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Frostgrave: The Frostgrave Folio
Frostgrave: The Frostgrave Folio
Frostgrave: The Frostgrave Folio
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The Frostgrave Folio is the complete collection of all previously released Frostgrave mini-ebook supplements in one printed volume. This includes Hunt for the Golem, a three-scenario campaign in which the warbands hunt down a rogue golem, Sellsword, which introduces rules for experience-gaining captains to help lead warbands, Dark Alchemy, which expands the rules for potions and potion brewing, and Arcane Locations which gives additional options for bases and base upgrades. The book also includes a completely new mini-supplement, The Ravages of Time. Collecting nearly two years' worth of Frostgrave material, this collection is a necessary addition to any wizard's library.
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Release dateMar 23, 2017
ISBN9781472818522
Frostgrave: The Frostgrave Folio
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Joseph A. McCullough

Joseph A. McCullough's first brush with writing for games was as co-author of The Grey Mountains supplement for the Middle-Earth Role-Playing Game, and he has remained passionate about Fantasy gaming since, going on to become an award-winning game designer. He is the creator of the “Frostgrave Family” of skirmish wargames (the Fantasy titles Frostgrave, Ghost Archipelago, Rangers of Shadow Deep, and the Sci-Fi evolution, Stargrave) and of the Oathmark Fantasy battle game and The Silver Bayonet, a game of Napoleonic Gothic Horror. The latest information on his game design and other writing can be found at: josephamccullough.com.

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    Frostgrave - Joseph A. McCullough

    CONTENTS

    Introduction

    The Hunt for the Golem

    Foreword

    Introduction

    Bestiary

    The Granite Golem

    Scenario 1: The Attack Site

    Scenario 2: Field Research

    Scenario 3: The House of the Golem

    Aftermath

    Sellsword

    Foreword

    The Captain

    Scenario 1: The Stars are Wrong

    Scenario 2: With Magnetic Force

    Scenario 3: The Pits of Null

    Bestiary

    Nullmen

    Dark Alchemy

    Foreword

    The Dark Alchemy Campaign

    Scenario 1: Alchemical Monstrosity

    Scenario 2: Skeletal Run

    Scenario 3: The Spreading Flames

    Dark Alchemy Treasure Table

    Bestiary

    The Alchemical Monstrosity

    Fire-Flingers

    Burning Skeletons

    Potions in Frostgrave

    Arcane Locations

    Foreword

    Scenario 1: Walenton Manor

    Scenario 2: Brycho’s Celestium

    Scenario 3: The Arena Without Walls

    Bestiary

    Foulhorn

    Starfire Elemental

    New Treasure

    New Magic

    Lost Spells

    New Base Resources

    The Ravages of Time

    Foreword

    Scenario 1: The Pyramid of Decay

    Scenario 2: Chamber of Thralls

    Scenario 3: Battle of the Pyramidion

    Bestiary

    Lourrent, Vampiric Chronomancer

    Dying Construct

    INTRODUCTION

    About two years ago, a month or so before Frostgrave was first released, North Star Military Figures ran a special pre-order campaign, playfully named a ‘Nickstarter’ after the company’s owner, Nick Eyre. That Nickstarter was one of the first indications that the game might prove more popular than anyone expected and, caught up in the excitement of the whole thing, I offered to write a PDF mini-campaign for the game as one of the Nickstarter rewards. That mini-campaign became The Hunt for the Golem.

    After the Nickstarter ended, sales of the game continued to rise, and everyone involved realised that Frostgrave was going to be more popular than expected. At that time, only one expansion had been planned, and, because of the large lead times necessary for book publishing, it would be at least a year until another could be brought into the schedule. At the same time, people who had not been part of that original pre-order campaign were asking how they could obtain a copy of The Hunt for the Golem.

    Thankfully, these two problems led to one easy solution. The Hunt for the Golem was released for general sale as the first in a series of digital mini-expansions. It was soon followed by Sellsword, which makes one of the most fundamental changes to the game by adding in rules for captains, a soldier type that gains experience. After that came Dark Alchemy which fulfilled my dual desires to write a solo/co-operative campaign for the game and to expand and tweak the potions tables. Finally, Arcane Locations provided a new set of scenarios that required some unusual board set-ups and rules.

    All of these mini-expansions have been collected here, along with a brand-new one, entitled The Ravages of Time. Except for some slight modification to the introductions and very minor editorial work, the text appears here just as it did in the originals. However, they have all been given the ‘full Osprey treatment’ with glorious new artwork by Dmitry Burmak.

    I really enjoyed writing these expansions and I am very glad to see them released here in print at last. When it comes to books, I am an old-fashioned kind of guy, and while this experience has helped highlight one of the big advantages of eBooks, for me, nothing beats paper.

    I’d never seen anything like it, part-man, part-snake, ugly as anything. The wizard tells me he’s read about them though. Apparently, they can still be found in the Ghost Archipelago, if that place even exists…

    THE HUNT FOR THE GOLEM

    FOREWORD

    The Hunt for the Golem is a mini-campaign for Frostgrave: Fantasy Wargames in the Frozen City. Over the course of three scenarios, the wizards and their warbands will learn about the Granite Golem, a unique monster rampaging through the ruins. They will then go on the hunt for the Golem, first to study it, then in an effort to capture or destroy it. They will also have a chance to find some unique new treasures.

    Since this campaign focuses on constructs – and one construct in particular – players with Enchanters may find the scenarios especially interesting, and their magic may give them a slight edge. Any advantage will be minor, however, and canny wizards from any school should be able to face the Granite Golem, defeat their rivals, and claim the treasures to be found.

    As always, these scenarios are just starting points. Players should feel free to change them in any fashion they choose, or to create new scenarios based on the hunt for the Granite Golem.

    INTRODUCTION

    Millennia ago, in a time now completely forgotten, a cabal of wizards founded a city in the shadow of the great mountains on the bend of a mighty river. Over the passing centuries, the city grew from a small collection of stone houses into a thriving sorcerous metropolis. In those early days, powerful enchanters created an army of granite golems to tear stone from the mountains and shape it into great blocks, then carry these immense slabs into the city to be used in the construction of the wizards’ towers, libraries, observatories, and other buildings. As time passed, these golems were slowly rendered obsolete by more effective elemental magic that was both less expensive and less time-consuming.

    Most of the redundant constructs were destroyed, broken down for parts, or used in the foundations of the new buildings. A few were given new roles as pack animals, or even as bearers of the rich and indolent, whom they carried around the city. Most wizards, however, preferred new and more fashionable constructs.

    By the time the great blizzard struck, there were only a few survivors of the original granite golems

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