I've been playing solo RPGs lately but what really bugged me about them was a lack of miniatures support. This seems to be a perfect alternative, and I'm super excited to dive into it.
Great to see a 5Leagues campaign! Just a heads up, if Ranulf rolls a "dead" result, he gets Plot Armor as the Avatar, and has a random die chance to shrug off the wounds instead. IIRC, it's mentioned in the Avatar section of character creation. If that doesn't work, you can give him Silvertree Leaf or blow a Story Point for a reroll.
I love this game. My brother and I played it all summer long last year. I believe this is the first time I played a game before you reviewed it. Usually I watch your video and then go out and purchase the game LOL!
Really curious to see how well this works with two players, I don't necessarily need another war game for me but might pull the trigger if it looks fun for two people.
The campaign systems seems pretty in-depth. It really does have that feeling of playing a computer RPG, but in tabletop mini format. I also did not expect combat to be so lethal, but then again, when you're a 1st LVL character in D&D, or in most computer games, you can get killed pretty easy by the weakest of enemies. So it kind of fits for a game that seems to be emulating that type of feel. On a side note, I really like the new Reaper Bones minis. They've come a long way since Reaper first introduce them. And you can't go wrong for the price.
Oww o right like the look of this It's very questy The combat dueling is great, fighting defensively to hold off attackers or driving them back into waiting freinds
I was going to say, its a little like Silver Bayonet, then everyone started getting taken out left and right 😅 seems like a fun game! Cant wait for more
Nice to see you play this! Your review convinced me to buy the rules and play for myself (since I don't really have a lot of people to play miniature games with). It's also interesting to see your campaign also has Gnawling Horde and Curse of War (I have Ruin Within as my other threat).
Thank you for doing this intro. Learning the outline of the game is useful and I really enjoyed the story that came out of the combat. Will Kobalt the slayer return in the future....stay tuned.
The lethality of combat is the main reason this game has not had any table time for me; if it takes longer to set up than to play then it is a no-go LOL
Also I feel the combat system lends itself better to solo play than co-op; for example, if you played with two other people, I think the lack of agency each player has over their two characters will be a bit frustrating even if you allowed each player to have an avatar. I am looking forward to being proved wrong once we get to see the mission(s) with Jay!
@@Siygess My friend and I play co-op and we operate as a committee, talking through all of our moves. The added brainpower also helps take the edge off the lethality as we bounce better ideas off each other.
To me in 5P the deadly combat feels a bit at odds with the space opera setting. This seems to have a similar problem but in both I enjoy the rest of the game enough to offset that issue.
The game is not as lethal as it looks at first. The basic tactic is to equip everyone with ranged weapons ASAP (slings only cost 1 gold) and hang back and shoot as many as possible as they come towards you. In melee you always stay close to get the outnumber combat bonus. And if you can get a height advantage to get counter strike, etc, then it gets easier. As someone else said, you level quite quickly, your gear improves and you get more powerful. Don’t be outnumbered; shoot them first. These are the golden rules
+1 to all of this. Slings and helmets are standard equipment for everyone. If you have a mystic, figure out what they are good at and utilize your spells well. My friend and I have had success employing a "designated blocker," with the best armor & parrying sword/shield and fighting defensively, and a follower providing buddy bonus, with shooters behind.
To add, you see this at 26 mins, except Ash makes a small error; Ash states at the end the combatants "stay locked in combat," combatants *never* stay locked in combat, after the 3rd exchange if both models are standing they each bounce back 1". Imagine if that models had a couple of shooters in behind.
Ok I really hope there is more to this game, because this looked about as interesting as watching rice boil. Incredibly deadly combat which seems to side with the monsters too easily, very lack luster.....everything. Very simplistic rules set. This has been done before and better for sure.
I wondered about this. If you buy it direct from Modiphius the postage is also exorbitant (£8 within the UK, as I recall). I was going to buy it anyway during a recent sale but it wasn’t included.
It's a significantly longer book. Now, whether you think the additional content is worth it is up to you. I would say it's roughly equivalent to adding the first expansion into the 5P book.
I've been playing Ivan's games for over 10 years -- it's great to see him getting these hardback editions and getting the exposure the games deserve!
At long last I get to add a GMG batrep to a Nordic Weasel Games playlist. I'm still hoping to see some Five Parsecs from Home and some Weasel-Tech!
Me too!
This is great, I would like to see more Five Leagues from the Borderlands
I've been playing solo RPGs lately but what really bugged me about them was a lack of miniatures support. This seems to be a perfect alternative, and I'm super excited to dive into it.
Great to see a 5Leagues campaign! Just a heads up, if Ranulf rolls a "dead" result, he gets Plot Armor as the Avatar, and has a random die chance to shrug off the wounds instead. IIRC, it's mentioned in the Avatar section of character creation. If that doesn't work, you can give him Silvertree Leaf or blow a Story Point for a reroll.
I love this game. My brother and I played it all summer long last year. I believe this is the first time I played a game before you reviewed it. Usually I watch your video and then go out and purchase the game LOL!
