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STARGATE SG1 Friends and Foes

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Those of you idly browsing this site might stumble across the listing for this book and think, "Whoa, I gotta get this!" Well, perhaps you do. But be advised that this is NOT an episode guide per se, but rather a supplement for Alderac's Stargate SG-1 role playing game.

But before you click away in disappointment, you should know that the first half of the book does, in fact, have extensive recaps of each of the episodes of Season 2. It doesn't list cast or crew and it doesn't include commentary upon the making of the individual episodes or any critiques or "behind the scenes" information. But a wealth of information is certainly provided.

Granted, a lot of said information is basically made up, extrapolated from passing dialogue references or just created out of thin air. However, the background material (typically, a history of the visited planet and its people and details about their ethnic background and interactions with the Goa'uld and others) that does NOT come directly from the episode is tacked into a separate section after the recap. So the "bonus" stuff shouldn't be regarded as canonical, but it's interesting nonetheless.

There's also tons of stuff on NPCs, or, as non-gamers would know them within the show's context, recurring characters. So we have profiles on Martouf, Jacob Carter, Thor, Jolinar, Kasuf (the chieftain from Abydos), and Sha're. Of course, the question you're really dying to ask is: are Sgts. Davis (the gateroom tech) and Siler present? Yes. Yes, they are. Keep in mind, again, that what we are given in these sections is a mix of "real" history drawn directly from the show and then a bunch of stuff the game designers threw in on their own for flavor text.

Finally, there's material on the various alien races and their gear, and new character classes based on things seen in the Season 2 episodes (e.g. Goa'uld Assassin, Tok'ra Courier, et cetera).

It's well-organized and smartly written and has a good number of pictures. Alderac will produce one RPG supplement for each season. If you're a gamer and an avid SG-1 viewer, I would definitely recommend this. If you're too good for RPGs but you're still a hardcore SG-1 fanboy (or fangirl), you still might want to check this out just for its value as a pretty good episode guide. In short, Kree, Jaffa! That really has no bearing here, but I've always wanted to say it.

This was an exceptional buy. Of course, I would say that about anything that had to do with Stargate SG-1.

For those who love Stargate SG-1 and love to role play, then this book which includes the Season 2 plotlines, is for you!