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West End Games (WEG) was the publisher of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game between 1987 and 1998, when the company's financial problems forced them to give up the license. Their headquarters was in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

While all the supplements West End Games produced are out of print, some of the information included in their sourcebooks and adventures was used as background material for the Expanded Universe novels and comics, and some of the writers for West End Games supplements went on to write for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game produced by Wizards of the Coast. Much as with Marvel Comics' original Star Wars series, relatively obscure characters and settings from WEG supplements were frequently referenced in later Expanded Universe material by such authors as Abel G. Peña and Pablo Hidalgo (himself a former West End Games freelancer).

Lucasfilm's 2014 continuity policy change placed West End Games material under the Legends banner of Star Wars canon. Character and item statistics had always been considered non-canonical game mechanics.

West End Games' old logo, used on most of its Star Wars material

Associated supplements, of varying canonicity, were also published in publications such as Dragon Magazine, Challenge magazine, Polyhedron, and, later, Dungeon/Polyhedron. Three West End Games sourcebooks—the Jedi Sourcebook, Tion Hegemony Sourcebook and The X-Wing: Rogue Squadron Sourcebook—were canceled before their release. The solitaire adventure Gambler's Luck was likewise never released.

Published Star Wars materials

Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game

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Title Released
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 1987[1]
The Star Wars Sourcebook 1987[2]
Star Wars Campaign Pack 1988[3]
Tatooine Manhunt 1988[4]
Strike Force: Shantipole 1988[5]
Battle for the Golden Sun 1988[6]
Imperial Sourcebook 1988[7]
The Star Wars Rules Companion 1989[8]
Starfall 1989[9]
Otherspace 1989[10]
Otherspace II: Invasion 1989[11]
Scavenger Hunt 1989[12]
Riders of the Maelstrom 1989[13]
Crisis on Cloud City 1989[14]
Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope 1989[15]
Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin 1989[16]
Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back 1989[17]
Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races 1989[18]
Rebel Alliance Sourcebook 1990[19]
Black Ice 1990[20]
The Game Chambers of Questal 1990[21]
The Isis Coordinates 1990[22]
Death in the Undercity 1990[23]
Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi 1990[24]
Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters 1990[25]
Cracken's Rebel Field Guide 1991[26]
Death Star Technical Companion 1991[27]
Domain of Evil 1991[28]
Graveyard of Alderaan 1991[29]
Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One 1991[30]
Star Wars Gamemaster Kit 1991[31]
Star Wars Miniatures Battles 1991[32]
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition 1992[33]
Mission to Lianna 1992[34]
The Abduction 1992[35]
The Politics of Contraband 1992[36]
Star Wars Gamemaster Screen 1992[37]
Wanted by Cracken 1993[38]
Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley 1993[39]
Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts 1993[40]
Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook 1993[41]
Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim 1993[42]
Twin Stars of Kira 1993[43]
Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook 1993[44]
The Last Command Sourcebook 1994[45]
Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters 1994[46]
Goroth: Slave of the Empire 1995[47]
Alliance Intelligence Reports 1995[48]
Galladinium's Fantastic Technology 1995[49]
The DarkStryder Campaign 1995[50]
Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition 1995[51]
Heroes & Rogues 1995[52]
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded 1996[53]
Tales of the Jedi Companion 1996[54]
The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook 1996[55]
The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook 1996[56]
Instant Adventures 1996[57]
Live-Action Adventures 1996[58]
No Disintegrations 1997[59]
Imperial Double-Cross 1997[60]
Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids 1997[61]
Mos Eisley Adventure Set 1997[62]
Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy 1997[63]
Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition 1997[64]
Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear 1997[65]
The Black Sands of Socorro 1997[66]
Cracken's Threat Dossier 1997[67]
Secrets of the Sisar Run 1997[68]
Pirates & Privateers 1997[69]
Alien Encounters 1998[70]
The Far Orbit Project 1998[71]

Solitaire adventures

Title Released
Jedi's Honor 1990
Scoundrel's Luck 1990

Board games

Title Released
Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe 1987[72]
Assault on Hoth 1988[73]
Battle for Endor 1989[74]
Escape from the Death Star 1990[75]

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
  2. ↑ The Star Wars Sourcebook
  3. ↑ Star Wars Campaign Pack
  4. ↑ Tatooine Manhunt
  5. ↑ Strike Force: Shantipole
  6. ↑ Battle for the Golden Sun
  7. ↑ Imperial Sourcebook
  8. ↑ The Star Wars Rules Companion
  9. ↑ Starfall
  10. ↑ Otherspace
  11. ↑ Otherspace II: Invasion
  12. ↑ Scavenger Hunt
  13. ↑ Riders of the Maelstrom
  14. ↑ Crisis on Cloud City
  15. ↑ Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
  16. ↑ Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
  17. ↑ Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
  18. ↑ Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
  19. ↑ Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
  20. ↑ Black Ice
  21. ↑ The Game Chambers of Questal
  22. ↑ The Isis Coordinates
  23. ↑ Death in the Undercity
  24. ↑ Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
  25. ↑ Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters
  26. ↑ Cracken's Rebel Field Guide
  27. ↑ Death Star Technical Companion
  28. ↑ Domain of Evil
  29. ↑ Graveyard of Alderaan
  30. ↑ Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
  31. ↑ Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
  32. ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
  33. ↑ Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
  34. ↑ Mission to Lianna
  35. ↑ The Abduction
  36. ↑ The Politics of Contraband
  37. ↑ Star Wars Gamemaster Screen
  38. ↑ Wanted by Cracken
  39. ↑ Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
  40. ↑ Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
  41. ↑ Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
  42. ↑ Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
  43. ↑ Twin Stars of Kira
  44. ↑ Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
  45. ↑ The Last Command Sourcebook
  46. ↑ Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
  47. ↑ Goroth: Slave of the Empire
  48. ↑ Alliance Intelligence Reports
  49. ↑ Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
  50. ↑ The DarkStryder Campaign
  51. ↑ Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition
  52. ↑ Heroes & Rogues
  53. ↑ Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
  54. ↑ Tales of the Jedi Companion
  55. ↑ The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
  56. ↑ The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
  57. ↑ Instant Adventures
  58. ↑ Live-Action Adventures
  59. ↑ No Disintegrations
  60. ↑ Imperial Double-Cross
  61. ↑ Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
  62. ↑ Mos Eisley Adventure Set
  63. ↑ Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
  64. ↑ Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
  65. ↑ Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
  66. ↑ The Black Sands of Socorro
  67. ↑ Cracken's Threat Dossier
  68. ↑ Secrets of the Sisar Run
  69. ↑ Pirates & Privateers
  70. ↑ Alien Encounters
  71. ↑ The Far Orbit Project
  72. ↑ Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe
  73. ↑ Assault on Hoth
  74. ↑ Battle for Endor
  75. ↑ Escape from the Death Star

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