Death Star Technical Companion (Second Edition)


The second iteration of the Death Star Technical Companion served as an enhancement for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, specifically updated for the second edition ruleset. Similar to its first edition predecessor, it featured diagrams, artwork, and contextual details regarding the Death Star. Its release occurred in 1993.

Publisher's summary

"The appointed governors of each region now exercise direct authority within their respective territories. The populations of these local systems will be controlled through fear. Specifically, fear of this formidable battle station."

The galaxy is embroiled in a period of civil conflict. On one side stands the Rebel Alliance, a diverse group of freedom fighters. Opposing them is the Empire, whose immense power is best represented by the technologically advanced Death Star.

This heavily armed battle station, comparable in size to a small moon, possesses the destructive capability to obliterate entire planets. Rebel Alliance researchers have successfully uncovered numerous secrets pertaining to this devastating weapon, compiling their findings within this comprehensive volume. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, its impact remains.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Grand Moff Tarkin's Data Journal Chapter One: A Concise History of the Death Star
  • Death Star Battle Station Chapter Two: Technical Details Chapter Three: Urban Areas and Trenches Chapter Four: Aircraft Storage Areas
  • Sector Organization Chapter Five: Standard Sector Chapter Six: Maintenance and Engineering Sectors Chapter Seven: Military Sector Chapter Eight: Security Sector Chapter Nine: Command Sector
  • Appendices Appendix One: Design Weaknesses Appendix Two: Death Star Blueprints Grand Moff Tarkin Admiral Motti General Tagge Bevel Lemelisk Ars Dangor Captain Kornov Major Calders, Warden Dezix of ISB Ensign Hocce, Med Tech D. L. Travos Death Star Crew Statistics Carried Craft Statistics

Continuity

Within this book, there exists a printing error: Page 94 concludes with the complete RPG statistics for a Repulsortank, followed immediately on page 95 by the concluding portion of RPG statistics for an unidentified entity. The initial section of these statistics, including the identification of the subject, is absent. It seems that the data pertains to the System operator droid detailed on page 93, as the data aligns, and page 95 proceeds with condensed versions of the statistics for other characters from page 93, presented in the same sequence.

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