- "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."
- ―Planet Hoppers introduction on Wizards.com
Planet Hoppers was a web feature on the Wizards of the Coast website published weekly (skipping a few weeks) from January 2003 to October 2004, with an additional chapter in April 2005 and a few more in 2008. Each story is four to five chapters set on a single planet, along with roleplaying-game stats and info about the characters, technology, creatures, and locations in the story.
Contents
Original series
Morrie Mullins, then Cory J. Herndon, wrote these articles, with the final chapter by Rodney Thompson.
A Traveler's Journals of Ralltiir on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), January 2003
Arkanian Chill on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), February 2003
Velmor: Royalty and Rebellion on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), March 2003
Coruscant: Center of the Empire on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), April 2003
Kessel: Hell in Space on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), May 2003
Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), June 2003
Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), July 2003
Aargau: For All Your Banking Needs on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), August 2003
Carida: Heavy Duty on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), September 2003
Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), October 2003
Thyferra: Bacta Basics on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), November 2003
Hoth: Under the Ice on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), December 2003
Zeltros: Pleasure Planet on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), January 2004
Manaan: Depths of History on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), February 2004
Vandelhelm: Enemies and Alloys on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), March 2004
Adumar: Pilots Wanted on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), April 2004
Hapes: Ladies First on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), May 2004
Beheboth: Blood and Water on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), June 2004
Yavin: The Big Red One on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), July–August 2004
Bespin: Action Tidings on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), September–October 2004
Byss and the Deep Core on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), April 2005. This article has a different format, containing only information, no story.
For the Saga Edition
Written by Eric Cagle, these articles shared the shortened format of the previous entry.
Planet Hoppers: Cona on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), September 2008
Planet Hoppers: Phindar on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), October 2008
Planet Hoppers: Cathar on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), November 2008
Planet Hoppers: Skako on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct), December 2008
A set of Kashyyyk articles were planned but never published.
Notes and references
- ↑
Carida: Heavy Duty on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct)
External links
- Planet Hoppers (post by Cory_Herndon) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (October 22, 2004) (backup link)
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