paizo.com Recent Posts by Umbra-Arcturuspaizo.com Recent Posts by Umbra-Arcturus2023-11-30T10:55:56Z2023-11-30T10:55:56ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder EnhancedUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq02eom/discuss&page=4?Starfinder-Enhanced#1892023-10-07T22:21:14Z2023-10-07T22:16:30Z<p>Been a helluva run. I remember picking up the CRB, AA, PW, and AR when our flgs folded. Gonna be bittersweet endcapping 1st ed, but it'll be a good excuse to get the band back together.</p>
<p>Definitely looking forward to the Enhanced content, and my Pathfinder favs (Kitsune & Samsaran) finally making it into the books.</p>
<p>Cheers, mates. And good gaming.</p>Been a helluva run. I remember picking up the CRB, AA, PW, and AR when our flgs folded. Gonna be bittersweet endcapping 1st ed, but it'll be a good excuse to get the band back together.
Definitely looking forward to the Enhanced content, and my Pathfinder favs (Kitsune & Samsaran) finally making it into the books.
Cheers, mates. And good gaming.Umbra-Arcturus2023-10-07T22:16:30ZRe: Forums: Rules Discussion: Do flying companions fall if not commanded?Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43lci?Do-flying-companions-fall-if-not-commanded#22022-03-19T03:27:07Z2022-03-18T01:31:44Z<p>Sounds like rubbish to me, tbh. Don't know your DM, obviously, but that sounds like a red flag to me.</p>
<p>Stands to reason an airborne creature should be expected to fly- or at least glide / hover / perch - without dropping like a rock for lack of commands.</p>
<p>I'd understand having it need to land between movements when situations merited it (environmental conditions or if indoors), but not simply falling. Not unless a spell or net were used.</p>
<p>I suppose you should explain your position with the DM and figure out what the deal is.</p>Sounds like rubbish to me, tbh. Don't know your DM, obviously, but that sounds like a red flag to me.
Stands to reason an airborne creature should be expected to fly- or at least glide / hover / perch - without dropping like a rock for lack of commands.
I'd understand having it need to land between movements when situations merited it (environmental conditions or if indoors), but not simply falling. Not unless a spell or net were used.
I suppose you should explain your position with the DM...Umbra-Arcturus2022-03-18T01:31:44ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: The Digital Harrow DeckUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42ebd?The-Digital-Harrow-Deck#72022-03-15T02:08:32Z2022-03-15T02:08:32Z<p>Not gonna lie, a high quality tarot deck for Starfinder would be pretty cool. I use the D&D Tarokka deck in and out of game, I'd definitely buy a Starfinder set to do the same.</p>
<p>Diggin' the ideas abive as well.</p>Not gonna lie, a high quality tarot deck for Starfinder would be pretty cool. I use the D&D Tarokka deck in and out of game, I'd definitely buy a Starfinder set to do the same.
Diggin' the ideas abive as well.Umbra-Arcturus2022-03-15T02:08:32ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Starfinder deity art is here!Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43kd9&page=2?Starfinder-deity-art-is-here#752022-02-16T05:41:55Z2022-02-16T05:41:55Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Yqatuba wrote:</div><blockquote> What book is everyone taking about here? </blockquote><p>Galactic MagicYqatuba wrote:What book is everyone taking about here?
Galactic MagicUmbra-Arcturus2022-02-16T05:41:55ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Is magic actually weaker in universe?Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2v04i?Is-magic-actually-weaker-in-universe#322022-02-10T04:24:42Z2022-02-10T03:24:33Z<p>Clearly Necromancy is still going strong.</p>Clearly Necromancy is still going strong.Umbra-Arcturus2022-02-10T03:24:33ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: New deities in Galactic MagicUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43khu?New-deities-in-Galactic-Magic#142022-02-07T19:55:26Z2022-02-07T19:09:35Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Greydoch wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Kishmo wrote:</div><blockquote> Does anyone else remember, in one of the 2021 PaizoCon or GenCon panels, some Paizo Person saying that there was a new "god of awakened AI & sapient star ships that is itself an awakened starship" in Galactic Magic? I <i>swore</i> someone said that, and I remember being really excited about it...except, it's not there :D </blockquote><p>I, too, remember something like that being said, and was also excited. I now believe the statement might have been about Accelsys, who's avatar is a spaceship, and the thought about it being about awakened AI and sapient starships was more of my inference as a fan rather than the explicitly stated fact of the situation.
