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Last Updated May 1 , 2003
Please note that this document is subject to change as
errata and other changes are implemented. Players are
expected to abide by the most recent version of the Living
Dragonstar Campaign Manual, which is available at
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Section One:
Character Creation
Ability Scores
Living Dragonstar uses the Nonstandard Point
Buy method to generate ability scores, found in
Chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master's Guide. Each
character has 32 points to distribute among the
6 ability scores.
Exception: A soulmech character has no Constitution score
and thus gets only 28 points to distribute among his 5 ability
scores.
Point Cost Ability Score
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0 8
1 9
2 10
3 11
4 12
5 13
6 14
8 15
10 16
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16 18
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spent and the base score is calculated. Thus,
ability points range from 8-18 for humans and 6-
22 for non-humans.
Example: Jana is creating an elf monk with the intent of eventually moving to the
Gundancer prestige class. She might spend her points as follows:
Str 10: 2 points Dex 17: 13 points
Con 14: 6 points Int 12: 4 points
Wis 14: 6 points Chr 9: 1 point
She then applies her racial modifiers, raising her Dex by 2 points for a final value
of 19, and dropping her Con by two points for a final value of 12. She now
records her attribute scores on her character sheet.
Race and Class
Living Dragonstar characters may be any one of
the Standard races approved for the campaign.
A character may also have one Standard
template added upon character creation (See
Section Three for a complete list of which
Standard races and templates are allowed in the
campaign).
Characters may be of any Standard class,
including the classes normally reserved for
NPCs (see Section Three for a complete list of
which Standard classes are allowed in the
campaign).
In addition to all restrictions of race and class
in the Starfarer's Handbook and the Player's
Handbook, the following restrictions also apply
to Living Dragonstar characters:

Characters must choose a non-evil
alignment that also meets all requirements
for the character class.

Clerics may serve any non-evil deity of the
Unification Church in the Starfarer's
Modifier Handbook or any non-evil deity found in the
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Player's Handbook. A PC may also choose
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to worship the Creator of the Dualist Heresy,
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but since True Neutral Dualist clerics of the
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also worship the Adversary, a PC may not
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be a True Neutral Dualist cleric. A paladin
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need not (but may) serve a patron deity.
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Characters begin play at any age from
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Adulthood to Old Age, as defined in Chapter
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6: Description, in the Player's Handbook.
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Age modifiers to ability scores are not
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Characters may be of any height or weight
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allowed by the appropriate tables for the
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built from scratch within the scope of the

Outlands and Imperial Characters Living Dragonstar campaign.

Knowledge skill: Knowledge skills cannot
Characters in the Living Dragonstar campaign be anachronistic, and must be realistic. The
may have their origin on a technologically Dark Zone, for example, is a complete
primitive Outlands world or a technologically mystery to the Dragon Empire, so
sophisticated Imperial world, as the player Knowledge (Dark Zone) would be an
chooses. Players must determine the origins of inappropriate choice. Remember that the
their characters before they begin play, during more specific a field of knowledge, the lower
character creation. Imperial characters begin the Difficulty Class for information related to
with the Technical Proficiency feat for free. that knowledge: It is better to be specific in
Outlands characters do not gain this feat and what you know.
begin play with their maximum starting gold (not
Profession skill: Profession skills may only
credits) as stated for their class in the Player's be chosen from those listed in the
Handbook. Profession skill description in the Player's
If an Outlands character plays for one full Handbook and the Starfarer's Handbook.
level in a technological setting (which will be
almost all modules for Living Dragonstar) he
gains the Technical Proficiency feat for free as Starting Credits
described in the Starfarer's Handbook.
An Imperial character that begins the game Characters begin with maximum starting credits
at first level with the Born Spacer, Low-G for their class, as listed in the Starfarer's
Tolerance or Zero-G Tolerance feats may opt to Handbook. Note that Pilots and mechanists both
pay 50cr at character creation in order to have receive 2,000 starting credits, as detailed in the
undergone a permanent Bone Coral therapy errata.
session (as described on Imperial Supply, pg Also note that NPC classes start with
20). equipment of a certain value, as opposed to
actual cash. Any starting funds obtained by
st
Note: PCs that existed prior to November 1 , 2002 that having an NPC class that is not spent on
started at 1st level with any of the three feats listed above equipment at character creation is considered
may, as a one-time opportunity, pay 50cr to retroactively
have had the procedure done. Make a note of this on your lost, and may not be spent on jewelry, trade
log sheet and have your next judge initial the modification. goods or other items that can be sold later at
face value.

