Today we continue the project to convert to Starfinder all the Pathfinder 1st edition spells that don’t already exist (or have a clear replacement) in that game. (You can find an index of all the PF1 spells I have already converted here.) We’re still working on doing all the glyphs, runes, and symbols. 

The second spell listed, weakness emoji (converted from symbol of weakness), means we’ve gone through all the PF1 “symbol” spells. But since we originally started this whole set of spells so we could eventually convert absorb rune I-III, and we already got glyph of warding changed over to glyph circuit, we might as well hop from symbol spells to other similar runes and magic traps… which brings us to explosive rune, which becomes explosive icon.(which I present first due to alphabetization). When designing explosive icon, I carefully kept in mind that glyph circuit already exists, so I want this new spells to be different enough to justify it’s own spell entry.

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Explosive Icon
Class technomancer 3
School abjuration (force)
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range touch
Effect one rune
Duration permanent until discharged (D)
Saving Throw Reflex half (see text); Spell Resistance yes

You create a mystic icon on a computer, comm unit, or piece of electronic technological equipment (including anything that uses batteries and does not note it is a hybrid or magic item) to ward it so that it can discharge to harm a target that touches or activates the warded object.

You set all of the conditions of the ward. Typically, any creature activating the warded object without speaking a password (which you set when casting the spell) is subject to the magic it stores. Alternatively, or in addition to a password trigger, explosive icons can be set according to physical characteristics (such as height or weight) or creature type, subtype, or kind, or to a specific activity (such as speaking a specific word, or touching the warded object rather than activating it). They cannot be set according to alignment, creed, class, HD, or level. Explosive icons respond to invisible creatures normally but are not triggered by those who travel past them ethereally. Multiple icons cannot be cast on the same object. However, you can individually ward components of an item — for example you could place an explosive icon on both a laser pistol and the battery inside it. In such cases, wards on individual components are only triggered when they are accessed separately (firing a laser pistol with a warded battery would not set off the battery’s ward, but removing the battery could if that is how the ward is set).

When casting the spell, you weave a tracery of faintly glowing lines in the pattern of a computer icon that looks like an explosion. Explosive icons cannot be affected or bypassed by such means as physical or magical probing, though they can be dispelled. Mislead, polymorph, and nondetection (and similar magical effects) can fool a ward, as can any disguise that gains a bonus to the Disguise check (such as granted by technological or magic assistance), though other disguises and the like can’t. Detect magic allows you to identify an explosive icon with a DC 15 Mysticism check. Identifying an explosive icon does not discharge it and allows you to know the basic nature of the ward (both damage it deals and what conditions set it off).

You can have one explosive icon active at a time without expending any additional resources. Each time you cast an explosive icon when you already have one or more active, you must expend one Resolve Point. You cannot regain that RP until the explosive icon is discharged, dismissed, or dispelled.

Magic traps such as explosive icon are hard to detect and disable. While any character can use Perception to find an explosive icon, a character must use the lowest of their Engineering or Mysticism skill (based on the skill’s total bonus) to disarm it. The DC in each case is 28.

When activated, an explosive icon deals 5d8 bludgeoning force damage to the creature that triggered it. Creatures and objects within 10 feet of the warded object also take damage, but are allowed a reflex saving throw for half damage. When you cast the spell, you decide if it damages the object it is warding, or not.

Weakness Emoji
Class technomancer 4
School transmutation
Casting Time 10 minutes
Range 0 ft.; see text
Effect one rune
Duration see text
Saving Throw Will partial (see text); Spell Resistance yes

This functions as mirror emoji, except as noted above and as follows.  Each viewer of the rune perceives it slightly differently, with the rune taking the visible form of a simple symbol that is commonly associated with being encumbered or weak. When triggered, affected creatures in the area are weighed down (see below). If a creature succeeds at their initial save against this effect and leave the area, they are not affected again if they re-enter the area. Creatures that fail their save are affected each time they enter the area.

Creatures who succeed at a saving throw and have both Stamina Points and Hit Points remaining are unaffected. Both creatures that succeed at a saving throw but do not still have both Stamina Points and Hit Points remaining, and creatures that fail at a saving throw and do have both SP and HP remaining, are encumbered for as long as they stay within the rune’s area and for 1d4 rounds after leaving it. Creatures that fail a saving throw and do not have both SP and HP left are overburdened for as long as they stay within the rune’s area and for 1d4 rounds after leaving it.

Detect magic allows you to identify a weakness emoji with a DC 19 Mysticism check. Of course, if the symbol is set to be triggered by reading it, this will trigger the symbol.

Magic traps such as weakness emoji are hard to detect and disable. While any character can use Perception to find a slow emoji (which may trigger it), a character must use the lowest of their Engineering or Mysticism skill (based on the skill’s total bonus) to disarm it. The DC in each case is 29.

