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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Frostgrave => Topic started by: jp1885 on September 29, 2018, 11:06:53 AM
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I was lucky enough to be asked by Joe to playtest his new set of rules. Here are my first impressions... http://frostgravery.blogspot.com/2018/09/introducing-rangers-of-shadow-deep.html
Stay tuned for some batreps in the next few weeks!
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:D awesome!!!
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Awesome, indeed. Is there an appointment for publishing?
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looking good.
the Tolkien-influence is obvious enough, but somehow the basic description also brings the Shannara series to mind (which once you get past the original twee cover art, and the first, very oddly written, book, is pretty darn good imo). Doubt Joe agrees on that tho'!
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Cheers guys - awesome indeed!
I don't know when it'll be published, but keep an eye on the Shadows of Ranger Deep Facebook page (as well as this esteemed forum) for any announcements.
I'm not aware of the Shannara books ;D
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I'm not aware of the Shannara books ;D
that's what they all say :D ... and the first book being so bizarrely poor in more respects than one, it's not surprising!
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I don't know when it'll be published, but keep an eye on the Shadows of Ranger Deep Facebook page (as well as this esteemed forum) for any announcements.
Thank you.
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Here's my my first batrep (posted with Joe's blessing). Our hero and his companions investigate a mysterious, deserted village...
https://frostgravery.blogspot.com/2018/10/rangers-of-shadow-deep-mission-1.html
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Hoping for publication in a couple of weeks. Just working on layouts now. There is definitely a Tolkien influence. I haven't actually read any of the Shannara books - though I am aware of them. So, no direct influence, but fantasy is a pretty interbred genre, so I could have picked up some secondary influence.
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Another 'RoSD' game to whet your appetite. In the concluding scenario to the first mission: The Missing, our hero must cleanse the realm of the Infected Trees...
http://frostgravery.blogspot.com/2018/10/rangers-of-shadow-deep-mission-1_11.html
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Two excellent reports and sound a lot of fun.
I'm quite enjoying solo and cooperative games with Sellswords and Spellslingers, so now I need to have a look at this when it's published!
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Thanks! I'd certainly recommend getting a copy when it comes out.
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Love the reports, JP! Have you tried the coop?
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Thanks! I haven't played co-op yet (being sworn to secrecy I've been hoarding the game all to myself - bwahahahaha!)
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:D great reps!!! ty
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Cheers! :D
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I'm very excited about this game, as I already love Frostgrave and I've been exploring solo/co-op games lately. Your battle reports are pulling my interest in even more but not helping my patience!
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Thanks! I'm sure you won't have too long to wait (but no, I don't know when!)
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I do have a quick question you might be able to answer: Does the baddie AI incorporate NPCs with ranged weapons better than the Frostgrave rules? I always thought that was lacking from the NPC action flowchart...even with the skeleton archers article from WGI.
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Yep, some of the NPCs have ranged weapons.
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Now that Rangers of Shadow Deep has been released, I can post my next playtest batrep! Contact has been lost with one of the frontier watchtowers, so our heroes must investigate.
But to reach the tower, they must first cross a river, only to find that the bridge is guarded...
https://frostgravery.blogspot.com/2018/11/rangers-of-shadow-deep-mission-2-beacon.html
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Really great looking terrain. Is that aluminum foil being used as a frozen river?? :o
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Thanks! It's actually a strip cut out of an anti-static bag :)
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JP, I have enjoyed your Ranger reports. I'm looking forward to getting a copy of the rules.
Also your terrain looks great.
Knabe
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Cheers! Apart from the mat and the trees, it was all scratchbuilt in this game.
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A much better set up than we had for this scenario. Your reports with pictures are very useful for getting a quick understanding of the table setup! We were spotted almost immediately because we had few solid walls. Despite that, we crushed those gnolls without much trouble by going all in front and center. We had some good rolls, so I can imagine that it would look different had the gnolls been luckier with theirs. Towards the end the vulture turned up. It says it can only be attacked by figures that can fly. We interpreted that this was only for close combat and shot it down with a bow...this illustrates the big difference to Frostgrave and GA. Since we are cooperating, there is next to no bickering over rules :D
Looking forward to your next report!
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Thanks - next, and final (until I get time to continue with the next scenario) ROSD batrep coming soon.
Luckily the vulture didn't turn up in my game - just as well, as I don't have a model for it!
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Just another day's rangering...
https://frostgravery.blogspot.com/2018/11/rangers-of-shadow-deep-mission-2-beacon_10.html
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Good stuff, will play this today!
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Thanks!
It's a great scenario; you never know what room you're going to walk into...
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Where did you get those dungeon walls? Interested.
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Hi. I got them from Figurebitz.