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
Sources[]
- "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
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
External links[]
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Droids Can't Fly on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- All the Extras on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)