Category: Systems

Daily Punch 7-20-18 Solar Rogue Operative Specialization for Starfinder

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I want a rogue with a lightsaber, so her is my operative specialization for the solarian/operative.

 

Solar Rogue

You’ve learned the tricks of the solarian to get the job done!

Associated Skills: Stealth and Perception. You can attempt a Stealth check to make a trick attack.

Specialization Exploit: Modular Operative.

Right tool for the Right Job (Sp): At 11th level, when you awake from a full night’s rest you can choose a stellar revelation for that day equal to your  operative level and for the stellar mode you choose for Modular Operative.  You gain the ability to use that stellar revelation for the next 24 hours following all restrictions on that ability.

 

 

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Ring Side Report- RPG Review of Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

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Product– Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

System-DnD 5e

Producer– Wizards of the Coast

Price– $33 here https://www.amazon.com/MORDENKAINENS-FOES-Accessory-Wizards-Team/dp/0786966246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531451731&sr=8-1&keywords=mordenkainen%27s+tome+of+foes

TL; DR-It’s not plagiarism if it’s from you!  83%%

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Basics-It’s not Monster Manual II, IT’S MONSTER MANUAL II!  Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes builds out the world of Dungeons and Dragons, focusing less on any one particular world and more on the higher and lower planes.  It provides players with some new options, race options, and even story to build out the characters they want to be. DMs get new monsters, focusing on higher power, extra planar monsters as well as building the universe around the normal material plane players are used to.

Theme or Fluff-This book is by the same people who made the planes in the first place, so its top notch.  The story is amazing, not just for a monster manual, but for any book honestly. You get a ton of options to really make well rounded characters from backstory to new hooks to get the characters really involved in the world.  There are multiple versions of tieflings depending on your devil parents. Those little touches really draw you in. DMs get monsters that have story as well as world-building that will really make higher level play much more interesting.  This is a great resource for any DnD 5e player that wants some planar spice in their game or character. .5/5

Mechanics or Crunch-Again, this book was written by the people who made the system, so they know their math.  The monsters feel right. There are new monsters as well as old favorites. Get ready for heavy hitters though.  This book has low level monsters, but it brings a ton of big boys to the fray. If you need high level monsters, then this is the book for you.  5/5

Execution– Is there a PDF since this book came out in 2018?  Nope, well we’re down to at most ⅘. Then, this is where I get personally angry.  This book copy/pastes the high level monsters from Out of the Abyss. I’m not just talking monsters, but art and even whole written backgrounds for monsters.  We’re talking about ⅕ of the monsters from the book, and almost all the high level monsters. And that is where I draw the line. Need big monsters to make the fight happen?  Great! Use some but not all. The highest level monsters are all the demon princes/princesses of the abyss. NO DEVIL LORDS ARE IN THIS BOOK. That means the DnD team decided to phone in ⅕ of this book by just copying another book they put out a few years ago.  So even though the book’s layout is good, art is good, and event tables of contents and appendices are great, you get a crap rating because you want me to pay full price for phoning in effort. 2.5/5

Summary– I want to like this book.  It’s got a ton of great qualities.  Players and DMs both get excellent resources to use to build up their stories with new characters options and monsters.  And honestly, the book is put together well. I like what they did here with all the different end tables and even the layout of the monsters.  However, this book breaks two important rules for me. First, I can’t get a digital version without have to buy it separately through an app. I already have a number of apps, and when that company folds, I will lose my purchase.  So the lack of PDFs really hurts this book. Second, large parts of this book are just copies of an earlier book. So, why should I reward any company for just selling the same thing to me twice? This is a great book, IF you can get past the fact that if you already own Out of the Abyss, you are buying the monsters again.  If that doesn’t bother you, or you don’t own that book, then this is going to be a great book for your DnD collection, both as a player and as a DM. 83%

 

Daily Punch 7-11-18 Solar Scalpel Envoy Expertise Talent for Starfinder

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Let’s get some Envoy Expertise Talents out there.  Here is one for medicine.

 

Solar Scalpel (Sp; Medicine)

Requires: Solar weapon

You’ve learned how to use the star to your advantage and funnel their power into your medical practice.  Once per day, you may spend two resolve points.  If you do, you can activate your solar weapon and plunge it into a target.  that target is healed equal to the damage your solar weapon would have dealt normally.

 

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Daily Punch 7-10-18 Ranged Solar Weapons Solarian for Starfinder

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I want a Solarian with a gun…SAY NO MORE!

 

Class Level
 Solar Manifestation
Solar Pistol Solar Rifle
1st 1d4 1d8
2nd 1d4 1d8
3rd 1d4 1d8
4th 1d4 1d8
5th 1d4 1d8
6th 2d4 2d8
7th 2d4 2d8
8th 2d4 2d8
9th 3d4 3d8
10th 3d4 3d8
11th 3d4 3d8
12th 3d4 4d8
13th 5d4 5d8
14th 6d4 6d8
15th 7d4 7d8
16th 8d4 8d8
17th 9d4 9d8
18th 10d4 10d8
19th 11d4 11d8
20th 12d4 12d8

 

Solar Ranged Weapon

You can seize your solar mote in one hand to form a pistol or a longarm out of stellar energy. This weapon appears to be made out of glowing light or solid darkness, as determined by the appearance of your Solar Manifestation, but it can be whatever general shape you choose. Normal ranged weapons like pistols or rifles are most common, but other shapes, such as a large rune of stellar energy, a mass of writhing energy tendrils, or an energized fist that fits over your own hand, are possible as well. Your Solar weapon’s general design has no impact on its function, and doesn’t give the weapon any special abilities such as reach. Once you’ve selected the general design, you can’t change it until you gain a new solarian level.

Your Solar weapon functions as a one-handed or two-handed energy advanced ranged weapon, and you’re automatically proficient with it. At 1st level, choose whether your Solar weapon deals  acid, cold, electricity, fire, or sonic  damage. You can change the damage type each time you gain a new solarian level. Your Solar weapon deals damage depending on the manifestation. This damage increases at 6th level, 9th level, 12th level, and every level thereafter. Solarian weapon crystals can increase your Solar weapon’s damage.

Forming or dismissing a solar weapon is a move action that takes the same amount of effort as drawing or sheathing a weapon (and can be combined with a move as a single move action or used with the Quick Draw feat). Your Solar weapon is automatically dismissed if it ever leaves your hand.

 

 

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Daily Punch 7-9-18 Data Spike Envoy Expertise Talent for Starfinder

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I want to get a few expertise talents out there that rely on you being a Solarian.  Let’s keep the hits rolling!

 

Data Spike (Sp; Computer)

Prerequisite: Trick of the Light

When you interact with a computer to hack it, you do not need a computer of your own as you change your solar weapon into a spike of pure data that does no damage, but does pierce the computer.  When you attempt the computer check to hack a computer that you are physically next too, you may reroll your expertise die a number of times equal to half the number of solar weapon dice you roll for damage.

 

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