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Alien Invasion

Outer space is full of alien species both benign and malevolent. Starfinder Alien Archive 2 presents a host of new creatures designed for use with the Starfinder Roleplaying Game! From the laser-breathing tashtaris and starship-eating stellar protozoans to dust mantas and undead bone troopers, the creatures in this codex will challenge adventurers no matter where in the galaxy they may travel. What's more, player rules for a variety of species let players not just fight aliens, but be them! Inside this book, you'll find the following:

  • Over 100 bizarre life-forms both classic and new, from the voracious akatas and silicon-based quorlus to radioactive pluprex demons and void-dwelling vermin.
  • More than a dozen species with full player rules, letting you play everything from an uplifted bear to a sentient slug.
  • New alien technology to help give your character an edge, including armor, weapons, magic items, and spells.
  • New rules for magical polymorphing, environmental template grafts to modify creatures to fit any world on the fly, and more!

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4/5 —

This AA has a lot of the fantasy stand-bys that got passed over in AA1. Orcs, Oni, Hobgoblins, etc.

Man that Hobgoblin art is bad. 4 stars.

Good Addition to the Game

4/5 —

With the Alien Archive 2, Paizo introduces another 65 species (plus variations) to the Starfinder universe. The book is very similar in nature to the first Alien Archive. Each species gets a two-page spread with some gorgeous, full-colour artwork, and many entries include little bonus gameplay elements such as new pieces of technology that PCs might get their hands on. Because Starfinder stat blocks are relatively short, there’s a lot of room for background and description of each of the species. Obviously, I can’t go through them all here, but there’s a lot more I found interesting and fun than there were ones I thought needed work. Things like bodysnatcher slimes, dreamers, glitch gremlins, plupex demons, and velstracs are all worthwhile additions to the game in different ways. GMs who liked the first Alien Archive will likely be happy with what they find in this one.

Players, of course, will be most interested in the sixteen new playable races. Ready? There’s aasimar, bolide, damai, embri, ghoran, hobgoblin, kanabo, orc, osharu, pahtra, phentomite, quorlu, tiefling, trox, uplifted bear, and vlaka. Some of these are familiar to fantasy fans (aasimars, hobgoblins, orcs, and tieflings), some are brand new concepts (embri, phentomites, etc.), and some are Starfinder versions of “animal people” (pahtras are cat people, uplifted bears are . . . bear people, vlaka are wolf people, etc.). The last category in particular will thrill a lot of fans, even though it’s not really my thing.

We shouldn’t overlook the appendices, as they help define the characteristics of the different species and give GMs some room to play. Most of the appendices here reprint and supplement the appendices from the first Alien Archive, but there’s one important new one. Appendix 3 presents eight pages of rules on polymorphing and introduces it as a spell option at each level for mystics and technomancers. The rules are very detailed, but I *really* like how the shape has to be predetermined (when the spell is selected by levelling up) so there’s not a ton of recalculation in the middle of a session.

My recommendation would be that if you’ve run or played Starfinder for a while and are getting pretty familiar with what it has to offer, buying Alien Archive 2 would be a good way to introduce some fresh characters and threats. Like the first one, it is pricy for the relatively-slim page count, and that should be a factor to consider.

Space Aliens

5/5 —

A great book with many more Aliens, that one can play, and rules for your spell casters.
Very useful.

Fantastic!

5/5 —

Better than Alien Archive in every aspect. Better illustrations, more content (also due to the fact that the monster creation rules were already presented in the previous book) and more polished. The addition of the polymorph spell and mechanics is amazing and super fun. You have bought AA1 because it's good but mostly because you need it... Then, I promise you'll buy this AA2 because you will WANT it!
5 stars!

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Marco Massoudi wrote:
Will this reprint the Alien Archive sections from Dead Suns 1-6 (like the Pathfinder Bestiaries reprinted creatures from older AP volumes)?

A few creatures from Dead Suns will appear in Alien Archive 2, but not all. More AP creatures will likely be reprinted in later Alien Archive hardbacks, as with Pathfinder APs and Bestiaries.

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Robert G. McCreary wrote:
Marco Massoudi wrote:
Will this reprint the Alien Archive sections from Dead Suns 1-6 (like the Pathfinder Bestiaries reprinted creatures from older AP volumes)?
A few creatures from Dead Suns will appear in Alien Archive 2, but not all. More AP creatures will likely be reprinted in later Alien Archive hardbacks, as with Pathfinder APs and Bestiaries.

