Questions tagged [starfinder]
For questions about Starfinder, Paizo's Pathfinder-like soft sci-fi game. While officially cross-compatible with Pathfinder material, Starfinder is intended to stand as its own system.
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Do Starfinder classes have different tiers of power?
I know that in 3.x (including Pathfinder) it's common to talk about different tiers of classes in terms of power and versatility. Does this also apply to Starfinder, and if so, what are they? I rarely ...
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Can the “while attuned” powers of Solarian stellar revelations be used while attuned to either mode, or only the matching one?
I’m having trouble finding an official clarification of this, so I’m wondering if anyone has found a ruling:
Solarians gain powers known as stellar revelations. These are either “photon” or “graviton”...
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What are the rules differences between Pathfinder and Starfinder?
Paizo's Starfinder system is heavily based on their long-running Pathfinder system (itself based on D&D 3.5). What rules are different between the two systems?
To clarify, this question does not ...
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How Many Grenades Can a Ysoki put in their Cheeks?
I play a ysoki technomancer with Grenade Proficiency. A few times, I've gotten away with a grenade or two stuffed in my cheeks, but the question came up of how many grenades could potentially go in ...
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How can PCs keep up when maneuver DCs increase so quickly?
Lots of maneuvers call for a DC of [some number]+2×[the ship's tier]. Yet as your character levels up (and your ship's tier with it), your max ranks in a given skill only increase by 1/level.
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How do I keep a party together when they have conflicting goals?
I'm running a Starfinder game, and we are 40 sessions into this campaign.
The campaign involves the fate of a small but strategically important settlement, which several factions are vying for control ...
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Can I put my Drone into my cheek pouches?
Starfinder introduces "Bulk" — an easier system for calculating encumbrance. All listed equipment are now measured in "bulks", however, creature weight is still being measured in pounds. It becomes ...
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Range vs Melee Balance in Starfinder
I hope this question isn't too broad. I'm looking into Starfinder and I'm curious about the balance between Range and Melee combat.
Most Fantasy games are balanced toward close-combat with melee ...
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Does cover work for both ways for enemies?
So Starfinder is out, and I feel like my life is complete, as it is just great. I am used to playing D&D 5e, and while I have some experience with 3.5e, I have never played Pathfinder. As such, ...
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Can you wear armor and second skin to utilize multiple upgrade slots?
Can you wear 2 sets of armor to get the multiple upgrade slots?
Ex. wearing a second skin under a defrex hide to get a total of 2 upgrade slots
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How much does a spaceship cost?
Going through the spaceship building chapter of Starfinder I'm rather impressed with the versatility in there, but I seem to not be able to find what these spaceships cost. The header "Building a ...
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Does Mending work on Androids?
Androids, being both humanoid and construct, have the following racial trait:
Constructed
For effects targeting creatures by type
androids count as both humanoids and
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Does a Solarian’s Photon mode insight bonus to damage apply to ship combat?
It says that when a solarian is in photon mode you get +1 insight bonus on damage rolls. Since it states just damage rolls in general, does that apply to spaceship combat when firing weapons?
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