u/Difficult-Fish592

I've been working on a modern conversion of Five Parsecs, and have included it if people want to give it a try and give any feedback. This is an updated version with a few bug fixes.

It turns the game into a modern day Jagged Alliance esq game. You play as a team trying to restore order to a country subjected to turmoil by insurgents, militants and rebel forces (as either a military special operations team, spy agency's special activities team, or private military company).

It keeps the original game’s solo narrative skirmish engine, character progression, injuries, campaign turns, patrons, and emergent stories. Instead of planet hopping, it uses a map and map area concept from Five Leagues from the Borderlands, where you travel through a persistent country map of towns, villages, backcountry, contacts, and points of interest using a mobile FOB.

It incorporates a modified version of the Threat system from Five Leagues, called The Shadow War. This is three hostile factions such as cartels, insurgents, extremists, rogue forces, militias, or mercenaries. They operate across the map, build camps and safe houses, pursue plans, and grow stronger if ignored. Players gather Intel, take contracts, investigate sites, hunt HVTs, clear complexes, and conduct missions to reduce Threat Levels and dismantle enemy Threats.

Other mechanics are a basic and advanced Suppression system, and beaten zone. It also uses the Stealth Mission add on, which is incorporated right into the conversion.

The conversion requires the Five Parsecs core rulebook to play, as it is used in tandem with the conversion.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Classes being OP, or needing changes in stats, weapons needing tweaking, if there is a hiccup in campaign play, etc. I would love to be able to flesh this out, and make any necessary adjustments so it's an enjoyable conversion for everyone.

I’ve finished a conversion of a modern warfare/COIN/stability operations of 5 Parsecs, using the map/travel of 5 Leagues, and am in the process of playing it out to ensure it works properly.

Are there any rules regarding posting conversions, or making them in the first place? I’ve seen the other fan conversions.

This one is a supplement, meaning it requires the core book to be purchased for 5 Parsecs, and doesn’t copy things from the base game into the conversion rule book.

Anyone preorder and check out the campaign generator via PDF yet? I’m curious if it’s any good, and how in depth the campaign generator is.

I have the Haywire rule book, and did some searching to see if there were options for a campaign or campaign generator.

I saw Tour of Duty and Protocol mentioned, but can’t find them for download or sale anywhere.

Do these exist, or other options?

I have the Haywire rule book, and did some searching to see if there were options for a campaign or campaign generator.

I saw Tour of Duty and Protocol mentioned, but can’t find them for download or sale anywhere.

Do these exist, or other options?

I want to preface this post with the following:

The work gone into both these conversions is great, and appreciated by not only me, but the community.

This isn’t a question about which one is better. I’m not trying to pit one against the other. The fact that people have put in the time and effort into these, to then offer them for free, can’t be understated.

My question is about the differences between the two conversions, systems in place, and changes to the core game. What do the changes look like compared to each other? The idea being to help myself and others see these changes and make a decision on which they would like to jump into first.

Moving from Five Parsecs and Leagues into Haywire.

I really enjoy the campaign Parsecs and Leagues has for play outside of the skirmishes. Having to spend money on upkeep, a base or space ship, taking different contracts for pay, quests, random encounters and events that impact your group, recruitment, buying equipment, the list goes on.

I’ve dabbled in converting all the Five Parsecs stuff outside the skirmishing, into something more modern and applicable to Haywire, to allow for this additional to the game.

Is there already something like this that exists, or something other people have been using to accomplish this?

Moving from Five Parsecs and Leagues into Haywire.

I really enjoy the campaign Parsecs and Leagues has for play outside of the skirmishes. Having to spend money on upkeep, a base or space ship, taking different contracts for pay, quests, random encounters and events that impact your group, recruitment, buying equipment, the list goes on.

I’ve dabbled in converting all the Five Parsecs stuff outside the skirmishing, into something more modern and applicable to Haywire, to allow for this additional to the game.

Is there already something like this that exists, or something other people have been using to accomplish this?

Moving from Five Parsecs and Leagues into Haywire.

I really enjoy the campaign Parsecs and Leagues has for play outside of the skirmishes. Having to spend money on upkeep, a base or space ship, taking different contracts for pay, quests, random encounters and events that impact your group, recruitment, buying equipment, the list goes on.

I’ve dabbled in converting all the Five Parsecs stuff outside the skirmishing, into something more modern and applicable to Haywire, to allow for this additional to the game.

Is there already something like this that exists, or something other people have been using to accomplish this?

I’ve been trying out a suppression mechanic for 5 Parsecs, and looking for ideas on how to tweak it. Here is the concept:

A. Someone takes a shot at an enemy, and rolls to hit.

B. If the roll is 1 shy of a hit (I call a “near miss”), it adds “suppression” (EN behind cover, 10” away, roll 5 to hit and need 6).

C. Suppression works the same as stunned. When suppressed, the target can either move or shoot that turn. Not both.

D. Suppression lasts one round. If the enemy has already gone, it applies the next round the enemy has an activation/turn. Suppression lasts until it affects the target, then it is gone.

E. Suppression applies to both player and enemy.

The idea being 1 short of a hit is “close”, and striking cover, or a near miss, and adds suppression. I know “duck back” exists, but it’s a bit different and I’m not a fan.

I’ve also toyed with the idea of needing two rounds back to back of near misses, or two characters having near misses at the same enemy, to cause suppression.

Open to thoughts or idea.

On Ride Patrol, if you have a traveller encounter that results in no combat (say they just become a Friend), is there any additional rewards or a roll on the loot table? Or is that all you get from undertaking the Ride Patrol?