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Special thanks to Psi Prime Productions for their video showcasing Starship Combat! Link down below. Since Sam is out of town when the Tech Core drops in full, we've produced this episode in advance with the preview screenshots and images available to us. Have you been enjoying the Tech Core? Let us know!

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Thanks to some excellent coverage from fellow members of the Starfinder 2nd Edition community, Sam and Stephen got a look at some of the Tactical Starship Combat mechanics that ship with the Tech Core. This and the next episode were recorded before the release of the Tech Core, so bear with us if we get some things incorrect.

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They released a few pages from the Tech Core early! Sam and Stephen go over the table of contents and a few items included! Also this episode, Sam used our Build Bounty Rules to make a build of their own!

To coincide with the release of the Absalom Station sourcebook, we want you to submit a Level 10 Build with a Starfinder 2E Class, plus:

• Roll a d20 to pick a neighborhood, corresponding to the numbers on the official Absalom Station Poster (or whatever sounds cool to you).

Your submission is a denizen of that neighborhood and must have at least one of the following:

• An Ancestry listed in the Demographics section of your Neighborhood’s statblock.
• Membership in a Faction associated with your Neighborhood.
• An Archetype associated with your Neighborhood.

Builds are due to our inbox below by midnight on Monday, September 14th until we get 4 builds, ideally.

Gil Nyori, Hyperspace Gambler

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To celebrate the release of the Secrets of the Swarm Adventure Path, Sam and Stephen are going to cover an Ancestry that first appeared in Murder in Metal City, a DIFFERENT Adventure Path. Also, some theorycrafting takes place as the Dark Times Podcast Hosts discuss how Starships may work in the upcoming Tech Core Rulebook. Don't forget, another Build Bounty is upon us! To coincide with the release of the Absalom Station sourcebook, we want you to submit a Level 10 Build with a Starfinder 2E Class, plus:

• Roll a d20 to pick a neighborhood, corresponding to the numbers on the official Absalom Station Poster (or whatever sounds cool to you). 

Your submission is a denizen of that neighborhood and must have at least one of the following: 

• An Ancestry listed in the Demographics section of your Neighborhood’s statblock.
• Membership in a Faction associated with your Neighborhood.
• An Archetype associated with your Neighborhood.

Builds are due to our inbox below by midnight on Monday, September 14th.

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We're back with another Absalom Station Ancestry: the Nuar! Also, Sam built a Gnarefuroid for your slimy pleasure. Also, another Build Bounty is upon us! To celebrate the release of the Absalom Station sourcebook, we want you to submit a Level 10 Build with a Starfinder 2E Class, plus:

• Roll a d20 to pick a neighborhood, corresponding to the numbers on the official Absalom Station Poster (or whatever sounds cool to you). 

Your submission is a denizen of that neighborhood and must have at least one of the following: 

• An Ancestry listed in the Demographics section of your Neighborhood’s statblock.
• Membership in a Faction associated with your Neighborhood.
• An Archetype associated with your Neighborhood.

Builds are due to our inbox below by midnight on Monday, September 14th.

GrymBarTransmissionCoil, The Armored

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Holy Blarg! Another book came out! And our Dark Times boys are right on schedule (late) to cover it. This episode we talk about the Downlow and Synthhaven sections of Absalom Station, and even discover a new Ancestry that makes their little homes on the station as well. Thanks again to everyone who submitted a build for our Adamantine Chef build bounty! Congrats to Marshall H and Meshimako for the victory.

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This week, Stephen talks about the vast environments at a GMs disposal for Starfinder 2nd Edition, and how you can use environments to influence encounters as well! Sam talks about player options for surviving extreme environments, and proposes some ideas for additional equipment.

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The Envoy is back! Well, it's been back, but this if the first time we've covered it since the playtest ended. Hear our thoughts, and stay tuned for an Envoy build of our own!

Bliski, the Shiny Skittermander Envoy

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Hidden goals! How do you use them in campaigns? Are they better suited for one shots? Do they have a place at your table? Is PVP an approachable task for Starfinder GMs? All this and more answered in this episode! Don't forget you can go vote on our Patreon for your favorite Adamantine Chef build we featured back in Episode 44.

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Tune in to hear Sam and Stephen talk about the Captain Archetype from Pathfinder 2e's Battlecry! rulebook and how you can apply it to your Starfinder campaign. Sam also brings a companion-focused build!

Kree-8, Android Mechanic

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