The contents of this book are excellent, the traits and equipment make it possible to easily run a Sci-Fi skirmish using the existing Brink of Battle ruleset. However the PDF, as it currently stands, is awful. The terrible backgrounds used for the pages make it somewhat difficult to read and impossible to print. The previous, black on white version, or the layout used in the original BoB rulebook, is much preferable in terms of readability and usefulness.

So while the content is definitely worth checking out if you play Brink of Battle, the design choices make it more difficult to use. I hope that if the designer evolves this into a paid-for product that he makes a more sensible choice when designing the final layout of the book. Coloured backgrounds might look fancy on a screen but a simple black on white layout is preferable in terms of usability.

Some of you may be familiar with my reviews of Brink of Battle and its first supplement, Epic Heroes, in the Lead Adventure Forums as Roguepokemon. I love the game, and Epic Heroes only made it better, filling up the already perfect historical skirmish game, Brink of Battle, with a TON of new Gear, Traits and Magic. These not only apply to "fantasy" settings, but in fact are made with all three of Brink of Battle's era's in mind; Ancients, Early Modern, and Modern. You will find traits ranging from Graceful to Stout, epitomizing typical elf and dwarf builds, to Combat Shooter and Gun-Fu, emulating fights from the films Equilibrium and The Matrix.

But there is only so much you can play with the modern firearms and Traits given in those book to take your adventures to the stars. Until now.

The new Brink of Battle Sci-Fi Ashcan Edition is available for FREE from Wargamesvault as a FREE PDF. It's just a few pages and is a quick download, adding to the massive arsenal of Traits from Epic Heroes and Brink of Battle the GEAR that you would need in any of the next three eras of futuristic space combat. Get Gear Traits and Gear stats for Period 4, Near Future, Period 5, Interstellar Empires, and Period 6, Masters of the Force. From dirty space colonies overrun by xenos to galaxy-wide civilizations waging war beyond our dreams, this little book steps up your weapons, gear and armour to the next level of technology, and then beyond that!