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· 2 min read

Improvements​

  • Homebrew feats can now have selections that show in the Quick > Selection section.
  • The detailed printable character sheet now avoids splitting a single item, feat or class feature across pages.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed feats gained at odd levels not being annotated after being selected.
  • Fixed typo in the descrption of the augmentation Standard Hideaway Limb.
  • Fixed Evolutionists not gaining an Adaptation at 10th level if an archetype with a 9th level feature was selected.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Started adding a french translation for the Starfinder 2E playtest content (translation by the Starfinder 2e and Pathfinder 2e unofficial fan translation team). As of this release, translations for almost everything besides Classes, Spells and General/Skill feats have been integrated. The rest will come in future releases.
  • Envoy class feature Adaptive Talent and feat Endlessly Adaptive now grant additional skill feats as described.
  • Human ancestry feat Cooperative Nature now provides a situational bonus to Aid checks.
  • Witchwarper feats Additional Warp Spell and Folded Paradoxes now have the option to select a different Paradox.
  • Witchwarper Anchor Core Memories now lets you select the skill and provides feats as described.
  • Skill for feat Automatic Knowledge can now be selected.
  • Ancestry and Heritage lore feats now grant a skill increase if you're already trained in the skills they grant proficiency for.

· 2 min read

Improvements​

  • Weapons on the Sheet > Quick page now take edits to their name into account when being sorted.
  • Added a text area to write notes in the Sheet > Drone > Misc section.
  • Feats gained at odd levels are now annotated as such in the Character > Creator > Feat section. Fixed various typos.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed characters not saving the calculated JSON to the database.
  • Fixed Mech Weapons not saving used ammo.
  • Fixed some Biohacker theorems not being marked as Extraordinary.
  • Fixed skills selected with the Skill Synergy feat for Drones not showing on the Sheet > Drone > Quick section.
  • Fixed issue where weapons attached to a Bayonet Bracket installed in a Scaling Weapon would not show on the Quick > Weapons page.
  • Fixed typo in the description of the Biome Bond feature of the Trailblazer Mystic Connection.

Charter Manager​

You can now create and manage Charters as described in AP #40, the first part of the Horizons of the Vast Starfinder Adventure Path. The Charter Manager can be access from the Charter tab of the Creations section (to the right of the NPC/Monsters tab), and includes:

  • A map to keep track of your Charter's geography
  • Sections to streamline the various phases of running a Charter
  • All the Projects you can build, Events that can occur, and Patron Types and Initial Focuses you can choose.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Items can be now stored in Containers and Null Space Chambers.
  • Soldier Fighting Style Erudite Warrior now allows selection of skills as described.
  • Added weapons to represent Solarian's Solar Shot manifestation.
  • Energy type for armor upgrade Energy Shielding can now be chosen.
  • All Solarian Arrangements now allow selecting an Arrangement Skill.
  • Operative Specialization Sniper now provides choice of feat as described.

· 2 min read

Improvements​

  • Custom bonus indicators on the Sheet section (green underlines) now take into account whether or not the custom bonuses are active.
  • Sheet > Quick > Weapon section now indicates if weapon attack and damage have any overrides or custom bonuses.
  • JSON and Detailed PDF export now include the tags each item has.
  • Notes can now be added to Mech weapons.
  • Characters now store their calculated JSON file as a string which can be retrieved via the API.
  • Energy types can now be selected for the Weapon Core Mech auxiliary system.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed formatting issues in the descriptions of the Shrapnel Shot spell, Delectator item, and all Scope and Sight weapon accessories.
  • Fixed typo in the description of the Momentary Proficiency Resolve Point use.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Mobility Enhancer upgrade now actually reduces the speed penalty of the armor it's installed in.
  • Solarian Crystal upgrades can now be equipped.
  • Striking and Weapon Potency Solarian Crystals now provide described benefits when equipped.
  • Barathu feats Convergent Evolution and Manifold Evolution, and general feat Adopted Ancestry now let you select an ancestry and then feats from that ancestry as described.
  • Selecting the Reach or Two-Hand trait for the Solarian's Solar Weapon automatically removes the option to select a second trait.
  • The damage type for the Dragon Gland augmentation can now be selected.

· One min read

Improvements​

  • Aeon Guard Battle Dress, Aeon Guard SpecOps and Aeonaut Suit armor can now have Aeon Stones installed.
  • Added breath weapons for Dragonkin and Scuriday.
  • Added starship manufacturers to the infosphere.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed incorrect range for weapon Dragon Rifle, Wyrmling.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Added custom roll dropdown.
  • Feat selection dialog now calculates whether or not you're qualified for a feat (i.e. if you meet the prerequisites). By default, feats you don't qualify for are hidden, but that behavior can be toggled. Note that not all feat prerequisites are automatically checked, though this will improve with future releases.
  • Updated general and skill feats so their prerequisites can be automatically checked.

· 3 min read

Improvements​

  • Weapons can now have bonus attack and damage dice.
  • Added starship manufacturers.
  • Homebrew starship "Other Systems" can now have PCU values that scale based on starship size or base frame cost.

Bug Fixes​

  • Equipping shields without being proficient no longer provide a bonus to AC.

Next Up: Charter Development​

https://hephaistos.azurewebsites.net/features

With the Starship creator and sheet updated, it's time to move on to the next feature: adding support for the Charter Development subsystem from AP #40.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

  • Solarian Manifestation class feature now automatically adds a Solar Weapon to the inventory and provides options to customize it as described.
  • Solarian Weapon Expertise class feature now grants critical specialization with the Solar Weapon.
  • Solar Paradigm class feature now grants legendary proficiency with the solar weapon.
  • Twin Weapons Solarian feat now adds a second Solar Weapon to the inventory, and provides options to customize its traits.
  • Solar Rampart Solarian feat grants heavy armor proficiency as described.
  • Untrained Improvisation now provides bonus as described.
  • Divine Weapon Training feat now has options to select a deity.
  • Incredible Investiture feat now actually increases investiture limit.

Starfinder 2E Statistics​

With the Starfinder Playtest coming to an end, I thought I'd share some statistics on the nearly 2000 characters that have been made using Hephaistos 2E over the last four or so months. You can head on over to the Hephaistos Patreon to see the most popular Ancestries, Hertiages, Backgrounds and Classes (link).

An Eventful Year​

With this being the last release of 2024, I want to take a moment to reflect on what has undoubtedly been the most eventful year for Hephaistos. On the 1E side, this year saw the implementation of multiple major features, including, but definitely not limited to, Infinite Worlds, the Tactical and Starship Encounter Managers, and some much needed updates to the Starship builder. The 1E website also had its 100-th release, which is not something I thought I'd ever say when I started working on the website. Of course, I say "the 1E website" because this year also saw the alpha release of Hephaistos for Starfinder 2E a.k.a. Hephaistos 2E, developed from scratch for the new system.

Looking ahead, 2025 is going to continuing on a similar pace, if not gathering momentum. There are a handful of major features left on the 1E website's roadmap that I want to complete, and the full release of Starfinder 2E is sure to keep me busy in the second half of the year.

To everyone who has used the website, recommended it to others, or provided feedback: without your support the website wouldn't be what it is today. So, thank you, all of you.