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Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)
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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."
On July 5, 2018, Fantasy Flight Games reissued Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game alongside The Star Wars Sourcebook as part of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition.
Text and facts from the “Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.
Facts
- Title
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- Author
- Greg Costikyan (Game Design)
- Curtis Smith ("Rebel Breakout" Adventure)
- Ken Rolston (Solo Adventure and Adventure Ideas)
- Cover artist
- Tom Chantrell (Credited as "Cantrell")
- Illustrator
- Ralph McQuarrie
- Joe Johnston
- Editor
- Eric Goldberg
- Paul Murphy
- Bill Slavicsek
- Publisher
- West End Games
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Released
- October 1987
- July 5, 2018
- Pages
- 144
- Isbn
- 0874310652
- Series
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
Who turns up here
Characters: 88
- 2-1B
- Gial Ackbar
- A'kazz (first appearance)
- Wedge Antilles
- Balliol (first appearance)
- Mar Barezz (first appearance)
- B'karitz (first appearance)
- Scarlet Bloodhawk (first appearance)
- Boushh
- Brawk (first mentioned)
- Buboicullaar (pictured only)
- C-3PO
- Lando Calrissian
- Hawk Carrow (first appearance)
- Chewbacca
- Chirome (first mentioned)
- Darth Vader
- Tantos Dree (first mentioned)
- Fandar (first appearance)
- Fandar's right-hand man (first appearance)
- Odeon Farnish (first mentioned)
- Toryn Farr
- Farsteller (first mentioned)
- Farsten (first mentioned)
- Jackson Farseeker (first mentioned)
- Jackson Farseeker's daughter (first mentioned)
- Jill Farseeker (first mentioned)
- Boba Fett
- Gaddrian ambassador (first appearance)
- Roark Garnet (first appearance)
- Roark Garnet's mother (first mentioned)
- Greedo
- H2-1B4 (first appearance)
- Jana Jarel (first mentioned)
- Jarstein (first mentioned)
- Indiana Jones
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Jimbo Kinnison (first mentioned)
- Khurgee
- Kreuge (first mentioned)
- M-3PO (first mentioned)
- Jimmy Marbels (first mentioned)
- Johnny Marbels (first mentioned)
- Nagraoao (first mentioned)
- Leia Organa
- Lorth Needa
- Palpatine
- Dram Parkins (first mentioned)
- R2-D0 (first appearance)
- R2-D2
- Short Round
- Luke Skywalker
- Snake-Eyes (first appearance)
- Han Solo
- Talon (first mentioned)
- Wilhuff Tarkin
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure
- Unidentified alien philosopher (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Alliance ambassador (first appearance)
- Unidentified Alliance contact (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Alliance sympathizer (first appearance)
- Unidentified bounty hunter (Corellian whiskey) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified bounty hunter (Farstine) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified bounty hunter's brother (first mentioned)
- Unidentified child (Dantooine) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified child (Farstine) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Ewok (Alliance) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified failed Jedi (first mentioned)
- Unidentified guard (Roark Garnet) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Human (Xerxes) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Imperial admiral (Sarrahban) (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial ambassador to Rhamsis Callo (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial (bathysphere) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Imperial bureaucrat (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Imperial commander (Regina Cayli) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Imperial lieutenant (Sarrahban) (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial officer (first mentioned)
- Unidentified mercenary (Sergeant Harbon) (first appearance)
- Unidentified Muur (first mentioned)
- Unidentified pirate leader (Sayblohn) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified small sentient creature (first mentioned)
- Unidentified smuggler (Alliance) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified stormtrooper (trinary system) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified used starship salesman (first mentioned)
