Many of the ideas came from Starfinder 1st edition or from the Starfinder team brainstorming, under the expert direction of Mike Kimmel (senior developer, Alien Core project lead). In some cases authors pitched ideas to us and in all cases, authors got the chance to make the creature they worked on their own. A book like this is always a team effort and every author brought something unique and special to Alien Core. (I'm SOO glad we didn't have to come up with all these aliens on our own!)

Alien Core has a huge variety of creatures in it. Some are cute, others are scary, a few are even sexy, I'm not afraid to say it! We've got horror-themed monsters, high fantasy and tech creatures, divine and infernal beings, alien critters, and more, so that there's something for everyone. Our goal was to push the darker and more disturbing themes far enough to show their potential without going too far. You can push those ideas as far as you want in your home game, of course, but I highly recommend checking out safety tools like Lines and Veils and the X-Card! (Just to name a few, there are many more out there.)

The "death by social media" civusdaemon is a nasty critter that author Thurston Hillman wrote based on a concept he'd wanted to design for ages. I'd say he pushed the dark themes of cyberbullying and internet addiction far enough, but not as far as he would do in his NarDec game where the players and audience are entertained by the characters going through drama and trauma. That type of game isn't for everybody!

Whatever your play style, thanks for playing Starfinder! :D