Five Leagues from the Borderlands (2e)
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Please note that a third edition of the rules will be available to pre-order towards the end of 2021 through Modiphius. Welcome to the edge of civilization¸ where brigands rule and where the shadows are long. In tiny villages¸ people huddle in fear as terrors prowl the night. Out here¸ your word is as good as your sword and nobody will miss you. Five Leagues From the Borderlands is a set of solo miniatures rules for fantasy campaign games. Taking inspiration from gritty "medieval-fantasy" like The Black Company and Harn¸ this is a world of brutal combat and ever-present danger. With a handful of miniature figures¸ your dice and these rules¸ you can adventure in the war-torn Borderlands¸ fight tactical battles against evil and maybe even get a few coins in the process. Your characters will advance as you go along¸ find loot and might even make it to the end. Five Leagues is a descendent of the Five Parsecs series of games¸ offering a game experience written specifically for Solo Players: That means that all the mechanics you need are built right into the rules¸ instead of being an afterthought stuffed in the back of the book. We've aimed to make the mechanics simple and straight-forward¸ to make it easier and quicker to play on your own. And the adventure and encounter tables will do pretty much all the set-up for you¸ allowing you to just sit down with your dice and have an adventure. * * * Please be advised this is a tactical game: You will need miniatures¸ tokens¸ markers or something else to represent your characters in combat. A typical battle will have 8-10 figures on each side. You get a full campaign game to play through¸ tackling different threats and watching your story unfold. * * * What is new in this Second Edition? A LOT! The new version has been polished and improved¸ tidying up the rules¸ getting rid of excessive dice rolling and improving the pacing of the campaign game. In addition we've added: Difficulty settings for players who want more or less challenge. An Unusual background table for your characters. Monsters from ogres to dragons. And a random monster generator. Village events. Encounters are far more varied: Enemy strengths and flaws¸ leadership figures¸ unusual battle conditions (from fighting in the rain to haunted terrain) and each type of Threat now has its own unique encounter table. Many enemies also have special rules now¸ to make them more unique. Multiple options for tailoring a long term campaign¸ such as "new game plus" options and large-scale campaign events such as holy crusades¸ rat-men invasions or the literal end of days! Tons of new items to find¸ including magical weapons¸ potions and scrolls. And much MUCH more.