The Starnova

"She didn’t glow with hope—she detonated with it."

— Seraphis Nightvale, Librarian of the Last Home

Some Magical Girls sparkle when they cast spells. Others leave craters.

The StarNova is what happens when raw emotion doesn’t sing—it erupts. Born from anger, stubbornness, or sheer refusal to break, these Magical Girls don’t beg the universe to listen. They punch it in the face until it pays attention.

They aren’t gentle. They aren’t elegant. They’re the kind of force that turns dragons into cautionary tales and wears thunderstorms like accessories. Their magic is primal, physical, loud. Each blow they land is a shout of defiance wrapped in volcanic energy—and somehow, behind the glare and grit, there’s still a spark of care they’ll never admit to.

In the Last Home, StarNovas are often noticed before they’re seen—by the sound of walls being reinforced and someone urgently asking, “Where did all the Soul Points go?” Whether they burst in mid-battle, storm in to chase an elemental gone rogue, or simply refuse to leave once they realise the Inn has hot water and punchable targets, one thing is certain:

They may not start the fight. But they will absolutely finish it.

You gain this trope at 3rd level. It grants features at 3rd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level.

Star Bonus Spells

You gain access to the following bonus spells, themed around raw elemental chaos. They count as Magical Girl spells for you and do not count against your number of spells known.

• 3rd: Thunderwave, Ignition Grasp
• 5th: Shatter, Heat Metal
• 9th: Lightning Bolt, Erupting Earth
• 13th: Fire Shield, Ice Storm
• 17th: Cone of Cold, Destructive Wave

Ignition Grasp is a new Magical Girl spell. See the New Spells: Magical Girl section for details.

Fists of Fury (3rd Level)

Your transformation manifests as raw elemental gauntlets—glowing fists of fire, crystalised air, volcanic obsidian, or crashing waves. Choose one element: fire, cold, lightning, acid, or thunder. This becomes your Affinity.

• Your Magical Weapon takes the form of massive conjured fists or gauntlets themed to your element.
• When you hit with your Magical Weapon, you deal an additional 1d4 damage of your chosen element.
• You gain resistance to damage of that element.
• Whenever you cast a Magical Girl spell or hit with a Magical Weapon attack that deals your elemental damage, add your Charisma modifier to one damage roll of the spell or attack. (Don’t double this bonus.)

Chaotic Shift. As a bonus action, you can spend 2 Soul Points to change your elemental affinity. You can do this once per turn. Your fists morph in appearance to reflect the change—flames become frost, stone fractures to mist, etc.

You're not cute. You're a walking tectonic event with fists. Let them come.

Elemental Absorption (6th Level)

When you're hit with acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage, you can spend 1 Soul Point as a reaction to absorb it.

• You gain resistance to that instance of damage.
• On your next turn, your first successful attack or spell that deals damage deals an extra 1d6 of the absorbed type.

If you're already resistant due to your Affinity, this stacks to quarter damage.
You may be made of rage and glitter, but you're not stupid—you hit back smarter.

Storm Gauntlet (10th Level)

Your fists now move like lightning. Literally.

As a bonus action, spend 2 Soul Points to dash up to 30 feet in a straight line. This movement:

• Ignores opportunity attacks
• Can pass through enemies
• Leaves behind a trail of your current element

Any creature you pass through (or adjacent to, your choice) must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = your spell save DC). On a failure, they take 3d6 damage of your Affinity's type. Half on success.

You can do this vertically. You can dash through ceilings. You can punch a mimic out of orbit.

Use it wisely.

Dual Affinity (14th Level)

You no longer choose one element. You’re a natural disaster buffet.

• Choose a second Affinity (must be different from the first).
• You gain resistance to both.
• You can apply Fists of Fury and Elemental Absorption to either Affinity.
• You may swap one or both affinities with Chaotic Shift (2 SP per affinity).

You now choose which element each attack or spell uses between your two affinities. Describe it how you like—split fists, swirling energy, multi-coloured auras. You’re your own fireworks display. The good kind. Mostly.

Chaotic Surge (18th Level)

You are no longer a person. You are a problem for the fabric of reality.

• At the start of your turn, if you have no Soul Points remaining, roll a d6. You regain that many SP.
• When you roll damage for a spell or weapon that deals elemental damage, treat any 1s as 2s.
• Once per long rest, you may maximise one elemental damage roll.

Finally, if your DM uses Wild Magic or random magical effects, you roll twice and pick the better result. Fate tries. You punch harder.

You’ve become the fury in the storm, the heat in the blast, and the last one standing when the battlefield quiets down.
People may not understand you, but they’ll remember what hit them.