Hoi, chummer! Weighing in at only 39 pages, this is chock full of ordinance, vehicles and endless ways to deplete your bank accounts of hard-earned nuyen.

Presented as a catalogue from Ares, this is very nicely illustrated, with a layout reminiscent of the SR2 ‘Riggers Black Book’. It is easily referenced, well-designed and has plenty to commend it. Whilst a tie-in for ‘Shadowrun: War!’, the tech here can be inserted into any game where you want to seriously up the ante; or let the runners enjoy some non-standard rides.

The pricing of the equipment varies dramatically, from the 16,000 nuyen GMC MPUV, a neat little customisable military SUV, through to the 7.8million nuyen VTOL and air-craft. The array of vehicle weaponry is enticing with everything from missiles to railguns covered. There is more than enough here to keep GMs satisfied if they want to populate a hotspot, or for Street Samurai and Riggers to aspire to own.

I’d highly recommend the purchase of this PDF, and the cost of printing in full colour (seriously, consider an option with glossy pages for the catalogue effect) is well worth it. If this is the direction that Catalyst will be taking to provide niche support for the game, then I’m applauding their efforts. I’ll definitely be checking out their other offering ‘This Old Drone’ given the quality of this publication.