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Lord_Hydronium Title: Literature Gardener Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 7/26 5:51pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook - Date Edited: 7/26 5:52pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Lord_Hydronium
	WOTC posted: April 20, 2010: The Unknown Regions RPG Supplement, 224 pages, $39.95 US, Rodney Thompson 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 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. http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=19055093&postcount=738 -----signature----- Great midis have little midis Swimming round inside 'em And little midis have lesser midis And so ad infinitum.
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PointGiven Registered: Dec '06	Date Posted: 7/26 5:54pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	Oh no. WotC is going to screw this up so badly. -----signature----- Can you name the most important Sith Lords? http://www.sporcle.com/games/Caedus/sith_lords "Isn't it obvious? Gryph is the Destroyer of Worlds. You know Visas's line? It's a typo. Under Nihilus's mask is a Marn, nothing more."-Havac
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Valin__Kenobi Title: Author: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Praji Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 7/26 6:26pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	Wow, this seems a little ... paradoxical. -----signature----- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Fanboy: http://blogs.starwars.com/valinkenobi Generation Bantam/KJA/WEG "Before the "Oprah effect" bookstores were like monasteries. Now it's like going to Best Buy." -- Arawn_Fenn
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The_Loyal_Imperial Title: C&G Game Host Registered: Nov '07	Date Posted: 7/26 6:31pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	If they're not Unknown anymore...then what will we call them? The Newly-Known Regions?
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JediAlly Registered: Oct '00	Date Posted: 7/26 6:33pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook - Date Edited: 7/26 6:35pm (1 edits total) Edited By: JediAlly
	I'm actually looking forward to this. We have a chance to see Chiss space, the Empire of the Hand, the Vagaari, the Qom Jha, the Qom Qae, the Ssi-Ruuk, and some of the other races that Thrawn had encountered. The_Loyal_Imperial posted: If they're not Unknown anymore...then what will we call them? The Newly-Known Regions? I recall Wedge making a similar joke to General Cracken in Starfighers of Adumar. -----signature----- A Gathering of Light - new site: http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/15798221 Liberty and Custody: http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=14219579 Solo Rogue Jedi: http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/15798533
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Ambassador Cara Jade Registered: Oct '99	Date Posted: 7/26 8:34pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	Indeed, they really wouldn't be Unknown any more, if someone creates a resource book about them, are they? Well done, Wizards. -----signature----- Yeah, I have my own icon. Visit the Callista Fans Thread http://boards.theforce.net/eu_community/b10194/23653771/p1
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Nobody145 Registered: Feb '07	Date Posted: 7/26 8:35pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook - Date Edited: 7/26 8:43pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Nobody145
	Hm, now this could be interesting, just hope that just because this isn't a Campaign Guide that it still turns out decent (since a lot of the non-Campaign Guides haven't been all that great recently). Although given how large the Unknown Regions are, even covering a quarter of the area should be enough for a book and still leave a lot of unknown out there. Would be nice to see some more of the Chiss, or maybe even what they're doing during the Legacy era. Or better yet, pictures of the ships of all those things that come out of there occasionally. Although wonder how many eras this book will cover since the Unknown Regions are in just about every era from KotOR to Legacy. -----signature----- Don't mind me, I'm nobody important.
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MercenaryAce Registered: Aug '05	Date Posted: 7/26 8:37pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	I want this.....now! Oh man, the idea that we could get pictures of several species and their ships and vehicles would justify this even if it was the worst of WOTC books. -----signature----- "I am no man...I am a space station!" Another star wars ships, droids and troops site: http://armiesofstarwars.com/ It does have info found nowhere Move all sig, for great justice
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blackmyron Registered: Oct '05	Date Posted: 7/26 9:08pm Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	Er... because it's still "Unknown" IU? -----signature----- Omnia mutantur, nihil interit. "Come on Dave, you're taking this stuff too seriously." - George Lucas "Reality can rarely be explained without contradictions." - Karnak
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Zorrixor Registered: Sep '04	Date Posted: 7/27 1:16am Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook - Date Edited: 7/27 1:19am (1 edits total) Edited By: Zorrixor
	Ohh... interesting. I'm not too worried about the Known Unknowns. I imagine just writing up the Known Knowns will be enough for the book (e.g. Chiss, Empire of the Hand, Ssi-Ruuvi, Vagaari, maybe throw in a little Silentium, Zonama Sekot and Lehon too). I'll be rather surprised if they go and qualify the entire Unknown Regions as it'd be a massive project, probably too much for a single CG. I wouldn't be surprised if we maybe get a couple of new cultures revealed (like how most CGs will introduce a new Force Cult or a new gang of pirates, or little things like that), but I can't say I'm worried about them mapping the whole area, as CGs are never all inclusive of everything. I will be very impressed if they give us some added info on the Sorcerers of Rhand and those other couple of unknown dark side cults that Cronal mentioned... the "Ravagers of Somewhere" or something like that? I can't remember what they were called.
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Tyber_Zahn Registered: Sep '08	Date Posted: 7/27 3:32am Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	The unknown regions aren't unknown to everyone, there are the people who live there for a start.
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Zorrixor Registered: Sep '04	Date Posted: 7/27 3:43am Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	Ahhah... Lord Ravager and the Kanzer Exiles were what I was thinking of.
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Jeff_Ferguson Registered: May '06	Date Posted: 7/27 4:25am Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	Really cool stuff. Hopefully we finally learn more about the terrors that Thrawn encountered and that the Empire of the Hand fought tirelessly to protect the galaxy from. The Empire of the Hand are the SW equivalent of The Wheel of Time's Borderlanders, with the Unknown Regions being the blight. And it's been established for a while that scouts and adventurers go off into the Unknown Regions, so why poo-poo this? It'll be a cool chance to see the UR from their eye. It'll be like Force Heretic II: Refugee, only done right. -----signature----- "We are Imperial Knights. We do our duty by the Emperor and by the Force—no matter the cost." --- Sigel Dare "In the name of the true Emperor, Roan Fel, we come bearing greetings to our Jedi cousins." --- Marasiah Fel
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Katana_Geldar Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU' Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 7/27 5:23am Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	I rather like the sounds of this, as I think the supplements are much better than campiagn guides. They're much less era specific with a lot more room for creativity. -----signature----- Jacen and the two Vergeres http://gmgeldar.wordpress.com/vergere-essay/ Now, if you don't mind, I am somewhat preoccoupied telling the laws of physics to shut up and sit down.
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Jmacq1 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 7/27 5:57am Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	I think folks can calm down a little on the idea of the "Unknown Regions" becoming "Known" simply because of this book. No doubt a few worlds will be included, but you can make a good supplement about the "unknown" without detailing stuff too heavily. Mongoose Publishing did it pretty well with "The Rim" for Babylon 5. I have a feeling this may be more along the lines of "The Scout Book" anyhow. Since they've already given us the Jedi Book ("Jedi Academy Training Manual") and the Smuggler Book ("Scum and Villainy"), and already announced the Soldier book ("Galaxy at War") and the Noble Book ("Galaxy of Intrigue").
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Sinrebirth Title: Sith Emperor of the SWC Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 7/27 6:01am Subject: The Unknown Regions - upcoming sourcebook
	I'm all for this. If only for the Empire of the Hand being done right, and some canon answer as to who the kark dusted the Empire of the Hand being finally resolved too. -----signature----- Darth Insipid Proud Fan of the Tragedy of Jacen Solo Missing Chapters of Invincible; Teaser of Chapter 9.5 is up! Wes vs Tarfang, Gavin and the Coup, Luke and Jacen, and much more! http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28933751/p3/?70
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