The Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook was a roleplaying guide published by West End Games for the second edition of the Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. It was written by Peter M. Schweighofer and was first published in June of 1996.
The book summarizes and details the events of the novel Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.
Publisher's summary[]
The Official Companion to the Novel Shadows of the Empire
After his defeat on Cloud City, Luke Skywalker finds himself a pawn in a deadly game between Darth Vader and the mysterious and dangerous leader of the criminal organization Black Sun. Confronted by bounty hunters and his own worst fears, Luke must must [sic] lead a daring rescue mission to Emperor Palpatine's throne world of Coruscant, where he will confront the foes who lurk in the Shadows of the Empire…
Opening crawl[]
Contents[]
- Introduction
- The Stage Is Set
- Chapter One: The Rebel Alliance
- Luke Skywalker
- Princess Leia Organa
- Permission Granted
- Chewbacca
- Lando Calrissian
- See-Threepio and Artoo-Detoo
- Droids Can't Fly
- Rogue Squadron
- Commander Wedge Antilles
- Will Scotian, Rogue Two
- Dix Rivan, Rogue Five
- Wes Janson, Rogue Six
- Chief
- Let's Go!
- Bothan Spynet
- Chapter Two: The Empire
- Chapter Three: Black Sun
- Prince Xizor
- The Lesser Evil
- Guri
- Only One of Her Kind
- Black Sun Operations
- Black Sun's Vigos
- Underlings, Guards and Assassins
- Chapter Four: The Fringe
- Dash Rendar
- The Business Merger
- Leebo (LE-BO2D9)
- Jabba the Hutt
- Gizz's Gang
- Bounty hunters
- Skahtul's Coalition
- Skahtul
- Calliose
- Partners No More
- Boushh
- Bounty's Due
- Snoova
- Out of the Picture
- Denizens of Coruscant's Shadows
- Chapter Five: Planets
- Bothawui
- Coruscant
- The Imperial Palace
- Lord Vader's Castle
- Xizor's Palace
- The Manarai
- A Very Special Meal
- The Southern Underground
- Kothlis
- Kothlis Shadowport
- Hasty Exit
- Rodia
- Hunting Holiday
- Equator City
- The Flip of the Credit Casino
- Vergesso Asteroid Field
- Zhar
- The Imperial Enclave on Gall
- Kile
- Glory Support
- Chapter Six: Aliens
- Chapter Seven: Droids
- Asp Droid
- Asp Lightsaber Training Droids
- Information Droid
- Message Droid
- Chapter Eight: Equipment
- Chapter Nine: Vehicles
- Chapter Ten: Starships
Appearances[]
Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
Organisms
Droid models
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Events
Locations
Organizations and titles
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
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Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
Continuity[]
Palpatine is referred to as a Jedi Master. The Prequel trilogy would later establish that Palpatine was never a Jedi.
Sources[]
"Around the Galaxy" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6
"Lucasfilm's Latest" — Star Wars Insider 28
"Galactic Bazaar: That's Kits, Not Kitsch" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
"Assignment: Decoy" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
"Expanding the Fleet" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 9
"The Emperor's Trophy" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 11
Droids Can't Fly on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
All the Extras on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook