The Dark Times: A Sci-Fi RPG Podcast

The Starfinder 2nd Edition Player Core is finally here! This week, Sam and Stephen cover the traditionalist Kasatha. What's your favorite part of the Player Core so far? Don't forget to join our Patreon to vote on our Operative Build Bounty by Monday, August 11th, at 11:59pm. Our listener submitted builds are available at the link below.

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Special thanks to all the folks who submitted Galactic Operatives for our first ever Starfinder 2nd Edition Build Bounty! Join Sam and Stephen as they bite into these meaty builds and show you their juicy bits. Check out their submissions below and vote on our Patreon!

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Thanks Sarradi for providing an excellent post to talk about this week! Sam and Stephen talk about the why's and how's of hand-waving narrative logic for Starfinder 2nd Edition. Don't forget, our Smooth Operative builds are NOW due by July 15th 12am PST. These must have 1 level in Operative, be level 4, and contain either an Ancestry, Archetype, Background, or Faction from the newly released Galaxy Guide. Please send a PDF with a brief description of your build to [email protected].

Sarradi's Original Post

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Shout out to the Starfinder from the Lone Star State for sending us a Build Challenge this week! This episode, Stephen talks about how to keep players immersed and caring about your world/homebase/ship or wherever you send player characters to after killing space goblins in space caves. Don't forget, our Smooth Operative builds are due by July 2nd 12am PST. These must have 1 level in Operative, be level 4, and contain either an Ancestry, Archetype, Background, or Faction from the newly released Galaxy Guide. Send a PDF with a brief description of your build to [email protected].

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Anyone like Jim Croce? Just me? Alright. Apologies for the late episode, Stephen is moving! This episode, Sam and Stephen talk about the Operative. Also thanks to Alex K for sending in Jchk, the Shirren Mechanic! Check their build out at the link below. Don't forget, our Smooth Operative builds are due by July 2nd 12am PST. These must have 1 level in Operative, be level 4, and contain either an Ancestry, Archetype, Background, or Faction from the newly released Galaxy Guide. Send a PDF with a brief description of your build to [email protected].

Jchk, Shirren Mechanic

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The Galaxy Guide is here! Sam and Stephen sink their fangs and other appendages into the Xenowardens and Astrazoans this episode! It's an incredible book with lots to enjoy. Support your favorite system by purchasing a pdf below or a physical at your friendly local game store!

The Starfinder 2nd Edition Galaxy Guide

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Holy Blorp! The Technomancer and Mechanic playtest dropped by Paizo! Sam and Stephen give you a meaty yet surface level look at these incredible classes, and how they change the game so far. Keep in mind this is a playtest, so they may change in the future. Also, Sam erroneously thought the feedback survey closed on April 30th, but in reality it closes on MAY 30th.

Starfinder Tech Class Playtest

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Pronounced like Nebula and Caribbean... Get it? Whatever. This episode Sam and Stephen talk about the Galaxy Guide preview of the Space Pirate Archetype! Finally some good podcast food!

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Special thanks to u/WatersLethe for their Reddit post that inspired this episode. This week, Sam and Stephen talk about how genres may make gamemasters feel they have to pace their campaigns a certain way and why that's not the case.

WatersLethe's Reddit Post

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This week, Sam and Stephen talk about their experience with NOVA! NOVA is a game about being badass mech pilots in a world where the sun exploded and shards pierced the earth. They also talk about WHY you should play more RPGs, and how that makes you a better storyteller AND gamemaster.

NOVA by Gila RPGs

Lumen Jam 2

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