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** The Paizo community blog have tagged the iconic mystic Keskodai with the self-evident "Bug Dad."

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** The Paizo community blog have tagged the iconic mystic Keskodai with the self-evident "Bug Dad."Dad" after his backstory revealed that the little worm in the canister on his hip is actually his child.
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** Golarion World is a planetary Theme Park based on Golarion. But be careful, the Devils in Cheliax Land offering to buy your soul for shorter waits at the rides ''might not'' be Cast members.

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* LowTierLetdown: Altronus, the iconic Solarian, is loathed in Society play for being absolutely awful at his job, as he's a melee fighter with low Constitution and low Resolve, making him a GlassCannon at ''best''.



* SpiritualAdaptation: This is probably the closest thing to a ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' RPG you'll ever see.
* TierInducedScrappy: Altronus, the iconic Solarian, is loathed in Society play for being absolutely awful at his job, as he's a melee fighter with low Constitution and low Resolve, making him a GlassCannon at ''best''.

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* SpiritualAdaptation: This is probably the closest thing to a ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' RPG you'll ever see.
* TierInducedScrappy: Altronus, the iconic Solarian, is loathed in Society play for being absolutely awful at his job, as he's a melee fighter with low Constitution and low Resolve, making him a GlassCannon at ''best''.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Paizo fixed some of the major complaints people had from ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''.
** They adjusted the LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards problem. Magic isn't the GameBreaker it used to be, and martial classes get far more toys and abilities to play with. This has had a... [[BrokenBase mixed reception]], but it's clear they at least listened.
** Feat trees are practically nonexistent, so you can mix and match instead of following a set path every level.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: This is probably the closest thing to a ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' RPG you'll ever see.

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* SpiritualAdaptation: This is probably the closest thing to a ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' RPG you'll ever see.
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** Pathfinder 40k
** The Paizo community blog have tagged the iconic mystic Keskodai with the self-evident "Bug Dad."
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** Decoupling the lashunta's castes from their gender. Many don't see the point, while others are pleased at the nod towards inclusivity. It's worth noting that this is an InUniverse example of SocietyMarchesOn, where the gender-specific castes are noted in the setting as a historical convention that lashunta society has moved on from (though lingering stereotypes and biases remain in places.)

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** Decoupling the lashunta's castes from their gender. Many don't see the point, while others are pleased at the nod towards inclusivity. It's worth noting that this is an InUniverse example of SocietyMarchesOn, societal change, where the gender-specific castes are noted in the setting as a historical convention that lashunta society has moved on from (though lingering stereotypes and biases remain in places.)
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** They adjusted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards problem. Magic isn't the GameBreaker it used to be, and martial classes get far more toys and abilities to play with. This has had a... [[BrokenBase mixed reception]], but it's clear they at least listened.

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** They adjusted the LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards problem. Magic isn't the GameBreaker it used to be, and martial classes get far more toys and abilities to play with. This has had a... [[BrokenBase mixed reception]], but it's clear they at least listened.
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** Decoupling the lashunta's castes from their gender. Many don't see the point, while others are pleased at the nod towards inclusivity.

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** Decoupling the lashunta's castes from their gender. Many don't see the point, while others are pleased at the nod towards inclusivity. It's worth noting that this is an InUniverse example of SocietyMarchesOn, where the gender-specific castes are noted in the setting as a historical convention that lashunta society has moved on from (though lingering stereotypes and biases remain in places.)
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* SequelDifficultyDrop:
** In a similar vein to TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons 5e, the mechanics of Starfinder have been severely streamlined when compared to Pathfinder. To name a few ways: the number of base classes has been reduced from twenty to seven, feat trees are now virtually nonexistent, level 1 stats are capped at 18, and a number of skills and bonus types have been melded together.
** Weapon enhancements are also far less potent in Starfinder, with most of them only activating on a critical hit. And even then, an attack can only activate one critical hit effect at a time.
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** Then there's the added confusion of spellcasters only having six levels of spells as opposed to Pathfinder's nine. Until you actually read the spell lists, it's easy to assume that these spell levels are the same as they were in Pathfinder and not realise that many spells that were 9th-level spells in that game are 6th-level spells in this game. While spellcasters may not be as powerful as they were in Pathfinder, they still have access to more magical "umph" than one might expect from just looking at their spell progression.
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* NightmareFuel: As in the base game, monsters in Starfinder can be ''scary.''

