Friday, 21 February 2020

Frostgrave 2nd Edition – Cover Reveal!

Exciting news, Frostgrave fans! Today, Osprey has revealed the cover for Frostgrave: 2nd Edition! The next chapter in the saga of the Frozen City draws near!



Personally, I love the way it harkens back to the original cover, and yet also appears bold and new at the same time. Now we’ve got the Necromancer and the Sigilist battling on the cover, showing off their new look!

Now, this announcement comes with some good news and some bad news. Sharp-eyed viewers might notice that the cover artwork is not by Kate or Dmitry Burmak who supplied all of the artwork for Frostgrave, 1st Edition. After six years of painting for Frostgrave, that wonderful pair have decided to move onto other things. However, Osprey will be celebrating their contribution by collecting all of their Frostgrave artwork into a single book, Frostgrave: Wizard Eye.

Obviously, the loss of the Burmaks was a huge blow, but when Osprey asked me who I might like to create the artwork for Second Edition, I already had an answer ready: aRu-Mor. If you’ve never encountered the works of this mysteriously named Spanish artist, you are in for a treat! I urge you to take a look at the artwork in Dracula’s America or Ragnarok if you have a copy to hand.

My connection with aRu-Mor goes back a long way. When I was the commissioning editor for Osprey Adventures, I recruited aRu-Mor and contracted her to work on her first Osprey book – Sinbad the Sailor. Since then, I’ve watched her artistic skills grow and grow, and have longed for the opportunity to work with her again.

I’ve now seen most of the artwork that aRu-Mor has produced for the new book, and it includes many, many stunning pieces. Although she has continued the colourful, adventurous style laid down by the Burmaks, she has also brought her own touch to the Frozen City. Her work is perhaps a bit more ‘earthy’, and just a touch darker perhaps. This will probably be more obvious in the internal pieces than it is on the cover.

In the near future we’ll be showing off some more of aRu-Mor’s work for the new edition, and I think you are going to love it. Her artwork is going to get you reaching for your paint brushes and shouting out for some new miniatures!

23 comments:

  1. Beautyfull couver thank you.

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  2. I literally couldn't be more excited about this. A shame to see the departure of the artists that have helped make Frostgrave as vivid as it is, but at the same time it'll be great to see a new take on a familiar setting (and the cover looks fantastic!).

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  3. Are there many changes from first edition???

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    1. There are no major changes to how the game plays, but there are lots of little changes that I believe improve it.

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    2. Is there a summary doc/page somewhere that outlines these little changes? I'd love to see how the game will evolve. Thanks!

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  4. French version from Studio planned ?

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  5. A separate book just featuring the amazing artwork the Burmak’s produced for Frostgrave will be an amazing one for my collection!

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  6. This is awesome news I love her art! Bought Ragnarok just because of the art, game seams fun too though. This has me excited, but also a little sad. Definitely getting the art book even though I own all the Frostgrave books and looking forward to seeing what they do next.

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  7. Excellent news

    The art book is great, but I wish there would be a way to get an art print or some digital files so I could create my own print to hang on my wall.

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  8. Looks amazing, can wait to see all the other artwork.

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  9. Thank you for your words and for trusting me from the beginning. I'm very happy to be working on a project together again. ��

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  10. Joe:

    Great news cant wait until July!

    Carl

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  11. I'm casting "Contain Excitement"; but it just doesn't seem to be working!

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  12. Can't wait until July. Still a french version of this 2nd edition would be very much appreciated by french frostgravers. Thanks Joe for your fantastic job !

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  13. Great stuff, hope there's a nickstarter and some fresh minis on the way.

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  14. That looks amazing! I cant wait to have it in hand!

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  15. Hi Joseph.
    This looks interesting:
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stargrave-Science-Fiction-Wargames-Ravaged/dp/1472837509/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=stargrave&qid=1582817796&sr=8-1

    Is there anything to announce here, or is Amazon just taking a punt? (or did I miss the announcement?)

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    1. It's a thing, but that's all the info at the moment.

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    2. Thanks Joseph - my curiosity is peaked :)

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