u/DownstreamSag

I made this subclass for my sorcerer player who wanted more wild magic using some of the feedback from here( here is the previous version ). We have played one session with it so far, so far at lv3 it works fine and feels balanced, and the turns taking longer with more rolls really wasn't a big deal for us. I'm still not fully sure about the advanced and greater focus spells though as I haven't seen them in action so far.

Wellspring bloodline

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The arcane magic in your blood is exceptionally strong but also impossible to fully control, perhaps the result of an accident involving magic, your parent surviving a dangerous spell during pregnancy or a random mutation of an imperial bloodline. You are very likely also a Wellspring Mage.

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Tradition: Arcane

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Bloodline Skills: Arcana, Intimidation

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Bloodline Gifts:

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Cantrip: Phase Bolt

1: Nudge the Odds

2: Dispel Magic

3: Thief of Fortune

4: Chromatic Ray

5: Elemental Breath

6: Unexpected Transposition

7: Prismatic Armor

8: Rainbow Fumarole

9: Prismatic Shield

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Bloodline Spells:

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Initial: Prepare Chaos

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Advanced: Counter Chaos

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Greater: Chaos Touch

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Blood Magic: Roll a d10

1: The uncontrolled magic overwhelms your mind and causes a minor headache. You take nonlethal mental damage equal to 1+half the spells rank and are off-guard until the start of your next turn

2: The magic strengthens your body and makes you temporarily grow a few inches taller and appear more muscular. You gain a +2 status bonus to Fortitude saving throws for 1 round.

3: The magic makes you feel the time is slowing down around you, while others see you react and gesture at increased speed. You gain a +2 status bonus to Reflex saving throws for 1 round.

4: The magic strengthens and clears up your mind. You gain a +1 status bonus to Will saving throws for 1 round and reduce the frightened and stupified conditions by 1 if are subjected to these conditions.

5: The magic turns your skin and clothes temporarily into colorful armor. You gain a +1 status bonus to AC for 1 round.

6: The magic explodes into colorful fog and glitter around you. You become concealed for 1 round. Such obvious concealment can't be used to Hide.

7: The magic eases your pain and makes you appear more healthy. You gain temporary Hit Points equal to the spell's rank for 1 round.

9: Your spell explodes with a loud bang. A target of the spell takes sonic damage equal to the spell's rank (if the spell already deals initial sonic damage, combine this with the spell's initial damage before determining weaknesses and resistances). The spell also loses the subtle trait if it had it before.

10: You temporarily feel full control over your powerful magic. Either you gain temporary Hit Points equal to twice the spell's rank for 1 round or a target of the spell takes force damage equal to twice the spell's rank (if the spell already deals initial force damage, combine this with the spell's initial damage before determining weaknesses and resistances), or you gain any other of the blood magic effects.

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-> Prepare Chaos [Focus 1] (focus, manipulate)

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Target: 1 creature Range: 30ft

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You experience a short cryptic vision of what will happen to the target if you unleash the magical chaos on it. Roll one d4 to determine the spells area, one d6 to determine its targeted saving throw and one d12 to determine its damage type. You gain the -> Invoke Chaos action until the end of your turn that finishes the spell and unleashes the effect you prepared.

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1: The spells deals 1d12 damage to the target

2: The spell deals 1d8 damage in a 30ft line from you to the target

3: The spell deals 1d8 damage in a 30ft cone from you to the target

4: The spell deals 1d8 damage in a 15ft burst centered on the target

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1-2: The target(s) take damage on a basic Fortitude save.

3-4: The target(s) take damage on a basic Reflex save.

5-6: The target(s) take damage on a basic Will save.

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1: Poison

2: Acid

3: Fire

4: Cold

5: Electricity

6: Bludgeoning

7: Piercing

8: Slashing

9: Mental

10: Sonic

11: Void

12: Force

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[+1 The damage increases by 1d12 on a 1 or 1d8 on a 2-4]

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<-I Counter Chaos [Focus 3] (Focus, Manipulate)

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Trigger: A creature hits or critically hits you with a damage-dealing effect or Strike

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Range: 30ft

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Target: The triggering creature

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You protect yourself from an attack using your innate chaos magic. Reduce the damage taken by 10 and roll a d12 for the additional effect

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1: The spell fails and doesn't reduce any damage

2: You teleport to a random spot as close to the target as possible

3: You must step twice.

4: The target is shoved 10ft away from you.

5: All squares around the target turn into difficult terrain for 1 minute.