- Urartu (first mentioned)
- Tay Vanis (first appearance)
- Wuher (indirect mention)
- Yoda
Species: 30
- Amphibious wolf (first appearance)
- Bantha
- Bee
- Krayt dragon
- Mynock
- Sarlacc
- Sting insect (first mentioned)
- Tauntaun (pictured only)
- Unidentified flying life form (first mentioned)
- Unidentified living gas cloud (first mentioned)
- Wampa
- Womp rat
- Ewok
- Human
- Frog-dog (pictured only)
- Hutt
- Jawa
- Ky'lessan (first appearance)
- Lexlar (first mentioned)
- Mon Calamari
- Muur (first mentioned)
- Okfili (first mentioned)
- Schenor (first appearance)
- Sessehshellah (first appearance)
- Tusken Raider
- Unidentified googly-eyed species (first appearance)
- Unidentified hive-mind insectoid species (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Sarrahban species (first mentioned)
- Verpine
- Wookiee
Planets: 32
- Alderaan
- Bespin
- Bothawui
- Calgon (first mentioned)
- Corellia (indirect mention)
- Dac
- Dagobah
- Danos V (first mentioned)
- Dantooine
- Endor
- Farstine (first mentioned)
- Ferton (first mentioned)
- Fresia (first mentioned)
- Hoth
- Kessel
- Markon IV (first mentioned)
- New Bakstre (first appearance)
- Rhamsis Callo (first appearance)
- Sarrahban (first appearance)
- Sayblohn (first mentioned)
- Shaymore (first appearance)
- Spee (first appearance)
- Tatoo I (indirect mention)
- Tatoo II (indirect mention)
- Tatooine
- Thorgeld I (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Jovian planet (first appearance)
- Unidentified planet (trinary system) (first appearance)
- Unidentified planet (weapons restrictions) (first appearance)
- Xerxes (first appearance)
- Yavin Prime
- Yavin 4
Places: 37
- Cloud City
- Mesa 291 (first appearance)
- Cave of Evil (indirect mention)
- Coromon Islands (first mentioned)
- NW Coromon Island 102 (first mentioned)
- Galactic City
- Imperial Palace
- Palpatine Gardens (first mentioned)
- Grand Convocation Chamber
- Echo Base (pictured only)
- Imperium (first mentioned)
- Imperial Message Center (first mentioned)
- Margess Base (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Imperial base (Markon IV) (first mentioned)
- Chafflock (first appearance)
- Rhamsis Callo Spaceport (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial base (Rhamsis Callo) (first appearance)
- Sayblohn pirate base (first mentioned)
- Scarlet Bloodhawk's spaceport (first appearance)
- Schenor research station (first appearance)
- Imperial hydrocarbon refinery (first appearance)
- Imperial power station (first appearance)
- Anchorhead
- Ben Kenobi's home
- Castle Bocce (first appearance)
- Dune Sea
- Lars homestead (pictured only)
- Mos Eisley
- Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina
- Unidentified weapons shop (first appearance)
- Great Temple (indirect mention)
- Imperial Naval Academy
- Grand Ballroom (Kuari Princess) (first mentioned)
- InterWorld Marketplace (first mentioned)
- Royal Suite (first mentioned)
- Xerrol's Place (first mentioned)
- Medical bay
Galaxy: 14
- Almakar system (first mentioned)
- Anoat system
- Core Worlds
- Corporate Sector
- Dagobah system
- Kessel system
- Roche system (first mentioned)
- Salvara system (first mentioned)
- Sarrahban system (first appearance)
- Sayblohn system (first mentioned)
- The galaxy
- Unidentified trinary system (first appearance)
- Zarkis system (first mentioned)
- Kessel Run
Starships: 39
- Alliance Fleet
- Death Star
- Death Star II
- DS-1 Orbital Battle Station
- A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter (pictured only)
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- Twin Ion Engine starfighter (first mentioned)
- Tantive IV (indirect mention)
- Unidentified Alliance corvette (first appearance)
- Guardian-class light cruiser (mentioned only)
- Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
- Kuari Princess (first mentioned)
- Escape pod
- Class-6 escape pod (pictured only)
- Harvest Moon (first mentioned)
- Dorion Discus
- Millennium Falcon
- EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate (pictured only)
- Redemption (pictured only)
- Imperial Customs Frigate
- Assessor (first appearance)
- Silver Star (first appearance)
- Orion-style spacecraft
- Prana Lexander
- Devastator (indirect mention)
