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· 2 min read

Improvements​

  • Added Starship-Scale Creature builder.
  • Profession skill for Professional Clothing can now be selected.
  • Feat Divine Blessing now allows selection of deity.

Bug Fixes​

  • Damage bonus from the Soulfire fusion now applies to the Solar Weapon instead of the Solarian Crystal its applied to.
  • Fixed inventory hierarchy not showing multiple items with the same name with items attached correctly.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Implemented Proficiency Without Level variant rule.
  • Added searching and filtering on the Creator > Ancestry and Background pages.
  • Added Samsaran ancestry from PF Tian Xia Character Guide.
  • Added Azarketi ancestry from PF Absalom, City of Lost Omens.
  • Added Dragonet ancestry for PF Draconic Codex.
  • Added Undine versatile heritage from PF Ancestry Guide.
  • Fixed website becoming unresponsive when buying weapons from the Sheet > Inventory section.
  • Fixed website freezing when attempting to enable Alternate Ancestry Boosts on the Creator > Attributes page.
  • Fixed multiple Aiuvarin feats being named "Earned Glory" incorrectly.

I want to take a moment to address the various performance and instability issues Hephaistos 2E has had in recent weeks. Firstly, apologies for any inconvenience the long (sometimes infinite) load times, website crashes and other related issue caused. Secondly, thanks to everyone who reported these issues. Finally, between the last release and this one I have implemented various infrastructural improvements that should prevent similar problems from occurring in the future, and I have plans for a few more in upcoming releases to ensure that using Hephaistos remains a smooth and responsive experience.

· 2 min read

Improvements​

  • Items can now be attached to the Gear Clamp and Uniclamp.
  • The Quick-Release Sheath armor upgrade now allows a weapon to be installed in the armor its attached to.
  • Melee weapons made of Inubrix now have the Disarm special property automatically added.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed the Half-Elf option for the Xenometric Android species trait not granting Low-Light Vision.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Added Barbarian class from PF Player Core 2.
  • Added Acupuncturist skill feat from the PF Lost Omens Tian Xia Character Guide.
  • Added Paragon Battle Medicine skill feat from PF Legends.
  • Runes from PF GM Core can now be added to armor and weapons.
  • Implement Gradual Ability Boosts variant rule.
  • Ancestry, Class, General and Skill feats can now be added to creatures in the Creature Builder.
  • General Actions in the Sheet > Actions section are now grouped into Downtime, Exploration, Skill and Basic Actions. Action groups in the Sheet > Action sections can now be expanded or collapsed.
  • Dragonkin feat Adopted Talents and Halfling feat Cultural Adaptability now automatically add the Adopted Ancestry feat as described.
  • Fixed Hobgoblin ancestry having a flaw to Strength instead of Wisdom.
  • Fixed Plated Vesk armor to have an AC bonus of +3, which increases to +4 at level 5.
  • Fixed weapons with the Finesse trait showing bonus to attack coming from Strength even when using Dexterity.

· 2 min read

Improvements​

  • The Inventory section of the Character Sheet now lists items next to the items they're installed or stored in, with indentation to indicate a hierarchy.

Bug Fixes​

  • Remove redundant text in the display of the Punch Gun, Flexible Line & Wide Line weapon special properties.
  • Melee weapons made of Inubrix now have the Disarm special property automatically added.
  • Fixed the Half-Elf option for the Xenometric Android species trait not granting Low-Light Vision.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Implemented SF Player Core & Galaxy Guide errata.
  • Added content from Starfinder Society Scenarios 1-00 to 1-14.
  • Added Wizard class from PF Player Core.
  • Added Hobgoblin ancestry and Investigator class from PF Player Core 2.
  • Added Acupuncturist background from the PF Lost Omens Tian Xia Character Guide.
  • Added quick configuration for allowed sources so Pathfinder and Playtest content can be easily enabled or disabled.
  • Added a Details section to the Character Sheet that mirrors the Details section in the Creator.
  • Fixed Kasatha Weapon Elegance & Elf Martial Experience feats so the bonus to attack is only provided for weapons you aren't proficient with.
  • Fixed some feats that can be selected multiple times not being shown in the selection dialog if they've already been selected once.

