The free archetype

The campaign uses a custom version of the Free Archetype official rules variant.

During character generation you may create one or more significant NPCs as part of your life (wife, kids, mistress, uncle, blood brother, drinking buddy, homeless guy you're taking care of...)

Choose your free archetype at character generation. You may choose any one archetype from the profession category: Profession category at Nethys

At 2nd level and every even level thereafter you gain an extra class feat, to a maximum of the number of created NPCs. These feats can only be used to take archetype feats from your chosen archetype. You may skip a feat if you have created fewer NPCs than there are feats in the archetype. Special: You are free to select another dedication feat before you have gained two other feats from your free archetype.

So if you create five NPCs you have given yourself the right to pick five feats from your chosen archetype for free.

Please understand why you are getting free feats. You are providing the GM with potential story hooks and motivations for your hero. Do not claim feats for NPCs you absolutely do not want imperiled.

''For example: If you decide your character is happily married with three small kids, you might decide the children are "off limits". And as long as you don't claim three free feats for them, they are. You might on the other hand be okay with your character being widowed or divorced, and claim a feat for your wife or husband.''