Recording rod

Recording rods, also known as recording units, were long, clear cylindrical tubes that recorded and played audio and visual images. The data was stored in chips or storage crystals and the recording material played in two-dimensions on the exterior of the rod. The controls were located on the ends of the rod.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Easter Egg)
• Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning
• Star Wars Adventures 5: The Shape-Shifter Strikes
• MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
• "Mist Encounter" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
• Shadows in the Force
• File:SWG logo sm.png Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
• Star Wars (1977) 30 (As "recording unit") (Mentioned only)
• Splinter of the Mind's Eye (First appearance) (recorder rod)
• Splinter of the Mind's Eye 2
• "Do No Harm" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
• "All Our Sins Remembered" – Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
• "All Our Sins Remembered" – Classic Campaigns
• "Triple Cross" – Supernova
• "The Farrimmer Cafe" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (Mentioned only)
• "New Recruits and Rebel Guns" – Instant Adventures
• Operation: Elrood
• "Elusive" – No Disintegrations
• "The Bacta Heist" – Tapani Sector Instant Adventures
• "Desperate Measures" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
• The Truce at Bakura
• "Kella Rand, Reporting..." – Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
• Tatooine Ghost
• "Artifact of Aaris"—The DarkStryder Campaign
• "Death Is Remotely Possible"—The DarkStryder Campaign
• "Plant Food"—The Kathol Outback
• Vision of the Future
• Vision of the Future unabridged audiobook
• Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
• Legacy of the Force: Tempest
• Legacy of the Force: Inferno
• Fate of the Jedi: Abyss
• Fate of the Jedi: Abyss audiobook

Sources

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
• The Star Wars Sourcebook
• Star Wars Campaign Pack
• The Star Wars Rules Companion
• The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
• Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
• Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
• Star Wars Gamemaster Screen
• Wanted by Cracken
• Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
• Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
• The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
• Cracken's Rebel Operatives
• "The Free-Trader's Guide to Sevarcos" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
• Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
• Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations
• The Star Wars Planets Collection
• Platt's Starport Guide
• "Scouts' Dispatch" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
• "Old Corellian: A Guide for the Curious Scholar" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
• Heroes & Rogues
• The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
• "The Free-Trader's Guide to Sevarcos" – The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4
• Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
• Tales of the Jedi Companion
• Live-Action Adventures
• Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
• Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures
• Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
• Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
• Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
• Secrets of the Sisar Run
• Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
• Lords of the Expanse
• Player's Guide to Tapani
• "Tasariq: The Crystal Planet" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
• The Far Orbit Project
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• "We Don't Need That Scum" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (As "recording unit")
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

In other languages

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