TEXT: STAR 
  PHASE
  A Ready-To-Go Module for  
  Henshin!: A Sentai RPG
  Written by Tim Batiuk & Sam Kusek
  Illustrated by Wook-Jin Clark
  Find more at henshingame.com
  ©2018 Cave of Monsters Games
  Song Kang, ruthless leader of an intergalactic 
  crime syndicate, has traveled to this solar system 
  to steal the Five Agents, mighty powers of  
  balance and natural cycles. As a last measure, 
  the Geomancer, protector of the Agents, gathered 
  them from their resting places on nearby planets 
  and gave these powers to college students on 
  Earth. These young heroes will have to pull an 
  all-nighter to preserve the fight for order in our 
  solar system!
  Designer Notes
  This module is a nod to classic sentai tropes, 
  borrowing elements of constellations, planets, 
  and the Chinese five-element theory Wu Xing. 
  While the heroes are very much rooted to their 
  home base with shared college and extracurric-
  ular commitments, this action propels them into 
  the larger solar system with the promise of space 
  travel.
   
  Think of “Star Phase” as the beginning of a 
  sentai space opera, where home is all too familiar 
  but the stars beckon toward a much larger  
  journey!
  HensHin!: A Sentai RPG
  
  Color Aesthetics
  Wood
  Strong and flexible like bamboo, Wood looks to grow 
  and make their surroundings flourish…
  Suit detail: Constellation Sagittarius
  Weapon: Yew longbow
  Mech: Komodo dragon
  Named attack: “Determination of Jupiter!”
  Fire
  Dynamic and restless like a flame, Fire looks to 
  prosper and spread their warmth…
  Suit detail: Constellation Aries
  Weapon: Blazing gloves
  Mech: Rising phoenix
  Named attack: “Intensity of Mars!”
  Earth
  Stable and rooted like soil, Earth looks to bring  
  people together and plan for tomorrow… 
  Suit detail: Constellation Virgo
  Weapon: Lapis lance
  Mech: Terracotta warrior
  Named attack: “Honesty of Saturn!”
  Metal
  Rigid and persistent like ore, Metal looks to take 
  care of their own issues and organize others…
  Suit detail: Constellation Taurus
  Weapon: Silver sword
  Mech: Nine-tail fox
  Named attack: “Bravery of Venus!”
  Water
  Still yet fluid like a droplet, Water looks to calmly 
  address problems until it builds up great force…
  Suit detail: Constellation Pisces
  Weapon: Dowsing pendulum
  Mech: Giant tortoise
  Named attack: “Ingenuity of Mercury!”
  Community & Cast
  Setting: Sylvan Beach, a bustling city and home 
  to Kepler University
  Base: The Observatory, a lookout for the stars 
  above Earth’s atmosphere and strangely  
  accessible through a dusty classroom closet
  Community locations: The campus coffee shop, 
  lively co-ed university housing, ancient nearby 
  woods, the Astronomy Department offices, a 
  reflexology clinic downtown
  Squad obligation: An elite order passed down 
  from the Geomancer to protect the Five Agents
  Squad principle: Balance in preserving the  
  natural order from the Five Agents
  Custodian of power: The Geomancer, a venerable 
  and once-impressive sage who crash-landed on 
  Earth centuries ago, now on the lookout for the 
  approaching Song Kang…
  Big bad: Song Kang, ruthless Leader of the Song 
  Outlaws who seeks vast power at the expense of 
  the worlds that depend on them
  General: Oxhead, stalwart taskmaster who is 
  duty-bound to capture any who oppose using a 
  pitchfork and chains
  Foot soldiers: Mogwai, unruly gremlins who arrive 
  in the form of falling rain and cause havoc
  Power source: Star-shaped amulets, glowing 
  bright with millennia-old stardust
  Signature hand motion: Fingers tracing the five 
  points of a star
  Weapons combine into something slashing and 
  mystical
  Mechs combine into an Ultimate Form that is 
  multi-armed, limber, and blaser-shooting
  First Session Hooks
  An opening scene to draw the Colors into the  
  action could include:
  • 
  A natural disturbance from the forest rocks the 
  community and unleashes monsters, causing 
  the Geomancer to call forth the Colors.
  • 
  A campus tour group is besieged by Mogwai, 
  resulting in panic across the college.
  • 
  Textbooks speak of a mysterious figure known 
  as the Geomancer, providing clues for the  
  heroes to stumble into the hidden Observatory.
  Further Scene Ideas
  When appropriate, a scene to progress the  
  continuing action could include:
  • 
  Natural elements refuse to behave as they 
  should when the Colors lose sense of order in 
  their own lives while balancing obligations.
  • 
  Oxhead captures his hard-won bounty, the 
  Geomancer, and makes a dire demand upon 
  the Colors during college midterms.
  • 
  As school and work obligations interfere with 
  fending off the Song Outlaws, each Color 
  takes on exaggerated traits of their Agent as 
  they start clashing against each other.
  Ongoing Season Arcs
  Finally, future episodes that advance the season 
  arc could feature:
  • 
  Lacking the power of the Five Agents, Song 
  Kang begins to create monsters from other 
  planets’ moons, proving to be a new cosmic 
  threat to the Colors.
  • 
  A new Color that represents Void arrives on 
  Earth, bringing up questions of others who 
  live beyond the stars.
  • 
  The Colors leave their home planet to storm 
  the syndicate headquarters of Song Kang on 
  a faraway starship.
  HensHin!: A Sentai RPG
  
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