TEXT: Requires the use of the d20 Modern 
  Roleplaying Game, published by 
  Wizards of the Coast, Inc.  
  
  1 
  †ABOUT DAWNING STAR 
  Dawning Star was the first full-scale science fiction campaign setting built on d20 
  Modern and powered by the Future ruleset from Wizards of the Coast. The 
  critically-acclaimed setting was nominated for an ENnie for Best d20 Game. You 
  can learn more and download free material by visiting www.dawningstar.com. 
   
  †ABOUT TERRAFORMER 
  The Terraformer line of products from Blue Devil Games presents new material 
  designed for Dawning Star but usable in most science-fiction campaigns. Each 
  entry will offer a new prestige class, xenomorph, talent tree, feat, weapon, etc. 
  and advice on using it into your campaign and using it to “shape your world.” 
   
  †ABOUT BLUE DEVIL GAMES 
  “Fiendishly Clever.” Blue Devil Games is one of the highest-quality small-press 
  publishers on the market today. BDG product lines include Dawning Star, 
  AEvolutions in support of Monte Cook’s Arcana Evolved, and the upcoming 
  Passages. Visit our website for more information:  www.bluedevilgames.com. 
   
  †ABOUT SEAN T. MASTERS 
  Sean is a regular contributor to the active Dawning Star message boards, 
  posting under the name “Salcor.” His contributions have included PC Gen files 
  for Dawning Star and a conversion of The Forgotten Forge adventure module. 
  Dawning Star University (DSU) is the first major college of higher learning 
  established on Eos since humanity settled on this new planet. 
  Agenda: The school’s purpose is to further mankind’s understand of this 
  new world and the new technological wonders it promises, while 
  preserving and sharing the history and knowledge that the humans 
  brought with them to the stars. 
  Structure: Educational institution. 
  Symbol: An open book, encircled by the Dawning Star compass icon, 
  with the motto “animis opibusque parati” inscribed in Latin across its face. 
  Most Common Allegiance(s): Dawning Star Republic 
  Requisition Limit: 33 (Licensed, 12 for weapons) 
   
  Overview 
  Since the landing of the Dawning Star on Eos, humanity has been 
  determined to create a new home on this alien world. As Dawning Star 
  City grew out of the body of the Dawning Star, the families of the 
  terraformers and colonists realized the need for quality education of the 
  children of generation Omega as well as the children of generation Eos. 
  Initially, education was limited to home study, and a number of small 
  rooms set aside in the ship. As the children born on Eos began to grow 
  and the other 2 million were awakened from their cryogenic sleep, the city 
  founders realized that the existing education system would not be 
  sufficient. They developed a system for the complete range of schooling 
  
  2 
  from pre-school through 12th grade. To support this need and future 
  growth, four school districts were established in Dawning Star. The city 
  planners soon realized that, as humanity took hold on Eos, a new center 
  of human learning would eventually be needed. Land near the future 
  Earth Memorial Park was reserved and a plan developed to build the 
  greatest university humanity had ever seen. 
  In 2228, after Colonist 0 was resuscitated, ground was broken on the 
  Dawning Star University foundation. The construction project was 
  completed in 2238, the same year that Iron Scar was founded. The 
  university was an engineering marvel, able to house 30,000 students and 
  the full complement of administrative and educational faculty to support 
  them. 
  As the center of human learning, the curriculum is very extensive, 
  ranging from ancient Earth history and sociology to advanced 
  astrophysics and xeno-archeology. However, the school allows some 
  latitude in the classes that students take and the ideals that flow within 
  these towers. Anything a student should want to study is available at the 
  school, although some courses may end up as self-study or EONET-
  based curricula due to a lack of experts in these areas. The EDF also 
  maintains a ROTC program at the school, although all formal military 
  training takes place at the EDF headquarters. 
  As with many educational institutions, DSU inspires young Eotians to 
  explore the world around them and form their own ideas. Thus, a 
  superficial examination might lead one to conclude that the school has a 
  liberal bent. The school security also looks the other way when it comes 
  to student dorm parties (although any discovery of illegal drugs is dealt 
  with swiftly and strictly). The school also supports a number of athletic 
  programs, but they are not the focus of the school. No athletic 
  scholarships are available; academic scholarships are available to all 
  Eotians that qualify. On campus, the school has a football stadium, golf 
  course, baseball field, and an all-purpose field that can be used for 
  soccer, lacrosse, cricket, and polo (often played atop Dawson dragons). 
  Each year, the Eos Professional Baseball League plays a few games at 
  the university (in honor of the first few official games that were played at 
  the school before the professional ballpark was built). 
  Enrollment at DSU is open to all people of Eos, including people from 
  the faction camps--even velin. Unfortunately, students from the faction 
  camps are rare; most campers feel that their children will be brainwashed 
  by the Dawning Star Republic. Those students that do come from the 
  camps provide a much-needed perspective on the wider world of Eos. A 
  number of velin have come to the school, occasionally as students but 
  principally to assist the velin arts and xeno-archeology departments, the 
  latter being the largest growing department in the school. 
  The students of Dawning Star University are highly regarded within the 
  Dawning Star Republic; many become influential members of society, 
  such as Lieutenant-Commander Lauren Aysle, the science officer on the 
  coming mission to Phaeton. Unfortunately, as with humanity, DSU has 
  also produced its share of disappointments (in infamy if not in talent). 
  Alumnus Alistair Sho, for example, is one of the leading members of the 
  
