diff --git a/data/galaxy.json b/data/galaxy.json
index d823f24..2d03d69 100644
--- a/data/galaxy.json
+++ b/data/galaxy.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "_comment": "Galaxy shape + scale (js/galaxy/Galaxy.js). systemCount = total star systems (the starting system is one of them). layout.field = the galaxy is a seeded WIDE (2:1) field of stars (center at the world origin, ±width/2 in x, ±height/2 in y — the 2:1 shape matches the map plate, js/ui/MapWindow.js at the 1280×720 design size, so the fully-zoomed-out galaxy fills the plate): Bridson Poisson-disk sampling keeps every pair of systems at least minSpacing·√(width·height/systemCount) apart — an even, organic field (no clumps, no voids, not a grid). startingSystem: policy 'corner' puts the player's home in the star NEAREST the configured corner (corner: NE/NW/SE/SW, screen orientation — SE = lower right); 'center' (nearest the origin) and 'random' still work. distribution.zones slices the HOME→FAR diagonal into named zones (d: 0 at the home corner, 1 at the opposite corner); distribution.zoneMix multiplies each type's distribution.weight PER ZONE (the old per-type radiusBand is gone — type flavor is regional now). settlements.gradient = free-space settlement density by diagonal position (d 0 = home corner, 1 = far corner): chance = 1 − d×falloff, floored at floor (js/galaxy/SystemGenerator.js → settlementDensity).",
+  "_comment": "Galaxy shape + scale (js/galaxy/Galaxy.js). systemCount = total star systems (the starting system is one of them). layout.field = the galaxy is a seeded WIDE (2:1) field of stars (center at the world origin, ±width/2 in x, ±height/2 in y — the 2:1 shape matches the map plate, js/ui/MapWindow.js at the 1280×720 design size, so the fully-zoomed-out galaxy fills the plate): Bridson Poisson-disk sampling keeps every pair of systems at least minSpacing·√(width·height/systemCount) apart — an even, organic field (no clumps, no voids, not a grid). startingSystem: policy 'corner' puts the player's home in the star NEAREST the configured corner (corner: NE/NW/SE/SW, screen orientation — SE = lower right); 'center' (nearest the origin) and 'random' still work. startingSystem.type FORCES the starting system's archetype (default 'main' — a Main Sequence star, data/systems.json → types.main: the player's home is an ordinary star; the record's zone-mixed roll is overridden at roster build, js/galaxy/Galaxy.js). distribution.zones slices the HOME→FAR diagonal into named zones (d: 0 at the home corner, 1 at the opposite corner); distribution.zoneMix multiplies each type's distribution.weight PER ZONE (the old per-type radiusBand is gone — type flavor is regional now). settlements.gradient = free-space settlement density by diagonal position (d 0 = home corner, 1 = far corner): chance = 1 − d×falloff, floored at floor (js/galaxy/SystemGenerator.js → settlementDensity).",
   "systemCount": 90,
   "layout": {
     "field": {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       "far": { "main": 0.85, "redDwarf": 0.55, "binary": 1.1, "habitable": 0.25, "nebula": 1.8, "void": 2.6 }
     }
   },
-  "startingSystem": { "policy": "corner", "corner": "SE" },
+  "startingSystem": { "policy": "corner", "corner": "SE", "type": "main" },
   "settlements": {
     "gradient": { "falloff": 0.7, "floor": 0.22 }
   },
diff --git a/dev/galaxy.test.mjs b/dev/galaxy.test.mjs
index 1e47b9f..86eccad 100644
--- a/dev/galaxy.test.mjs
+++ b/dev/galaxy.test.mjs
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ let big;
     'corner policy: the home system sits in the NEAR zone (d ≈ 0 at the home corner)',
     big.currentSystem().zone === zoneCfg[0]?.name,
   );
+  // The starting system is ALWAYS a Main Sequence system (data/galaxy.json
+  // → startingSystem.type, default 'main' — the player's home is an
+  // ordinary star): whatever the zone mix rolled, the record is overridden
+  // to 'main' at roster build.
+  check(
+    'starting system is always a Main Sequence system (type "main")',
+    big.currentSystem().type === 'main' && config.get('systems.types.main.label', '') === 'Main Sequence',
+  );
 
   // Lazy contents: the global OBJECT-COMPOSITION rule across the WHOLE
   // galaxy (data/systems.json → objectCount: 0/2/3/4/5 objects, ≈ 10%
@@ -295,6 +303,13 @@ let big;
     .slice()
     .sort((a, b) => (a.x + halfNWx) ** 2 + (a.y + halfNWy) ** 2 - ((b.x + halfNWx) ** 2 + (b.y + halfNWy) ** 2))[0].id;
   check('corner policy honors the configured corner (NW)', nw.currentSystemId === trueNW);
+
+  // The Main Sequence home rule holds for EVERY starting policy (the
+  // default 'main' applies — none of these override startingSystem.type).
+  check(
+    'every starting policy still yields a Main Sequence home',
+    [randomPolicy, center, nw].every((gg) => gg.currentSystem().type === 'main'),
+  );
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/PROJECT_NOTES.md b/docs/PROJECT_NOTES.md
index 5413fa5..a107b3d 100644
--- a/docs/PROJECT_NOTES.md
+++ b/docs/PROJECT_NOTES.md
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ menu (displayed, editable, rerollable; same seed ⇒ same galaxy).
 
