I’m not sure what the Kickstarter “basic” vs. “powerful” playbooks are but I assume we’d be confined to basic. Onward then!
The Beast: FFXIV’s Beast Tribes have given me a lot of fodder here, I’d probably clone one of their cultures as a starting point.
The Collector: I’d probably create something like Ginko from Mushishi. Less goofy backpacker, more “mysterious traveler with a box full of mysteries”. Theme song: Mushishi no THEME
The Constructed: Tio, Emeralda, and Sophie have taught us that in video games, the robot has to be a cute emotionless waif. I’ve spent enough time in Summer’s head to disapprove of that stereotype, but I’ve also played a subversion: a clockwork shaman called Experiment 36, in another game. I’d want to think about what to do with this playbook.
The Lantern: this just looks fun, it’s a small playbook with a single versatile gimmick.
The Rain: Slime Girl
The Tinker: I’m a fan of powered armor and mecha in general, and fantasy stuff too. I enjoyed Escaflowne and would probably do something more like “steam knight” than the gnome/goblin/kobold options presented. Alternately, there was a fantastic “fantasy prosthetics” thread a long time ago - elves with limbs made of wood, that sort of thing - that would work nicely. Either way, someone with a strong code of honor, using their machinery for a purpose. Then again, I already played Leo, so?