  3 
  Terraformer’s Guild. 
  The school is also very active in developing the social and artistic 
  center of Dawning Star. Since the University opened its doors, it has 
  established the DSU Orchestra, DSU Film and Holo Academy, and the 
  Terran Museum of Art. These institutions serve both to remind humanity 
  of their lost home and to lead the way in development of the arts on Eos. 
   
  Structure 
  Dawning Star University is divided into a number of major colleges of 
  study with different departments. The major colleges of DSU are: 
   
  • College of Agriculture 
  • College of Art and Design 
  • College of Business 
  • College of Education 
  • College of Engineering and Science 
  • College of Human Studies 
  • College of Technology and Xenological studies 
  • College of Transportation operations and technology 
  • Graduate Studies 
   
  Each college offers a large number of classes. They also include new 
  disciplines focusing on understanding the new species, technology, and 
  history of Eos and the surrounding system. The most common DSU 
  curriculum for new students provides a good grounding in science, 
  technology, and the humanities as well as an introduction to more 
  advanced disciplines such as xeno-political relations and nano-
  cybernetics. Students are advised to wait until the second semester their 
  sophomore year before they declare a major. 
   
  Physical Campus 
  The campus consists of five towers of modern architecture, situated in a 
  cross configuration. The buildings are connected by garden skyways at 
  varying heights. 
  The North Tower houses the majority of the administrative offices and 
  housing for those employees. The penthouse of the North Tower serves 
  as the dean's living quarters and is home to a ceremonial garden where 
  graduation has been held every year since the institution opened. 
  The East and West towers are student dormitories, capable of 
  providing the student body of 30,000 with all their domestic needs. Each 
  dorm room is a suite with a living room and kitchen with four spartan 
  bedrooms, which house four students. Each floor has two co-ed 
  bathrooms. Both towers also include cafeterias, a few commercial dining 
  areas, the school bookstore, and other services. On the lower levels of 
  each building are a gymnasium, basketball courts, and a swimming pool. 
  School policy discourages students from owning personal vehicles; there 
  are no parking facilities for the student body. The roof of the East Tower 
  also houses the student rec center. The grounds at the base of that 
  
  4 
  building offer a garden (maintained by the botanical college) and beach 
  volleyball and street basketball courts. The West Tower roof is home to 
  the library, which contains over 27 million electronic volumes, including a 
  duplicate database of the U.S. Library of Congress and other important 
  archives of Old Earth. A well-tended Zen garden also decorates the roof 
  of the building. 
  The South Tower provides housing for the faculty and their families as 
  well as the department offices. The roof of the tower holds the school’s 
  cathedral, a structure similar in design to the chapel of the old United 
  States Air Force Academy. The cathedral sits amid a beautiful flower 
  garden. 
  The Central Tower is the location of all of the classrooms and 
  laboratories, as well as a state-of-the-art medical facility, particle 
  accelerator (located underground), and observatory and satellite control 
  center (used for numerous classes, including AP4017 Orbital Terraforming 
  Techniques). 
  In addition to the main campus, Dawning Star University also has 
  annexes at the Dawning Star Spaceport and numerous archeological and 
  research stations around the globe. Several other institutions on Eos--
  such as the vocational school in Iron Scar--started as Dawning Star 
  University Distance Learning Centers before becoming more specialized. 
   