<p>-Beta </blockquote><p>I was wondering myself what happened to the Starship diety, but I swear they said it was an awakened ship as well... gonna have to track that broadcast down and rewatch it. I was really looking forward to that premise.Greydoch wrote:Kishmo wrote: Does anyone else remember, in one of the 2021 PaizoCon or GenCon panels, some Paizo Person saying that there was a new "god of awakened AI & sapient star ships that is itself an awakened starship" in Galactic Magic? I swore someone said that, and I remember being really excited about it...except, it's not there :D
I, too, remember something like that being said, and was also excited. I now believe the statement might have been about Accelsys, who's avatar is a...Umbra-Arcturus2022-02-07T19:09:35ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Order of publication of Starfinder books...Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43kka?Order-of-publication-of-Starfinder-books#22022-02-02T23:53:46Z2022-02-02T22:12:08Z<p>Starfinder Core Rulebook
<br />
Alien Archive 1
<br />
Pact Worlds
<br />
Armory
<br />
Alien Archive 2
<br />
Alien Archive 3
<br />
Character Operations Manual
<br />
Near Space
<br />
Starship Operations Manual
<br />
Alien Archive 4
<br />
Galaxy Exploration Manual
<br />
Tech Revolutions
<br />
Galactic Magic
<br />
Drift Crisis (TBP this year)</p>
<p>List compiled based on the sorting order of Oldest to Newest on the Starfinder store page, all procucts:</p>
<p>https://paizo.com/store/starfinder/rulebooks</p>Starfinder Core Rulebook
Alien Archive 1
Pact Worlds
Armory
Alien Archive 2
Alien Archive 3
Character Operations Manual
Near Space
Starship Operations Manual
Alien Archive 4
Galaxy Exploration Manual
Tech Revolutions
Galactic Magic
Drift Crisis (TBP this year)
List compiled based on the sorting order of Oldest to Newest on the Starfinder store page, all procucts:
https://paizo.com/store/starfinder/rulebooksUmbra-Arcturus2022-02-02T22:12:08ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Precog - Recall - Did I miss something?Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ke2?Precog-Recall-Did-I-miss-something#52022-01-28T18:41:32Z2022-01-28T18:41:32Z<p>This is why I wound up buying color tabs for my books, to mark where things are when they're scattered outside a categorical section. Really helped cut down the hunting with Pact Worlds, Char Ops, etc.</p>
<p>I went with a 5 color pack and am mostly satisfied with the results. Red for weapons & armor; yellow for items & tools; green for vehicles & starships; blue for classes, themes, player races, archetypes, etc; purple for spells & magic.</p>This is why I wound up buying color tabs for my books, to mark where things are when they're scattered outside a categorical section. Really helped cut down the hunting with Pact Worlds, Char Ops, etc.
I went with a 5 color pack and am mostly satisfied with the results. Red for weapons & armor; yellow for items & tools; green for vehicles & starships; blue for classes, themes, player races, archetypes, etc; purple for spells & magic.Umbra-Arcturus2022-01-28T18:41:32ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Celebrating National Science Fiction DayUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shxd?Celebrating-National-Science-Fiction-Day#142022-01-03T19:11:50Z2022-01-03T19:10:29Z<p>I'd recommend:</p>
<p>"Chasm City", "Century Rain", "House of Suns", "Aurora Rising" (formerly titled "The Prefect"), and "Revenger" by Alastair Reynolds.</p>
<p>"Hunter's Run" by G.R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozios, and Daniel Abraham.</p>
<p>"The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman.</p>
<p>"The Quiet War" & "Gardens of the Sun" by Paul McAuley.</p>
<p>"The Risen Empire" & "The Killing of Worlds" by Scott Westerfeld.</p>
<p>"Variable Star" by Spider Robinson based off surviving notes of Robert Heinlein.</p>
<p>"Alexander Outland: Space Pirate" by G.J. Koch.</p>I'd recommend:
"Chasm City", "Century Rain", "House of Suns", "Aurora Rising" (formerly titled "The Prefect"), and "Revenger" by Alastair Reynolds.
"Hunter's Run" by G.R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozios, and Daniel Abraham.
"The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman.
"The Quiet War" & "Gardens of the Sun" by Paul McAuley.
"The Risen Empire" & "The Killing of Worlds" by Scott Westerfeld.
"Variable Star" by Spider Robinson based off surviving notes of Robert Heinlein.
"Alexander Outland: Space Pirate"...Umbra-Arcturus2022-01-03T19:10:29ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What should my Swarm PC be made of (Non-Bug Spathinae)Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ix2?What-should-my-Swarm-PC-be-made-of#152021-11-30T16:16:09Z2021-11-30T00:01:31Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kishmo wrote:</div><blockquote> I had a dumb concept for a spathinae that was made up of hyper-motile bacterial enzymes and mammalian milk proteins bound into a quasi-coagulated, semi-congealed form, aka a sapient cheese person. </blockquote><p><i> "Tremble and despair, puny Pactlings, for thy hour is come! I am Camembert the Destructor, scourge of the myriad stars, runner of noses, and bringer of a thousand-thousand tears!"</i>Kishmo wrote:I had a dumb concept for a spathinae that was made up of hyper-motile bacterial enzymes and mammalian milk proteins bound into a quasi-coagulated, semi-congealed form, aka a sapient cheese person.
"Tremble and despair, puny Pactlings, for thy hour is come! I am Camembert the Destructor, scourge of the myriad stars, runner of noses, and bringer of a thousand-thousand tears!"Umbra-Arcturus2021-11-30T00:01:31ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What should my Swarm PC be made of (Non-Bug Spathinae)Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ix2?What-should-my-Swarm-PC-be-made-of#52021-11-19T10:07:34Z2021-11-19T10:07:34Z<p>(7) Living ashes, still possessed by the spirit and will of a former life form.</p>
<p>(8) Atomic ghost like Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen.</p>(7) Living ashes, still possessed by the spirit and will of a former life form.