6: The target becomes dazzled and off-guard till the start of your next turn.

7: The target becomes enfeebled 1.

8: The target becomes sickened 1.

9: The target becomes stupified 1.

10: The target takes the same amount of damage of the same type as the damage you reduced.

11: The damage reduced by the spell is doubled.

12: The damage reduced by the spell is doubled.The target takes the same amount of damage of the same type as the damage you reduced.

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[+1 The damage reduced increases by 5]

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->-> Chaos Touch [Focus 5] (Focus, Attack, Manipulate)

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Range: Touch

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Target: One creature

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You transmit the uncontrolled magical force that flows through your body into an enemy with a quick touch. Make a spell attack roll against the targets AC, dealing 3d20+3 damage on a hit, and roll a d12 to determine the damage type and additional effects

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Critical Success The target takes double damage.

Success The target takes full damage.

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1: Poison - the target is sickened 1, or sickened 2 on a critical hit

2: Acid - all creatures in a 10ft burst centered on the target take acid splash damage equal to the spells rank

3: Fire - the target takes persistent fire damage equal to the spells rank, or equal to twice the spells rank on a critical hit

4: Cold - the target is slowed 1 for one round, or slowed 2 for one round on a critical hit

5: Electricity - the target is clumsy 1, or clumsy 2 on a critical hit

6: Bludgeoning - the target is shoved 10ft away from you, or 20ft away from you on a critical hit

7: Piercing - on a critical hit, the target is immobilized

8: Slashing - the target takes persistent bleed damage equal to the spells rank, or equal to twice the spells rank on a critical hit

9: Mental - the target is frightened 1, or frightened 1 and confused until the end of its next turn on a critical hit

10: Sonic - the target is stupified 1, or stupified 2 on a critical hit

11: Void - the target is enfeebled 1, or enfeebled 1 and drained 1 on a critical hit

12: Force - roll twice for the damage roll and take the higher result - this is a fortune effect

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[+2] The damage increases by 1d20+1. Add an additional 1d20 damage on a critical hit before doubling the damage.

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I GM for a player who right now has a lv2 imperial sorcerer with the wellspring mage archetype and definitely enjoys her character, but would still like more chaos and would gladly trade power away just to roll more dice for random effects. She especially asked for a low level damage spell that's kinda like chromatic ray (but ideally even more random) and really makes her feel like her PC is causing random destruction without being able to fully control it. So I wanted to give her the option to use an arcane homebrew bloodline instead of imperial and give her special super chaotic focus spells.

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Here's my idea for a custom bloodline so far, what do you think? Any ideas for the greater focus spell? ShouId I increase the damage from Invoke Chaos aimce it's unpredictability makes it a pretty awful spell by default?

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Wellspring bloodline

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Tradition: Arcane

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Bloodline Skills: Arcana, Intimidation

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Bloodline Gifts:

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Cantrip: Glamorize

1: Nudge the Odds

2: Dispel Magic

3: Thief of Fortune

4: Chromatic Ray

5: Elemental Breath

6: Unexpected Transposition

7: Prismatic Armor

8: Rainbow Fumarole

9: Prismatic Shield

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Bloodline Spells:

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Initial: Invoke Chaos

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Advanced: Chaotic Counter

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Greater: ???

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Blood Magic: Roll a d8

1: You are off-guard until the start of your next turn.

2: Either one target takes a –1 status penalty to Fortitude saving throws for 1 round or you gain a +2 status bonus to saving throws for 1 round.

3: Either one target takes a –1 status penalty to Reflex saving throws for 1 round or you gain a +2 status bonus to Reflex saving throws for 1 round.

4: Either one target takes a –1 status penalty to Will saving throws for 1 round or you gain a +2 status bonus to Will saving throws for 1 round.

5: You gain a +1 status bonus to AC for 1 round.

6: You become concealed for 1 round. Such obvious concealment can't be used to Hide.

7: Either you or a target of the spell gain temporary Hit Points equal to the spell's level for 1 round.

8: A target of the spell takes sonic damage equal to the spell's level (if the spell already deals initial sonic damage, combine this with the spell's initial damage before determining weaknesses and resistances).

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->-> Invoke Chaos [Focus 1] (focus, manipulate)

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Target: 1 creature Range: 30ft

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Roll one d4 to determine the spells area, one d6 to determine its targeted saving throw and one d12 to determine its damage type.