That was awesome!!! Please show more of this!!
I love this game... so glad to see you playing it... because I never have time to play myself.
Great to see some 5L gameplay, love the stories this game creates and nope you share some more.
Really curious to see how well this works with two players, I don't necessarily need another war game for me but might pull the trigger if it looks fun for two people.
The campaign systems seems pretty in-depth. It really does have that feeling of playing a computer RPG, but in tabletop mini format. I also did not expect combat to be so lethal, but then again, when you're a 1st LVL character in D&D, or in most computer games, you can get killed pretty easy by the weakest of enemies. So it kind of fits for a game that seems to be emulating that type of feel. On a side note, I really like the new Reaper Bones minis. They've come a long way since Reaper first introduce them. And you can't go wrong for the price.
Ah excellent! Looks like a fun design, I am expecting a lot of laughs will be had when Jay's warband joins you!
Oww o right like the look of this
It's very questy
The combat dueling is great, fighting defensively to hold off attackers or driving them back into waiting freinds
I was going to say, its a little like Silver Bayonet, then everyone started getting taken out left and right 😅 seems like a fun game! Cant wait for more
Nice to see you play this! Your review convinced me to buy the rules and play for myself (since I don't really have a lot of people to play miniature games with).
It's also interesting to see your campaign also has Gnawling Horde and Curse of War (I have Ruin Within as my other threat).
Great to see your lets play, helps to clarify the flow of the game.
Great intro to the game. I enjoyed the fast pace.
Glad you found the way to this great game. 5 Parsecs next! I have both
And this looks fun. Always looking for new ways to use my too vast library of stls and to justify buying more
Feels like in the future you may need more terrain! ranged combat is deadly for sure!
Looking forward to this series
Thank you for doing this intro. Learning the outline of the game is useful and I really enjoyed the story that came out of the combat. Will Kobalt the slayer return in the future....stay tuned.
The lethality of combat is the main reason this game has not had any table time for me; if it takes longer to set up than to play then it is a no-go LOL
Also I feel the combat system lends itself better to solo play than co-op; for example, if you played with two other people, I think the lack of agency each player has over their two characters will be a bit frustrating even if you allowed each player to have an avatar. I am looking forward to being proved wrong once we get to see the mission(s) with Jay!
@@Siygess There are rules in the book that allow for more than one wound, that would make it a bit less lethal, definitely worth playing.
Your armor and weapons improve with time.
@@Siygess My friend and I play co-op and we operate as a committee, talking through all of our moves. The added brainpower also helps take the edge off the lethality as we bounce better ideas off each other.
To me in 5P the deadly combat feels a bit at odds with the space opera setting. This seems to have a similar problem but in both I enjoy the rest of the game enough to offset that issue.
The game is not as lethal as it looks at first. The basic tactic is to equip everyone with ranged weapons ASAP (slings only cost 1 gold) and hang back and shoot as many as possible as they come towards you. In melee you always stay close to get the outnumber combat bonus. And if you can get a height advantage to get counter strike, etc, then it gets easier. As someone else said, you level quite quickly, your gear improves and you get more powerful. Don’t be outnumbered; shoot them first. These are the golden rules
+1 to all of this. Slings and helmets are standard equipment for everyone. If you have a mystic, figure out what they are good at and utilize your spells well.
My friend and I have had success employing a "designated blocker," with the best armor & parrying sword/shield and fighting defensively, and a follower providing buddy bonus, with shooters behind.
To add, you see this at 26 mins, except Ash makes a small error; Ash states at the end the combatants "stay locked in combat," combatants *never* stay locked in combat, after the 3rd exchange if both models are standing they each bounce back 1". Imagine if that models had a couple of shooters in behind.
If I'm not mistaken, you're in St. Catherines right? I'll be going there soon for a dance trip with my girls. Any stores out there to check out?
love this, more please!!
Lovely selection of minis!😉
I love painting your sculpts fella. So much character!
@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames Thanks a million! I'm so glad you enjoy them. The best compliment I can get.
Man this game seems f'in brutal
Hell yeah.
Where did you get that 2x2 mat (I’m sure you have noted it hundreds of times already)?
Hey, what was her name?
Not sure she gave it…
Where do you get your minis and terrain?
Minis are Reaper and the terrain is a mismash of home made and 3D prints!
@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames Nice how about the ruler? lol
Where did you get the battle map from?
I hate those Kobolds sooooooo much
Ok I really hope there is more to this game, because this looked about as interesting as watching rice boil. Incredibly deadly combat which seems to side with the monsters too easily, very lack luster.....everything. Very simplistic rules set. This has been done before and better for sure.
Game looks cool but, Why is it $17 more than: 5 parsecs from home...???!!!
I wondered about this. If you buy it direct from Modiphius the postage is also exorbitant (£8 within the UK, as I recall). I was going to buy it anyway during a recent sale but it wasn’t included.
It's a significantly longer book. Now, whether you think the additional content is worth it is up to you. I would say it's roughly equivalent to adding the first expansion into the 5P book.