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 adamsouza wrote:
I'm not up for starting another fantasty skirmish game but the plastic multipart figures are beautful.

What are the other Fantasy skirmish games out there now?

 adamsouza wrote:

Is it just me, or does the guy in the bottom right hand corner llok like he has Andre the Giant's face ?

It isn't just you - now that you pointed it out.

Good catch!

Nearly £7000 added to the Nickstarter as off yesterday.

Saw this on TMP. For those in the US who are worried about shipping, Brigade Games are offering the Nickstarter Bundles

Buy before 15th of June and get your 'Early Bird' free shipping in the US / Subsidized shipping Canada bonus!
Note - that we have to adjust the shipping manually after the order is placed..

 durecellrabbit wrote:
Saw this on TMP. For those in the US who are worried about shipping, Brigade Games are offering the Nickstarter Bundles

Buy before 15th of June and get your 'Early Bird' free shipping in the US / Subsidized shipping Canada bonus!
Note - that we have to adjust the shipping manually after the order is placed..

That's cool!

But what about new minis that are unlocked? Will we not be able to add them if we go this route?

 Alex C wrote:

 durecellrabbit wrote:
Saw this on TMP. For those in the US who are worried about shipping, Brigade Games are offering the Nickstarter Bundles

Buy before 15th of June and get your 'Early Bird' free shipping in the US / Subsidized shipping Canada bonus!
Note - that we have to adjust the shipping manually after the order is placed..

That's cool!

But what about new minis that are unlocked? Will we not be able to add them if we go this route?

That certainly appear to be the case - the text under the "LEVEL 3 WIZARD" reward says:

As our Spend Goals are reached, Level 3 Wizards will receive all the free unique models that are released with those goals.

There's also the ability to add...add-on too...

 durecellrabbit wrote:
Saw this on TMP. For those in the US who are worried about shipping, Brigade Games are offering the Nickstarter Bundles

Buy before 15th of June and get your 'Early Bird' free shipping in the US / Subsidized shipping Canada bonus!
Note - that we have to adjust the shipping manually after the order is placed..

Wow, so buying with Brigade is cheaper, and shipping is free until June 15th for us US-based folks? It's not clear that's the case on their website.

If so, I'm bummed I already backed through North Star! Ah well, subsidizing NS so they can make more cool games... There's worse mistakes to make!

Thanks for the link.

Seems like you can add currently unlocked add-ons like the Toad and Snow Leopard, but what about when the Demons and Constructs get unlocked?

North Star will apparently let you add them, but Brigade is unclear.

And do orders through Brigade count toward the total?

pancakeonions wrote:
Wow, so buying with Brigade is cheaper, and shipping is free until June 15th for us US-based folks? It's not clear that's the case on their website.

If so, I'm bummed I already backed through North Star! Ah well, subsidizing NS so they can make more cool games... There's worse mistakes to make!

Thanks for the link.

The shipping part is mentioned at the bottom of the description of each wizard level. As for how it works I'm not sure, never used Brigade Games.

For those In The Know:

If we pre-order this via NS, how does it work?

Can we add stuff to our order up to the time when the game is supposed to ship?

Or do we pre-order it all now?

And, when is the pre-orer money collected?

 Alpharius wrote:
For those In The Know:

If we pre-order this via NS, how does it work?

Can we add stuff to our order up to the time when the game is supposed to ship?

Or do we pre-order it all now?

And, when is the pre-orer money collected?

I've ordered from them so this is what I know.

Once you order one of the wizard level preorders you'll get a link to the addon store page in your confirmation email (Which took a while to arrive for me). You can buy addons there which they claim will be added correctly to your order. If you want to change your wizard level then I think you'll need to email them. Addons count towards the spend total.

You can add stuff until the 29th of June and the estimate dispatch date is the week starting 6th July.

They say they'll collect payment right away. I've not been charged yet but they might be slow.

Thanks durecellrabbit - much appreciated!

As much as I'd like to go 'direct' here:

The charges for post and packing are:

10% on all products to UK and BFPO. Minimum charge £2.00
20% on all products to Europe. Minimum charge £5.00
25% on all products to USA/Rest of World. Minimum charge £5.00

Please allow 28 days for delivery.

that pricing for shipping to the USA might mean I'll take the other route here...

From Facebook.

The 3rd Spend Goal has been hit! That's a free Magic Weapon rack to use as a superior Treasure Token in the game for all Level 3+ Wizards, and a new pack for all Nickstarter Wizards to buy, the small and medium Constructs.

Is anyone planning on using non northstar wizards for this game? if so mind sharing what you are considering.

I am considering the following along with Samurai models. Guy on a cloud mostly for lols.

That's pretty awesome!

Curious to see what sort of line of sight rules the game has. That wizard could be unduly powerful (or super susceptible) depending...

