Dark Force Rising Sourcebook

"It is believed that a Grand Admiral has returned to take control of the Imperial remnants. We believed that we had accounted for all of the Emperor's warlords, but what if we were wrong?"

- Voren Na'al

Dark Force Rising Sourcebook is a hardcover supplement to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game published by West End Games. It was written by Bill Slavicsek and published in 1992.

Publisher's Summary
"I rule the Empire now. Not some long-dead Emperor..."

Grand Admiral Thrawn's plan to restore the Empire to absolute power proceeds with horrifying efficiency. Only the bravery and skill of Princess Leia, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker can stop him from delivering a killing stroke to the New Republic!

While Thrawn's schemes unfold, Luke Skywalker confronts the mad Dark Jedi, Joruus C'baoth, in a struggle for the fate of the Jedi Knights and the galaxy itself!

Return to the wonder and excitement of a far-off galaxy in this companion volume to Timothy Zahn's best-selling novel Dark Force Rising. This book includes complete information and game statistics on all of the characters, aliens, vehicles, droids, planets and starships from this gripping adventure.

"This is the calm before the storm..."

Prologue

 * The State of The Galaxy

Chapter One: The New Republic

 * History Lesson
 * Structure of the New Republic

New Characters

 * General Madine
 * General Madine Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Admiral Drayson
 * Admiral Drayson Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Captain Virgilio
 * Captain Virgilio Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Tav Breil'lya
 * Tav Breil'lya Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Anselm
 * Anselm Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Tomrus
 * Tomrus Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Winter
 * Winter Roleplaying Game Statistics

Character Updates

 * Mon Mothma
 * Mon Mothma Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Admiral Ackbar
 * Building the B-wing Starfighter
 * Admiral Ackbar Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Borsk Fey'lya
 * Borsk Fey'lya Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Han Solo
 * Han Solo Roleplaying Game Statistics

Chapter Two: The Force

 * Luke Skywalker
 * Luke Skywalker Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Joruus C'baoth
 * The Teachings of Joruus C'baoth
 * Joruus C'baoth Roleplaying Game Statistics

Force Powers in the Roleplaying Game

 * Control Powers
 * Detoxify Poison
 * Enhance Attribute
 * Short-Term Memory Enhancement
 * Sense Powers*
 * Combat Sense
 * Danger Sense
 * Control + Sense Powers*
 * Farseeing
 * Control + Alter Powers
 * Control Another's Pain
 * Force Lightning
 * Inflict Pain
 * Control + Sense + Alter Powers
 * Affect Mind
 * Control Mind
 * Enhanced Coordination
 * Telekinetic Kill
 * Sense And Alter Powers
 * Dim Other's Senses

Chapter Three: Remnants of the Empire

 * Dark History

New Characters

 * General Covell
 * General Covell Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Captain Brandei
 * Captain Brandei Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Captain Dorja
 * Captain Dorja Roleplaying Game Statistics

Imperial Forces

 * Naval Personnel
 * Standard Imperial Pilot Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Standard TIE Fighter Pilot Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Standard Imperial Gunner Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Standard Imperial Navy Trooper Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Lieutenant Creb: TIE Fighter Pilot
 * Army Personnel
 * Standard Imperial Army Trooper Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Standard Imperial Assault Trooper Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Corporal Terkuss: Assault Trooper
 * Imperial Intelligence
 * Ubiqtorate
 * Internal Organization Bureau
 * Analysis Bureau
 * Bureau of Operations
 * Other Operations

Character Updates

 * Grand Admiral Thrawn
 * In the Unknown Regions
 * Grand Admiral Thrawn Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Captain Pellaeon
 * Captain Pellaeon Roleplaying Game Statistics

New Characters

 * Niles Ferrier
 * Niles Ferrier Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Garm Bel Iblis
 * Garm Bel Iblis Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Peregrine's Nest
 * Sena Leikvold Midanyl
 * Sena Leikvold Midanyl Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Irenez
 * Irenez Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * The Cavrilhu Pirates
 * Captain Zothip Roleplaying Game Statistics

Character Updates

 * Lando Calrissian
 * Lando Calrissian Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Talon Karrde
 * Talon Karrde Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Mara Jade
 * Mara Jade Roleplaying Game Statistics