Hit Points
Equipment
Starting characters begin with maximum hit
points for their class. After 1st level, characters Upon character creation, a PC is limited to being
gain hit points equal to one half the maximum hit able to purchase Standard equipment from only
points for the class, plus one hit point. Bonus hit the Players Handbook or the Starfarers
points gained from a Con bonus are added after Handbook. Other equipment must be obtained
the base hit points are determined. later, through other means.
When first created, Imperial wizards (those
Note: Soulmech characters gain 11 hit points in addition to with the Technical Proficiency feat) have to buy
their class hit points at first level only.
their own datapads, but if they do, they get the
Example: Jana's monk begins with 8 hit points, and gains an additional hit point
spellbook software with 100 pages of storage for
for having a Con of 12. At 2nd level, she gains another 5 hit points (1/2 of 8 = 4, free. Beyond this capacity, they will have to
+1 = 5) plus her Con modifier to give her a new total of 15 hit points.
upgrade their spellbook software as normal.
For more information regarding equipment,
Skills and Feats see Section Three: Additional Resources.

Alchemy skill and Craft skill: These skills do

not allow you to craft items other than those
that are considered Standard for the
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Section Two:
Campaign Rules
Rules Systems
The Living Dragonstar campaign uses the core
d20 rules found in the Player's Handbook and
the Dungeon Master's Guide as well as the
Dragonstar rules found in the Starfarer's
Handbook and the Galaxy Guide.
If these rules ever conflict, they are resolved
in this order: any Dragonstar rules take
precedent over any of the d20 core rules, and
any rules found in this document take
precedence over the d20 core rules and the
Dragonstar rules. Rulings from the Campaign
Administration can always override anything
else.
Time Units
Time units are used to record how PCs spend
their time. By using time units, you do not need
to worry exactly in what order adventures took
place, or exactly when you researched a spell or
created an item. Time units save you from taking
your character out of play to perform non-
adventuring activities.
Every year, a PC receives 52 time units (of
approxiamately1 week each) to spend on their
activities: adventuring, spell research, creating
magic items, creating Spellware, belonging to a
secret society or order, or managing a business
can all potentially take part of a character's time.
Adventures usually will take either one or two
time units. The cost will always be one time unit
unless the adventure states otherwise. Other
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activities take varying amounts of time, as
indicated in the rules for the activity in question.
Selling Equipment
Characters may sell any equipment they get in
the course of the game to NPCs for 1/2 the list
price. This sale can take place out of game it
does not need to be role-played and should not
take up valuable play time. Characters may only
sell certificates that are listed as "Tradable".
Items should be sold at the end of a game, and
any certificates should be turned in to the judge
running the event.
Party Looting
Living Dragonstar is a heroic campaign, and
looting fallen party members is not allowed. If a
character drops or dies, his equipment may be
used only to aid in that character's recovery.
Thus dermpatches could be administered to the
fallen character or his money could be spent to
have him raised. The player of the fallen
character is the ultimate arbiter of how his or her
equipment is used.
Exceptions to this are key items or
equipment that were acquired during the course
of the game in which the character fell (for
example, if a fallen character was carrying a
critical keycard the party found earlier). These
sorts of items may be recovered by the other
PCs at the Judges discretion.
Learning New Arcane Spells
Learning a new spell (such as copying it from
another wizards spellbook) takes a wizard one
time unit. However, the two spells a wizard
receives for advancing a level do not cost time
units.
Sorcerers and bards must choose their spells
from the appropriate spell lists, unless they have
a special certificate that allows them to do
otherwise. Sorcerers and bards do not pay time
units to learn their spells.
Banned Spells
The following spells are not allowed in the Living
Dragonstar campaign at this time:
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Polymorph any object

Polymorph self

Permanency
Certificates
Players will be issued certificates for items and
favors their characters acquire during adventure
play, during Interactives, and through other
means. These certificates include information on
the item or favor that are needed to use it in
play. Some specific sections of the certificate to
note are:
Validation: The Judge who issues them must
sign Certificates in ink, and the Judges RPGA
number must be completely legible. The name
of the character the certificate is assigned to
must be written in ink on the line provided at the
top of the certificate.
Use Restriction: Use restriction is a category
that describes how many of a certain certificate
from a certain scenario a given character can be
assigned. The categories are:

Common - A character can possess as
many duplicates of this certificate as
desired, provided they were all earned in
play by some character.

