Player > Items > Technological
Technological Items
Technology is everywhere in Starfinder, and includes any number of devices useful to adventurers, such as those presented on Table 7–26: Technological Items. Unless otherwise indicated, activating or deactivating an item is a standard action. Items that can be activated to modify an action you’re taking last for the duration of that action (such as those that modify skill checks), in which case activating the item is part of that action.
Unless otherwise specified, technological items use a battery and are subject to special abilities that work against items using batteries, charges, or technology. If an item doesn’t specify a usage, it needs very little power and has an internal battery designed to function for decades or even centuries without recharging. Items with a specified usage use a battery that comes fully charged when purchased. Such batteries can be recharged as normal using generators or recharging stations (see Professional Services on page 234), or they can be replaced (see Table 7–9: Ammunition for battery prices).
Of course, there’s a vast array of technological devices available in most settlements—well beyond the number that could possibly be presented in any real-world book. In general, any minor piece of equipment with a real-world equivalent (alarm clock, camera, digital keys for vehicles you own, timer, watch, and so on) can be purchased with GM approval, costs 5 credits and has light bulk.
Name | Level | Price | Hands | Bulk | Capacity | Usage | Source |
Signal jammer | Varies | Level squared × 100 | — | L | 12 | 1/10 minute | CRB p.221 |
Binoculars | 1 | 50 | 2 | L | — | — | PWD p.199 |
Cable line, titanium alloy | 1 | 5/10 ft. | — | L/10 ft. | — | — | CRB p.218 |
Camouflage membrane | 1 | 100 | — | L | 20 | 1/day | A!01 p.44 |
Chemalyzer | 1 | 150 | 1 | L | 20 | 2/use | ARM p.100 |
Comm unit, personal | 1 | 7 | 1 | L | 80 | 1/hour | CRB p.218 |
Crawling Cord | 1 | 100 | — | L | — | — | 3C05 p.52 |
Detonator | 1 | 150 | 1 | L | 5 | 1/use | CRB p.218 |
Emergency beacon | 1 | 100 | — | L | 20 | Varies | ARM p.102 |
Emergency raft, basic | 1 | 350 | — | 3 | 20 | 1/use | ARM p.102 |
Environmental field collar, huge or larger | 1 | 300 | — | 3 | 10 | 1/day | AA3 p.147 |
Environmental field collar, large | 1 | 75 | — | 1 | 10 | 1/day | AA3 p.147 |
Environmental field collar, medium | 1 | 25 | — | L | 10 | 1/day | AA3 p.147 |
Environmental field collar, small or smaller | 1 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 1/day | AA3 p.147 |
Fire extinguisher | 1 | 15 | 1 | L | 20 | 1/round | CRB p.218 |
Formation boots | 1 | 100 | — | L | — | — | A!01 p.44 |
Geckopad gloves | 1 | 325 | — | 1 | — | — | DF03 p.52 |
Grenade scrambler, mk 1 | 1 | 250 | — | 1 | 20 | 5/round | ARM p.103 |
Habitat box | 1 | 375 | — | 4 | 20 | 1/day | ARM p.104 |
Holographic sashimono | 1 | 300 | — | L | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.104 |
Holographic Strike Sign | 1 | 275 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2/hour | FF05 p.55 |
Laser drill | 1 | 200 | 1 | L | 20 | 1/minute | ARM p.105 |
Locks, simple | 1 | 100 | 2 | L | — | — | CRB p.220 |
Medical gear, basic medkit | 1 | 100 | 2 | 1 | — | — | CRB p.220 |
Medical gear, medpatch | 1 | 50 | 1 | L | 1 | 1 | CRB p.220 |
Medical inhaler | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | GEM p.129 |
Message Slime | 1 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 3C05 p.53 |
Micro tap, mk 1 | 1 | 200 | — | — | — | — | DF03 p.53 |
Musical instrument, basic | 1 | 100 | Varies | Varies | 20 | 1/10 minutes | ARM p.105 |
Nanite patch, mk 1 | 1 | 50 | — | L | — | — | AA3 p.89 |
