Biomes
Starfinder Core Rulebook, page 396
The following section includes information on a variety of biomes found on planets. Some planets could be entirely made up of a single biome, such as desert or forest worlds, while other planets contain a mix of the following terrain types.
In this section
- Aerial Terrain On worlds where the atmosphere expands high above the physical boundaries of the surface, there exists a region of open air.
- Aquatic Terrain Aquatic terrain can be one of the least hospitable to PCs because most can’t breathe underwater.
- Desert Terrain Desert terrain exists in cold, temperate, and warm climates, but all deserts share one common trait: very little precipitation.
- Forest Terrain A forest can be composed of more than trees. On some worlds, vast fungal growths tower into the sky, while on others metallic veins rise from the ground and connect in spidery canopies.
- Hill and Mountain Terrain Hill terrain describes rises in the immediate area, often multiple hills spread over miles. This type of terrain can occur in any other biome.
- Marsh Terrain Two categories of marsh exist: relatively dry moors and watery swamps. Both are often bordered by lakes (see page 396), which are effectively a third category of terrain found in marshes.
- Urban Terrain Urban terrain can be found in most settlements where the people have greatly exerted their influence over the surrounding environment, constructing buildings where they can live and work in comfort and laying…