 The player's **current system** starts at `galaxy.currentSystem()`
 (`startingSystem.policy`: `corner` (default — the home corner, SE),
-`center`, or `random`). Jumping between systems
+`center`, or `random`). Its **type is fixed**: the starting system is
+always a Main Sequence system (`startingSystem.type`, default `'main'`
+— data/systems.json → types.main), so the player's home is an ordinary
+star. Jumping between systems
 now has its NETWORK (see "Jump gates" below — `data/gates.json` +
 `js/galaxy/JumpNetwork.js`, built on `galaxy.neighborsOf(id)` and the
 spatial hash); the in-flight jump drive is the next mechanic on top.
diff --git a/js/galaxy/Galaxy.js b/js/galaxy/Galaxy.js
index 5d0cb69..37452d6 100644
--- a/js/galaxy/Galaxy.js
+++ b/js/galaxy/Galaxy.js
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ const clamp = (v, lo, hi) => Math.min(hi, Math.max(lo, v));
  *   - the player's HOME system sits in the star nearest the configured
  *     corner (startingSystem: policy "corner", corner NE/NW/SE/SW,
  *     screen orientation — SE = lower right); "center" / "random" still
- *     work; the HOME→FAR diagonal is the galaxy's progression axis:
+ *     work; its TYPE is always "main" (Main Sequence —
+ *     startingSystem.type, the player's home is an ordinary star; the
+ *     zone-mixed roll is overridden at roster build); the HOME→FAR
+ *     diagonal is the galaxy's progression axis:
  *     each record carries `d` (0 at the home corner, 1 at the opposite
  *     corner) and its `zone` (near/middle/far, distribution.zones);
  *   - types mix PER ZONE (distribution.zoneMix × the type's global
@@ -200,6 +203,23 @@ export class Galaxy {
     // the player from here on (jumps, saves); the home rules must not.
     this.homeSystemId = this.currentSystemId;
 
+    // The starting system is ALWAYS a MAIN SEQUENCE system (data/galaxy.json
+    // → startingSystem.type, default 'main' — data/systems.json → types.main,
+    // "Main Sequence"): the player's home is an ordinary star. Its type was
+    // rolled from the zone mix above like every other record; override it
+    // here — before the frame passes read it — so the dossier ("Main
+    // Sequence system · star G"), the map plate, and the generated content
+    // all agree.
+    const forcedType = String(start.type ?? 'main');
+    const homeRec = this.byId.get(this.currentSystemId);
+    if (homeRec && this.typeDefs[forcedType]) {
+      if (homeRec.type !== forcedType) homeRec.type = forcedType;
+    } else {
+      console.warn(
+        `[orbit] startingSystem.type "${forcedType}" is not a defined system type — the starting system keeps its rolled type`,
+      );
+    }
+
     // Spatial hash for fast neighbor queries (jump ranges, proximity rules,
     // the eventual star map).
     const area = W * H;
diff --git a/js/galaxy/SystemGenerator.js b/js/galaxy/SystemGenerator.js
index 34ac54a..c9fecb1 100644
--- a/js/galaxy/SystemGenerator.js
+++ b/js/galaxy/SystemGenerator.js
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ const DEG = Math.PI / 180;
  * station: five objects (the home world + four) cannot sit 6400..10240 px
  * apart — the tightest 5-point spacing needs a max/min ratio ≥ φ ≈ 1.618,
  * which the home band 10240/6400 = 1.6 cannot give — so the home system
- * stays a ≤ 4-object configuration (see layoutSystem).
+ * stays a ≤ 4-object configuration (see layoutSystem). Its TYPE is also
+ * fixed: always 'main' (Main Sequence — the player's home is an ordinary
+ * star; Galaxy.js forces it at roster build, data/galaxy.json →
+ * startingSystem.type), so its star class rolls from the main-sequence
+ * table (G/K/M).
  *
  * LAYOUT (data/planets.json → solarSystem) — the SOLAR SYSTEM BAND: every
  * PAIR of layout objects (planets and free-space stations — the central