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It's important to stress too that Chris Birch and co. wanted to pack this book with a lot of stuff so that it could be a stand-alone game. In other words, the 632 pages represent an effort by the company to give players everything they need to run the game. Although they have other stuff in the pipeline, you won't need to rush out and purchase it (though it will be cool material, no doubt)--you can run the game with just the one book.

Second, the price point on this monster book makes it an exceptional value for its size.

And finally, you don't have to absorb all 632 pages in order to run the game! A number of the chapters are there simply to provide support if you need it. You may never need to consult some of the chapters. On the other hand, if your players want to play aliens or mutants, there is a chapter available that gives you everything you'll need to make that happen.

Frankly, Chris and co. have made a fantastic game, with lots of great tweeks on FATE. Building ships as characters (complete with Aspects) is just some of the goodness you'll find inside. Fred Hicks is to be commended too on his superb layout work on this baby.

I'm eager to hold my pre-order in my hands. Not much of a wait now!

Cheers,

Eric