Two Five Parsecs updates this month instead of one. Woot.
So Five Parsecs 1.17 is mainly a few typos corrected, but if you look at the campaign turn sequence, everything is now numbered and labelled, so it should be much easier to navigate. It's also clear now which actions take place before or after the tabletop battle.
I know the campaign sequence can be a bit sprawlin...
2020-12-30 21:38:08 +0000 UTC View PostFive Parsecs will see something released this month that I think will be pretty welcome, especially for people who are a bit newer to the system. It is taking another day or two to get done though.
Thank you for your patience folks.
As holidays approach, I hope you are all cozy. The new kitty has so far managed not to tear down our tree, so that's a good start.
To keep you warm this month, Five Leagues sees a new mechanic added: Hired hands who contribute small benefits outside of the battle field (and occasionally on them). Including mechanics for hiring and losing them, this is labelled as Character Pack...
2020-12-12 02:53:04 +0000 UTC View PostIts December soon, snow might fall and we're probably all stuck at home anyways.
I was going to hold off on this, but with the massive influx of new players to Five Leagues (and resulting feedback) I decided it was better to get this in people's hands.
Five Leagues 1.03 is now uploaded and its an absolute beast. A ton of tweaks to game balance, improved and streamlined rules, a ne...
Working overtime to get something really cool together for you guys to go into December.
I am hoping it'll be available today, but it's pretty sprawling so bear with me :)
I saw someone had to drop out of the Patreon because they were having twins. Congrats! You will never sleep again :)
https://fivemennormandy.blogspot.com/2020/11/happy-thanksgiving-and-new-kitty.html
2020-11-26 17:58:36 +0000 UTC View PostHoping to get the pack finished tonight but it depends on how test goes. Otherwise it will be this weekend. You will get to fight an old rival from your captains past :-)
2020-11-20 16:22:29 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings gamers.
This friday brings a ton of cool stuff.
First, the Upgrade Pack for Five Klicks From the Zone. 5 dollar Patreons got this one already but it is now publicly available.
This expansion pack focuses on giving you more rules options in your post-apocalyptic battles, including special character skills, gun upgrades, tougher enemies, a way to continue an existing c...
2020-11-07 01:48:38 +0000 UTC View PostCheers folks. It's a new month and winter is coming!
Being in Michigan, socially distancing becomes easier when there's waist-deep snow anyways.
As a trial this and next month, the three packs of content will change a little, replacing the 5 Klicks pack with new content for FiveCore, to help support the upcoming release of FiveCore 3.x.
The 5 Leagues and Pars...
2020-11-04 20:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe 5K pack will be available tomorrow, though it'll still "count" for October, so you are also getting 3 packs in November as normal :-)
Getting a bit under the weather and dealing with some family issues made things get a bit hairy this month, but we're back on track.
Go download the updated copy of KPS instead. It's quite pretty and I'll have a ref sheet by Jason available ...
2020-10-31 21:33:38 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a few days of R&R, the Five Parsecs pack is here. Additionally, it's a lot stronger now. The pack offers 10 rather nasty new encounters, each with a special trick of their own and the chance for follow-up missions.
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/333378...
2020-10-25 23:03:29 +0000 UTC View PostFeeling really awful today. I will try to get the layout done on 5P pack but it may be until tomorrow, sorry gang
2020-10-21 16:38:10 +0000 UTC View PostA free update is available. Simply download your game again.
The army builder has had options added for externally mounted machine gun type weapons on vehicles. They can be pintle-mounted and fired by an exposed crew member or remote controlled from the inside.
Points-values are included.
Hopefully tomorrow, maybe Wednesday depending.
"Space born horrors" - a new encounter table with nasty enemies to fight in Five Parsecs.
First up, the second Renegade Scout expansion pack is here adding more vehicle and anti-tank weapon options.
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/332222/RS-Book-2-AntiTank-weapons-of-Unified-Space
If a bit of "modern retro" scifi gaming strikes you as...
2020-10-14 00:11:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe pack for this month adds in-game random events, something I've gotten a few emails requesting.
20 events are included ranging from the very simple to the rather chaotic.
You can use this pack in any campaign pretty much as is, and it can be dropped in for some battles but not others as you see fit. The events have a mixture of things making life harder, making it easier an...
2020-10-10 17:39:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt looks like in September, about 25 dollars in pledges were declined, presumably because of old / out of date payment information. Make sure to double-check your stuff. If there's anything you need me to do on my end, give me a shout.
2020-10-01 18:25:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe end of the year is coming on pretty quick it seems. Oof.
Then again, I think most of us are ready to be shot of 2020, so let's have a few good months of gaming and we can finish it out.
Work on FiveCore 3.x will start this month later, but we will still hit 3 packs as normal if all goes well.
I'd also like to do a second addition to Renegade Scout, but that will be ou...
You like lizards? Or dogs? Or lizard dogs?
Waste Diggers lets you add an animal friend to your squad.
As always, download code for 5+ patreons will be here tonight or tomorrow. Sorry, I had meant to get it out a day or two earlier, but I wanted to get in another game or two before sending these out in the world.
I've also added a discount on FiveCore COmpany Command: WW2-to-col...
https://fivemennormandy.blogspot.com/2020/09/funding-for-fivecore-31.html
2020-09-23 17:10:37 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.wargamevault.com/product/329383/Five-Rules-from-the-notebook-5-Parsecs-optional-rules
This months pack for 5P offers a collection of new optional rules to mess with, including AI tables.
Code coming to Patreons tomorrow nigh...
2020-09-22 00:04:07 +0000 UTC View PostWas hoping for 5 Parsecs content today but it'll probably be tomorrow instead.
Sorry gang! :)
With the new Renegade Scout out, new material will start to surface. There's not really a way to have people "pick" the content they want, but I may create a new tier for Renegade Scout product, so if you pay, say, 7 dollars a month, you also get the RS pack each month.
I'll have to figure it out.
This has been a massive beast of an update,but swing by the Wargame Vault and download the updated book from the library.
Due to the generous support of gamers, this is available to all RS players. There's a ton of improvements, updates, new content, army builder, scenarios and more.
There will no doubt be some tweaks and bugs to iron out so wait a week before printing.
If y...
An update to 1.02 has gone live on Wargame Vault.
This fixes some typos.
The healing rules were a bit inconsistently explained, so they should be clearer now: If a character starts the campaign turn with 1 turn of recovery left, they cannot adventure that turn. However, you can drag them to the town healer to get them up to speed that turn if needed.
Hiring Hangers O...
2020-09-12 18:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostI had originally intended elves to be first, but elves get all the attention so here you are:
The first Warband pack, allowing you to start your campaign in a different way. In this case, with a warband of dwarf characters with new character creation tables, rules for gaining family honor and special rules.
You can also use them to add just a single dwarf for a bit of (short) flavor. <...
2020-09-09 00:50:57 +0000 UTC View PostLast month was our biggest month yet on Patreon. A bunch of new people came in and I hope you are happy with the things you received :)
I think the new schedule is working pretty well, with a pack roughly every 10 days. That gives me time to work on them on the side, try things out a bit and then put them together. The real challenge is that there's a million things each pack COULD ...
2020-09-01 18:39:21 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://fivemennormandy.blogspot.com/2020/07/renegade-scout-20-changes.html
While I try to get the book finished, here is an overview of what all has changed in the new game.
2020-09-01 02:24:13 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.wargamevault.com/product/326177/Space-Station-IN248-5-Parsecs-scenario-3
We'd never done an alien-infested space station, so here you go. Replayable scenario fighting creepy-crawlies.
5+ dollar supporters get their code tonight or tomorrow.