Product Description

Station security chief Garibaldi embarks on a dangerous mission, accompanied by colleague Warren Keffer. Attacked by an alien craft of unknown origin, they find themselves running for their lives, haunted by a mystery that stretches back to Mars.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55678 in Books
• Published on: 1996-09-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

Nice - but know what you are buying
Since there was not a single word of description on this book, I feel obligated to do so. This book contains 3 comic booklets which are all nice by themselves. But be aware that there is another title available, called "Babylon 5: The price of peace" which contains all the 3 booklets here, and another extra booklet. So, my recommendation is to buy "The price of peace" - it's the better deal.

Adequate sourcebook that just misses catching the real feel.
As a sourcebook for a roleplaying game, this does exactly what it sets out to do, provide information pertaining to the past and the present of the Military forces of the Earth Alliance.

It does a fair job, covering the army and the navy, and providing details on equipment etc.

Where it does excell is in providing a complete, fully functional set of miniatures rules for capital ships combat (Based on the Full Thrust rules I'm led to believe), effectively giving you a complete game into the bargain (Significantly cheaper than the official fleet combat rules).

The book does have faults, there is not much of the epic feel which made B5 compulsive TV viewing, and there are some priniting errors (Such as General Franklins picture being used in the bio's of three Earth Force personalities. In itself that wouldn't be so bad, but one was female :-).

Well worth it if

a: You play the Babylon Project RPG b: You want a good set of B5 Ship combat rules

but if you don't fit either of the above, beware. This is for the serious completist only.

A role-playing game for role-players.
This rulebook provides a system that encourages the playing of a character rather than the rolling of dice. The system is fairly easy to get to grips with and the emphasis is on the characters that make up the rest of the B5 universe, not what happens on the station. More sourcebooks are required to flesh out the core rules, but players with enough imagination should be able to cope admirably as the rules and game concepts are clearly explained. This game could turn into a classic if it's supported by the manufacturers and the B5 fans.