This is the fourth section of Part Eighteen of a series of articles looking at creating a set of Starfinder feats under specific constraints.  You can read along as we convert every feat in the PF core rulebook to Starfinder (and  share my thoughts on that process, as a developer and writer)— or you can just look at the finished feats (as they are written) here.

We now come to Magical Aptitude and Manyshot. Neither is going to work for Starfinder, as they work with mathematical assumptions about how skill bonuses work and the value of multiple attacks that are very different in PF. So, again, we need to do what one reader has referred to as an apples-to-oranges conversion. The end result won’t be the same as the PF versions, but as long as they are interesting and useful options, that’s fine. (Better, in fact, than doing a conversion that works the same way as the original if doing so would create boring, unhelpful, or overpowered options).

MAGICAL APTITUDE
You’ve learned how to apply your nonmagical experiences to increase the effectiveness of your magical abilities.
Prerequisites: Ability to cast a spell.
Benefit: Your caster level is equal to your character level, rather than the combination of just your spellcasting classes. This does not impact your spells known or spells per day, just calculations that directly involve your caster level.

MANYSHOT (Combat)
You are expert at maximizing the effect of having ranged attacks fly in high numbers.
Prerequisites: Proficiency with heavy weapons.
Benefit: When you make an attack in fully automatic mode (using the automatic weapons special property), you can choose what order to attack targets (rather than attacking closest foes first). Additionally, your attacks in fully automatic mode, your attacks can score critical hits as normal.

PATREON
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