Unusual - A character can possess only
one of these items.

Rare - Only one of these items may be
used at a given table of players. If multiple
characters bring this item, then only one
"exists" for the adventure. Which of the
duplicates exists must be determined at the
start of the adventure, and may not be
changed during the course of the adventure.
Further, all rare items are also bound by the
restrictions on unusual items.

Unique - Only one of these items exists.
The categories apply by item and scenario
name. For example, if you get item X from
scenario A, and it is considered "unusual," then
you can only get one of item X from scenario A.
If item X comes out in scenario B later, you can
collect one or more of those as well (depending
on its restriction in scenario B), since the
scenario name is different.
Trade Policy: Certificates indicate whether they
can be traded between characters. If a
certificate can be traded, and is traded, then a
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complete trade history must appear on the back
of the certificate. The information for each trade
must include the player name and RPGA
number and character name of the person
trading the item away and the person accepting
the item, and the date of the trade. This all must
be completely legible, and the history must show
the progress of the certificate from the original
owner (on the front) to the current owner.
Non-certed Restricted items may not be
traded to another PC, although (like all items)
they may be lent to other PCs at the same table
during an adventure.
Items recorded on the Special Items Record
or items created by the player (such as potions
or scrolls) may not be traded or given to another
character unless they are first converted into a
tradable campaign certificate of some sort
(usually at an Activity Center or other special
campaign event).
Certificates in the Living Dragonstar
campaign are the property of Fantasy Flight
Games, and must be returned to the campaign
staff upon request. They have $0 cash value
and cannot be sold for cash or other real world
considerations.
Item Construction
Non-magical crafted items, as well as crafted
potions and scrolls, do not require certificates.
Make a logbook entry for the time spent, and
have your DM sign it. Indicate when you use
your crafted potion or scroll in the logbook entry
where it is used, referencing the log entry for
when it was created.
Craft Items: Crafting an item takes time, as
calculated using the formula in the Player's
Handbook, with a minimum of 1 time unit. PCs
may not craft Restricted items unless they have
campaign documentation that will allow them to
do so.
Brew Potion: Creating a potion takes material
resources (credits) and XP as indicated in the
Player's Handbook. Creating a potion costs 1
time unit, and only one potion may be created
per adventure played. If the character also has
the Technical Proficiency Feat, then he may
instead use the Brew Potion feat to create a
Dermpatch that is otherwise identical to the
normal potion in all regards, including cost.
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Scribe Scroll: Creating a scroll takes material Judges

resources (credits) and XP as indicated in the
Player's Handbook. Creating a scroll costs 1
time unit per level of the spell being scribed, and
only one scroll can be scribed per adventure
played. If a character is using a datapad with
scrollware software, scribing takes 1 time unit
per spell, regardless of spell level.
Spellware: Creating spellware takes material
resources (credits) and an XP cost to be paid by
the person into which the spellware is implanted
as indicated in the Starfarer's Handbook. These
items require campaign documentation and are
evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Contact the
Living Dragonstar Coordinators for details on
crafting spellware once your character has
fulfilled the prerequisite requirements.

It is your job to run the game fairly and
impartially. You are not playing against the
players; their fun should be your top priority.

All players should be treated equally and
equitably, by you and by other players. It is
your responsibility to oversee your game
and ensure that everyone is playing fairly
and treating each other with respect.

Run your games in a professional manner.
When you run a Living Dragonstar game
you are representing the RPGA and Fantasy
Flight Games.

Abide by the expectations that apply to the
players.

Other magic creation feats: Costs (in credits,

XP, and time units) for creating other magic
items are covered on a case-by-case basis.
Contact the Living Dragonstar Coordinators for
more details. These items require certificates, so
though you may have the prerequisites for
making something (according to the rules in the
Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's
Guide) you must use a campaign procedure for
doing so.

Ethical Play in Living Dragonstar

Players and Judges in Living Dragonstar are
expected to behave in a manner appropriate for
convention play. The primary goal in everyone's
behavior should be to encourage enjoyment of
the game for everyone participating. This is
accomplished by ensuring that no one feels
uncomfortable. Specifically:

Players

Play in a way that contributes to the fun of

the game for everyone playing. Don't play in
a style that will unnecessarily pick on one
person, or detract from anothers ability to
play in his or her own style.

