The Credits and Who
is Fleet Admiral Christian Taylor? |
I am a Queen's University alumni who resides in Port Colborne,
Ontario, Canada. Currently, I am employed in the Seismic Survey
portion of the oil and gas industry (hence the lack of regular
updates). As a young lad I used to be a supporter of the vile
Rebel Alliance, until I came to the realization that the Empire
was more awesome (with the help of playing LucasArts' Star
Wars TIE Fighter) and that the Rebels were not as squeaky
clean as they claimed [See Rebel
Propaganda and Lies]. With my great devotion to the Empire,
I also had an Imperial Fleet Admiral's uniform (modeled after
Admiral Piett) assembled [Click
Here]. In addition to my fleet duties, I am also the administrator
of this Imperial facility. GEDB first became operational on
January 1, 1998. On October 5, 2000 it went dot com.
Pablo Hidalgo's Star
Wars Index provided some assistance to GEDB.
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What do the source
abbreviations stand for? What eras do the sources cover? |
Click Here for a complete
listing.
WEG = West End Games - D6 Star Wars RPG || WotC = Wizards
of the Coast - D20 Star Wars RPG || CCG = (Star Wars) Customizable
Card Game - by Decipher Incorporated.
Click Here for WEG book
timelines.
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What does craft/object
was in existence/in service/on the market "at least"
[time period = IE Battle of Hoth] mean in the background information? |
The statement of "at least" indicates the earliest
known instance that the craft/object was in existence and/or
available for use.
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Why do some data entries
list sources which don't even mention the craft/troop/etc.? |
The source contained a relevant picture of the craft/troop/etc.
An example of this is the Beta-class Assault Shuttle
and Gamma-class Light Personnel Carrier. By their descriptions
they share a similar appearance to the Gamma-class
Assault Shuttle. OR those other sources are connected by an
event or character which allows for dating when the craft,
troop, etc. existed.
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Starfighter organization,
what is the difference between an Imperial and Rebel Wing? |
An Imperial Wing consists of 6 Squadrons. An Imperial Fighter
Group consists of 3 Squadrons. Meanwhile, a Rebel Wing consists
of 3 Squadrons. Normally, a squadron consists of 12 fighters.
However, in the case of the Bavos I and II Platforms, they
carry over-strengthened squadrons ranging from 16 to 18 fighters.
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What does Scale mean
in the data entries? |
Scales in general mean the power/protection offered by
a given craft, weapon or piece of equipment. From lowest to
highest is: Character, Speeder, Walker, Starfighter, Capital,
and Death Star. IE: a capital scale support craft is more
powerful and durable than a starfighter scale support craft.
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What does it mean
when Skeleton Crew is listed as None? |
It means that the craft or vessel cannot run with anything
less than the listed crew number.
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What does Pilot Support
Systems mean? |
It refers to Life Support and Ejection systems for a starfighter.
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Why don't all of the
ships have SBD, RU, DPF or MGLT ratings? |
Only the ships from the PC games, Star Wars Technical Journal
and the Behind the Magic CD-ROM have such ratings either in
part or in whole.
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Why aren't the all
capital ships listed with MGLT ratings from the PC games? |
The MGLT ratings for capital ships listed in the PC games
are grossly under stated. To find out the rating of a capital
ship's (or support craft's or starfighter's) sublight speed
just multiply the space units by ten and you get that capital
ship's MGLT rating (AGSWU2 and BTM speed charts is proof of
this).
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Why aren't all vessels,
vehicles, etc. listed with prices? |
It is for either two reasons. First the cost is stated
as "not available for sale", or the cost was not
listed in the sources. Additionally, the capital ship prices
listed in SOTG do not match those established by WEG. The
Nebulon-B's listed price is 194 million credits, yet that
makes it more expensive than most of the capital ships listed
in SOTG.
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Concerning the troop
data entries - can the trooper hold multiple weapons listed
in the Other Weapons field? |
Yes, they can. The deployment of the troopers determines
what Other Weapons they carry (the same applies to the Special
Equipment field).
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Is Other Weapons and
Specialized Training part of the "standard" trooper? |
This is a two part question. The Other Weapons lists the
weapons carried in addition to the main weapon(s) for the
"standard" trooper. Specialized Training means additional
training that a select few troopers receive. For example,
a Moff or Governor may select a few of his most favoured Stormtroopers
to receive bodyguard training (such in the case as Governor
Wilek Nereus's Stormtrooper bodyguards), thus GEDB classifies
that as Specialized Training.
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Will the Galactic
Empire Data Bank be adding information on characters or planets? |
At the present time no. GEDB will not be adding information
on characters or planets. GEDB is already busy with what it
has already set out to do.
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Will GEDB add my custom
made ship or character to its listings? |
No, it is the policy of the Galactic Empire Data Bank not
to post up any weegee, fan-made, homemade or custom made RPG
craft designs, characters, objects, events or battles in its
listings. This is done to ensure that people do not mix up
non-existing ships or characters from existing ships or characters.
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Will GEDB be adding
any RPG adventure or campaign ideas from the WEG/WotC books? |
No, since that would defeat the purpose of people purchasing
such books. GEDB concentrates on providing information that
is of interest to people that could either be used in RPG
or for personal "Star Wars information enlightenment".
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Will GEDB be adding
stats for characters (IE Baron Fel, Thrawn), and all stats for
species/craft/weapons/equipment from the WEG/WotC books? |
No, since that would defeat the purpose of people purchasing
such books. Only a few non-stock ships have been entered into
the listings since these few examples are either famous (IE
Slave I) or demonstrate to the databank user of the possibilities
for ship customization.
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GEDB Updates... |
GEDB tries to update once a month. Unfortunately, the GEDB
cannot update more often, since this web site is created, owned
and maintained by one person...Fleet Admiral Christian Taylor.
Coupled with the fact that I have obligations in life, it prevents
me from updating the GEDB more often. GEDB does not and will
not E-Mail updates even if you make a request; you'll just have
to check the What's New/Being Planned Section every so often. |
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