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 Credits
C r e at i v e L e a d Alexander Guillen Brox With Thanks to
Andrew Peregrine Simon Carr John-Paul Brisigotti
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Writers
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Jack Norris Hans Park And our wonderful partners at Legendary and the
extraordinary filmmakers without whom this game could not
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INTRODUCTION......................................... 2
The Guild and the Bene Gesserit ����������������������3
Houses, Major and Minor...................................3
Titles and Banners..............................................4
Conflict in the Imperium....................................4
SOURCE BOOK OVERVIEW......................... 5
CHAPTER �
THE GREAT GAME
THE LANDSRAAD COUNCIL ��������������������� 8
The High Council...............................................9
The Great Convention.......................................9
The Nature of the Landsraad.............................9
Meetings of Representatives .........................9
Assembling a Quorum..................................10
Positions Within the Landsraad....................10
Powers of the Landsraad..............................10
Subdivisions.....................................................11
The Landsraad’s Bureaucracy........................11
Kaitain..............................................................11
The Landsraad Hall of Oratory.....................12
Progress of a Landsraad Meeting.................13
On the Sidelines...........................................13
CHOAM.. ......................................................... 14
The Structure of CHOAM.................................15
CHOAM and the Landsraad ............................15
CHOAM and the Guild Bank ..........................15
The Imperial Audit ..........................................16
CHOAM PLAYER CHARACTERS �������������� 17
Roles................................................................17
CHOAM Agent.............................................17
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Archetypes.......................................................17
Traits, Skills, Focuses, and Drives ��������������������17
CHOAM Agent................................................17
Talents .............................................................18
Audit ............................................................18
Check the Books...........................................18
Deep Pockets...............................................18
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Dirty Money..................................................18
Hand of CHOAM..........................................18
Master of Coin..............................................18
Report Malfeasance......................................18
HOUSES OF THE LANDSRAAD ����������������� 19
Becoming a House...........................................20
Houses Great and Small...................................20
Membership in the High Council..................20
Houses Major................................................20
Houses Minor................................................20
Ties to the Throne........................................21
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Renegade Houses............................................21
Tupile............................................................22
Relationships within the Landsraad �����������������23
The Imperial Connection..............................23
Relations with CHOAM.................................23
Atomics and Renegades...............................23
Hail the God Emperor!.................................24
Relations Between Houses...............................24
Between Houses Major.................................24
Between Major and Minor............................25
Between Vassal Minor Houses......................25
Between Other Minor Houses......................26
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Relations with Other Groups............................26
The Art of Kanly...............................................27
A War of Assassins........................................27
CHAPTER �
HOUSES OF THE LANDSRAAD
HOUSE ALEXIN............................................ 30
HOUSE ATREIDES........................................ 32
HOUSE ECAZ................................................. 34
HOUSE HAGAL............................................. 36
HOUSE HARKONNEN................................. 38
HOUSE KENOLA........................................... 40
HOUSE LINDAREN...................................... 42
HOUSE MAROS............................................. 44
HOUSE MIKARROL...................................... 46
HOUSE MORITANI...................................... 48
HOUSE MUTELLI......................................... 50
HOUSE NOVEBRUNS................................... 52
HOUSE RICHESE.......................................... 54
HOUSE SPINNETTE. . ................................... 56
Contents
HOUSE TALIGARI........................................ 58
HOUSE THORVALD. . .................................... 60
HOUSE VERNIUS. . ........................................ 62
HOUSE WYDRAS.......................................... 64
CHAPTER�
THE SPACING GUILD
The Guild Bank ...............................................68
The Guild, CHOAM, and the Landsraad ��������������68
Junction ..........................................................69
ORGANIZATION & PERSONNEL ��������������� 69
Brokers..........................................................70
Guild Bank Representatives .........................70
Technicians ..................................................70
Ambassadors ...............................................70
Administrators .............................................70
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Navigators ...................................................70
GUILD AGENTS ........................................... 71
Independent Agents.....................................71
New Spacing Guild Archetypes.......................72
Guild Engineer..............................................72
Guild Financier.............................................72
Guild Inspector.............................................73
Guild Scientist...............................................73
Guild Scout...................................................73
Guild Spy......................................................73
New Focuses....................................................74
New Talents......................................................74
Code of Secrecy ..........................................74
Guild Peace .................................................74
Guild Upbringing .........................................74
Methodical Efficiency ..................................74
Minor Spice Mutation ..................................74
Nose for Cargo ............................................75
Play Both Ends Against the Middle �������������75
Power of Neutrality ......................................75
Space Power ................................................75
Spacer ..........................................................75
The Cylinder Must Get Through...................75
TRAVELING THE UNIVERSE �������������������� 76
Journey and Loading Times............................76
Guild Heighliners.............................................77
Traveling without the Guild..............................77
House Wayku...................................................78
Playing as House Wayku...............................78
Variant Heighliners...........................................79
Armed Heighliner.........................................79
Colony Heighliner.........................................79
Courier Heighliner........................................79
CREATING PLANETS.................................. 80
Planet Type...................................................81
Political Affiliation.........................................81
Military Power...............................................82
Population and Lifestyle...............................82
Example of Creating a World.......................83
Vallabhi.........................................................83
CHAPTER �
MANAGING YOUR HOUSE
HOUSE MANAGEMENT............................. 87
Features...........................................................87
The Rhythm of Play..........................................87
HOUSE STATISTICS..................................... 88
House Skills......................................................88
Determining Starting House Skills................88
Non-Player Character Houses and Drives ��������88
STATUS AND REPUTATION....................... 90
Starting Status..................................................91
Reputation........................................................91
DOMAINS.. ..................................................... 92
Planetary Scale.................................................92
Minor Houses and Major Houses ��������������������93
Starting Domains.............................................94
Recording Domains..........................................94
HOUSE ROLES............................................... 95
RUNNING HOUSE MANAGEMENT ����������� 96
News from the Imperium. . ............................... 96
Income............................................................. 97
Converting Wealth and Resources ����������������97
Events. . ............................................................. 98
Upkeep........................................................... 101
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Military Power...............................................101
Population Loyalty........................................101
Lifestyle........................................................102
House Skills..................................................103
House Roles.................................................103
Ventures......................................................... 104
Managing Ventures.....................................104
Expanding Domains.......................................105
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Losing a Domain............................................105
Construction Ventures....................................106
Claim Domain.............................................106
Domain Facility...........................................106
Expand Estate.............................................107
Expand Land ..............................................107
Festival........................................................107
Fortifications...............................................108
Great Monument .......................................108
Hidden Area...............................................108
Industrialize.................................................108
Military Base...............................................108
Military Development.................................108
Mine ...........................................................109
Orbital Facility............................................109
Planetary Feature .......................................109
Pleasure District..........................................109
Spaceport...................................................109
Transit System.............................................109
Storage Facility ..........................................109
Major and Great Houses.............................110
Boon Ventures................................................110
Balk Enemy.................................................110
Bene Gesserit Alliance................................110
CHOAM Agreement...................................110
CHOAM Influence......................................111
Cultivate Initiative.......................................111
Cultivate Obedience..................................111
Cultivate Unity............................................111
Enlist Ally....................................................111
Establish Reputation...................................111
Favor of the Bene Gesserit.........................111
Favor of the Spacing Guild.........................111
Fill a House Role.........................................111
Fund Discovery...........................................111
Gain Reputation..........................................112
Gain Territory..............................................112
Guild Alliance.............................................112
Heighliner Charter......................................112
Humanitarian Aid........................................112
Improve Skills..............................................112
Mount Invasion...........................................112
Prepare for War...........................................113
Reduce Status.............................................113
Saber Rattling.............................................113
Secret Store................................................113
End of Year and Downtime............................ 114
Personal Ventures...........................................114
Affirm Allegiance........................................114
Combat Training.........................................114
Craft Item....................................................114
Create Composition...................................115
Develop Contact........................................115
Heal Complication......................................115
Skill Training................................................115
Monitor Enemies........................................115
Romantic Connection.................................115
Seek Consort..............................................115
Seek House Favor.......................................115
Train Subordinates......................................115
WARFARE . . ................................................... 116
FROM MINOR TO MAJOR.. ....................... 117
From Nascent to Established Minor...........117
From Minor to Major..................................117
From Major to Great...................................117
PLANET RECORD SHEET............................ 118
MOON RECORD SHEET.............................. 119
HOUSE MANAGEMENT
RECORD SHEET...................................... 119
HOUSE RECORD SHEET. . ............................ 120
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 I n t ro d u c t i o n
Good government never depends upon laws, but upon
the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery
of government is always subordinate to the will of those
who administer that machinery. The most important
element of government, therefore, is the method of
choosing leaders.

