 Welcome to "Planet Hoppers," a new feature on the Star Wars Roleplaying Game website. Each month, we'll bring you a set of articles on a particular world in the Star Wars galaxy that a Gamemaster can use separately or as a linked series of events.
This month, we'll hit the books -- and the bunkers -- for an intense year of combat training at the Imperial Academy on Carida and meet a pair of especially distinguished students. Be sure to check back each week for the next installment!
Part 1: Weight Training
In which a future TIE pilot transfers to the Carida Imperial Military Academy for her final year of study.
Part 2: Boot Camp
In which the fourth-year cadets take part in combat exercises designed to cull the weak from the Emperor's forces.
Part 3: War Games
In which cadets Davani and Brie take the new MT-ST out for a crawl in the mountains of Carida.
Part 4: Cadets Gone Wild
In which cadets Davani and Brie have a wild night on a two-day pass before they graduate.
About the Author
One-time Star Wars Roleplaying Game editor Cory J. Herndon is now a freelancer. Cory's work has appeared in Amazing Stories, Duelist, TopDeck, Star Wars Gamer, Dragon, and SCIFI.com. He has done additional design work on the Star Wars Roleplaying Game revised core rulebook (primarily the Droids chapter), The Dark Side Sourcebook (creatures and archetypes), and the Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game. He is also the author of Volumes 5 and 6 of the Magic: The Gathering Encyclopedia. Cory's short story "Like Spider's Silk" appears in the Secrets of Magic Anthology. He asks that you please purchase a copy of it and the D&D novel The Living Dead for every room in your home. Cory is currently authoring original content for Xbox.com, writing the third book in an upcoming Magic: The Gathering novel trilogy, and continuing to design Star Wars Roleplaying Game material for the Wizards website.
Learn more than you probably ever wanted to know about Cory at www.hernco.net.
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