(Kickstarter) Firelock Games Blood and Plunder Raise the Black

[Grumpy Gnome]

In case anyone missed it, the latest Kickstarter from Firelock Games just started. The hard plastic sloops and 28mm multi-part plastic sailors are tempting even if the game itself does not appeal to you. I am thinking of using them for a slightly later period project for example.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firelockgames/blood-and-plunder-raise-the-black/description

[pancakeonions]

I dove in!  The game looks really interesting too. 

[El Frantico]

Thanks for sharing! I’ll be popping in here every now and then if anyone has any questions

[MustContainMinis]

Over on Must Contain Minis I just wrote an article raising awareness of this campaign too. Please check it out at...
https://mustcontainminis.com/2020/10/blood-plunder-raise-the-black-kickstarter.html



Article at...
https://mustcontainminis.com/2020/10/blood-plunder-raise-the-black-kickstarter.html

[Grumpy Gnome]

Hello Mike,

Congrats on your successes so far. Your company and it’s games seem to do very well and I am sure that is in large part down to the hard work you and your team put in.

I was very pleased to hear about your decision to do hard plastic multi-part plastic minis and ships. The sailors look great.

Do you have any photos of the sprue layout to share?

One of the stretchgoals I hope you reach is for another ship design. The sloops are great but perhaps something a bit bigger but ore modern than your galleon?

Maybe La Concorde, aka Queen Anne’s Revenge?

I need something to go with the ship I have coming from the Reaper Bones 5 Kickstarter you see...

[Sir_Theo]

I'll probably be waiting till the retail release to pick up then plastic ships and expansion book, I have far too many Blood and Plunder things I haven't touched yet.

The starter set looks great though, and a good price.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Ok, I see you have the proposed sprue layout for the sailors in one of your updates now. Very cool. For those interested.... update number 3.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firelockgames/blood-and-plunder-raise-the-black/posts/2979359

[El Frantico]

I'll probably be waiting till the retail release to pick up then plastic ships and expansion book, I have far too many Blood and Plunder things I haven't touched yet.

All the more reason to back now! Lights the fire to make sure they get painted by the time this arrives

The starter set looks great though, and a good price.

Hello Mike,

Congrats on your successes so far. Your company and it’s games seem to do very well and I am sure that is in large part down to the hard work you and your team put in.

I was very pleased to hear about your decision to do hard plastic multi-part plastic minis and ships. The sailors look great.

Do you have any photos of the sprue layout to share?

One of the stretchgoals I hope you reach is for another ship design. The sloops are great but perhaps something a bit bigger but ore modern than your galleon?

Maybe La Concorde, aka Queen Anne’s Revenge?

I need something to go with the ship I have coming from the Reaper Bones 5 Kickstarter you see...

Thank you very much! Always a good feeling when people appreciate the crazy amount of work we put into these things
Sprue images are up as you noted. Still a minor WIP, trying to squeeze in another musket! We actually already have a ship designed to work as the Queen Anne's Revenge/La Concorde, our 6th rate Frigate, which is currently available for purchase. There may just be a ship card for Queen Anne's Revenge included in the Box of Plunder as we carry on the campaign...

[Condottiere]

These will have the same proportions as the metals?

Will the musket and pistol stocks be thickened with the plastic versions? I took part in the first KS, like the figures and like and prefer metal, but the stocks looked too thin and while I understand these are scaled accurately, 3/4 came bent at 45 degrees. I know plastic isn't as fragile, but for pre-modern gaming, I prefer thicker stocks.     

[DivisMal]

It looks very tempting indeed! Could you post a picture with a scale? For those of us owning collections from the period to check the compatibility?

Thanks.

[El Frantico]

These will have the same proportions as the metals?

Will the musket and pistol stocks be thickened with the plastic versions? I took part in the first KS, like the figures and like and prefer metal, but the stocks looked too thin and while I understand these are scaled accurately, 3/4 came bent at 45 degrees. I know plastic isn't as fragile, but for pre-modern gaming, I prefer thicker stocks.     

In some cases, minimally yes. Only where necessary.

It looks very tempting indeed! Could you post a picture with a scale? For those of us owning collections from the period to check the compatibility?

Thanks.

Here's one I posted from out original Kickstarter. Scale will be the same.

[Pan Marek]

B&P is a good game.  Its nice to see cheaper ships.  I may finally get a couple.  But while I like the move to plastic figures,
 $2+ per figure is hardly a savings over metal.   Plus, I'd like to see better, more close up photos of them, both painted and unpainted.  The posted photos seem to show rather stiff positions.

[Historiker]

Being a hobby (and back in another era even trained) historian I have been waiting for this Kickstarter for a few months now and went all in.

I rarely (this being the second time) take part in a Kickstarter, because I find that it often features hype-boardgame-products which are just moderately interesting mechanics with adequate illustrations and tons of material.

This however is one of the rare cases in which I can see how Kickstarter helps a passionate company producing a well-thought out product with long-lasting appeal. It seems this will be just another beginning / next step for Blood & Plunder and I am glad I can be a part of it!

[Cat]

Here's one I posted from out original Kickstarter. Scale will be the same.

I had asked on Facebook, the base heights are all different on these in the photo, what is the toe-to-eye measurement for a standard upright Firelock figure? 

[pancakeonions]

I don't have any myself, but I've heard they're around 30mm (ie, scale well with Reaper minis, taller than Ghost Archipelago/ Frostgrave crewmen)

In this thread there's a link that compares some B&P figures to Reaper and North Star:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=127435.msg1610442