Tag: Starfinder

Daily Punch 3-22-18 Supercharge Armor spell for Starfinder

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Let’s bring shield back the Starfinder!

 

SUPERCHARGE ARMOR T1

School abjuration

Casting Time 1 standard action or reaction

Range touch

Targets one piece of armor

Duration see text

Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

You supercharge a piece of armor with a protective shield of energy.  If the spell is cast as a standard action, the armor gains a 1d6 armor bonus to EAC and KAC for 1d6 rounds.  If cast as an reaction, the armor gains +6 armor bonus to EAC and KAC for 1 round.  This may be cast as a reaction on any target within reach before an attack hits.

Ring Side Report- RPG Review of Close Encounters: Hyperspace Fiends

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Originally posted at www.throatpunchgames.com, a new idea everyday!

Product– Close Encounters: Hyperspace Fiends

System-Starfinder

Producer– Fat Goblin Games

Price– $6.95 here  http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/222888/Close-Encounters-Hyperspace-Fiends?affiliate_id=658618

TL; DR-Horrors from the low planes in the upper skies! 98%

Basics-Where we’re going, you don’t need eyes to see!  Close Encounters: Hypersapce Fiends is a new book in a series bringing old fiendish monsters and things from Pathfinder into space with Starfinder.  This book bring demons and devils into space, TOGETHER! Turns out hell and the abyss collapsed into one horrible thing and now they’ve joined a tag team battle against the universe, if they can stop knifing themselves in the back!

Theme or Fluff– The base Starfinder game is devil and demon poor, but this book brings all your classics back, and their stats feel like they should.  There are even some crazy fiendish effects on magic, some ships that are stated out, and some environments traps that can affect your players should they enter the lower plane.  There is also story to backup why these two age old enemies are working together to kill everyone. Overall, I like what I’m seeing here as it’s a great way to bring back some fun Pathfinder elements to your Starfinder game.  5/5

Mechanics or Crunch– All the crunch is right.  The CR are good and the monsters hit the places they did in Pathfinder with basic updates of the mechanics to fit the slight changes between the systems. I love what’s here, and it’s going to fit mechanically well into any game where the GM would like to put a Technomancer in Hell.  5/5

Execution– Is this available in PDF since its past 2015?  Check. Is it hyperlinked even though its less than 40 pages?  Check. Ok we’ve hit all the basics to make me happy. Now the extras!  This book has lots a art with the creatures looking like the demons you’re used to but with a Starfinder art twist.  There are demon/devil ships, but I would like a few more and some close up art of them. The art for the ships isn’t bad but its only one picture of the two new ships. The book even includes the rough seeds on an adventure from levels 1 to 20.  Also, my favorite devils the low level lemure isn’t in the book, so that makes me a little sad. Finally the price is a tad high as its about $7 for a 30 page PDF. These are by no means going to keep me away, but it’s something to note. 4.75/5

Summary-Fat Goblin was one of the first on the scene making Starfinder Compatible products and they have really demonstrated what you can do as a third party publisher.  Its some fantastic material. I love putting demons and devils in my game and now I can easily do so. This is only GM book. It’s fun, but honestly players need not apply as there are no player specific material here.  GMs get fun new toys and things to inflict on their players. It’s not perfect with a few minor things like price and some minor monsters being left out, but in total, this is a great resources if you want to put some horrible demons and devils into your game. 98%

Daily Punch 3-15-18 Mystic Dabbler feat for Starfinder

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How is this not a thing?

Mystic Dabbler
You’ve heard the call of the gods, but not quite that strongly.
Prerequisites: Wisdom 15, character level 5th, no levels in mystic.
Benefit: Choose two 0-level mystic spells and one 1st-level mystic spell. You can  cast the 0-level spells at will and the 1st-level spell once per day for every 3 character levels you have. Your caster level is equal to your character level, and the key ability  core for these spells is Wisdom. If you later gain levels in mystic, you lose the benefits of this feat and can replace it with either Spell Focus or Spell Penetration.

Daily Punch 3-13-18 Close Combat Mage feat for Starfinder

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Let’s keep rolling with Starfinder!

