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For Carolyn, Jayne, Ben, and Grady
All stars of light

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BASED ON WRITTEN BY
Swords & Wizardry WhiteBox James M. Spahn
Originally Written by Matt Finch &
Marv Brieg COVER ART BY
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Swords & Wizardry, S&W, WhiteBox,
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Barrel Rider Games is not affiliated
with Matthew J. Finch or Mythmere ART DIRECTION BY
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with the rules of Swords & Wizardry:
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WhiteBox. ART BY
Tamas Baranya, Mark Huffman,
Konrad Kolinowska (Sojourner Games),
William McAusland (Outland Arts),
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Jeremy Mohler, Jeff Preston,

Shaman’s Stock Art, James E. Shields,
Published by Maciej Zagorski (The Forge Studios),
Luigi Castellani

INTERIOR LAYOUT BY
Thomas Novosel

EDITED BY
Art Braune
David Jenks
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION UNIVERSAL 16 CHAPTER TWO
ATTRIBUTE
PAGE 5
BONUS Classes & Skills
PAGE 27-91
EXPERIENCE 17
CHAPTER ONE BONUS READING 27
Attributes and CHARACTER
STARTING 17 CLASS TABLES
Serials CREDITS
STANDARD 27

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PAGE 11 - 25 SERIALS 18 CHARACTER
(OPTIONAL) CLASSES
STARTING THE 11
GAME Homeworld 18 Aristocrat 28

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RULE NUMBER 11 Family 20 Mercenary 30
ONE
Youth 21 Pilot 32
THE DICE 12
First Adventure 22 Robot 34
ATTRIBUTES 12
Adversaries 23 Star Knight 38
Strength 13 Allies 24 OPTIONAL 40
Intelligence 13 Critical Event 25 CLASSES
Wisdom
Constitution
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Dexterity 14 Brimling 44
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Charisma 15 Combat Medic 47
Cypher 50

WHITE STAR COMPATIBILITY LICENSE & LOGO

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Barrel Rider Games offers the ability to use WHITE STAR trademarks and
intellectual property to indicate compatibility of third party products
with the WHITE STAR game. This is accomplished through the WHITE STAR
COMPATIBILITY LICENSE (WSCL) which is a royalty-free license that has
certain requirements that must be complied with to allow use of the WSCL
Logo.
If you would like more information on the WSCL, please contact Barrel
Rider Games for details.
 CHAPTER TWO CALCULATING 109 Binding Wounds 124
ARMOR CLASS and Med Kits
Classes & Skills
PAGE 27-91 Comparing Armor 109 PERSONAL 125
Class Systems COMBAT
Deep Space 54 EXAMPLE OF
Explorer PLAY
Freed Assimilant 56
CHAPTER FOUR

Gunslinger 58
Playing the Game CHAPTER SIX
PAGE 111-117
Man of Tomorrow 60 Starships &
TIME 111
Mecha Jock 62 Starship Combat
SAVING THROWS 112

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Novomachina 64
Plucky Sidekick 66
SURPRISE 112 The Starship 127
Combat Round
Rock Star 68 CONCEALED AND 112
SECRET DOORS Determining 128

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Two-Fisted 72 Initiative
Technician MOVEMENT RATE 112
The To-Hit Roll 128
Uttin 74 GAINING 114
EXPERIENCE Missile Attack 128
Yabnab 76
HIRING 115 Starships Statistics 128
OPTIONAL 78 ASSISTANTS
MYSTIC CLASSES Cloaked Starships 132
ENVIRONMENTAL 117 Starship 132
Alien Mystic
Star Pilot
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Zero Gravity 117
Movement
Damage and 132
Star Squirrel 84 Vacuum of Space 117 Destruction
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Untrained Initiate 87 Repairing Starships 132
CHARACTER 89 CHAPTER FIVE Purchasing a Ship 133
RETIREMENT Personal Combat and Hiring a Crew
SKILLS 89 PAGE 119-125 STARSHIP 134
DESCRIPTION
Skill List 91 The Combat Round 119
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Determining 119
ACORN Fighter 134
Initiative
CHAPTER THREE
Assault Ship 135
The To-Hit Roll 120
Equipment Blockade Runner 135
PAGE 93-109 Melee Attack 120
Brimling Star 136
Missile Attack 121
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Buying Equipment 93 Galleon