· 2 min read

Improvements​

  • Added a sidebar to configure the skills shown on the Creature Companion Sheet.
  • The Sheet > Drone > Inventory section now shows the carried Bulk for drones.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed issue when showing the Bulk where it would go from X.9 to X.0 under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed various issues with the Light & Heavy Weapon Mount armor upgrades.
  • Removed redundancy in the display of the Free Hand special property for multiple weapons.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Added Witch class from PF Player Core.
  • Added Familiar and Master Abilities from PF Player Core.
  • Added Armor, Shields and Weapons from PF Player Core.
  • The Detailed & Stellar Build PDFs now include companions.
  • Fixed the spell selection dialog so it shows the correct spell ranks.
  • Fixed Insect Form to be a rank 3 spell instead of rank 1.

Between the last release and this one I've updated a significant chunk of the infrastructure on which Hephaistos 2E is built. I've tested the update as much as I can, though there are likely to be some issues I've missed. If you encounter any "weird" behaviour when using the website, like the interface not updating properly or buttons being the wrong color, please let me know.

· 3 min read

Improvement​

  • Armor with the Light Weapon Mount or Heavy Weapon Mount armor upgrades can now have weapons installed in them from their sidebar.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed Solarian Stellar Revelations Aramament of Gravity and Armament of Light to be level 14.
  • Fixed Tensile Reinforcement armor upgrade not applying to Shields.
  • Fixed the damage reduction provided by the Mechanized Evolutionist Niche to be bypassed by the kinetic damge type selected as part of the Niche's Instinct.
  • Fixed various Technological items being incorrectly classified as Personal items.
  • Fixed how floating point bulk is shown in the Total Bulk sidebar on the Sheet > Inventory page.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Added Cleric & Druid classes from PF Player Core.
  • Added ability to create Animal Companions & Pets from PF Player Core in the Companion creator.
  • Added support for Automatic Bonus Progression variant rule.
  • Weapon sidebar now shows the breakdown of attack and damage bonuses, and allows overriding them.
  • The feat selections provided by the Operative class feature Specialized Skill Set are now automatically filtered to the Operative's Specialization skill.
  • The Cloud Chemist background now adds the Serum Crafting feat.
  • Feats that have already been chosen and cannot be chosen multiple times are now hidden when "Show Qualified Only" is enabled in the Feat selection dialog.
  • Fixed adding traits in the Creature Creator > Abilities section only adding traits to the last ability in the list.
  • Fixed editing details for senses like Imprecise Sense being interrupted after every keystroke.
  • Fixed additional spells from Mystic feat Divine Bond replacing spell selections.
  • Fixed description for the Healing and Mental traits.

2025 In Review​

This is the last Hephaistos release of 2025 so I just wanted to take a moment to reflect on everything that happened. Of course, the biggest Starfinder-related news was the release of the second edition. Certainly, the last half of this year for me was dominated by updating all the content of Hephaistos 2E, and also starting to add content from Pathfinder source books. Hephaistos 2E also saw the addition a Companion buidler (as part of the Character sheet) and a Creature builder based on the rules in GM Core.

Hephaistos 1E also continued to receive major updates, including a Charter Manager and a Changelog, in addition to the usual minor improvements and bug fixes.

On a personal note, it was also very exciting for me to get the opportunity to actually contribute to Starfinder 2E and write the Skreesire and Skreeling for Alien Core.

Looking ahead, there's obviously a lot of features and content to add to Hephaistos 2E, and I also want to finish off the few remaining items on the Hephaistos 1E roadmap.

Thanks to everyone who used Hephaistos, recommended it to others, reported bugs, provided suggestions and donated money for all your support. Knowing that Hephaistos helps more people play Starfinder is genuinely one of the most rewarding parts for me.