(8) Atomic ghost like Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen.Umbra-Arcturus2021-11-19T10:07:34ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What should my Swarm PC be made of (Non-Bug Spathinae)Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ix2?What-should-my-Swarm-PC-be-made-of#32021-11-19T08:24:11Z2021-11-19T08:24:11Z<p>(1) Micro-machines (as opposed to nannites)</p>
<p>(2) a sapient collective of plankton or phytoplankton</p>
<p>(3) an accumulation of sentient motes of dust, sand, and soil</p>
<p>(4) something like a bacterial culture or viral mass, in line with an ooze or what have you</p>
<p>(5) a psychically extradimensional interlocking avatar of crystalline particulate</p>
<p>(6)...a Voltron of Doc Suess's Who's</p>(1) Micro-machines (as opposed to nannites)
(2) a sapient collective of plankton or phytoplankton
(3) an accumulation of sentient motes of dust, sand, and soil
(4) something like a bacterial culture or viral mass, in line with an ooze or what have you
(5) a psychically extradimensional interlocking avatar of crystalline particulate
(6)...a Voltron of Doc Suess's Who'sUmbra-Arcturus2021-11-19T08:24:11ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Galactic MagicUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq02aow/discuss&page=2?Starfinder-Galactic-Magic#602021-11-15T19:51:16Z2021-11-01T08:09:24Z<p>Had a feeling this was going to be a 2022 book, what with the current issues with supply, internal upheaval, and the compounding factor of holiday stressors on already stressed systems. Hopefully 2022 eases up on... well, everyone.</p>Had a feeling this was going to be a 2022 book, what with the current issues with supply, internal upheaval, and the compounding factor of holiday stressors on already stressed systems. Hopefully 2022 eases up on... well, everyone.Umbra-Arcturus2021-11-01T08:09:24ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Sort-able, Filter-friendly Equipment ListUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uoxj?Sortable-Filterfriendly-Equipment-List#372021-10-21T08:23:47Z2021-10-21T08:23:47Z<p>Good on ya, thread necromancer. Had no idea this existed, but now I am blissfully aware!</p>Good on ya, thread necromancer. Had no idea this existed, but now I am blissfully aware!Umbra-Arcturus2021-10-21T08:23:47ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Drift CrisisUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq02c7l/discuss?Starfinder-Drift-Crisis#62023-06-14T19:31:55Z2021-10-02T04:54:02Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">CorvusMask wrote:</div><blockquote> Nah Triune is just having outage. Remember to turn off wait 10 seconds and turn it on again </blockquote><p>That's what happens when you sub-contract your transit overhead with Spectrum Interstellar! Nothing but outages and relentless subscription calls from here on out.
<p>Back on the rails, I'd love to see a hard lean into navigator guild concepts like priests/planar drives (SOM) and crossing space by way of mages.</p>CorvusMask wrote:Nah Triune is just having outage. Remember to turn off wait 10 seconds and turn it on again
That's what happens when you sub-contract your transit overhead with Spectrum Interstellar! Nothing but outages and relentless subscription calls from here on out. Back on the rails, I'd love to see a hard lean into navigator guild concepts like priests/planar drives (SOM) and crossing space by way of mages.Umbra-Arcturus2021-10-02T04:54:02ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Tech RevolutionUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq029v8/discuss&page=3?Starfinder-Tech-Revolution#1132021-10-01T02:11:38Z2021-10-01T02:09:50Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Primus SIlvernaus wrote:</div><blockquote> I can't wait to have a legion of "Holy" warriors that use mecha in their eternal combat with the forces of evil upon the hellish outer planes for my home brew universe. </blockquote><p>Gotta admit, that sounds pretty rad.
<p>I'm waiting for the next semi-monthly group meet so my mech pilots and infantry adventurers have to stand their ground against waves of outsiders, aberrations, and void zombies on an asteroid.</p>
<p>Have em distracted with claim jumpers, they don't suspect their mining camp is about to disturb a Void Hag's horde.</p>Primus SIlvernaus wrote:I can't wait to have a legion of "Holy" warriors that use mecha in their eternal combat with the forces of evil upon the hellish outer planes for my home brew universe.
Gotta admit, that sounds pretty rad. I'm waiting for the next semi-monthly group meet so my mech pilots and infantry adventurers have to stand their ground against waves of outsiders, aberrations, and void zombies on an asteroid.