STANDARD 95 Negotiation and 122
Dreadnought 137
EQUIPMENT Diplomacy
DESCRIPTIONS Emergency 137
Gifts, Meditations, 122
Medical Transport
and Chitterings
MELEE WEAPON 100
DESCRIPTIONS Gunship 138
Invisible 122
Opponents Heavy Transport 139
RANGED 104
WEAPON Movement in 122 Light Transport 139
DESCRIPTIONS Combat
Medium Transport 140
ARMOR & SHIELD 107 Morale 123
Orbital Battle 140
DESCRIPTIONS
Damage and Death 123 Station
EQUIPMENT 109
Healing 124 Orbital Shuttle 141
WEIGHT
 CHAPTER SIX Assault Strider 161 Eclipse Class Light 190
Mecha
Starships & Bulk Transport 162
Sunspot Class 190
Starship Combat Hover Tank 162 Light Mecha
PAGE 127-153 Personnel 163 Thunderstrike 191
Scout Ship 141 Transport Class Standard
Skybike 163 Mecha
Space Mine 142
Skyboard 164 Wildfire Class 192
Space Yacht 142 Standard Mecha
Spaceslinker 143 Skybooster 165
Hailstorm Class 193
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VEHICLE 167 Heavy Mecha
Stunt Fighter 145
MODIFICATIONS Hurricane Class 195
Stunt Insurgent 145 Heavy Mecha

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Stunt Interceptor 146 Zephyr Class Air 196
CHAPTER EIGHT
STARSHIP 147 Mecha
MODIFICATIONS
Mecha & Mecha
Tornado Class Air 197
Combat Mecha
EXPERIENCE 153
POINT REWARDS PAGE 172-197

FOR STARSHIP MECHA COMBAT 172

COMBAT CHAPTER NINE

SPACE TRAVEL 153

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Initiative
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PAGE 199-215
The To-Hit Roll 172
MEDITATIONS 200
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Movement 173
First Level 200
Vehicles & Vehicle Damage and 174 Meditations
Combat Destruction
Second Level 202
PAGE 155-169 Repair 174 Meditations
The Vehicle 155 Purchasing a 174 Third Level 203
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Combat Round Mecha Meditations

Determine 156 Mecha Statistics 175 Fourth Level 205
Initiative Meditations
MECHA MODELS 177
The To-Hit Roll 156 Fifth Level 206
Light Mecha 178 Meditations
Missile Attack 156
Standard Mecha 179
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Ramming Attacks 157 CHITTERINGS 209

Heavy Mecha 179
Movement 157 First Level 209
Air Mecha 180 Chitterings
Damage and 157
Destruction UPGRADING A 181 Second Level 210
MECHA Chitterings
Repairing Vehicles 158
Programs 181 GIFTS 211
Purchasing a 158
Vehicle Hard Points 183 First Level Gifts 211

Vehicle Statistics 159 Chassis 185 Second Level Gifts 212

Modifications
VEHICLE 161 Third Level Gifts 214
DESCRIPTION MECHA MODELS 190
AND STATISTICS AND STATISTICS
Assault Springer 161
 CHAPTER TEN Brutasaur 240 CHAPTER ELEVEN
Aliens and Blood Pikes 241 Cybernetics,
Creatures Bumble-Dog 242 Etchings &
PAGE 217-261 Clinger 242 Advanced
Alien Creatures 217 Devourer Trees 243 Equipment
and To-Hit Rolls
Firefly 244 PAGE 263-275
Reading Alien and 218
Creature Entries Flea Giant 244 CYBERNETICS 263

ALIEN 220 Fungatis 245 ADVANCED 268

DESCRIPTIONS TECHNOLOGY
Golden Monarchs 246

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Insectus, Brain 246 Protection
Assimilants 221 Bugs
Weapons 269
Bio-Symbiotes 222 Insectus, Fliers 247