  University Resources 
  Dawning Star University has access to a multimillion-credit budget, which it 
  uses to provide the most advanced equipment to their students and 
  faculty. This includes a pair of hummingbird shuttles, a number of AV, a 
  few deep-sea exploration ships, and advanced scientific, engineering, and 
  computer systems second only to the government facilities. As a rule 
  however, the university budget is not used for weapon purchases. The 
  DSU security force is actually a specialty posting for members of the 
  DSU police force, and security for school archeological expeditions is 
  provided by EDF troops. The EDF ROTC does not keep any military-
  grade equipment on campus. Much of the school’s funding comes from 
  government grants and private donations; Maximillian Dagos is one of the 
  school’s most notable patrons. 
   
  Involving the Heroes 
  There are numerous ways for players to become involved with Dawning 
  Star University. The most obvious way is to introduce players as either 
  DSU students, faculty, or some combination thereof. The school provides 
  many advanced level classes that lead characters into ancient Star 
  Confederation ruins or into the surrounding star system. The university 
  also holds a number of research contracts with the Dawning Star 
  Republic, many of which are focused on the history of Eos, observing the 
  other planets in the Helios system, or studying newly discovered Eotian 
  creatures, plants, and artifacts. Indeed, the DSR Bureau of Investigation 
  suspects that the EFL has a number of operatives posing as students 
  and faculty to gain access to this information. 
  
  5 
  Using Dawning Star University 
  Dawning Star University provides a firm starting point for beginning 
  characters. Faculty members can also be used as contacts, providing 
  players with knowledge that their skills and experience do not cover. It 
  could also be an interesting adventure site, with the characters attempting 
  to stop (or start) student riots against the Dawning Star Republic and the 
  Eos Defense Force. The university can be a boon of knowledge and a 
  home base for the players, or it could be viewed as the ultimate 
  statement of the monolithic establishment, and how it brainwashes the 
  youth into the party line. 
   
  Learning about Dawning Star University 
  The heroes can learn more about DSU with appropriate Gather 
  Information, Knowledge (Current Events), Knowledge (Local), or 
  Research checks. 
  The following tables contain information PCs might learn in their 
  investigations. In each case, success at beating a DC grants access to 
  that DC’s information and all the information indicated by lower DC results. 
  At the GM’s discretion, other Knowledge skills might be used to reveal 
  particular information about the university. 
   
  Gather Information 
  A Gather Information Check only turns up news of what is going on 
  around the campus, and what is affecting student life. Greasing the 
  wheels (in the form of a donation of beer or food, Wealth DC 4) while 
  gathering information confers a +5 to their check when talking to students. 
  DC 1: DSU is a good college. It has a great curriculum, and it even lets 
  the college students be students, as colleges did back on Old Earth. 
  DC 5: DSU graduates are very distinguished on Eos. Over the last 
  fifteen years, many of the leaders of DSR industry, politics, and the 
  military have been DSU graduates. 
  DC 10: DSU tries to produce well-rounded students who are not only 
  smart and educated but also live a moral life and support their community. 
  The college is trying to become the greatest center of learning in the 
  history of humanity. 
  DC 15: While DSU is a great school, the expectations of students are 
  high. Since the school’s first class, 20 people have committed suicide. 
  These deaths are kept quiet since that would put a blemish on the 
  school’s reputation. 
  DC 20: Smash (a designer drug created from an Eotian plant) has 
  become a major no-no here at the university. In the last year, it has made 
  an appearance at a few frat parties, but DSU Security is quick to react. 
  Someone told me that a few months ago; they even shot and killed a kid 
  who was on it. Man, it just seems like the institution is trying to get down 
  on us, we just want to experience every sensation this new world has to 
  offer. 
  DC 25: Joseph, one of the faction-camp kids, was telling me of a 
  meeting at a local bar. Apparently, there is a small EFL support group 
  
  6 
  forming on campus. They say that the institution has been spreading 
  Smash into the college groups it finds “undesirable”. Can you believe that? 
  But it is amazing how quickly Security comes down on the parties that 
  serve that stuff. 
   
