NPCs can come in every race naturally in the game. What race you are does not determine what kinds of structures will spawn near you it is completely random. On their own the races are largely equal, but each race has their own racial armors that will grant special abilities to each race at some point. Each race now has a different kind of Pet on their ship and a different image for their AI S.Īs of now there are seven playable classes, each begins with a Broken Broadsword and the contents of their ship's Ship Locker. The tooltips for each item is different based on your race as well. Each race is unique in appearance and offers their own lore and armor etc. There are seven starting Races to choose from in Starbound.