Thank you for the answer, Robert.

I imagine that Akatas, Bone Troopers, Driftdead, Void Zombies and the playable races Elebrians, Kish, Ferrans, Ghibranis, Ilthisarians, Scypozoans, Selamids and Seprevois are good to have in a handy hardcover Bestiary volume. ;-)
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AmbassadoroftheDominion wrote:

Let's start wondering about the description, shall we?

Quote:
Want to play an intelligent, multi-legged centipede? An emotionless, mask-wearing mollusk? and Uplifted Bear?

Not gonna lie, I want to take that "uplifted bear" and make a character called "Yogi" or run around yelling "only you can prevent forest fires". Can't wait to see them.

...

Winston, who lives under the name Mr. Saunders.

Paizo Employee Developer
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JJCheatah wrote:
Please let there be a cat race in this one.... you have them in the lore of being in the veskarium. I really wanna see the cat race.

That would be cool...

Paizo Employee Developer
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The Drunken Dragon wrote:
Are these uplifted bears bipedal humanoid aliens (a la how rats are to ysoki) or are these more just literally genetically modified super-intelligent bears

They’re bears what have smarts!

Grand Lodge
Pathfinder Lost Omens, Rulebook Subscriber
Joe Pasini wrote:
The Drunken Dragon wrote:
Are these uplifted bears bipedal humanoid aliens (a la how rats are to ysoki) or are these more just literally genetically modified super-intelligent bears
They’re bears what have smarts!

So...the second one? Now I'm even more confused...

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Micheal Smith wrote:
I think we need to see Xenomorph or something similar.

Agreed. A Starfinder update of the hive (see Pathfinder's Horror Adventures) would be great to see.

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Xuldarinar wrote:
Micheal Smith wrote:
I think we need to see Xenomorph or something similar.
Agreed. A Starfinder update of the hive (see Pathfinder's Horror Adventures) would be great to see.

Yes, more Kucharn/Swarm creatures please!

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Marco Massoudi wrote:
Xuldarinar wrote:
Micheal Smith wrote:
I think we need to see Xenomorph or something similar.
Agreed. A Starfinder update of the hive (see Pathfinder's Horror Adventures) would be great to see.
Yes, more Kucharn/Swarm creatures please!

While I would be all for more Swarm stuff, I do have to say that the Hive is different from the Swarm.

The Swarm are insect-like monstrous humanoid creatures bound to the hive mind.

The Hive are aberrations that are basically xenomorphs with swarming larvae instead of a face hugger.

Granted, you don't want either knocking at your door but one is more Starship Troopers, the other is more Alien.
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Updated with final product description and cover image!

Oooh Shiny! there are some cool looking aliens on there. Im really curious about the spectral goblin looking thing. Very nice!

Ooooohhh. A Trox and Mi-Go on the cover! I think this artwork a lot. I'm excited! We've got cover art for all the "Core" books that they have announced now, right?
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TROX!!!!! I love those damned bugs so much I’m glad there making a return! Also Mi-Go...maybe playable and some kind of Gremlin by the looks of it.
Pathfinder Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

I love Trox! I wonder if Mi-Go will be considered part of the Unseen conspiracy, considering their knack for infiltrating societies and abducting people. I adore their artwork. Pathfinder/Starfinder's design for this creature is simply the best across all of Lovecraftverse, methinks. And I'm getting real Gremlin vibes out of that ghosty creature.

Will this book have any new summons (or maybe even familiars)?
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Rysky the Dark Solarion wrote:
AmbassadoroftheDominion wrote:
Soooo............ Space Linnorms?
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss

Someone likes Linnorms. I forgot that Rysky loves them.

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EltonJ wrote:
Rysky the Dark Solarion wrote:
AmbassadoroftheDominion wrote:
Soooo............ Space Linnorms?
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss
Someone likes Linnorms. I forgot that Rysky loves them.