Be fair and honest.

Be considerate of others and allow
everyone an equal chance to participate.

Follow the spirit of the rules, as well as the
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Section Three:
Additional Resources
With the release of Galactic Races and other
Dragonstar sourcebooks on the horizon, many
players will want to know if they have access to
the new goodies be they equipment, feats,
races, spells or the like and if so, how?
As various features are introduced into the
campaign, they will be assigned a rating. That
rating will determine how and when a character
can acquire that feature for his or her own use.
As with all aspects of the campaign, if a
character has access to a feature that is not
described in either the Core Books (Player's
Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide and
Monster Manual) or the Starfarer's Handbook,
then that player must have a copy available for
the Judge to review. If the player does not have
a copy available, then the Judge may rule that
said feature will not be usable during that
module.
Ratings
All campaign elements, be they spells,
equipment, prestige classes or feats, are placed
into one of three categories: Standard,
Restricted or Forbidden.
STANDARD
If something is designated Standard, then it is
commonly available or well known within the
Dragon Empire.
For equipment, this means that most
adventurers will be able to acquire it with a little
looking. Characters may purchase this
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equipment between adventures without any
problems. Simply mark off on your Character
Logsheet that the item(s) have been purchased
and subtract the required cost in credits. If he
feels that the circumstances warrant it, a Judge
may allow PCs to purchase Standard equipment
during an actual adventure itself, at his
discretion.
For feats, this means that knowledge or
application of such a feat is comparatively easy
to get. A character may take a Standard feat
whenever they normally would have the
opportunity to acquire a new one (usually upon
obtaining a new level).
For spells, this means that the arcane or
divine knowledge involved with the casting of
such a spell is relatively easy to acquire. A
wizard may scribe it into their spellbooks for the
normal costs, a sorcerer or bard may choose it
as one of the new spells they acquire upon
reaching a new level, and divine casters may
automatically add it to their repertoire of spells
that they may cast.
RESTRICTED
If a feature is restricted, this means that it is not
possible for a character to acquire it without
significant (and perhaps costly) risks. No
campaign features that are designated as
Restricted will be available without campaign
certification. This will usually be in the form of a
certificate gained within a module or at an
Activity Center, or it may also be listed as a
benefit of joining certain metagroups or other
campaign organizations.
If you have certed equipment that is
Restricted, you may trade that to other
characters just as any other certificate may be
traded (subject to the tradability of the cert itself,
of course). If you have access to uncerted
Restricted equipment (such as through the
participation in a particular metagroup), then you
may not trade those items to others unless they
have first been converted to a certed form
(usually at an Activity Center).
If you have access to a wizard spell that is
Restricted, another wizard may not copy that
spell from you unless he also has access to that
spell through some other means. This
restriction can under certain circumstances be
avoided at Activity Centers. Divine spellcasters
with access to a Restricted spell may not teach
that spell to others unless the recipient also has
access to that spell through some means. Since
the use of a non-standard divine spell is usually
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a consequence of divine inspiration or
theological teachings, this cannot usually be
circumvented at an Activity Center.
FORBIDDEN
Forbidden technology, feats or spells are those
that are either impossible for adventurers to
acquire within the Dragon Empire or are
extraordinarily restricted, even beyond the
normal limits of availability. They may also
represent items and features that are simply too
far beyond the scope of a Living Campaign,
such as owning space-based weaponry or
multimillion-credit vehicles. Like Restricted
features, a character must have campaign
documentation in order to acquire or use a
Forbidden feature. Unlike Restricted features,
the chance of a character acquiring these are so
slim as to be effectively nil, and either may never
show up at all in the hands of characters, or may
only be available under very extraordinary
conditions.
Forbidden items generally follow the same
usage restriction as Restricted features,
although generally speaking, they (or the
knowledge thereof) will never be tradable or
transferable to other characters through any
means.
Campaign Features
The following is a full list of campaign features
and their classifications. If a sourcebook is not
listed here, then PCs cannot benefit from any
features at this time. If an element has been
accidentally missed or not expressly referenced,
assume it is Restricted.
RACES
Players Handbook

Standard: All, as modified by their
descriptions in the Starfarers Handbook.
Starfarers Handbook

Restricted: Drow, Half-dragons

Standard: All others.
Galactic Races

Forbidden: Ith-kon, Derro, Doppel.

