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Imagine that every SF2E character gets to choose a Free Archetype that represents their starship role, and then can choose feats from that Archetype that only relate to starship combat. For example, the "Captain" Archetype would include feats that would enable or alter the Demand, Encourage, and Taunt actions, and higher level feats that would enable Orders and Moving Speech, and additional cool captain stuff that the designers think of.

I am really excited to get a copy of the Mwangi Expanse book, but I noticed on this page that I was given an Artist credit, even though I wasn't hired to provide work on this book (I imagine that some art I made for previous publications was reused). Should I expect a contributor copy, or should I go ahead and place an order?

Say I have the Knockdown fighter feat. It costs two actions --I get to make a strike, which if it hits, I can attempt a Trip without taking a multi-attack penalty. This is a pretty cool feat and I use it pretty often with my fighter.

My question is this: My fighter uses a Maul, and since he has critical specialization, whenever he crits the target is knocked prone. If I use the Knockdown feat and the strike is a critical, then do I just waste the second action or do I get it back?

I love the idea behind Aspect Catalysts, and especially the improved versions -- retributive strikes! I can imagine creatures not wanting to hit the Exergy Vanguard in order to avoid it's ridiculous catalyst, or even allies targeting the Inversion Vanguard in order to get a quick heal.

I am GMing a group of murderhobos through the AP. We just started Book 3 last night. I had told them they could upgrade the Maiden to Tier 5, and one of the things they added was a tactical nuclear missile launcher. They avoided combat with the Rusty Rivet through high rolls on Intimidation, and managed to get coordinates to K9204. Upon arriving, the captain said "let's nuke it!" and the rest of the party readily agreed.

I was thrown for a loop... obviously. Remembering what I read, I didn't see a problem with them nuking the asteroid, I just needed to figure out how and where to move them forward in the aftermath. I spent some time musing aloud at what to do next, and I think my players read my hesitation as "the GM doesn't want us to do this," because they changed their minds and decided to land on the asteroid instead.

I felt bad, because I was 100% fine with them nuking the asteroid, I was only hesitating because I wasn't prepared! Then they ended up almost getting killed by the Skreesire, so I felt even worse after that.

Moral of the Story: GMs, be ready for your players to skip over Part 2 of Splintered Worlds by way of aerial bombardment.

It's here: Golarion Megamap

Enjoy!

I may have a big problem moving my PCs into the "Temple of the Twelve" adventure. They weren't able to decode the language on the panels of the asteroid, so either Chiskisk or Nor should be able to tell them what they mean, right? Unfortunately, it seems like the only way anyone on Absalom Station would have been able to see the writing would have been through the video feed provided by the drone. My PCs, being the untrusting bunch that they are, immediately threw a towel over the drone for the entirety of the time it was with them, so all that Chiskisk and Nor have is an audio recording of the adventure.

What are my options? How could Chiskisk (because Nor is obviously not in the mood to help the party anymore) have recognized the writing in order to send them off to Castrovel to learn more about it if he was never able to see it?

Hey everyone,
I am GMing a group through the Dead Suns adventure path, and since our meeting on Monday will be the last one we have before Christmas, I was thinking it would be nice to give each PC a "christmas present." This would ideally be some item that is only useful in very specific situations, but that a creative player could have some fun with. I have a few ideas for such items:

CHICKEN POT
Once a day a person can reach into this pot and pull out a live chicken.

LIFE-EATING GEM
Whenever anyone holding this gem kills another being of above animal-level intelligence it glows and swells, increasing its value by 5%.

TROMBONE OF INVISIBILITY
If you blow a note on this trombone, you become invisible. The length of invisibility (up to 10 rounds) is proportional to the loudness of the note that you play.

HAIR SPRAY
This spray causes patches of thick hair to sprout wherever it is applied on a living creature. This hair continues to grow normally. The hair will not return if it is shaved away.

RING OF REMEMBERANCE
When put on, this ring makes its wearer look like the last person that put it on. Note that often, the last person who put it on is the current wearer.

GUN OF MARKING
Whatever you aim this gun at (aiming as a standard action) is marked with what looks like bright green paint. This paint lasts for one minute before vanishing.

These aren't all perfect; some of them (like the Hair Spray and the Trombone) hit the mark a little better than others, but it gives you an idea of what I'm looking for.

I'd love to hear more ideas for Christmas Presents!

I imagine that since Tiny creatures need to be in another creature's square in order to attack, that they are allowed to end their movement in another creature's square. That makes me wonder; can a Small creature end its movement in the square of a Large creature? What does the size difference need to be in order to end your movement in a larger creature's square?