The first edition of Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope is a supplement to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game written by Grant S. Boucher, and published by West End Games for first time in 1989, re-edited with major additions in 1995. The book is written in an in-universe perspective, as though it were the research project of a Rebel historian.
The guide features character profiles with roleplaying stats for main and some secondary characters from the film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. This book created for the first time complete backgrounds, races, planets, and names for elements appearing in the film, many of which were reintroduced following the 2014 Legends announcement to become a part of the modern Star Wars canon.
The second edition was published in 1995. The main change of the new edition is to adapt the stats included to the Second Edition rules, but the articles were also extended to include vehicles, starships and equipment, not only characters like in the original guide.
From the publisher[]
Here it is! A definitive collection of backgrounds, statistics, and information on the heroes and villains from the original Star Wars movie! This comprehensive guide to the Star Wars galaxy details the aliens, Imperials and Rebels that figured in those crucial weeks leading up to the Battle of Yavin.
First in a series of guides to the greatest space fantasy film of all time, A New Hope includes character histories and never-related-before information that makes this volume a must for movie fans and players of the Star Wars game.
Contents[]
Introduction[]
- The Researcher's Odyssey
- Voren Na'al
Tatooine Profiles[]
- Desert Stormtroopers
- Desert Sands Senior Officer DSS-0956 (1st Ed. only)
- The Tatooine Debriefing
- Garindan
- Momaw Nadon
- Figrin D'an
- The Tonnika Sisters
- Greedo
- Dr. Cornelius Evazan
- Ponda Baba
- Labria
- Sivrak
- Muftak
- Kabe
- The Researcher's Odyssey Continues
- R5-D4
- Power droid
- Jawas
- Sand People (Tusken Raiders)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Artoo's Tale
- Owen and Beru Lars
- Camie's Story
Death Star Profiles[]
- Darth Vader
- The Death Star
- Grand Moff Tarkin
- Admiral Motti
- General Tagge
- Death Star Officers
- Crossing the Dark Lord
- Death Star Troopers
- Death Star Gunners
- TIE Pilots
- Imperial Interrogator Droid
- Dianoga
Yavin Profiles[]
- General Jan Dodonna
- Rebel Pilots
- Fin Danglot (1st Ed. only)
- Rebel Soldiers
- Galen Torg (1st Ed. only)
- The Letter Home
- Biggs Darklighter
- Wedge Antilles
- Jek Porkins
Interviews with the Heroes of Yavin[]
A Long Time Ago...[]
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
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Organizations and titles
Sentient species
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Vehicles and vessels
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Weapons and technology
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Miscellanea
Sources[]
- Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
- Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
Notes and references[]
External links[]
Camie's Story on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)- The Letter Home on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