  Knowledge (Current Events or Popular Culture) 
  This check reveals information about what the media is reporting about 
  DSU and the activities associated with the university. 
  DC 1: This season the Dawning Star University Orchestra will be 
  playing a number of classical earth melodies featuring Samuel Barber’s 
  Adagio of Strings. 
  DC 5: The DSU introductory flight training program has suffered a 
  number of unexplained malfunctions, resulting in the loss of a TAV-6. The 
  crew ejected from the AV without any injuries. 
  DC 10: Lauren Aysle, valedictorian from the class of 2244, was chosen 
  as second-in-command of the Republic Space Agency’s mission to 
  Phaeton. Since her graduation from DSU, Lauren has served with 
  distinction as an analytical physicist aboard the ESF’s Sadler Orbital 
  Facility. With her transfer to the RSA, she has received a promotion to 
  Lieutenant Commander. In a recent interview, Lt. Cmdr. Aysle confided 
  that: “The moon of Phaeton has always drawn my eye with its mystery. I 
  am proud to have been chosen for this historic mission.” 
  DC 15: This summer, DSU is sponsoring twelve archeological 
  expeditions to a coastal city ruin located 450 miles northwest of Dawning 
  Star City. These various expeditions are trying to find evidence of how 
  multiple species may have co-existed within one society. The overall 
  purpose is to come to a greater understand of the intelligent species that 
  once lived on Eos. 
  DC 20: The 8th Annual DSU Independent Film and Holo Awards gala 
  will be held on the 15th of May. This event usually brings the upper crust of 
  Dawning Star to the forefront on a dazzling night. This year’s favorite is 
  the multi-generation drama Into the Outback, a film about the struggles of 
  a family that left Dawning Star to find their fortune in Lanner’s Crossing. 
  The story tells of four generations struggling with their new life on Eos and 
  how the human spirit can overcome all odds. It is up for a number of 
  awards including Best Screenplay and Best Leading Actor. 
  DC 25: Maximillian Dagos recently announced that, starting this Landfall 
  Day, he loan a small portion of his art collection for display at the Terran 
  Museum of Art. This collection is focused on the exploration of man. The 
  highlight of the exhibit is George Catlin’s Missouri River, which illustrates 
  the departure of the Louis and Clark Expedition into the unknown 
  territories of North America. This exhibit will be on display at the Museum 
  until the next Lastday ceremony. 
   
  Knowledge (Local) 
  Using Knowledge (Local), the heroes can find out information about what 
  the community thinks or feels about Dawning Star University. 
  DC 1: For the most part, the students at DSU are well-mannered, clean-
  cut kids. 
  
  7 
  DC 5: The heroes learn the names of the nearest student hangouts. 
  DC 10: The heroes learn what a typical day in the life of a DSU student 
  is like. 
  DC 15: There are a few activist groups within the school that often 
  protest the DSR’s abuse of Eos. 
  DC 20: The heroes learn the location of a base of operations for one of 
  the local student activist groups. 
  DC 25: There is some level of coordination between the activist groups. 
  In fact, there are seldom conflicts between them during various protests. 
   
  Research 
  This check represents what information a character can find about 
  Dawning Star University through EosNet, court and public records, and 
  library research. The difficulty of finding this information might change 
  depending on how the character researches it. The DCs might be lower if 
  the character hacks into the Dawning Star Republic municipal court 
  mainframe. However, there is far more risk involved, then going through 
  news archives. This table represents general information that is available 
  about Dawning Star University. 
  DC 1: The Dawning Star University EosNet site contains information 
  about enrollment, curriculum, and current activities that the university is 
  sponsoring. 
  DC 5: Access to class schedules for the University’s aerospace flight 
  training and departure times for the deep-sea exploration missions. 
  DC 10: The budget of the xeno-archeological expeditions, making it one 
  of the largest single expenditures and the largest source of extra revenue 
  for the university through research grants and patents. 
  DC 15: A number of students have been expelled over the years for 
  theft of xeno-artifacts. The most well known case was the discharge of 
  Professor Neil Pritchard for unauthorized use of limited resources, illegal 
  possession of Eotian artifacts, and black market sale of same. Since 
  Pritchard’s discharge, there have been two lawsuits by students that said 
  they were framed and expelled with only circumstantial evidence. In both 
  cases, the university has settled out of court. 
  DC 20: Dawning Star University has been subject to a recent wave of 
  industrial espionage. Several technological innovations by the EFL may 
  have been projects stolen from Dawning Star University. For example, 
  the new revolutionary engine technology that researchers in Rogers’ Point 
  are working on is very similar to a set of plans promulgated by staff 
  member Dr. Benjamin Ganesh. Dr. Ganesh claimed that the engine 
  designs were developed in connection with an archeological expedition he 
  led near Iron Scar. He stated that the translation of the plans was on his 
  personal infocomp, when his pod crashed. When it rebooted the entire 
  drive was empty. The university could find no evidence of sabotage. Dr. 
  Ganesh has previously been labeled the “doctor that cries wolf”; he has 
  made a number of prior claims of discoveries that end up going “missing”. 
  DC 25: Various intercepted podcasts and EosNet chatter describes an 
  EFL intelligence operation in progress at Dawning Star University. Since 
  all the traffic is in some sort of code, there is no indication what the target 
  
  8 
  of the operation is. The interesting thing about each of the transmissions is 
  that it ends with a question mark. 
   