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Cannicks 223 Insectus, Soldiers 247 Items
Crocs 224 Jas'Par 248 Relics 271
Lagomorph 249
Mecitops 224 ETCHINGS 273
Ickes 225 Laser Rex 249
Becoming Etched 273
Cyborg, Metallic 226 Lava Crab 250
ETCHINGS OF 274
Cyborg, Replica 227 Living Asteroid 251 OAK (YABNABS
Falcon-Men 227
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ETCHINGS OF 275
Felinoids 228 Mind Grub 252
THE LEAF (STAR
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Frostines 228 Nano-Swarm 252
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Greys 229 Polaris 253

Mindoids 230 Power Sucker 254

CHAPTER TWELVE
Odays 231 Radfish 254
The White Star
Paragons 231 Sand Worm 255
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Procyons 232 Shark Bats 255

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Qinlons 233 Skytopus 256 Rebels against the 277

Space Monkey 256 Regime
Rawrarrs 233
Spider-Fly 257 Explorers among 278
Simians 234 the Stars
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Soldiers 235 Star Flyers 258 Invasion! 278

Space Ducks 235 Stellar Dragon 258 Brothers in Arms 279
Space Savages 236 Stormlings 259 Just Keep Flying 279
Thunder Lizards 259 A Thousand, 280
Thronks 237 Thousand World
Uttins 237 White Simian 260
White Star and 280
Void Knight 238 Xerusian Lava 260 Swords & Wizardry
Serpent White Box
Wellsians 239
BETTER ALIENS 261
Wolflings 239 AND CREATURES
Yabnabs 240
CREATURE 240
DESCRIPTIONS
 CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Random The Interstellar
Encounters Upheaval
PAGE 283-299 PAGE 301-327

RANDOMLY 284 THE STERLING 302

GENERATED SECTOR
STELLAR Adlar's Wall 302
ENCOUNTERS
Gravaton and 304
Special Traits 285 Vortex
Planetary 286 Janus 305
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Primary Planetary 287
Terrain Omega Consor 306
Exotic Planetary 289 Ortus 307

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Traits Prime 307
Native Sentient 291 Rora Station 308
Species Sola Station 309
Native Species 292 Tenebrae 310
Technology
Planetary Random 293 THE KELRON 311
Encounters SECTOR
Andala 312
STELLAR 296
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ENCOUNTERS
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Brinn Beta
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Belts
Janaris II 315
Black Holes 297
Kohn Nebula 315
Nebulae 298
Ryla 316
Encountering 299
Salos 316
Other Interstellar
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Tellian 317
X-287 317
THE SCIURIDAE 319
SYSTEM
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Svell 320
Xerinae, Xerini, and 321
Xerus
THE MARNASH 322
SYSTEM
The Star Quarry 324
Talamar 325
Castor 326
Pollux 326
Hansen's Folly 327
Q'Nall 327
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Brimling Boarding Crew Alien Mystic Species
Traits
Table 2-12: 49
Table 1-1: 15
Combat Medic Table 2-30: 83
Charisma Bonus
Advancement Star Pilot Advancement
Table 1-2: 16
Table 2-13: 49 Table 2-31: 83
Universal Attribute
Permanent Injury Star Pilot Meditation
Bonus
Results Advancement
Table 1-3: 19
Table 2-14: 51 Table 2-32: 86
Homeworld
Codeslinger Effects & Star Squirrel
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Table 2-15: 52 Table 2-33: 89
Table 1-5: 21 Cypher Advancement Untrained Initiate
Youth Advancement
Table 2-16: 55
Table 1-6: 22 Deep Space Explorer Table 2-34: 90

