This official follow up to White Star: Science Fiction Roleplaying is packed full of information and new content, while still maintaining the "toolkit" approach of the core rules. New classes include old standbys like the bounty hunter and the space explorer, but then branch off into more interesting (and pulpy) territory with the Novomachina (Transformers), the Man of Tomorrow (Flash Gordon or even Indiana Jones), and the Plucky Sidekick (Short Round!). New vehicles include starships and skycraft that can be dropped into any game as well as some familiar Star Wars analogues. New aliens and creatures are always helpful. Rawrarrs are going to find their way as trusted friends and co-pilots in many light transports and I'm personally a fan of reptoids such as Bossk and Kayman of the Lambda Zone, so the race of Crocodila is going to fit right into my WS campaign. (There is one feathered race in particular that won't be making an appearance, but that's another story. . .). Other new content includes a simple and intuitive Skills system as well as various new weapons and armor.

What I really liked were the addition of random charts and tables. One set of tables allow you to build solar systems from scratch, starting with the sun(s), moving onto the types of planets, their alien inhabitants, and even the technological level of these inhabitants. Another set of tables, the "Serials" section, randomly generates your character's background along with tons of flavor and plot hooks you can work out with your Referee. Very cool stuff. I rarely roll anything randomly for my PCs, but I do like to mine tables for inspiration, whether I'm building a new world or creating interesting NPCs, and these are all gems.

Overall, a fantastic followup to the original game and a must-have for any White Star or old school sci-fi Referee. I hate to say that it looks like any official product James M. Spahn creates for White Star is going to be golden, but if he keeps creating products like this I don't think anyone can argue.

As always, another excellent addition to the White Star cannon.

Excellent new classes (such as playing Flash Gordon or an Ewok!) and rules for ground vehicles really help to round out any WS game.

New aliens and monsters also add spice to a game (reskinned Wells Martians, White Apes, and my favorite, the Lazer Rex!).

There are a few quibbles here and there. For example, while I love the Flash Gordon class, its inability to wear armor and lack of any innate protective ability, seems to make it a class that would struggle to stay relavent for long without constantly taking laser rifles to the face. But overall, if you liked WS you will like this book.

Oh, a special mention for the Serial section of the rules where you can randomly roll a character's background. It is an exceptionally simple life path generator but packs lots of interesting story hooks for development!

Nice addition to my WS library. There are other third party products available that offer some of what is included here, but it's nice to see more from the publisher himself. Many of the 3PP offerings take the game in other sci-fi directions, but this brings more content that is obviously Star Wars inspired - bounty hunters, Ewoks, AT-ATs and so on. Love it!

I do see some typos and errors here and there, but like WS Core, I expect those to be fixed over time and teh PDF updated. James is a boss like that.

If you liked White Star, then you can't go wrong with this supplement. It contains a wealth of information highly useful to virtually any kind of campaign--the new vehicles, including hovertanks and striders (much like AT-STs from Star Wars), are in particular a welcome addition. There is also a simple, functional skill system that adds depth to characters without over-complicating them. Finally, there is a section on Serials, where you can roll to find out about your character's background, which does affect your ability scores (and, yes, Traveller fans, you can die on a bad die roll!)

That being said, one of the things I like about White Star is its simplicity, and I think some of the new material adds little to the game, and amounts to new options for the sake of new options. Some of the seven new character classes, such as the Bounty Hunter, Deep Space Explorer and Two-Fisted Technician, are broadly useful, but the others are odd or very niche (one of them allows you to play an 8-15 Mech as a character; that may appeal to some gamers, but seems unworkable and goofy to me). Second, some of the new creatures seem slapstick amd silly ("Space Ducks?") Again, some might like that; I don't, and would have preferred something more useful.

However, the amount of useful content vastly outweighs that which I don't find useful, and as such I would recommend this product for virtually any kind of White Star Campaign.