[Frostgrave] pg-60 Plastic Wizards Box

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**Wyrmalla**

Are there any rules for mounted units planned? Yes its supposed to be crowded alleys filled with rubble, but ...Mordheim had them!

What about weather and terrain specific effects too? I watched a game being played and it kind of puzzled me that given that its set in a frozen city there aren't optional rules for cold weather or collapsing buildings. Of course the game's meant to be simple, but has anything like this been mentioned for expansions?

**Barzam**

I could see them adding weather effects in a later expansion, kind of like how Ganesha Games did with Song of Blades and Heroes. Actually... you could probably just adapt their weather expansion to play along with Frostgrave.

**Pacific**

Wyrmalla wrote:
Are there any rules for mounted units planned? Yes its supposed to be crowded alleys filled with rubble, but ...Mordheim had them!

What about weather and terrain specific effects too? I watched a game being played and it kind of puzzled me that given that its set in a frozen city there aren't optional rules for cold weather or collapsing buildings. Of course the game's meant to be simple, but has anything like this been mentioned for expansions?

I don't think there is anything as yet, but hey if the game proves popular enough for more expansions, and the chap that wrote the rules posts on the forum so why the hell not?

**Alpharius**

This forum here, or is there an 'Official Frostgrave Forum' somewhere?

**Wyrmalla**

Well I was considering that Crooked Dice released an expansion for their 7Tv system which was literally just all rules for playing games in different environments. Now just the cold weather rules would be fine, but it'd expand the game immensely if other climates were included, though that may break the setting's theme. Saying that a blizzard is much the same as a sandstorm in rules terms. Someone did post elsewhere here of integrating blizzards as a way of cutting game length, by rolling a dice at the end of x number of turns and that causing visibility to deteriorate over time until its so bad that models fall over and need to retreat off the board.

**Pacific**

That sounds interesting Wyrmalla. Is there any online copy anywhere of how the cold weather rules work?

Alpharius wrote:
This forum here, or is there an 'Official Frostgrave Forum' somewhere?

He has posted down in the Misc games section where there are a couple of Frostgrave threads. 'JoeMc' or something similar.

**pgmason**

He also started this thread. :-) Joe5mc

**Wyrmalla**

Pacific wrote:
That sounds interesting Wyrmalla. Is there any online copy anywhere of how the cold weather rules work?

Of the Crooked Dice ones? Nah you have to buy the book, but they're like a D12 table that you roll every turn to see if anything happens. The effects range from say the temperature going down a notch which means anyone not wearing warm weather clothing loses one point of agility, to blizzards which reduce your line of sight. Ah, but yes besides just the weather table there's specific rules for how terrain pieces work (i.e. areas that count as deep snow or thin ice) and for items of gear and vehicles which are suited to those climates, plus creatures that inhabit the area.

Those are something which I'll probably house rule myself once I have a few games under my belt actually. As I'm making Morrowind themed models for the game I can hardly use the cold weather specific rules for those (without just changing their names).

**pancakeonions**

One of the most active Frostgrave forums I've found is over at Lead Adventures. Lots of chit chat going down there.

http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?board=92.0

**Alpharius**

pancakeonions wrote:
One of the most active Frostgrave forums I've found is over at Lead Adventures. Lots of chit chat going down there.

http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?board=92.0

I've been trying to get their admins to 'approve' my account for some time now...

**Manchu**

There are some very lovely spell card designs that have been posted over there for POD purposes.

**Wehrkind**

Alpharius wrote:
pancakeonions wrote:
One of the most active Frostgrave forums I've found is over at Lead Adventures. Lots of chit chat going down there.

http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?board=92.0

I've been trying to get their admins to 'approve' my account for some time now...

Clearly they are doing their jobs then. Can't have shifty riff raff like you running amok on their lists!

**Manchu**

Sounds right! (They approved me, btw!)

Oh and they have a nice list of all the questions Mr. McCullough has answered so far.

https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/image/1438/35/1438355590386.pdf

**Alpharius**

Wehrkind wrote:
Alpharius wrote:
pancakeonions wrote:
One of the most active Frostgrave forums I've found is over at Lead Adventures. Lots of chit chat going down there.

http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?board=92.0

I've been trying to get their admins to 'approve' my account for some time now...

