Pyramid Review
Galaxy Guide (for Heroes Unlimited)
Published by Palladium Books
Written by Wayne Breuax Jr.
224 b&w pages; $20.95
Aliens Unlimited introduced scores of alien races and numerous plots to augment Heroes Unlimited. The Galaxy Guide follows the same pattern, but expands on the organizations first mentioned in Aliens Unlimited, while leaving plenty of room for future expansion.
There are all too brief details on the Atorians, FAR (Federation of Allied Races), TMC (Thissera-Micean Cooperative), and the TGE (Tagoniglomerate). The Atorians, a matriarchal society, have a vast history and almost limitless power at their disposal. The other groups are collections of races with various agendas and styles that enable the GM to run anything from a political campaign, to a mercenary style setting. More details would have been nice though. For example, while the FAR, TGE, and TMC have their own sections with armor and arms, each illustrated, the Atorians do not. Still, this does mean that future books like The Guide to Imperial Space and the Andromeda Galaxy Sourcebook will have hteir work cut out for them.
The book covers several planets in the Milky Way Galaxy. The planet listings are alphabetical and include the destroyed Assin, the former home of the Lassinike mineral aliens; and Toogarth, the home for the booming -- and conquering -- Toograth empire. If the planet houses a new alien species not covered in Aliens Unlimited, then that race is given . . .
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Article publication date: August 3, 2001
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