Oxygen candle | 1 | 20 | 1 | L | — | — | PWD p.199 |
Portable light, beacon | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1/hour | CRB p.220 |
Portable light, flashlight | 1 | 1 | 1 | L | 10 | 1/hour | CRB p.220 |
Portable light, lantern | 1 | 1 | 1 | L | 10 | 1/hour | CRB p.220 |
Portable light, spotlight | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1/hour | CRB p.220 |
Radiation badge | 1 | 100 | — | L | — | See text | PWD p.198 |
Restraints, binders | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Scanner, video camera | 1 | 275 | 1 | L | 20 | 2/hour | ARM p.107 |
Scorch suture | 1 | 200 | 1 | L | 20 | 2 | DF01 p.52 |
Scuba Gear | 1 | 25 | — | 1 | — | — | FF03 p.50 |
Strategy game, basic | 1 | 150 | — | Varies | Varies | Varies | ARM p.108 |
Tool kit, animal-trainer's kit | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.108 |
Tool Kit, astrogator's kit | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.108 |
Tool Kit, aura-translation kit | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.108 |
Tool Kit, broad-spectrum scanning kit | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.108 |
Tool kit, climbing kit | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | PWD p.198 |
Tool kit, demolitionist's | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | PWD p.198 |
Tool kit, disguise | 1 | 20 | — | L | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Tool kit, engineering | 1 | 20 | — | L | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Tool kit, hacking | 1 | 20 | — | L | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Tool kit, light-scattering sniper's blind | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.108 |
Tool kit, linguist's | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | PWD p.198 |
Tool Kit, mental interpretation kit | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.108 |
Tool kit, navigator's | 1 | 20 | — | L | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Tool Kit, personal gravitational redistributor | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.108 |
Tool kit, portable weather station | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | PWD p.198 |
Tool kit, professional's | 1 | 20 | — | L | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Tool kit, rider's | 1 | 20 | — | L | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Tool kit, starship repair | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | PWD p.198 |
Tool kit, survivalist's | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | PWD p.198 |
Tool Kit, thieves' tools | 1 | 200 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.108 |
Tool kit, trapsmith's | 1 | 20 | — | L | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Vidgame, advanced | 1 | 100 | — | — | — | — | GEM p.129 |
Vidgame, basic | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | GEM p.129 |
Voice Distorter | 1 | 55 | — | L | — | — | COM p.21 |
Zipstick | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 20 | 1/use | ARM p.109 |
Altitude bead | 2 | 100 | 1 | — | — | — | GEM p.129 |
Bug snare | 2 | 740 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1/use | A!01 p.44 |
Buoyant Harness | 2 | 500 | — | L | 20 | 2/hour | 3C05 p.52 |
Cable line, adamantine alloy | 2 | 500/10 ft. | — | L/20 ft. | — | — | CRB p.218 |
Crash pad | 2 | 150 | — | L | — | — | DF03 p.43 |
Datapad | 2 | 55 | 1 | L | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.100 |
Diagnostic lozenge | 2 | 175 | — | — | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.101 |
Emotion regulator, basic | 2 | 800 | — | L | 20 | 1/10 minutes | ARM p.103 |
Evenfire unit | 2 | 550 | — | L | 20 | 2/hour | ARM p.103 |