Chapter Five: Planets

 * Churba System
 * New Cov
 * Endor*
 * Endor's Moon
 * Bright Tree Village
 * Salfur's Trading Post
 * Deadly Predators
 * Divto
 * Divto Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Preducor
 * Preducor Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Honoghr
 * The Planet Honoghr
 * Dukhas
 * Dukha of the Clan Kihm'bar
 * The Empire's Deception
 * Nystao
 * Jomark
 * The Planet
 * Cracian Thumpers
 * Cracian Thumper Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Pantolomin
 * Pantolomin
 * Coral Vanda
 * Rishi
 * The Planet Rishi
 * The H'kig Religion

Chapter Six: Aliens

 * Barabels
 * Barabel Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Defel
 * Defel Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Duinuogwuins
 * Duinuogwuin Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Ewoks
 * Ewok Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Gotals
 * Gotal Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Herglics
 * Herglic Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Noghri
 * Noghri Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Rishii
 * Rishii Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Sluissi
 * Sluissi Roleplaying Game Statistics
 * Verpine
 * Verpine Roleplaying Game Statistics

Chapter Seven: Droids

 * Decon Droids
 * Decon Droid
 * Espionage Droids
 * Espionage Droid
 * The Slave Circuit/Droid Debate
 * Guard Droids
 * Guard Droid
 * General Purpose Droids
 * General Purpose Droid
 * Interrogator Droids
 * Interrogator Droid
 * Medical Droids
 * Medical Droid
 * Probe Droids
 * Probe Droid
 * Probot Hyperdrive Pod
 * Servant Droids
 * Servant Droid

Chapter Eight: Equipment

 * Holo Transmissions
 * Holocomms
 * Life-Form Analyzers
 * Combat Artillery*
 * Anti-Infantry Artillery
 * Anti-Infantry Artillery
 * Anti-Orbit Artillery
 * Anti-Orbit Artillery
 * Anti-Vehicle Artillery
 * Anti-Vehicle Artillery
 * Shields
 * Magnetic Fields
 * Particle Shielding
 * Ray Shielding
 * Deflection Towers and Shield Generators
 * Vibro Weapons
 * Gottu and his Vibroaxe
 * Vibro Weapon Roleplaying Game Statistics

Repulsorlift Vehicles

 * Freerunners
 * Freerunner
 * Hoverscouts
 * Hoverscout
 * Landspeeders
 * Landspeeder
 * Skiffs
 * Transport Skiff
 * Swoops
 * A Day at the Races
 * Swoop

All-Terrain Walkers

 * AT-AT
 * AT-AT Walker
 * AT-ST
 * AT-ST Walker
 * AT-PT
 * AT-PT Walker

Starfighters

 * A-Wing Starfighters
 * A-wing Starfighter
 * Scimitar Assault Bombers
 * Scimitar Assault Bomber
 * TIE Fighters
 * TIE Fighter
 * TIE Interceptors
 * TIE Interceptor
 * Y-wing Starfighters
 * Y-wing Starfighter
 * Z-95 Starfighters
 * Z-95 Starfighter
 * Ion Weapons vs Blasters

Space Transports

 * Space Barges
 * W-23 Space Barge
 * Light Freighters
 * Light Freighter
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Bulk Freighters
 * Bulk Freighter
 * Wild Karrde
 * Personal Yachts
 * Lady Luck
 * Drop-Ships
 * Drop-Ship

Combat Starships

 * Bulk Cruisers
 * Bulk Cruiser
 * Corellian Gunships
 * Corellian Gunship
 * Dreadnaughts
 * The Katana Fleet
 * Dreadnaught
 * Lancers
 * Cluster Traps
 * Lancer
 * System Patrol Craft
 * System Patroller
 * Star Galleons
 * Star Galleon
 * Star Destroyers
 * Victory Star Destroyer

Continuity
The sourcebook claims that the planet orbited by the moon of Endor was destroyed, which was noted in the novelization of Return of the Jedi. The Essential Atlas later claimed this disappearance was an elaborate hoax, and the planet of Endor has since appeared in other media.

Like the Dark Force Rising novel, this sourcebook lists the Battle of Honoghr as taking place around 35 BBY. The Essential Guide to Alien Species later retconned this to 20 BBY