Ghost Archipelago Nickstarter?

[kuba]

The things You listed Kommando are some of the things that make GA more appealing to me than regular frostgrave  

Lookig at the minis...the crew is a well done kit, feels varied and useful..not sure of the point of the single hand weapon option for crew in the rules though.

It seemed strange to me as well -why take single weapon when there are options for single weapon and shield or two handed weapon for the same points (free, actually). In one of the reviews on Youtube someone pointed out that single weapon or single weapon+dagger figures are not slowed down while carrying a treasure. This, plus central treasure rule and not guaranteed collection of treasures left after killing all enemies could make players to consider picking the treasures instead of only killing enemies, as most of my frostgrave games looked like.

The specialists are a mixed bag for me, some seem great and characterful, some seem a bit redundant, it annoys me you need to use of specialist slots if you want to get any ranged troops in there.

Well, to be honest about estethics I plan to convert specialists from plastics, minis aren't that great for me also. I wonder how the female crew minis would look like. But, when it comes to the rules and shooting restrictions -thats another change I like. In my frostgrave games there were usually 4+ shooting characters in each band plus mage and apprentice with spell givong shooting attack. Again, one more reason not to pick a treasure that slowed You down and reduced fight, making You an easy target.

As to the minis themselves, I know in the fluff they aren't crew/don't have nautical experience but the lack of an overall aesthetic is bad, take the hunter and crackshot, one looks like a samurai and one like a fantasy Clint Eastwood...both cool minis which I am tempted to get but...they do't fit in to me tbh.

The warden designs are all good, all look like they'd appear in a nautical setting, some of the heritors do not although i get they are supposed to come from all over.

My interpretation is that only regular crewman are pure sailors -rest of the guys are... well specialists -Your heritor (also, not necessarily pirate or sailor) hires a warden and bunch of different individuals each one great at what they do -that's why they look not like regular troops with same theme repeated. I think of GA of not like pirate/nautical game, for me it's "exotic" fantasy -so it seems ok to enhance exoticism by including some guys from different corners of the frostgrave world  

[gnomehome]

Still not backed this one as I'm on the fence about the pledge levels. I'm not interested in a novel and would only be interested in a pledge for the book and accessories pack.

Though I backed at level 2, I have the same feeling. I feel the novel is shoehorned into the package and I'm not interested in it at all, but I didn't find an option to take a level 1 pledge and add the accesories pack as an additional item. I suppose that's a deliberate choice to sell more novels.

I still backed to get a chance to win one of the free sprues.

[Smith]

not sure of the point of the single hand weapon option for crew in the rules though.

It seemed strange to me as well -why take single weapon when there are options for single weapon and shield or two handed weapon for the same points (free, actually).

It's less encumbrance when swimming or carrying treasure. Armour and shields give negative modifiers to Swimming Rolls, while a model carrying certain equipment (shield, staff, bow, crossbow, two-handed weapon) is at -1 Fight while also carrying treasure. The flip-side is, of course, reduced combat effectiveness.

[Smith]

Still not backed this one as I'm on the fence about the pledge levels. I'm not interested in a novel and would only be interested in a pledge for the book and accessories pack. But at 39 quid it's a bit expensive.

Though I backed at level 2, I have the same feeling. I feel the novel is shoehorned into the package and I'm not interested in it at all, but I didn't find an option to take a level 1 pledge and add the accesories pack as an additional item. I suppose that's a deliberate choice to sell more novels.

The Accessory Pack is now there as an add-on, so that's entirely doable - just add it to the Level 1 pledge.

[gnomehome]

The Accessory Pack is now there as an add-on, so that's entirely doable - just add it to the Level 1 pledge.

Thanks for the heads-up.

No option for me though, since I allready pledged and paid as level 2 to make the deadline of the first 5 days. I'll contact Nick at Northstar this weekend to see if I can retro-actively change it.

[Malebolgia]

Good to know, thanks!

[Karadek]

Pledged at Level 2.  I wish there had been the level one and accessory pack option at that time, but oh well.

[Coenus Scaldingus]

The Accessory Pack is now there as an add-on, so that's entirely doable - just add it to the Level 1 pledge.

Excellent!

[FionaWhite]

My interpretation is that only regular crewman are pure sailors -rest of the guys are... well specialists -Your heritor (also, not necessarily pirate or sailor) hires a warden and bunch of different individuals each one great at what they do -that's why they look not like regular troops with same theme repeated. I think of GA of not like pirate/nautical game, for me it's "exotic" fantasy -so it seems ok to enhance exoticism by including some guys from different corners of the frostgrave world  

This is pretty much my understanding too, assuming a Heritor sails all around the world they're likely to pick up skilled individuals from whichever port
they come across them at regardless of their land of origin.

To me it's just an opportunity to make up more interesting background stories for the Heritor & crew, but that may be due to an overdose of tabletop
RPGs... 

[The Red Graf]

This is pretty much my understanding too, assuming a Heritor sails all around the world they're likely to pick up skilled individuals from whichever port
they come across them at regardless of their land of origin.

To me it's just an opportunity to make up more interesting background stories for the Heritor & crew, but that may be due to an overdose of tabletop
RPGs... 

I am going with an all Asian band. Arabic and Japanese dominating with a smattering of Chinese, Mongol, and Indian. Well, my Bosun is from East Africa so I'm cheating a bit.

[mellis1644]

Personally, I have the CMON Rum and Bones kickstarter (2 versions) with various figs- 4 versions of books per force and then then loads of heroes. With all these and few painted I'm no buying extra figs for this, no matter how nice they are.

Now if only I can paint them half as good as some people do...

[FionaWhite]

I am going with an all Asian band. Arabic and Japanese dominating with a smattering of Chinese, Mongol, and Indian. Well, my Bosun is from East Africa so I'm cheating a bit.

Variety's the spice of life. 

[spect_spidey]

I really think they missed an opportunity with the launch of GA. I think it would have been awesome to do a plastic multi-part Heritor/Warden kit. They could have done one sprue with five body options on it. Maybe a female or two on the sprue. And sold two sprues to a box. I would be all over that. The plastic crewmen are nice, but I just don't see any options in them to make a Heritor or Warden. I am not a fan of metal minis. For regular Frostgrave I did a kitbash with Cultists and Soldiers boxes to create my wizard. I might be able to do that will the various plastic kits combined. I will just have to wait and see. I really would like some female plastic options in the Frostgrave line though.

[Roger]

Im a +1 on spidey's comment, I'd love to see a generic female warband in the frostgrave/GA line.
As far as I can see there is only the shield maidens that comes as a multi part kit.
I have a set but they all come in chain mail
I'm not a WYSIWYG fanatic, near enough is good enough, But there is a gap in the market as far as female warbands go.
And Annie would be all over them as well
That being said Ive got my nickstarter order in for the new GA warband,I'll throw some female heads on them and see what they look like.
Plus I think the barbarian/gnoll arms will give some of them the bare arm look I think that will go with the setting.

Roger

[The Red Graf]

I will third the request for an all female boxset. I think it would sell much better than they apparently think it would.