The Ultimate Portable Game Master's Guide to Science-Fantasy Adventure

Unleash your imagination, creating new galaxies and tales with the Starfinder GM Core for Starfinder Second Edition! This comprehensive 264-page rulebook gives Game Masters everything they need to craft thrilling tales of adventure, from a single-night's scenario on the mean streets to complex epics spanning years.

Portable Pocket Edition Benefits: This smaller 6.7" x 8.4" softcover edition offers a lower price and better portability, making it the perfect choice for Game Masters who want the complete Starfinder experience without the bulk of a full-size hardcover. Take your sci-fi campaigns anywhere!

Complete Game Master Arsenal: Within these pages you'll find clear guidelines for creating new hazards and alien creatures, tools to design challenging, balanced encounters, and rules for rewarding characters for the dastardly challenges you array before them! Starfinder GM Core also contains rules for quick-to-run cinematic starship combat and dynamic hacking rules!

Second Edition Foundation: Starfinder GM Core is the second core rulebook for the Starfinder Second Edition RPG! Along with the Player Core and Alien Core, these books provide a new foundation for the future of tabletop gaming!

Comprehensive GM Resources:
Essential Game Running Rules: The rules needed to run a game of Starfinder, including guidelines for creating challenging encounters, determining success, and giving out rewards for memorable gameplay experiences.
Game Master Excellence: Advice aimed at making you an incredible Game Master, along with tools to ensure you and everyone else at your table has a safe and enjoyable experience throughout your campaigns.
Content Creation Guidelines: Guidelines to help you create your own content, from campaigns and adventures to hazards and monsters, empowering you to build unique sci-fi worlds and encounters.
Advanced Rules Subsystems: Rules subsystems to help you handle a wide array of game situations, including rules for chases, cinematic starship combat, research, hacking infiltration, and more!
Galaxy Setting Guide: A guide to the Pact Worlds and wider galaxy, with a look at several important regions, and an exploration of the wider cosmos for rich campaign backgrounds!

Perfect for Mobile Gaming: The compact 6.7" x 8.4" format makes this edition ideal for:
Gaming sessions at friends' houses
Convention and tournament play
Travel gaming and vacation adventures
Budget-conscious Game Masters
Quick reference during gameplay

Specialized Game Systems:
Cinematic Starship Combat: Fast-paced space battle rules for epic fleet encounters
Dynamic Hacking Rules: Infiltration and cybersecurity mechanics for high-tech scenarios
Chase Sequences: Exciting pursuit mechanics across various environments
Research Systems: Investigation and discovery mechanics for mystery campaigns
Encounter Design: Balanced challenge creation for memorable gameplay
Same Complete Content: Despite the smaller size, this Pocket Edition contains all the same comprehensive rules, creation tools, and setting information as the full-size edition, ensuring you get the complete Starfinder GM experience.

Affordable Game Mastering: The lower price point makes this the perfect introduction to Starfinder Second Edition game mastering for new GMs or those wanting to expand their gaming library without breaking the budget.

Transform your sci-fi campaigns with this essential portable Game Master resource. The Starfinder GM Core Pocket Edition delivers everything needed to run memorable science-fantasy adventures, from quick scenarios to galaxy-spanning epics where magic and technology create unlimited storytelling possibilities—all in a convenient, travel-friendly format.