The Unknown Regions: A Star Wars Roleplaying Game Supplement [Hardcover]

Rodney Thompson (Author), Daniel Wallace (Author), Sterling Hershey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 20, 2010

Explore the uncharted reaches of the Star Wars® galaxy.

Far from the cityscape of Coruscant, beyond the fringe planets of the Outer Rim, lies a vast region of space called the Unknown Regions. The Unknown Regions are mysterious and uncharted. They are home to strange aliens, violent slavers, and the forgotten remnants of ancient civilizations that have lived in isolation for eons.

This sourcebook gives players and Gamemasters everything they need to run and play in campaigns featuring scouts, exploration, and adventure in the uncharted reaches of the Star Wars galaxy. The Unknown Regions allows Gamemasters to take their existing campaigns in bold new directions, or this book can be used to jumpstart a new campaign that focuses on exploring the unknown.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (April 20, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786953993
• ISBN-13: 978-0786953998
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 0.6 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, April 21, 2010

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Christopher M. Fulton "Purveyor of Truth" (Streator, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Unknown Regions: A Star Wars Roleplaying Game Supplement (Hardcover)

A great addition to the RPG. Too bad it's the last book in this incarnation of the game. There is some great info in here, mostly what you'd expect: new races, weapons, planets, etc. We've all created our own worlds for Star Wars, but this is a good way to not have to do the work. My major complaint is it is too short. But then I say that about all the books. I wish they could all be a hundred million pages with everything about everything. But, alas, it would be not a good thing to have to lug around. This has actually impressed me more than some of the other books in the set (and I own every single one). Not that they are bad, they do well for what their slant is, but some have seemed a little tossed together. This one seems well thought out and put together. it gives some easy ideas for your adventures if you want to get off "the beaten path" in your game. I can see this getting heavy rotation in my campaign.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Send Off for Saga Edition, May 26, 2010

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Sergeant Vau - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Unknown Regions: A Star Wars Roleplaying Game Supplement (Hardcover)

I think this is one of the best books from the saga edition. The whole book tied together then end of WotC's contract nicely. They threw in rules for making your own races and monsters. They tried to put in enough for you to continue to keep the game fresh, even with a lack of new books coming out. Definitely a must have for any Saga Gamemaster.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, May 13, 2010

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James R. Nelson "jrn" (South Jordan, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unknown Regions: A Star Wars Roleplaying Game Supplement (Hardcover)

Very helpful for creating interesting add ons for the roleplaying Saga Edition. So far, seems to be very helpful. Only one drawback, and I have found this for the Saga Edition, in general. Trying to come up with a good Challenge level for complex characters/beasts/adventures is not addressed adequately in any of the manuals.