Have em distracted with claim jumpers, they don't suspect their mining...Umbra-Arcturus2021-10-01T02:09:50ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: tech revololutionUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43hi1?tech-revololution#22021-10-06T19:40:52Z2021-09-28T06:21:14Z<p>I brought this up a while ago, didn't get much response to it, but a person asked about it on the Tech Revolution store thread and did receive a response: </p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Aaron Shanks wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">CartmanTuttle wrote:</div><blockquote> When can we expect PDFs for the Mech Sheet and Vehicle Sheet? </blockquote>It’s not on anyone‘s agenda, but I’ll try to put it on one. (It is a simple enough art order. But we’ve been pushing the Art team so hard due to Gen Con.) When we have them I expect they will live on the Starfinder landing page and this product page. </blockquote><p>Hopefully the folks on task notice the Ship Operations Manual materials (squadron & armada sheets respectively) also haven't been published as pdfs, and address those absences similarly.I brought this up a while ago, didn't get much response to it, but a person asked about it on the Tech Revolution store thread and did receive a response:
Aaron Shanks wrote:CartmanTuttle wrote: When can we expect PDFs for the Mech Sheet and Vehicle Sheet?
It’s not on anyone‘s agenda, but I’ll try to put it on one. (It is a simple enough art order. But we’ve been pushing the Art team so hard due to Gen Con.) When we have them I expect they will live on the Starfinder landing page and this...Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-28T06:21:14ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Organizing/storing pawnsUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43he0?Organizingstoring-pawns#22021-09-27T23:44:07Z2021-09-24T15:46:44Z<p>Small Ziplocks or some other sandwich-esque bag have worked for me in board games with an abundance of tokens. While I don't use pawns, myself, I'd probably default to grouping things similarly. </p>
<p>Downside, of course, is you wind up with a lot of bags depending on how specific you get with your grouping.</p>
<p>As for transit, any Wal-Mart or Target type store will have cases that range in size and sturdiness.</p>
<p>Although, you can always consider buying a tackle-box. They have segmented partitions for fishing gear you could just as easily adapt for pawns, dice, etc.</p>
<p>A sewing kit box (which I have less experience with),given the nature of thread spools, needles, thimbles, so on, might also be worth looking into to adapt for TTRPG clutter.</p>Small Ziplocks or some other sandwich-esque bag have worked for me in board games with an abundance of tokens. While I don't use pawns, myself, I'd probably default to grouping things similarly.
Downside, of course, is you wind up with a lot of bags depending on how specific you get with your grouping.
As for transit, any Wal-Mart or Target type store will have cases that range in size and sturdiness.
Although, you can always consider buying a tackle-box. They have segmented partitions for...Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-24T15:46:44ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Drift CrisisUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43h2s?Drift-Crisis#102021-09-18T08:10:34Z2021-09-18T08:10:34Z<p>Curiosity is piqued. Wondering how much it's going to be in the same vein as Pact Worlds and Near Space, and how it's going to deviate from established norms. </p>
<p>A thought occurs to me that may be analogous to how D&D handles campaign settings (Faerun is to Ravenloft is to yadda yadda).</p>
<p>I dunno. I'm floating in a vacuum of ignorance and this 2nd Star to the right has definitely caught my attention.</p>Curiosity is piqued. Wondering how much it's going to be in the same vein as Pact Worlds and Near Space, and how it's going to deviate from established norms.
A thought occurs to me that may be analogous to how D&D handles campaign settings (Faerun is to Ravenloft is to yadda yadda).
I dunno. I'm floating in a vacuum of ignorance and this 2nd Star to the right has definitely caught my attention.Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-18T08:10:34ZRe: Forums: Customer Service: Bad Post Office Deliverer Making Things Complicated, HELPUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43h0i?Bad-Post-Office-Deliverer-Making-Things#62021-09-17T22:38:34Z2021-09-17T22:38:34Z<p>Thank you guys, appreciate the assistance.</p>Thank you guys, appreciate the assistance.Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-17T22:38:34ZRe: Forums: Customer Service: Bad Post Office Deliverer Making Things Complicated, HELPUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43h0i?Bad-Post-Office-Deliverer-Making-Things#42021-09-17T01:09:22Z2021-09-17T01:06:23Z<p>Flagged op for deletion.</p>
<p>Realized i pribably shouldn't have put the tracking numbers online. Feel dumb.</p>Flagged op for deletion.
Realized i pribably shouldn't have put the tracking numbers online. Feel dumb.Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-17T01:06:23ZRe: Forums: Customer Service: Bad Post Office Deliverer Making Things Complicated, HELPUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43h0i?Bad-Post-Office-Deliverer-Making-Things#32021-09-17T01:09:18Z2021-09-16T21:51:04Z<p>K, package was delivered, book is in good condition. </p>
<p>Talked with our delivery person, got an idea of what went wrong. Essentially the relief deliverer was the replacement of a replacement employee, and had some issue identifying our address. Object blindness.</p>
<p>Regardless, issue is resolved!</p>K, package was delivered, book is in good condition.
Talked with our delivery person, got an idea of what went wrong. Essentially the relief deliverer was the replacement of a replacement employee, and had some issue identifying our address. Object blindness.
Regardless, issue is resolved!Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-16T21:51:04ZRe: Forums: Customer Service: Bad Post Office Deliverer Making Things Complicated, HELPUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43h0i?Bad-Post-Office-Deliverer-Making-Things#22021-09-17T01:09:13Z2021-09-16T18:01:37Z<p>Hi, quick update:</p>
<p>I managed to get in contact with a couple local postmasters and the package should be arriving today. Shouldn't require any further intervention.</p>
<p>Hopefully.</p>
<p>I'll update again once I have hands on the book and can confirm it's intact.</p>Hi, quick update:
I managed to get in contact with a couple local postmasters and the package should be arriving today. Shouldn't require any further intervention.