I am getting one wizard-apprentice set, but haven't decided which yet. I also have a ridiculous amount of Reaper Bones. It's high time some of those guys got used!

 carlos13th wrote:
Is anyone planning on using non northstar wizards for this game? if so mind sharing what you are considering.

I am considering the following along with Samurai models. Guy on a cloud mostly for lols.

Spoiler:

To be clear none of these are from Northstar.

There are some nice models from North Star's range as well that would work http://northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=5907 but those ones you shown are lovely!

The figure packs Northstar are selling don't include any rules or cards necessary for the game, do they? That is, everything we need to play is in the book, right?

I *think* that's the case, but it sure would be a bummer to not be able to run a wizard because I didn't pick up his figure.

 carlos13th wrote:
Is anyone planning on using non northstar wizards for this game? if so mind sharing what you are considering.

I am considering the following along with Samurai models. Guy on a cloud mostly for lols.

Spoiler:

To be clear none of these are from Northstar.

I actually just used Hero Forge to make some alternate wizards after looking at the NS.

How important is having the various addon monsters?

To follow up/clarify: the rules for all these dudes, will they be included with the model, or in the rulebook? I'm guessing we can proxy any model we want - I sure hope they aren't coming with a card or rules insert we'll need to use them!

Over £9,000 now.

From Facebook
First Look at the small and medium Constructs. The Medium stands a head taller than the Wizards.

Absolutely love some of the designs coming out of this game, the pumpkin-head guy looks really good.

To follow up/clarify: the rules for all these dudes, will they be included with the model, or in the rulebook? I'm guessing we can proxy any model we want - I sure hope they aren't coming with a card or rules insert we'll need to use them!

Every other release Osprey have done has just had the rules in the book.

The Constructs have a fantastic Wizard of Oz kind of vibe to them.

So, this is intriguing



What are we NOT telling you about Frostgrave? The 2nd plastic box set, that'd be it...

Just to be clear - the stats and rules for all of the monsters are in the rulebook, and you are encouraged to use whatever models you want to represent them.

Most of the monsters aren't necessary, and are only there for specific scenarios or if you want to use random encounters. However, a few of the monsters can be specifically summoned. So, if you are playing a necromancer, you'll probably won't to have a zombie miniature or two. A summoner is going to want some demons, and an enchanter will want constructs. Assuming of course, your wizards knows those spells.

Joe,

I am in the US but am unsure if I should order via Northstar or Brigade.

Northstar gives access to add ons as they are unlocked, but Brigade doesn't look like it's offering the currently unlocked Demons and Constructs. They also have a bunch of items not mentioned on the Nickstarter page.

I would just order via the Nickstarter page but Brigade has a good price and free shipping.

Any advice?

Alex,

Really glad to have you on board. I would guess that this is just a timing issue. Both the North Star and Brigade site have to be manually updated. The Nickstarter has blown through the first spending goals so quickly, I would guess that the Brigade site just hasn't kept up. I think you will probably see the Demons and Constructs added in the next couple of days.

On the Northstar side - once you have ordered one of the five levels, you are sent a code, which lets you into a new section of the Northstar website where you will see all of the add-ons that you currently see on the Brigade site.

In theory, there shouldn't be anything that you can order from one, but not the other.

They are both good companies, I've ordered from them both personally, so I wouldn't worry on that score.

If Brigade is offering you the better deal, I would go with them. Give it a day or so and I would suspect the new items will pop up. If not, just email Brigade and I'm sure they'll work it out for you.

Thanks Joe.

If the difference is 'only' $11 (all shipping?), I think I'd go that way too - as you say, piece of mind is worth $11!

There's no exchange rate shenanigans hiding in there too though, right?

 Alpharius wrote:
If the difference is 'only' $11 (all shipping?), I think I'd go that way too - as you say, piece of mind is worth $11!

There's no exchange rate shenanigans hiding in there too though, right?

120 quid (level 5 plus shipping) from the Nickstarter equals about $188 at the current rate. Brigade has it for $177 with free shipping. Only other thing you really have to be careful of is if your bank charges a foreign transaction fee.

Anyway turns out my budget cannot accommodate anything right now due to some shenanigans I won't go into. Best of luck Frostgrave, I really wish I could have ordered...

joe5mc wrote:
Just to be clear - the stats and rules for all of the monsters are in the rulebook, and you are encouraged to use whatever models you want to represent them.

Most of the monsters aren't necessary, and are only there for specific scenarios or if you want to use random encounters. However, a few of the monsters can be specifically summoned. So, if you are playing a necromancer, you'll probably won't to have a zombie miniature or two. A summoner is going to want some demons, and an enchanter will want constructs. Assuming of course, your wizards knows those spells.

Thanks. My collection of random fantasy monsters is rather non-existent so I'll think about picking some of those up.