The Star Wars Sourcebook is a sourcebook written by Bill Slavicsek and Curtis Smith. It was first published November 1987 by West End Games, and was the first Star Wars RPG sourcebook ever published. It was revised for the Second Edition by Bill Smith and Peter M. Schweighofer, and republished in June 1994.

The book covers information of various sorts regarding the Star Wars universe, including chapters on general spacecraft systems; starfighters; capital ships; space transports; droids; repulsorlift vehicles; Imperial ground assault vehicles; aliens; creatures; general equipment; lightsabers; stormtroopers; Rebel bases; Imperial garrisons; and the heroes and villains of the original trilogy of movies.

As an early reference resource on the Star Wars universe, it contains some information that contradicts later materials.

Contents 1 Contents 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Chapter One: General Spacecraft Systems 1.3 Chapter Two: Starfighters 1.4 Chapter Three: Combat Starships 1.5 Chapter Four: Space Transports 1.6 Chapter Five: Droids 1.7 Chapter Six: Repulsorlift Vehicles 1.8 Chapter Seven: Imperial Ground Assault Vehicles 1.9 Chapter Eight: Aliens 1.10 Chapter Nine: Creatures 1.11 Chapter Ten: General Equipment 1.12 Chapter Eleven: Lightsabers 1.13 Chapter Twelve: Stormtroopers 1.14 Chapter Thirteen: Rebel Bases 1.15 Chapter Fourteen: Imperial Garrisons 1.16 Chapter Fifteen: Heroes and Villains 2 External links

ContentsEdit

IntroductionEdit

• The Star Wars Galaxy
• The Star Wars Sourcebook

Chapter One: General Spacecraft SystemsEdit

• Hyperdrives
• Sublight Drives
• Armament and Shields
  • Laser and Blaster Cannon
  • Turbolasers
  • Ion Cannons
  • Proton and Concussion Weapons
  • Tractor Beams
  • Shields
• Sensors
  • Common Military Sensor Types
    • Gieger counter
  • Sensor Countermeasures
• Life Support
• Escape Equipment
  • Ejection Seats
    • Loan-chat
  • Escape Pod

Chapter Two: StarfightersEdit

• Z-95 Headhunter
• A-wing Starfighter
• B-wing Assault Starfighter
• Y-wing Starfighter
• X-wing Space Superiority Fighter
• TIE Starfighter
• TIE Interceptor
• TIE Bomber

Chapter Three: Combat StarshipsEdit

• Corellian Corvettes
• Escort Frigates
• Victory-Class Destroyers
• Imperial Star Destroyers (Entor)
• Mon Calamari Star Cruisers

Chapter Four: Space TransportsEdit

• Space Barges (X-23 StarWorker)
• Stock Light Freighters (YT-1300 light freighter)
• Millennium Falcon
• Bulk Freighters (Action IV transport)
• Container Ships (Super Transport XI)
• Passenger Liners (Lady of Mindor)
  • Booking Passage
  • Small Passenger Ships
  • Luxury Liners
• Rebel Transports
• Imperial Commission on the Conduct of the War

Chapter Five: DroidsEdit

• Astromech Droids (R2-series astromech droid)
• Protocol Droids (3PO-series protocol droid)
• Medical Droids (2-1B)
• Probe Droids (Viper probe droid)
• Assassin Droids (Eliminator 434)

Chapter Six: Repulsorlift VehiclesEdit

• Landspeeders (XP-38 landspeeder)
• Airspeeders (T-47 airspeeder)
• Cloud Cars (Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car)
• Sail Barges (Luxury sail barge)
• Skiffs (Bantha-II cargo skiff)
• Speeder Bikes (74-Z speeder bike)
• Swoops (Nebulon-Q)

Chapter Seven: Imperial Ground Assault VehiclesEdit

• Imperial AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport)
• Imperial AT-ST (All TerrainScout Transport)

Chapter Eight: AliensEdit

• Ewoks
• Gamorreans
• Ithorians
• Jawas
• Mon Calamari
• Quarren
• Sand People (Tusken Raiders)
• Sullustans
• Twi'leks
• Wookiees

Chapter Nine: CreaturesEdit

• Banthas
• Dewbacks
• Mynocks
• The Rancor
• Space Slugs
• Tauntauns

Chapter Ten: General EquipmentEdit

• Personal Weapons and Armor
• Melee Weapons
  • Gaderffii
  • Knives
  • Bayonets
  • Vibroblades
  • Force Pikes
• Ranged Weapons
  • Rifles, Pistols, Machineguns
  • Blasters
  • Stun Guns
  • Bowcaster
• Heavy Weapons
  • Laser and Ion Cannons
  • Torpedoes and Missiles
• Explosives
• Personal Armor
• Clothing
• Shelters
  • Survival tents
  • Housing
• Tools
• Medical Equipment
  • Medpacs
  • Bacta Tanks
  • Cyborging
• Miscellaneous
  • Ammo Bandolier
  • Macrobinoculars

Chapter Eleven: LightsabersEdit

Chapter Twelve: StormtroopersEdit

• Standard Stormtroopers
• Cold Assault Troops
• Zero-G Stormtroopers
• Scouts

Chapter Thirteen: Rebel BasesEdit

• Standard Ground Facilities
  • Supply Cache
  • Surveillance Post
  • Recon Base
  • Outpost
  • Operational Base
  • Port
  • Headquarters Base
  • Colony
• Base Construction
• Tierfon Rebel Outpost & Starfighter Squadron (X-wing)

Chapter Fourteen: Imperial GarrisonsEdit

• Standard Battalion Garrison
  • Typical Personnel
  • Sub-Level Installations
  • Surface Vehicle Bay
  • Detention Block
  • TIE Fighter Hangar Deck
  • Flight Deck

Chapter Fifteen: Heroes and VillainsEdit

• Luke Skywalker
• Princess Leia Organa
• Han Solo
• Chewbacca
• Mon Mothma
• Lando Calrissian
• C-3PO (See-Threepio) and R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Yoda
• Boba Fett
• Darth Vader

External linksEdit

• Report to Imperial Command on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• The Slug Named Grendel on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Typical Imperial Probot Mission Profiles on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Rebel Outposts and Their Primary Missions on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Against the Pirate Armada on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Life in a Jawa Sandcrawler on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Balancing the Books on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)