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· One min read

Data

  • Added Data from AP 44.

Improvements

  • Amphibious and Hybrid Aircraft special grafts now automatically provide additional types of speed to vehicles.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed incorrect capacity for Polarity Gauntlets, Spark.
  • Removed extra word in the special properties for Spark Knife.
  • Fixed intelligence score for Sage Drone chassis being 10 instead of 12.
  • Origin grafts now add or subtract vehicle modification slots appropriately.
  • Transport & Racer Special Grafts now correctly adjusts vehicle travel speed.
  • Luxury Special Graft now grants vehicles autocontrol instead of autopilot.
  • Fixed Elf racial trait "Elven Skeptic" not providing racial bonus to Sense Motive.
  • Fixed incorrect "target" listing for the spell Radiation Ray.
  • Dwarf racial trait Ship Dwarf now apply bonuses to skills as described.
  • Fixed "Feint" not being an option for the Entropic Attunement feature in the Vanguard NPC class graft.
  • Fixed issue with Shireen racial trait Individual Obsession whereby bonuses weren't properly applied.
  • Fixed Mech upgrade Superior Computer increasing in MP cost upon repeated purchases.

· One min read

Data

  • Added data from AP 43.

Improvements

  • Spells in the Character and NPC creator can now be filtered by school.
  • UPBs in the inventory now count towards bulk (1 bulk per 1000). Added missing trade goods from the Core Rulebook.
  • Combat tracking can now be activated/deactivated in the Selections section of the Character Sheet.
  • Added Hammer Fist as a separate inventory item that represents benefits from the Armor Storm Soldier fighting style.
  • Added Acrobatics, Atheltics and Mysticism skills for crew members on the Starship sheet.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Mobility Enhancer armor upgrade not reducing an armor's speed adjustment.
  • Fixed Operative NPC class graft providing bonus ranks to Specialization skills.
  • Implemented effects from Perfect Fit feature of the Powered Armor Jockey archetype.

Vehicle Creator

This release adds the Vehicle Creator based on rules from Tech Revolution.

Ko-fi and Redbubble

In addition to Patreon, I now have a Ko-fi page for one-off donations, and a Redbubble shop in case someone besides me wants a t-shirt with the Hephaistos logo/banner. Links to these pages can also be found in the website footer.

· 2 min read

Improvements

  • Multiple filters of the same type can now be applied when browsing Equipment in the Character and NPC creators.
  • Qualification for feats with prerequisites based on race or racial traits should now be correctly determined.
  • The Plasma Sheath Stellar Revelation can now be activated or deactivated from the Selections section of the Character sheet.

Bug Fixes

  • Added missing traits for Space Goblins to the Goblinoid subtype graft.
  • Fixed Blaze Scimitars from Tech Revolution being incorrectly named "Blade Scimitars".
  • Fixed Blaze Scimitars from AP 13 having the wrong description and being attributed to the Armory.
  • Fixed strength modifier not being added to melee weapons and attacks in the NPC Creator & Sheet.
  • Fixed special weapons not showing as attacks in the NPC stat block.
  • Fixed incorrect price for Doshakari, Zero-Edge.
  • Mystic connection power Shadow Infusion now actually adds stealth as a class skill.
  • Fixed mystic connection Akashic not providing channel skill bonus at level 1.
  • Fixed typo in description of theme benefit Black Market Connections.
  • Fixed list of selectable spells not accounting for overrides in the NPC creator.
  • Fixed spell Wall of Steam being incorrectly listed as Wall of FIre.

Feature Voting

A new feature has been added to the list of potential features: Starship-Scale Creature Creator. As the name suggests, this will allow creation of starship-scale creatures based on rules introduced in the Starship Operation Manual.

· 3 min read

Data

  • Added equipment and Divine Weapon feat from Galactic Magic.
  • Added missing special ability Skillful provided by the Envoy class graft at CR 9.

