Cosmic Crit: A Starfinder Actual Play Podcast

When something small and hungry crawls from the shadows, panic spreads faster than fire. The crew must face their first true nightmare aboard the Kronus—and not everyone is ready to fight.

As the long-dead ship stirs back to life, so too does its forgotten crew. But with the air failing and strange shapes skittering in the dark, rescue may be the last thing anyone has in store.

Exploring the Kronus reveals broken labs, shattered lives, and something far stranger than a simple salvage job. But as alarms sound and the Montero’s fate is sealed, the crew finds themselves trapped on a haunted ship drifting into the unknown.

The Cosmic Crit crew takes on Alien: The Roleplaying Game from Free League Publishing! When the crew of the USCSS Montero awakens early from hypersleep, a mysterious distress call pulls them off course. As they close in on the long-lost Cronus, secrets stir in the dark, and every choice could mean the difference between survival and catastrophe. Player Characters Patrick is Game Mother, and standi...

This week Patrick kicks of Crittecon 8, our Charity Convention for Doctors Without Borders with Paizo freelance author Michael Bramnik, the writer of the first full SF2E AP "Guilt of the Grave World". Listen to us talk about the upcoming adventure and what secrets he put in it, and where Patrick might spin the story in series 1 of Cosmic Crit 2.0.

Patrick leads the podcast in an episode this week talking about the shows future and direction. Join us this week to hear about Crittercon 8 announcements, learn secrets about the next series of Cosmic Crit 2.0 and find out about other changes to the format.

Join the Cosmic Crit crew one last time as we look back on Season 5: Horizons of the Vast. From colony building to swarm slaying, we reflect on the highs, lows, and lessons learned from our biggest campaign yet. Plus, we share our final thoughts on saying goodbye to Starfinder 1E before charting a new course into the future.

In the finale of Season 5, The Season Ending Story, the heroes of Cosmic Crit return to New Golarion with Rami’s aid, their long journey finally coming full circle. In Veridian Colony, they share hard-won wisdom, forge new bonds, and reflect on the battles that brought them here. One chapter closes, but the story lives on in the hearts of those they’ve saved.

Locked in battle atop the drifting crystal planetoid, the crew faces Umbriax’s devastating blasts of radioactive cold. As desperate gambits unfold, Jamphram and Zillex bring the mighty dragon down. With Krulveth restoring the orb and Rami arriving in the nick of time, the team seizes their chance to escape home.

Drawn toward the deadly gravity well of an undead white star, the crew navigates a perilous ring of crystal and rock in search of their prize. But their approach is cut short when Krulveth’s warship slams into the Peridot Peregrine, sparking a brutal showdown. Victory comes at a cost, as before Praedir can claim the altar, a vast winged avatar of Misaxanoi descends from the heavens.

This week on Cosmic Crit, the battle against the towering construct rages on as it unleashes devastation across Golarion World. A bold teleportation brings the crew face-to-face with their foe, and a decisive strike brings it crashing down -- almost. But as the dust clears, the true threat begins to rise again.

This week on Cosmic Crit, the Drift Rider crew assembles once more in Golarion World—but their reunion is cut short by the sudden rise of a towering, construct-like menace. Its purpose is unknown, its power unmistakable. As the dust settles, the crew prepares for a battle unlike any they’ve faced before.

Amid golden circuitry and the eerie glow of the Pulsar, the crew finds more than just silence aboard the lost Shirren vessel. A trance has taken hold—but not all minds are beyond reach. Tensions rise, memories resurface, and ancient patterns begin to make sense… or grow more dangerous. As stars align and past meets future, one truth becomes clear: the Weydana system lies directly in the shadow’s p...

Leaving New Golarion behind, the crew sets course for the heart of darkness—where a shadow older than memory waits. But not all attempts to shut it out go as planned. As they drift through shattered remains and twisted gravity, the crew boards a ghost ship with no crew… only questions. What happened to the explorers aboard the Space Foam? And what secrets does their youngest survivor hold? The mys...

As two paths diverge across space and shadow, one crewmate is called to confront something beyond the veil—while the others must decide what to do with what he brings back. With ancient forces stirring and strange tremors rocking New Golarion, the crew splits their focus between cosmic threats and planetary warnings. Beneath the surface of the Isle of Kortos, something is waiting... and it’s close...

Thrown headfirst into a desperate battle against the relentless Swarm, the crew must fight not just for survival—but for the secrets buried deep within the hive. As the fight rages on, every choice could mean the difference between victory and annihilation.

A wrecked dreadnought. A missing enemy. And something waiting in the crater below. As the crew ventures deeper into the ruins of the Golden Key, unlikely allies emerge—and the shadows they thought they’d escaped prove harder to outrun.

The crew descends into the wreckage of the Golden Key in search of answers—and survivors. But the deeper they go, the stranger things become, as old threats vanish, new allies emerge, and something waits in the crater below… watching.

As one team searches the moon for the elusive Speaker Krulveth, another prepares Golarion for the battles to come. Among the ruins of a lost ship, a grim discovery is made—but there’s no time to mourn, as deadly foes strike from the shadows. Good thing our heroes brought the crits! 🌕🚀⚔️💥

The battle may be over, but the shadows haven’t lifted yet. As the cult fleet retreats, a chase begins—leading our crew to the moon’s dark side, where whispering crystals hide dangerous secrets. One wrong move, and something from beyond the stars is ready to strike... 🌑🌀🔮👾

Secrets of the past collide with a battle for the future as an ancient evil is unmasked—and a deadly armada descends. The crew takes to the stars aboard the Peridot Peregrine to challenge the mighty Fated Harvest, but the fight has only just begun. All thrusters forward—we're diving back into the fray! 🚀💥👑🛸

Picking up where they left off, Part 2 finds the Crit Crew trapped and under pressure as they try to survive long enough to complete their mission. With enemy forces closing in and no help on the way, the team must rely on quick thinking, new tactics, and a bit of luck to make it out alive.

In this exciting installment, Tyler takes the helm as Game Master, guiding the crew through the uncharted territories of the Starfinder 2nd Edition playtest. The team embarks on a thrilling adventure filled with unexpected twists, showcasing new mechanics and character dynamics that promise to redefine their interstellar escapades.

As the threat of the Culling Shadow grows, the crew splits up to lend a hand across New Golarion. From blighted crops to broken ships to unrest in the shelters, there’s no shortage of trouble—and no time to waste. But just as things settle down, a new call for help comes through... 🌒🌾🔧📞

As tensions rise and the shadow of war looms, our heroes prepare for the fight of their lives. An ominous star appears overhead, alliances are forged, and a few unexpected gifts might just tip the balance. Will it be enough to face what’s coming? 🌟⚔️🛡️🎁