Standard: Kobold, Pershalan. In addition,
all Templates listed are also Standard, with
the exception of High-G, which is Restricted,
and Primitive and Advanced, which are
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Forbidden. A PC may not have more than
one template.

Restricted: All others.
CLASSES
Players Handbook

Standard: All, as modified by their
descriptions in the Starfarers Handbook.
Dungeon Masters Guide

Standard: All NPC Classes may be taken,
as modified by their descriptions in the
Starfarers Handbook. Please note the
multiclassing restriction regarding Aristocrat.
Starfarers Handbook

Standard: All, including the NPC class of
Thug.
PRESTIGE CLASSES
Dungeon Masters Guide

Forbidden: Assassin and Blackguard, as
modified by their descriptions in the
Starfarers Handbook.

Restricted: Shadow Dancer, as modified by
its descriptions in the Starfarers Handbook.

Standard: All others, as modified by their
descriptions in the Starfarers Handbook.
Starfarers Handbook

Standard: All.
FEATS
Players Handbook

Standard: All, as modified by their
descriptions in the Starfarers Handbook.
Starfarers Handbook

Standard: All.
Galactic Races

Restricted: All. However, if a PC has
access to one of the Races listed, they
automatically have Standard access to the
Feats explicitly associated with that Race.
SPELLS
Players Handbook

Forbidden: Polymorph any object,
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Standard: All others, as modified by their Chapter One, Space Gear

descriptions in the Starfarers Handbook.
Forbidden: Communications Satellite,
Defense Satellite, Surveillance Satellite
Starfarers Handbook
Restricted: Hydraulic Claws, Mind-gripper

Standard: All. Boots, and Squid Gloves.

Standard: All others.
EQUIPMENT Chapter One, Spacecraft Structural Features

Forbidden: All.
Players Handbook

Restricted: All masterwork items.
Chapter One, Subterfuge Gear

Standard: All others.

Restricted: Any-card, Det Paste, Folding
Viewport, Morpher Mask, Morphic
Starfarers Handbook
Equipment, Nano-lockpick, Nano-tracker,
Chapter Six, Equipment Weapons and Armor Spike Mat, Thornhedge Seed.

Forbidden: All martial starship weapons.
Standard: All others.

Restricted: All masterwork items, all martial
ranged weapons, all martial grenadelike Chapter One, Survival Gear
weapons, all heavy and powered armor, all
Restricted: Gel Breather, Web Cage.
robots, all robotic upgrades.
Standard: All others.

Standard: All others.
Chapter Two, Melee Weapons
Chapter Nine, Vehicles
Restricted: All martial melee weapons.

Restricted: All vehicles, including
Standard: All simple melee weapons.
spaceships.
Chapter Two, Personal Firearms
Guide to the Galaxy
Restricted: All martial ranged weapons,

Restricted: All. Espionage Needler, Needler Poisons.

Standard: All others.
Imperial Supply
Chapter Two, Grenadelike Weapons
Chapter One, Hardware
Restricted: All grenadelike weapons.

Restricted: Brainports (all types), Diplomat's
Board, Runevisor. Chapter Two, Starship Weapons

Standard: All others.
Forbidden: All starship weapons.
Chapter One, Software

Restricted: Codebreaker, Decryption Chapter Two, Extras
Software, Tactical Simulation Suite.
Forbidden: Antimissile System, Antitorpedo

Standard: All others. System.

Restricted: Inertial Harness
Chapter One, Medical Gear
Standard: All others.

Restricted: MedStasis Generator,
Prosthesis (all types), Synth Matrix Systems Chapter Two, Ammunition
(all except skin), Drug Implant
Forbidden: Hellfire Rounds.

Standard: All others.
Standard: Powder Rounds.

Restricted: All others.
Chapter One, Drugs

Standard: Bone Coral (see additional rules Chapter Two, Explosives
in Section One: Character Creation)
Restricted: All explosives.

Restricted: All others, including medical and
utility/recreational drugs. Chapter Two, Armor Modifications

Standard: Armored Items.
Chapter One, Sensors and Imaging
Restricted: All others.

Standard: All.
Chapter Two, Armor

Standard: Vulcan Suits.