Hopefully.
I'll update again once I have hands on the book and can confirm it's intact.Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-16T18:01:37ZForums: Starfinder General Discussion: Concerning Player Sheets, Squadon & Armada Sheets, and Vehicle & Mech SheetsUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43gvh?Concerning-Player-Sheets-Squadon-Armada#12021-10-18T01:08:14Z2021-09-11T05:21:40Z<p>Okay, did a few forum and web searches which amounted to nothing, so here we go:</p>
<p>So far as I can tell, the only player sheets publically available through Paizo are Character and Ship pdfs.</p>
<p>The squadron / armada sheets from the SOM appear to be only available by using a copier with the physical book, or buying the SOM pdf.</p>
<p>With the publication of Tech Revolutions, Starfinder will be adding player sheets for vehicles and mechs, respectively.</p>
<p>Is there any intention of making this accumulating body of player sheets available in a public pdf format (as the CRB Character/Ship pages currently are)?</p>Okay, did a few forum and web searches which amounted to nothing, so here we go:
So far as I can tell, the only player sheets publically available through Paizo are Character and Ship pdfs.
The squadron / armada sheets from the SOM appear to be only available by using a copier with the physical book, or buying the SOM pdf.
With the publication of Tech Revolutions, Starfinder will be adding player sheets for vehicles and mechs, respectively.
Is there any intention of making this...Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-11T05:21:40ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What are your favorite Starfinder monsters (that are new to Starfinder?)Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43gmu?What-are-your-favorite-Starfinder-monsters#22021-09-17T03:34:06Z2021-09-02T21:51:39Z<p>Undead Androids, Robot Dragons, and the Mecha-Dracolich that can be homebrewed from them.</p>Undead Androids, Robot Dragons, and the Mecha-Dracolich that can be homebrewed from them.Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-02T21:51:39ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Tech RevolutionUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq029v8/discuss&page=2?Starfinder-Tech-Revolution#632022-05-06T07:39:01Z2021-09-01T23:15:29Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Sara Marie wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Umbra-Arcturus wrote:</div><blockquote> Just got a shipping notice! Huzzah! </blockquote>This was an error. We're looking into it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. </blockquote><p>The status quo has been restored, huzzah!Sara Marie wrote:Umbra-Arcturus wrote: Just got a shipping notice! Huzzah!
This was an error. We're looking into it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. The status quo has been restored, huzzah!Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-01T23:15:29ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Tech RevolutionUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq029v8/discuss&page=2?Starfinder-Tech-Revolution#612021-09-01T19:25:19Z2021-09-01T19:25:19Z<p>Just got a shipping notice! Huzzah!</p>Just got a shipping notice! Huzzah!Umbra-Arcturus2021-09-01T19:25:19ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Tech RevolutionUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq029v8/discuss&page=2?Starfinder-Tech-Revolution#562021-09-01T19:49:14Z2021-08-18T03:04:16Z<p>Ooof. That's a real bummer, group was looking forward to the updated mech rules for our upcoming get-together. Still, they'll manage with the tech rev playtest pdf. </p>
<p>My wonder is, as busy as December gets, will the Galactic Magic manual get further delayed from similar shipping issues?</p>Ooof. That's a real bummer, group was looking forward to the updated mech rules for our upcoming get-together. Still, they'll manage with the tech rev playtest pdf.
My wonder is, as busy as December gets, will the Galactic Magic manual get further delayed from similar shipping issues?Umbra-Arcturus2021-08-18T03:04:16ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Tech RevolutionUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq029v8/discuss?Starfinder-Tech-Revolution#322021-07-07T19:57:09Z2021-07-07T19:57:09Z<p>I really dig that new cover art!</p>I really dig that new cover art!Umbra-Arcturus2021-07-07T19:57:09ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: So, Precog buildsUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ewi?So-Precog-builds#122021-07-01T02:10:02Z2021-07-01T01:10:21Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Garretmander wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">VampByDay wrote:</div><blockquote> Sure. I can see that. Anyway, most of the builds I posted above are still viable depending on what the casting stat is. Some have suggested that the casting stat for a precog is going to be dependent on their anchor, which would be interesting. Personally I can see arguments for any of the mental stats. Either predicting the best way to ‘solves’ the timeline through statistics and logic (INT), using sheer willpower to overcome time (Wisdom), or pitting the sheer force of your personality against time very forces of Fate (Chr) </blockquote>I think I prefer prediction of the future (INT), perception of changes (WIS), and dumb luck (CHA) over using 'sheer force of _____' twice. </blockquote><p>Agreed. Dumb luck sounds absolutely worthy of exploration.Garretmander wrote:VampByDay wrote: Sure. I can see that. Anyway, most of the builds I posted above are still viable depending on what the casting stat is. Some have suggested that the casting stat for a precog is going to be dependent on their anchor, which would be interesting. Personally I can see arguments for any of the mental stats. Either predicting the best way to ‘solves’ the timeline through statistics and logic (INT), using sheer willpower to overcome time (Wisdom), or pitting the...Umbra-Arcturus2021-07-01T01:10:21ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Question about drift travelUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43e96?Question-about-drift-travel#32021-06-04T00:59:58Z2021-06-04T00:59:58Z<p>Not that I'm aware of, but there's nothing stopping you from homebrewing your own interdiction device, or Drift trap, etc.</p>Not that I'm aware of, but there's nothing stopping you from homebrewing your own interdiction device, or Drift trap, etc.Umbra-Arcturus2021-06-04T00:59:58ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Anyone still playing Precogs?Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43dxp?Anyone-still-playing-Precogs#42021-05-27T07:00:37Z2021-05-27T07:00:37Z<p>Currently slated to be part of "Galactic Magic," preorder set for October 2021, availability November 2021.</p>
<p>https://paizo.com/products/btq027rz?Starfinder-Galactic-Magic</p>Currently slated to be part of "Galactic Magic," preorder set for October 2021, availability November 2021.
