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I just saw this and got really pumped about Frostgrave. Daffy Duck The Wizard
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Jul 11, 2015 16:52
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Do you also have some of Germ's broken stone wall scatter terrain? Seems like it would compliment that Dragons don't share set well.
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Jul 11, 2015 21:29
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TKIY posted:Yeah I've got to get some scatter terrain for this. Any link to his site around? Any goon coupon codes or anything? http://worldsmithindustries.com/ I'm not sure about coupon codes but he has been working on a new terrain set so he may do a kickstarter again or have something special in the works. Also, 4ground is expensive but a lot of their stuff is prepainted so all you have to do is punch it out and put it together.
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Jul 11, 2015 22:24
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Mostly information we have already but here's a guy on YouTube giving a first look: https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=StcFPV9YEk8 I can't wait to hold this book in my hands.
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Jul 19, 2015 03:56
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signalnoise posted:THANKS GERM He gave us a coupon! The more you buy the more you save!
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Jul 19, 2015 05:45
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What I'm really hoping is that the game plays fast enough that we could play a four player campaign and just shift around opponents in one evening. A really long campaign with a bunch of people could be cool but the customization of the wizards plus enough games to make some of the out of combat stuff important makes it seem like it could work for a good taste of what the game offers.
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Jul 21, 2015 01:36
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signalnoise posted:Regarding the swingyness I totally understand it from a narrative position. It's a beer and pretzels game. It's the fantasy tactics equivalent of Dreadball. Oh my god, now it's time to print up forty different armbands in hopes that I'll actually get to use one!
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Jul 21, 2015 14:39
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The Dregs posted:Instead of my Frostgrave book I got a message from Amazon telling me I had to change my payment type. Apparently they had my old number on file and used that. Why the gently caress it went through when I ordered it a week ago, and why they waited until after the book was supposed to be delivered to tell me, I have no idea. Still says it will be here in two days. I hope it doesn't get bumped to two months. Same thing happened to me, I'm hoping I'll get it on Thursday!
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Jul 21, 2015 21:22
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I love the idea of some high level wizard and his decked out war band losing to some fresh-out-of-Hogwarts wizard. That sounds like a great story for the winner but I guess the losing side of that might find it pretty hard to swallow. Edit: I just got my copy and the production value is amazing. I feel like I could have paid 3 times what I paid and not feel cheated. The bits of fluff in there are well enough written that I'm probably going to spring for the book of short stories. Frostgrave posted:...On a clear night, you can see a green light near the top of one of the tall towers. It flashes in some kind of code, but who it's signalling to, and what about, nobody knows... jodai fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Jul 22, 2015 |
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Jul 22, 2015 20:49
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Dr. VooDoo posted:I really like the fluff tidbits in the book. I like how instead of just being a ruined city that happens to have treasure it's like this weird alternate reality where things happen that don't make sense. It's like going into the twilight zone for loot Yes, absolutely. I get a real Dark Souls vibe from some of the entries. There's a huge wolf bound by golden chains, speaking in a mysterious language and a stilt walker wandering into a fight that both war bands gave a wide berth because who knows what he's even doing there. Presumably all accounts given are by soldiers, too, so they really have no idea what's happening.
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Jul 23, 2015 22:57
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I think that the list of spell markers, models and terrain you'll need that someone posted a few pages back should go into the OP. I am going to start working on some stuff to make the game pretty and that list is a great reference.
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Jul 24, 2015 04:59
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berzerkmonkey posted:Are they seriously going to be douches about "that guy is obviously wearing chainmail - did you pay for that?" If yes, you need new friends, my man. As long as you've got an approximation of what the model is supposed to be carrying and you're not proxying a Space Marine for a fighter, tell them to shut the hell up. Either that, or be as pedantic as they are - "Wait - he has a potion? Where is that modeled on the figure? Oh, it's not? Then you can't claim to have it." I think it's simple enough that if you want to play the game with space marines, you can as long as they're distinguishable. A friend of mine has war machine stuff he never uses so we might play using those figures. Archers may end up holding rifles and wizards may have steam backpacks and we're okay with that!
