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Five Parsecs From Home - Solo Adventure Wargaming

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Five Parsecs From Home is an rpg-lite solo adventure wargame where you assemble a ragtag crew of galactic trailblazers and head out to explore the stars, pick up jobs, and every now and then —  engage in some action-packed, sci-fi combat!

Battles are procedurally generated with huge combinations of enemies, weapons, battlefield circumstances and objectives whether fighting rivals or carrying out jobs.

With each encounter you earn experience and loot, progressing your crew and story as you send your crew to look for contacts, trade, explore the colony, recruit replacements or train up their skills.

The game is playable with any miniatures you have on hand and requires only a small number to get started, making it ideal for both experienced and new science fiction gamers. All you need is a few six-sided dice and a couple of ten-sided dice. 

  • 184 page PDF packed full of full-colour art
  • A fast-moving system, built for solo gaming from the ground up.
  • RPG-lite adventure wargame experience with miniatures.
  • Create a wide range of characters whether human, alien or robot.*
  • Miniatures agnostic - use whatever you have
  • After each battle, your crew may die from their injuries or level up and find new items and information.
  • Upgrade your starship with expansion modules *
  • Procedurally generate a huge array of possible missions, with more than 50 enemy types.
  • Random tables for towns, trade, character events and starship travel.
  • 5 difficulty settings and super-hard Black and Red Zone jobs*
  • Extensive options for Game Mastering scenarios, allowing complex RPG-like campaigns to be played with connected scenario plots, environmental hazards and factional conflict.*
  • 7 stage narrative solo campaign*

This is a full retail edition of the community favourite solo sci-fi wargame by Ivan Sorensen of Nordic Weasel games and comes with lots of new content (noted with a * above), full graphic layout design and lots of stunning full-colour art throughout. 

Keep an eye on the official home for the living FAQ and bonus content and blogs!

https://www.modiphius.net/pages/five-parsecs


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Zachery H February 18, 2024 6:13 pm UTC
Will the printed version of "Five Parsecs From Home Compendium - Bug Hunt" be available for purchase on wargamevault? Modiphius's shipping rates are outrageous.
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Ivan S March 02, 2024 5:49 pm UTC
When the print version is released, a stand alone PDF will also be available.
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Jose A December 24, 2023 2:11 pm UTC
Are included mobile formated pdf and/or epub file?
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scott L August 01, 2023 6:06 pm UTC
This is a wonderful game with wonderful ideas. Bouth a wargame and a type of RPG.
Also, a nice break from tired-out old fantasy! I wish there was more products like this!
Also, if there's a problem or oversite with the rules, you can easily 'wing' it...after all, you can't cheat against yourself!
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David W June 29, 2023 1:22 am UTC
I watched the game being played online. I noticed after the battle the winner did not acquire the weapons from the losing side. Was that an oversight? You don't get to collect the enemies weapons, keep the ones you want and sell the rest? Same for the ships. If they're abandoned can we salvage, keep, use, or sell the ships?

If you can't are there some expanded rules that let you do the above mentioned things without breaking the game?

If someone could expand on this (Like the author) I'd appreciate it.
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Paul B January 07, 2023 5:12 am UTC
Not sure if this has already been asked and answered, but is there a way to play this without miniatures? Would it be hard to adapt to hexes or grids? I know, I’m a heathen, no need to bring that up. :)
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Steve C February 10, 2023 1:28 pm UTC
The latest expansion (Freelancer's Handbook) provides rules for no-minis combat resolution in addition to many other excellent rules that can be optionally applied. The core rulebook covers grid-based movement and it's an easy swap. No judgment here... the game is quite flexible and you should take advantage.
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Paul B February 15, 2023 1:38 pm UTC
Thanks!
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David R March 06, 2023 5:35 am UTC
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Also in the core rulebook there are rules for playing on a grid. I play on Foundry VTT using the grid rules.
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Dennis S September 04, 2022 11:35 pm UTC
Is this PDF fully printable?
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Alex K January 26, 2022 6:39 am UTC
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Hello, I’ve had a good read through and am really looking forward to playing some games; I just wanted to check that I hadn’t missed/mid-read something.

It says in the character creation section that the maximum value for the combat skill is +5. Does this mean, assuming one of my crew members survives long enough to reach this level, that they would be auto hitting on every shot as to hit is a D6 plus combat skill and there doesn’t seem to be any negative modifiers that could take them below a score of 6?

Cheers,
Alex
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Nicholas F April 15, 2022 8:59 pm UTC
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A 1 is always a miss, but yes you would hit most of the time.
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Stephen B January 05, 2022 11:29 pm UTC
I only have print copy. Anywhere I can download a blank character sheet? The ones on BGG suck.
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USIETO F January 11, 2022 6:02 pm UTC
I second that...
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Teri N April 30, 2022 1:28 pm UTC
If you have your purchase receipt, email a copy to Modiphous and ask them for a copy of the PDF.
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Paul E December 19, 2021 8:26 pm UTC
No print copy??? I'm not using a PDF reader at the tabletop.
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Matt K December 20, 2021 10:02 am UTC
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Print copies are available from your FLGS, like every other title published by Modiphius.
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Chris B December 20, 2021 10:17 am UTC
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As well as our webstore - modiphius.us for North America, or modiphius.net for rest of the world :-)
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Paul E December 20, 2021 4:07 pm UTC
Thanks, that’s good to know!
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September 28, 2021 1:45 pm UTC
Would you mind adding Appendix I (p.146) to the preview so we can see a guide on what’s changed in this edition. Thanks.
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William B August 30, 2021 4:17 pm UTC
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I have no complaints with the game itself, or the presentation. It's my favorite current game, and the PDF layout and art is beautiful. A++

