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[WWHsmackdown]

Whoever made the Barathu for second edition gets a high five from me; the feats feel righteously weird and interesting. It's very alien, and I had a big smile on my face reading feats about synthesizing serums, co-opting genetic material, and becoming a Jake-suit.

[25speedforseaweedleshy]

this obsession with not giving focus spell to certain martial need to stop

envoy and solarian need focus spell

[VektheGoblin]

I might be missing this somewhere, but do weapons that require batteries come with at least one? I get that batteries should be more expensive than single ammo since they're reusable but like, "batteries sold separately" feels silly and bad, and doubly so when one battery costs as much as a sword that's designed to never need sharpening.

[moosher12]

It's weird. I just did a search of the keyword's "Battery" and "Charge" to see if I can find any details.

The Playtest seems to be strangely devoid of actual battery recharge mechanics, which I recall that Starfinder 1E did have (unless it's in one of the Adventures). And it does not seem to establish whether or not ranged weapon batteries are rechargeable or not. Strangely, Powered melee weapons seem to say they come with one installed? But it does not mention whether it counts against the cost or not. I don't know if weapon batteries can even be recharged in this edition, or if they are made to be expended to purchase new batteries unless a special ability like Electrical Engineer lets you recharge them yourself as an exception.

This should certainly be clarified in a future update.

Though in my opinion, I think batteries being sold seperately feels a bit fair. Rather weird that a firearm does not come with ammunition, (nor would it in real life), but a laser gun would come with a full battery's worth complementary from a game balance perspective.