GMG Reviews - 5 Leagues from the Borderlands by Modiphius

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[@cheetor_sho3box]

I'm delighted to see that you are playing this one as co-op with Jay rather than solo Ash. If it goes even half as well as my co-op games of 5 Parsecs, it will be great. Dipping into pop culture stories to explain why X happened to Y makes the co-op experience particularly special I think.

[@Rathammergames]

A very flexible game, the map generates itself, you can tweak it to your liking, include more rpg elements and you can even solo it! Running a campaign right now with the expansion.

[@LumberingTroll]

Mixing this with situation generating materials like Raging Swan Press makes is awesome, you can quickly generate just about any situation you want or let it just be random.

[@arthurmensing3869]

Thanks for the info. I'm going to join their patron but I was specifically wondering what you use? Thanks again.

[@LumberingTroll]

@@arthurmensing3869 From RSP? most everything, they have awesome supplements for enemy types and group compositions, as well as scene/ location setting. the GM's Miscellany line has a lot of "XX Dressing" books, like "Urban Dressing" that have random tables for generating environments and encounters. Really all around their supplements are top quality.

[@Miny_pots]

Love the review- surprised you hadn’t done it sooner. Looking forward to your stories in the world you create.

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

I waited for the physical copy to arrive!

[@chadnine3432]

I recently got into 5 Parsecs, and love how you can fill in some of the details. Looking to pick up 5 Leagues next.

[@tempusavatar]

Thanks for the video. My friend and I have been playing this co-op since the PDF has been available in the summer. It's the first tabletop wargame he's ever played and he's loving it!

[@minipaintermatt]

Looks very interesting, gonna watch a few videos and see how the combat plays out. Look forward to seeing your warband adventure

[@travman228]

Love the combat push mechanics

[@allmyguitars28]

Yes! Love this game. Wish I could've of play it more often. Glad you are starting a series for it

[@schoonerlabs]

Nice looking book, really like the size, I may need to grab a physical copy of this for the collection.

[@Kevin.Mitchell]

This looks very much like an insta-buy - looking forward to seeing you play through, especially with the prospect of some bonus Jay fun!

[@euansmith3699]

*OH YEEEEEAH!!!*

[@Vorpal_Wit]

Was thinking the same thing. How have I never heard about this? It sounds like it might scratch the itch that Frostgrave never quite reached. Like I might get to use all those random monster/terrain STLs that I have accumulated.

[@mmbierhof]

Really looking forwards to your reports! Also hope you will be doing 5 Parsecs from home! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@zombiedad]

Wow. This looks great. Thanks Ash

[@TheByteknight]

I've been playing Parsecs with a buddy, but Leagues 3rd edition by myself for about six months now and it's very enjoyable.

[@worlds-in-conflict]

If it makes you feel any better I randomly generated my warband and one on the heroes is a Halfling Frontiersman. 👍 Sir Dane and his companions are ready for adventure!

[@RanwulfMaxwell]

Lmao I'm imagining an actual dane dog leading the halfings because he is taller than them.

[@worlds-in-conflict]

@@RanwulfMaxwell wasn't my plan but to be fair that would be pretty on-brand for me

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

I love everything about this. I have stove humans and a Fey! Lol

[@worlds-in-conflict]

@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames I got 4 humans, 1 Halfling, and 1 feral. Recycling 4 RPG character minis and painting 2 new figs.

[@euansmith3699]

@@RanwulfMaxwell Scooby, Scooby, Scooby-doo!

[@euansmith3699]

Wooo! Hooo! I've been looking forward to a review of this; and now I'm looking forward to Jay & Ash's Big Adventure.

[@Joooooooooe11]

I absolutely adore this game but man is melee combat brutal. I’ve lost 2 warbands already and am on my third campaign right now. Would recommend buying a bunch of slings for everyone who doesn’t already have a bow as early as you can.

[@tempusavatar]

My friend and I have had decent success with having a designated blocker with good armor and a shield to parry and a buddy behind him for combat bonus, and then everyone else in firing positions behind them.

[@joshuaholt6298]

I bought this awhile ago (preordered so got the pdf immediately) and it is a blast, can be harsh, I had a death real fast. Watch out for getting too outnumbered, things can snowball, don't be afraid to run !

[@PapaWargamer]

Very interesting review. Thank you very much. I have heard about this game without realizing it's potential before you show it.

[@MeGaShaHeS]

Class ,I'm looking forward to seeing your campaign.