https://paizo.com/products/btq027rz?Starfinder-Galactic-MagicUmbra-Arcturus2021-05-27T07:00:37ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: NPC Codex for Starfinder?!Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43dqh?NPC-Codex-for-Starfinder#102021-05-18T16:48:31Z2021-05-18T16:48:31Z<p>Having a level/modifier table like the AA1 would probably be just as well. Maybe a page dedicated to a more refined/adjusted version of that table, if a direct transcription isn't sufficient.</p>Having a level/modifier table like the AA1 would probably be just as well. Maybe a page dedicated to a more refined/adjusted version of that table, if a direct transcription isn't sufficient.Umbra-Arcturus2021-05-18T16:48:31ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: NPC Codex for Starfinder?!Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43dqh?NPC-Codex-for-Starfinder#32021-05-14T15:28:34Z2021-05-14T15:28:34Z<p>Voicing support for this as well.</p>Voicing support for this as well.Umbra-Arcturus2021-05-14T15:28:34ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Going BoomUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43dob?Going-Boom#62021-05-13T14:17:21Z2021-05-13T01:37:34Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">BigNorseWolf wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">lightningcat wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">BigNorseWolf wrote:</div><blockquote> Self destruct +Drone +Small fighter= Really big missile? </blockquote>That was not how the question started, but it did head that direction. </blockquote>EVADE< EVADE< EVADE!!! It's gonna blow! </blockquote><p>"Intensify the forward batteries, I don't want anything to get through. Intensify forward firepower!"
<p>"Too late!"</p>BigNorseWolf wrote:lightningcat wrote: BigNorseWolf wrote: Self destruct +Drone +Small fighter= Really big missile?
That was not how the question started, but it did head that direction. EVADE"Intensify the forward batteries, I don't want anything to get through. Intensify forward firepower!" "Too late!"Umbra-Arcturus2021-05-13T01:37:34ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Starfinder's popularity is falling, it seems.Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43d5b?Starfinders-popularity-is-falling-it-seems#272021-04-28T22:18:01Z2021-04-28T20:02:21Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Gaulin wrote:</div><blockquote> I really think it's going to start taking off a lot more with the sudden surge of awesome books. Seem to be a lot more player options coming out recently and into the near future. Having new classes especially is a huge thing </blockquote><p>This is more or less how my group's feeling. I'm keen on the gm guide, one fella is keen on the upcoming mechs, and we're all looking forward to what Galactic Magic brings.Gaulin wrote:I really think it's going to start taking off a lot more with the sudden surge of awesome books. Seem to be a lot more player options coming out recently and into the near future. Having new classes especially is a huge thing
This is more or less how my group's feeling. I'm keen on the gm guide, one fella is keen on the upcoming mechs, and we're all looking forward to what Galactic Magic brings.Umbra-Arcturus2021-04-28T20:02:21ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pact Worlds Map and Mnemonic!Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ljz8&page=2?Pact-Worlds-Map-and-Mnemonic#982021-04-12T07:54:08Z2021-04-12T07:54:08Z<p>...Just noticed the date stamps on this thread. Ooof. I'll just leave this here with the necromancer and blame it on the late local hour...</p>
<p>Special Addendum: Consider Ancillary Security Action Versus Identified Diplomatic Envoys Taking Liberties Beyond Appropriate Allowances</p>...Just noticed the date stamps on this thread. Ooof. I'll just leave this here with the necromancer and blame it on the late local hour...
Special Addendum: Consider Ancillary Security Action Versus Identified Diplomatic Envoys Taking Liberties Beyond Appropriate AllowancesUmbra-Arcturus2021-04-12T07:54:08ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: No-Prep Character: Pet Revitalization ProjectUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shmn?NoPrep-Character-Pet-Revitalization-Project#72021-04-10T10:34:49Z2021-04-10T10:34:49Z<p>"Easter rabbit's looking a bit worse for wear these days, innit? Don't figure its skin's supposed to be sloughing off, and fingers seem a poor substitute for carrots. Little bugger's just gnawing away. Some funny business going on around here, can't convince me otherwise.</p>
<p>Roll initiative, then, shall I? Right-o."</p>"Easter rabbit's looking a bit worse for wear these days, innit? Don't figure its skin's supposed to be sloughing off, and fingers seem a poor substitute for carrots. Little bugger's just gnawing away. Some funny business going on around here, can't convince me otherwise.
