Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
The New Republic: Heir to the Empire Sourcebook is a supplement published by West End Games (WEG) in 1992 for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, itself based on the Star Wars franchise. Contents Heir to the Empire Sourcebook provides gamemasters with resources to create campaigns set in the days immediately following the fall of the Star Wars Empire depicted in the movie Return of the Jedi. The material in the book is based upon the novel Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, the first book in Zahn's Thrawn trilogy. Information, background and game statistics are provided for all of the characters, alien races, droids and starships mentioned in Zahn's book. With the fall of the Empire and establishment of the New Republic, player characters are no longer secret operatives, but can now openly operate as "troubleshooters, representatives and soldiers." Publication history In 1987, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Star Wars, Lucasfilm licensed WEG to produce a role-playing game based on the first three Star Wars movies. The result was Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. From 1987–1991, WEG produced 23 supplementary sourcebooks, all based on the original three movies (now known as Episodes IV–VI). In 1991, Lucasfilm hired Timothy