Frostgrave - 28mm - Or, a game with no snow in sight!

[RoyWilliamson]

Getting Ready For Tonight's Game Of Frostgrave

I'm busy getting the final preparations done for tonight's game of Frostgrave (or, as it more than looks to be the case, not-very-frosty-grave).

I found the board up in the part of the attic that isn't my work room. No  idea what it was originally meant for, but it will serve a purpose tonight. Buildings are those I made out of hardboard and cheap emulsion tester paints. The other bits are various pieces of resin terrain or trees that I bought from Pendraken Miniatures.

The figures I'll be using are a mixture of Midlam Miniatures, Heresy and Colonel Bills.

(Possible) future plans are to build some more buildings, including two-storey. Finish off the board, so its better presented, and maybe make some raised 'hill' areas. Depending upon what else the terrain will be used for, paint it / snow flock it to look more Frostgrave.

But I best re-read the rules for tonight, first!

[Iamafish]

nice table , I like the buildings.

[RoyWilliamson]

Thank you. I've now got to make some more, including a number of two-storey structures

[RoyWilliamson]

Game report is here, for those interested 

http://nevermindthejankers.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/frostgrave-game-one-standard-game.html


Bodvoc's warband


Some of the action

[Iamafish]

Nice battle report , looks like fun was had by all 

[RoyWilliamson]

Thank you. Yes, a good game against a friendly opponent.

Next game in a fortnight, for which I'm now building more ruins (two-storey).

[RoyWilliamson]

LINK to the game. Where's there's more photos etc.

Game two of our ongoing Frostgrave campaign. It was carnage!

Spells aplenty. Combat aplenty. My soldiers falling like flies, aplenty. In the last few turns I only had my Wizard, a Knight, an Archer and my extremely useful Raised Zombie to play with. I have to say my Raised Zombies have proven of great use in both games - that and the FOG spell!



Some fluff:

Being the Personal Journal of Airon Revan, Journeyman Magician of the School of Illusion. 

Entry Two: My Nemesis bested me again. 

Drawn towards a treasure-rich mausoleum, myself and Anjileec led our men forward to give battle to the undead denizens of that place. Again we were met by the rival band from our previous encounter - though it seemed some alterations to its man-power had been made. 

In the ensuing three-way battle we felt the loss of our wounded treasure hunter, numbers being firmly in favour of our rivals. Skeletons emerged from their crypt home in steady fashion and seemed drawn to my men like iron-filings to a lodestone. 

With my men falling all around me, Anjileec fell also. Suffering from a crushed arm we discovered, after the battle. With only a hundred gold coins gained from this encounter, I, myself, held the rear-guard while my men retreated from the battleground. 

Wee Jim, my faithful dog, was badly injured in this action. But then the stupid mutt shouldn't have charged into a suicide attack against a stronger opponent. Idiot animal!



I didn't take notes of the game, and the photo's are just what I grabbed while my opponent was planning his moves. This second game flowed far smoother and, without having too much terrain, the game was decisively concluded in a couple of hours.

Cheers,
Roy

[Lamilvelo]

Great looking buildings and write up

[Azzabat]

Lovely looking terrain, table and miniatures. I wouldn't worry about them not looking "Frosty" as this means you can use them for other things. I recently made a load of buildings and we um'd and ah'd over putting a snow effect on them. In the end we decided not to so they look similar to yours, and we can now use them for Frostgrave, Fantasy, Mordheim and Bolt Action.

Keep up the good work and show us more of your stuff. Can't wait to see the 2 storey buildings you mentioned.

C J   = )

[mdauben]

Nice gaming board!  While a special, winter themed board is cool, not everyone want to build a special board for one game and Frostgrave works just as well on a summery setting. 

The figures are nice, too!

[RoyWilliamson]

Thank you all 

Here's a link to a blog post with a number of WIP photos of the other ruins all laid out on the board.

http://nevermindthejankers.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/frostgrave-terrain-board-diy-wip.html

[RoyWilliamson]

Photo of the [WIP] planned layout for the next game of Frostgrave.
FIBUA is an appropriate acronym.