Grappler | 2 | 700 | — | L | 20 | 1/minute | CRB p.219 |
Heatsink cravat | 2 | 300 | — | — | 20 | 1/round | DF01 p.52 |
Holoskin | 2 | 500 | — | L | 20 | 1/10 minute | CRB p.220 |
Magboots | 2 | 750 | — | 1 | 20 | 1/hour | PWD p.198 |
Microgoggles | 2 | 900 | — | — | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.105 |
Microjets | 2 | 150 | — | — | — | — | FF03 p.50 |
Nanite hypopen, brown | 2 | 160 | 1 | L | — | — | ARM p.106 |
Pulse ray | 2 | 600 | 1 | L | 20 | 2 | A!01 p.44 |
Radiation sweeper | 2 | 500 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1/minute | ARM p.107 |
Scanner, shotgun microphone | 2 | 625 | 1 | L | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.107 |
Survival straw | 2 | 450 | 1 | — | 20 | See text | ARM p.108 |
Swarmproof bangles, basic | 2 | 900 | — | — | 20 | 1/minute | ARM p.108 |
Tetrad certified translator | 2 | 500 | — | L | 10 | 1/hour | SFS1 p.0 |
Tool kit, engineering specialty | 2 | 445 | — | L | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Wingsuit | 2 | 800 | — | L | — | — | 3C04 p.45 |
Wrist Leech | 2 | 125 | — | — | — | — | 3C05 p.53 |
Xenobiologist's field kit | 2 | 450 | — | L | — | — | COM p.22 |
Alert redirector | 3 | 1450 | — | — | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.98 |
Beacon Bouys | 3 | 1250 | — | 1 | 10 | 1/day | FF03 p.50 |
Data core | 3 | 1200 | — | L | — | — | DF03 p.44 |
Dermal stapler | 3 | 1200 | 1 | L | 20 | 1/use | ARM p.100 |
Engineer's puzzle box | 3 | 1500 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.103 |
Gray comm unit, planetary | 3 | 1500 | — | 1 | — | — | 3C02 p.15 |
Gun emplacement | 3 | 1350 | — | 3 | 20 | 1/hour | A!01 p.44 |
Hardlight netting | 3 | 1275 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2/hour | GEM p.129 |
Holoshroud | 3 | 1300 | — | 2 | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.104 |
Ion tape | 3 | 275 | — | L | — | — | ARM p.105 |
Library chip | 3 | 250 | — | — | — | — | PWD p.199 |
Lock, average | 3 | 1000 | 2 | L | — | — | CRB p.220 |
Micro tap, mk 2 | 3 | 400 | — | — | — | — | DF03 p.53 |
Miniature sun | 3 | 1200 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1/hour | DF01 p.52 |
Multiverse mirror | 3 | 1300 | — | 10 | — | — | 3C02 p.51 |
Portable grinder | 3 | 1500 | — | 2 | — | — | DF03 p.44 |
Scanner, enhanced camera | 3 | 1375 | 1 | L | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.107 |
White-noise generator | 3 | 1350 | — | 1 | 20 | 1/10 minutes | ARM p.109 |
Anykey | 4 | 1750 | — | L | — | — | DF03 p.43 |
Domestic drone, deckhand | 4 | 2000 | — | 6 | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.101 |
Domestic drone, mule | 4 | 2000 | — | 18 | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.101 |
Domestic drone, physician | 4 | 2000 | — | 6 | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.101 |
Domestic drone, porter | 4 | 2000 | — | 20 | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.102 |
Domestic drone, valet | 4 | 2000 | — | 6 | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.102 |
Eldricarnum | 4 | 2500 | — | L | — | — | 3C02 p.17 |
Grenade scrambler, mk 2 | 4 | 2100 | — | 1 | 40 | 5/round | ARM p.103 |
Holdall raiment | 4 | 2000 | — | L | — | — | DS05 p.40 |
Inertial-reinforcement belt | 4 | 2200 | — | L | 20 | Varies | ARM p.104 |
Jammer charge | 4 | 375 | — | 1 | — | — | DF03 p.53 |
Magnegloves | 4 | 1950 | 2 | 1 | 20 | Varies | ARM p.105 |
Magniscope | 4 | 2000 | 1 | L | 20 | 1/hour | PWD p.198 |
Mechakata | 4 | 2000 | — | 6 | 20 | 1/hour | DF02 p.45 |
Proximity helmet | 4 | 2050 | — | L | 20 | 2/hour | ARM p.107 |
Purifying puck | 4 | 2000 | 1 | L | 40 | 1/round | PWD p.198 |