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* NightmareFuel: As in the base game, Pathfinder, monsters in Starfinder can be ''scary.''
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* TierInducedScrappy: Altronus, the iconic Solarion, is loathed in Society play for being absolutely awful at his job, as he's a melee fighter with low Constitution and low Resolve, making him a GlassCannon at ''best''.

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* TierInducedScrappy: Altronus, the iconic Solarion, Solarian, is loathed in Society play for being absolutely awful at his job, as he's a melee fighter with low Constitution and low Resolve, making him a GlassCannon at ''best''.

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* CrazyAwesome: The game pretty much encourages this. Where else can you play as a giant talking rat that gets into shootouts with space monsters?

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The game pretty much encourages this. Where else can you play as a giant talking rat that gets into shootouts with space monsters?monsters?
** One of the new playable races introduced in the ''Alien Archive 2'' are uplifted bears. Not werebears or bearlike aliens, but actual bears that have been genetically modified to stand on their hind legs and use weapons.
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** There is, however, a feat called "Fusillade" which allows for a full attack with 4 ranged small arms at once - but instead of the usual -4 penalty to aiming for a full attack, it increases to ''-6'', making it AwesomeButImpractical.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: This is probably the closest thing to a ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' RPG you'll ever see.

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* SpiritualAdaptation: This is probably the closest thing to a ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' RPG you'll ever see.see.
* TierInducedScrappy: Altronus, the iconic Solarion, is loathed in Society play for being absolutely awful at his job, as he's a melee fighter with low Constitution and low Resolve, making him a GlassCannon at ''best''.
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** In a less positive way, starship maneuver difficulty is based on the starship's tier, which in turn is based on average party level. This means that starships get ''more difficult'' to pilot as the party levels up.

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** In a less positive way, starship maneuver difficulty is based on the starship's tier, which in turn is based on average party level. This means that starships get ''more difficult'' to pilot as the party levels up. This has been addressed in errata in the ''Starfinder FAQ''.
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** Devils do ''not'' play around when invading a planet, summoning a giant, living starship called a dhalochar. A starship that is ''[[TransformingMecha also]]'' a sentient, highly intelligent devil in and of itself, and can reshape itself into a giant humanoid war machine brimming with weapons. There are ''dozens'' of these things, each more brutal and vicious than the last, and all carrying *hundreds* of their brethren with them.

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** Devils do ''not'' play around when invading a planet, summoning a giant, living starship called a dhalochar. A starship that is ''[[TransformingMecha also]]'' a sentient, highly intelligent devil in and of itself, and can reshape itself into a giant humanoid war machine brimming with weapons. There are ''dozens'' of these things, each more brutal and vicious than the last, and all carrying *hundreds* ''hundreds'' of their brethren with them.
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** They adjusted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards problem. Magic isn't the GameBreaker it used to be, and martial classes get far more toys and abilities to play with. This has had a...[[BrokenBase mixed reception]], but it's clear they at least listened.

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** They adjusted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards problem. Magic isn't the GameBreaker it used to be, and martial classes get far more toys and abilities to play with. This has had a... [[BrokenBase mixed reception]], but it's clear they at least listened.
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** Devils do ''not'' play around when invading a planet, summoning a giant, living starship called a dhalochar. A starship that is ''[[TransformingMecha also]]'' a sentient, highly intelligent devil in and of itself, and can reshape itself into a giant humanoid war machine brimming with weapons. There are ''dozens'' of these things, each more brutal and vicious than the last, and all carrying *hundreds* of their brethren with them.
** Orocorans, StarfishAliens who resemble humanoid, drugged-out ''fleas'' who feed on [[GeniusLoci Aucturn's]] ichor with the personality of crazed, drugged-out death cultists. These things are the Pact Worlds' ''[[EnemyMine allies]]''.
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* NightmareFuel: As in the base game, monsters in Starfinder can be ''scary.''
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** In a less positive way, starship maneuver difficulty is based on the starship's tier, which in turn is based on average party level. This means that starships get ''more difficult'' to pilot as the party levels up.
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* ScienceFictionWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: The starship length/mass table is... broken. To the point that a 15,000 foot long dreadnought (about 4,600 meters, the largest size classification available in the game) is about the same mass as a Royal Navy Type 45 Daring class destroyer, giving it less than 1/3 the mass of the amount of air required to fill it.
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** Decoupling the lashunta's castes from their gender. Many don't see the point, while others are pleased at the nod towards inclusivity.

