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{{Quote|What’s the difference between a lightsaber and a glowrod? A lightsaber impresses girls!|Jacen Solo|Legacy of the Force: Invincible}}
 
{{Quote|What’s the difference between a lightsaber and a glowrod? A lightsaber impresses girls!|Jacen Solo|Legacy of the Force: Invincible}}
 
The '''glowrod''' (also referred to as a '''glowtube''', '''glowlight''', '''glowlamp''', '''light stick''', '''chemlight''',<ref name="SWGROTW">{{SWG|[[Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees|Rage of the Wookiees]]}}</ref> '''glow stick''',<ref name="SWGROTW" /> or '''glowpole'''<ref name=":0">''[[The Approaching Storm]]''</ref>) was a device utilized for the purpose of producing light.
 
The '''glowrod''' (also referred to as a '''glowtube''', '''glowlight''', '''glowlamp''', '''light stick''', '''chemlight''',<ref name="SWGROTW">{{SWG|[[Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees|Rage of the Wookiees]]}}</ref> '''glow stick''',<ref name="SWGROTW" /> or '''glowpole'''<ref name=":0">''[[The Approaching Storm]]''</ref>) was a device utilized for the purpose of producing light.
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
Glowrods created a beam of light illuminating up to 10 meters. There were two varieties: those that produced light using chemical phosphorescents<ref>''[[The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]''</ref> and those that used a portable [[Power pack|power cell]]. The latter could be hooked up to a generator for indefinite light generation. The standard glowrod weighed roughly 1 kilogram and cost 10 [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]].
 
Glowrods created a beam of light illuminating up to 10 meters. There were two varieties: those that produced light using chemical phosphorescents<ref>''[[The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]''</ref> and those that used a portable [[Power pack|power cell]]. The latter could be hooked up to a generator for indefinite light generation. The standard glowrod weighed roughly 1 kilogram and cost 10 [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]].
   
It was a standard issue item given to [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]]. They also came in versions that could be switched to [[Ultraviolet/Legends|ultraviolet]].<ref name="Allegiance">''[[Allegiance (novel)|Allegiance]]''</ref>
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It was a standard issue item given to [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]]. They also came in versions that could be switched to [[Ultraviolet/Legends|ultraviolet]].<ref name="Allegiance">[[Allegiance (novel)|''Allegiance'']]</ref>
   
 
A glowrod could be modified so that it flickered instead of emitting a constant light so that it would resemble the flickering of torchlight.<ref name=":0" />
 
A glowrod could be modified so that it flickered instead of emitting a constant light so that it would resemble the flickering of torchlight.<ref name=":0" />
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*{{Journal|4|The Final Exit}}
 
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead]]''
 
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead]]''
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*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Small Victories]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Small Victories]]''
*''[[Starfall (adventure)|Starfall]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*[[Starfall (adventure)|''Starfall'']]
*''[[Otherspace (adventure)|Otherspace]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*[[Otherspace (adventure)|''Otherspace'']]
*''[[Riders of the Maelstrom (WEG)|Riders of the Maelstrom]]'' {{C|As "glowstick"}}
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*[[Riders of the Maelstrom (WEG)|''Riders of the Maelstrom'']] {{ID|glowstick}}
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*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Three|text=''Classic Adventures: Volume Three''|story=Riders of the Maelstrom (WEG)|stext=Riders of the Maelstrom}} {{ID|glowstick}} {{C|Reprint}}
*''[[Crisis on Cloud City]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
 
*''[[Otherspace II: Invasion]]'' {{C|As "glowtube"}}
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*''[[Crisis on Cloud City]]''
*''[[The Isis Coordinates]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[Otherspace II: Invasion]]'' {{ID|glowtube}}
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*''[[The Isis Coordinates]]''
*''[[Graveyard of Alderaan]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[Graveyard of Alderaan]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars Gamemaster Kit|text=''Star Wars Gamemaster Kit''|story=Going My Way?}} {{C|As "glow rod"}}
 