Replenigel megavitamin | 4 | 300 | — | L | — | — | DF04 p.48 |
Restraints, manacles | 4 | 350 | — | 1 | — | — | CRB p.221 |
Smart lock, average | 4 | 1850 | 2 | L | — | — | GEM p.129 |
Solar sheeting | 4 | 2000 | — | 2 | — | — | ARM p.107 |
Warning wire, mk 1 | 4 | 2000 | — | L | 40 | 1/hour | ARM p.109 |
Acclimation torc | 5 | 2700 | — | L | 50 | 1/hour | DS05 p.40 |
Clearsight goggles | 5 | 2750 | — | — | 40 | 1/hour | ARM p.100 |
Emergency Surfacer | 5 | 2750 | — | 1 | — | — | FF03 p.50 |
Frictionless gel | 5 | 450 | — | L | — | — | PWD p.199 |
Laser microphone | 5 | 2725 | 2 | L | 10 | 1/minute | CRB p.220 |
Medical gear, advanced medkit | 5 | 2700 | 2 | 1 | — | — | CRB p.220 |
Medical gear, sprayflesh | 5 | 440 | 1 | L | 1 | 1 | CRB p.220 |
Micro tap, mk 3 | 5 | 750 | — | — | — | — | DF03 p.53 |
Nanite hypopen, purple | 5 | 450 | 1 | L | 10 | — | ARM p.106 |
Nanite patch, mk 2 | 5 | 425 | — | L | — | — | AA3 p.89 |
Ooze stasis flask | 5 | 2800 | — | 1 | — | — | 3C02 p.45 |
Phrenic scrambler, clear | 5 | 3000 | — | — | 40 | 5/round | ARM p.106 |
Portable gangway | 5 | 2700 | — | 4 | 40 | 1/use | ARM p.106 |
Sleeping sentry | 5 | 2750 | — | 15 | 20 | 1/hour | DF04 p.48 |
Sonar Helmet | 5 | 3000 | — | 1 | 40 | 1/hour | FF03 p.50 |
Strategy game, imperial conquest | 5 | 2850 | — | 2 | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.108 |
Thief drone | 5 | 3000 | — | 4 | — | — | DF03 p.53 |
Whisper comm | 5 | 3000 | — | — | 20 | 1/hour | ARM p.109 |
Analeptic tablet | 6 | 600 | — | — | — | — | 3C02 p.50 |
Blabbersponder | 6 | 4550 | — | L | 40 | 1/day | DF04 p.47 |
Comm unit, system-wide | 6 | 4000 | — | 20 | — | — | CRB p.218 |
Dimensional comm unit | 6 | 4500 | 1 | — | — | — | DS05 p.40 |
Electroviscous cloak | 6 | 4000 | — | L | 40 | 1/round | ARM p.102 |
Locks, good | 6 | 3600 | 2 | L | — | — | CRB p.220 |
Mimic imager, helmet-mounted | 6 | 4150 | — | L | 40 | 4/round | ARM p.105 |
Musical instrument, euphonic | 6 | 4500 | Varies | Varies | 80 | 1/10 minutes | ARM p.105 |
Nanite hypopen, black | 6 | 650 | 1 | L | — | — | ARM p.106 |
Noise Dampener | 6 | 4300 | — | — | 40 | 1/minute | FF04 p.29 |
Plasma diverter | 6 | 4300 | — | 1 | 80 | 10/minute | AA2 p.101 |
Smart cable | 6 | 4000/10 ft. | — | L/20 ft. | 40 | 1/round | ARM p.107 |
Spy drone | 6 | 4550 | — | L | 20 | 1/minute | CRB p.221 |
Subdermal extractor | 6 | 3850 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1/use | ARM p.108 |
Tracking bug | 6 | 4250 | — | L | 20 | 1/hour | PWD p.199 |
Antigravity belt | 7 | 6500 | — | L | 20 | 1/round | PWD p.198 |
Horizon shield | 7 | 6500 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1/round | DS05 p.40 |
Medical gear, medical lab | 7 | 7000 | 2 | 50 | — | — | CRB p.220 |
Motion detector | 7 | 6000 | 1 | L | 10 | 1/hour | CRB p.220 |
Organic printing vat | 7 | 5400 | — | 3 | 40 | 1/use | A!02 p.44 |
Swarmproof bangles, advanced | 7 | 6500 | — | — | 40 | 1/minute | ARM p.108 |
Traction holster | 7 | 6000 | — | L | 80 | 10/minute | ARM p.109 |
Autoclaw | 8 | 9000 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1/round | PWD p.198 |
Electrosensory Drum | 8 | 8,400 | — | L | 20 | 1/hour | 3C05 p.52 |
Envoy's mouthpiece | 8 | 9000 | — | L | 20 | 2/hour | ARM p.103 |
Flushbuster | 8 | 1300 | — | L | — | — | DF04 p.47 |
Gray comm unit, system-wide | 8 | 9000 | — | 40 | — | — | 3C02 p.15 |
Grenade scrambler, mk 3 | 8 | 9300 | — | 1 | 40 | 5/round | ARM p.103 |
Hoverskates | 8 | 8500 | — | 1 | 20 | 1/10 minutes | ARM p.104 |
Mnemonic scanner | 8 | 9350 | — | 2 | 40 | 1/10 minutes | GEM p.129 |
Smart lock, good | 8 | 8700 | 2 | L | — | — | GEM p.129 |
Warning wire, mk 2 | 8 | 8800 | — | L | 40 | 1/hour | ARM p.109 |
