Creative Characters (Starfinder): Clara Skullstinger
Welcome to Creative Characters for Starfinder! This is episode 3 of 5 for this original group, known as Fortune’s Heist. This week we’re meeting the skill monkey of the group, …
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Creative Characters (Starfinder): Clayton Forcecore, “Caller of the First Ignition”
Welcome dear readers to the penultimate Creative Characters for Starfinder, for the moment at least. Sadly our time is up, and we’re beaming this last character – for The Charmers …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Drabu Hex, Phentomite Detective
The police procedural. A genre that emphasizes teamwork, investigation and epic shootouts with criminal ne’er-do-wells. In short, set it on a space station or distant planet and you have the …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Jelilah Hartennen, Special Liaison
Welcome back to Creative Characters, Starfinder edition, providing you with interesting and flavorful characters for you to use as pregens, NPCs, or simply to provide you with inspiration for your …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Jurgen Bernhart, Dream Prophet Soldier
Welcome readers to the new look, all fantastic, Creative Characters for Starfinder! Inside you will find amazing characters built for character, not optimized for combat. Yes, you will see what …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Mu Ticker, Ysoki Tech
Once again, the week brings us round to Creative Characters, providing GMs and players with fresh and interesting characters ready to be dropped straight into your game. Over the last …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Oemoe-es Rann, Lashunta Rookie
Welcome back to Creative Characters, Starfinder edition. We continue with our current crop of recruits to the career of law enforcement, the Particular Crimes Unit. They are an elite squad …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Tech-ward, Cyberborn Android Technomancer
Welcome once more to Creative Characters for Starfinder! In today’s article we meet Tech-ward, the fourth member of the group Fortune’s Heist. You can find the first three members by …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Triln Vantanos, Vesk Sergeant
This is Creative Characters, your resource for ready-made characters to drop straight into your game. No muss, no fuss, no biohazard containment protocols. Currently, we are looking at law enforcement …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Wun, Android Captain
Welcome once again to Creative Characters, Starfinder edition. Over the past weeks, we have been cracking down on crime and solving cases with the members of the Particular Crimes Unit, …
Read More... Creative Characters (Starfinder): Yurull Samat, Undercover Lashunta
Welcome back to Creative Characters, Starfinder edition. The Particular Crimes Unit, or PCU are an elite law enforcement unit specializing in cases involving tricky technology and requiring significant expertise. The …
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Creature Feature (Starfinder) – Krelk
Krelk CR 6 This pale humanoid seems frail and sickly, despite how it seems to shrug off devastating wounds. NE Medium aberrationInit +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +13 DEFENSE …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder) – Mechanized Armor
Mechanized Armor CR 6 The suit of mechanical armor stomps forward with a whir of servos, its faceplate empty and hollow. N medium construct (technological)Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): ARNTI
In the foul and far-flung reaches of space, a dread and nameless planet orbits a star long dead. Beneath its crust, great and sulfurous gears grind and whirr. Their purpose; …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Aurum Wyrm
Aurum Wyrm CR 16 The great beast’s fourfold mouth splits open in a mighty roar as the gold around it melts and shifts. CN Huge dragonInit +1; Senses darkvision 60 …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Carrion Prowler
Carrion Prowler CR 8 This creature is hunched over but moves swiftly on digitigrade legs, the sharp claws on its hands gleaming wetly as it closes in. CE Large aberrationInit …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Dusk Runner
The exploration of new worlds, strange environments with rules and challenges different from our own, is a staple of many Starfinder games. The challenges posed to the players can be …
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Creature Feature (Starfinder): Empty One
Empty One CR 12 The man seems normal, but there’s an unmistakable sense of emptiness about him that makes your skin crawl. NE Medium HumanoidInit +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Entrofex
Entrofex CR 5 This raw-skinned creature’s head seems to be encased in dark metal, baleful yellow light emanating from the gaps where its eyes should be. CN Medium monstrous humanoidInit …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Forgotten Shade
Forgotten Shade CR 4 This creature appears to be composed of strips of dark cloth held together in a humanoid form, smoke obscuring whatever may lie beneath the gaps of …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Goll
Goll CR 4 This muscled figure has long barbed tentacles in place or arms, with a head like an insect’s with fanged mandibles. CN Medium monstrous humanoid Init +0; Senses …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Green Stump
Green Stump CR 15 Corrupted sap drips from the bark of this vast blackened stump as thorny roots claw out of the soil. CN Huge plantInitiative -3; Senses low-light vision; …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Hurok
Hurok CR 8 This hunched figure walks on its knuckles, the orifices on its back hissing as they disgorge clouds of yellow mist. N Large animalInit +2; Senses low-light vision; …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Istaak
Istaak CR 7 This humpbacked creature appears to be made of obsidian with a multifaceted gemstone for a face, creeping forward on four long stilt-like legs as ash and lava …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Lossi