Improvements

  • When copying an NPC's stat block CR appear on the same lines as the NPC's name.
  • Added tabs to the landing page to separate out Characters, Starships, Mechs and NPCs.
  • The Gear & Attacks tab in the NPC Creator now includes an Equipment section similar that lists all equipment.
  • Selection dropdowns for class features now have a default value that indicates what level a selection is for instead of "Select One..".
  • Increased Character, Starship, Mech & NPC limit to 30.
  • The current number and maximum limit for each type of creation is now shown on the main page.
  • Base speed for NPCs can now be entered on the Details page.
  • Improved source description for speed to better represent where the base speed comes from.
  • Added a checkbox on the Details page in the Starship Creator to mark the ship as a Squadron HQ. Enabling this will apply the adjustments described in the Starship Operations Manual.
  • Max BP for starships can now be overridden from the Creator > Details page.
  • NPCs can now multiclass & select archetypes as per the rules from Pact Worlds.
  • Added "Misc" tab to the Character, Drone & Mech sheets to show description.
  • NPC stat block now includes the description, if any.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed inability to select Gear Boosts for a CR 2 NPC.
  • Fixed formatting in the Special Abilities section of the NPC Stat Block.
  • Fixed Crusader Mystic Connection not providing bonus feat if character was already proficient with Advanced Melee Weapons.
  • Fixed Biohacker Theorem Painful Injection not adding additional damage to injection weapons.
  • Fixed damage from the Soulfire fusion sometimes being added multiple times to a Solarian Crystal.
  • Precog Temporal Anomaly Time-Hardened now actually increases HP and SP.
  • Fixed the Universal Creature Rule Darkvision being listed as an Offensive Ability instead of a Sense.
  • Saving Throw and Attack sidebars in the NPC Sheet no longer take ability score overrides into account.
  • Fixed Animal type graft not updating the intelligence modifier.
  • Starship weapons with the Array special property now take up 2 mounts instead of 1.
  • Fixed incorrect price for Plasma Ring, Dual-Valve.
  • Fixed issue where the Buy dropdown for Weapon Fusions would not take the selected weapon level into account.
  • Fixed special ability selection becoming empty and using the last search term for filtering results even when the search input was blank.
  • Fixed inability to disable class graft adjustments.
  • Fixed bonuses from class graft adjustments not being applied.
  • Fixed Adjustment Preference dropdown in the Class Graft section of the NPC Creator not working.

Next Up - Vehicle Creator

The Vehicle Creator has been at the top of the feature rankings for quite some time and now it's finally time for it to become the next major feature in development.

Patreon Goal Reached!

A few weeks ago the Patreon goal for improving the website's infrastructure was reached. A very special thanks to all the patrons whose generous contributions have made this possible. Hephaistos will be moving to dedicated infrastructure which should improve the general responsiveness and reliability. Unfortunately, this transition will require some downtime. So, Hephaistos will be down on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 10:30 AM (UTC) for approximately 1 hour.

· 2 min read

Data

  • Added new class features and School Specialist archetype from Galactic Magic.
  • Added missing Precog class feature Chronomatic Defense. If you've got an existing Precog character you will need to manually select this feature from the Creator.

Improvements

  • Extra feats can now be added to Characters and Drones.
  • Added SR to the Resistances section of the sheet.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Magic Mark not being on the Precog spell list.
  • Fixed precogs not getting Weapon Specialization at level 3 for the weapon type they chose proficiency for at level 1.
  • Fixed biohackers not getting a specialization bonus to damage for injection weapons at level 3.
  • Made "Special Material" dropdown for equipment disabled in read-only mode.
  • Insight bonus to skills from Theme Knowledge now only applies if the skill was a class skill from the class taken at 1st level.
  • Fixed issue preventing Sheath Array Bonus selection dropdowns from changing for Nanocytes.
  • Fixed Operative Exploit Improved Quick Movement not increasing movement speed.
  • Fixed Operative Exploit Disarming Attack being incorrectly listed as level 2.

Here Be Dragons (And Other Monsters)

This release adds the NPC and Monster Creator based on rules from the Alien Archive and up-to-date grafts.