dueling – Deal more melee damage and take less damage while wielding a melee weapon.
Stealth – Adds a Stealth Meter and makes you harder to detect while sneaking.
Scavenging – Find extra resources when looting containers.

Sculptor Class

Medicine – Med Packs, Trauma Packs, and Emergency Kits heal more and faster.
Geology – Get less common inorganic resources from surface objects and more of them.
Persuasion – Increased chance of success when persuading someone.

Soldier Class

Fitness – Increases available O2.
Ballistics – Ballistic weapons deal more damage.
Boost Pack Training – Unlocks and enhances boost packs.

Space Scoundrel Class

Pistol certification – Deal more damage with pistols.
Piloting – You can use ship thrusters.
Persuasion – Increased chance of success when persuading someone

Xenobiologist Class

Lasers – Laser weapons deal more damage.
Surveying – Increase the range and zoom level of your hand scanner.
Fitness – Increases available O2.

File Not Found Class

Wellness – Increases maximum health.
Ballistics – Ballistic weapons deal more damage.
Piloting – You can use ship thrusters.

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