- Unidentified Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- GR-75 medium transport (pictured only)
- Bright Hope (indirect mention)
- M-Class Imperial Attack Transport (first appearance)
- Regina Cayli (first appearance)
- MaKing-class transport (first mentioned)
- Janako (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Janako (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Imperial transport (Hoth) (first appearance)
- Treasury ship
- Unidentified Imperial treasury ship (first appearance)
- Unidentified pyramidal starship (first appearance)
Vehicles: 12
- Autocar (first mentioned)
- Bathysphere (first appearance)
- Unidentified bathysphere (first appearance)
- Cruiser
- XP-38 sport landspeeder
- T-16 skyhopper
- Grav-bike (first appearance)
- T-47 airspeeder
- Snowspeeder
- All Terrain Armored Transport
- All Terrain Scout Transport
- Zeppelin (first mentioned)
Organizations: 32
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Cabinet
- Alliance Intelligence
- Alliance High Command
- Rebel cell (Sarrahban) (first appearance)
- Fandar's pirate organization (first appearance)
- Floater Vehicles Department (first appearance)
- Galactic Empire
- Death Star Trooper (pictured only)
- Imperial Navy
- Emperor's Royal Guard
- Imperial Office of Customs
- Imperial Security Bureau
- Imperial Senate
- Stormtrooper Corps
- Stormtrooper
- Squad Five (Regina Cayli) (first appearance)
- Squad Four (Regina Cayli) (first appearance)
- Galactic Republic
- Galaxy Tours
- General Spacetronics (first mentioned)
- House of Demesne (first mentioned)
- Imperial Ballet Company (first mentioned)
- Incom Corporation
- INCOM Corp. Customer Service Bureau (first mentioned)
- Industrial Automaton
- Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Mobquet Swoops and Speeders
- Nest-guild (first appearance)
- Unidentified pirate group (Sayblohn) (first mentioned)
- Corellian
Events: 19
- Changing of the Imperial Guard (first mentioned)
- Clone Wars
- Battle of Salvara (first mentioned)
- Subjugation of Mon Calamari (indirect mention)
- Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Endor
- Battle of Hoth
- Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon
- Calamarian Revolt (indirect mention)
- Duel on Cloud City
- Incident at Mesa 291 (first appearance)
- Invasion of Sarrahban (first appearance)
- Massacre at the Schenor research station (first appearance)
- Occupation of Farstine (first mentioned)
- Sabotage of an Imperial hydrocarbon refinery (first appearance)
- Sabotage of an Imperial power station (first appearance)
- Grand Galactic Tour (first appearance)
- Great Jedi Purge (indirect mention)
- Schenor/Imperial treaty
Technology: 133
- Alien droid (first appearance)
- R1-series astromech droid
- R2-series astromech droid
- MSE-6 series repair droid (indirect mention)
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- Textile droid (first appearance)
- Repulsorcart
- 1.4 FD P-Tower (pictured only)
- Ablative heatshield
- Arc welder
- Alliance Cold Weather armor (pictured only)
- Blast vest
- Stormtrooper armor
- Astromech socket
- Autochef
- Autodoc
- Autopilot
- Bacta tank
- Bayonet
- Beamdrill
- Binoculars
- Blaster cannon
- Blaster carbine
- Blaster pistol
- Heavy blaster pistol
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol (pictured only)
- Blaster rifle
- Hold-out blaster
- Hunting blaster
- Repeating blaster
- Medium repeating blaster
- Heavy repeating blaster
- T-21 light repeating blaster (pictured only)
- Sporting blaster
- X-30 "Lancer" target blast pistol (pictured only)
- Bowcaster
- Buzz saw
- Camouflage net
- Carbon-freezing chamber
- Collector-repulsor array (first appearance)
- Communications relay
- Computer
- Navigation computer
- Concussion missile
- Crossbow
- Detonite
- Hyperdrive
- MKI hyperdrive module
- 4L4 fusial thrust engine
- Engine coupling
- Environment suit
- Explosive charge
- Grappling hook
- Grasper arm
- Grav tube
- Smoke grenade
- Healing sheath (first appearance)
- Holovid
- Hydrovalve
- Intellex IV
- Intravenous sugar-solution drip
- Intravenous water drip
- Internal-combustion
- Jack hammer
- Lateral thruster
- Lightsaber
- Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber
- Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber (pictured only)
- Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber (pictured only)
- Longbow
- Magnetic bottle
