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We ran into a few issues with the Star Wars-esque simulation in that they wanted to run a small squadron of individual interceptors, which isn't supported by RAW as far as we could tell. A Falcon/smuggler style would work pretty well, but they wanted to ramp up and have a more military style Star Wars ship combating Star Destroyer analogues if not a squadron.

Again, I don't think that SF is bad ipso facto, just that what the groups consistently wanted to do didn't gel with SF's intended design.

Dread Moores wrote:

This seems like more a tactical change needed than any particular issues with Starfinder.

And I agree, like I said earlier it has "an issue that d20 systems have had with ranged vs melee damage". We played d20 Modern for a while, but kept consistently running into this issue too.

My suggested solution would be to emulate Star Wars in this design, purposefully make ranged weapons very short ranged. You don't really see Stormtroopers engaging at a distance, nor Clonetroopers, etc.

Except that we do see a sniper in action in Rogue One. Ordinary troopers aren't going to have the intensive training in long distance shooting that a dedicated sniper will, so they get used in ranges more suitable for mixing with melee types. As noted elsewhere this isn't a system problem, it is a tactics problem. D20, Shadowrun, Traveller would all have the same problems with those tactics. Snipers with those tactics are also a limited use specialty. Try those tactics clearing a building or in the corridors of a starship, and see how well they work. And that has been well over 50% of what I have seen in scenarios.

Oh, and here is my humble locksmith, a male kitsune.

I find Maldris' recent actions to be dubious at best, and potentially treasonous. As a result, I am unwilling to support a protege who has not, as yet, distanced herself from the actions through both word and deed. She may sympathize with the plight of slaves, but unlike Credence, she cannot truly empathize with them.

I have had nothing but good reports from my associates regarding Tamrin Credence's ability to work for the good of the Society, the liberation of slaves, and the undermining of despots. So my choice is clear.

Toshiro Omega wrote:

Having recently been involved in a pair of Bluffs with distinctly different outcomes, this seems far more relevant to me than Mr Hutchins seems to want to admit. A fellow Pathfinder and I were attempting to gain ingress to a certain warehouse through a locked door. I had my tools laid out, and was working on the lock when a passerby questioned what was going on. My compatriot tried to bluff by claiming to be someone very important. I believe his exact words were, "I own this town." At that point, I started packing up my tools and stepping away from the core breach that appeared likely to occur. As his claims became even more ludicrous, I explained that I was a duly certified professional locksmith who had been retained to work on what he had assured me was a building he owned. As I carry business cards stating the same thing, and am in fact a professional locksmith, this gave me considerable credibility, while his was shattered by his claims.

Yup... Modifiers would be:

You: +0 to your roll for believable lie and up to a +10 (I might go +5 since anyone can get a business card... +10 would be if you had some sort of official certified certificate from the local authorities) for convincing proof.

Him: -10 or -20 depending on whether the lies spiraled into impossible or were just far-fetched. Based on your description I'd be likely to assign a -20 to his roll.

Yep, he got the -20 penalty. And I got a small bonus, but since I had a decent bluff, a good roll, and wasn't trying to defend him, I was able to walk away, and arrange for his retrieval at a more opportune time.

Having recently been involved in a pair of Bluffs with distinctly different outcomes, this seems far more relevant to me than Mr Hutchins seems to want to admit. A fellow Pathfinder and I were attempting to gain ingress to a certain warehouse through a locked door. I had my tools laid out, and was working on the lock when a passerby questioned what was going on. My compatriot tried to bluff by claiming to be someone very important. I believe his exact words were, "I own this town." At that point, I started packing up my tools and stepping away from the core breach that appeared likely to occur. As his claims became even more ludicrous, I explained that I was a duly certified professional locksmith who had been retained to work on what he had assured me was a building he owned. As I carry business cards stating the same thing, and am in fact a professional locksmith, this gave me considerable credibility, while his was shattered by his claims.