The Dark Times: A Sci-Fi RPG Podcast

Stephen and Sam are back with more Starfinder Deities. Sam pulls off the impossible: Creating an entire session's worth of adventure themed around a single Hazard! Don't forget, our Disciples of Antiquitius-1 Build Bounty is due Monday, March 2nd at 11:59PM. Submissions must be a Level 10 Solarian, must have some deep connection to Antiquitius-1. Can have an archetype if you’d like. Please include an outline of what makes your Solarian unique, as well as the event in their life that led them to become one of Antiquitius-1’s students.

Sam and Stephen get a little biblical this week, discussing a couple distinct deities from Starfinder 2nd Edition! Also, Sam brings a friend of nature and offers ways to use them in your Starfinder games! Don't forget, our Disciples of Antiquitius-1 Build Bounty are due Monday, March 2nd at 11:59PM. Submissions must be a Level 10 Solarian, must have some deep connection to Antiquitius-1. Can have an archetype if you’d like. Please include an outline of what makes your Solarian unique, as well as the event in their life that led them to become one of Antiquitius-1’s students.

Welcome back, Dark Timers! This episode, we digest some tasty Starfinder 2E errata while we get back into the swing of things in 2026. Don't forget, our Disciples of Antiquitius-1 Build Bounty are due Monday, March 2nd at 11:59PM. Submissions must be a Level 10 Solarian, must have some deep connection to Antiquitius-1. Can have an archetype if you’d like. Please include an outline of what makes your Solarian unique, as well as the event in their life that led them to become one of Antiquitius-1’s students.Starfinder 2025 Winter ErrataAntiquitius-1, The Late Founder of the Luminous Order

This week Sam and Stephen dive back into the Alien Core to look at Kyokor! The Kaiju that inhabit Daimalko are represented in Starfinder 2nd Edition through a variety of Hazards as opposed to fully fleshed out statblocks. Also, Sam and Stephen talk about their adventure through the playtest scenario "Shards of the Glass Planet".

Content warning for this episode: The Civusdaemon covered in this episode uses cyberbullying and cyberstalking to push its victims to suicide, this is mentioned but not extrapolated upon in its coverage.This episode, Sam and Stephen are casually late to the game coverage, finally getting their grubby little paws on a copy of the Alien Core! Also this episode, learn how to use adjustments to cater your statblocks to your party's needs.

Using what we learned last episode, Sam and Stephen design a horror-themed one shot that will leave you shaking in your gelatin mold!

Sam and Stephen talk about the 4 pillars of making/running an excellent one shot!

On this haunted episode of The Dark Times: A Sci-Fi RPG Podcast, Sam and Stephen talk about how to bring the pillars of horror in to support your Starfinder 2nd Edition games... Not without borrowing some help from the TOMBS cycle from Mothership, another great horror TTRPG. Don't forget, patrons can vote for one of the build in our Rock The Stars Build Boutny on our Patreon until 12am November 1st, 2025.Mothership, from Tuesday Knight Games

This week Stephen shows off his implementation of the Victory Point subsystem in order to make high speed races! Thanks to our two build submissions from Kenny G and the Lone Star Starfinder! Check out their builds in the link below. Don't forget, patrons can vote for their favorite over on our Patreon until 12am November 1st, 2025.Rock The Stars Build Bounties