 

Close Combat Mage (COMBAT)

You’ve specialized in delivering magic up close and personal.

Prerequisites: Ability to cast 4th-level Spells, Combat Casting

Benefit: You gain a +4 bonus to your Armor Class and saving throws against attacks of opportunity you provoked by casting a Spell and against readied actions triggered by your Spellcasting.  This bonus stacks with the bonus from Combat Casting.

 

 

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Daily Punch 3-12-18 Technomancer Adept feat for Starfinder

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Well…Pathfinder 2.0! Wow!  It’s going to be a lot like Starfinder, so let’s focus our efforts on playing with the Starfinder rules…

TECHNOMANCER ADEPT

You’ve picked up even more as you play with the electronics of magic.

Prerequisites: Intelligence 15, character level 10th, no levels in technomancer, Technomancer Dabbler.

Benefit: Choose two more 1-level technomancer Spells and one 2nd-level technomancer Spell. You can cast the 1st-level Spells once per day for every 3 character levels you have and the 2nd-level spell once per day for every 6 character levels you have. Your caster level is equal to your character level, and the key ability score for these Spells is Intelligence. If you later gain levels in technomancer, you lose the benefits of this feat and can replace it with either Spell Focus or Spell Penetration.

 

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Ring Side Report- RPG Review of Alien Evolution: Cosmic Race Guide

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Product– Alien Evolution: Cosmic Race Guide

System-Starfinder

Producer– Fat Goblin Games

Price– $3.95 here  http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/223749/Alien-Evolution-Cosmic-Race-Guidebook?affiliate_id=658618

TL; DR-Jack Kirby does Starfinder! 96%

Basics-Tired of just the core races already?  Need some more classic 70’s ancient aliens artwork?  Then I’ve got a book for you!  The Cosmic Race Guide has an impressive amount of new species to plop into any Starfinder game.

Mechanics or Crunch-Starfinder, when it launched, didn’t have a lot of races.  None of what was there was bad, but it was a limited picking.  This book opens up the floodgates.  Nothing here is all that crazy.  The races do follow a pretty predictable formula, but its not a bad formula as everything is balanced.  I would have liked a few racial feats for each race.  But, there are over 10 new races here, so It’s a great place to look for an impressive assortment of new races for any space game.  4.75/5

Theme or Fluff– Here is where the book shines.  Every page of this book feels like Jack Kirby wrote it as the art is completely New Gods or crazy space Thor 3 on every page.  Everything feels right.  You get a full color art picture of each race and its homeworld.  The art mixed with the flavor of the races just belongs.  Starfinder is already a mix of magic, machine, and the future, so adding the proper amount of crazy Kirby makes me extremely happy.  5/5

Execution– I am really pleased with this book.  First and foremost, it’s a hyperlinked PDF.  Next, the art is great.  I would have liked more, but it’s enough to break up any monotony.  The layout isn’t cluttered.  My one grip is the price.  It’s a tad high, but if you want a ton of new races, this is the book you need.  It’s a well put together book that’s fun to thumb through till you find your favorite race and dig in. 4.5/5

Summary-I really like this product.  I read this book the week after seeing Thor 3 in theaters, and it feels like an honest extension of the movie.  You get Kirby, you get aliens, and you get your magic.  Starfinder feels like the 70’s comic vibe will fit better than any serious game play as you have the elements of more space opera than space drama built right in, and this book takes that banner and runs hard with that idea.  I wouldn’t consider this the most serious book.  This isn’t Lord of the Rings, but it is an amazing romp in the galaxy showing you all the crazy kids at the cantina while giving you the rules to play each of them in turn.  Get this book, crank your Flash Gordon soundtrack, and find your next favorite character to play in the galaxy.  96%

Daily Punch 1-1-18 Hunker feat for Starfinder

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Let’s star this year off with a bit of Starfinder.  A quick feat for those who like to get to cover ASAP!

 

Hunker (COMBAT)

Duck and cover is your life motto!

Benefit:When you take cover, you hid behind it better than most.  When you are under cover, you may choose to upgrade the cover by one level based on the chart below.

partial cover->soft cover->cover->improved cover(+8 AC, +4 Ref Save)-> total cover

 

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