The World
Purgatorium is set in the prison dimension designed to hold the half of creation that rebelled against God during the war in heaven. This plane of existence and its denizens were sealed away for untold epochs until the hubris of man, in the ancient lands of Babylon, tore a hole in it. This rent in the fabric of existence caused portals to open into Purgatorium, though none stay open for long. Throughout history many cultures and peoples have tried to settle these dangerous lands, all of them becoming trapped with no way to escape. Forced to survive in a hostile environment rife with danger to both body and soul, many of the surviving cities of men have had to adapt, some at a steep price. Yet Despite all the horrors and dangers, warbands venture out into the wilderness for glory, righteousness, riches, or perhaps something more nefarious.
The Combat
- Instead of using dice, Purgatorium features a combat system that uses a standard deck of playing cards.
- Players will draw up a hand of cards, drawing up addition cards based on good positioning and playing smart.
- Next players will use a model's skill, any special abilities, or equipment to discard and draw cards make the best hand possible. Revealing them at the same time.
- Models then win or lose combat based based on the chart. The better the hand the better the damage ( With plenty of special abilities along the way to make an attack even deadlier).
- Models have plenty of ways of fighting back, no passive turns of just getting walloped while you stand there.
Special Rules, Heroic Abilities, and Relics
- Every Model has access to a list (or two) of heroic abilities it can use in a game, each one adding tactical depth to every member of your warband.
- To add more character and nuance to every unit there are plenty of special rules and relics that add variety to both list building and tactics. Do you give an assassin the ability to fly over walls with Apollos boots, takes some bombs, a teleportation relic, or some combination of them?
NO EDITION CHANGES YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR!
- No, really. When you buy the PDF for our rules you get them forever. We wont charge you for tweaks to rules you've already purchased (That kind of garbage is for the birds).
- When we update our rules, points, or add content to a book you will get the PDF update for free. No more spending tons of cash on rulebooks that are only good for 3 years.
- Matched Play Extended and Narrative supplements are in development and will add unique factions and a campaign system that will offer all the flavor and unbalanced fun you crave.
<------Click the link to buy a PDF copy of the game which covers the core rules and "Matched Play Core". Which has been designed to offer balanced/ tournament rules that don't punish players for playing the "wrong" faction.
Our game is 28mm scale and miniature agnostic. You can use whatever you think looks cool, and even change the scale a little if you'd like. We don't have official minis yet but have big plans to add some, however you will always be allowed to use what you want.
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