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Honestly Oathmark means I'm not to worried about that it has very different mechanics from Frostgrave. Equally the engine should work reasonably well ad end up more like Rifles of Shadow Deep maybe.

A good use for those lovely retreat from Moscow figures from the Perrys.

So... where are the pictures of minis and talk of the rules of this game?

 Grot 6 wrote:
So... where are the pictures of minis and talk of the rules of this game?

The game is scheduled for end of October 2021, and we have no pics/rules/any info about minis. All we know is in OP.

I found just the crazy Russian priest for this game. I’m ready to hunt some vampires. It drops in October, right?

 Rivetbull wrote:
It drops in October, right?

The given date is 21 October 2021. Cool mini!

OK, this could be one to watch.

It is nice to see Napoleonics getting the fantasy treatment, a nice break from the all too familiar medieval european aesthetic.

The cover (from the Amazon)

Huh..... that could just be a temporary cover..... but I like it.

 Easy E wrote:
Huh..... that could just be a temporary cover..... but I like it.

It is shown on the Northstar's FB so it is likely official one. Also there will be a different system than a Frostgrave one (no details given), and all official minis will be metal = small release compared to FG or Oathmark.

According to the NorthStar FB page they are currently taking photos of some of the 'official range' of figures. To go in their next newsletter I assume. I look forward to seeing them.

Art for the Silver Bayonet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgnnQI9gaxQ

Awww yus can't wait to smurf some werewolves

For some time now I have had a project I have been working on called Tarnished Splendor, a personal mash-up of 7th Sea and Sharp Practice for a Napoleonic Horror, Pulp Adventure Exploration... so when I heard about Silver Bayonet it sounded like just my kind of thing.

I am really looking forward to this!

https://thegrumpygnome.home.blog/2021/02/09/tarnished-splendor/

Wave 1 pre-orders are now up for the game.



Northstar are handling in the UK but they also have US reps.

https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=302&page=1


https://www.brigadegames.com/the-silver-bayonet.html

There was talk of a European store stocking but not found it yet.

Wave 1 consists of British (top right), French (bottom left) and Spanish (bottom right) forces. If you get the launch bundle then you also get an exclusive Veteran hunter and a free Hobgoblin. Pre-orders are discounted until the 18th / 19th depending on regions and then price goes up.

I think I saw mention that Wave 2 is Austria, Russia and America (last one I am uncertain on).

I ain't seeing much horror, or much that needs to be metal.

Aeneades wrote:


There was talk of a European store stocking but not found it yet.

That would be miniaturicum.de

Gonna pass on the metals I think. They're okay but they're not the-price-of-60-plastics-from-Victrix okay. A lot of the promo shots also look outright goofy with "investigators" casually arranged around one out of place Frostgrave monster in broad daylight like neightborhood grannies having a chat while the grandkids kids play in the park.

Would be interresting to know a bit more about the rules first... They sell D10 in the preorder, so I guess this will not be the tried-and-tested Frostgrave system? And how will the scenarios and Solo/Coop work?
I'd expect the renessaince Troll to give a little overview in his blog, to drum up the hype

I would recommend watching the video I linked earlier. They talk about the combat. It sounds like Joe has tried to make melee feel different from ranged combat, slowed things down and made it less swingy.

There is not much about how adversarial or coop works in the video. Solo however sounds like Rangers of Shadowdeep.

Miniaturicum is offering the prelaunch deal those of us on the continent.

https://www.miniaturicum.de/The-Silver-Bayonet

We ordered ours this morning. I can not adequately express just how excited I am.

No preorder just for the book on miniaturicum?

Painted official metal minis - French.

I'm very excited for this, but I've barely touched my Stargrave miniatures as it is. So, I think as good a deal as the preorder bundle is, I'm going to play it cool and just get the book for now.

Lucas Blackwolf wrote:
No preorder just for the book on miniaturicum?

Not that I noticed. I would recommend getting in touch with them if you are after just the book. My understanding is that Michael at Miniaturicum is quite capable of dealing in English and open to discussing things.

Shadow Walker those look great, thanks for adding that photo to the thread.

I had hoped we would see some kind of plastic kits released for this title but I know that I was being over optimistic given the niche nature of the genre. Maybe something that would have been a good creature kit for this as well as the *grave series of games, ie werewolves, vampire thralls, etc.

Or, what would have been nice was for North Star to put out the Napoleonic female civilians that Wargames Atlantic made an April Fool joke out of. That would have nice.

Turns out MiniaturicuM has the book in the North Star section but not under the SB launch bundles.

Yeah they've good good customer service in English, I had them delay shipping on the Stargrave launch bundle as I was out of town.

Good spot Lord Blackfang.

For those interested in just the book…

https://www.miniaturicum.de/North-Star/-The-Silver-Bayonet-The-Silver-Bayonet

Some more information here…

https://www.beastsofwar.com/featured/the-silver-bayonet-napoleonic-gothic-horror-first-impressions/

… talks a bit about core game mechanics that differ from previous games.

And Nick of North Star posted this photo on Lead Adventure… painting by Andrew Taylor…

Does it have any planned expansions?

I have not seen any expansion books mentioned anywhere. However I have heard a rumor of at least 3 waves of miniatures, with monsters and the additional nations being covered. But that information is just a rumor at this stage, I have not seen it confirmed by Nick or Joe.

I think I saw Nick confirm a second wave with the second set of factions was coming in December / January. Hopefully a monster themed wave / missing human characters will follow after.

Fingers crossed for an expansion or two will also follow. Joe has been very focused on solo / co-op recently so would be great to see a campaign expansion.

Who produces minis from that era in hard plastic, both soldiers and civilians? So far I know that WGA has some British soldiers sprues.