Five Leagues from the Borderlands - Getting Started

Five Leagues from the Borderlands: Warband & World Creation (Solo Fantasy Campaign Setup) The episode introduces Five Leagues from the Borderlands, a procedurally generated solo fantasy campaign skirmish game, and walks through what you need to play (the 230-page hardback book, dice, pen, tracking sheets, and miniatures in any range, ideally 28–32mm). The host explains the book’s organization, references, and index, outlines the gritty low-fantasy tone, and covers key campaign resources like story points, adventure points, XP, and scarce gold marks. They create a six-model warband (four heroes and two followers) using chosen miniatures plus random follower rolls, name the band the Dark Spire Six, and generate backgrounds, skills, and avatar history, including spells for the mystic. Finally, they begin worldbuilding an island region called Berwick Aisle using the game’s tables and external map-generation tools, previewing future episodes on foes, combat, and adventure turns. 00:00 Welcome to Five Leagues 00:22 What You Need to Play 01:30 Book Layout and Campaign Flow 02:35 Setting Tone and Resources 03:55 Choosing Your Warband Models 05:45 Tools for Names and Flavor 06:41 Followers and Hero Lineup 08:18 Stats and Character Builds 11:17 Avatar History and Spells 13:13 Building the Region Map 14:05 Perilous Shores Map Generator 16:49 Settlements and Hex Exploration 18:06 Foes and Threat Levels 19:35 Wrap Up and Next Episode Foldscapes Terrain :   / tabletopupgrades   Tabletop Upgrades : https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.uk/