When will the foundry vtt play-test module be updated with the new classes?
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I'm super confused. Lissala is a Lawful Neutral/Evil god who as an Anthema against breaking oaths or subverting authority. Why is a follower of a god that preaches good virtues of a ruler, involved in a plot to overthrow a government. Makes 0 sense. Kind of a giant plot hole and I'm like less than 3 pages into this story. Here's the foundry breakdown: Lissala, the Order of Virtue, has changed drastically from the times of ancient Azlant. Her teachings created the foundation of the Seven Virtues of Rule, later adopted by the realm of Thassilon. While those seven virtues held aspects of charity, humility, and love, Lissala encouraged her followers to focus more prominently on teachings of duty and strict adherence to her guidelines. She believed, and taught, that those who followed her teachings would be greatly rewarded. Title The Sihedron Scion Areas of Concern Obedience, reward of service, runes Edicts Work hard and demand others do so as well, cooperate or avoid conflict with ophidian creatures Anathema Disobey a superior, shirk your duties, destroy a book Religious Symbol sihedron Sacred Animal snake
After reviewing this adventure, I have significant concerns about its alignment with the themes and tone of Starfinder. The mission involves boarding a living starship, fighting off intelligent creatures that have clearly evolved beyond their initial form, and ultimately destroying the ship and its inhabitants—including an entirely new species. This approach feels out of step with what Starfinder typically represents. The game often emphasizes exploration, discovery, and the possibility of diplomatic or peaceful resolutions, especially when encountering new species. In this case, the creatures we’re asked to eliminate have evolved intelligence, can empathically bond with their environment, and may even have the potential to communicate. Labeling them as "Sample 62" and treating them as little more than a hazard undermines their complexity. It's no longer just a "sample"—it's a living, thinking being. Furthermore, the mission lacks alternative win conditions. There's no option to search for survivors or to explore other ways of dealing with the situation, such as communication, containment, or quarantine. The only solution presented is destruction, which doesn't sit well in a system that generally encourages creative problem-solving and respect for life. Because of this, I don't believe this adventure fits the spirit of Starfinder. The mission leans heavily into morally troubling territory, with no opportunity for negotiation or understanding, which makes it unlikely to be something I’d feel comfortable running at my table.
This was a huge issue with me from first edition. As a Starfinder you are given a mission for example, go to the lava fields and find out why the magma wyrms are enraged. Then, I google the world using the computer knowledge bonus from using a web connection. +10 to my recall check. Now I know for a fact, that magma wyrms are weak against cold damage. If I am low level, or the 'incorrect' level. I have 0 options to by a ray gun that shoots cold bullets. I can't turn a knob on my gun to change the damage type. I can't even make my laser pistol transform into a knife, or have some cool laser throwing sword. The items in a future game, should be futuristic. If you have a 3d printer it should be able to 3d print bullets with a variety of elemental effect. And before anyone starts saying nonsense about the scientific issues of making variable bullet, this isn't science, this is a game. If you bust out your electron microscope and zoom in, you get d20's not atoms. Honestly, every game I ran of Starfinder, I used my items. I threw out the terrible starting cash and the way too expensive guns. Nothing like telling a player 80% of their starting cash goes toward their one sword to put a damper on the science fiction fantasy of being awesome. Want a great example of awful weapons. Check Cyberpunk Red. Nothing kills the cool like picking up a heavy pistol. Not an Ares Roomsweeper or a Veskarium Scattergun, just some default generic gun. I remember when dirty harry pulled out his 'very heavy pistol' and how impactful it was being called, 'very heavy pistol.' I'd personally, give them all names and sources then put, *feel free to change the style/appearance/manufacturer of your weapons, the universe is a big place* as a side bar. Seriously, Skittertech Scattergun sounds cool, but a scattergun is a category, not an weapon name. It also does nothing for world building, or context. Who makes scatterguns? Why are the all the same? There is a game called Crying suns, it has robots that make everything. People can't make stuff. That would then make sense. Every scattergun is just a 'scattergun' as they are all made by the same 3D printer. I doubt this is the same situation in Starfinder. Unless I missed a chapter where Triune took over manufacturing.
To clarify...fame has been this stupid thing I've been tracking forever on all my sheets and it's just going to 'go away' and you think this is a good idea? I worked for that resource. It took my time and all the other players time, and now you are just going to throw it out with this as the explanation. Good thing I like pathfinder 2nd edition enough to deal with your society nonsense. You guys need to get your act together. For future notice if your Player community works for something, then tracks it, you could at least give them something for it. Seriously this week alone I played 5 games, each one the DM had to note fame, and track it. Now it's garbage. I'm betting that this was 5 hours of combined human effort. How many hours do you think players have tracked this if you add up all their combined sheets. You could at least let them spend it on gold or boons. You literally make all this up. Just make something up to replace their hard work. So disrespectful to your community. |