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Jul 24, 2015 16:32
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E:Whoops. That Lego Frostgrave thing is so awesome. My younger brother inherited our Lego collection by virtue of having children first but this is the game I wish I could have played as a kid. jodai fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Jul 25, 2015 |
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Jul 25, 2015 00:28
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I've been looking through the book and noticed the out of game stuff doesn't really have a limit, which seemed strange to me. I guess you could justify it as each trip into Frostgrave takes a long time so there is a long time between each venture. Although I haven't got a game in yet, I like the changes[url= http://www.bad-karma.net/frostgrave-campaign-change-recommendations/]these guys[/url] propose. Out of game actions have a little more structure and hopefully, there won't be any snowballing in campaigns.
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Jul 27, 2015 22:59
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VacuumJockey posted:... reskinning Frostgrave to Sandgrave, a Hamunaptra-like lost city that occasionally surfaces from the dunes, inevitably being raided by archeologists, beduins, and/or various colonial treasure hunters... I really like this idea. Every year, this ancient city appears for one day. I picture x amount of scenarios could be played between warbands where no one gets a full refresh, only injury and treasure chart rolls. Then, at the conclusion, the wizards and what remains of their warbands leave the city. One year later(12 out of game sequences from bad karmas pdf) they reenter the city...
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Jul 28, 2015 03:33
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berzerkmonkey posted:Someone call the designer and get him started on this expansion. NOW! What's crazy is it doesn't take much to move the design to any time frame. I was looking for minis to use for a thrown together game and I realized I have a poo poo load of Star Wars guys. I imagine with a reskin of monsters and maybe spells, Spacegrave could be a thing.
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Jul 28, 2015 19:01
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The Dregs posted:This is write-up some guy did pointing out some problems with Frostgrave. I really like some of the ideas de-emphasizing kill XP for wizards so they don't snowball away from the more peaceful casters. http://www.bad-karma.net/frostgrave-campaign-change-recommendations/ I posted this further up the page but I prefaced it by talking about out of game actions. I really like the changes to the out of game phase because I pictured almost exactly what actually happened in that guys campaign. One player gets a few really lucky rolls, decks out his fortress and his crew and he's nearly unstoppable. I really need to play a few games but 5 turns is the Malifaux standard and it seems to work well for objective based gameplay. In Malifaux, there's a possibility for the game to continue at the end of the 5th turn but I feel like that is probably not necessary in Frostgrave. One of the optional changes is to wizard death and I really like that the wizard you start with is the wizard you'll always have. The penalty for "death" is pretty steep but I love the fluff of the wizard crawling back home and being stronger for it.
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Jul 29, 2015 04:57
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Otisburg posted:Hm, yes, turns out I can't make a muscle wizard in heavy armor. How terribly conventional. I think a lot of the spells are purposely kinda vague so you can reskin them as you choose. So maybe an elementalist would be a good start and instead of fire/ice/earth, your element is muscles. Instead of Elemental bolt, you punch so hard it hits people across the room. Scatter shot is like that Zangief spinning lariat move. Trust in Frostgrave and it will never fail you.
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Aug 4, 2015 03:52
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Fireforge has some good looking sets. I especially like their templar infantry and their steppe warrior for Frostgrave because they both look bundled up for the cold.
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Aug 9, 2015 17:35
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Sulecrist posted:My most useful in-game spells have been Wall, Leap, and Elemental Hammer. Isn't Bradigus on a large base? Are you using the Iron Kingdoms version? I think there are a lot of great Warmahordes pieces that would work for this game, especially the Mercenary stuff like Croes Cutthroats or the Halberdiers.
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Aug 12, 2015 20:06
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I just rooted through my big box of DnD minis and built a war band: Wizard, apprentice, two warhounds, archer, treasure hunter, barbarian and infantry man. All I really need to do is base them the same and it would be a nice starter war band. I'm thinking witch as the primary school but I'm not sure.
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Aug 12, 2015 22:27
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On those Amera pieces... are they a mold to create your own terrain or do you paint up the plastic? How does it hold up to regular use?
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Aug 13, 2015 00:37
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Loxbourne posted:it's the locations I'm most interested in. I'd just lap up a supplement book that was page after page of weird and spooky terrain and board ideas. Any good ideas in there? The little pieces of fluff in the book lend some cool ideas for possible scenarios, such as trying to decipher what the chained up wolf is saying(which could be a great beginning to a series of linked campaigns) or trying to catch those fireflies made of gems.
