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Alternate Ability Score Generation Methods​

Hephaistos now supports the alternate Ability Score generation methods mentioned in the Core Rulebook. In the Abilities section of the Creator page you can now choose between Point Buy, one of the Quick Pick arrays or Rolling Ability Scores, which lets you directly enter numbers you rolled.

Data​

  • Added Creature Companion feats.
  • Updated with COM errata.
  • Added data from AP 34 and 35 (including Lunar Weapon).
  • Kishalee and Rel-State batteries are now considered ammunition instead of items. If you had previously added either of these items to your inventory you will need to do so again from the "Ammunition" tab in the Creator > Equipment section.

Improvements​

  • Updated Celestial Stole to provide ER bonus.
  • Starship weapon mounts provided by the base frame can now be uninstalled. This allows upgrading base frame mounts. For example, upgrading a light weapon mount to a heavy is equivalent in Hephaistos to adding a heavy mount and removing the light mount.
  • Empty ammunition is now left in the inventory instead of being automatically removed.
  • Versatile Specialization and Versatile Focus now apply their effects.
  • Soulfire fusion now adds Charisma modifier to damage.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed Witchwarper paradigm shift "Phantom Colossus" so it's available at level 8 instead of level 2.
  • Detect Thoughts is now marked as a level 1 Witchwarper spell.
  • Fixed Space Goblins so they now have a speed of 35 and bonuses to skill from racial traits are added.
  • Fixed issue with Solar Shield not accounting for bonuses normally provided to Unarmed Damage.
  • Fixed typo in the race name Shakalta.
  • Fixed issue where searching for parenthesis would break search.
  • Profession skills can now be removed.
  • Fixed issue with some shields having a Max Dex Bonus of -1.

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Starship Builder​

Over the past few months I've been working on a starship creator and sheet and this update finally adds that to the site. This includes systems from the CRB, SOM and other sources released so far. Like the characters, starships can be shared with a read-only link or have their ownership transferred to a different user.

Breaking Changes​

Afflictions tracks now have "healthy" as their first state. If you had previously added afflictions to a character you'll find their progression is one step closer to healthy than it should be and will need to manually edit it to bring it back in line.

Data​

  • Added missing weapons from AP 26.
  • Added drugs and poisons.
  • Updated data with Alien Archive and Near Space errata.

Improvement​

  • Technomancers with archetypes that provide a level 6 alternate feature now can choose whether to take a Magic Hack or gain the Cache Capacitor at level 8. Specifically, if you select a Magic Hack in the Technomancer section of the Creator page at level 8, then the Cache Capacitor will be delayed and you won't see it on the Quick section of the Sheet page. On the other hand, if you leave the 8th level Magic Hack select box at its default value of "Select One..." you will get the Cache Capacitor and should see it in the Quick section.
  • Solar shield now shows up in the inventory as a weapon. It can be customized and have Solarian crystals added to it.
  • Save and Skill DCs for class features are now shown on the sheet.

Bug Fixes​

  • Corrected weapon fusion filtering when determining which fusions are valid for a given weapon.
  • Fixed issue where abilities (eg. racial traits or feats) granting spells would prevent those spells being selected as part of a class.
  • Fixed issue where changing Constitution value wouldn't immediately change max stamina.
  • Fixed typo in Mechanic's "Experimental Prototype" class feature.

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Transferring characters​

You can now transfer the ownership of characters to a different user. To do this, you will need the other user's ID. You can find your own ID by clicking the dropdown with your name and profile picture on the top right of page. Once you have the ID, simply load up the character you want to transfer, go to the Creator page and then the Share section, enter the other user's ID and click the Transfer button. Once the transfer is completed successfully you will be redirected to the character list.

CRB Errata​

The data on the website has been updated with the CRB errata. Most of the changes are to clarify the text of certain abilities and spells so it's probably worth re-reading your class features, racial traits, theme benefits, feats & spells. Equipment prices have also been updated as described in the errata.

Breaking Changes​

The only breaking change is for the Enhanced Resistance feat. If you had previously selected the "Kinetic" option for this feat you will now only have resistance against bludgeoning damage as per the updated feat. In addition to the existing energy damage options, piercing and slashing damage have been added so you can choose either one of those.

Improvements​

  • Armor Check Penalty is represented in the "Misc" column of the generated PDF.
  • Stashed equipment has been moved to a separate tab in the inventory. This should also fix an issue where stashed ammunition wouldn't show up if the "Group Ammunition" checkbox was ticked.
  • Added Phasing Spellshot magic hack.

Bug Fixes​

  • The reduction in Armor Check Penalty from the Armor Savant racial trait for Kanabos and Vesks is now accounted for.
  • Tauon crystals now have the Stun special property.
  • Vanguard's Entropic Strike is now properly marked as an Operative weapon..
  • Bullet barrage gear boost now actually adds damage to projectile weapons.

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Stashing Equipment​

You can now stash equipment from the Inventory section of the Sheet page. This can be used to represent items you've stored on your starship, at a friend's place, on your animal companions etc. Stashed equipment does not count towards your total bulk and cannot be equipped or installed.

Data​

  • Added data from AP 33

Improvements​

  • Added Morale and Circumstance as bonus types when adding custom bonuses
  • Added Mystic Flare Epiphany.
  • When viewing a character, the browser tab title changes to include the name of the character.
  • Theme benefits are now shown on the Character Sheet page in their own section.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed issue with Vlaka racial trait Perceptive being bundled with Cooperative and not providing skill bonuses

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Sharing Characters​

You can now generate a sharable URL for you character that can be used by others to access a read-only version of the character sheet. This is facilitated by the newly added Share section on the Creator page. Once generated, you also have the option to revoke the link thereby removing access.

Improvements​

  • Added filtering by item level for armor and weapon.
  • Downloaded character PDF now has feats, abilities and proficiencies sections populated.
  • Ability score totals, armor class, saving throws and attack bonuses can now have custom bonuses added to them.
  • Lashuntas and Gnomes now show their racial spells in the Spells section of the Sheet.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed issue with Melee Striker Gear Boost bonus not being properly accounted for when Sickened.
  • Fixed issue with custom bonuses for Skills aren't shown on the downloaded PDF.