The bookmarks, notsomuch. There are missing bookmarks, some out of order. I will not list them all here, because I'm not an employee, but for a $20 PDF I would expect better. I'm going to give it five stars anyway because it's a great product, but can someone please fix and improve the bookmarks for future customers? I've already fixed my copy.

Thank you, and keep up the great work.
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Joe T August 16, 2021 2:31 pm UTC
What is the difference between this product and this one (https://www.wargamevault.com/product/226810/Five-Parsecs-From-Home) which is no longer available?

Thanks!
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Chris B August 16, 2021 2:33 pm UTC
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This is the new edition - updated rules, all new layout and art by Modiphius, this edition is now in print and in retailers (or heading there)
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Joe T August 16, 2021 2:37 pm UTC
thank you :)
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Antoine S August 15, 2021 5:22 pm UTC
hello, has someone a link to a crew log in PDF ? I can't find any and only have the physical version of the game, thanks
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Don C November 23, 2021 1:13 am UTC
Write to Modiphius with proof of purchase. They may still send you the PDF rules.
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alejandro A July 13, 2021 11:17 pm UTC
Hi, I have the first and 2nd edition Five Parsecs. Also Every Star an oportunity. Do you think I should have this 3rd edition? I do not care too much on the art but I do on the rules per se. I would appreciate any owners advice. Btw, in my country right now, 20 dollars is rather a lot of money for a pdf book, but if I have to, I will buy it no doubt. I love the series.
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Lee S July 17, 2021 5:48 pm UTC
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I don't have the previous editions of Five Parsecs, but I do have the 2nd edition of Five Leagues.
Comparing this with it, which I'm assuming used a similar layout and design, I'd have to say that as a new player, the layout in 3rd edition Five Parsecs was a lot easier to learn from. Everything is structured to flow smoothly through a campaign turn, and you make your characters first thing so you jump in and get your hands dirty pretty quick.
It plays to its strengths, because it's definitely the type of game that's best learned by doing.

However... since you already have the 1st and 2nd editions, you're definitely not a new player, so the new layout won't benefit you as much, but it can still help keep things flowing well.
It can be a bit easier for me to find what I'm looking for in it than in Five Leagues, because of how it's organized.

I think that if you really like Five Parsecs, you're going to end up getting it eventually. I understand that it does add some new...See more
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alejandro A July 22, 2021 11:36 pm UTC
Thank you Lee. I think Ill follow your advice and get it while on sale.
Hope you enjoy it a lot
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Jeffrey G June 08, 2021 9:05 pm UTC
So how's that "US Shipping at the end of May" coming along? I really would like to buy the book+PDF but can't justify a shipping cost nearly equal to the price of the book! Eager to hear!
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Ivan S June 08, 2021 11:48 pm UTC
From what I know, books are headed into distribution but getting anything shipped anywhere international right now is painfully slow. Soooon.
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Steven F June 12, 2021 4:28 pm UTC
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Last I heard was mid/Late July probably.
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Scott H June 14, 2021 6:59 pm UTC
Amazon has the print version listed. Available as soon as December 2021.
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Chris B June 15, 2021 9:03 am UTC
PUBLISHER
they're likely playing safe it will be with US distribution in August, so Amazon soon after
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Will M June 19, 2021 5:23 am UTC
Ooof. August? The PDF is $20 and it's thrown in free with the hardcover (which I want more than a pdf) - but then the shipping is as much as the book itself for me. Ouch. I get the delay but that's after summer is done and game time with my fam plummets. :(
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Ivan S June 19, 2021 2:38 pm UTC
yeah, its unfortunately a bit rough. If you can find a US retailer that still has pre-orders, you can email Modiphius with your order info from there and get the PDF
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Will M June 20, 2021 5:22 am UTC
Thanks for the idea. I didn't think of that!
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Will M June 20, 2021 10:59 pm UTC
I ordered it online and they sent me the pdf - which rocks. It's the 2nd edition PDF (maybe a bit different?). I am thrilled that they sent it and excited to try it out. Thanks to Modiphius for the amazing product support!
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Will M June 21, 2021 4:18 am UTC
Update: I was incorrect - this did include the newest release, I just mistook the filenames (it also has two prior releases). Thanks so much!
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Jeffrey G August 13, 2021 5:20 pm UTC
Well, we are now in August and still nothing, it seems!
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Jeffrey G August 13, 2021 5:21 pm UTC
Looks like December 2021 might be optimistic at this point!
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Chris B August 13, 2021 7:18 pm UTC
PUBLISHER
The shipment was pulled by US customs but is released and on it's way to the warehouse now - should be late August with stores
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Jeff M June 08, 2021 5:08 pm UTC
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