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Campaigns|text=''Classic Campaigns''|story=Going My Way?}} {{C|As "glow rod"}} {{C|Reprint}}
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*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Two|story=Graveyard of Alderaan}} {{C|Reprint}}
 
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars Gamemaster Kit|text=''Star Wars Gamemaster Kit''|story=Going My Way?}}
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*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Campaigns|text=''Classic Campaigns''|story=Going My Way?}} {{C|Reprint}}
 
*''[[Planet of the Mists]]''
 
*''[[Planet of the Mists]]''
*''[[The Abduction]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[The Abduction]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|text=''Classic Adventures''|story=The Abduction|stext=The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer}} {{C|As "glow rod"}} {{C|Reprint}}
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*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|text=''Classic Adventures''|story=The Abduction|stext=The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer}} {{C|Reprint}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Supernova (WEG)|text=''Supernova''|story=Infiltration (RPG adventure)|stext=Infiltration}} {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*{{WEGCite|book=Supernova (WEG)|text=''Supernova''|story=Infiltration (RPG adventure)|stext=Infiltration}}
 
*{{Journal|1|The Spira Regatta}}
 
*{{Journal|1|The Spira Regatta}}
 
*{{WEGCite|book=The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4|text=''The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4''|story=The Spira Regatta}} {{C|Reprint}}
 
*{{WEGCite|book=The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4|text=''The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4''|story=The Spira Regatta}} {{C|Reprint}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters|text=''Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters''|story=Two for the Price of One}} {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters|text=''Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters''|story=Two for the Price of One}}
 
*{{Journal|7|Silent Fury}}
 
*{{Journal|7|Silent Fury}}
 
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi]]''
 
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi]]''
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*{{Journal|13|Day of the Sepulchral Night (short story)|Day of the Sepulchral Night}}
 
*{{Journal|13|Day of the Sepulchral Night (short story)|Day of the Sepulchral Night}}
 
*{{Journal|14|No Disintegrations, Please}} {{Flash}}
 
*{{Journal|14|No Disintegrations, Please}} {{Flash}}
*''[[Riders of the Maelstrom (WEG)|Riders of the Maelstrom]]''
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*[[Riders of the Maelstrom (WEG)|''Riders of the Maelstrom'']]
 
*{{Journal|5|One of a Kind (short story)|One of a Kind}}
 
*{{Journal|5|One of a Kind (short story)|One of a Kind}}
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*{{Journal|9|Easy Credits}} {{ID|glowlamp}}
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*{{Journal|8|Black Curs Blues}}
 
*''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]''
 
*''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]''
 
*''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]''
 
*''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]''
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*''[[A Forest Apart]]''
 
*''[[A Forest Apart]]''
 
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]''
 
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]''
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*{{DarkStryder|The Saga Begins|The DarkStryder Campaign}}
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*{{DarkStryder|Plant Food|The Kathol Outback}}
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*{{DarkStryder|Wildfire (adventure)|The Kathol Outback}}
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*{{DarkStryder|Galaxy's Edge|The Kathol Outback}} {{ID|glowlamp}}
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*{{DarkStryder|Rogue Elements|The Kathol Rift}}
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*{{DarkStryder|Waystation|The Kathol Rift}}
 
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Dark Force Rising]]''
 
*''[[Dark Force Rising]]''
 
*''[[The Last Command]]''
 
*''[[The Last Command]]''
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*{{Journal|8|Blaze of Glory (short story)|Blaze of Glory}}
 
*{{Journal|12|Betrayal by Knight}}
 
*{{Journal|12|Betrayal by Knight}}
 
*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]''
*''[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|Children of the Jedi]]''
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*''[[Jedi Academy: Leviathan]]''
 
*''[[Jedi Academy: Leviathan]]''
 
*''[[X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar]]'' {{C|as glow lamp}}
 
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*''[[Legacy of the Force: Invincible]]''
 
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Invincible]]''
 
*''[[Crosscurrent]]''
 
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*''[[Riptide (novel)|Riptide]]''
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*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Abyss]]''
 
