.99 Cent Spring Sale! (This Weekend Only)

The Imperium Chronicles is running its Spring .99 Cent Sale! All wargame supplements and expansions are only 0.99 cents for this weekend only! If you’ve purchased any of the following core games, you can get their expansions for only 0.99 cents:

For Fleets at War!
Click		Claws of Chaos is an expansion for the Fleets at War! tactical starship combat game.  It is played on the floor or a large table with cardboard counters representing capital ships, fighters, and other space craft.  Simplified game mechanics let players engage in small skirmishes all the way up to large-scale battles involving dozens of ships. Features New Factions: the K'thonians and the Talions New ships: battlecruisers, drone carriers (and drones), torpedo boats and torpedo bombers New weapons: particle guns, plasma bolt cannons, mines, torpedoes and anti-matter missiles. Full-color ship counters + additional counters for fighters and missiles Stat Cards (one for each ship class) Seven new scenarios
For Fighter Wing
Click		Planetary Defense expands the Fleets at War: Fighter Wing tactical fighter combat game. Fighter Wing (and this expansion) focuses on fighters and other small craft as they engage in dogfights among the stars. Features New Factions: Celadon Pirates and Warlock Industries New ships: Attack craft, corvettes, patrol frigates, police interceptors, and sentry platforms New weapons: Anti-sensor missiles (ASM), aphid missiles, phalanx (anti-missile gun), and rapid pulse plasma cannons (RPP) Full-color ship counters + additional counters for fighters and missiles Stat Cards (one for each ship class) Eight new scenarios
For Theater of Operations
Click		Theater of Operations: The Talion Front (ToO:TF)  includes a completely new strategic map that can be used along with the original ToO map or alone. The expansion also includes a new faction allied with the Magna called the Talion Republic, and a set of enemies called Marauders that attack the other main factions. Each faction has new ships including space installations (space stations and star bases). Features New, large full-color strategic map (19"x18" divided into 6 sections) New Faction: The Talion Republic New Enemies ("Marauders"): the Pirate Clans (vs. the Imperium) and the K'thonian Void (vs. the Magna/Talions) New Gameplay including the Grand Campaign (combining the original game with the expansion) and the Talion Rebellion (vs. the Magna) 490 new counters (full-strength & damaged sides) 15 new units including battle carriers, patrol boats (gun, missile, and torpedo), and torpedo bombers, among others
For In Harm’s Way Tactics
Click		March of the Metal Horde expands the original game with additional character classes, abilities, weapons, and enemies to fight. Features Three new character classes (Brawler, Elementalist, & Gunslinger) Over 30 character abilities Thirty new enemies including two new factions Three new skirmishes with three full-sized skirmish maps New rules for expanded game play
click		Streets of Regalis is a campaign setting for In Harm's Way Tactics, the turn-based tactical combat game. In a massive expansion of the original game, Streets of Regalis introduces players to the capital city of the Imperium, including three separate districts with distinct missions and factions. With this new campaign, characters can enjoy hours of gameplay in the Imperium Chronicles universe. Features 13 New factions including 48 enemy minions & 4 bosses 33 New weapons 19 Locations with associated scenarios. Counters and stat cards Over 100 pages of content!

Note: You will need the core rulebooks to play all of the expansions listed above.

Easter Wargame Sale

It's the Imperium Chronicles Easter Wargame Sale! All wargames (and wargame expansions) are 30% off, including:

Fleets at War! $7.69

Theater of Operations $5.94

In Harm's Way Tactics $6.99

Catch these low prices while they last!

http://drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2480/Imperium-Group-LLC/subcategory/4607_8765/Wargames

[New Release] Theater of Operations: The Talion Front

I'm proud to announce The Talion Front, the first expansion for the Fleets at War: Theater of Operations strategic sci-fi wargame.

Features

• New, large full-color strategic map (19"x18" divided into 6 sections)
• New Faction: The Talion Republic
• New Enemies ("Marauders"): the Pirate Clans (vs. the Imperium) and the K'thonian Void (vs. the Magna/Talions)
• New Gameplay including the Grand Campaign (combining the original game with the expansion) and the Talion Rebellion (vs. the Magna)
• 490 new counters (full-strength & damaged sides)
• 15 new units including battle carriers, patrol boats (gun, missile, & torpedo), and torpedo bombers, among others

Compatibility
Theater of Operations is required to play The Talion Front.

Talion Front: Grand Campaign Map Arrangement

I'm now home for a while so I've been working on the finishing touches of the Talion Front. To that end, here is one of the images showing both the maps from TF and the original Theater of Operations (for the Grand Campaign).

The Talion Front: STL Ships

We've been play testing The Talion Front for over a couple of weeks so far. One of the major additions to the game are ships and space installations that lack FTL drives. Besides fighter craft, these include patrol boats and torpedo bombers. Due to their lack of FTL, they cannot move between zones unless carried by other craft. Fighters and TBs are stowed aboard carriers, but patrol boats require another new ship called the Boat Tender. These can carry up to four boats between zones.

