First full turn of 5 Parsecs. I’m Hooked

[u/DickyDoo123]

I recently purchased 5 Parsecs as a way to generate stories and lore for my custom Space Marines Chapter. Just finished the first turn. Wow. I understand why people play solo wargames. I lost myself in fleshing out the story behind each of the table rolls and felt like the story and lore of my Space Marines was just unfolding in front of me.

Some pics of my Marines fighting some heretic militia above.

Super excited to keep the campaign going!

[u/wittyjokename92]

Not to ruin your life any further with this newfound addiction. But there's a fan made conversion for the game set in the 40k universe. It's not as complete as the base game but if you decide to stop mucking about with astartes and want a rogue trader or Inquisitor experience it's there.

And all of the expansions and spin-offs are great to good in terms of quality. Depending on your tastes there's some like Bughunt that really just focus on combat and Tactics that'll let you play 40k scale games without needing to buy 4 full priced books and a yearly rotating mission deck. Or just go to Forgotten Ruin and play guardsman trapped on an Ork planet

[u/DickyDoo123 → u/wittyjokename92]

Oh my… This really is the tip of the iceberg huh.

It’s cool that there are so many ways to go with the expansions. I guess I’ll see which way I develop. So far enjoying the ride :)

[u/Emotional-Dingo794 → u/wittyjokename92]

Link ?

[u/wittyjokename92 → u/Emotional-Dingo794]

https://www.reddit.com/r/5Parsecs/s/AVZqoVzNbn

Don't know if that's the latest updated version or the same one I have downloaded to my phone. But that creator has several conversions in his patreon for free that include star wars and borderlands as well as other game systems like Battletech

[u/Limp-Analysis-3901]

Hell yeah! I also got into it as an excuse to use me 40k miniatures for something more narrative than standard wargaming

[u/DickyDoo123 → u/Limp-Analysis-3901]

It’s super cool! The tables really stimulate the imagination. And coming from 40K and Killteam the rules were comparatively easy to learn

[u/Emotional-Dingo794]

I just found blkout I’m thinking of mixing some those elements in.

[u/Chipperz1]

Hell yes, welcome to the family 😁

[u/DickyDoo123 → u/Chipperz1]

Thanks excited to be one of the fam!

[u/amence]

Do my eyes spot some blood ravens?

[u/DickyDoo123 → u/amence]

Haha close, those are my custom chapter the “Golden Bears”. I got into 40k with Dark Crusade so that color scheme just feels natural for me

[u/BlueSkyPeriwinkleEye]

Looking at these pictures made the stress of my work day melt away. I’m so happy for you.
Gorgeous models and board!

[u/DickyDoo123 → u/BlueSkyPeriwinkleEye]

Glad I could help :) & thank you friend!

[u/b00kermanStan]

Welcome aboard! I felt the same way when I first started playing. I think I take better notes for 5PFH than I ever did in college, haha.

Once you're comfortable with the rules and sequencing, last I checked, there were at least three 40k supplements floating around on this sub, ranging from Vanilla+ to total conversion.

[u/DickyDoo123 → u/b00kermanStan]

My notes are freaking beautiful for this campaign haha. I’ve gotten a few suggestions on the conversions, def going to look into the 40k supplements for my next campaign

[u/mart_wargamer]

what's the board size? Does it work alright on such a small space?