This week, in the second of our series of creatures which challenge players primarily outside of combat we introduce the Lossi, strange vermin that are made of information and live …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Mamemaw
Mamemaw CR 12 This obese figure hobbles forward on long gangly limbs, its wide mouth gaping open to reveal shards of glass, metal, and bone in place of teeth. CE …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Neurovite
Neurovite CR 1 The man before you looks almost normal except for the glimmer of metal in his eyes and the ridges of wires running through the skin of his …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Neverdead
Neverdead CR 11 This figure is a mass of twisted bone and muscle, its every feature grown and distorted to grotesque proportions. NE Medium undeadInit +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Nuclear Shadow
Nuclear Shadow CR 10 This spectral figure appears to be a three-dimensional shadow in the blurry shape of a person. N Medium undeadInit +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +19 …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Oozoar
Welcome to the final in our set of Starfinder creatures that specifically aim to challenge players in ways other than combat. Our final creature, the oozoar, goes big, offering GMs …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Painwrack
Painwrack CR 4 The being before you looks like it was human once, but it’s hard to tell past the armor and blades that have been grafted onto its body. …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Protovi
Protovi CR 4 This small mass of glowing light seems to constantly shift shapes, always nearly but not quite resembling the silhouette of some species or another. N Small outsiderInit …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Ravager Worm
Ravager Worm CR 13 This semi-transparent worm writhes through the air, snapping its jaws with a sickening shriek. NE Large aberration Init +1; Senses blindsense (life) 20 ft.; Perception +23 …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Sandstalker
Sandstalker CR 2 What looks like a cross between a scorpion and a lizard bursts from the dunes, sun glinting off its dark carapace and the stinger already arcing over …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Siegebreaker Robot
Siegebreaker Robot CR 18 This massive hulk of metal grinds forward, crushing barriers with its passage as its massive weapons lay waste to fortifications. N Gargantuan construct (technological)Init +8; Senses …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Sigilite
Sigilite CR 9 In place of a head, this statue has a slab of stone carved with a glowing symbol. N Large construct (magical)Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): The King of Worms
King of Worms CR 20 The towering humanoid figure looks down at you, its expression hidden behind a bone white mask as worms slither in and out of its flesh. …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Urban Prowler
Urban Prowler CR 5 NE Medium aberrationInit +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., blindsense (scent) 30 ft.; Perception +16 DEFENSE HP 65; RP 2 EAC 17; KAC 18Fort +4; Ref +4; …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Vatborn
Vatborn CR 2 The figure before you looks almost like a human, save for their grey skin and the lack of detail to their flesh. N Medium humanoid (vatborn)Init +2; …
Read More... Creature Feature (Starfinder): Viverror
Viverror CR 11 This shambling creature is humanoid but every part of it presents a mockery of the human form. CE Medium aberrationInit +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +25 DEFENSE …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: AHAV
Welcome to Creature Feature Friday! This is our weekly series, where we take a look at the various creatures, monsters, races, and more that appear within the Starfinder Roleplaying Game …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Air Elemental
Today marks a divergence from previous Creature Features, albeit one a bit delayed. Where everything so far has been most at home in a science fiction setting, the air elemental …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Anacite Laborer
The spidery robot is a staple of science fiction. Sure, the leg design means they can’t walk on low density surfaces or get traction on smooth floors, but a robot …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Anacite Wingbot
Last week we covered the Anacite Laborer, the spidery robots that control Aballon. As I mentioned then, anacite is a broad term that refers to just about any machine that’s …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Anhamut Inevitable
Robots may be technological and elementals may be magical, but inevitables straddle the line. Each designed to oversee and protect certain aspects of existence, the anhamut was built to watch …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Bloodbrother
Consider the humble vampire. Now combine it with a leech, make it big enough to crush a car in its coils, throw in some body horror, and set it loose …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Bryrvath
Want to add a splash of the Lovecraftian to your game while also teaching your players to fear the rainbow? Then meet the bryrvath, a monster that treats the light …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Caypin
If you’re not a fan of lampreys, you probably won’t like them any more when there’s a swarm of them being used as attack drones by an apex predator. The …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Contemplative
Your brain is something that really shouldn’t end up outside of your body, but for the psionic contemplatives a visible brain is more matter of course than pressing medical emergency. …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Corrovox
What do you call the bioengineered scouts and shock troops of a swarm of interplanetary conquerors? Usually whatever lets you tell people to shoot them faster, but in this case …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Crest-Eater
When you hear “the monster eats your body,” you’re probably thinking it eats the meat parts of you. But what about all those delicious bones? Surely there’s something out there …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Draelik