- Magnetic tape (first appearance)
- Medpac
- Club
- Gaderffii
- Knife
- Spear
- Duelling sword
- Saber
- Memory wipe
- Multiphase hypertechnology anachron sensor array (first appearance)
- MultiPhase sound (first appearance)
- Ou'tranoi (first appearance)
- Parachute
- Portable fusion generator
- Power cell
- Power prybar
- Proton torpedo launcher
- Syntherope
- Barometer
- Dedicated energy receptor
- Electro photo receptor
- Full-spectrum transceiver
- Gravitic sensor
- Heat detector
- Infrared receptor
- Life sensor
- Radar
- Radiation sensor
- Sonar
- Spectrometer
- Targeting sensor
- Shielded circuit multiplexer (first appearance)
- Black-powder pistol
- Musket
- Rifle
- Submachinegun
- Spotlight
- Stethoscope
- Synthflesh
- Thermal detonator
- Thorsen field driver (first appearance)
- Tool kit
- Vibro-ax
- Vibroblade
- Vibrosaw
- Wrench
- Alliance Cold Weather Backpack (pictured only)
- Clothing
- Anti-glare goggles (pictured only)
- Cloak
- Diving suit
- Feather boa
- Flight suit
- Jacket
- Thermal flak jacket
- Galactic Credit Standard
- Ration pack
- Light-year
- Microfilm
- Okfili art object (first appearance)
- Powder horn
- Thesselbeast's foot (first appearance)
Lore: 57
- Advisor
- Agent
- Ambassador
- Crime lord
- Customs Inspector
- Free-trader
- Galactic Emperor
- Imperial officer
- Screening Officer
- Head Chef
- Historian
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master
- Navigator
- Nest-guildmaster (first appearance)
- Nest-warrior (first appearance)
- Prisoner
- Retainer
- Shield operator
- Alcohol
- Wine
- Bacta
- Cold
- Diorite
- Feldspar
- Fizzyglug
- Formex
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Rodese
- Tionese
- Lidium (first appearance)
- Rackfever
- Accelerate Another's Healing
- Contort/Escape
- Control Another's Pain
- Control Another's Disease
- Control Disease
- Control Pain
- Detoxify Poison
- Detoxify Poison in Another
- Farsight
- Hibernation trance
- Inflict Pain
- Injure/Kill
- Instinctive Astrogation
- Life Sense
- Magnify Senses
- Mind trick
- Place in Hibernation Trance
- Projective Telepathy
- Receptive Telepathy
- Remain Conscious
- Return to Consciousness
- Telekinesis
- Transfer Force
- Tutaminis
- Ytterbium
Media: 7
- Encyclopedia Galactica (first appearance)
- Galactic Defense Review
- Introducing Incom's T-65 "X-Wing" Space Superiority Fighter
- Jedi Code
- Karuki dance
- Mechtech Illustrated (first appearance)
- Sabacc
Everything else: 400
- Harbon (first mentioned)
- Mogroch (first mentioned)
- Unidentified bartender (Corellian whiskey) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified black market dealer (first mentioned)
- Unidentified con artist (first mentioned)
- Unidentified pirate (Dantooine) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified tentacled alien (first mentioned)
- Alien
- Bloodhound (mentioned only)
- Butterfly
- Clam (mentioned only)
- Fish
- Grasshopper
- Hawk
- Manta ray (mentioned only)
- Mustalid (first appearance)
- Otter (mentioned only)
- Oyster
- Plant
- Tree
- Twisted vegetation
- Reptile
- Thesselbeast (first mentioned)
- Weasel (mentioned only)
- Astromech droid
- Battle droid
- Domodroid (first appearance)
- Droid
- Medical droid
- Protocol droid
- Security droid
- Pre-Settlement era (first mentioned)
- Autumna Planitia (first mentioned)
- Contumely Club (first mentioned)
- Spice mines of Kessel
- Universe
- Ordnandell (first mentioned)
- Palpatine Boulevard (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Imperial asteroid base (first appearance)
- Artist
- Bartender
- Black marketeer
- Bodyguard
- Bounty hunter
- Bureaucrat
- Colonist
- Company
- Con artist
- Courier
- Division
- Doctor
- Engineer
- Farmer
- Fighter wing
- Gambler
- Garrison
- Governor
- Grenadier
- Gunner
- Infantry
- Interrogator
- Judge
- Lawyer
- Lord
- Mercenary
- Merchant
- Miner
- Noble
- Officer
- Admiral
- Captain
- Commander
- General
- Lieutenant
- Operative
- Petty officer
- Philosopher
- Pilot
- Pirate
- Platoon
- Prince
- Princess
- Privateer
- Queen's Own Grenadiers (first mentioned)
- Scavenger
- Scholar
- Scientist
- Scout
- Senator
- Sergeant
- Smuggler
- Soldier
- Spacer
- Spy
- Squad
- Squadron
- Thief
- Wingmate
- Xerxes planetary police (first mentioned)
- Youngling
- Boat
- Cloud car
- Drydock
- Hovercraft
- Reaction car
- Landcruiser
- Landspeeder
- Para-wing glider
- Raft