I does ^w^

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Has there been any talk about how Polymorphing is going to work in SF? Anything from Gencon, perhaps?
Grand Lodge
Pathfinder Lost Omens, Rulebook Subscriber

I also heard rumors that someone mentioned that domesticated pet mechanics will be introduced in this one? Or was that baseless?
The Drunken Dragon wrote:
I also heard rumors that someone mentioned that domesticated pet mechanics will be introduced in this one? Or was that baseless?

Squirrel Foxes will have mechanics to have them as pets. There is no mention of general rules for domesticated pets if that was what you were wondering.

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Milo v3 wrote:
The Drunken Dragon wrote:
I also heard rumors that someone mentioned that domesticated pet mechanics will be introduced in this one? Or was that baseless?
Squirrel Foxes will have mechanics to have them as pets. There is no mention of general rules for domesticated pets if that was what you were wondering.

Wait.. squirrel-foxes? LIke from Nausicaa?

Any news if this book contains new creatures from the Swarm?
Joe Pasini wrote:
The Drunken Dragon wrote:
Are these uplifted bears bipedal humanoid aliens (a la how rats are to ysoki) or are these more just literally genetically modified super-intelligent bears
They’re bears what have smarts!

"I'm a courier. If a mountain gets in the way of my route, I growl at it and it clears a path for me."

(That's a paraphrase; nonetheless, it's what still springs to mind.)

Anyhow: along with my previously-stated hopes for this book (Arkanen races, Veskarium beasties, and so on): I'd like to know about the neon-hued electric theropod with all of the limbs, eyes, and teeth that's featured on the cover of the Pact Worlds book.
Scarab Sages Starfinder Design Lead
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Brew Bird wrote:
Has there been any talk about how Polymorphing is going to work in SF? Anything from Gencon, perhaps?

I don't believe we discussed it at any length at Gen Con. It's obviously something we might cover in a preview blog or one of the Pathfinder Wednesday Twitch streams.

Pathfinder Lost Omens Subscriber
ButterPanda888 wrote:

You had me at uplifted bear.

Also, with D&D re-introducing the Giff, I feel Starfinder could use some interplanetary pachyderms. Could be rhinos (like the Judoon) or could be elephants, or hey maybe it could be hippos. Please consider.

Elephants would be pretty nice, give me those Loxodons!

I did homebrew a Pachyderm race...for my home game.

Think we'd be getting some more classic races like orcs, bugbears, hobgoblins, kobolds, and trogs? Also werewolves...
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I hope ORCS are in this volume, as they (and mongrelmen & troglodytes) are now residents of Apostae.
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Are we going to see Tieflings in this book? I would love to see some space tieflings added to the Starfinder universe.

Are there any creatures reprinted from SFS scenarios?
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Marco Massoudi wrote:
I hope ORCS are in this volume, as they (and mongrelmen & troglodytes) are now residents of Apostae.

Apparently, Orcs are nearly extinct.

Paizo Employee Developer
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Farlanghn wrote:
Are we going to see Tieflings in this book? I would love to see some space tieflings added to the Starfinder universe.

That would be cool...

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So... Sentient slugs? I am sincerely hoping these are modeled after the Yeerks from Animorphs, not going to lie.

The Khizars are pretty cool, but I miss my Ghorans. A race that can produce oxygen, food, and purify water would make an excellent addition to a spaceship crew. I hope they make a comeback eventually.
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Joe Pasini wrote:
Farlanghn wrote:
Are we going to see Tieflings in this book? I would love to see some space tieflings added to the Starfinder universe.
That would be cool...

You... you bloody tease!

Joe Pasini wrote:
The Drunken Dragon wrote:
Are these uplifted bears bipedal humanoid aliens (a la how rats are to ysoki) or are these more just literally genetically modified super-intelligent bears
They’re bears what have smarts!

They are also excellent motivational speakers.

Any chance we'll see a higher CR strain of Akatas? I've always had a soft spot for the horrible space doggos.

Uplifted bears, that is music to my ears, I have the subscription for the hard covers and at this point you can't take my money fast enough to ensure I get this ASAP but I have a couple of questions/hopes. Please tell me the uplifted bears are going to something akin to Smokey, as in standing up right with opposable thumbs to make something close to true hands. And just as important how fast will they get greenlit to be usable as a PC race in SFS?
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AmbassadoroftheDominion wrote:

I guess they might reprint a few from Pathfinder, and maybe a few from the Adventure Path, but I hope they'll stick with mostly original creatures, at least until the third Archive.