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1: The spells deals 1d12 damage to the target

2: The spell deals 1d8 damage in a 30ft line from you to the target

3: The spell deals 1d8 damage in a 30ft cone from you to the target

4: The spell deals 1d8 damage in a 15ft burst centered on the target

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1-2: The target(s) take damage on a basic Fortitude save.

3-4: The target(s) take damage on a basic Reflex save.

5-6: The target(s) take damage on a basic Will save.

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1: Poison

2: Acid

3: Fire

4: Cold

5: Electricity

6: Bludgeoning

7: Piercing

8: Slashing

9: Mental

10: Sonic

11: Void

12: Force

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[+1 The damage increases by 1d12 on a 1 or 1d8 on a 2-4]

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<-I Chaotic Counter [Focus 3] (Focus, Manipulate)

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Trigger: A creature hits or critically hits you with a damage-dealing effect or Strike

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Range: 30ft

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Target: The triggering creature

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Reduce the damage taken by 10 and roll a d12 for the additional effect

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1: The spell fails and doesn't reduce any damage

2: You teleport to a random spot as close to the target as possible

3: The target becomes dazzled and off-guard till the start of your next turn.

4: The target is shoved 10ft away from you.

5: You and your allies gain the effects of Courageous Anthem until the start of your next turn.

6: You must step twice.

7: The target has to make a Fortitude saving throw. On a failure, the target is sickened 1, or sickened 2 on a critical failure.

8: The target has to make a Reflex saving throw. On a failure, the target is clumsy 1 1, or clumsy 1 and immobilized until the start of its next turn on a critical failure.

9: The target has to make a Will saving throw. On a failure, the target is stupified 1, or stupified 2 on a critical failure. This is a mental effect.

10: The target takes the same amount of damage of the same type as the damage you reduced.

11: The damage reduced by the spell is doubled.

12: The damage reduced by the spell is doubled.The target takes the same amount of damage of the same type as the damage you reduced.

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[+1 The damage reduced increases by 5]

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I'm preparing a fonqugon character for a starfinder society game, and I want them to be a strong martial wrestler who can tank a bit for others in melee, excells at grappling and can also be decently effective at range with a backup gun - what's the best way to build a character like this using only starfinder options?

The melee soldier options all rely on using 2h melee weapons, so without one a striker operative is probably the better choice, right? From the front envoy looks cool but the charisma focus makes it hard to invest heavily in both STR and DEX, and envoys don't get much support for area weapons as I see it.

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I use an https://www.intenso.de/en/products/mp3-player/video-scooter-bt/ (Intenso scooter) that I bought from a local shop to listen to music and podcasts at work, and it sucks.

I don't mind that it feels cheap and doesn't have great battery life, my main issues are: Its constantly crashing, Bluetooth is always on when I turn it on so I have to go to the menu to deactivate it to not waste battery life, and it's basically impossible for me to skip forward without skipping to the next file, which is super annoying (I always download albums, playlists and mixes instead of single songs).

So I am searching for a simple mp3 player that's less crappy but still affordable (less than 150€, ideally less than 100), is available in europe, has either a touchscreen or another way to comfortably skip forward inside of a track, doesn't have a camera or a recording function (very important for my job), and generally as little multimedia bs as possible. Do you have any recommendations? The snowsky echo/echo mini looks kinda like what I want but I'm not sure if the controls fit me, the volume buttons doubling as skip buttons sounds awful to me.

I use an https://www.intenso.de/en/products/mp3-player/video-scooter-bt/ (Intenso scooter) that I bought from a local shop to listen to music and podcasts at work, and it sucks.

I don't mind that it feels cheap and doesn't have great battery life, my main issues are: Its constantly crashing, Bluetooth is always on when I turn it on so I have to go to the menu to deactivate it to not waste battery life, and it's basically impossible for me to skip forward without skipping to the next file, which is super annoying (I always download albums, playlists and mixes instead of single songs).

So I am searching for a simple mp3 player that's less crappy but still affordable (less than 150€, ideally less than 100), is available in europe, has either a touchscreen or another way to comfortably skip forward inside of a track, doesn't have a camera or a recording function (very important for my job), and generally as little multimedia bs as possible. Do you have any recommendations? The snowsky echo/echo mini looks kinda like what I want but I'm not sure if the controls fit me, the volume buttons doubling as skip buttons sounds awful to me.

I remember seeing a review or ad for this a few years ago. Each player creates a four character party with all kinds of different options that you typically find in dnd-adjacent fantasy games and then you fight, using a system with TTRPG inspired mechanics. I'm pretty sure there was no story or single player mode at all, it was purely about pvp fights.