Is there even a good reason to write reviews of Future Armada products any more? It seems that everyone, like me, just downloads them the moment they're released, sight unseen.
The Future Armada deckplans are simply excellent in all respects -- and in my opinion, Ryan Wolfe creates the best starship deckplans out there. Don't believe me? Download the free preview versions of the various PDFs from Wolfe's Ki Ryn Studios, and have a look for yourself.
Be sure to check out Wolfe's mega-project deckplans -- the fully-realized space station Argos III, and the deck-by-frickin'-deck capital ship, Invictus. If these don't impress you with their sheer scope and scale, call your doctor, as you may be dead.
Certain individual Future Armada designs may not meet with your personal needs or tastes, but there's no one out there doing work this good, this consistently.
The Gryphon is billed as a mercenary base-of-operations ship for a small strike team -- and it can certainly be used that way. As written, however, the starship works equally well as a six-crew "jack of all trades, master of none" vessel for space adventurers of any kind. In this, and in the fact that the ship can be piloted by only two people (one, in a pinch), the Gryphon shares a strong link with the famous Scout/Courier vessel from Classic Traveller. Six individual crew cabins make it a perfect home ship for any party of starfarers seeking their fortunes out in the void.
If you're at all interested, just buy it. If you're like most of us who know Ryan Wolfe's Future Armada series, you've probably bought The Gryphon already. 5 out of 5 stars
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