Flame of Orion: Field Manual

The Flame of Orion Field Manual alongside Dark Spirit.

For the last few months, we have been posting about Flames of Orion, a mech combat game designed by Steve (sovthofheaven) of Under the Dice/Hive Scum. These posts have pertained to a particular mech that I developed over the years, named Dark Spirit. While the finalized version of the rules has been available digitally for a little while (you can buy a digital version of the book here, as well as download a streamlined version of the book with the complete rules for free), the physical copies of the book should be shipping out later in December. Excitingly, I just received my copy of the special Kickstarter-exclusive Field Manual version of the rulebook!

The Field Manual version of the rulebook for Flames of Orion is a special edition with wire-o binding, limited to 150 hand-numbered copies and featuring an alternative cover.

The book is very well printed, properly showcasing the incredible artwork and graphic design.

The cover artwork for the regular edition of the rulebook is showcased in the Field Manual as this two-page spread.

I am delighted to have a copy of the Field Manual version of the book and am already dreaming up new mechs for the game. If you did not get a copy of this limited version, it is still an exciting time to be a fan of mech combat games, with the official physical release of Flames of Orion being only a few weeks away!

- Greg Wier