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The Pact Worlds are the beating heart of the Starfinder campaign setting, a solar system full of citizens both familiar and bizarre. From the cosmopolitan corridors of Absalom Station to the carnivorous jungles of Castrovel or the floating cloud-cities of the gas giant Bretheda, this hardcover rulebook is your guide to Starfinder’s core worlds and civilizations, and the perfect place to launch any adventure.
Inside, you’ll find:
– In-depth gazetteers of the system’s 14 major worlds, from high-tech Verces and the draconic empires of Triaxus to the necromantic wastleands of Eox or magical bubble cities floating on the surface of the sun. Each gazetteer features a detailed world map, residents and cultures, settlements and adventure locations, a unique theme to customize characters from that world, and more.
– New playable alien races, from undead Eoxians to Castrovellian plant-people.
– New starships, from the living vessels of the Xenowardens to sinister Hellknight dreadnoughts.
– A codex of themed NPC stat blocks to help Game Masters create vivid encounters.
– New archetypes for every class, including the Star Knight, Skyfire Centurion, and Divine Champion.
– Tons of new weapons, armors, spells, feats, magic items, technological gadgets, and more to help outfit your adventurers.
sdonohue
This book does a good job of providing details on the Pact Worlds which is really the core of the Starfinder Universe. The book feels familiar in layout to several Pathfinder gazzeters although it would be a compilation since those products usually covered only one region. The sections at the end of player options are very similar to what one would find in any number of books in the Pathfinder library. That said, the content is unique and for the most part interesting and useful for game purposes. There is a lot of creativity here which leads to a lot of inspiration. The familiarity of the format can seem sort of lazy, but honestly I feel like following a formula that's worked in the past makes the books easier to read and more useful.