good evening, would there be any more community copies available please

So, at some point I must have smuggled this game into my library, and boy am I glad it did! Like a minimalist baby born of Warhammer Fantasy, Cairn, & Maze Rats. 

I really think this system is brilliant, having run it through a few short oracle guided quests and social encounters. It's compact and simple, but it does have a few sub systems to make things interesting. 

I plan on making a simple magic system that suits the power balance of such a low fantasy world like this setting has. In many ways it reminds me of a sort of more "realistic" (or at least more down to earth) Mork Borg. Both are set in the end of their respective eras, a post apocalypse soon approaching, but Helm is more grounded, and mechanically more interesting to me. 

Having a narrative combat system that employs on the fly tactics with ease, there's never a time I was bored of fighting. Speaking of which, the combat is DEADLY in this game! Particularly for solo players, but from what I've seen so far has been fair, with only minimal tweaking reqiured.

I did have a question on 1 thing though, if you wouldn't mind indulging me. 

On page 8 of the Quarter Master Pamphlet it says:

> When defending, Men-at-arms

suffer damage equal to an

enemy’s pain stat. 

Create interesting complications for the

players to overcome as a result

of damage received.

Is this meant only when players take an Injury, or any time one of their body zones is damaged? What sort of example might help illustrate that for slow little me? 😊😁

This game seems very cool. I'm an especially big fan of the "PCs as mercenaries" framework and minimalist take on weapons. I do have some questions about mass combat though. I played out two examples and walked away with the same questions.

1. How should injuries be handled outside of "tally them up, most injured is more likely to lose"? I imagine you distribute them among troops after combat, but is there any effect during?
2. If 1 combatant = 1 Unit Strength, then would a Light Footsman contribute as equally as a Heavy Horseman?
3. Is there generally any way for players to influence Tides of Combat, or are they basically "locked in" once the combat starts?

Any other advice or guidance is appreciated.

Loving these! I ran a demo fight the other night, and realized I wasn't sure about a few details. I know the best answer is probs "up to your table", but just wanted to know what you found worked easiest/quickest:

When a Player wounds an NPC, do you roll on the wound table or just ad-lib? If you roll, do you roll multiple times in the same location?

is there a full picture of the map?

Received my print copy yesterday and i'm super excited about the game! Now some questions about weapons. What's the benefit for two-handed weapon vs one hand weapon. And what's the benefit between a broadsword vs shortsword for exemple? Curious about your thought.

I picked up a print copy of the three-volume collection over at Exalted Funeral just today but the included PDF only has the first volume (Men-At-Arms). Is it possible to get PDF copies of the missing volumes (Quartermasters & Campaigns)? Thank you!

I absolutely love this little system! One question though: How whould you handle firearms in HELM? I'm thinking of handgonnes, arquebuses and the like. Has anyone done something in these lines already? 

More questions. The hit location table doesn’t state left or right arm/leg. How would you determine which side is hit? Weapons, there are a couple that aren’t that beneficial cost-wise and weight-wise and without properties, like long sword. Not sure if I missed some rulings about that. If you’re a minmaxer you’d never buy a sword. Of course you shouldn’t be a minmaxer, but still… :)

Two questions about equipment. Can you exceed your inventory slots, i.e. carry more than your strength allows? If so, what penalties apply? Second, what does the “pace” column mean in the Armor table? Is it max pace or penalty to your pace? Thanks. Awesome game!

Nice spotify playlist. I see you are a cultured individual well versed in classics.

Hi! I'm a little confused about weapon ranges. I understand that the number corresponds to paces (squares) at which distance the weapon can hit. But why do missile weapons have three ranges? Do you apply a negative bonus at greater range, or something like that? If there's no difference at different ranges, then why isn't it simply one "max range" rating?

I am having trouble following how combat between players and monsters work. "For instance, if an enemy has an injury stat of 3(2) then they must suffer six points of damage total to receive three injuries. " So the number outside the () is armor? But there is also a DR stat for monsters.. so I confused.

This TTRPG is just "amazing". The idea and the theme are unique. The art is inspiring. The game mechanics are a mix between the best of the "OSR" and the best of the "FKR". The character sheet is one of the most original I have ever seen and it's an invitation to play. We have our winner for the OSR JUNE JAM, it's HELM !

will this ever get community copies? looks great!

An idea of the page count, and more previews would be nice.

Will we have to pay separately for volumes 2 & 3?, or does getting this game entitle one to the others (thus explaining the price rise)? Otherwise, $7.50 (or more) for a 16 page book of which 5 are full page illustrations seems a bit much.

I agree, a print friendly version would be nice. Printing out white print on black background uses a lot of ink, and for a reference table that gets handled frequently it is (depending on your printer) quite smudgy.

The very gothic large letters, like in ‘Helm’ on your character sheet, or on the Armor-Shields-Missile Weapons table is nigh unreadable for me half the time. The other font used for headers, and the ‘stat names’ on the character sheet isn’t much better.

Would be great to have a print friendly version. It will take a lot of ink to print this. Love the book anyways :D