Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook

The Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook is a supplement for the Second Edition of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game published by West End Games in 1993.

From the publisher

Bring all the excitement of the Star Wars universe to your games with the Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook. This book is a collection of inspirational and entertaining essays on all aspects of game design, from encounters, to creating gamemaster characters, to how to really start a fun campaign. A complete guidebook on how to bring the Star Wars universe to life.

Contents

• Introduction by Bill Smith
• Beginning Adventures by Chuck Truett
• The Star Wars Adventure by Chuck Truett
• Settings by Chuck Truett
• Gamemaster Characters by Steven H. Lorenz
• Encounters by Chuck Truett
• Equipment and Artifacts by Eric S. Trautmann
• Props by Steven H. Lorenz
• Improvisation by Steven H. Lorenz
• Campaigns by John Terra
• Tales of the Smoking Blaster by Bill Smith
• Star Wars Rules Questions
• The Star Wars Questionnaire

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gial Ackbar Wedge Antilles Ponda Baba D'Voras Brin (First mentioned) Lando Calrissian Chewbacca Clars (First appearance) Lenri Darv (First mentioned) Cornelius Evazan Nilya Fek'ra (First appearance) Boba Fett Bib Fortuna Kare Fontin (First mentioned) Gaartatha (First mentioned) Gaartatha's companion (First mentioned) Zakarisz Ghent Greedo Grerph (First mentioned) Halbret (First mentioned) Jimmer (First appearance) Talon Karrde Obi-Wan Kenobi Lennar (First mentioned) Palpatine Beru Whitesun Lars (Indirect mention only) Owen Lars (Indirect mention only)

Weeffil Liff (First mentioned) Lobot Marx (First mentioned) Marna (First mentioned) Defaris Muslo (First mentioned) Narse (First mentioned) Stannik Nhaa (First mentioned) Nomas (First mentioned) Pann (First mentioned) Ploovo Two-For-One Riza (First mentioned) Zeke Rondel Luke Skywalker Leia Organa Solo (As "Leia Organa") Han Solo Sulahb (First mentioned) Wilhuff Tarkin Byun Tenab (First mentioned) Jabba Desilijic Tiure Brefest Torr (First appearance) Uris (First mentioned) Darth Vader Yesgar (First mentioned) Yoda Yorseg (Also as "Yosgar") (First appearance) Zenn (First mentioned)

Creatures

Bantha Dewback Krayt dragon Sun-lizard Tauntaun Tree viper (As "Najarkan tree viper") Vanarian Tree Eater Wampa (Picture only) Womp rat

Droid models

Droid Astromech droid R2-series astromech droid (As "R2 unit") R2-D2 Guard droid IG-88 assassin droid IG-88B (As "IG-88") Interrogation droid (As "torture droid") Labor droid (As "loading droid") Medical droid Messenger droid Nanogene droid Protocol droid C-3PO Security droid Service droid (As "servant droid")

Events

Battle of Endor Battle of Hoth Battle of Korseg IV Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon Battle of Yavin Destruction of Alderaan Duel on Cloud City Rescue of Princess Leia

Locations

Alderaan system Antared III Ather Bazaar Berrol's Donn Bespin Cloud City Beta Olikark Byss Carz system Carz Chateuse VII Core Worlds Corporate Sector Coruscant Cotellier Dac (As "Calamari") Dagobah Dravian Starport Dreffon IV Durollia Duros Space Run Endor Blue Star Lake Bright Tree Village Endor shield generator bunker Hermos Hoth Hoth asteroid belt Isen Asteroid Belts Kailor V

Kessel Spice Mines of Kessel (Indirect mention only) Korseg IV Millinar Nar Shaddaa Corellian Sector Han Solo's apartment Nkllon Obroa-skai Ord Mantell Weeffil Liff's Trading Center Outer Rim Territories Pegg Merrk's Weapons Shop Rodia Ryloth Syned Tatooine Anchorhead Beggar's Canyon Ben Kenobi's hut Fort Tusken Mos Eisley Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina (As "Mos Eisley cantina") Motesta Vlemoth Port Voorsbain Wild Space Yavin 4 (As "Yavin") Great Temple (Yavin 4)

Organizations and titles

Admiral Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance High Command (As "Rebel Alliance high command") Rebel trooper Baron Administrator Black marketeer BlasTech Industries (As "Blastech") Bounty hunter Captain Commander Con artist Corellian Engineering Corporation (Indirect mention only) Councillor Crime lord (As "crimelord") Dark Jedi Diplomat Doctor Executive assistant Explorer First Mate Galactic Empire Grand Moff Imperial Army (Indirect mention only) Imperial Army trooper Imperial Customs Imperial Intelligence Imperial Navy (As "Imperial fleet") Imperial Navy trooper Imperial officer Moff Stormtrooper Gambler Gangster Governor Gunner