Clearly they are doing their jobs then. Can't have shifty riff raff like you running amok on their lists!

Touché.

Manchu wrote:Sounds right! (They approved me, btw!)

Oh and they have a nice list of all the questions Mr. McCullough has answered so far.

https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/image/1438/35/1438355590386.pdf

Well, there you have it then!

Thanks for posting that list!

**Alpharius**

UPDATE:

I'm approved!

I'm in!

Quick word of warning about the Lead Adventure Forum - if you do NOT post something within 4 days or so of being approved, your account gets auto-deleted!

**Psychopomp**

Alpharius wrote:
UPDATE:

I'm approved!

I'm in!

Quick word of warning about the Lead Adventure Forum - if you do NOT post something within 4 days or so of being approved, your account gets auto-deleted!

Huh. Well that explains my situation with them, too. What did you do, re-register?

**Alpharius**

I was unable to attract the attention of a real person over there until yesterday, apparently.

When I got approved, I had a PM waiting for me (probably auto-generated) telling me to post within 4 days...or else!

**Manchu**

It'll be the same as the first box set, a frame of 5 bodies (not split torsos) with separate heads and weapon arms.

The heads and weapons are all naughty boy type of stuff, trying to look evil, you know what they are like. There are also lots of evil bits, chains and skulls and a vial with something nasty in it etc. This time though there isn't as much arm variant, there are more hand variants. So instead of an arm with a buckler on it, it's just a hand. This requires more modelling that the first set as you'll have to cut a hand off the left arm to glue a different one on.

You will get enough weapons to make two warbands out of the Cultist box set to accompany your evil wizard. But here's the ace thing. All the heads and arms are inter-changeable with box set one. So you can use some of the spare arms from your Soldiers box set to give more variety to your Cultists and vice-versa.
We've cut back on packs and ropes etc in the Cultist box set, but you can of course use the ones you have in box set one.
Is there any more?

Yes

There are 4 undead heads and 3 sets of Undead arms on the frame as well. With these extra bits, you can turn your plastic Soldier or Cultist into a proper Frostgrave Skeleton or Zombie!
We only have the 3ups (figures 3 times 28mm if you didn't know) right now, so we can't show you the figures yet. The release date is the 20th of November 2015. Everything is in place for us to hit that date, but as we don't have the actual plastic frames in our hands right now, I can't give a 'cast iron' promise for that date, I'm sure you understand.

Cheers

Nick

from

http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=81523.msg1000007#msg1000007

**RobertsMinis**

Great news! Think these will be great.

**ulgurstasta**

Well Frostgrave, you had my curiosity, now you have my attention

**migooo**

Looks really cool

**Mathieu Raymond**

I didn't think it could be done, but colour me seriously excited for a fantasy-type release.

**Strombones**

Umm wait a minute...another multi part plastic box set? I like you.

Just got my book in last weekend. Time to start turning down the thermostat.

**Slinky**

That looks promising!

**highlord tamburlaine**

Cultists are one of those villain types that have a wide range of appeal, and being plastic kits will make conversion even easier.

I could see myself getting a box just to fiddle with, and I don't really have a need for cultists.

**Henry**

Give them autoguns and you'll have a nifty Cawdor gang too.

**Kid_Kyoto**

I'm very interested, it looks like the cultists and adventurers will be good substitutes for GW's soon to be OOP fantasy humans.

**pancakeonions**

What's 3up? A figure that's 3 times the scale of 28mm? What's the purpose of that, from a modeler or industry perspective?

Can't wait, very excited. I'll be preordering this from Northstar as well. Keep up the good work!

**judgedoug**

pancakeonions wrote:
What's 3up? A figure that's 3 times the scale of 28mm? What's the purpose of that, from a modeler or industry perspective?

Can't wait, very excited. I'll be preordering this from Northstar as well. Keep up the good work!

Traditionally sculpted plastic miniatures are made three times their normal size, then pantographed - scanned in by unidirectional lasers basically, then shrunk down to be previewed in software to check for undercuts/etc, before the steel molds are milled.

**BrookM**

pancakeonions wrote:
What's 3up? A figure that's 3 times the scale of 28mm? What's the purpose of that, from a modeler or industry perspective?

For sculpting purposes.

example:

Three times the normal size so detail can be sculpted on before the models are shrunk again to their normal size.