Whether the heroes are searching for the ultimate mother lode of starmetals or hiding out from the law on a deserted space rock, no Game Master wants to spend their time drawing every crater, outcropping, and tunnel. Fortunately, with Paizo's latest Starfinder Flip-Mat, you don't have to! This line of gaming maps provides ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. This double-sided map features the rugged surface of a rocky planetoid on one side and a grimy mining station nestled beneath the asteroid's surface on the other, providing the perfect setting for any space-based adventure.
Don't waste time sketching when you could be playing. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Asteroid, you'll always be ready next time your players go rock hopping!
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Asteroid is one of those rare flip-mats that I've used one side several times, but have never used the other side. The main side features the heavily-cratered surface of an asteroid, and I've used it in several Starfinder Society games. It's nicely detailed with terrain features like crevices, boulders, cliffs, and even a pit that combine for some interesting tactical choices. A GM should prepare ahead of time, however, for what sorts of DCs they want to set for climbing up or jumping over some of these features. It's appropriately generic as well, so you can use it in multiple sessions with no sense of "this place again!" The flip-side is (according to the text) "a grimy mining station nestled beneath the asteroid's surface." It's actually really cool and would serve perfectly as a space pirate hideout, a rebel base, or anything else of the sort. The purposes of the various rooms are easily identifiable (there are bunks, washrooms, a rec room, a computer room, a commander's office, and more). The detail is also nice, with grease spots and dented flooring, sensible features like small gardens (fresh food would be a luxury in a place like this!), etc. It would work well as a PC headquarters, but could also be pulled out quickly when a GM needs a "bad guy base" for the group to assault. With both sides of the flip-mat quite useful, Asteroid is a winner.
So this will be a "bigger Flip-Mat" again?
It seems every second Starfinder flip-mat is one of those.
I agree that most starships are too big to fit on a normal one, but i don´t like the bigger ones because the fold near the edge makes them a pain to use, so i would like normal sized ones whenever it´s possible.
The sample image is from AP #3 page 8 and would almost fit size-wise (it´s 22 x 33 squares), but i guess the artwork for both sides will be all-new.
Oooooo that would make for a nice combat zone in the mountains and underground. I can see this map getting lots of use in all sorts of campaigns, not just space based ones ^w^
Oooooo that would make for a nice combat zone in the mountains and underground. I can see this map getting lots of use in all sorts of campaigns, not just space based ones ^w^