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First Adventure Advancement Skills
Table 1-7: 23 Table 2-17: 57 Table 3-1: 94
Adversaries Freed Assimilant Standard Gear
Advancement
Table 1-8: 24 Table 3-2: 99
Allies Table 2-18: 59 Melee Weapons
Gunslinger
Table 1-9: 25 Advancement Table 3-3: 102
Critical Event Missile/Ranged
Table 2-1:
Aristocrat
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Man of Tomorrow
Advancement
61 Weapons
Table 3-4: 107
Advancement Armor & Shields
Table 2-20: 63
Table 2-2: 31 Table 4-1: 112
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Mecha Jock
Mercenary Advancement Movement Adjustment
Advancement
Table 2-21: 65 Table 4-2: 113
Table 2-3: 33 Novomachina Movement Rules
Pilot Advancement Advancement Table 4-3: 114
Table 2-4: 35 Table 2-22: 67 Non-Combat
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Advancement Rewards
Table 2-5: 38
Star Knight Table 2-23: 70 Table 4-4: 115
Advancement Rock Star Advancement Standard Assistants
Table 2-6: 39 Table 2-24: 73 Table 4-5: 116
Star Knight Meditation Two-Fisted Technician Class Based Assistants
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Table 2-7: 41 Table 2-25: 75 To-Hit Roll Chart
Alien Brute Species Uttin Advancement Table 6-1: 130
Training
Table 2-26: 77 Starship Weapon
Table 2-8: 41 Yabnabs Advancement Ranged & Damage
Alien Brute
Table 2-27: 80 Table 6-2: 133
Advancement
Alien Mystic Starship Cost & Crew
Table 2-9: 43 Advancement Table 6-3: 147
Bounty Hunter
Table 2-28: 80 Starship Modifications
Advancement
Alien Mystic Gift Table 7-1: 157
Table 2-10: 45 Advancement Vehicle Ranges and
Brimling Advancement
Damage
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Encounters
Table 7-2: 158 PAGE #
Table 13-9: 293
Purchasing a Vehicle Heroic Attributes 12
Level 2 Planetary
Table 7-3: 167 Encounters Ability Checks 14
Vehicle Modifications
Table 13-10: Level 3 294 Alignment 16
Table 8-1: 177 Planetary Encounters
Mecha Cost Healing Poisons and 49
Table 13-11: 294 Disease
Table 8-2: 181 Level 4-5 Planetary
Programs Encounters Expanded Luck 61
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Hard Point Weapons Level 6-7 Planetary Starship, or Vehicle
Encounters
Table 8-4: 185 AC vs. AAC 108
Chassis Modifications Table 13-13: 295
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Level 8-9 Planetary
Table 9-1: 200 Encounters Statement of Intent 120
Meditations
Table 13-14: 295 Individual Initiative 120
Table 9-2: 205 Level 10+ Planetary
Confusion Effects Encounters Attacking with 120
Untrained Weapons
Table 9-3: 209 Table 13-15: 298
Chitterings Nebula Type 20s and 1s 122
Table 9-4: 210 Edge of Death 123
Gnaw Surface
Table 9-3: 211
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Damage Report 131

Chitterings Skilled Repair 132

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Table 9-6: 212 Starship 152
Stupor Effects Immobilization

Table 10-1: 219 Escape Pods 152

Target Armor Class or Vehicle 158
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Armor Class]
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Table 10-2: 261 Swords
Better Monsters
Mecha 173
Table 13-1: 284 Immobilization
Number of Suns
Mecha Jock's Repair 174
Table 13-2: 285
Transforming Mecha 180
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Table 13-3: 286 Drawing down the 208
Planetary Atmosphere Void
Table 13-4: 287 Limiting Cybernetics 266
Primary Planetary Deeds Dark and 281
Terrain Daring
Table 13-5: 289
Exotic Planetary
Terrain
Table 13-6: 291
Native Sentient Species
Table 13-7: 291
Native Species
Technology
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White Star: White Box Science Fiction Roleplaying was supposed to be a simple
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twenty-eight page add-on for Swords & Wizardry White Box. But, like the
universe itself, White Star is always expanding. White Star: Galaxy Edition
is exactly that – an expansion. It is not a second edition and all previously
published material released by Barrel Rider Games and other third party
publishers is still compatible without any updates or modifications.
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In fact, White Star: Galaxy Edition is going to look very familiar to the vast
number of you who were so kind to purchase any of the White Star products
previously published by Barrel Rider Games. But you’ll also find a few
surprises and a few minor tweaks here and there. White Star: Galaxy Edition
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is a refinement of the original game, with a few new surprises thrown in for
good measure. By combining the material in the original White Star and the
Companion (along with a dash of fresh adventure), White Star: Galaxy Edition
provides a complete game which you can use to create extended campaigns
centered on thrilling heroes traveling between the stars.
So, if you’ve still got your Star Sword at the ready and you’re eager to climb
into the cockpit of a Heavy Mecha, there’s adventures untold in the Sciuridae
System – and beyond. It’s all a part of White Star: Galaxy Edition.