  NPCs 
  Following, are two NPCs associated with the University. Depending on 
  which side of the fence the PCs sit, they could serve as either allies or 
  enemies. 
   
  Doctor Alexander Van Hausen, Dean of Xeno-Archeology (Smart 
  Ordinary 4/Charismatic Ordinary 3/Dedicated Ordinary 1): CR 8; Medium-
  size humanoid; HD 4d6+4 plus 3d6+3 plus 1d6+1; HP 37; Mas 13; Init +1; 
  Spd 30 ft; Defense 14, touch 14, flatfooted 13 (+0 size, +1 Dex, +3 class); 
  BAB +3; Grap +4; Atk +4 melee (1d6+1, weapon), or +4 ranged (1d6+0, 
  weapon); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ ; AL Dawning Star Republic, 
  Family, knowledge; SV Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +6; AP 4; Rep +5; Str 13, Dex 
  13, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 15, Cha 11. 
  Occupation: Academic (Decipher Script, Gather Information, Research) 
  Skills: Bluff +3, Computer Use +7, Craft (electronic) +4, Craft 
  (mechanical) +4, Craft (structural) +5, Craft (writing) +4, Decipher Script 
  +10, Diplomacy +6, Gather Information +7, Investigate +9, Knowledge 
  (Civics) +2, Knowledge (Current Events) +2, Knowledge (Earth and Life 
  Sciences) +8, Knowledge (History) +8, Listen +4, Profession +8, Read/
  Write Language +4 (Star Confederation common), Repair +2, Research 
  +9, Search +1, Sense Motive +6, Spot +4 
  Feats: Attentive, Educated (Knowledge [Earth and Life Sciences], 
  Knowledge [History]), Gearhead, Simple Weapons Proficiency, Studious 
   
  Doctor Van Hausen was five years old when he boarded the Dawning 
  Star and was put into stasis. His parents were part of the initial 
  terraforming team, revived on landing. He traveled around the world with 
  them as they set up terraforming stations in various parts of Dawnhome. 
  These travels introduced him to the love of his life: the ruins of the Star 
  Confederations. As a child, he would run and play in many of the ruins 
  (not aware of the dangers that they represented). In between his 
  explorations, he was tutored in the history of Old Earth, and he began 
  focusing his studies on archeology. He was eventually granted an 
  honorary degree in archeology by the Dawning Star's fledging 
  government. He spent many years working for the Dawning Star 
  Department of Science, and he was one of the first people hired when the 
  DSU opened its doors. 
  At the age of 58, Doctor Van Hausen has seen much of Eos, explored 
  many of its most well-known ruins, and has many friends in the 
  government and even a few on the Velin council. His signature 
  accompaniment is a weathered brown fedora, an idea that he got from an 
  age-old American movie he particularly enjoyed. He has been an 
  inspiration to a number of aspiring xeno-archeologist across Eos. 
   
   
  