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—Law and Governance, The Spacing Guild Manual

The Landsraad is the wheel upon which the Known Universe

turns. A wheel that rotates around the Imperial throne at
its center, and which is kept in motion by the power of the

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Spacing Guild.

The council of the Landsraad keeps the peace between

the Houses, and maintains the Great Convention, through
enlightened self-interest. The peace and status quo of the
Imperium has made the Houses that control the Landsraad
wealthy and powerful, and so this council of peers works hard
to ensure things stay as they are.

While the Emperor officially controls the Imperium, the

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Landsraad must manage a very careful balance between the
hundreds of noble Houses that administer it in their name.
Without the Spacing Guild to maintain the connections
between humanity and the noble Houses to manage the
local administration of the thousands of planets of the Known
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Universe, the Imperium would fall apart. While the political
map of the Imperium has held strong for ten thousand years,
it remains a complex web of rivalries, favors, and compro-
mises that might collapse at any moment. Aside from the
Great Convention, all that keeps the peace is that the current
situation is generally advantageous to the most powerful
noble Houses. But if that should change, the Imperium could
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easily tear itself apart in moments.

In this sourcebook we take a look at the cornerstone of

Imperial politics, the great council of noble Houses known as
the Landsraad. We look at what it means to be a noble House
and how this collection of allies and deadly rivals manage to
trade, negotiate, and manipulate each other to achieve their
ends. We offer new options for intrigue conflicts and detail
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the House management system where Houses might be

pitted against each other and build their reputation across the
Known Universe. We offer new insight into the Guild, allowing
you to expand your campaign away from the sands of Arrakis
and into the vastness of the Imperium and its deadly politics.

