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|cost=300 [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]]<ref name="Saga Edition Core Rulebook">''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook]]''</ref>
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|shape=[[Pistol/Legends|Pistol]]-shaped<ref name="Saga Edition Core Rulebook" />
|size=One-handed weapon<ref name="Saga Edition Core Rulebook" />
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|weight=1 [[Kilogram/Legends|kg]]
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|capacity=*6 shots with [[Energy cell/Legends|energy cell]]
*100 shots with [[power pack]]
*Close-range [[Stun/Legends|stun]] setting available<ref name="Saga Edition Core Rulebook" />
|range=*Optimum: up to 60 [[Imperial standard meter|m]]<ref name="Saga Edition Core Rulebook" />
*Maximum: up to 120 m<ref name="Saga Edition Core Rulebook" />
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|affiliation=*Royal [[Handmaiden]]s of [[Naboo/Legends|Naboo]]<ref name="Threats of the Galaxy" />
*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]<ref name="TRG1-52" />}}
The '''sporting blaster''' or '''sporting blaster pistol''' was a [[Blaster/Legends|blaster]] variant that came in [[Pistol/Legends|pistol]] and [[Rifle/Legends|rifle]] types. These light weapons were often used by those of noble heritage, who preferred a more elegant alternative to the uncivilized standard blaster.

==Description==
[[File:1sportingblaster.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A long-range sporting blaster.]]
These thin-barrelled blasters were designed for use in firing ranges and small-game hunting. The weapons were also sometimes used for duelling.<ref name="TRG1-52" /> They were light and easy to carry. Sporting blasters had a shorter range and packed less power than a standard blaster, though they had the advantage of being more affordable, and required less bureaucratic hassle to obtain.

Sporting blasters were often associated with [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy's]] rich and powerful, who wanted a blaster for personal protection, but didn't like to be seen with a cumbersome, awkward [[Blaster rifle/Legends|blaster rifle]]. More rugged sporting blaster models were also used for game-hunting, hence the name. The reason for the nobility carrying sporting blasters lay in the fact that most models could be quickly and easily broken down into three parts and then put back together for transport.

==History==
The elegant sporting blaster pistols were used by the Royal [[Handmaiden]]s of [[Naboo/Legends|Naboo]], who were an exclusive security force of young women charged to protect the elected [[Queen/Legends|Queen]] of Naboo.<ref name="Threats of the Galaxy">''[[Threats of the Galaxy]]''</ref>

The availability of sporting blasters over other types of blaster weapon made them popular among members of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]]; [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]] herself often carried a [[Drearian Defense Conglomerate/Legends|Drearian Defense Conglomerate]] [[Defender sporting blaster]] during missions for the Rebellion.<ref name="Saga Edition Core Rulebook" />

==Appearances==
*{{Film|I}}
*{{Journal|2|Out of the Cradle}}
*{{Journal|3|When the Domino Falls}}
*{{Film|IV}} {{1st}}
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Beginner Game|story=Takeover at Whisper Base (Adventure Book)|stext=Takeover at Whisper Base}} {{Po}}
*{{GalaxyCite|12|Priority: X}}
*{{Journal|3|Droid Trouble}}
*''[[Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine]]''
*''[[The Abduction]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|story=The Abduction|stext=The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Supernova (WEG)|text=''Supernova''|story=Triple Cross}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Supernova (WEG)|text=''Supernova''|story=The Evacuation of Jatee}}
*{{Journal|1|The Spira Regatta}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4|story=The Spira Regatta}}
*{{Journal|1|Stranded}}
*{{Journal|2|You're in the Army Now!}}
*{{Journal|4|Loyalties}}
*{{Journal|11|The Farrimmer Cafe}} {{Mo}}
*[[Operation: Elrood (book)|''Operation: Elrood'']]
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=The Black Sphere}}
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Elusive (adventure)|stext=Elusive}}
*''[[Imperial Double-Cross]]''
*{{Journal|12|Idol Intentions}}
*{{Film|VI}}
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=The Politics of Contraband|story=Free Time}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|story=Free Time}}
*{{DarkStryder|Death Is Remotely Possible|The DarkStryder Campaign}}
*{{Journal|9|Droids Defiant}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]'' {{Mo}}

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*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]''
*[[Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (sourcebook)|''Cracken's Rebel Field Guide'']]
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Kit]]''
*[[Star Wars Miniatures Battles (first edition)|''Star Wars Miniatures Battles'']]
*''[[Heir to the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Screen]]''
*[[Star Wars Miniatures Battles (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Miniatures Battles'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters]]''
*''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''
*[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Cracken's Rebel Operatives]]''
*{{Journal|2|Wanted by Cracken (Star Wars Adventure Journal)|Wanted by Cracken}}
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion]]''
*{{Journal|3|Wanted by Cracken (Star Wars Adventure Journal)|Wanted by Cracken}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations]]''
*{{Journal|4|Smuggler's Log}}
*''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]''
*''[[Goroth: Slave of the Empire]]''
*''[[Galladinium's Fantastic Technology]]''
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
*{{Journal|8|The Yard of Opportunity}}
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
*''[[The Kathol Outback]]''
*''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]''
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*''[[Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy]]''
*''[[Introductory Adventure Game]]''
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''
*''[[Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook]]''
*''[[Lords of the Expanse]]''
*''[[Player's Guide to Tapani]]''
*{{Journal|14|The Breath of Gelgelar}} {{C|"T'laerean Larn" capsule}}
*{{Journal|14|Cynabar's Droid Datalog (article series)|Cynabar's Droid Datalog}}
*''[[Platt's Smugglers Guide]]''
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game]]''
*''[[Arms & Equipment Guide]]''
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*''[[Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
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*''[[Threats of the Galaxy]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Galaxy at War]]''
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*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Leia Organa (★★★, ''Tantive IV'')}} {{Po}}
*''[[Enter the Unknown]]''
*''[[Suns of Fortune]]''
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
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