Short story
Starter's Tale
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"Starter's Tale" was a short story written by Peter M. Schweighofer and illustrated by John Paul Lona. It was published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal 4 by West End Games in November 1994.
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Facts
- Title
- "Starter's Tale"
- Author
- Peter M. Schweighofer
- Illustrator
- John Paul Lona
- Allen Nunis
- Publisher
- West End Games
- Released
- November 1994
- Published in
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
- Pages
- 14; 16 with supplementary Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game material (Star Wars Adventure Journal 4)
- Timeline
- 7 ABY
- Preceded by
- "Explosive Developments"
- Followed by
- "Vengeance Strike"
Who turns up here
Characters: 22
- 4-LOM (in a flashback)
- Beylyssa (in a flashback)
- Boddu Bocck (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Bossk (in a flashback)
- Tru'eb Cholakk
- Dengar (in a flashback)
- Biggs Darklighter (mentioned only)
- Boba Fett (in a flashback)
- Dirk Harkness
- IG-88B (in a flashback)
- Mon Mothma (mentioned only)
- Platt Okeefe
- Kendal Ozzel (in a flashback)
- Palpatine (in a flashback, as a hologram)
- Jai Raventhorn
- Luke Skywalker (mentioned only)
- Han Solo (mentioned only)
- Starter
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (mentioned only)
- Darth Vader (in a flashback)
- Zardra (in a flashback)
- Zuckuss (in a flashback)
Species: 6
Planets: 8
Places: 3
- Cloud City (in a flashback)
- Corulag Academy
- Anchorhead
Galaxy: 2
- Anoat system (in a flashback)
- Kessel Run (mentioned only)
Starships: 8
- Death Star II (mentioned only)
- T-65B X-wing starfighter (in a flashback)
- Seeker Cub (in a flashback)
- Executor (in a flashback)
- Last Chance
- Luudrian Star
- Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (in a flashback)
- Tydirium (in a flashback)
Vehicles: 1
- Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car (in a flashback)
Organizations: 4
- Alliance to Restore the Republic (mentioned only)
- Black Curs
- Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
- New Republic
Events: 2
- Destruction of Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Battle of Endor (mentioned only)
Technology: 13
- LOM-series protocol droid (in a flashback)
- Darth Vader's meditation chamber (in a flashback)
- Blaster pistol (in a flashback)
- Heavy blaster pistol (in a flashback)
- Crossbow (in a flashback)
- Darth Vader's armor (in a flashback)
- Hyperdrive (mentioned only)
- Jetpack (in a flashback)
- Navigation computer
- Proton torpedo launcher
- Thermal detonator (in a flashback)
- Parsec
- Ration pack
Lore: 1
- Galactic Emperor (in a flashback)
Media: 1
- Sabacc (mentioned only)
Everything else: 34
- Assassin droid (in a flashback)
- Astromech droid
- Interrogation droid (mentioned only)
- Admiral (in a flashback)
- Bounty hunter (in a flashback)
- Diplomat (mentioned only)
- Pilot
- Soldier
- Technician
- Starfighter
- Starship (in a flashback)
- Freighter
- Scout ship (mentioned only)
- Star Destroyer
- Shuttle
- Blast door (in a flashback)
- Blaster (in a flashback)
- Datapad (in a flashback)
- Backup hyperdrive
- Laser cannon
- S-foils (in a flashback)
- Sensor
- Turbolift
- Death Star II plans (mentioned only)
- Gas giant
- Gruvian Tovash
- Hyperspace
- Meter
- Kilogram
- Ryll (mentioned only)
- Standard week
- Stang
- The Force (in a flashback)
- Dark side of the Force (in a flashback)
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