  9 
  Professor Nicolas Faust, Unmentionable Intelligence Operative Prime 
  (Charismatic Hero 3/Fast Hero 3/ Personality 2/ Infiltrator 1): CR 9; 
  Medium-size humanoid; HD 5d6+1 plus 4d8+1; HP 71; Mas 13; Init +2; Spd 
  30 ft; Defense +21, touch 19, flatfooted 19 (+0 size, +2 armor, +2 Dex, +7 
  class); BAB +4; Grap +4; Atk +4 melee (1d8, whipstick), or +8 ranged 
  (2d6+1, custom SITES M9); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ Electric 
  Vulnerability ; AL Unmentionables, Eos Freedom League, Self ; SV Fort 
  +6, Ref +10, Will +2; AP ; Rep +; Str 10, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 14, Wis 10, 
  Cha 14 
  Occupation: Academic (Computer Use, Knowledge (Technology), 
  Research) 
  Skills: Barter +1, Bluff +5,Computer Use + 13,Diplomacy + 9,Disguise 
  +2, Drive +2, Escape Artist +4, Gather Information +7 , Hide +8, Intimidate 
  +5, Knowledge (Behavioral Science) +10, Knowledge(Current Events) +6, 
  Knowledge (Popular Culture) +6, Knowledge (Technology) +6, Listen +2, 
  Perform (Dance) +6, Profession +1, Research +12, Search +4, Sense 
  Motive +3 
  Feats: Armor Proficiency (Light), Combat Martial Arts, Dawning Star 
  Familiarity, Personal Firearms Proficiency, Point Blank Shot, Renown, 
  Simple Weapons Proficiency, Trustworthy 
  Talents: Charm (Female), Coordinate, Evasion, Sweep, Uncanny 
  Dodge 1, Unlimited Access 
  Equipment: Custom SITES M9 (with double-tap firing option, laser sight, 
  smartlink, and suppressor, +1 mastercraft bonus), 5 box magazine, hip 
  holster, scout armor (chameleon surface, integrated night-vision goggles, 
  smart link with heads-up display link), DS belt-comp running App-3 
  Advanced, mesh vest, digital camera, 5 chemical light sticks, flash-seal, 
  fusion torch, intellipicks, climbing gear, duracable, explorer vest, grappler 
  tag, skill plexus (with Knowledge [Tactics], Navigation, Survival, and Treat 
  Injury), stun baton, whip stick. 
   
  Professor Nicolas Faust is one of the most popular instructors at Dawning 
  Star University, and he is the single most celebrated instructor in the 
  Department of Psychology. Since he starting working at Dawning Star 
  University, he has exposed numerous syndromes associated with the 
  destruction of Earth, and surviving on an alien planet. 
  Professor Faust is the son of Dr. Melissa Faust, a physician. He grew 
  up in a life of luxury within Dawning Star City, and was quite a problem 
  child, until his mother decided to send him for individual advanced 
  education in Sun City. There, Nicolas was able find his own route in life as 
  well as explore his wilder nature. 
  While in Sun City, Nicolas was approached by agents of the 
  Unmentionables, due to his position within the upper crust of Dawning Star 
  society. Nicolas quickly embraced Squad Gamma Zero’s philosophies and 
  proved to be a valuable addition to the unit with his extensive knowledge 
  of Dawning Star society and keen mind for psychological warfare. 
  After his training, Nicolas returned to the Dawning Star Republic and 
  began working for DSR Central Hospital as a therapist. From this position, 
  he was able to divert potentially valuable EFL contacts into the obscurity 
  
  10 
  of the mental ward system, where they were often smuggled out of the 
  Republic. Eventually he was offered a position within Dawning Star 
  University’s faculty, where he has become firmly entrenched. 
  Nicolas has become a very important operative for the EFL within the 
  heart of the Dawning Star Republic. He is the central figure in a growing 
  student movement attempting to sow change within the Republic. He uses 
  them mainly as a subversive element, distraction, and a recruiting pool for 
  his personal group of informants and muscle. He also runs surveillance on 
  a number of key University figures from his apartment in the Southern 
  Tower. This equipment is tied directly into a number of DSU security 
  systems. Only an expert computer technician could discover their 
  existence. All of this surveillance is routed through a number of anti-
  establishment hackers within the DSU community. This system itself was 
  designed by another Unmentionable for Nicolas’s use and was designed 
  to ensure “Operative Prime’s” anonymity. Usually, Nicolas distributes 
  missions to his minions through private podcasts and EosNet dead drops 
  that are monitored by his App 3 system. If an operative fails to update the 
  system on deadline, a mission failure message is sent to Nicolas, who 
  scraps the mission and terminates the operative. 
  Patricia Rogers is quite pleased with the performance of Operative 
  Prime, who is responsible for stealing a number of key advancements 
  from DSU, including the new engine technology the EFL is using. 
  Nicolas Faust is a dangerous enemy hidden within the heart of the 
  Dawning Star Republic, who could not only turn the tide of the simmering 
  EFL-DSR conflict but could also prove to be a powerful nemesis to player 
  characters. 
   
  New Feat 
  The following feat is suitable for some character backgrounds. 
   
