Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts

title: Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts

Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts, released in 1993 by West End Games, is a supplement for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. It was authored by Bill Smith along with Bill Olmesdahl.

This sourcebook was the first in the series to delve into the New Republic era, presenting the New Republic Scout Service as a backdrop for characters interested in a "facing the unknown" theme. This theme is often seen in other science fiction settings. Galaxy Guide 8 provides a complete random lifeform generator and includes the planet/system random generation system, which was previously introduced in Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One.

Publisher's Description

During the days of the Old Republic, adventure was synonymous with exploration. New planets were waiting beyond the stars, and great adventure was to be found along the spacelanes. The scout embodied a free spirit; an adrenaline junkie eager to explore the depths of their own curiosity.

However, the Imperial regime and the iron fist of Emperor Palpatine changed everything. He, along with his Imperial Moffs and governors, repurposed the scout service for…different objectives. Instead of exploration, they sought out Rebel bases and hunted down heroes of the Alliance. The scouts became dark reflections of their former selves—spies and infiltrators under the control of the Imperial Fleet.

Now, with the New Republic holding power in most of the "civilized" parts of the old Empire, the Scout Service has been reborn. They seek out cultures and worlds lost or abandoned during the dark times of the Empire. These scouts are a new breed of hero facing a new kind of danger…

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: A Typical Survey
  • The Scout Service
  • Inside the Scout Mind: The Corporate Scout The Karflo Corporation New Republic Scouts The Independent Scouts ...And Other Jobs
  • The Frontier: Revitalizing the Scouts The Scout's Domain Wild Space Unknown Regions
  • Scout Ships: Hyperspace Lone Scout Deep-X Explorer Scout Shuttle SkyBlind Star Seeder Vangaard Pathfinder Star Cab MRX-BR Pacifier Trilon Mining Barque
  • Equipment: Corporate Scout Equipment Exploration Droid MULE Droid Armor Miscellaneous Equipment
  • Scout Bases: Miwa Oyev Frontier Posts Colony Bases Military Attachments
  • Aliens, Creatures, and Planetary Features
  • The Survey
  • System Generation
  • The Prize: A Scout Adventure

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