Boarding Actions: Maps

Boarding Actions will include three maps (1" scale) based on ships featured in the Fleets at War! wargames. These will include the Cutlass Destroyer, Tepes Frigate (below), and the Ballista Patrol Boat (see below).

Theater of Operations Printed Components Bundle

Just like with Ports of Call, I'm offering a Theater of Operations bundle that includes all printed components and, if you buy the bundle, the original rules PDF for free. http://www.drivethrucards.com/product/195447/Theater-of-Operations-Printed-Components-BUNDLE

.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

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.

Fleets at War: Theater of Operations now available!

Fleets at War: Theater of Operations is now available! As an added bonus, you can buy the game at 15% due to the DriveThruRPG sci-fi month promotion!

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/149755/Imperium-Chronicles--Fleets-at-War-Theater-of-Operations

Fleets at War: Theater of Operations (F@W:ToO) is a strategic wargame set in the Imperium Chronicles universe. The game represents the large scale organization and resource management of the Imperium and the Magna Supremacy during armed conflict, most recently the Third Imperium-Magna War.

Theater of Operations is designed with ease of play in mind, including rules that are simple to learn and execute.

One player takes the role of the Imperium while the other player controls the Magna Supremacy. Each side starts the game with a fleet of ships that can be placed anywhere on their side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ). As the game progresses, each side gets points based on the number of zones on the map they possess. These points are then used to build new ships. The winner is the side that defeats the other player, usually by destroying all of his ships and/or capturing his zones.

When playing Theater of Operations, players can choose to use Fleets at War! rules during tactical combat. In fact, they can also use Fighter Wing rules when carrying out fighter combat. However, neither is necessary to play Theater of Operations.

Features

• Large full-color strategic map (19"x18" divided into 6 sections)
• 800+ ship counters (full-strength & damaged sides)
• Straight-forward rules for fast gameplay

Playtesters for Theater of Operations

I'm now looking for play testers for Theater of Operations. Playtesters will get the full game (PDF) once it is published and listed in the credits. If you're interested, please email me at william_h_mitchell at imperiumonline.com

Here is a basic description of the game:

Fleets at War: Theater of Operations (F@W: ToO) is a strategic wargame set in the Imperium Chronicles universe. The game represents the large scale organization and resource management of the Imperium and the Magna Supremacy during armed conflict, most recently the Third Imperium-Magna War.

Theater of Operations is designed with ease of play in mind, including rules that are simple to learn and execute.

One player takes the role of the Imperium while the other controls the Magna Supremacy. Each faction starts the game with a fleet of ships that can be placed anywhere on their side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ). As the game progresses, the factions get resource points (used to build new ships) based on the number of zones they control.

Combat between factions takes place on a tactical hex map, using counters representing each ship. These counters include the largest vessels in the game (juggernauts) down to the smallest (fighter flights).

Contents:
• Marker Counters
• Resource Sheets (x2)
• Ruler Guide (Optional)
• Ship Counters (Full-strength & Damaged)
• Strategic Map (in six parts)
• Tactical Map (hex sheet)
• Task Force Sheets (x2)

For more information, click here

Theater of Operations: Cover

Here's the potential cover for Fleets at War: Theater of Operations. No explosions this time...sorry!

Theater of Operations: Strategic Map WIP

After over three months of work on Streets of Regalis, I'm taking a little break due to burnout and working instead on Fleets at War: Theater of Operations. I've been creating some art assets including the main strategic map (see attached). This is a low resolution version; the actual map is 19.5" x 18.25" (divided into 6 sections).

Instead of hexes, I've broken the map up into zones, each with a primary planet. It's still a work in progress...

In Harm's Way Tactics: Three Ways to Play

In Harm's Way Tactics can be played in at least three ways: skirmish, missions, and campaigns. The first two are available (with examples) "out of the box", while campaigns will be sold separately.

Skirmishes are stand-alone battles similar to the scenarios from my Fleets at War! and Fighter Wing games. Missions are more like mini-adventures with greater detail and which may take longer than a single session to play. Campaigns, on the other hand, will involve linked missions and/or story arcs. They will also include character advancement by increasing attributes and the number of abilities that can be used as they complete missions.

Promotion: 40% off Fleets at War! & Expansions

Hi, my name is William, creator of the Imperium Chronicles line of games. From now until the end of next week, I'm offering 40% off my wargame Fleets at War! and its expansions and spin-offs. By going to my online store and using the code 40%F@W! during checkout, you'll  get 40% off any of the following:

Fleets at War!
Fleets at War: Claws of Chaos
Fleets at War: Fighter Wing
The Complete Fleets at War [Bundle]

The promotion lasts to the end of July 19th.

Information about my game:

Fleets at War! is a tactical starship combat game 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

• Three factions: the Imperium, the Magna Supremacy, and the Pirate Clans
• 235 full-color ship counters + additional counters for fighters & missiles
• 27 Stat Cards (one for each ship class)
• 10 Scenarios introducing players to the game

Theater of Operations: Sample Map

The strategic map for Theater of Operations will be divided into 6 pieces (A-F), each roughly the size of a 8.5x11" piece of paper. This sample is Map D, showing part of the border between the Imperium (blue) and Magna Supremacy (red) with the DMZ (grey) in between.

Theater of Operations: Counter WIPs

Here are some preliminary counters for Theater of Operations. Note, the stats are just placeholders. These counters will be supplied with the game, but people who already own Fleets at War! can use those counters instead if they prefer greater detail during battles.

Announcing: Fleets at War: Theater of Operations

There's another project I'm working on that I'm calling Fleets at War: Theater of Operations. It basically adds a strategic element to the Fleets at War line of games, allowing players to move fleets (or at least task forces) around a map of the Imperium-Magna border. Then, when the two sides meet on the strategic map, they can either play out the battle on a tactical map using the counters provided, or use the counters from the original Fleets at War! game.

I'm also including a mechanism for calculating the amount of resources available to each side, based on how many planets they control, which they can then use to purchase additional ships. This will allow players to decide which types of ships they want and organize them as they see fit.

Essentially, Theater of Operations will create a strategic tier, with Fleets at War! in the middle and Fighter Wing in the lowest (most detailed) tier.  If players are especially ambitious, they could play a campaign game with all three levels.