The Talion Front: Naval Officers

The Talion Front will also include optional rules for using naval officers (x1 Admiral, x2 Vice Admirals, and x3 Captains). When included in a task force, they give the player command points that can be used to increase one stat by +1 for that round. In other words, a ship's attack could get a +1, etc. Also, the rank of the officer will determine how many capital ships (larger than a DD) a task force can have.

The Talion Front: Cover WIP

Here's a preliminary cover for the Talion Front. I'm not 100% happy with the cover so I'd welcome any feedback...

The Talion Front: New Ships and Space Installations

Here are some of the new ships and space installations included with The Talion Front expansion:

Boat Tender (AB): These are support ships designed to move vessels (such as patrol boats) between star systems.

Corvette (K): These are fast, lightly-armed vessels, usually smaller than a frigate. They are used for short patrols and planetary defense.

Drone Carrier (CVD):  Smaller than a conventional carrier, the CVD carries remote-controlled drones instead of piloted fighter craft.

Escort Destroyer (DDE):  A specialized ship type designed to protect other vessels from attack.

Gunboat (PG):  A patrol boat armed with projectile weapons instead of missiles.

Missile Boat (PM): A patrol boat armed with missiles.

Patrol Frigate (PF): The same size as a standard frigate, the patrol frigate lacks faster-than-light engines. They patrol exclusively within a single star system instead of traveling between systems

Remote Drones (DR & DRH):  These are small craft similar to fighters except controlled by a larger ship.  They come in regular and heavy versions.

Strike Destroyer (DS): These are destroyers designed for quick, hit-and-run attacks.

Super Carrier (CVB): These are larger versions of the conventional carrier designed to carry a greater complement of fighter craft.

Torpedo Boat (PT):  A patrol boat armed with slow, but powerful torpedoes.

Torpedo Bomber (TB):  A craft similar to fighters except designed to carry a single torpedo.  Due to their larger size, a flight of torpedo bombers includes only three craft instead of the usual four.

Space Installations
Installations are large, stationary structures designed to protect star systems from attack. Attacking forces must destroy, not only defending vessels, but also any space installations in a system before they can take control.

Space Station:  A space station is a large, stationary structure usually orbiting a planet or moon.  It lacks propulsion and depends on its defensive capabilities instead of agility when attacked.  Unlike starbases, a space station is run by civilians instead of the military.

Starbase:  This is a large, military structure used as a command-and-control hub for naval ships in the area.  It is heavily armed and armored and normally has a complement of vessels assigned for additional defense.  A starbase is considered a high-value target to enemy forces.

Talion Front Scenarios

During work on the Talion Front expansion for my Theater of Operations wargame, I've come up with at least four ways to play:

Grand Campaign
By combining the strategic maps of both Theater of Operations and the Talion Front, players double the total area of warfare, capturing the full extent of the Third Imperium-Magna War.

Talion Front
The Talion Front expansion can be played on its own instead of including the Theater of Operations base game.

Imperial Reprisals
For a much shorter game, players can choose to focus only on the Imperial attacks on the Talion Republic that occurred after the conclusion of the Third Imperium-Magna War. These reprisals against the Tals were a result of their support for the Magna during the war.

Talion Revolt
As a "what if" scenario, players can also pit the Talion Republic against the Magna Supremacy. In this type of game, the Tals have revolved against their masters and the Magna must invade their former allies to subdue the rebellion.

Talion Front: Marauders

The Talion Front will also include two independent factions, the K'thonians (green) and Pirate Clans (black) that will randomly attack the Magna/Talions and Imperium respectively. They will potentially act as spoilers to throw a wrench into the plans of the players who will have to deal with these marauders.

Theater of Operations: Talion Front sample counters

Here are some sample counters for the Talion forces. These include the patrol frigate, gunboat, torpedo boat, fighter flight, heavy fighter flight, and torpedo bombers. Note, the stats on the counters may change.

Talion Front Strategic Map (WIP)

This is a lower rez version of my current WIP for the Talion Front strategic map. The blue is the Imperium, red the Magna Supremacy, and the orange are the Talions (allied to the Magna). Note, this map can be played with the strategic map from Theater of Operations (same size).

Theater of Operations: The Talion Front

Since getting back to town, I've been working on a expansion for Theater of Operations. Called The Talion Front, it'll include new ships and a new large strategic map showing the Magna Client States and the areas patrolled by the Imperial Frontier fleet. The new ships will include patrol boats (gun, missile, and torpedo), torpedo bombers, patrol frigates, corvettes, and a super carrier. A lot of these ships lack FTL drives so they will fulfill planet defense duties instead of belonging to task forces.