With most neighbors, you only have to deal with the occasional request for a cup of sugar, or may a noise complaint if you’re unlucky. With draeliks, you have to …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Dragonkin
Ever wanted to play as a dragon? Well here’s your chance. Dragonkin are a race of dragons with stats means for a player race, as well as a CR 9 …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Dragons
Dragons in space. There are dragons in space. Dragons! In! Space! Is your interest piqued? I certainly hope so, because dragons are an extremely versatile threat in Starfinder. Dragons have …
Read More... Creature Feature Friday: Drow
So it turns out that having a lifespan measured in centuries and ears that could put an eye out tends to make people a bit smug. When those people grow …
Read More... Creature Feature: Cave Creeper
Cave Creeper CR 6 A chittering shriek echoes though the tunnels as something rushes forward on six scuttling legs, acid spraying from its gaping fanged jaws. CN Medium magical beastInit …
Read More... Creature Feature: Corpse Crawler
Corpse Crawler CR 8 The pile of corpse parts pulls itself together, rising into a shuffling mass of limbs and bones as its many faces contort in rage. XP 4,800NE …
Read More... Creature Feature: Shedskin Hulk
Shedskin Hulk CR 5 A massive creature lumbers towards you, its thick shaggy skin peeling off its body in strips to reveal more skin below. N Huge animal Init +2; …
Read More... Creature Feature: Skinshriek
Skinshriek CR 14 Skin rips and unravels, revealing a distorted skeleton barely anchored to the sheets and strips of skin that writhe around it. XP 38,400CE Large aberrationInit +3; Senses …
Read More... Creature Feature: Stitchgeist
Stitchgeist CR 4 This humanoid figure is made of stitched together cloth, its offset glowing eyes revealing a swirling nebula of spiritual energy within it. NE Medium undeadInit +3; Senses …
Read More... Creature Feature: Unshaped Flesh
Unshaped Flesh CR 15 The towering creature lets out a terrible roar, its body seeming to shift into a new arrangement of claws, armor, and sensory organs even as it …
Read More... Faction: ACE or “Who taught you how to fly?” (Starjammer/Starfinder)
Who taught you to fly? What academy did you part-take in? Here’s the Tentacle to help you answer that question!
Read More... Faction: The Union
After a week off, we are back with a brand new faction/organization for your Starfinder or Starjammer campaign setting. I want to take a second and say I love Valerian, …
Read More... GM Rolefinder: Android of the Year
Welcome to a new series of Open Gaming Network blogs by J. T. Moriarty! Hullo, all! And welcome to my underground lair. You may call me Moriarty-related to fiction, yes. …
Read More... GM Rolefinder: Celestial celestials!
Celestial celestials! I guess it’s a bit of a cheat to title this article “heavenly heaven-beings” but jokes are fun! Welcome to another glimpse into Rolefinder. Now thanks to Mothers …
Read More... GM Rolefinder: Flexibility
Flexibility I’ve run ‘finder games longer than I’ve played them now, and I always encourage my players to try their hand at GMing. Partly because they have good ideas of …
Read More... GM Rolefinder: Let me lay the scene…
Let me lay the scene… Welcome readers to my last (for the moment) article about Starfinder. After today, my next 6 articles will focus on Pathfinder and fantasy settings. As …
Read More... GM Rolefinder: Scoured History
Somewhere adrift from our own atmosphere, between the moons and stars of forever, lies a mystical realm we call Starfinder. The four-armed Kasathas battle the strong-willed Lashunta, while the Ysoki …
Read More... GM Rolefinder: So, Pathfinder.
So, Pathfinder. The apple of my eye, where my heart goes to play, the one place I will always escape to. How can I even begin talking about Pathfinder and …
Read More... GM Rolefinder: World building!
Have you seen France in the winter? Or breathed in the baked air of Australia? How about fallen in love with bier in Bavaria? It’s great experiences like these that …
Read More... Last “role” for the session, now onto Creatives!
Hello hello, and thanks for joining me! The Pathfinder Playtest is here (in case you’ve been living under a rock) and everyone is having a go. I am excited and …
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OGN Reviews – Horizontech Catalogue 002 – Unique Starships
Welcome to our little Review section here on the Open Gaming Network. We take products and review them, intending to give the reader the best chance of evaluating whether this …
Read More... OGN Reviews – Races of the Outer Rim: The Ruanoch
Welcome to our little Review section here on the Open Gaming Network. We take products and review them, intending to give the reader the best chance of evaluating whether this …
Read More... OGN Reviews: Legendary Worlds: Terminus
Welcome to our little Review section here on the Open Gaming Network. We take products and review them, intending to give the reader the best chance of evaluating whether this …
Read More... OGN Reviews: Star Log.EM-003: Collateral Characters
Kim Frandsen with a review of a recent Starfinder-compatible release by Rogue Genius Games
Read More... Starfinder: Neo-Geisha Archetype
A new archetype for Starfinder by the wriggling horror known as TentacleGreg
Read More... Symbiotes and You (Starfinder)
He’s Greg from Amora Game, he is (or has?) a Tentacle, and he’s looking at Symbiotes. At least, I think that’s the correct order…
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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – World of Alessia Campaign Primer for 5e D&D & Starfinder with Jaye Sonia
I first met Jaye Sonia of Storm Bunny Studios through Design Camp 2 – The Conversion! with Ben McFarland, Jason Sonia, and Brian Suskind. He was an exceedingly nice instructor and I …
Read More... What if: 3rd Party Starfinder Organized Play
TentacleGreg boldly goes where no tentacle has gone before, and explores the strange new possibility of a third party organized play system for Starfinder.
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