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Vanguard Aspects

The following are the most commonly adopted vanguard aspects.

Boundary [LINK]

Starfinder Character Operations Manual p.53

You embody the forces that keep a system separated from its surroundings, isolating the reach of its entropy.

1th Level Aspect Insight (Ex): You gain Improved Combat Maneuver (sunder) as a bonus feat and a +2 insight bonus to Perception checks.

4th Level Aspect Embodiment (Ex): Once per combat encounter, when an attack misses you or hits but fails to damage you, or you succeed at a saving throw that negates an effect, you can gain 1 Entropy Point without taking any additional action.

12th Level Aspect Catalyst (Su): Each ally within 30 feet gains the ability to use your mitigate class feature without spending Entropy Points once within the next 10 rounds, using your vanguard level to determine the amount of damage reduced.
Improved: Each ally within 30 feet can instead use your mitigate ability twice in the next 10 rounds.

18th Level Aspect Finale (Su): once within the next 10 rounds, using your vanguard level to determine the amount of damage reduced.


Cascade [LINK]

Starfinder Character Operations Manual p.54

You embody a single change in the balance of a system’s entropy that cascades into additional, progressively greater changes.

1th Level Aspect Insight (Ex): You gain Improved Combat Maneuver (sunder) as a bonus feat and also a +2 insight bonus to Acrobatics checks.

4th Level Aspect Embodiment (Ex): Once per combat, when you hit multiple creatures in a single round with an attack or attacks (or effects that require an attack roll), you can gain 1 Entropy Point without taking any additional action.

12th Level Aspect Catalyst (Su): Each foe within 10 feet must succeed at a Reflex save or gain the blinded condition for 1d4 rounds.
Improved: Each foe within 30 feet must succeed at a Reflex saving throw or gain the blinded condition for 1d4 rounds.

18th Level Aspect Finale (Su): When you damage a target with your entropic strike, as a reaction you can spend 1 Entropy Point to either apply a –2 penalty to that target’s AC, saving throws, or attack rolls (your choice), or halve the value of all DR and energy resistance the target has. These penalties do not stack, but you can apply different penalties to a single target with multiple hits. The effect lasts until you apply one of these effects to a new target or until the end of your next turn. If you successfully damage a target that has one of these penalties, the penalty’s duration is extended until the end of your next turn.


Exergy [LINK]

Starfinder Character Operations Manual p.54

You embody the total amount of potential work the energy in a system can perform when accessed by entropy.

1th Level Aspect Insight (Ex): You gain Improved Combat Maneuver (trip) as a bonus feat and a +2 insight bonus to Intimidate checks.

4th Level Aspect Embodiment (Ex): Once per combat, when you make two or more attacks in the same turn, you can gain 1 Entropy Point without taking any additional action.

12th Level Aspect Catalyst (Su): Each foe within 30 feet must attempt a Fortitude saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes an additional 1d6 damage per 2 vanguard levels from the next damaging attack that hits it within the next minute.
Improved: The additional damage is 1d6 per vanguard level.

18th Level Aspect Finale (Su): When you hit a foe with your entropic strike and the attack roll is a natural 18 or 19 (meaning the d20 shows an 18 or 19), you can apply one critical hit effect of that attack to your target, but you do not double the damage. This critical hit effect is treated as a critical hit for purposes of abilities that affect critical hits. If you roll a natural 20, the normal critical hit rules apply instead.


Inversion [LINK]

Starfinder Character Operations Manual p.54

You embody the role chaos plays within entropy, sometimes temporarily reversing its natural progression.

1th Level Aspect Insight (Ex): You gain Improved Combat Maneuver (reposition) as a bonus feat and a +2 insight bonus to Medicine checks.

4th Level Aspect Embodiment (Ex): Once per combat encounter, when you regain Hit Points or Stamina Points, you can gain 1 Entropy Point without taking any additional action.

12th Level Aspect Catalyst (Su): All allies other than yourself within 60 feet regain Stamina Points equal to twice your vanguard level. Creatures without Stamina Points (such as most NPCs) do not regain Hit Points from this ability.
Improved: All allies other than yourself within 60 feet regain Hit Points equal to triple your vanguard level. If a creature reaches maximum Hit Points before using this full value, any excess restores the target’s Stamina Points.

18th Level Aspect Finale (Ex): As a reaction when you fail a saving throw, you can spend 1 or more Entropy Points to reroll that saving throw. You gain a bonus to this saving throw equal to the number of Entropy Points you spend.


Momentum [LINK]

Starfinder Character Operations Manual p.55

You embody energy states that are preserved in ongoing motion, isolated from entropy.

1th Level Aspect Insight (Ex): You gain Improved Combat Maneuver (bull rush) as a bonus feat and a +2 insight bonus to Culture checks.

4th Level Aspect Embodiment (Ex): Once per combat, when you move a distance greater than your normal speed in one turn (using multiple move actions, the run full action, or a bonus to speed that allows you to move beyond your normal maximum), you can gain 1 Entropy Point without taking any additional action.

12th Level Aspect Catalyst (Su): Creatures you select in a 60-foot radius are pushed away from you. A targeted creature moves 30 feet directly away from you but can attempt a Fortitude saving throw to halve the distance.
Improved: Targeted creatures that fail their Fortitude saves are also knocked prone and take 1d6 bludgeoning damage per 2 vanguard levels you have.

18th Level Aspect Finale (Sp): You can cast telekinetic projectile at will as a spell-like ability. Rather than dealing the spell’s normal damage, both the target and the projectile take damage as if you hit them with your entropic strike. Additionally, you can spend 2 Entropy Points to cast telekinesis as a spell-like ability, but only using its combat maneuver option.


Reaction [LINK]

Starfinder Character Operations Manual p.55

You embody the change entropy brings about through biological, chemical, and molecular reactions, such as rust and rot.

1th Level Aspect Insight (Ex): You gain Improved Combat Maneuver (dirty trick) as a bonus feat and a +2 insight bonus to Physical Science checks.

4th Level Aspect Embodiment (Su): Once per combat, when you impose a condition on an enemy, you can gain 1 Entropy Point without taking any additional action.

12th Level Aspect Catalyst (Su): Each foe within 30 feet must succeed at a Fortitude saving throw or gain the sickened condition for 1 round per vanguard level.
Improved: One target of your choice within this ability’s range is also nauseated for 1 round if it fails its Fortitude save.

18th Level Aspect Finale (Su): You can spend 2 Entropy Points as a reaction to expose a creature you injure to entropic toxin. The save DC is determined as normal for an aspect ability. Once you apply this poison to a target, the target is immune to further applications of your entropic toxin for 24 hours.

Entropic Toxin

Type poison (injury, special); Save Fortitude (DC varies)
Track choose Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (special); Frequency 1/round for 3 rounds
Effect The target cannot progress beyond impaired/stiffened on the progression track.
Cure 1 save

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