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| “War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.” ― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian |
Flames of Orion, a mech combat game designed by Steve (sovthofheaven) of Under the Dice/Hive Scum, is officially out in the world in its finalized form! The physical rulebook is still forthcoming, but you can buy a digital version of the book here. Furthermore, you can download a streamlined version of the book with the complete rules for free (so you have no excuse not to check it out)! I took part in a playtest session of the game in the autumn of 2023, and developed an enigmatic character and their mech, known as Dark Spirit. At the time, Dark Spirit was just a minimally equipped mech with a light weapon which managed to do really well in a handful of games. Since then, my brothers and I have been playing the game intermittently over the years at different events, and Dark Spirit’s legend has continued to grow. I am very happy to say that Dark Spirit was included in the Flames of Orion rulebook as a mercenary that you can use in your own games. Beyond just having in-game rules, Martin McCoy created two pieces of artwork of Dark Spirit that are included in the rulebook, as well. I wrote some background lore for Dark Spirit which I wanted to share, along with Martin’s wonderful artwork, and some photographs of the model that Adam converted and painted to represent Dark Spirit.
