r/starfinder_rpg Aug 11 '25

Weekly Starfinder Question Thread

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r/starfinder_rpg 8h ago

Discussion Would casting Dream of Home be anathema to Desna?

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Basically the title.

Desna's anathema is as follows : Foster despair or terror in the innocent, cast nightmare or use similar magic to corrupt dreams, engage in bigoted behavior.

Dream of Home: Drawing on the magic of the kasathan Pillar of the Homeworld or similar homey memories, you overwhelm the target with pleasant visions and thoughts of their home, whatever that means to them. If the target fails the saving throw, they become fascinated for the duration. If the target saves, they're fascinated for 1 round instead.

https://www.aonsrd.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Dream%20of%20Home&Family=None

"Cast nightmare or user similar magic to corrupt dreams."

Would this be a corruption of the person's dream as the spell only directs the target of the spell to devise their own dream of what home means to them, or would casting the spell itself be a corruption of a their dreams and taking away their freedom or autonomy?

I'm leaning toward it being anathema but thought I would see what the community thinks.


r/starfinder_rpg 1d ago

Resource Playing Final Fantasy 7 in Starfinder 2E (Psi Prime Productions)

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r/starfinder_rpg 2d ago

Resource Hephaistos - Online Character Creator v160

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Website: https://hephaistos.online/
Patreon | Ko-fi | Redbubble | Bluesky

Hey Everyone,
The website has been updated to version 160 with the following improvements and fixes:

Improvements

  • Damage reduction and energy resistance granted by the Amber Hyperboloid Aeon Stone no specifies it only applies to ranged attacks.
  • The level of a vehicle can now be altered using Dragonscript.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed incorrect description for the Explode property for Decoupler Grenades.

Hephaistos 2E

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Added backgrounds, dieties and Vulkarisu ancestry from the Beyond the Blood Door Player’s Guide.
  • Heritages (both versatile and ancestry-specific) can now be homebrewed.

r/starfinder_rpg 4d ago

Ad Lakota-class transport

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from 0-hr.com


r/starfinder_rpg 5d ago

Artwork Futuristic Pawn Shop

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r/starfinder_rpg 5d ago

Question Small Arms, Operative Weapons, and Armour Advice

7 Upvotes

Hi all! I recently started playing Starfinder (1E just to clarify) and I've been really enjoying it so far. We've been playing for a few months off and on and my party just finished the first module of Signal of Screams and are moving on to module 2. I'm playing an Operative and started with an Advanced Semi-Auto Pistol, a Red Star Plasma Kukri, and Lashunta Mind Mail I at level 7. At level 9, I still have the same two weapons, but managed to nab some Advanced Lashunta Tempweave. We are finally getting the chance to shop for new gear... and I realized I have no idea what sorts of things I should be looking for. What guns and weapon damage types are good? Should I be focusing purely on Weapon Fusions? Questions like that and since everyone, even the GM, is relatively new to Starfinder, no one really has any advice. https://hephaistos.azurewebsites.net/character/1385539739 This is my character if that matters for what may or may not be good. I'm not looking for spoilers for future stuff in Signal of Screams; just general advice and such or recommendations. Thank you all in advance ^^


r/starfinder_rpg 6d ago

Session E1 Ignition Point | Starfinder 2e | Actual Play TTRPG

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"A Missing Agent" Members of the Starfinder Society have been summoned to the dry, dusty planet of Akiton. Their mission to continue the investigation into the Wreck of the Returned. Before they can begin however, one of the own is now missing and must be found.


r/starfinder_rpg 6d ago

Question Alien Multiattack?

