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The Frostgrave Spend Total has gone over £10,000. This means every level 3+ Wizard will be getting the new Weapons rack for free, and the Constructs pack is available to buy by any level Wizard. We won't be updating the total again until Tuesday morning.

Current spend is just over £14,000.

A large construct will be produced at £20,000

This is very cool. Congrats to the North Star team, this looks like it's going quite well.

@RobertsMinis, are you working with North Star? (apologies if that should be obvious...) Out of curiosity, how does this nickstarter compare to others that have run for similar(ish) games?

The previous big one was In Her Majesty's Name. Unfortunately, I can't remember what it eventually made it up to. I have a feeling it was right around where this one is now, though I could be wrong. That one had a more expensive top level though as I think it included six different sets of miniatures...? I think.

pancakeonions wrote:
This is very cool. Congrats to the North Star team, this looks like it's going quite well.

@RobertsMinis, are you working with North Star? (apologies if that should be obvious...) Out of curiosity, how does this nickstarter compare to others that have run for similar(ish) games?

No, I don't work for North Star, just like the look of this game and spread the love when I get a few moments.

Hey guys, I've just put a blog post up about building a new wizard for Frostgrave for those who might be interested: http://therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/sancrief-wizard-of-frostgrave.html

Thanks both! I'm enjoying the love I'm seeing spread.

Cheers

There is a feature on the final book on Beasts of War, looks very nice!

I'm really hoping this will be the new Mordheim and has a great campaign system

http://www.beastsofwar.com/frostgrave/frostgraves-author-takes-final-rulebook/

Any body have any idea when we will see the second plastic box set revealed? I haven't been convinced to jump into this yet, but I would sure like to be convinced by an awesome surprise plastic boxset. My guess is that it is the same sprue as the other box set, but with bagged heads like the one picture shown on facebook.

@gallahad perhaps this is it

From Facebook
Spend Goal 5 reached in the Nickstarter. Hurrah! A big thanks to everyone who has participated so far. The Big Demon is available to pre-order now. Pictures will follow soon of the figures. You may have noticed we don't have anything after spend goal 6. There are plans, I think you'll like them!

I have posted a little Frostgrave battle report on my blog:

http://therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/frostgrave-battle-report-bloody-thursday.html

Total at £15,670. Not much new to add at the moment.

The 'battle report' I read the other day makes this game seem like a lot of fun!

I'm not so keen on a lot of the wizard and apprentice models, but I might be in for a rulebook, a box of plastics and the metal henchmen...

reading the battle report it looks like a wizard driven mordheim on a d20. Which is ALL types of awesome in my book.

Plenty of activity over weekend in terms of spend... Total over £17,000. I still have to add a few things.

Well I preordered, but it was through Firestorm games.

Well I was warily excited for this from the concept and artwork/mini mockups but after reading that battle report and a few other articles on the blog, I am super excited now! I went all in for the preorder and I cannot wait to get my hands on this stuff. It says on the Frostgrave Nickstarter site that preorders will get the stuff early but I wonder how early that is?

Hi if I join this nickstarter, does the payment be taken straight away or at the end of the nickstarter (29th June)? Thanks

Polaris81 wrote:
Hi if I join this nickstarter, does the payment be taken straight away or at the end of the nickstarter (29th June)? Thanks

My pledge has already been taken, it wasn't taken straight away, taken about a week afterwards.

Thanks

I've already pre-orderd the rulebook from Amazon. Now I'm wondering if I should cancel and buy one of the nickstarter packages, or just wait for the book so I can make a more informed decision as to which wizards I might want.

It's too bad the packages just from 1 wizard/apprentice set to all 10 wizard/apprenice sets with nothing in between. I think ideally I'd want to start with 2 wizard/apprentice sets, so I could introduce others to the game without them having to buy into it first.

You can do that by buying a 'lower level' and then just adding on the other stuff you want.

Picture of plastic sprue on Facebook

So, the important question for me is: Will I get the book sooner if I get it through the Nickstarter (via Brigade Games) than I would if I add it to the Amazon order I'm about to make?

I've no real interest in the figures, so adding to the spend total means nothing to me.

~Eric

Edit: That sounds a bit more harsh than I intended it. I really just mean that the ability to get bonus figures through the Nickstarter is not important since I'm only after the rules.

Very psyked for that henchmen sprue.

Now if only someone would do a sci-fi version.

That sprue does look really interesting. Sorry if I missed it, but has there been any scale shots of these minis? Would be interesting to see how well they'd mix with other stuff.

As for the Amazon vs. Northstar Debate - I would say definitely go with Northstar. Northstar will ship the book as soon as they have it, which is often a couple of weeks before the official release date. Amazon will wait for the release date.

Also, and here is a dirty little secret about Amazon. They often don't order enough copies of a book in a advance to cover their own pre-orders. If the book happens to sell out - they send the customer an email saying that their order has been delayed because of the publisher!

Northstar will get the book to you quicker, with less risk, and youi get the free treasure tokens.

 Trodax wrote:
That sprue does look really interesting. Sorry if I missed it, but has there been any scale shots of these minis? Would be interesting to see how well they'd mix with other stuff.

Seconded. I could see using these guys across a few games. Wondering how they'd stack up against GW, Mantic, and even gripping beast (who tend to be a bit on the smaller side of this scale)

They are meant to scale with and be compatible with FireForge games foot troops.