You will need to take care, though, for as deadly as Arrakis

can be, the dangers there were at least obvious. In the
corridors of power, a knife might come from any shadow,
figuratively and literally.

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 The Landsraad is the name of the collective body of the
Major Houses of the Imperium. Officially the Landsraad
is an advisory body, a way for the Emperor to weigh the
concerns of the Great Houses before making a decision
that will affect the Empire. However, while the Landsraad
may have little official power to curtail the Emperor,
in practice it is not quite so simple. The Emperor can
only rule with the backing of the Landsraad, as House
Corrino alone cannot possibly administrate the entire
galaxy. So, the Emperor must listen to the concerns of
the Houses and try not to upset too many of them, for
fear of losing control.
The relationship between the Landsraad assembly and the
Imperial throne is further complicated by the multitude of
trade agreements across the Known Universe embodied
by the Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles
(CHOAM). As every noble House has shares in CHOAM
to some degree, the relationship between the advisory
council of the Landsraad and this trading organization is
exceptionally close. This means that each noble House can
exert power through politics within the Landsraad or with
trade through CHOAM.
With every House having connections to both organiza-
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tions, to upset the Landsraad is to upset CHOAM, and
vice versa. However, few noble Houses have the same
level of influence in both organizations. So, the reaction to
any unfavorable Imperial edict reverberates through the
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corridors of power in very different ways. While any indi-
vidual House might exert all its influence to stand against
the change, where and how it can exert that influence will
depend on where its power lies.
This is not to say the Emperor is unable to do anything
unpopular. Fear of the Sardaukar keeps most Houses in
line. So long as the Emperor punishes one House at a
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time and doesn’t move against anyone too popular, few
Houses dare stand against the throne, lest they become
an object lesson in humility. While the Great Spice War
was quite recent, the memory of what the Sardaukar did to
House Taligari and House Richese will never be forgotten.
So, when conflict brews between the throne and the
Landsraad, most Houses let someone else be the first to
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voice dissent and see what happens to them.
In theory, every House Major has a voice on this council,
although some voices are heard louder than others. In
the vast Landsraad ‘Hall of Oratory’ on Kaitain, there is a
seat and a space for every member House to attend, or
at least send a representative. This means there could be
several hundred, if not thousands, of delegates. However,
while there is a space for every member House, this does
not mean every House can attend. When the Emperor
addresses the Landsraad, they do so only to those in
the hall, and they expect others to relay the news across
the Imperium. Not every House can afford to keep a
representative (much less a Lord or Lady of their House)
on Kaitain, so it is very rare for the Landsraad hall to be
full every time the Emperor attends. As such, not every
House hears every edict and piece of news as quickly as
any other. This means it is vital for any courtier to follow the
mood of the court and the Emperor, so they strive to be
present when an important edict is likely to be presented.
With little direct influence on the Emperor, the most useful
function of the Landsraad is as oversight to the collected
noble Houses. Any dispute not important enough to
warrant Imperial attention is adjudicated by the Landsraad.
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The body can appoint a council of neutral member
Houses to sit in judgment on their peers. Their ruling will
be backed by the collected power of the Landsraad as a
whole, as stipulated in Imperial law. It is this power to settle
arguments that makes it a vital place to make allies and
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secret allegiances. After all, if one’s House is accused of a
crime, it is a lot easier to get a favorable judgment if the
supposedly neutral arbiters appointed all happen to owe
that House a favor.
The Guild and
the Bene Gesserit
As they do not represent noble Houses, the Guild and
Bene Gesserit do not have seats in the Landsraad.
Because the Landsraadacts as an advisory council
rather than a voting one, neither the Guild nor the Bene
Gesserit sees a need to get involved. A brief attempt to
gain more influence for the Bene Gesserit was made by
Empress Anirul, herself a Bene Gesserit of Hidden Rank,
when she insisted on being able to attend Landsraad
gatherings by the side of the Emperor as his wife. But this
option died with Anirul, and the Bene Gesserit (like the
Guild) choose to exert their influence in other ways.
While they rarely attend as such, the Bene Tleilax are
technically a noble House (in the loosest possible term)
and so might claim a seat. But they choose to stand aloof
from the Landsraad in the same way as the Guild and
Bene Gesserit.
Houses,
Major and Minor
The noble Houses of the Imperium are many and varied,
and while the division into Major and Minor Houses may
seem simple, it is anything but that in practice. Officially, a
House can only claim to be a House Major if it controls a
planet of its own and owes fealty only to the Emperor. Any
House that cannot claim either independence or their own
world is therefore a Minor House. However, in truth the
title any House claims depends entirely on what it has the
power to take.
Most Houses Minor are small dynasties holding a fief on
behalf of the House Major that controls the planet. But
in some cases, a House Minor may have amassed more
wealth than some Major Houses. Some hold a moon or
planet (albeit usually a small one)as a fief on behalf of their
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