Roll initiative, then, shall I? Right-o."Umbra-Arcturus2021-04-10T10:34:49ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Galactic MagicUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq02aow/discuss?Starfinder-Galactic-Magic#72021-04-03T02:55:43Z2021-04-03T02:55:43Z<p>Looks like it's gonna be a magical Winter.</p>Looks like it's gonna be a magical Winter.Umbra-Arcturus2021-04-03T02:55:43ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: So... Starfinder alien races' equivalencies to other fictional races?Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43c16?So-Starfinder-alien-races-equivalencies-to#72021-03-16T08:12:24Z2021-03-14T07:04:50Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Wei Ji the Learner wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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Would the Strix have been inspired by either Harpies or the Thanagaarians (DCU)?</blockquote><p>Strix have always reminded me of ancient vampires from Legacy of Kain.Wei Ji the Learner wrote:Would the Strix have been inspired by either Harpies or the Thanagaarians (DCU)?
Strix have always reminded me of ancient vampires from Legacy of Kain.Umbra-Arcturus2021-03-14T07:04:50ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Alien Archive 5 WishlistUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs436iz?Alien-Archive-5-Wishlist#422021-03-01T04:08:20Z2021-03-01T04:08:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Torradin341 wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">FormerFiend wrote:</div><blockquote> We can, in fact, take gnolls, grippli, kitsune, kobolds, & samsaran off The List. We got 'em via the Alien Character Deck & they've stated that there are no plans to reprint them for an AA in the foreseeable future. </blockquote>That's unfortunate. I was still hoping to get them in an AA with more/different racial options. Or at least a full race entry, since the cards only have the hard stats and a tiny descriptive blurb. </blockquote><p>I'm not big on supplemental cards, just one more thing to keep track of and nobody in my circle ever wants/needs to use them over the rulebooks. So the fact these pathfinder races are getting gated behind a deck is disappointing.
<p>What I'd like to see are all the player options / races scattered in the AP's and this deck collected into a volume.</p>Torradin341 wrote:FormerFiend wrote: We can, in fact, take gnolls, grippli, kitsune, kobolds, & samsaran off The List. We got 'em via the Alien Character Deck & they've stated that there are no plans to reprint them for an AA in the foreseeable future.
That's unfortunate. I was still hoping to get them in an AA with more/different racial options. Or at least a full race entry, since the cards only have the hard stats and a tiny descriptive blurb. I'm not big on supplemental cards, just one...Umbra-Arcturus2021-03-01T04:08:20ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Creature Subtype Grafts For Alien Character CardsUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shl1?Creature-Subtype-Grafts-For-Alien-Character#92021-02-20T05:23:47Z2021-02-20T05:23:47Z<p>...so are the kobolds, kitsune, etc. going to be exclusive to these cards, or will they be making the roster in a future archive publication?</p>...so are the kobolds, kitsune, etc. going to be exclusive to these cards, or will they be making the roster in a future archive publication?Umbra-Arcturus2021-02-20T05:23:47ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: We need NPC classes...Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43abq?We-need-NPC-classes#42021-01-15T04:26:19Z2021-01-15T04:26:19Z<p>Insert joke about y'all being so classist towards NPCs.
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Drumsnare.</p>Insert joke about y'all being so classist towards NPCs.