  DSU Alumni 
  You are a graduate of Dawning Star University. 
  Prerequisites: Student or Scholar occupation, Dawning Star Familiarity. 
  Benefit: You have a contact at the university who provides you 
  information about a particular area. You should develop the character 
  concept of the contact with the GM. The contact has a +12 bonus to one 
  of the following skills: Computer Use, Craft (any), Decipher Script, 
  Knowledge (any), or Research. Once per week, you may communicate 
  with your contact to gain information related to his area of expertise. 
  Essentially, you use your contact’s skill bonus in place of yours for one 
  check. You must have some means of communicating with the contact, 
  e.g, telephone, e-mail, face-to-face contact, etc. 
  Additionally, all bonuses you gain from the Dawning Star Familiarity feat 
  are doubled. 
  Special: This feat may be taken multiple times. Each time it is taken you 
  gain an additional contact (but gain no additional bonuses related to the 
  Dawning Star Familiarity feat). 
   
  
  OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a 
   
  The following text is the property of Wizards 
  of the Coast, Inc. and is Copyright 2000 
  Wizards of the Coast, Inc ("Wizards"). All 
  Rights Reserved. 
   
  1. Definitions: (a)"Contributors" means the 
  copyright and/or trademark owners who have 
  contributed Open Game Content; 
  (b)"Derivative Material" means copyrighted 
  material including derivative works and 
  translations (including into other computer 
  languages), potation, modification, correction, 
  addition, extension, upgrade, improvement, 
  compilation, abridgment or other form in 
  which an existing work may be recast, 
  transformed or adapted; (c) "Distribute" 
  means to reproduce, license, rent, lease, sell, 
  broadcast, publicly display, transmit or 
  otherwise distribute; (d)"Open Game Content" 
  means the game mechanic and includes the 
  methods, procedures, processes and routines 
  to the extent such content does not embody 
  the Product Identity and is an enhancement 
  over the prior art and any additional content 
  clearly identified as Open Game Content by 
  the Contributor, and means any work covered 
  by this License, including translations and 
  derivative works under copyright law, but 
  specifically excludes Product Identity. (e) 
  "Product Identity" means product and product 
  line names, logos and identifying marks 
  including trade dress; artifacts; creatures 
  characters; stories, storylines, plots, thematic 
  elements, dialogue, incidents, language, 
  artwork, symbols, designs, depictions, 
  likenesses, formats, poses, concepts, themes 
  and graphic, photographic and other visual or 
  audio representations; names and descriptions 
  of characters, spells, enchantments, 
  personalities, teams, personas, likenesses and 
  special abilities; places, locations, 
  environments, creatures, equipment, magical 
  or supernatural abilities or effects, logos, 
  symbols, or graphic designs; and any other 
  trademark or registered trademark clearly 
  identified as Product identity by the owner of 
  the Product Identity, and which specifically 
  excludes the Open Game Content; (f) 
  "Trademark" means the logos, names, mark, 
  sign, motto, designs that are used by a 
  Contributor to identify itself or its products or 
  the associated products contributed to the 
  Open Game License by the Contributor (g) 
  "Use", "Used" or "Using" means to use, 
  Distribute, copy, edit, format, modify, 
  translate and otherwise create Derivative 
  Material of Open Game Content. (h) "You" or 
  "Your" means the licensee in terms of this 
  agreement. 
   
  2. The License: This License applies to any 
  Open Game Content that contains a notice 
  indicating that the Open Game Content may 
  only be Used under and in terms of this 
  License. You must affix such a notice to any 
  Open Game Content that you Use. No terms 
  may be added to or subtracted from this 
  License except as described by the License 
  itself. No other terms or conditions may be 
  applied to any Open Game Content 
  distributed using this License. 
   
  3.Offer and Acceptance: By Using the Open 
  Game Content You indicate Your acceptance 
  of the terms of this License. 
  4. Grant and Consideration: In consideration 
  for agreeing to use this License, the 
  Contributors grant You a perpetual, 
  worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license 
  with the exact terms of this License to Use, 
  the Open Game Content. 
   
  5.Representation of Authority to Contribute: 
  If You are contributing original material as 
  Open Game Content, You represent that Your 
  Contributions are Your original creation and/
  or You have sufficient rights to grant the 
  rights conveyed by this License. 
   
  6.Notice of License Copyright: You must 
  update the COPYRIGHT NOTICE portion of 
  this License to include the exact text of the 
  COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any Open Game 
  Content You are copying, modifying or 
  distributing, and You must add the title, the 
  copyright date, and the copyright holder's 
  name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any 
  original Open Game Content you Distribute. 
   
