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ORIGINS 2019: A big thank you to Through Gamer Goggles; Matt conducted an excellent and thorough interview about our BattleField Ops! game, as well as some shouts to Metal, Magic and Lore and The Vampire's Codex! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1nNhic4pyc
I caught up with Vito Pandolfo from 5th Epoch publishing at Origins Game Fair. We talked about the Battlefield Ops games system focusing on how its set apart...
ORIGINS Game Fair this week! Two Metal, Magic and Lore events where you can experience a number of the new updates, character sheets, role-playing rules, setting canon and more! And three BattleField Ops! Events, demo the 6mm modern miniatures game and prep yourself for a large meeting engagement between NATO and the Warsaw Pact! https://public.tableau.com/profile/billie.macfarlane#!/vizhome/OriginsEventGrid2019/OriginsGameFair2019-EventGrid
Last updated: 2019-05-23. Event Registration is live and locations are updated! https://www.originsgamefair.com/event-registration
The 1st Update Mod, the 'Character Codicil' is nearly completed with content, and moving into editorial and layout. Very excited to et this out to everyone who plays MML, updating character creation, new smart character sheets, new role play mechanics, updates skills - more cohesion and more speed! The 45 page PDF will be FREE, and a printed booklet will be available for $8-9!
Well, Cold Wars was fantastic. We met so many great gamers and modelers, and are joining forces to keep aspects of the wargaming hobby alive. A huge thanks to David, Milke, Gregory, Peter, Jeff, Ray, Michael, Chad, David H, Robert H, Rich, Joe. You know who you are!
Hello ALL! This weekend, we will be at Cold Wars, at the Wyndham Lancaster Resort and Convention Center. Our games are nearly filled, so come check them out while you can. ALL 6mm miniature modern wargames, some demo and a 3-session series in succession.
Hello Everyone! Headed to Gary Con XI this weekend: Our Metal, Magic and Lore and Vampire's Codex games were 90% filled last week! I am very excited to be GMing at this con - will show some newer rule features for MML and delve deeply into features of TVC. Please track me down if you will be there -
To all it concerns. See below!
As some of you may know, we have been migrating our boxed game into selling individual components for existing hobbyists. Thank you for the support, A number of components are also upgrading. If you have shown your support by purchasing any of these, and they upgrade, you will be offered a special pricing program if you desire any upgrades in the immediate future. Thank you again for keeping the hobby real!
Hey everyone - We wanted to share a quote from a wargaming page here on Facebook. We do not have official permission, so we will simply place it here as a mark of great pride:
"Many kind words goes out to Vito Pandolfo. Although as me a private citizen and needing to stay objective, Vito is actually listening. The itemization of the game components of The Box Battles game parting out is ongoing, shopping cart will see improvements, additional modern cards coming and lastly the CAV Troop card will be forth coming and I hope to be its first reviewer and recipient. The Box Battle Cold War Evolution game is the only game in town that is still written and supported for our specific scale with continuous offerings. There are more add-ons in the works. The perfect game hasn't been made. They all have to balance cost playability, realism, marketability, and production. Not only does 5th Epoch Publishing have to produce the games they have to manage websites, accounts, overhead, customer service. Trust me many have tried and failed. So I can't complain about the few dedicated 1/285th scale offerings out there and then not lend my support. I am putting my name and this group's credibility on the line as well as my modeling and wargaming content when I come out and support a retailer. So we need to push them (5th Epoch Publishing) as hard as we can and also support with our cash and facebook content. If they ain't delivering or you got issues with them contact them directly. Then let us know the outcome so we can all hear first hand. Vito has been kind to me and taken in a lot of feedback from me. So give them time to revamp the game concept. You don't need to buy more more models that you already have. He is listening to us. Standby: the size, line and type of forces will be exponentially growing. I probably won't be able to keep up. Different modern periods and areas of operations will be following. Maybe we can get the first Space Force cards and miniatures developed..... "
It goes on. But we are deeply humbled and grateful.
A very Happy Birthday to our premiere artist, Mr. Brent Chumley!
The 5th Epoch crew completed a combat demo at a convention with 6 players and 8 NPCs using The Vampire’s Codex Rules in under 5 minutes. What’s your best time?
Buy your loved one a copy of a 5th Epoch Publishing game today! Hurry before you get hit in the 1 or 33!
5th Epoch games make wonderful Valentines Day gifts for your loved one(s)!
A couple of panels from the upcoming Webcomic-in-motion, "The Chronicles of Tristam", featuring the Art of Joseph Garcia. These characters are seen in our Metal, Magic and Lore RPG rulebook, this one contains Sir Tristam and his man-at-arms, Kronos. This webcomic will be on our You Tube channel, stay posted.
BLACKSMITHS!! Let’s appreciate these crafty party members! Let them live on with your smithing stories! Post them below!
Wood Elf missile weapons in Metal, Magic and Lore have the highest bonuses for attack: +3% situation modifier with arrows and +5% situation modifier with bows
The isles of the southern ocean are savage and mysterious lands inhabited by Men. It is rumored that great treasure and riches can be found there.
There are over 80 skills to choose from to form your character in Metal, Magic and Lore!
Metal, Magic and Lore features a transport and storage system for ease of travel. Your character can own a variety of pack animals to drive and pull carts, wagons, or to carry the load themselves.