Drumsnare.Umbra-Arcturus2021-01-15T04:26:19ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Tech RevolutionUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/products/btq029v8/discuss?Starfinder-Tech-Revolution#82021-01-04T19:44:10Z2020-12-25T07:45:10Z<p>Always a bit of a rush, seeing a new entry in the pre-order tab.</p>Always a bit of a rush, seeing a new entry in the pre-order tab.Umbra-Arcturus2020-12-25T07:45:10ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Starfinder hopes going into 2021Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs439dk?Starfinder-hopes-going-into-2021#162021-03-05T01:52:36Z2020-12-17T02:22:01Z<p>Starship/vehicle version of the alien archive, and an arcane operations manual sounds good. Farspace.</p>Starship/vehicle version of the alien archive, and an arcane operations manual sounds good. Farspace.Umbra-Arcturus2020-12-17T02:22:01ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Alien Archive 5 WishlistUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs436iz?Alien-Archive-5-Wishlist#72020-12-11T21:34:11Z2020-12-11T21:34:11Z<p>Along similar lines, I think instead of a new alien archive, I'd prefer a faction & freemarket starship archive.</p>Along similar lines, I think instead of a new alien archive, I'd prefer a faction & freemarket starship archive.Umbra-Arcturus2020-12-11T21:34:11ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: What the heck are aeon stones?Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs438yc?What-the-heck-are-aeon-stones#22020-12-05T03:05:41Z2020-12-01T04:05:35Z<p>sourced from Archives of Nethys
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https://aonsrd.com/MagicItems.aspx?ItemName=Amber%20Hyperboloid&Family= Aeon%20Stone</p>
<p>"Aeon stones are magic gemstones that orbit your head (or the nearest equivalent of a head, for species that lack heads) and grant you a constant magic effect. They do not count toward your worn magic item limit, and there’s no limit to the number you can have orbiting you. They are most common in the Azlanti Star Empire, which also has unique ways of using such stones, but the most common types of aeon stones can be found in magic shops in many major settlements. Aeon stones are categorized by their shape and color, with all stones of the same shape and color having the same magic abilities.</p>
<p>Placing an aeon stone in orbit around your head is a standard action, and removing it is a move action. An aeon stone must be in orbit for you to benefit from its abilities. The stone orbits at a distance of 3 inches to 3 feet, as you prefer, but always outside any armor or helmet you wear. An orbiting aeon stone has an Armor Class equal to 12 + your character level, and it can be attacked directly or even grappled (a successful grapple check plucks the stone out of its orbit and into the attacker’s hand). Most aeon stones (including all those presented here) are capable of glowing with a bright light. As a standard action, you can activate or deactivate the illumination of an aeon stone, which glows brightly enough to increase the light level in your square by one step (see Vision and Light on page 261).</p>
<p>Each aeon stone also has at least one other power that comes into effect when in orbit around you..."</p>sourced from Archives of Nethys
https://aonsrd.com/MagicItems.aspx?ItemName=Amber%20Hyperboloid&Family= Aeon%20Stone
"Aeon stones are magic gemstones that orbit your head (or the nearest equivalent of a head, for species that lack heads) and grant you a constant magic effect. They do not count toward your worn magic item limit, and there’s no limit to the number you can have orbiting you. They are most common in the Azlanti Star Empire, which also has unique ways of using such stones, but...Umbra-Arcturus2020-12-01T04:05:35ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Astrazoans Among UsUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs437as?Astrazoans-Among-Us#102020-10-09T20:43:59Z2020-10-09T19:43:26Z<p>Y'all remind me of a Monty Python sketch:</p>
<p>"He was as strange a thing as ever I saw, or ever I hope to see, God willing. He was a strange unearthly creature - a quivering, glistening mass..."</p>
<p>"Angus Podgorny, what do y'mean?"</p>
<p>"He was'na so much a man as... a blancmange!"</p>Y'all remind me of a Monty Python sketch:
"He was as strange a thing as ever I saw, or ever I hope to see, God willing. He was a strange unearthly creature - a quivering, glistening mass..."
"Angus Podgorny, what do y'mean?"
"He was'na so much a man as... a blancmange!"Umbra-Arcturus2020-10-09T19:43:26ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: How big is a standard expansion bay?Umbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs436e8?How-big-is-a-standard-expansion-bay#112020-09-14T16:55:02Z2020-09-14T16:55:02Z<p>Personally, I don't think large ships need more expansion bays, rather, I think expansion bays need a dedicated classification system.</p>
<p>Small expansion mount, medium, large, massive. That way, a shuttle could have three expansion bays and a frigate only two, but the classification of the two would be distinct. Three small exp-bays vs two medium exp-bays, representing different mounting capabilities. Yes, that would mean having to make size iterations of some expansion systems, IE, small hold, medium hold, large hold, massive hold.</p>
<p>It would also allow for ships to have "x" amount of small bays, "y" amount of medium, "z" amount of large, etc etc etc. You can then regulate systems by mount size, rather than how many expansion bays it takes, or at least in conjunction thereby.</p>
<p>System "A" requires a large mount space, System "B" requires a small space. System "C" requires a massive space. System "D" requires two large spaces.</p>
<p>•Caveat•
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This is me spitballing, as I am currently 200mi away from my Starfinder literature and can't compare/contrast ideas against content where I'm at.</p>Personally, I don't think large ships need more expansion bays, rather, I think expansion bays need a dedicated classification system.
Small expansion mount, medium, large, massive. That way, a shuttle could have three expansion bays and a frigate only two, but the classification of the two would be distinct. Three small exp-bays vs two medium exp-bays, representing different mounting capabilities. Yes, that would mean having to make size iterations of some expansion systems, IE, small hold,...Umbra-Arcturus2020-09-14T16:55:02ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Character Concept: Raxilite ConquererUmbra-Arcturushttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs436fa?Character-Concept-Raxilite-Conquerer#22020-09-14T21:39:36Z2020-09-13T20:14:29Z<p>Speaking as a person with an allergy to pollen, there was never a time Raxilites weren't the great oppressors of the free air. So this fellow being a seedy individual strikes me as all too appropriate. One can envision a vicious cult of personality spreading like weeds across the universe.</p>Speaking as a person with an allergy to pollen, there was never a time Raxilites weren't the great oppressors of the free air. So this fellow being a seedy individual strikes me as all too appropriate. One can envision a vicious cult of personality spreading like weeds across the universe.Umbra-Arcturus2020-09-13T20:14:29Z