Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook

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 summaryEdit

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 crawlEdit

Luke Skywalker, perhaps the first of the new Jedi Knights, slowly recovers from his devastating confrontation with his nemesis, Darth Vader, in the depths of Bespin's Cloud City. Intent on aiding the Rebel Alliance in its continuing battle against the Galactic Empire, Luke joins his long-time companions Princess Leia Organa, Chewbacca the Wookiee, gambler Lando Calrissian, and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 on a desperate mission to rescue their friend, Han Solo. Captured by Darth Vader and given to the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett, Solo was frozen in carbonite for delivery to Jabba the Hutt.

But elsewhere in the galaxy, Darth Vader prepares to continue his quest to find young Skywalker and draw him to the dark side of the Force. Vader's master, Emperor Palpatine, is busy overseeing his own intricate web of secret operations, bickering advisors, and carefully laid plans to crush the Rebels. And lurking beneath all of this waits another ... one who plots to force Vader from the picture and assume the role as the Emperor's most powerful servant. Prince Xizor, ruler of the vast criminal organization known as Black Sun, has waited long enough for this moment — a chance to take revenge on Darth Vader and play a much greater role in shaping the galaxy's destiny.

Prince Xizor's plot is set into motion ...

ContentsEdit

• 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
    • Safehouse Besh
    • Koth Melan
    • Hand-Off
• Chapter Two: The Empire
  • Darth Vader
  • The Emperor
  • In the Emperor's Service
  • Coruscant Guards
  • Admiral Okins
  • Temporary Reassignment
  • Bentu Pall Tarlen
  • General Harrid Sendo
  • Up the Intelligence Ladder
• Chapter Three: Black Sun
  • Prince Xizor
  • The Lesser Evil
  • Guri
  • Only One of Her Kind
  • Black Sun Operations
  • Black Sun's Vigos
    • Clezo
    • Durga the Hutt
    • Green
    • Kreet'ah
    • Lonay
    • The Regalia of Office
    • Perit
    • Sprax
    • Vekker
    • Wumdi
  • Underlings, Guards and Assassins
    • Avaro Sookcool
    • The Obvious Scapegoat
    • Howzmin
    • Pike Sisters
• Chapter Four: The Fringe
  • Dash Rendar
  • The Business Merger
  • Leebo (LE-BO2D9)
  • Jabba the Hutt
  • Jabba's Swoop Gang
    • Big Gizz
    • Spiker
    • Big Gizz's Swoop troopers
    • Just Another Day's Work
    • Jix
    • The Backup Plan
  • Bounty hunters
    • Skahtul's Coalition
    • Skahtul
    • Calliose
    • Partners No More
    • Boushh
    • Bounty's Due
    • Snoova
    • Out of the Picture
  • Denizens of Coruscant's Shadows
    • Wendell Wright-Sims
    • An Old Flame in Need...
    • Mayli Weng
    • Benedict Vidkun
    • Spero
    • Spero's Flight
• Chapter Five: Planets
  • Bothawui
    • The Weekly Luncheon
  • 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
  • Falleen
    • The King's Requiem
  • Human: Etti
  • Near-Human: Epicanthix
    • Making War Is Love
  • Ubese
    • We Are Made of Suffering
• Chapter Seven: Droids
  • Asp Droid
    • Better Than Nothing
  • Asp Lightsaber Training Droids
  • Information Droid
    • Dead End Drop
  • Message Droid
• Chapter Eight: Equipment
  • Bioscan
  • Camo-netting
  • Hyperbaric medical chamber
  • Myostim unit
  • Coruscant Guard Armor
• Chapter Nine: Vehicles
  • Paragliders
  • Pubtrans flitter
  • Swoop
• Chapter Ten: Starships
  • Millennium Falcon
  • Outrider
  • All the Extras
  • Stinger
  • Virago
  • Skyhooks

AppearancesEdit

BibliographyEdit

• "Lucasfilm's Latest: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Update"—Star Wars Insider 28
• "Around the Galaxy"—Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6
• "Assignment: Decoy"—Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
• "Shadows on the Shelves"—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

External linksEdit

•  Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (content now obsolete; backup link)
•  Droids Can't Fly on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
•  All the Extras on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)

Books Novel · Junior novelization · Audio book Comics Shadows of the Empire: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 Trade paperback · Omnibus Kenner Special: 1, 2 · Galoob · Ertl · Battle of the Bounty Hunters Evolution: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · Trade paperback Reference material The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire · Sourcebook · Planets Guide The Official Strategy Guide · Game Secrets · Limited Collector's Edition Multimedia Video game · Soundtrack · Trading cards · Toy line Micro Machines · Embossed Metal Collector Cards Related material Assignment: Decoy · Secrets of the Sisar Run · Shadow Stalker The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt · Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space Volume 1 Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 1 Return of the Jedi radio drama · Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
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