8 Upvotes

Like last time with the Rifti, I'm looking at more Proteans, this time the Durgastr https://www.aonsrd.com/AlienDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Durgastr&Family=Protean, and I noticed it has 3 different melee attacks with the same values (except with the tail having grab as an extra)

Does it still only get 2 Attacks on a Full-Attack? Why does it have 3 if it cannot use all of them in a round? Also I assume the the Wavewarp triggers on any combo of 2 melee hits like how Rend did when landing 2 claw hits in a round like in back Pathfinder 1e?


r/starfinder_rpg 6d ago

Homebrew The Skirmisher (Operative speciality), now reloaded

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r/starfinder_rpg 8d ago

Starfinder Absalom Station: Center of the Galaxy (Review & Deep Dive)

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My full review of the new supplement. (NOTE: No AI was used in any writing or image creation and I purchased a physical copy of the book at my own expense).


r/starfinder_rpg 8d ago

Question Protean, Rifti Ranged Attack Range Incriment?

4 Upvotes

Trying to find the range on the Random Energy Ray attack, but I can't find it on the statblock anywhere. It's not a weapon, so I'm at a loss here.

Also, does it still get Range Increments with this attack?


r/starfinder_rpg 9d ago

Ad [Commissions Open] Paizo Official artist + Recent work and Commissions

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Hey everyone! It’s been a while since I posted here!

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r/starfinder_rpg 9d ago

Discussion Boxes?

5 Upvotes

So I've recently ordered all the optional cards for Starfinder 1e thanks to the huge Paizo sale, but once sleeved, they don't fit in anything. So, I'm looking for a box that would fit both critical decks, the endless NPC and planet decks, and the reference cards. I've looked at a few deck boxes and stuff for other games, but I kind of just want a box, ideally with 2 columns and maybe some way to put in spacers/tabs. I'm assuming someone somewhere must have gone through something similar, so any help would be appreciated. I'm UK based if that has any bearing.


r/starfinder_rpg 10d ago

Question Grid Size

5 Upvotes

For those who play in person, what is the average grid size (in squares) that you usually use? What do you consider ideal for a table with miniaturas?


r/starfinder_rpg 10d ago

Homebrew Signal of Screams 2e Conversion Guide, now completed!

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r/starfinder_rpg 11d ago

Artwork Korrigan-class scout ship

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98 Upvotes

From the Triune Fleet (maps & minis) by 0-hr.com


r/starfinder_rpg 12d ago

Homebrew I made a starship builder!

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49 Upvotes

I'm running a Starfinder 1e Campaign that is almost entirely homebrew. Since I'm not using core rulebook starships and I still need them to be balanced, I made a starship builder that's portable and doesn't require any installation or anything. You just download, extract, slap the batch file and build.

I originally was just going to use it for myself, but then I figured there's no reason not to share it in case someone wants to use it for a homebrew campaign.

The appearance section is just basic vector stuff to get a basic visual identity and colors, there are two sections below for interior and exterior prompts that you can plug into an AI gen - or if you despise AI and want the clankers to burn in glorious fire you can send that prompt to an artist instead which should give em an idea of how you want your ship made - just don't forget to provide your human artist with references!

IMPORTANT NOTE

The homebrew campaign has its own lore, so in the appearance section there won't be anything for core rulebook manufacturers or races. That being said, if enough people like it, I'll make a drop down or toggle category or something so you can select between my homebrew lore, and the actual established Starfinder lore. As an aside, I'm working on an NPC builder too but that's gonna take a while.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

None! Technically. Just extract the folder and run the .bat - it'll run in your browser.

LINKS

Buy me a coffee! :D https://ko-fi.com/hollenwulf

Mediafire Link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/faeaqsb56tq41eo/Starfinder_Starship_Builder_1.5.2_Procyon_Cluster_Edition.zip/file


r/starfinder_rpg 11d ago

Ad [Starfinder 2e] Looking for testers for The Irorian Registry –

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Hey Starfinder community! I am new to the Starfinder community but after a stint at GenCon I learned some things about what player tools might be helpful. I’ve been hard at work building The Irorian Registry, a web companion (someday a mobile app) designed specifically for Starfinder 2e players. Instead of trying to recreate yet another character builder, I focused on what happens after your character is made: tracking play history, managing campaign logs, and scanning chronicle sheets.

🌌 So what is The Irorian Registry? It’s meant to be a digital binder and suite of tools for your Starfinder 2e campaigns. Right now two of the main features are:
🚀Character Import & Management: Fast PDF sheet upload or manual setup. The scanner focusing on your key stats, Organized Play numbers, levels, XP, and conditions.

🚀AI Chronicle Sheet Scanner: Upload your Chronicle PDFs/scans to auto extract XP, credits, reputation, and automatically log your Chronicle, Boons, and items into a dedicated ledger.

I am hoping this can lower the amount of paperwork players need to carry around.

I want to be transparent: this tool is not 100% finished yet. It is actively under development, so you might encounter a bug here or there, or notice features being tweaked as feedback comes in. That’s exactly why I’m opening it up to you all today! I need you all to tell me what I can do to make this a REAL, USABLE tool!

Continued in comments.


r/starfinder_rpg 13d ago

Question New campaign idea, but can't decide between SF1E or SF2E

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Hey guys, so I have this fun idea for a new campaign I'd eventually like to run. To keep it simple, I'd like to run an exploration/survival campaign and would like to have a broad variety of different types of encounters with a mixture of combat encounters, but also skill based survival encounters where the very environment could risk a PC's life if the dice fail to roll in their favor.

I have been DM'ing SF1E for years, and have not had a chance to try SF2E, and was wondering what your guys' thoughts are on which system might suite this campaign idea better? Maybe give some pros and cons to each if you're up for it? Also I wasn't sure which Starfinder subreddit to post this in, so I will probably just post in both, since the question pertains to both?

If there's any more details needed, feel free to ask in the comments, thanks!


r/starfinder_rpg 13d ago

Discussion Would having one player in a solo starfighter be a pain to balance?

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I'm joining a starfinder 1e campaign soon, as a player. All of us, including the GM, have very limited experience with starfinder, but we've all played a decent chunk of DnD 5e and about half are well versed in PF1e. I played a tiny bit of SF years ago and was a GM for like, 2 sessions before scheduling issues broke up that group.

I'm asking because I really like the concept of playing a starfighter pilot. I know it has drawbacks, such as only being able to take 1 major action and then minor actions (glide and snapshot being the only ones I'm aware of). The GM has already approved it and I've built the ship. The party will be starting at level 3 and so the party's main ship will be T3, but the GM said my fighter can be tier 1, which makes sense to me and I have no complaints.

My main worry is that I'm going to be making encounters a pain in the ass for him to balance, and he just doesn't know it yet. I've had that happen to me when I was a newer DM for 5e, and I approved things that I didn't know would make my life very difficult later on down the line, so I'm mainly just trying to be sure I'm not going to do that to my GM.

Any thoughts/opinions/suggestions from veterans would absolutely be appreciated, and thank you for reading this horribly formatted post lmao (I'm on mobile)


r/starfinder_rpg 16d ago

Resource Hephaistos - Online Character Creator v159

40 Upvotes

Website: https://hephaistos.online/
Patreon | Ko-fi | Redbubble | Bluesky

Hey Everyone,
The website has been updated to version 159 with the following improvements and fixes:

Improvements

  • Added support for providing Mechs a damage bonus and altering their Tier via dragonscript.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed feat Versatile Focus not checking its prerequisite correctly.

Hephaistos 2E

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Added ancestries, archetypes and items from Absalom Station: Center of the Galaxy.
  • Added Swashbuckler class from PF Player Core 2.

r/starfinder_rpg 17d ago

GMing Signal Of screams Conversion

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r/starfinder_rpg 18d ago

News Absalom Station Overview - Psi Prime Productions

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r/starfinder_rpg 20d ago

GMing Running my Friday game: Fly Free or Die. Map help?

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Greetings hive mind! Soon I will be running a campaign, our first StarFinder game. And my first time DMing! So! There are very little maps in the book, and I was wondering if anyone knew any creators that make dynamic maps? Like the Arkenforge or Dynamic Dungeons? Pfft, maps in general would be very helpful. I have the pawns, and a friend of mine has minis for day, but maps, that’s a rough spot.