DICE BEFORE DEATH / FAN RESOURCES
Community use & credits
Dice Before Death is an independent tabletop gaming project. This page explains the status of our free Starfinder fan resources, acknowledges their sources and provides a way to contact us about credits or permissions.
Paizo Community Use notice
The Dice Before Death Starfinder fan project uses trademarks and/or copyrights owned by Paizo Inc., used under Paizo's Community Use Policy (paizo.com/licenses/communityuse). We are expressly prohibited from charging you to use or access this content. The Dice Before Death Starfinder fan project is not published, endorsed, or specifically approved by Paizo. For more information about Paizo Inc. and Paizo products, visit paizo.com.
This notice applies to our freely accessible Starfinder fan material, including the public atlas, player references, fan posters and campaign writing. These resources do not require a purchase or donation.
Ownership and trademarks
Starfinder, Pathfinder, Paizo, the Paizo golem and other trademarks owned by Paizo are the property of Paizo Inc. Paizo's settings, characters, names, text and artwork remain the property of their respective rights holders. All rights reserved.
Our campaign inventions and homebrew are unofficial. Our own summaries and illustrations do not become official Paizo material. Atlas positions and system diagrams are schematic and are not intended as precise astronomical measurements.
Source acknowledgements
The following publications inform our Starfinder references and campaign tools. Individual resources should be read alongside their source references and any resource-specific credits. These sourcebooks remain available from their publisher; this acknowledgement is not a licence to redistribute them.
- Starfinder Player Core — © 2025 Paizo Inc.
Authors: Jessica Catalan, Thurston Hillman, Jenny Jarzabski, Mike Kimmel and Dustin Knight. - Starfinder Galaxy Guide — © 2025 Paizo Inc.
Authors: Kate Baker, Rigby Bendele, Joseph Blomquist, Jessica Catalan, John Compton, Anthony Dollinger, Alexi Greer, Sen H.H.S., Thurston Hillman, Jenny Jarzabski, Mike Kimmel, Dustin Knight, Dennis Muldoon, Quinn Murphy, Emily Parks, Letterio Mammoliti and Kendra Leigh Speedling.
Cartography and design: Kyle Hunter. - Starfinder Absalom Station: Center of the Galaxy — © 2026 Paizo Inc.
Authors: James Beck, Rigby Bendele, Conner Berkheiser, Joseph Blomquist, Anthony Dollinger, Brooke Erickson, Sen H.H.S., Sasha Laranoa Harving, Jenny Jarzabski, Jason Keeley, Derry Luttrell, Marceline Miller, Quinn Murphy, Dave Nelson, Erin Roberts, Kendra Leigh Speedling, Christopher Wasko, Alex White, Shan Wolf, Isis Wozniakowska and Aras Yazgan.
Cartography: Noah Seslar.
Additional campaign and reference sources
- Starfinder GM Core — © 2025 Paizo Inc.
Authors: Jessica Catalan, Thurston Hillman, Jenny Jarzabski, Mike Kimmel and Dustin Knight. - Starfinder Guilt of the Grave World Adventure Path — © 2025 Paizo Inc.
Author: Michael Bramnik. - Starfinder Galactic Ancestries — © 2026 Paizo Inc.
Authors: Kate Baker, Rigby Bendele, Brent Bowser, Michael Bramnik, Jessica Catalan, John Compton, John Curtin, Anthony Dollinger, Ivis K. Flanagan, John Godek III, Thurston Hillman, Jenny Jarzabski, Mike Kimmel, Dustin Knight, Derry Luttrell, Jessica Redekop, Tony Saunders, Abbey Schnell, Sam W Tennyson and Linda Zayas-Palmer. - Starfinder Alien Core — © 2025 Paizo Inc.
Authors: Kate Baker, Lau Bannenberg, Rigby Bendele, Vishesh Bhartiya, Joseph Blomquist, Jeremy Blum, Tineke Bolleman, Brent Bowser, Michael Bramnik, Patrick Brennan, Charlie Brooks, Jessica Catalan, Brite Cheney, Jeremy Corff, Caryn DiMarco, Anthony Dollinger, Steve Fidler, Kim Frandsen, Andrew D. Geels, Basheer Ghouse, Sen H.H.S., Katrina Hennessy, Thurston Hillman, Joan Hong, Jenny Jarzabski, Sara Jeffers, Mikko Kallio, Lysle Kapp, Mike Kimmel, Dustin Knight, Cole Kronewitter, Mahpiya, Letterio Mammoliti, Randal Meyer, Jacob W. Michaels, Matt Morris, Dennis Muldoon, Quinn Murphy, Elizabeth V Nold, Chesley Oxendine, Emily Parks, Glen Parnell, Randy Price, Kyle T. Raes, Jessica Redekop, Erin Roberts, James Rodehaver, David N. Ross, Pidj Sorensen, Joel Southall, Kendra Leigh Speedling, Drew Taylor, Sam W Tennyson, Jalen Todd, Ruvaid Virk, Viditya Voleti, Christopher Wasko, Nicholas Wasko, Jackson Wery, Shan Wolf and Basil Wright.
Artwork, rules and other licences
The Community Use Policy covers specified material and uses; it is not a general permission to reproduce every illustration, map or publication. Paizo artwork, logos or other third-party material require the applicable permission and creator credits. An independently created fan illustration is distinct from the original published artwork.
Where a resource reproduces material released under the Open RPG Creative licence (ORC), Open Game License (OGL) or another licence, its applicable licence and attribution notices must accompany that resource. This page does not replace those notices, relicense Paizo's reserved material or place the whole website under a Creative Commons licence.
Read Paizo's Community Use Policy and Paizo's licence information for the permissions and conditions supplied by Paizo.
Free resources and the shop
The free fan project and merchandise sold through the shop are distinct. This Community Use notice does not claim that shop products are licensed by Paizo or covered by its Community Use Policy. Paid products need their own applicable permissions.
Other games and original contributions
Dungeons & Dragons and D&D are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Dice Before Death is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Other third-party names and marks belong to their respective owners.
Original Dice Before Death writing, campaign material and original illustrations remain with their respective creators. No blanket permission to reuse third-party material is implied by a link or acknowledgement on this website.
Contact and corrections
For a missing credit, source correction, copyright concern or permission enquiry, contact Dice Before Death using our contact form. Please identify the relevant page or resource and the credit or correction you are requesting.
Last reviewed: 20 October 2026.