[Frostgrave] pg-60 Plastic Wizards Box

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**RobertsMinis**

THanks for that link, plastics look great!

**Nostromodamus**

This is shaping up very nicely. It will be difficult to resist!

So the "Nickstarter" is in about a week then?

**RobertsMinis**

Plastics are going to be priced £20 for 20 models according to a comment from North Star on Facebook

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Painted 3UPs from Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Facebook

**BobtheInquisitor**

They look like fun. The price seems a bit high to me, but not forbiddingly so. I can't wait to see some sprue pics.

**Alpharius**

£1 a mini seems not very high at all to me!

**BobtheInquisitor**

Alpharius wrote:
£1 a mini seems not very high at all to me!

I guess I read that as "$35 for 20 minis" or about what the GW Imperial Militia set costs for the same number of minis. Like I said, not forbidding, but it will certainly make me look longer at the sprue and the production minis before I indulge.

**Sabotage!**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Alpharius wrote:
£1 a mini seems not very high at all to me!

I guess I read that as "$35 for 20 minis" or about what the GW Imperial Militia set costs for the same number of minis. Like I said, not forbidding, but it will certainly make me look longer at the sprue and the production minis before I indulge.

I think that's a pretty reasonable price, even when compared to the GW militia. The Militia is only 16 models a box, and has a lot of (in my opinion) bits that aren't very useful (most of the piratey ones and the trenchcoat) without conversion. These guys look to be considerably better sculpts as well (though they definitely should be, considering how much later in time they were sculpted). That said if the sprues don't allow much modularity that could definitely kill the set.

**Gallahad**

I count five different torsos, so there should be some good modularity in the set assuming all the arms can go with all the torsos, which it looks like they can.

I can't for the life of me figure out what the guy with the two handed sword has over his other shoulder. A bag with a single potato?

All in all the 3ups look very promising. I will be buying some for sure if the sprues are decent. Since they are using 3ups, there is a really good chance they are manufactured by Renedra, so at least the detail should be good. I can't wait to see more.

Do I get some sort of discount for ordering through the Nickstarter or whatever?

**endtransmission**

I think from past Nickstarters you get a slight discount, an earlier delivery and some free figures at different price breaks

**Pacific**

These look wonderful, very characterful and quite a different sculpting style.

Think this is quite possibly going to get me to get the old Mordheim terrain out, possibly even get to work on a snow-themed board!

**Trodax**

I like the look of those militia/henchmen, they would be very useful for RPG's. So when is this going up for sale again?

**RobertsMinis**

Plastics are from Renedra, if I remember correctly.

Preorder in May, on sale in June/July.

Elementalist’s Apprentice
Designed by Mike Owen, painted by Kev Dallimore.
Metal figure designed for use in the game Frostgrave.

**RobertsMinis**

Some great pictures of the 3Ups here

http://wargameterrain.blogspot.be/2015/04/northstar-miniatures-metal-and-plastic.html

**RobertsMinis**

Illusionist’s Apprentice
Designed by Mark Sims, painted by Kev Dallimore.
Metal figure designed for use in the game Frostgrave.

**plastictrees**

The first fantasy skirmish game to accurately represent digit loss due to frostbite.
Have to say that the plastic look only adequate. The Empire Militia sprue did the same thing (with more convincing detail in some cases...is he carrying an old yoga mat over his shoulder?) almost twenty years ago.

**RobertsMinis**

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Thaumaturge’s Apprentice
Designed by Nick Collier, painted by Kev Dallimore.
Metal figure designed for use in the game Frostgrave.

**Nostromodamus**

May can't come soon enough

Wish we had an exact date...

**Dreadclaw69**

I really like the plastics, but the mages and apprentices could look a little more ostentatious (although that may just be my GW bias

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**RobertsMinis**

Little bit more news from NorthStar Facebook

Long ago, the great city of Felstad sat at the centre of a magical empire. Its towering spires, labyrinthine catacombs and immense libraries were the wonder of the age, and potions, scrolls and mystical items of all descriptions poured from its workshops. Then, one cataclysmic night, a mistake was made. In some lofty tower or dark chamber, a foolish wizard unleashed a magic too powerful to control. A storm rose up, an epic blizzard that swallowed the city whole, burying it deep and leaving the empire as nothing more than a vast, frozen wasteland. The empire shattered, and the magic of the world faded. As the centuries came and went, Felstad passed from history to legend and on into myth. Only a few wizards, clinging to the last remnants of magical knowledge, still believed that the lost city had ever actually existed. But their faith was rewarded. After a thousand years, the fell winter has passed. The snows have receded, and Felstad has been uncovered. Its buildings lie in ruins, overrun by undead creatures and magical constructs, the legacy of the empire's experiments. It is an evil, dangerous place. To the few hardy souls who inhabit the nearby villages, the city has acquired a new name, 'Frostgrave', and it is shunned by all right-thinking people. For those who seek power and riches, however, it is an unparalleled opportunity, a deadly maze concealing secrets of knowledge long forgotten... This new fiction anthology collects ten stories of wizards and adventures as they venture into the ruins of the Frozen City.

**durecellrabbit**

There is an article in the new issue of WSS about Frostgrave combat. It uses a D20 + modifiers vs roll to determine who wins that round and then the winner's roll + modifiers vs loser's defence/armour. Difference in the attackers favour is HP damage.

**Pacific**

That sounds rather cool, hopefully there will be enough depth to the unit stats and combat befitting a skirmish game.

Have there been any pics of the plastic sprues yet or finished articles?

**RobertsMinis**

Not seen anything yet on the actual plastics, but the Nickstarter will be starting either this weekend or early next week according to comments on Facebook.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Will they be showing some actual confidence and publish that book in paper, or is it just another ebook to download and ignore?

**Alpharius**

If you're going to ignore it don't even bother downloading it - then maybe they'll put out hardcopies.

**Wehrkind**

The rule book is going to be printed on actual dead trees, right? I don't care about the novels one way or the other, but I definitely want a rule book to be in sigil on dead tree format.

I would accept sigil on flayed and cured skin format, but I doubt I would want to pay full price.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Alpharius wrote:
If you're going to ignore it don't even bother downloading it - then maybe they'll put out hardcopies.

If it's free, I'mma download it alls. Can't stop me.

How will they even know if it's successful as a free download?

If it's not free, then it really is just a sad commentary on how little they value their worldbuilding.

"$5 will let you buy your son's (or grandson's) story collection so that you can tell him how proud you are."

**Nostromodamus**

I thought dead tree format is going to be an option, isn't it?

**durecellrabbit**

Wehrkind wrote:
The rule book is going to be printed on actual dead trees, right? I don't care about the novels one way or the other, but I definitely want a rule book to be in sigil on dead tree format.

I would accept sigil on flayed and cured skin format, but I doubt I would want to pay full price.

The rulebook is going to be a hardback Osprey book.

**Pacific**

Why would it not be in hard copy, Osprey have released probably a dozen rulebooks in this format over the last couple of years. They are a publishing company!

**Wehrkind**

I just wanted to make sure " publish that book in paper, or is it just another ebook" did not refer to the rule book in some capacity. Even publishing companies sometimes shift to ebook only!