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Restricted: All others. Another bonus of the expanded resources in

Year Two is the ability to have NPCs cast spells
Chapter Three: Robots. for the player characters. If at least one player

Restricted: All robots, robotic upgrades and at the table has played a Year Two adventure or
vehicles. later, then at the end of the adventure, anyone
at that table may have any of the following spells
cast upon them by NPCs at the standard prices
SPELLWARE listed in the PHB (do not forget that the PC has
to also pay for any costly spell components as
All spellware is considered Restricted (see
well):
Special Options, below, for an exception).
Familiars can have spellware installed in them: th

Raise Dead (5 level spell)
their owner pays the experience cost. Animal th

Reincarnate (4 level spell)
Companions can only have Trauma Symbiotes th

Restoration (4 level spell)
installed, at no experience cost.
The purchase and subsequent casting of any of
MAGIC ITEMS these spells must be done at the table. Make a
note of the casting obtained and the results, and
All magic items of any sort are considered have your judge initial the entry. For the
Restricted (see Special Options, below, for two purposes of both purchase and spell effects, the
exceptions). caster level is always the minimum needed of all
applicable classes to cast the spell, with no
MISCELLANEOUS metamagic feats or other enhancements
applied.
Reincarnation, due to the unusual nature of
Custom software and/or software agents (as
Dragonstar, uses a custom chart as opposed to
described in the Expanded Computer Rules on
the one in the PHB. A reincarnated character
page 10 of Imperial Supply) are considered
never has any templates.
Restricted features and require campaign
documentation.
Masterwork versions of any allowed Living Dragonstar Reincarnation Table
equipment are Restricted items, unless explicitly Roll Incarnation STR DEX CON Notes
01-02 Centaur +8 +4 +4 1
described as being Standard.
03 Derro +0 +0 +2 2
04 Doppel -2 +0 +0 2
EXPANDED OPTIONS 05-06 Drow +0 +2 -2 1
07-10 Dwarf +0 +0 +2 -
11 Elem, Air +0 +0 +0 1
Once a PC has played at least one module from 12 Elem, Earth +0 -2 +2 1
Year Two (2003) or beyond, they have access to 13 Elem, Fire +0 +2 -2 1
a larger pool of resources as the focal point of 14 Elem, Water -2 +0 +0 1
the campaign migrates. 15-19 Elf +0 +2 -2 -
One of the benefits of this is that some items 20-24 Gnome -2 +0 +2 -
25-29 Halfling -2 +2 +0 -
that are normally Restricted are now Standard. 30-41 Human +0 +0 +0 -
These items become Standard for the character 42 Ith-kon +2 +0 +0 2
once he has played any LDS module from Year 43-48 Kobold -4 +2 +0 -
Two or later. This includes Core modules LDS- 49-50 Lizardfolk +2 +0 +2 1
51-56 Orc +4 +0 +0 -
07 (Port Anka) and later, and any Starfarer 57-58 Oruk +6 -2 +4 1
module. 59-63 Pershalan +0 +2 +0 -
The following equipment becomes Standard 64-65 Pevishan -2 +0 +0 1
once those conditions have been met: 66-67 Quasta -2 +2 -2 1
68-69 Sathoni +0 +0 +2 1
70-71 Siarrans +0 +2 -2 1

Dermpatches of Cure Minor Wounds (purchase 72-99 Random Animal N/a N/a N/a 3
limit of 2 per adventure; GttG pg. 81) 00 Players Choice Var. Var. Var. 4

Oil of Repair Minor Damage (purchase limit of 2
per adventure; GttG pg. 81) Note 1: This race is normally Restricted. In order for this to

Trauma Symbiote (see the Special Items Record be a viable race for the PC, the player in question must have
section below for more information on this; GttG campaign documentation that allows them to have a
pg. 93) character of that race at the time of the casting of the spell.

