The Emperor’s Hammer is an organization of online Star Wars gaming fans founded in December 1994 and is dedicated to recreating the excitement and adventure of the Star Wars saga online. The Emperor’s Hammer is an UNOFFICIAL Star Wars related organization, supported entirely by its Members which has been the primary reason for its continued phenomenal growth rate. The goal of the Emperor’s Hammer is to foster interactive participation from its Members to create an “online” Star Wars experience unprecedented on the Internet. Through the distribution of regular Newsletters, the Emperor’s Hammer provides a publishing and distribution platform for its Members’ submissions. As a result of this policy, the organization has rapidly become the premiere Star Wars organization on the World Wide Web.