Short story
Roll of the Dice
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"Roll of the Dice" is a short story by Karen Miller that appeared in Star Wars Insider 135. The story takes place immediately prior to the events of the novel X-Wing: Mercy Kill, which Miller was allowed to read prior to its release as reference for her story. Her idea for the story was approved by March 28, 2012, and Miller had half of the first draft written the next day. The story was submitted by April 11.
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Facts
- Title
- "Roll of the Dice"
- Author
- Karen Miller
- Illustrator
- David Rabbitte
- Publisher
- Titan Magazines
- Released
- July 24, 2012
- Published in
- Star Wars Insider 135
- Reprinted in
- Star Wars 2013 Del Rey Sampler
- Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1
- Pages
- 6
- Timeline
- 44 ABY
Who turns up here
Characters: 8
- Myri Antilles
- Syal Antilles (mentioned only)
- Wedge Antilles
- Bilpin (first mentioned)
- Mebla Dule (mentioned only)
- Humajum (first appearance)
- Garik Loran
- Oobolo (first appearance)
Species: 17
Starships: 3
- Escape pod (mentioned only)
- Galactic Princess (first appearance)
- X-wing starfighter (mentioned only)
Vehicles: 1
- Podracer (mentioned only)
Organizations: 4
Events: 1
- Mission to the Galactic Princess (first appearance)
Technology: 2
Lore: 4
- Basic
- Death stick (mentioned only)
- Fizzy
- Nerf burger
Everything else: 72
- Battle droid (mentioned only)
- Dealer droid
- Security droid
- Service droid
- Captain
- Commander
- General
- Pilot
- Technician
- Humanoid
- Insectoid
- Cruise liner (mentioned only)
- Cruiser
- Starship
- Freighter
- Shuttle (mentioned only)
- Air scrubber
- Blaster
- Comlink
- Data crystal
- Engine
- Sublight drive
- Laser cannon
- Laser scalpel
- Photoreceptor
- Recording crystal (first appearance)
- Surveillance camera
- Amber
- Manaxian amber (first appearance)
- Antilles Maneuver (first appearance)
- Atmosphere (mentioned only)
- Bantha dung
- Birthday (mentioned only)
- Blood
- Engineer
- Bone
- Cocktail
- Durasteel
- Credit chip
- Galaxy (mentioned only)
- Earring
- Eye
- Hangar
- Fire (mentioned only)
- Flare (mentioned only)
- Game of chance
- Binspo
- Dejarik
- Pazaak
- Idiot's Array
- Hair
- Imperial Commander
- Jumpsuit
- Kriff
- Lekku
- Lightspeed
- Limb
- Mirror
- Music
- Plasma
- Politics (mentioned only)
- Realspace
- Refresher
- Sexes
- Stang
- Star
- Time
- Standard day
- Standard hour
- Standard minute
- Vacuum
- Viewport
Not in the archive: 5
- Laser pen
- Glitter-painting
- Fondorian crystal (first appearance)
- Kashyyykian spider-silk (first appearance)
- Skin
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