G U R P S 4th Ed.. STAR WARS sourcebook BY DARK LoRD AzAGTHoTH G U R P S 4th Ed. GURPS® Fourth Edition The unofficial Star Wars Sourcebook for GURPS® fourth Edition Last update: 11-06-2009 A completely free unofficial sourcebook for GURPS 4th Edition set in the Star Wars Galaxy GURPS Rules by Steve Jackson • www.sjgames.com GURPS 3rd Edition Star Wars by Francis Martel Star Wars Wiki from Wookieepedia • starwars.wikia.com AstroSyntesis by NBOS Software • www.nbos.com Edited by Dark Lord Azagthoth • members.upc.nl/l.deckers3 Email • [email protected] Forum • GURPS 4th Star Wars Forum Images taken from: Star Wars D6 from West End Games Star Wars D20 from Wizards of the Coast Star Wars books from Francis Martel Computer Games from Lucas Arts G U R P S 4th Ed. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION __________________________- 5 - QUIRKS_________________________________ - 44 - WHAT IS GURPS - STAR WARS_____________- 5 - Pessimism_________________________________________- 44 - Disclaimer _________________________________________- 5 - 5. SKILLS_________________________________ - 45 - About GURPS ______________________________________- 5 - Armoury__________________________________________- 45 - Feedback___________________________________________- 5 - Artist _____________________________________________- 45 - About the Author ___________________________________- 5 - Beam Weapons ____________________________________- 45 - GLOSSARY _______________________________- 5 - Body Control ______________________________________- 45 - Notation Conventions _______________________________- 6 - Echani ____________________________________________- 45 - GURPS References __________________________________- 6 - Engineer __________________________________________- 45 - 1: THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE _____________- 7 - Hidden Lore_______________________________________- 46 - Innate Attack ______________________________________- 46 - CHRONOLOGY___________________________- 7 - Melee Weapon _____________________________________- 46 - The Galactic Calendars_______________________________- 7 - Parry Beam Weapons _______________________________- 47 - Historical Database__________________________________- 7 - Thrown Weapon ___________________________________- 47 - Era Summary ______________________________________- 24 - TECHNIQUES ___________________________ - 47 - Official Movie Database_____________________________- 24 - Echani ____________________________________________- 47 - AFFILIATIONS___________________________- 25 - STYLES _________________________________ - 47 - Governments ______________________________________- 25 - Jar’Kai ____________________________________________- 47 - Religious Orders ___________________________________- 27 - Lightsaber Forms___________________________________- 47 - Corporations ______________________________________- 28 - Crime Syndicates___________________________________- 29 - 6. THE FORCE ____________________________ - 53 - MONETARY SYSTEM_____________________- 30 - Introduction _______________________________________- 53 - The Force in GURPS ________________________________- 53 - Banking Systems ___________________________________- 30 - Currency__________________________________________- 30 - THE DARK SIDE _________________________ - 54 - THE VORDARIAN BELTWAY GALAXY ____- 30 - Redeeming to the Light Side _________________________- 56 - The Galactic Map __________________________________- 31 - THE FORCE AND GAMEPLAY ____________ - 56 - Spatial Anomalies __________________________________- 31 - Using The Force____________________________________- 56 - Resources _________________________________________- 32 - Gaining Force Abilities______________________________- 57 - 2. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY______________- 34 - Force Related Advantages ___________________________- 57 - Bionics____________________________________________- 34 - FORCE POWERS _________________________ - 57 - Cloning ___________________________________________- 34 - Alter _____________________________________________- 57 - Computers ________________________________________- 34 - Control ___________________________________________- 58 - Defensive Capabilities ______________________________- 34 - Sense _____________________________________________- 59 - Droids ____________________________________________- 35 - FORCE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS_________ - 60 - Electronics ________________________________________- 35 - Jedi_______________________________________________- 60 - Gravity Technology ________________________________- 36 - Sith_______________________________________________- 61 - Medical Sciences ___________________________________- 36 - LIGHTSABERS___________________________ - 62 - Offensive Capabilities ______________________________- 36 - Introduction _______________________________________- 62 - Power ____________________________________________- 37 - Saber Construction _________________________________- 63 - Sensors ___________________________________________- 38 - 7. COMBAT_______________________________ - 69 - Tools & Industry ___________________________________- 38 - Translators ________________________________________- 38 - STARSHIP COMBAT _____________________ - 69 - 3. ADVANTAGES _________________________- 39 - 8. GAMEMASTER’S SECTION _____________ - 70 - Anzati Sense Life___________________________________- 39 - 9. EQUIPMENT ___________________________ - 71 - Energy Reserves - Force _____________________________- 39 - WEAPONS ______________________________ - 71 - Force Perception ___________________________________- 39 - Weapon Statistics __________________________________- 71 - Force Sensitive_____________________________________- 39 - Melee Weapons ____________________________________- 73 - Force Static ________________________________________- 39 - Muscle Powered Weapons___________________________- 75 - Heat Dissipation ___________________________________- 39 - Fire Arms & Beam Weapons _________________________- 76 - Proboscises________________________________________- 40 - Heavy Weapons ___________________________________- 79 - Rank _____________________________________________- 40 - Grenades__________________________________________- 80 - Spirit of Battle _____________________________________- 40 - Mounted Weapons _________________________________- 81 - PERKS __________________________________- 40 - ARMOR_________________________________ - 82 - High Metabolism___________________________________- 41 - Armor Statistics ____________________________________- 82 - MODIFIERS _____________________________- 41 - High- and Ultra-Tech Armor_________________________- 83 - Enhancements _____________________________________- 41 - SHIELDS ________________________________ - 87 - Limitations ________________________________________- 41 - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT __________ - 87 - 4. DISADVANTAGES______________________- 43 - Camping & Survival Gear ___________________________- 87 - Code of Honor _____________________________________- 43 - Communications and Information Gear _______________- 88 - Dark Side Taint ____________________________________- 43 - Law-Enforcement, Thief and Spy Gear ________________- 88 - Disciplines of Faith _________________________________- 43 - Medical Gear ______________________________________- 89 - Fragile ____________________________________________- 44 - Optics & Sensors ___________________________________- 89 - Odious Racial Habits _______________________________- 44 - Tools _____________________________________________- 89 - Technophilia ______________________________________- 44 - Transportation _____________________________________- 89 - Unnatural Features _________________________________- 44 - Weapon and Combat Accessories_____________________- 89 - - 2 - 10. VEHICLES _____________________________- 91 - J-Type Diplomatic Barge ___________________________- 122 - Vehicle Statistics ___________________________________- 91 - Sheathipede-class Transport Shuttle _________________- 123 - Wheeled & Tracked ________________________________- 92 - Sith Infiltrator ____________________________________- 124 - Walkers___________________________________________- 92 - Slave I ___________________________________________- 126 - Speeders __________________________________________- 93 - UTILITY CRAFTS _______________________ - 127 - Air Speeders_______________________________________- 93 - Consular Escape Pod ______________________________- 128 - Speeder Bikes______________________________________- 93 - Consular Salon Pod________________________________- 129 - 11. STARSHIPS____________________________- 95 - 12. DROIDS______________________________ - 130 - STARSHIP DESIGN_______________________- 95 - Droid Classification _______________________________- 130 - Converting a Ship __________________________________- 95 - Droid Designation_________________________________- 130 - Step 1 – Design Concept_____________________________- 95 - Droid Template Format ____________________________- 130 - Step 2 – Hull_______________________________________- 96 - Meta-Trait Droid __________________________________- 131 - Step 3 - Propulsion _________________________________- 97 - Playing an Droid __________________________________- 132 - Step 4 – Bridge _____________________________________- 98 - Create Your Own Droids ___________________________- 132 - Step 5 – Sensors ____________________________________- 98 - DROID TEMPLATE _____________________ - 132 - Step 6 – Communication ____________________________- 99 - Droid Type _______________________________________- 132