[@GrimmDork]

Curious to hear about this one. I just can't see 5parsecs working great with two players, so I'm hopeful this works a little better for that.

[@marccaron6008]

Looking forward to this. I have played a bit of 5 Parsecs and it was interesting.

[@ozstrider]

Very keen to see the playthroughs of this. One concern I have is that this may be like.....the Advanced adventure game. Like, its going to be fun to be the author of your own fate, but without the experience of a few systems (granted, I really only have Silver Tower so far) under your belt then this may be a tad dense. Cant wait to find out how it is!

[@andrewscholl6428]

I've just started getting into this myself.

[@chetchisholm9313]

I've wanted to play this as a means to do a co-op adventure into the city of Mordheim

[@euansmith3699]

Mork Bork could be another option; with just a few tweaks to the narrative elements.

[@richardextall2002]

Mordheim rocks.

[@klavakkhazga3996]

This is cool. Is there a list of the typical scenery elements you would need for a campaign?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

You basically pick whatever environment you want to exist in!

[@euansmith3699]

@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames Venerable Scald, "When fell the Titans in the God War; littered with their vast books, food containers, and tin cans were the lands of Tabletop!"

[@CesarIsaacPerez]

Looks amazing!!!

[@Daihmon823]

So I've started playing this recently, and I'm curious if anyone knows which enemy table I use when my warband is at a monster lair? the scenario doesn't note it. Do I use Aberrations?

[@sandman6088]

I'm considering either this or Rangers of Shadowdeep. What are the big differences?

[@nathanielball3719]

Thanks for the review!

[@tomemaster1744]

Ash!! Gotta question - Could you use Orcs and Goblins as the main enemies and how would you go about it?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

Use The Curse of War as your bad guys!

[@tomemaster1744]

@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames legend thanks Ash!

[@RichardJRussell]

0:25 Rodiphius? Ruh-roh! 🤣😜

[@Grimlock-y6l]

Is it possible to still buy the physical book anywhere it looks very nicely laid out

[@kyleharder3654]

Just picked it up today not knowing what it is, this helps a lot lol

[@Vorpal_Wit]

What is the structure of a group/characters if multiple players are running a co-op game? Also, how does the combat being so brutal interact with the idea of a solo/co-op adventure, and what is the combat AI? I feel like those are important things that might have gotten glossed over or missed.

[@LumberingTroll]

you get 4 heroes and 2 followers in a party, for each player they get a hero, and you can divide the controls of the rest of the party however you want, so for example if you were playing with 2 people, you could each have 2 heroes and 1 follower. one of each of your heroes would be an Avatar.

[@Vorpal_Wit]

@@LumberingTroll Ok, thnx. My concern then would be, if combat is so brutal, am I going to be rolling up new Heroes constantly, given each player has so few?

[@LumberingTroll]

@@Vorpal_Wit Potentially yes, but there is an option to play with multiple wounds, the game in general is meant to be hard, almost rogue-like. you can mitigate a lot of the danger by playing smart and staying close together as you get modifiers from being supported by friendlies.

[@Vorpal_Wit]

@@LumberingTroll Ok great. Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll pick up a copy.

[@LumberingTroll]

@@Vorpal_Wit No problem, feel free send me a message if you got more questions, the creator of the 5core system also has a discord and is very active with the community there. I back him on Patreon for bonus content every month, $5 I think but is always worth it.

[@TerminallyNerdy]

Wait, SOLO Wargaming?! Oh Ash I am into this, you gonna run a game or two of solo stuff on your channel?

[@euansmith3699]

If you like solo gaming, I suggest checking out Ash's many solo games of Mork Borg 😄

[@Robert.Marazita]

So they're not from the frontier, let the crew cook Ash! 😁

[@ferver-san]

Do you even know what a review is? Flipping through the pages of a book isn't a review.

[@Nick_Whiskey]

Honestly seems more thought out than Five Parsecs.

[@axanax2534]

It definitely goes deeper than Five Parsecs and has a more involved close combat system than Five Parsecs, but I still end up playing 5P more often. Both games accomplish what they set up to do. I do like that the starter adventure is included in the main 5L rulebook instead of the expansion like 5P.

[@jaguarsdengames4056]

Same. I play 5 Parsecs because its easier to pick back up after a while. This one is more involved which i need sometimes.

[@euansmith3699]

@@jaguarsdengames4056 It looks like there is quite some interest in this game. Time to light the beacon and cry, "SOLO GAMERS ASSEMBLE!" 😄