I wanted to share a shot of the complete
Ghost Archipelago demo that I am running at GenCon. Not a bad set-up for the small table available. The really cool wooden platform terrain is from
Death Ray Designs (although I can't find it on their website at the moment). The set includes some much bigger pieces that I didn't have room for, and you can set each platform at one of three different heights. The mat underneath is from
Cigar Box Battles. It's actually a mat they made specifically for some
Frostgrave scenarios set underground, but it actually works well as a watery base.
The first day went poorly for
Vasha. I can't say I'm hugely surprised; he's the more subtle, and thus harder to play, Heritor, especially in a demo. That said, people seem a bit shy about having him throw knives, which is something he's really good at! He make my favourite move of the day when he leapt up onto a box and kicked the Wind Warden into the water!
Big Red has been having a better time. She showed just how deadly she can be, once inflicting a massive 16 points of damage on a Fight Roll of 17! That poor little archer was not recovered...
All-and-all, it has gone well today. Thanks to everyone who has come by to take a look at
Ghost Archipelago or just talk about
Frostgrave. It's always good to hear that people are enjoying the game.
I've only seem a bit of the rest of the convention. After waking up at 2:30 this morning (thanks, jet-lag) and then spending ten hours in the dealer hall, I am completely shot. Which is too bad, if I wanted to, I could go see They Might Be Giants, who are playing at GenCon, and still have plenty of time to make it back for the
Pathfinder games that are starting at 2am!
Big Red has been having a better time. She showed just how deadly she can be, once inflicting a massive 16 points of damage on a Fight Roll of 17! That poor little archer was not recovered...
All-and-all, it has gone well today. Thanks to everyone who has come by to take a look at Ghost Archipelago or just talk about Frostgrave. It's always good to hear that people are enjoying the game.
Looking really awesome!
ReplyDeleteLooking good indeed. Hope you have a better day 2 :)
ReplyDeleteSo is this typical of the scenery set up that is suggested\desired for G:A?
ReplyDeleteI guess it's just for the demo. I've read somewhere that typical will be jungle and ruins and few scenarios with more water. Also, table will be 3x3.
ReplyDeleteI like all the little bits of info that are published here -keep on posting :-) new treasure ideas are really good change -I usually play only with my brother and after few games that were only about fighting (as the winner takes all treasures in FG, and collecting them during the games eliminates your soldiers from fight) snowball effect started to appear. Hope new changes will fix it a little
Kuba
The Ghost Archipelago is a more diverse place in terms of terrain than Frostgrave, so you can have jungles, mountains, ruins, desert, small islands...while this set-up is really to small and is for the demo, the style works great, and can certainly be found in the setting.
DeleteYour demo has an interesting look to it, I envisaged their being small islands to swim/row to and from, or have walk ways between, am I thnking right?
ReplyDeleteI have written a couple of scenarios that look a bit like that. Most games are fully on land, but a few scenarios call for water, and there are rules to handle it.
DeleteSmashing stuff, look forward to playing what sounds like a very varied and exciting game :-)
DeleteVery interesting to see how the gaming table might look, as I busy myself creating jungle terrain.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting.
Stu
Nice, I hadn't imagined a little dock set up for this game... can't wait for the Nickstarter.
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