If they do reprint a few Pathfinder Aliens, I would hope it was Dominion Creatures (Chyzaedu, Neh-Thalggu, Rhu-Chalik, Lunarma, Neshmaal, Yangethe, Yah-Thelgaad, Shipmind, Intellect Devourer/Egophage, Vespergaunt and Ugothokra) although there are several other Alien races which could be brought forth into Starfinder (all the creatures associated with the Old Cults, Several creatures From Bestiary 1-6, Distant Worlds, People of the Stars, Numeria, Land of the Fallen, and Iron Gods)

Please, Paizo, reprint mi-go for Starfinder! I want to be able to canonically make by players relive that terror!

I believe they are in there, they are on the front cover after all :p

Alright, so my wishlist for this book goes as follows:

Genie-kin
Orcs
Tieflings
Aasimar
Samsarans (Farscape, anyone?)
Catfolk or a suitably Catfolk like race (Any Larry Niven fans out there?)
Fetchlings (In space, no one can hear you shadowstep)
Something suitably xenomorphish and horrifying
More living ships
Playable Azlanti (They have different stats then baseline humans, always have)
Some of the near human races (Ex: Akitonians)
Munavri (We've got Drow,so why not?)
A full list of the Veskarium's sentient species
More Kaiju!
More Deities!
Empyreal Lords!
Demons and Devils!

That's a really tall order. Given how they plan their books ahead of time, though.
Scarab Sages Starfinder Design Lead
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Marco Massoudi wrote:
I hope ORCS are in this volume

So do I!

Do we know if things like Mi-Go will get Starfinder-ized officially, with the chance of a player race in this book?
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The Imperator wrote:
Do we know if things like Mi-Go will get Starfinder-ized officially, with the chance of a player race in this book?

Mi-Go are in the book, but i am 100% sure that there won't be player stats.

These NE Dark Tapestry scientists are meant to be opponents, not pcs. ;-)
EltonJ wrote:

That's a really tall order. Given how they plan their books ahead of time, though.

I'm aware. So I'm viewing it more long term.

I really hope they finish fleshing out the pact worlders, instead of necessarily adding more pact worlders. I want the two Arkanen races to have stats, and maybe the arthropods of Nchak. Not that I don't want far-flung alien species. I totally want that. It's just my campaign is about to hit Arkanen and I'm winging it. *crosses fingers*

Here are other hopes that may be dashed in a matter of days.

I would love to get some living programs (to supplement the living holograms) or other technological possession type creatures.

I'd also like a non-humanoid empire that wasn't the dominion of the black. Don't get me wrong, I love those things. But they mean to extinguish the stars, let the universe grow cold, and either stretch it until atoms break, or compress it back into a primordial soup or otherwise make things weird. And those are good goals. Just not mortal goals. I want something more akin to Marvel's Brood race. Alien and not humanoid, but an expansionist mortal empire.

Got my order notification last Friday. Now for the waiting game. Fingers crossed that I'll get my shipping notice sooner rather than later.

Looks like I'm one of the lucky ones who got my pdf early! I'm still reading through but I'll try to answer any questions in a relatively spoiler-free way.
Pathfinder Lost Omens, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber
Luke Spencer wrote:
Looks like I'm one of the lucky ones who got my pdf early! I'm still reading through but I'll try to answer any questions in a relatively spoiler-free way.

Playable species? Catfolk?

zergtitan wrote:
Luke Spencer wrote:
Looks like I'm one of the lucky ones who got my pdf early! I'm still reading through but I'll try to answer any questions in a relatively spoiler-free way.
Playable species? Catfolk?

I got mine pretty early. This is a first. I can be the guy that answers peoples questions instead of asking.

Spoiler:
Not exactly. They are called Pahtra. 16 playable races.
Pathfinder Lost Omens, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber
Micheal Smith wrote:
zergtitan wrote:
Luke Spencer wrote:
Looks like I'm one of the lucky ones who got my pdf early! I'm still reading through but I'll try to answer any questions in a relatively spoiler-free way.
Playable species? Catfolk?

I got mine pretty early. This is a first. I can be the guy that answers peoples questions instead of asking.

** spoiler omitted **

good to know, what's their stats? what type of appearance do they have? Bestiary 3 or Advanced Races Guide?

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