Autocartographer | 9 | 13500 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 10/hour | ARM p.98 |
Nanite hypopen, white | 9 | 2300 | 1 | L | — | — | ARM p.106 |
Nanite patch, mk 3 | 9 | 1950 | — | L | — | — | AA3 p.89 |
Phrenic scrambler, viridian | 9 | 13000 | — | — | 40 | 5/round | ARM p.106 |
Scanner, true-frame camera | 9 | 12250 | 1 | L | 100 | 2/hour | ARM p.107 |
Short-Circuit Grenade | 9 | 2000 | — | — | — | — | FF04 p.29 |
X-ray visor | 9 | 15000 | — | L | 40 | 1/round | CRB p.221 |
DNA scrambler | 10 | 17400 | — | L | — | — | A!02 p.44 |
Domestic drone, elite deckhand | 10 | 18000 | — | 6 | 100 | 1/hour | ARM p.101 |
Domestic drone, elite mule | 10 | 18000 | — | 18 | 100 | 1/hour | ARM p.101 |
Domestic drone, elite physician | 10 | 18000 | — | 6 | 100 | 1/hour | ARM p.101 |
Domestic drone, elite porter | 10 | 18000 | — | 20 | 100 | 1/hour | ARM p.102 |
Domestic drone, elite valet | 10 | 18000 | — | 6 | 100 | 1/hour | ARM p.102 |
Emergency raft, hovercraft | 10 | 17800 | — | 4 | 40 | Varies | ARM p.102 |
Fungal bomb | 10 | 2750 | — | L | — | — | 3C04 p.52 |
Inductive bandolier | 10 | 19000 | — | L | 100 | 2/minute | ARM p.104 |
Bypass subroutine | 11 | 23000 | — | — | — | — | ARM p.98 |
Mimic imager, hovering | 11 | 24500 | — | L | 40 | 4/round | ARM p.105 |
Nanite hypopen, gray | 11 | 3500 | 1 | L | — | — | ARM p.106 |
Comm unit, unlimited | 12 | 32000 | — | 40 | — | — | CRB p.218 |
Emotion regulator, advanced | 12 | 37000 | — | L | 100 | 1/10 minutes | ARM p.103 |
Flash shield generator | 12 | 32000 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 10/use | ARM p.103 |
Grenade scrambler, mk 4 | 12 | 35000 | — | 1 | 40 | 5/round | ARM p.103 |
Nanite hypopen, green | 12 | 5600 | 1 | L | — | — | ARM p.106 |
Warning wire, mk 3 | 12 | 32900 | — | L | 40 | 1/hour | ARM p.109 |
Memory expunger | 13 | 50000 | — | L | — | — | AA1 p.57 |
Phrenic scrambler, violet | 13 | 49000 | — | — | 40 | 5/round | ARM p.106 |
Carter's baton | 14 | 65000 | 1 | L | 80 | 8/round | ARM p.100 |
Gray comm unit, unlimited | 14 | 72000 | — | 120 | — | — | 3C02 p.15 |
Locks, superior | 14 | 60000 | 2 | L | — | — | CRB p.220 |
Nanite Capsule | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | AA4 p.39 |
Nanite hypopen, red | 14 | 11500 | 1 | L | — | — | ARM p.106 |
Neuropoppet | 14 | 65000 | — | 1 | 40 | 1/day | DF04 p.47 |
Synaptic link | 14 | 75000 | — | L | 100 | 5/round | ARM p.108 |
Entanglement badges | 15 | 110000 | — | — | 20 | 2/hour | AA3 p.81 |
Grounding boots | 15 | 105000 | — | L | 100 | 1/minute | ARM p.104 |
Grenade scrambler, mk 5 | 16 | 165000 | — | 1 | 100 | 5/round | ARM p.103 |
Regeneration table | 16 | 45000 | 2 | 20 | — | — | CRB p.220 |
Smart lock, superior | 16 | 150000 | 2 | L | — | — | GEM p.129 |
Superposition belt | 16 | 180000 | — | L | 20 | 2/hour | AA3 p.81 |
Warning wire, mk 4 | 16 | 153000 | — | L | 40 | 1/hour | ARM p.109 |
Quantum boxes | 17 | 250000 | — | 2 | 100 | See text | ARM p.107 |
Personal phase shifter | 18 | 380000 | — | 1 | 100 | 10/round | ARM p.106 |
Weightless footlocker | 18 | 340000 | — | 2 | 100 | 1/hour | ARM p.109 |
Disintegration hoop | 20 | 750000 | — | 1 | 100 | 10/round | ARM p.101 |
Grenade scrambler, mk 6 | 20 | 815000 | — | 1 | 100 | 5/round | ARM p.103 |
Of course, there’s a vast array of technological devices
available in most settlements—well beyond the number that
could possibly be presented in any real-world book. In general,
any minor piece of equipment with a real-world equivalent
(alarm clock, camera, digital keys for vehicles you own, timer,
watch, and so on) can be purchased with GM approval, costs 5
credits and has light bulk.
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