Ikas-Adno Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire Jedi Knight Jontz Freight Katana fleet Law enforcement agency Loan shark Loronar Corporation (As "Loronar") Mercenary Merchant (As "trader") Miner Moisture farmer Nar Shaddaa Shipping New Republic Pilot Pirate Preacher Prince Privateer Prospector Quartermaster Retainer Salesbeing Scavenger Scientist Scout Security guard Senator Sienar Fleet Systems Slaver Slicer Skypath Industries Smuggler SoroSuub Corporation (As "SoroSuub") Spy Technician Topatz Shipping TransGalMeg Industries, Incorporated (As "TransGalMeg") Yesgar's pirates Xenobiologist

Sentient species

Baragwin (Picture only) Defel Devaronian Duros Ewok Gamorrean Gotal Human Corellian Hutt Ithorian (Picture only) Jawa Kathol (As "Cthol") (First mentioned) Kowakian monkey-lizard (Picture only)

Noghri Morseerian Mostlaa (First appearance) Quarren Rodian Sluissi Squib Sullustan Talz (Picture only) Tusken Raider Twi'lek Unidentified Millinar species (First mentioned) Verpine Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Airspeeder T-16 skyhopper (Picture only) T-47 airspeeder (Picture only) Cloud car Death Star DS-1 Orbital Battle Station Death Star II Flitter Landspeeder Repulsorcart (As "repulsor cart") Sandcrawler Speeder bike 22-B Nightfalcon (As "Nightfalcon") Space station Starfighter BTL Y-wing starfighter (Picture only) RZ-1 A-wing interceptor (Picture only) TIE Advanced x1 TIE/LN starfighter (As "TIE fighter") X-wing starfighter (As "X-wing") Z-95 Headhunter Starship Action VI transport Bulk cruiser DP20 frigate (As "Corellian Gunship") Escape pod Freighter Millennium Falcon Guardian-class light cruiser (As "Customs cruiser") Imperial Customs Frigate (As "Imperial customs frigate") Ithorian Herdship (As "Ithorian herd ship") Katana Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (Picture only) Ore hauler Passenger liner (As "cruise liner") Prison barge (As "prison ship") Star Cruiser Mon Calamari Star Cruiser Star Destroyer Executor-class Star Dreadnought (Picture only) Imperial-class Star Destroyer (As "Imperial Star Destroyer") Transport GR-75 medium transport (Picture only) Loronar medium transport Smoking Blaster YT-450a Swift Assault 5 (As "Hoverscout") Walker All Terrain Armored Transport (As "AT-AT") All Terrain Scout Transport (As "AT-ST" and "scout walker") World Devastator

Weapons and technology

Airlock Aroma-disseminator Bacta tank Blast armor Blast door Blast helmet Blast vest Blaster Blaster pistol 035 blaster pistol Eliminator-7 Heavy blaster pistol Blaster rifle Repeating blaster Bowcaster Climate control unit Cloaking device Cofferdam (As "docking tube") Comlink Computer Computer spike Computer terminal Concussion missile Cutlass Cybernetics Datapad Deflector shield Deflector shield generator Detonator Detonite Energy baffler Engine Enviro-suit (As "space suit") Feedback exerciser Flare Force field Fusion torch Fusion-welder (As "fusion welder") Grenade Holochess Holocron Hologram Holograph Holosign Hydrospanner Hyperdrive Backup hyperdrive Hyperwave emissions enhancement filter

ID tag Ion cannon Ion drive (As "ion engine") Jetpack (As "jet pack") Land mine Laser cannon Laser scalpel Lazsaw Life support Lightsaber Logic matrix Macrobinoculars Medpac Microscope Molecular stiletto Nanogene Navigation computer (As "navicomputer") Planetary shield Plasma drill Travel module Power cell Power converter Power damper Power generator Power pack Photoreceptor Quatdriver Reactor core Recharging station Repulsorlift (As "repulsor") Restraining bolt Rocket pack Sensor Sight visor Slave circuit Slugthrower Spaarti cloning cylinder Spotlight Stokhli spray stick Stun grenade Subspace transceiver Superlaser Targeting computer Thermal detonator Turbolaser Turbolift Vibro-ax (As "vibroaxe") Vibroblade Vibroknife Vocabulator

Miscellanea

Ammonia Anesthetic gas (As "anesthesia") Asteroid field Astrogation (As "astrogator") Atmosphere Black market Blaster gas Bounty Cantina Casino Carbon Casino Cloning Codex Coma Cyborg Datajournal Data-magazine Contemporary Galactic Architecture Death Star plans Dentarian Ripple Durasteel Fezzgem Foodstuff Galactic Credit Standard (As "credits") Gemstone (As "gem") Ghrul ak-al Groundquake (As "earthquake") Heat storm Hive virus Holobook (As "holonovel") Holopark Holotheater Hotel Hyperspace Imperial standard meter Invisible Market Kilogram Light-year

Liqueur Local day Market Metric ton Mining Moon Muzzlian squill Nebula Nova crystal (As "Nova Crystal") Planet Gas giant Plasmaberry Radiation Ultraviolet Restaurant Sabacc Slavery Seaweed Sector Spaceport Spice Glitterstim (As "Kessel spice") Standard day Standard hour Standard month Standard week Standard year Star system Telepathy The Force Dark side of the Force Light side of the Force Tree Water Weeliu nut Zombie