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Today we continue the project to convert to Starfinder all the Pathfinder 1st edition spells that don’t already exist (or have a clear replacement) in that game. We’re still working on doing all the glyphs, runes, and symbols. The first spell today, striking emoji, is also the first emoji spell I decided to create with a variable spell level. I did that because Starfinder spells do not have their attack bonuses and damage scale by caster level the way PF1 spells do, and I could see this being useful at a range of levels. I actually really like the end result, and I may go back and look at a few of the emoji/symbol spells I’ve already done and see if I want to remake them as variable spell level options.

Speaking of PF1 spells I’ve already converted to Starfinder on this blog to-date, you can find an index of them here.

Striking Emoji
Class technomancer 4, 5, 6
School illusion [shadow]
Casting Time 10 minutes
Range 0 ft.; see text
Effect one rune
Duration see text
Saving Throw None (harmless); Spell Resistance yes

This spell acts as mirror emoji, except as noted above and as follows. Each viewer of the rune perceives it slightly differently, with the rune taking the visible form of a simple symbol that indicates melee attacks or warriors.

When triggered, a striking emoji attacks each creature within 10 feet of it (see below). It attacks creatures closest to it, selecting those lacking Stamina Points over those who have SP if multiple creatures are equally distant from it. It then attacks any creature that comes within range, and attacks each creature within range once per round (acting just before the initiative count on which it was activated).The attack bonus and damage are determined by the spell’s level (see table at end of spell). Once activated, the symbol keeps attacking creatures until 10 minutes have passed, or it’s made a number of attacks equal to your caster level. Each time you cast a striking emoji, you must expend one Resolve Point. You cannot regain that RP until the striking emoji is discharged, dismissed, or dispelled.

Detect magic allows you to identify a striking emoji with a Mysticism check, with the skill check DC determined by the spell’s level. Of course, if the symbol is set to be triggered by reading it, this will trigger the symbol.

Magic traps such as striking emoji are hard to detect and disable. While any character can use Perception to find a striking emoji (which may trigger it), a character must use the lowest of their Engineering or Mysticism skill (based on the skill’s total bonus) to disarm it. The DC in each case is determined by the spell’s level.

4th level Spell: Each attack has a +15 attack bonus, deals 4d6+15 slashing damage, and has the knockdown critical hit effect. Identify DC 18, Remove DC 25.

5th Level Spell: Each attack has a +18 attack bonus, deals 5d6+18 damage, and has the staggered critical hit effect. Identify DC 20, Remove DC 31.

6th Level Spell: Each attack has a +22 attack bonus, deals 8d6+20 damage, and has the stunned critical hit effect. Identify DC 21, Remove DC 34.

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Strife Emoji
Class technomancer 6
School enchantment (compulsion, emotion, fear, mind-affecting)
Casting Time 10 minutes
Range 0 ft.; see text
Effect one rune
Duration see text
Saving Throw Will partial (see text); Spell Resistance yes

This functions as death emoji, except as noted above and as follows.  Each viewer of the rune perceives it slightly differently, with the rune taking the visible form of a simple symbol that is commonly associated with anger, attacks, or combat. Rather than deal damage, the rune causes creatures to attack one another (see below).  If a creature succeeds at their initial save against this effect and leave the area, they are not affected again if they re-enter the area. Creatures that fail their save are affected each time they enter the area.

Creatures who succeed at a saving throw and have both Stamina Points and Hit Points remaining are off-target for 1d4 rounds. Both creatures that succeed at a saving throw but do not still have both Stamina Points and Hit Points remaining, and creatures that fail at a saving throw and do have both SP and HP remaining, attack the nearest creature (as the “Attack nearest creature” result of the confused condition) for 1 round. Creatures that fail a saving throw and do not have both SP and HP left attack the nearest creature (as the “Attack nearest creature” result of the confused condition) for as long as they are within the rune’s area, and for 1d4 rounds after leaving.

Detect magic allows you to identify a strife emoji with a DC 21 Mysticism check. Of course, if the symbol is set to be triggered by reading it, this will trigger the symbol.

Magic traps such as strife emoji are hard to detect and disable. While any character can use Perception to find a strife emoji (which may trigger it), a character must use the lowest of their Engineering or Mysticism skill (based on the skill’s total bonus) to disarm it. The DC in each case is 34.

If cast by a technomancer with the Robot Influence hack, the spell has full effect on creatures of the construct (technological) type and subtype, even they are normally immune to the off-target or confused condition.

