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Outpost 5
A free to download rules light sci-fi rpg · By
Nameless Designer
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Outpost 5 Release
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Feb 11, 2023
Hello there, to anyone who is reading this post. As you will have seen I have recently released a rules light sci-fi rpg game and wanted to post a few words abo...
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Welcome to Outpost 5
Thanks for checking out my rules light sci-fi rpg Outpost 5. If you have any feedback or comments then please let me kno...
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Nameless Designer
Feb 11, 2023
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vortakgames
Feb 21, 2023
Lulu.com printing issues
Hi all, Curious if anyone has run into this issue... I went over to Lulu.com to have a print version made of Outpost 5 a...
started by
THAC0_tuesday
Jun 11, 2024
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Nameless Designer
Jun 13, 2024
Alternative Mission Map generator? **and** Solo play
Hello! I work on the road a lot and this game seemed perfect to play in a notebook with a dice app and the PDF. I just s...
started by
Lastiel
Oct 01, 2023
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skeolan
Nov 03, 2023
Outpost Projects and PC Downtime
Hi NamelessDesigner, We’ve been kicking around a house rule idea that, per rules as written, the Outpost can use its o...
started by
skeolan
Aug 05, 2023
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Nameless Designer
Aug 05, 2023
Outpost Phase vs Mission Phase
Howdy! My group and I have finished creating our first Outpost 5 colony, generated a map, created characters, and gotten...
started by
skeolan
May 11, 2023
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Nameless Designer
May 31, 2023
Sightings vs Points of Interest vs Missions
Sightings: if visited before they expire, do all Sightings become Mission Sites? If they don't become Mission Sites, wha...
started by
skeolan
May 16, 2023
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skeolan
May 16, 2023
Great Outpost 5 random generator resources on Perchance
A Perchance user /u/Vionet20 (not me) created these, they seem like a great convenience tool! https://perchance.org/outp...
started by
skeolan
May 12, 2023
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Nameless Designer
May 13, 2023
Sector Map "Add Terrain" procedure
Hi again! We're working through the Sector Map creation process and I'm wondering how to interpret the coordinate-pair r...
started by
skeolan
Apr 03, 2023
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Nameless Designer
Apr 03, 2023
Errata on Tactical Shield
Hi! Getting our characters geared up for the first mission. We noticed that the item card for "Tactical Shield" has a mi...
started by
skeolan
Mar 24, 2023
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Nameless Designer
Mar 24, 2023
Power and Vehicle Range
Hi there! I'm back :) A. Is it intended that the larger vehicles are drastically more power-efficient than smaller ones?...
started by
skeolan
Mar 14, 2023
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skeolan
Mar 14, 2023
What does "Gain d6 dis. Resources" or "Gain d6 adv. Resources" mean?
On the Outpost Phase, in some of the Project tables, some results read like the following (from Mining Table): > Minor S...
started by
skeolan
Mar 10, 2023
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skeolan
Mar 13, 2023
Metric version?
Hey! Would it be possible to get the core rules updated with metric instead of imperial measurements? It is a small thin...
started by
hairless-spaceman
Mar 07, 2023
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Nameless Designer
Mar 07, 2023
armour; how it works
Hi thanks for this game . it's really cool Is it correct? armour score decrease with damage and are no longer effective...
started by
DangerIsReal
Feb 26, 2023
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DangerIsReal
Feb 26, 2023
Character Creation: for "service terms completed", does "Service Ends" count?
Heya, quick character-creation question. For the "Leaves Service" section, the rules say: > 3. Leaves Service: The chara...
started by
skeolan
Feb 21, 2023
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skeolan
Feb 22, 2023
Outpost 5 Character Creation Examples
If anyone wants to try out the character creation system and post their results, then please post them here. Name: Grant...
started by
Nameless Designer
Feb 11, 2023
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vortakgames
Feb 21, 2023
2x Playtest Volunteers?
I had a few copies of Outpost 5 printed for myself and my play-testers and have an extra couple of copies available. The...
started by
Nameless Designer
Feb 18, 2023
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Nameless Designer
Feb 20, 2023
Outpost Printed Version Pics
I ordered some printed versions of the Outpost 5 zine (using an online printing service in the UK, Doxzoo) and these arr...
started by
Nameless Designer
Feb 18, 2023
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Damage for tools?
This game seems awesome, and I'm excited to try it out with my group! ... but I know that sometime early in the first se...
started by
skeolan
Feb 15, 2023
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skeolan
Feb 16, 2023
Finally a role for al the dice!
The ascending skills using different dice has been in my mind for awhile. Thank you for this great game!
started by
Scotto568
Feb 11, 2023
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Nameless Designer
Feb 11, 2023
Thank you
I just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful content - I can't believe how much content you release for free. It's s...
started by
Kalamity9
Feb 11, 2023
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Nameless Designer
Feb 11, 2023
Again just blowing us away...
Love it! The only thing I wish it had right now (I can feel more content coming, but that's a different matter) was clea...
started by
Logen_Nein
Feb 11, 2023
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Nameless Designer
Feb 11, 2023