  7. Use of Product Identity: You agree not to 
  Use any Product Identity, including as an 
  indication as to compatibility, except as 
  expressly licensed in another, independent 
  Agreement with the owner of each element of 
  that Product Identity. You agree not to 
  indicate compatibility or co-adaptability with 
  any Trademark or Registered Trademark in 
  conjunction with a work containing Open 
  Game Content except as expressly licensed in 
  another, independent Agreement with the 
  owner of such Trademark or Registered 
  Trademark. The use of any Product Identity in 
  Open Game Content does not constitute a 
  challenge to the ownership of that Product 
  Identity. The owner of any Product Identity 
  used in Open Game Content shall retain all 
  rights, title and interest in and to that Product 
  Identity. 
   
  8. Identification: If you distribute Open Game 
  Content You must clearly indicate which 
  portions of the work that you are distributing 
  are Open Game Content. 
   
  9. Updating the License: Wizards or its 
  designated Agents may publish updated 
  versions of this License. You may use any 
  authorized version of this License to copy, 
  modify and distribute any Open Game 
  Content originally distributed under any 
  version of this License. 
   
  10 Copy of this License: You MUST include 
  a copy of this License with every copy of the 
  Open Game Content You Distribute. 
   
  11. Use of Contributor Credits: You may not 
  market or advertise the Open Game Content 
  using the name of any Contributor unless You 
  have written permission from the Contributor 
  to do so. 
   
  12 Inability to Comply: If it is impossible for 
  You to comply with any of the terms of this 
  License with respect to some or all of the 
  Open Game Content due to statute, judicial 
  order, or governmental regulation then You 
  may not Use any Open Game Material so 
  affected. 
   
  13 Termination: This License will terminate 
  automatically if You fail to comply with all 
  terms herein and fail to cure such breach 
  within 30 days of becoming aware of the 
  breach. All sublicenses shall survive the 
  termination of this License. 
   
  14 Reformation: If any provision of this 
  License is held to be unenforceable, such 
  provision shall be reformed only to the extent 
  necessary to make it enforceable. 
   
  15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE 
  Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, 
  Wizards of the Coast, Inc. 
   
  Modern System Reference Document 
  Copyright 2002-2004, Wizards of the Coast, 
  Inc.; Authors Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich 
  Redman, Charles Ryan, Eric Cagle, David 
  Noonan, Stan!, Christopher Perkins, Rodney 
  Thompson, and JD Wiker, based on material 
  by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip 
  Williams, Richard Baker, Peter Adkison, 
  Bruce R. Cordell, John Tynes, Andy Collins, 
  and JD Wiker. 
   
  Dawning Star: Operation Quick Launch 
  Copyright 2004, Justin D. Jacobson 
   
  Helios Rising, Copyright 2006, Justin D. 
  Jacobson 
   
  INDICIA 
   
  Principal Writing by Sean T. Masters. Cover 
  Illustration by Danilo Moretti. Editing and 
  Layout by Justin D. Jacobson. 
  'd20 System' and the 'd20 System' 
  logo are trademarks of Wizards of 
  the Coast, Inc. and are used 
  according to the terms of the d20 
  System License version 6.0. A copy 
  of this License can be found at 
  www.wizards.com/d20. d20 Modern 
  and Wizards of the Coast are 
  trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, 
  Inc. in the United States and other 
  countries and are used with 
  permission. 
  All other content is ©2006 Justin D. 
  Jacobson. Dawning Star, Operation Quick 
  Launch, Helios Rising, TERRAFORMER, 
  their corresponding logos, and all Blue Devil 
  Games logos are trademarks of Justin D. 
  Jacobson. This edition of TERRAFORMER is 
  produced under version 1.0a of the Open 
  Game License, version 6.0 of the d20 System 
  License, version 5.0 of the d20 System 
  Trademark Logo Guide, and the Modern 
  System Reference Document by permission of 
  Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Subsequent 
  versions of this product will incorporate later 
  versions. All rights reserved. Product Code 
  BDV5056. 
  Designation of Open Content: All of the 
  content not specifically enumerated as Closed 
  Content is Open Content, including but not 
  limited to the NPCs, equipment, xenomorphs, 
  and description of Julian measles. 
  Designation of Closed Content: Dawning 
  Star logos and titles, TERRAFORMER logos 
  and titles, the cover illustration and the term 
  vaasi and darkling. 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Dungeons & Dragons [multi]/Books/3p/BDG - Terraformer - 06 - Loc - Dawning Star University.pdf