I'm embarrassed that I didn't get round to writing this review sooner. Black Star is a fantastic little game which perfectly emulates a certain setting in a galaxy far, far way and any other type of space fantasy/space opera which your heart may desire. I've run the game in THAT setting already and it went very well. If you had told me that I would find a game that could supplant the D6 system for games in that style then I wouldn't have believed you, but here we are. I've found the system to be so versatile that i've already statted up characters from the British TV show Blakes 7 with ease, and i'm also going to use it to run a 1930's set pulp adventure game. So basically I can't recommend it highly enough.

This is an excellent little supplement for an already excellent game. It adds some great optional content to allow you to branch away a bit from the setting which inspired it, without detracting from the original game. The additions are neat and perfectly in line with the core rules. Fantastic value for money and I can't recommend it highly enough. A previous reviewer has summarised these additions perfectly so i'll just say buy it!! (Waves hand) "This is the book you're looking for..."

Well, this game was a very pleasant surprise. It's a system which tries to emulate supers rpg systems from the 80's , which it succeeds in doing with random character gen, tables and the like but it has some great little innovations which bring it right up to date. I was already going to like it because the author cites my beloved Golden Heroes as one of his touchstones, but I think the game has great merit on it's own. The author also seems determined to support this product, with several PWYW add ons already available and more to come. Would highly recommend giving this a shot if you're a fan of the genre.

As always, David Okum has smashed this set into orbit. This little package contains a great spread of useful characters with personality. The use of bonus content and layers makes this item extremely good value for the money and I highly recommend it.

A nice addition to the Star Trek Adventures RPG line. This booklet contains character write ups for the classic series. The product is very attractive to look at with excellent art depicting Kirk, Spock and crew. The character selections here tie up with the Modiphius miniatures released for the original series crew but the gang is pretty much all here. The author has done a great job of capturing the essence of these iconic characters in the 2d20 ruleset and as a bonus, these write-ups will also be useful to me in defining my own characters with nice examples of traits, talents and focuses. Given that most players of Star Trek Adventures will be using their own crew, this collection of characters may not be essential but it is definitely recommended.

It's great to see an official character creation tool for Icons. This application has a lot of good stuff in it, particularly the guided character creator which allows you to create a random character whilst editing as you go to allow you to tweak the character throughout the process. The rules content appears correct as per the Icons Assembled rules. I have a couple of minor niggles with the character sheet output, however. There is a character sketch tool but to be honest it seems more suited for normals rather than supers. You can supposedly import a custom image but i've yet to manage this successfully. There are no guidelines as to image size or format. I have reached out to the developer but haven't received a response yet. It would be good to clarify this feature as this is what has mainly prevented me from scoring the tool higher.

Just what I wanted from a GM screen for this great little game. Given that the game is fairly rules light, you might think there wasn't much call for a screen. I'm happy to say that the screen admirably captures all of the necessary tables and then uses the remaining space to provide something really useful, summarised versions of the archetype characters from the game. I have a feeling that this will be a very useful resource when you need to call up some enemies on the fly. The artwork is familiar from the covers of the game and looks really nice when dropped into the customisable GM screen. All in all, great value and just what I wanted from a screen.

I've seen a lot of debate about this item on various forums, mainly focusing on the price point. I danced around whether to purchase or not but finally took the plunge and i'm glad I did. The PDF is nicely presented and is full of useful information. The bare bones rules section presents exactly what is needed to play the accompanying adventure and give the purchaser an idea of what to expect from the full game to follow later in the year. The real meat of the PDF is the adventure, however which ties nicely into the 2003 mini series and provides an ideal launch pad from which to send your players off in one of several directions. I found the adventure to be well written, providing some interesting challenges, both physical and moral, for the players to overcome. Four pregenerated characters are provided, with each detailed in a two page sheet with game stats, illustration and background. The characters are interesting for the most part but are tailored for this adventure so your players won't be able to tweak them much, at least until the full game comes out. Having said that, they work well in the context of the adventure which is obviously the reason for their inclusion here. Overall, I found this to be a worthwhile purchase which has got me eager for the release of the full game