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** Decoupling the lashunta's castes from their gender. Many don't see the point, while others are pleased at the nod towards inclusivity.inclusivity.
* CrazyAwesome: The game pretty much encourages this. Where else can you play as a giant talking rat that gets into shootouts with space monsters?
* GameBreaker: Suprisingly averted in regards to the kasathas and their four arms. In most RPG's, [[{{Munchkin}} Munchkins]] ''love'' races with more than two arms due to obvious exploits and stat bonuses inherent in the concept. This game, however, has nerfed having four arms to the point that these tricks are simply no longer practical; for instance, your kasathas won't go around flaying four weapons at once [[TabletopGame/DarkSun Thri-Kreen style]].
* SpiritualAdaptation: This is probably the closest thing to a ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' RPG you'll ever see.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Paizo fixed some of the major complaints people had from ''{{Pathfinder}}''.

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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Paizo fixed some of the major complaints people had from ''{{Pathfinder}}''.''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''.



* BrokenBase: Magic is nowhere near as powerful as it was in ''{{Pathfinder}}'', leaving martials happy that Paizo has ''finally'' averted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards. But just as martial fans are happy, ''caster'' fans are not. There are plenty of technology replacements and counters to magic, leaving many caster players wondering "Why bother?" It's still an issue of debate whether or not Paizo went too far.

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* BrokenBase: Magic is nowhere near as powerful as it was in ''{{Pathfinder}}'', ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', leaving martials happy that Paizo has ''finally'' averted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards. But just as martial fans are happy, ''caster'' fans are not. There are plenty of technology replacements and counters to magic, leaving many caster players wondering "Why bother?" It's still an issue of debate whether or not Paizo went too far.
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** Feat trees are practically nonexistent, so you can mix and match instead of follow a set path every level.

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** Feat trees are practically nonexistent, so you can mix and match instead of follow following a set path every level.
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* BrokenBase: Magic is nowhere near as powerful as it was in ''{{Pathfinder}}'', leaving martials happy that Paizo has ''finally'' averted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards. But just as martial fans are happy, ''caster'' fans are not. There are plenty of technology replacements and counters to magic, leaving many caster players wondering "Why bother?" It's still an issue of debate whether or not Paizo went too far.

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* BrokenBase: Magic is nowhere near as powerful as it was in ''{{Pathfinder}}'', leaving martials happy that Paizo has ''finally'' averted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards. But just as martial fans are happy, ''caster'' fans are not. There are plenty of technology replacements and counters to magic, leaving many caster players wondering "Why bother?" It's still an issue of debate whether or not Paizo went too far.far.
** Decoupling the lashunta's castes from their gender. Many don't see the point, while others are pleased at the nod towards inclusivity.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Paizo fixed some of the major complaints people had from ''{{Pathfinder}}''.
** They adjusted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards problem. Magic isn't the GameBreaker it used to be, and martial classes get far more toys and abilities to play with. This has had a...[[BrokenBase mixed reception]], but it's clear they at least listened.
** Feat trees are practically nonexistent, so you can mix and match instead of follow a set path every level.
* BrokenBase: Magic is nowhere near as powerful as it was in ''{{Pathfinder}}'', leaving martials happy that Paizo has ''finally'' averted LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards. But just as martial fans are happy, ''caster'' fans are not. There are plenty of technology replacements and counters to magic, leaving many caster players wondering "Why bother?" It's still an issue of debate whether or not Paizo went too far.

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