A gambler was an individual who recreationally or professionally participated in gambling. Some individuals dabbled with games of chance, while others used their talents to make a living.
Gamblers travelled the galaxy engaging in games of chance; some lived carefree lifestyles where money came and went, and had the view that they were never down and out permanently because the game always went on. These nomadic gamblers did not set down roots, preferring to "love them and leave them" over settling down. Another journey, new worlds to explore, fine meals and wine, and the chance to play at a new gambling table were the only things they wanted. Gamblers saw both the highborn and dregs of societies, and were comfortable among both kinds.[1]
Some gamblers ended up falling in with the Alliance to Restore the Republic, usually after a run-in with the Galactic Empire. For these gamblers, they realised that the fight against the Empire looked like a pretty hopeless cause that nevertheless had a chance of succeeding. As a gambler, those were odds worth taking.[1]
Behind the scenes
The "Gambler" was one of the original twenty-four character templates used by the Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, first published in the first edition rulebook.[1]
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith
- "The Spira Regatta" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 (also reprinted in The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4)
- "Silent Fury" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- "Death-Hunter" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 (Mentioned only)
- "The Farrimmer Cafe" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
- "Abregado-Rae Intrigue" — No Disintegrations
- "Elusive" — No Disintegrations
- "Seregar Turnabout" — No Disintegrations
- Scoundrel's Luck
- Star Wars (1977) 16 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld)
- Tatooine Manhunt (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Three)
- Introductory Adventure Game
- Riders of the Maelstrom (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Three)
- "All Our Sins Remembered" — Star Wars Gamemaster Kit (also reprinted in Classic Campaigns)
- Crisis on Cloud City
- Imperial Double-Cross
- The Jewel of Yavin
- "The Last Hand" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
- "Uninvited Guests" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 1
- "Galaxywide NewsNets" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook
- "The Mecetti File" — Tapani Sector Instant Adventures (Mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 9 (Mentioned only)
- "Heroes Need Not Apply" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- The Star Wars Sourcebook
- Star Wars Campaign Pack
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- The Star Wars Rules Companion
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
- Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
- Wanted by Cracken
- Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
- The Last Command Sourcebook
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives
- The Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- "Creatures Preview" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
- "It's a Gambler's Life" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races, Second Edition
- Goroth: Slave of the Empire
- "Zirtran's Anchor" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
- Platt's Starport Guide
- Alliance Intelligence Reports
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Heroes & Rogues
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition
- "Fizzi's Slightly Used Starships" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Live-Action Adventures
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
- No Disintegrations
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
- Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
- "Alien Encounters" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
- The Black Sands of Socorro
- Player's Guide to Tapani
- Stock Ships
- Lords of the Expanse
- Secrets of the Sisar Run
- Cracken's Threat Dossier
- "Alien Encounters" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- "Tasariq: The Crystal Planet" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- Alien Encounters
- "We Don't Need That Scum" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
- Suns of Fortune
- Lando Calrissian in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Fly Casual
- Star Wars: The Card Game — Ready for Takeoff (Card: Lando Calrissian)
- #SWTOR Cartel Market Newest Additions: Week of December 11 on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)