PROVOKE ⠀
This grace allows Vampires to cause unrest, hostility, and even rage in an individual or group without reason
Being properly armored in MML is incredibly important. Maximizing your protection is maximizing survival, but more armor affects your speed, so find a balance!
Archon 42 was great. Our RPG events were filled! And Archon peeps were awesome!
MINDBENDER⠀
This grace in the Vampire’s Codex allows vampires to manipulate the thoughts, feelings, and memories of another person. Some abilities include suggesting a course of action over another or erasing a memory entirely.
Naturally, the most important goal for most vampire players in The Vampires Codex is to break the curse of the Vampire, while the New Creed vampires aim to spread this blight to as many as possible.
The Dwarves in Metal, Magic and Lore have an insatiable desire to create. As such, their past societies have left behind an awesome legacy.
SHADOWMASTER⠀
This grace allows a vampire to control shadows and light to make themselves difficult to detect, making them great assassins or spies.
A magician may choose to cast more than one spell in a combat round if their initiative is 26 or higher
Situation: You are in the NYC Metro area, and want to go to GameHole Con November 8th! We have a solution: a ride, a room and a ticket await you, if you can lend a hand. You will have plenty of time at the Con to enjoy yourself. PM Vito!
MEDIUM⠀
This grace allows the vampire great attunement with spirits, allowing it to sense both living and dead beings, or speak with the dead.
Depending on the spell difficulty, it can take anywhere from 2 hours to 1 month to learn a spell in Metal, Magic and Lore
GEM CUTTING ⠀
A skill in Metal, Magic and Lore allowing players to take a raw gem and and cut it into precise and higher valued gemstone. 💎
FIEND⠀
The Fiend Grace in Vampires Codex allows Vampire players to take on physical traits of the denizens below, granting new abilities. Claws and wings are just two examples of these infernal transformations.
In MML, different kinds of armor are better at defending different kinds of blows. For example, chainmail is better at defending again cutting attacks, but fails against the force of blunt force as the body is sill affected beneath.
In the Vampire’s Codex, vampires don’t drink blood because it physically nourishes them, they drink it because it harvests the life force of the person and nourishes their Vile- the resilient life force of Vampires.
Wizards that specialize in the Abrogation spell list are able to corrode and impair subjects or the world around them. They may deafen, blind, slow, and even paralyze within their list of degenerative spells.
In The Vampire’s Codex, each Vampire has Graces, or powers bestowed upon them by their Namesake. One of these Graces is the Beast Grace, which allows vampires to bond and control many different types of creatures, including wolves. ⠀
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You know what’s so great about the 5th Epoch game engine? You can use it in any universe and it will still be balanced & brutal. For example, our game The Vampire’s Codex uses the same engine as our fantasy RPG - Metal, Magic & Lore - and it transfers flawlessly. It can go from sword & shield to rifles & pistols while staying immersive & realistic as ever!
Here is a video of a 1-hour game of Box Battles: Cold War Evolution, filmed at All-in-One Collectibles in NJ. Thanks Gamers on Games for doing this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyB7lyx4w3I&feature=youtu.be
http://www.5thepochpublishing.com/ http://allinonecollectibles.com/
We talk a lot about the combat of our game Metal, Magic and Lore because.. well it’s just so fluid and balanced! But are there any other things about our fantasy tabletop RPG that you’re curious about? Let us know!
The hunt is done. Congratulations to all of our winners:
Facebook 1st - Suzanne Raia
Facebook 2nd - Chad Hoblitz
Facebook 3rd - Rob Arrigale
Instagram 1st - Mengsdoodlefest
Instagram 2nd - boardgameoftheday
Instagram 3rd - Samboluca
Our 1st place winners will recieve a Framed Print by Brent Chumley (value $100 each)!
There are 7 types of damage from combat in Metal, Magic and Lore: ⠀
Surface, cut, chop, pierce, thrust, impact, and flanged.
Immerse yourself in a truly unique world where vampires try to atone for their sins. The Vampire's Codex is based on the writings of J.A. Dohm and is powered by the 5th Epoch Engine.
5th Epoch Publishing is proud to present The Vampire's Codex, a modern horror setting that explores vampire mythology as imagined by J.A. Dohm. The 5th Epoch...
Time is running out to claim the rewards of the EXCLUSIVE Metal, Magic and Lore Kickstarter campaign. If you're not already a backer, head over RIGHT NOW and take your place among us! There are backer levels for every budget that will allow you to jump right into the MML world, as well as one-of-a-kind prizes and perks that won't be available after the campaign is over. Become a backer today!
Unarmed combat in Metal, Magic and Lore has specific rules for moves such as grappling, punching, kicking, head butting, and even biting. But be warned: using unarmed combat against an armed foe is folly!
Metal, Magic and Lore’s engine for combat works a little bit differently than most: instead of rolling for your chances to succeed with a D20, players roll against their % to fail. This means you have to roll lower numbers to succeed on your combat rolls, and it requires percentile dice.
GAME-CEPTION!
Game masters! Have you ever had your players compete in a game or sport within their campaign? In a mini game if you will...?
Players! Have you ever had to play a game inside your campaign?
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Origins Day 4: final day of sales, hurry and get your Con prices. Booth 938
Origins Day 3: stop by and check us out at booth 938, so says Captain America.
Origins Day 2: demos, sales, and gifts.
Origins Day 1 Wrap up.
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