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Aug 14, 2015 00:35
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Otisburg posted:Sweet Frostgrave terrain Wow, that was fast! I was under the impression the pegasus gothic ruins would make more than one set piece so it's good to know it's more like a kit than a modular thing. Definitely copying lots of these ideas, though we are moving into Holiday season so dollar stores should have some cheap trees and decorations soon.
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Aug 16, 2015 05:16
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Moola posted:making snow bases is fun Just a really pleasant avatar/post combo. Brought a smile to my face.
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Aug 18, 2015 02:24
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Miniature market is running a really great deal on minis if you still need a wizard or a certain member of your war band. I know I'm going to snatch Croes Cutthroats to use as some of my dudes.
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Aug 18, 2015 17:25
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Moola posted:im making a Chronomancer Goblin Wizzard Ha, love his little cap. Where's those dang snow bases you were working on?
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Aug 19, 2015 21:50
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That's why I always assumed they were for making molds. I saw one a long time ago in a store and thought it was a lot more complicated than "just paint it".
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Aug 20, 2015 05:28
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I like that idea because it gives the wizard incentive to buff himself instead of handing out buffs. Possessed muscle wizard coming to bust you up!
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Aug 29, 2015 18:25
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Otisburg posted:But bears can't wear armor in Frostgrave. They can if they're the wizard!
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Sep 10, 2015 17:40
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muskets posted:Wizards can't wear armour in Frostgrave. That's okay. No matter how much armor Lug puts on, he's always bear.
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Sep 11, 2015 02:57
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Otisburg posted:OP has the full rundown of everything you'll need/want for WYSIWYG for all the scenarios/random encounters/summon options, etc. Hey, it's been a while since we've had a progress report, hasn't it? Have you got more people in on Frostgrave?
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Sep 15, 2015 04:15
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Zark the Damned posted:Blotz releases a set of Frostgrave spell effect markers - http://blotz.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=24_124_132&products_id=659 (they have individual ones too), I'll probably be picking up a set. Seems like a good deal but I wish they offered more colors so every set could be unique. Also, I think this nickstarter is a better deal than last time and I definitely want in. Has anyone bought in and if so, how much is it for the spell cards he's selling?
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Sep 21, 2015 14:24
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Otisburg posted:They're only letting you buy the spell deck as part of the crazy overboard 200+ pounds sterling preorder level? I had to re-read it but it says as soon as you put in a Nickstarter order you can access that other pre-order stuff. So you could do level one and pre-order a deck. I'm really tempted by level 4, I actually really like the new metal stuff and a box of cultists is a necessary item for me. Plus I hope they hit some of those stretch goals!
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Sep 25, 2015 16:13
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Indolent Bastard posted:I grabbed these at Michael's on sale for $18 with a 25% off your entire purchase coupon and I am actually debating taking them back. They are OK, but for essentially $5 more I can get a 4 foot by 8 foot vinyl banner with full color printing that I can cut in half for 2 4x4 play mats from http://www.bannersonthecheap.com/ Is there a good place for patterns for this sort of thing? I kinda messed around with the clip art they have but it wasn't very satisfying.
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Oct 3, 2015 05:54
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Demiurge posted:Ash from GMG is on Facebook and he has always been very good about responding to messages and posts. I'm sure if you asked, he'd point you in the right direction to recreate his terrain. I remember seeing him show off some WIPs in a "Piece of Ash" video maybe last month? I really enjoy his battle reports and he does a wide variety of games. His channel is definitely worth a look. Also, he linked to another Frostgrave battle report with him and Owen. I'm really glad to see more Frostgrave stuff on YouTube.
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Oct 7, 2015 14:14
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I thought he said towards the end that he played that wrong. The biggest problem with his battle reports is he will play the game wrong and not realize it until someone tells him.
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Oct 7, 2015 20:32
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Moola posted:I got a load of that cool Mantic sci fi scenery for Deadzone a while back. Mainly for 40k Reminds me of the Wheel of Time. I really dig the dark age swords and sorcery guys going into the ruins of the old society and it's all bulkheads and broken satellites and stuff.
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Oct 20, 2015 21:18
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So, with the Lich Lord book, is there a new list of stuff we need, like monsters or terrain pieces?
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Nov 25, 2015 21:15
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Loxbourne posted:...what the leeging zark ?! They did the scenario with the anthropomorphic reindeer on Gaming with the Cooler. You have to escort them off the board but they will keep trying to hit you and a wraith knight appears and attacks them too. I'd love to know the fluff on that one.
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