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If the player does not have campaign documentation at the
time of the spells casting, then the character becomes an
NPC and is removed from the game.
Note 2: This race is normally Forbidden and thus not
available to PCs, and is included here primarily for
completeness sake. As described in Note 1, if the player
does not have campaign documentation at the time of the
spells casting to allow them to play this race, then the
character becomes an NPC and is removed from the game.
Note 3: The character has been reincarnated as something
entirely unsuited to the adventuring life, such as a bird, a
squirrel or a fish. The character becomes an NPC and is
removed from the game.
Note 4: The player may choose any Standard race (except
for Soulmech) to have his character reincarnated as. Note
that you may not choose a Restricted race for this one, even
if you have campaign documentation to play one.
SPECIAL ITEMS RECORD
Generally speaking, the Living Dragonstar
campaign is one in which unusual items are
represented by certificates, which can be traded,
bought, etc.
Occasionally, however, it may be useful for a
character to have access to an item that allows
for an unusual effect that would be too unwieldy
to require creating a certificate each and every
time for each and every player. For these sorts
of items, we use what is known at the Special
Items Record (or SIR for short). A copy of the
SIR can be found for download at the
campaigns website.
Currently, two items use the SIR: upgrades,
as per the Mechanists class ability of the same
name, and Trauma Symbiotes, a type of
spellware normally considered Restricted.
Upgrades
At the judge's discretion, a mechanist may
attempt to upgrade equipment any number of
times by the use of their class ability during an
adventure, should sufficient time and resources
be available. Otherwise, a mechanist may
attempt one upgrade immediately following the
adventure. A mechanist may upgrade his own
equipment, or may upgrade the equipment of
other characters that are the table. A PC may
not hire an NPC to perform an upgrade on their
equipment.
Any given PC may only have one upgrade
attempt applied to their equipment per game
session, and this one application may be to any
suitable piece of their equipment they wish.
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Note: At this time, in Living Dragonstar, soulmechs may not
have the Mechanists Upgrade ability applied to themselves
or any of their robotic upgrades.
To apply the upgrade, have the mechanist in
question determine the type of upgrade desired,
and have him or her roll the Repair check in
front of the judge. If successful, the item has
been upgraded. The PC who is having the
upgrade applied to their equipment pays the
cost of the upgrade. Should the Repair roll be
unsuccessful, only half the normal cost of the
upgrade is lost.
On the SIR, note the item that has been
upgraded, the upgrade and effects it provides,
the cost, the DC penalty to repair the item, and
any additional information that is relevant to the
process. Also make a note of the Character
Logsheet entry number in which this occurred so
that later judges may refer back to that entry.
The judge then signs the SIR entry. In future
games, if a player wishes to use an upgraded
item in that module, he must show the SIR to the
judge as campaign documentation, so that the
judge may reference the upgrade.
It is quite possible that the upgraded item be
rendered nonfunctional (such as by taking a
critical hit, etc. as described under the upgrade
ability description). If this occurs, the judge may,
at his discretion, allow a PC or NPC to attempt
to repair the upgraded item if enough time and
resources are available for each attempt. If no
such opportunity presents itself during the
module, then the afflicted character may have
one single attempt made by a PC at the end of
the module to try and repair it. The cost to
repair the upgraded item is equal to 10% of the
base items cost, or 1/2 the cost of the original
upgrade, whichever is higher. Again, the PC
who owns the equipment always pays for the
repair costs.
If successful, note the expenditure on the
Logsheet entry for that module, as you would
any other purchase. If unsuccessful, make a
note on the SIRs entry corresponding to the
upgraded item that it is currently broken, and
have the judge initial it. The character must
have it repaired (by following the above
procedures later on) before it is usable again.
Should the item itself be destroyed or lost,
then on the items SIR entry, make a note of the
adventure and Logsheet entry it was destroyed
or lost, and have the judge sign it. That item
and its upgrades are no longer usable by the
character.
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Trauma Symbiotes

In addition to certificates denoting ownership,

once a character has played at least one Year
Two module or later, he or she may acquire a
Trauma Symbiote as a Standard item by noting
its acquisition on the Special Items Record.
The character may acquire the Symbiote
during any Year Two or later module at the
judges discretion, should a suitable clinic, time
and resources be available. Otherwise, the
character may acquire one immediately after
any Year Two or later module. The character
pays the normal price and expends the
appropriate amount of XP, which is reflected in
the appropriate Logsheet entry.
If the character has the Gerard Majerus
certificate that allows for a free Trauma
Symbiote, then the PC may hand that certificate
in to the judge in lieu of paying the normal credit
cost (he must still pay the normal XP costs, of
course).
Fill out the SIR as appropriate, and have the
judge sign it. Should the Symbiote ever die,
mark it as such on the SIR, note the Logsheet
entry in which it was lost, and have the judge
sign it. That Symbiote is no longer usable by
that character.

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