- Sail barge
- Skyhopper
- Speeder
- Speeder bike
- Starfighter
- Starship
- Battleship
- Corvette
- Cruiser
- M-class
- Lido Deck (first mentioned)
- Fathership (first appearance)
- Freighter
- Light freighter
- Frigate
- Gunboat
- Luxury liner
- Passenger liner
- Shuttle
- Star Destroyer
- Starcutter
- Transport
- Yacht
- Train (mentioned only)
- Walker
- Airlock
- Android
- Armor
- Blast helmet
- Flak vest
- Helmet
- Artillery remote (pictured only)
- Blast door
- Blaster
- Blaster power pack
- Cannon
- Carbon-freezing
- Comlink
- Headset comlink
- Comm unit scrambler (first appearance)
- Pocket computer
- Targeting computer
- Cutting torch
- Cybernetics
- Datapad
- Datascreen
- Deflector shield
- Detonator
- Droid sensorscope
- Electric sparker
- Electro-shock prod
- Electrobinoculars
- Engine
- Backup hyperdrive
- Sublight engine
- Ion engine
- Fire extinguisher
- Fusion generator
- Garbage compactor
- Glowrod
- Grenade
- Heavy weapon
- Holoprojector
- Hull
- Hydrospanner
- I/O jack
- Ion cannon
- Lamp
- Laser
- Laser cannon
- Quad laser cannon
- Laser cutter
- Life support
- Load lifter
- Lock
- Macrobinoculars
- Magnetic field
- Melee weapon
- Sword
- Portable beacon
- Proton torpedo
- Reactor
- Repulsor projector
- Repulsorlift
- Repulsorlift motor
- Restraining bolt
- Rope
- S-foils
- Sensor
- Motion sensor
- Photoreceptor
- Servomotor
- Shower
- Slug
- Slugthrower
- Smuggling compartment
- Speaker
- Stun
- Suspended animation
- Timer
- Tractor beam
- Translatacomp
- Turbolaser
- Turbolift
- Unidentified alien weapon
- Viewport
- Vocabulator
- Yoyo
- Acrobatic pyramids (first appearance)
- Liquor
- Rotgut
- Whiskey
- Corellian whiskey
- Ammonia
- Asteroid
- Asteroid field
- Asteroid target shooting
- Astrogation
- Astrogation gazetteer
- Atmosphere
- Backpack
- Bank
- Black market
- Bounty
- Brain
- Cantina
- Capital
- Clay
- Cloning
- Alliance Cold Weather Headgear (pictured only)
- Boot
- Ruffle (first mentioned)
- Scarf
- Cloud
- Coagulant
- Cockpit
- Cocktail
- Comet
- Coolant
- Corporate Sector Standard
- Cubic centimeter
- Currency
- Credit token
- Death
- Death Star plans
- Desert
- Diet
- Disease
- Cancer
- Tuberculosis
- Driver Education course (first mentioned)
- Eye
- Factory
- Fishing
- Flu
- Flute
- Foodstuff
- Foot
- Forest
- Free-style zero-G swimming (first appearance)
- G-wave (first appearance)
- Gambling
- Gamma-class
- Gangrene
- Gas
- Gender
- Geology
- Gold
- Grain
- Gravity
- Groundquake
- Grub-weasel (first mentioned)
- Halon (first appearance)
- Hangar
- Heart
- Holster
- Hunting
- Hydrocarbon
- Hyperspace route
- Hyperspace
- Imperial Most Wanted List (mentioned only)
- Imperial Navy Transmission
- Jedi training
- Juggling
- Jungle
- Kilogram
- Kilometer
- Laboratory
- Language
- Binary
- Ewokese
- High Galactic
- Shyriiwook
- Ubese
- Leather
- Letter of marque
- Lightspeed
- Lightsaber combat
- Limb
- Loudest-howling (first appearance)
- Luck
- Lung
- Mass shadow
- Methane
- Mercury
- Meteor shower
- Meteorite
- Meter
- Metric ton
- Microgravity
- Microsecond
- Mining
- Mirror
- Moon
- Moving sublight object (first mentioned)
- Museum
- Music
- Glizband (first appearance)
- Nightclub
- Ocean
- Officers' Candidacy Training
- Orchestra
- Ore
- Oxygen
- Paper
- Photosynthesis
- Planet
- Gas giant
- Plasma
- Plasteel
- Plastic
- Politics
- Poison
- Pound
- Power plant
- RAM
- Realspace
- Refinery
- Reproduction
- Restaurant
- Rho
- ROM
- Sandstone
- Sector
- Shipyard
- Silicon
- Singularity (physics)
- Slafcourse
- Slavery
- Space Skeets
- Spaceport
- Spacing (indirect mention)
- Standard century
- Standard day
- Standard decade
- Standard hour
- Standard minute
- Standard month
- Standard second
- Standard week
- Standard year
- Star
- Star system
- Binary star system
- Trinary star system
- Steel
- Supernova
- Swamp (pictured only)
- Swimming pool
- Telepathy
- Tibanna
- The Force
- Alter
- Control
- Dark side of the Force
- Disturbance in the Force
- Force nexus (indirect mention)
- Force power
- Light side of the Force
- Sense
- The Galactic Rim on 100 Credits A Day
- Tooth
- Torture
- Trachea
- Unarmed combat
- University
- Vacuum
- Volcano
- Wallball
- Water
- Zero-G mini-speeder go-cart steeplechase (first appearance)
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- Sesseh' village (first appearance)
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