Compendium of Contemporary Weapons: Super-Sourcebook for All Game Systems [Paperback]

Kevin Siembieda (Author), Maryann Siembieda (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Palladium Books (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916211657
• ISBN-13: 978-0916211653
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #697,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant resource for modern gaming, September 27, 2006

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Michael Maconachie (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compendium of Contemporary Weapons: Super-Sourcebook for All Game Systems (Paperback)

Even though I'm not a fan of the palladium system and do not play it, I found this book to be an excellent source of information regarding weapons you would find in a modern setting. Lots of info is provided for each weapon, and the penetration value of each weapon is a great way of scaling weapons to fit pretty much any system.

The weapons covered in it range from tiny hold-out pistols to very big and serious miniguns, as well as grenades, body armour, ammo types etc.

3.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, but stull a great sourcebook for the Palladium game system, April 29, 2010

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Elric Moondragon "Certified Lunitic" (Niagara Falls NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Compendium of Contemporary Weapons: Super-Sourcebook for All Game Systems (Paperback)

Expanded inventory of weaponry, for use with any palladium game system. As well as tables for deviding up hitpoints/sdcs to various parts of the body.

2.0 out of 5 stars Tons of weapons. Tons of inaccuracies., July 24, 2009

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Outpatient8 "Brutal honesty." (East Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compendium of Contemporary Weapons: Super-Sourcebook for All Game Systems (Paperback)

As usual, the staff at Palladium did little to no actual research regarding the weapons used in their games. All the damage stats are woefully underrated and the ranges are tragically overrated.
However, there are a ton of different weapons and their descriptions contained in this book. There is also body armor and a few vehicles.
Zeleznik's cover is pretty cool and the interior art is stark but accurate.
I wouldn't pay more than around $8 for this book unless your just trying to complete a collection.