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Didn't get mine either!!!

(but I'm out here at the end of the world, in California...)

joe5mc wrote:
I know Brigade Games will be distributing the miniatures in the US. I believe a couple of other companies will as well, but that's the one I know for sure.

Thank you. I think this game has huge potential and would like to see the US market well supported with official miniatures. Does Brigade Games wholesale to shops? I'd prefer to order through my FLGS as I don't play at home and use their terrain and tables.

Looking forward to my copy arriving. Does anyone who has it already know the recommended board size?

$13 for the rules at Amazon and I'd be a sucker not to grab them if for nothing else than a read. Kind of silly that the Kindle version is only a buck cheaper.

Posted this down in the misc forum. Please share know how you plan to build your warbands and what models you plan on using (if you have ideas already, obviously the book probably isn't in hand yet) thought it would make for interesting discussion.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/656131.page#7978073

Got mine in the post today. The rulebook is really pretty and the plastic soldiers are nice.

The recommended board size is 3x3 feet.

Yeah, mine arrived today too. Feels like I got a really good deal.

Woohoo. Ready to pick this up and open a new avenue of nerd games.

Now the question is...do I use WHFB minis on a summer board with trees and some of the existing fantasy terrain I have ( looks really nice as a fantasy table), or do I stay true to the fluff and start a frozen city table?

Both have their advantages.

I'm sticking with the stuff I have (gw minis, existing terrain). I love the setting, but can't justify all new terrain just to have snow on it.

Either way, I'm excited to get my hands on this.

Yep. I'm also sticking with what I have. Luckily, much of it is Dwarven Forge tiles, which have a cold, rock look to them. Could just be a spring thaw on my board?

Wow, thanks for the heads up on Amazon!

Somehow I missed the campaign on this one, which is a surprise with me as it seems I'm constantly on Kickstarter anyways.

Went ahead and used my wife's Prime account. Looking forward to giving it a try!

There was no Kickstarter, it was a Nickstarter - a fancy way of saying pre-order on NorthStar Military Figures run by a guy named Nick!

As for scenery, I'm snowing up the new ruins from 4Ground

And me mistakenly assuming it was still an actual Kickstarter led me to wait for a retail release. I didn't realise until two days after it finished when I saw an article in a mag.

Man, what a doofus I feel!

What's everyone's favourite cheap, nice-looking snow effect for bases and terrain? Is equal parts PVA, cheap white acrylic, and baking soda still the preferred option?

Just got my bits and pieces, huzzah !

Book seems very nice, well illustrated and laid out and I think a bargain for the price, hardback or no.

Metal sculpts are well done (although, not sure what I'm now meant to do with the ten sets! Give some of them away to get other people into the game perhaps?) But for me the real jewel in amongst this lot is the plastic boxset. Really nice detail and a lot of customisation options, reckon they will probably mix in well with some of the Fireforge men-at-arms and Crusader kits. Not sure about Perry as those are the Frostgrave miniatures are more heroically proportioned, but will give them a try.

 notprop wrote:
And me mistakenly assuming it was still an actual Kickstarter led me to wait for a retail release. I didn't realise until two days after it finished when I saw an article in a mag.

Man, what a doofus I feel!

That's kind of their fault though, due to the stupid name !

The plastic models do look utterly fantastic. Seems like a lot of options in a set too.

Yeah yeah that plastic boxset is what I'm after. I'm not that fussed by most of the Wizard sculpts, though they would have been nice to get on the cheap. I find allot of them a bit plain for what should be a centrepiece model, but that's something that's easy to fix.

One thing that caught my eye were some skeletons used in some of the WI article and possibly WS&S too. Were there any Skellies in the Nickstarter?

Surprisingly I got my stuff this morning, didn't think there was post today due to 12th holidays.

Book is lovely, models are lovely... If I had of known the major demon was resin I'd have bought another couple. It's a sunny day, so will probably sit in the sun and clean up the metals.

I had to go to work, but I like your day better!

 notprop wrote:
Yeah yeah that plastic boxset is what I'm after. I'm not that fussed by most of the Wizard sculpts, though they would have been nice to get on the cheap. I find allot of them a bit plain for what should be a centrepiece model, but that's something that's easy to fix.

One thing that caught my eye were some skeletons used in some of the WI article and possibly WS&S too. Were there any Skellies in the Nickstarter?

They are selling skellies and zombies but they are mantics range.


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 RobertsMinis wrote:
Surprisingly I got my stuff this morning, didn't think there was post today due to 12th holidays.

Book is lovely, models are lovely... If I had of known the major demon was resin I'd have bought another couple. It's a sunny day, so will probably sit in the sun and clean up the metals.

They do have some more

http://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=7500

 carlos13th wrote:

 notprop wrote:
Yeah yeah that plastic boxset is what I'm after. I'm not that fussed by most of the Wizard sculpts, though they would have been nice to get on the cheap. I find allot of them a bit plain for what should be a centrepiece model, but that's something that's easy to fix.

One thing that caught my eye were some skeletons used in some of the WI article and possibly WS&S too. Were there any Skellies in the Nickstarter?

They are selling skellies and zombies but they are mantics range.

Mantics skellies and zombies are actually pretty good. Easily the best fantsy range mantic has.

So does the Frostgrave book allow for non-Human warbands?

If not, are they planned for future release?

 Alex C wrote:
So does the Frostgrave book allow for non-Human warbands?

If not, are they planned for future release?

There are no explicit rules for non-human warbands. The rules are generic and non-specific enough that one you can use just about any miniatures you want. I'd like to see how non human warbands would be handled but with the simplicity of the stat lines how would you differentiate a elf archer from a human archer?

There are stats for monsters, but no gold values to make them into a warband.

Thanks for the reply!

My wife and I are intending to use non-humans in our warbands, I was just curious if it had different stats for various races or if an archer is just an archer, no matter the race.

How are the monsters introduced to the playing area? Summons? Random events?

Yes it's a random event, roll on a table when someone picks up an objective on a 16+ monsters turn up (I think, book is not to hand).

You then have to roll on a table to determine which roving mobs turn up, anything from a small group of zombies or skeletons, to a 'snow ape'

Non-humans are fine, the blurb in the book says that the writer wanted the players to be able to use their existing collections, no matter what they might be.

So it sounds like I'll be able to field my sentient mushroom men in the frozen north then, eh?

My fungi are ready to fight!

Existing collections you say? Does that mean I can get away with using my weird war Germans?

 Barzam wrote:
Existing collections you say? Does that mean I can get away with using my weird war Germans?

Some consideration for your opponents is always important, regardless of what the rulebook says

Isn't there an expansion book out this year. I think the author said in WI there are three books ready in the pipeline. Sooner or later I'm guess one will be for non-humans.