Pentagruel

Pentagruel is a rules-light fantasy battle game in which thine miniatures shall be pitted against one another in fast-paced deadly combat! It has been designed with accessible rules, a quick play-time, and the ability to field any miniatures in thine collection, be they a plucky band of merry men or a grand army of eldritch warriors!

Within the zine's 12 A5 pages thou will find:

• An accessible and easy-to-learn ruleset
• Universal list-building, allowing thee to field any miniatures in thine collection!
• Roll-tables for creating battle Scenarios and Campaigns
• Gruel - an optional pseudo-medieval game-mode!
• A printable roster sheet for keeping track of thine Fighters

There are 4 files up for download: 3 versions of the Pentagruel zine and a printable Roster Sheet for keeping track of your Host. I've provided an easy-print file of the zine which can be printed on 3 A4 pages (double-sided, flip on short edge!) as well as a Spreads and Singles for screens.

For a long time I've wanted a dynamic and fast-paced fantasy battle game with easy-to-learn rules,  the ability to use any/all miniatures in my collection, and to have some strategic interest while playing. Pentagruel is my attempt at achieving all these things. It is mostly inspired by Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game Quickstart (2017), Risk (1957) and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Skirmish (2017). I made extensive use of the Proxie Flash Sheets while putting the game together, which are an incredible resource for anyone who wants to start collaging! 

This is the complete version of Pentagruel, and I would like to thank everyone who helped playtest the original Ashcan version. Without you all, Pentagruel simply would not exist!

You (yes, you!) are more than welcome to create your own hacks/expansions for Pentagruel! All I ask is that in the spirit of the game you make your work available for people to print at home for free, and that you put a link to it in the comments down below so people can find it! : ) 

Since making my last game, Dragon!, I've been more drawn towards print-and-play zines and the community spirit that has historically been the pillar of zine-making. For my next few zines (and hopefully beyond!) I'm going to be focusing more on tabletop games that are easy to print off at home,  fun to play, and most importantly free! I feel like there are enough premium games out there for people to spend their money on, and I'll get more enjoyment out of making something lofi. I put this zine together the good old fashioned way - with scissors and glue.

May thine sword be ever sharp, and thine cunning ever sharper!