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STARTING THE GAME
The first step in playing White Star: Galaxy Edition is to create a character for
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play; this is a simple matter of rolling a few dice to determine your character’s
attributes and serial, selecting a class, and using in-game currency (called
credits) to purchase equipment.
If you’re the Referee, you’ve got a bit more preparation to do, but that’s
covered later in a section especially for the Referee.
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The most important rule is that the Referee always has the right to modify
the rules. In fact, it’s encouraged. There are gaps in the rules - holes that the
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author did not fill on purpose because much of the fun of “old school” gaming
is being able to make rules up as you need them.
Sometimes this means saying something as simple as “Um, grab some dice,
roll them and tell me the total,” to the more complex home-brewed charts
to determine the smallest details of your game. Along the way, there are
suggestions and explanations given – House Rules – within text boxes. Feel
free to use them or discard them as you like.
White Star is your game, after all.

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 THE DICE
White Star uses a few different kinds of dice and
they are abbreviated according to how many
sides they have, and a “d” at the front. The six-
sided die is called a d6, and if you’re being called
to roll three of them, it will say “roll 3d6.” The
twenty-sided die is called a d20.

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character.
The standard way to generate
these Attributes is to roll 3d6 in
order of each of them listed above.
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often obvious which type of character
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class desired. Some classes have a Prime Attribute. This is an attribute which
may provide an additional Experience Point (XP) bonus for that class.
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HEROIC ATTRIBUTES
Referees who want to allow other players to generate more heroic
characters may allow them to roll 4d6, adding up the total of the highest
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three numbers rolled and then placing that number wherever the player
desires.
So if a player wants to play a character with a high Dexterity and on
their first roll the dice provide a 5, 6, 4, and a 1 then the total would be
a 15 (5+6+4). The player would ignore both the 1 and the obligation to
place the first rolled Attribute in Strength. And instead place the high
number in their Dexterity.
In most cases, players will want to generate all six attributes when
using the Heroic Attributes method of Attribute generation, then placing
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 STRENGTH
A high Strength allows your character to carry more equipment and provides 1
bonuses in melee combat. Strength is a Prime Attribute for Mercenaries.
• Mercenaries with a Strength of 15 or higher receive a +5% bonus on
Experience Points (XP) earned as described in their class entry.
• Characters may use their Strength Bonus to modify the to-hit number

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with melee weapons.
• Characters may use their Strength Bonus to modify the damage number
with melee weapons.

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Intelligence represents I.Q., reasoning, and the ability to solve problems
or understand difficult concepts. It measures how clever a character is.
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Fisted Technicians.
• Bounty Hunters, Cyphers and Two-Fisted Technicians with an Intelligence
of 15 or higher receive a +5% bonus on all Experience Points (XP) earned
as described in their class entry.
• Characters can use their Intelligence Bonus to learn additional languages.
All Characters gain one (1) extra language for every point above 10.
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• Alien Mystics can use their Intelligence Bonus to gain a bonus on Gift
effectiveness. Targets of Gifts used by Alien Mystics suffer a penalty on
their Saving Throw to resist these abilities equal to the Alien Mystic’s
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Intelligence Bonus. So, for example, an Alien Mystic with an Intelligence of
15 would inflict a -1 penalty on any Saving Throws made to resist their Gifts.

