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Between Star & Void
By Matthew Skail
And James M. Spahn
Review By:
Kirt Dankmyer, Eric Fabiaschi, Richard, LeBlanc, Walt Robilard,
Peter Schweighofer
Cover Art By:
Joe Singleton
Additional Art By:
Luigi Castellani, Anthony Cournoyer, Mark Huffman, David
Lewis Johnson, Joyce Maureira, Juan Ochoa, Jeshields, Joe Singleton
White Star
TM
is a trademark of James M. Spahn.
Autarch, Adventurer Conqueror King, Adventurer Conqueror King System, and ACKS
are trademarks of Autarch LLC.
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Dedication
To Mom
For always believing in me
To James M. Spahn
Without whom none of this
would have happened.
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Table of Contents
Chapter
History of the Way
Orders of the Way
Meditations
Martial Styles of the Star Knight
Star Sword Construction and Modification
Campaigns
The Void
The Knight’s Panoply
Appendix A: Focused Meditation System
Appendix B: Fantasy Conversion
Appendix C: Reaction Rolls
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103
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Chapter 1
History of The Way
The nature of a riddle is to demand an answer.
Master Star Knight J’ame Syn
The philosophy of
The Way,
with its tenants of inspiration, self-sacrifice, hope,
and society is generally welcome by most civilizations that understand it. But
with its wide-spread nature and diverse membership, its history is oddly
obscure. No one truly knows where
The Way
began or how it was discovered. It
has been in the galaxy for so long that its true history is long since lost in the
ashes of time.
Various races hold many theories. Some claim it originated from a single world
inhabited by some ancient enlightened species who have since passed into the
cosmos after leaving their teaching behind. Others claim it was discovered on
many worlds simultaneously or close enough as to make no difference. Some
even believe it is merely a biological mutation or the result of some nano-virus
leftover from an ancient war.
It is said the
Void Knights
have their own theories. Some whisper they believe
The Void
is a sentient, conscious thing, an entropic intelligence as distant from
us as we are from insects. They claim all
Meditations
spring from the Void.
The
Void
does not like its tools being squandered by those who do not surrender to
its will. The
Star Knight
order dismisses these theories as simply the ramblings
of mad men. They do not seem overly appreciative, however, when it is pointed
out that they often believe in trusting in ‘the will of
The Way’
as though their
own philosophy is, or possesses, some guiding sentience.
The
Star Knights
themselves predominantly maintain
The Way
is an inherent
part of the universe, a power that those with sufficient training, innate talent,
and wisdom can learn to master. Though one must know
The Void
to utilize
The
Way,
it is, they claim, because an adherent of
The Way
must walk between
being and non-being to utilize the
Meditations.
The
Star Knight
must look
beyond the darkness of
The Void,
to see the brightness of the stars. This is why
they pity
Void Knights,
lost souls who could not see past their own nihilism and
the horrors of the universe to see the hope and beauty that shines inside every
living thing.
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The history of the
Star Knights
is one of glory and, sadly, terrible conflict. Their
history recounts involvement in some of the greatest battles and wars in the
history of the galaxy. It was their power that helped stopped the invincible
psychic Vren and their Akashic Empire. It was their dedication to life that saw
them face the Nightmare Children and their Void Engines. It was their
determination that saw them help bring down the Machine Hegemony. They
have helped end numerous system wars and planetary struggles. And they are
much loved for it.
And much hated.
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