Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: followed by, title, preceded by, release date and unrecognized parameters: book title, publish date The rulebook for the first edition of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game was published by West End Games in October 1987. It contains rules and guidelines for gamemasters and players, character templates, tips on how to design adventures and an example adventure called "Rebel Breakout."
This book, alongside The Star Wars Sourcebook, was later reissued by Fantasy Flight Games as part of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition, being recreated to be an exact replica of the original book.[1]
Publisher's summary
Experience the vast scope and sweeping power of the greatest space fantasy of all time!
Struggle against the awesome might of the evil galactic Empire, fly faster-than-light spacecraft, trade blaster fire with Imperial stormtroopers, fight lightsaber duels, and tap the mystic Force which binds all living things together. Explore a galaxy of a billion suns, each with wonders and dangers of its own — a universe of dire peril, where Rebels fight desperately against the eternal might of Imperial oppression.
In Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, you will face overwhelming odds, hard choices, impossible challenges — but if you meet them bravely, you will triumph, for the Force is with you always!
Inside STAR WARS: The Roleplaying Game you'll find
- 24 character templates which let you choose a role and start playing quickly.
- Innovative and sophisticated yet simple rules for blasters, lightsabers, combat, the Force, powers of the Jedi, starship combat and more!
- How to design thrilling adventures, maintain a Star Wars atmosphere, and keep players excited.
- An introductory solo adventure; a complete first adventure for 2 to 6 players; and many short adventure ideas that gamemasters can develop themselves.
- 16 full-color pages with memorable pictures taken from the movies, plus many illustrations, some never before published, from Lucasfilm's archives.
Get out your dice, get your friends together, get ready — and may the Force be with you, for the fate of the galaxy depends on you!
Contents
- Introduction
Player Section
- Chapter One: Creating a Character
- Chapter Two: The Bare Bones
- Chapter Three: An Introduction to Roleplaying
Gamemaster Section
- Chapter One: An Introduction to Gamemastering
- Chapter Two: Attributes and Skills
- Chapter Three: Combat
- Chapter Four: Wounds and Healing
- Chapter Five: Starships
- Chapter Six: The Force
- Chapter Seven: Other Characters
Adventure Section
- Chapter One: Running Adventures
- Chapter Two: Designing Adventures
- Chapter Three: "Rebel Breakout"
- Chapter Four: Adventure Ideas
Appendices
- Character Templates
- Charts and Tables
Continuity
The glossed page section "No Job is Over This Little Guy's Head" giving in-universe details for the R2 unit implies that the R2 unit, and by extension R2-D2 was newly developed by the time of the Galactic Civil War, although this is contradicted with The Phantom Menace and the prequel trilogy, where R2-D2 was not only present, but also played a major role in the films which took place decades before the original trilogy.
Media
Editions
- ISBN 9781633443235;[3] July 5, 2018; Fantasy Flight Games; US hardcover, Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition[2]
Appearances
| Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
Organisms
Droid models
Events
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Locations
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Organizations and titles
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
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Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
Bibliography
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Don't Underestimate the Force - Star Wars™: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link (en/news/2017/8/16/dont-underestimate-the-force/) not verified!)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Galaxy Awaits on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)