WISDOM
Wisdom determines a character’s insight, perception, and judgment. Wisdom
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is the Prime Attribute for Combat Medics, Deep Space Explorers, Star Knights
and Untrained Initiates.
• Any character with a Wisdom of 15 or higher gains a 5% bonus to all
Experience Point (XP) awards.
• Combat Medics, Deep Space Explorers, Star Knights and Untrained
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Initiates with a Wisdom of 15 or higher gain a 5% bonus to all Experience

Point (XP) awards (in addition to the bonus all classes receive for having a
high Wisdom and Charisma).
• Certain classes can use their Wisdom Bonus to gain a bonus on Meditation
effectiveness. Targets of Meditations used by Star Knights, Star Pilots,
and Untrained Initiates suffer a penalty to their Saving Throws made
to resist these abilities equal to that character’s Wisdom Bonus. So, for
example, an Untrained Initiate with a Wisdom of 15 or higher would inflict
a -1 penalty on any Saving Throws made to resist their Meditations.

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Constitution represents the health and endurance of a character. A high
Constitution gives a character extra Hit Points. Constitution is the Prime
Attribute for Plucky Sidekicks.
• All characters add their Constitution Bonus (or subtract it, if negative) at
character creation and when they gain additional Hit Points on each Hit
Die – adding it to the number rolled.
• Plucky Sidekicks with a Constitution of 15 or higher gain a 5% bonus to all
Experience Point (XP) awards.

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Dexterity is a combination of coordination and quickness. A high Dexterity
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such as a laser pistol and makes a character more difficult to hit in combat.
Dexterity is the Prime Attribute for Gunslingers, Mecha Jocks, Pilots and Star
Pilots.
• Characters apply their Dexterity Bonus to modify their to-hit number with
ranged (or missile) weapons.
• Characters applies their Dexterity Bonus as a beneficial modifier to their
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Armor Class (or Ascending Armor Class). For example, a character with a
Dexterity between 15 and 17 reduces their Armor Class by -1 (or increases
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higher receive a +5% bonus to all Experience Point awards
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ABILITY CHECKS
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At the referee’s discretion if a player character is attempting a general

task not covered by a skill (or if skills are not being used), the referee
may call for an ability check instead. The referee selects an attribute
appropriate to the task at hand (i.e. Strength for prying open a stuck
door or Intelligence for noticing a hidden clue). The player then rolls
1d20. If the roll is equal to or under the attribute selected by the referee,
the action is a success.
Particularly difficult tasks my impart a penalty anywhere from -1 to -15
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A highly charismatic character has a better chance to talk their way out of
trouble, and can lead more special followers called Assistants than characters
with a low Charisma. Charisma is the Prime Attribute for Aristocrats, the Man
of Tomorrow, and Rock Stars.

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• Any character with a Charisma of 15 or higher receives a 5% bonus to all
Experience Point awards.
• Aristocrats, the Man of Tomorrow, and Rock Stars with a Charisma of 15
or higher receive a 5% bonus to all Experience Point awards (in addition
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• Characters use their Charisma to modify the number of loyal non-player
Assistants you can acquire. These assistants include specialists and non-
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TABLE 1-1: CHARISMA BONUS

CHARISMA MAX # OF ASSISTANTS LOYALTY
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The Referee may want to make a Loyalty check for a non-player character
when they are put in a dangerous situation or offered a bribe to change sides
in a conflict. More information on Assistants can be found on page 115. The
Referee makes a Saving Throw for the Assistant, modified by the associated
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player character’s Charisma-based Loyalty modifier.

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Each attribute has the potential to modify what a character can do. Table 1-2:
Universal Attribute Bonus (sometimes simply called a Bonus or Modifier),
shown below, explains these:

TABLE 1-2: UNIVERSAL ATTRIBUTE BONUS

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION BONUS/MODIFIER
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HOUSE RULE:
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ALIGNMENT
Campaigns which use this optional rule set up a clear “good vs. evil”
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paradigm. If alignment is used, White Star defaults to a three-point
alignment system detailed below. Some classes may be required to
adhere to a specific alignment, as noted in Chapter Two: Classes. The
three alignments are:
STAR: You fight for truth and justice, seeking to make the galaxy a
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better place. You are likely to keep your word of honor, aid those in need
or oppressed by evil, and act in what is traditionally considered to be a
good and moral fashion.
NEBULA: You serve your own self-interests or personally important
causes most of the time, but you’re not above performing the occasional
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act of charity or malice. For the most part you avoid allying too strongly
with idealistic causes, whether good or evil.
VOID: You believe that might makes right and will bow to no master,
save those who can serve to empower you. You have no qualms about
engaging in deplorable acts to improve yourself and are willing to lie,
cheat, and even murder to achieve your desired ends.
Other alignment systems (or none at all) may be used at the Referee’s
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should feel free to modify this table as desired. For example, some Referees
prefer the average range for bonuses to use the more standard 9-12 and will
adjust the table accordingly.

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EXPERIENCE BONUS
Any character can potentially gain a bonus to their earned Experience Points
that can help increase the rate at which they earn Experience Points through
the course of their adventures.
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both a Wisdom and Charisma of 15 or higher earn a 10% bonus on all earned
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Many character classes (though not all) get to add +5% to their Experience
Points earned if their Prime Attribute is 15 or higher.
Alien Brutes, Alien Mystics, Brimlings, Freed Assimilants, Novomachina,
Star Squirrels, Uttin, and Yabnabs have no Prime Attribute and receive no
class-based Experience Point bonus.
Add all earned Experience Point bonuses together for a character. The
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Initiates (see page 87). However, most characters will have less than this.
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STARTING CREDITS
To determine how much currency your character starts with simply roll 3d6
and multiply the result by ten (x10). The result generated will be between 30
and 180. This determines the number of credits (cd) that a character starts the
campaign with. Equipment may be purchased in Chapter Three: Equipment,
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 SERIALS (OPTIONAL)
Heroes don’t appear out of the void of space. Every character has a past and
every hero has an origin. The Serials system allows players, if the referee is
using this optional rule, to determine some of the details regarding a newly
created character’s background. It is not a complete history – but a instead
paints the character’s origin in broad strokes. A character’s background
shouldn’t be locked into just the information found in these charts. Instead
players are encouraged to work with the referee and other players to create a
history that fits the style of the campaign.
After determining a character’s abilities the player should roll 1d6 for the

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first six aspects of the character’s background. This includes Homeworld,
Family, Youth, First Adventure, Allies, and Adversary. The seventh aspect of a
character’s background, the Critical Event, is completely optional and should

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only be taken if the player chooses to take it. They can choose to skip this part
of the character’s background.

HOMEWORLD
Almost everyone in the universe was born on a planet and no two worlds are
the same. The world upon which a character was born and spent most of their
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life has a permanent impact on their physiology and outlook on the galaxy at
large.
A character receives attribute modifiers based on their homeworld, though
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no attribute can be increased above 18 or below 3.
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 TABLE 1-3: HOMEWORLD 1
ROLL WORLD ATTRIBUTE
DESCRIPTION
(1D6) TYPE MODIFIER
1 Low-Gravity You come from a world with gravity +1 Dex

CHARACTERISTICS
lighter than most other planets in the -1 Str
galaxy. As a result you are quicker and
more agile than most others, but the
light gravity has made you physically
weaker than other similar species.

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2 High-Gravity Your world have a heavier gravity than +1 Str
most other planets in the galaxy. You -1 Dex
are stronger for it, able to lift heavier

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weights and often have more dense
mass. However, you're slower than
other similar creatures and not as
precise.

3 Between the You were born on a space station +1 Int

Stars or aboard a large starship. Life in -1 Wis
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the stars made you more insightful
regarding matters of technology and
science, but living in the void of the
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galaxy tends to make spacers reckless
and impulsive.

4 Cosmopolitan You were raised on a wealthy planet +1 Cha

where politicos and nobles rubbed -1 Con
shoulders. As such, you know how to
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turn on the charm, but easy living has

made you soft.

5 Primitive You come from a world without the +1 Con

advanced technology found in the rest -1 Int
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of the galaxy. Space travel was alien to

you until late in life when otherwordly
visitors came to your planet. You
learned to endure the wilds of the
world, but had little time for academic
pursuits.

6 Dangerous Your homeworld is a dangerous one +1 Wis

dominated by natural dangers like lava -1 Cha
flows or suffering from cataclysmic
environments like radiation clouds. You
had to be keen eyed to survive, but had
little time for niceties or politeness.

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