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{{Scroll box|content=
 
{{Scroll box|content=
 
[[File:C-3POglowrod-SWDTKA6.jpg|thumb|[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] using a glowrod]]
 
[[File:C-3POglowrod-SWDTKA6.jpg|thumb|[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] using a glowrod]]
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]''
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*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']]
 
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
 
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]''
 
*''[[The Star Wars Rules Companion]]''
 
*''[[The Star Wars Rules Companion]]''
 
*''[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook]]''
 
*''[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Death Star Technical Companion]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[Death Star Technical Companion]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Kit]]'' {{C|As "Glow Rod"}}
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*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Kit]]''
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One]]''
 
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two]]''
 
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two]]''
 
*''[[Heir to the Empire Sourcebook]]''
 
*''[[Heir to the Empire Sourcebook]]''
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*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]''
 
*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Screen]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Screen]]''
*''[[Wanted by Cracken]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[Wanted by Cracken]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts]]'' {{C|As "Glow Rod"}}
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*''[[Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim]]''
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three]]''
 
*[[Death Star Technical Companion (Second Edition)|''Death Star Technical Companion'', Second Edition]]
 
*[[Death Star Technical Companion (Second Edition)|''Death Star Technical Companion'', Second Edition]]
 
*''[[Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters]]''
 
*''[[Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters]]''
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*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
 
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
 
*''[[Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]''
 
*{{Journal|4|Smuggler's Log}}
 
*{{Journal|4|Smuggler's Log}}
 
*''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]''
 
*''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]''
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*''[[Galladinium's Fantastic Technology]]'' {{C|As "glow rod," "glowlamp"}}
 
*''[[Galladinium's Fantastic Technology]]'' {{C|As "glow rod," "glowlamp"}}
 
*{{Journal|6|Scouts' Dispatch}}
 
*{{Journal|6|Scouts' Dispatch}}
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]'' {{C|As "glow rod"}}
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*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
 
*{{Journal|7|Into the Core Worlds}}
 
*{{Journal|7|Into the Core Worlds}}
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*''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]''
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*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
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*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
 
*{{ChallengeCite|73|New Character Templates: A Supplement to Star Wars' Mos Eisley Galaxy Guide}}
 
*{{ChallengeCite|73|New Character Templates: A Supplement to Star Wars' Mos Eisley Galaxy Guide}}
 
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
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*''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook]]''
 
*''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]''
 
*''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[Scum and Villainy (sourcebook)|Scum and Villainy]]''
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*[[Scum and Villainy (sourcebook)|''Scum and Villainy'']]
 
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
 
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force]]''
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*[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]
 
*''[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook]]''
 
*''[[Enter the Unknown]]''
 
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Revision as of 12:22, 15 September 2019

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Star Wars RPG Glowrod

A glowrod

"What’s the difference between a lightsaber and a glowrod? A lightsaber impresses girls!"
―Jacen Solo[src]

The glowrod (also referred to as a glowtube, glowlight, glowlamp, light stick, chemlight,[1] glow stick,[1] or glowpole[2]) was a device utilized for the purpose of producing light.

Overview

Glowrods created a beam of light illuminating up to 10 meters. There were two varieties: those that produced light using chemical phosphorescents[3] and those that used a portable power cell. The latter could be hooked up to a generator for indefinite light generation. The standard glowrod weighed roughly 1 kilogram and cost 10 credits.

It was a standard issue item given to stormtroopers. They also came in versions that could be switched to ultraviolet.[4]

A glowrod could be modified so that it flickered instead of emitting a constant light so that it would resemble the flickering of torchlight.[2]

The Chemlight was activated by breaking the stick in half, providing two lights.

The Glo-Long company was widely considered the finest manufacturer of glow sticks in the galaxy.[1]

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Behind the scenes

Glowrods seem to be Star Wars Universe-adaptations to real-world flashlights and glow-sticks.

Appearances

Sources

C-3POglowrod-SWDTKA6

C-3PO using a glowrod

See also

Notes and references

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