Vulnerability Emoji
Class technomancer 6
School transmutation
Casting Time 10 minutes
Range 0 ft.; see text
Effect one rune
Duration see text
Saving Throw Will partial (see text); Spell Resistance yes

This functions as death emoji, except as noted above and as follows.  Each viewer of the rune perceives it slightly differently, with the rune taking the visible form of a simple symbol that is commonly associated with cracks, rust, weakness, or vulnerability. Rather than deal damage, the rune causes creatures to have their defenses reduces (see below).  If a creature succeeds at their initial save against this effect and leave the area, they are not affected again if they re-enter the area. Creatures that fail their save are affected each time they enter the area.

Creatures who succeed at a saving throw and have both Stamina Points and Hit Points remaining have their DR (if any) reduced by 5 and their energy resistances (if any) reduced by 10 for as long as they are in the area of the rune. Both creatures that succeed at a saving throw but do not still have both Stamina Points and Hit Points remaining, and creatures that fail at a saving throw and do have both SP and HP remaining, have their DR (if any) reduced by 10 and their energy resistances (if any) reduced by 20 for as long as they are in the area of the rune and for 1 minute after leaving. Creatures that fail a saving throw and do not have both SP and HP left have their DR (if any) reduced by 15 and their energy resistances (if any) reduced by 30 (and if they have immunity to an energy type, have their immunity replaced by energy resistance 30) for as long as they are in the area of the rune and for 10minutes after leaving the area. These reductions can never reduce a defense to less than 0.

Detect magic allows you to identify a vulnerability emoji with a DC 21 Mysticism check. Of course, if the symbol is set to be triggered by reading it, this will trigger the symbol.

Magic traps such as vulnerability emoji are hard to detect and disable. While any character can use Perception to find a vulnerability emoji (which may trigger it), a character must use the lowest of their Engineering or Mysticism skill (based on the skill’s total bonus) to disarm it. The DC in each case is 34.

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Continuing the project to convert to Starfinder all the Pathfinder 1st edition spells that don’t already exist (or have a clear replacement) in that game. We’re still working on doing all the glyphs, runes, and symbols.

You can find an index of the spells that have already been converted on this blog to-date here.

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Sleep Emoji
Class technomancer 5
School enchantment [compulsion, mind-affecting]
Casting Time 10 minutes
Range 0 ft.; see text
Effect one rune
Duration see text
Saving Throw Will partial (see text); Spell Resistance yes

This functions as death emoji, except as noted above and as follows. The symbol created is one that represents sleep of unconsciousness, it can only deal a total of 120 points of damage, and the damage is nonlethal. Wherever death emoji refers to a Fortitude save, sleep emoji instead uses a Will save.

Detect magic allows you to identify a sleep emoji with a DC 21 Mysticism check. Of course, if the symbol is set to be triggered by reading it, this will trigger the symbol.

Magic traps such as sleep emoji are hard to detect and disable. While any character can use Perception to find a sleep emoji (which may trigger it), a character must use the lowest of their Engineering or Mysticism skill (based on the skill’s total bonus) to disarm it. The DC in each case is 34.

If cast by a technomancer with the Robot Influence hack, the spell has full effect on creatures of the construct (technological) type and subtype, even if they are normally immune to nonlethal damage. If such a construct is knocked unconscious by the nonlethal damage, it shuts down and functions as if asleep until conditions occur that would wake a biological creature, it receives any healing, or 1d4 hours pass.

Stunning Emoji
Class technomancer 6
School enchantment [compulsion, mind-affecting]
Casting Time 10 minutes
Range 0 ft.; see text
Effect one rune
Duration see text
Saving Throw Will partial (see text); Spell Resistance yes

This functions as mirror emoji, except as noted above and as follows.  Each viewer of the rune perceives it slightly differently, with the rune taking the visible form of a simple symbol that is commonly associated with boggled, confused, or dazed. When triggered, affected creatures in the area are staggered or stunned (see below). If a creature succeeds at their initial save against this effect and leave the area, they are not affected again if they re-enter the area. Creatures that fail their save are affected each time they enter the area.

Creatures who succeed at a saving throw and have both Stamina Points and Hit Points remaining are staggered for 1 round. Both creatures that succeed at a saving throw but do not still have both Stamina Points and Hit Points remaining, and creatures that fail at a saving throw and do have both SP and HP remaining, are staggered for 1d4 rounds. Creatures that fail a saving throw and do not have both SP and HP left are stunned for 1d4 rounds.

Detect magic allows you to identify a stunning emoji with a DC 21 Mysticism check. Of course, if the symbol is set to be triggered by reading it, this will trigger the symbol.

Magic traps such as stunning emoji are hard to detect and disable. While any character can use Perception to find a stunning emoji (which may trigger it), a character must use the lowest of their Engineering or Mysticism skill (based on the skill’s total bonus) to disarm it. The DC in each case is 34.

If cast by a technomancer with the Robot Influence hack, the spell has full effect on creatures of the construct (technological) type and subtype, even they are normally immune to the staggered or stunned condition.

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