Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: followed by, title, preceded by, release date and unrecognized parameters: book title, publish date The Imperial Sourcebook, by Greg Gorden, was a West End Games supplement for their version of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. It discussed the organization of the Galactic Empire between the Battle of Yavin and the Battle of Endor. This, the second edition, was released in June 1994, following the release of the sourcebook's first edition in October 1989. It was designed to be an in-universe report on the Empire compiled for Mon Mothma by Arhul Hextrophon.
Contents
- Introduction
- Prologue
- A Primer on Imperial Power
- COMPNOR
- Imperial Intelligence
- The Military
- Capital Ships
- Custom Ordnance
- Land Vehicles
- Sector Group Organization
- Combat Artillery
- Infantry Support Weapons
- Special Military Forces
- Recruitment, Training, and Indoctrination
Includes all the game statistics needed to use the might of the Empire in the roleplaying game. 144 Page book features: A look at the Imperial power structure since the Battle of Yavin, concentrating on the time period between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. Details on COMPNOR and Imperial Intelligence- the organizations that keep the war machine moving.Descriptions, illustrations and statistics for new capital ships, custom ordnance, and land vehicles. Data on support weapons, special Imperial Units and training techniques, such as the use of drop camps.
Development
The second edition of Imperial Sourcebook was first published in June 1994. A second printing was released in January 1995.
Appearances
Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
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Droid models
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Events
Locations
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Organizations and titles
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
Bibliography
External links
- Imperial Sourcebook on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition) on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Imperial Sourcebook, 2nd Edition (Star Wars RPG) on Amazon.com (backup link (/Star-Wars-Imperial-Sourcebook-2nd/dp/0874312108/) not verified!)
- Imperial Spin on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Admiral Jerjerrod's Testimony on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- How to Read an Imperial Intelligence Scandoc on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Imperial Communiqué #001044.92v on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Imperial Recruitment, Training and Indoctrination on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Death of a Rebel Base on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Elite Armor Unit: Hell's Hammers on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)