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@@danielkeller4364 Yeah cheating by accident is really easy when playing solo and no one across the table can correct you.😄 That was a pretty epic rolling sequence!

My Soldier Series is unfortunately from 1st Edition where they were +3 Shoot. It's kind of a bummer they had their Shoot value reduced as they've lost a lot of their usefulness. I have a video that compares 2nd Edition Marksmen to Crossbowmen that you might enjoy. Linked here --> th-cam.com/video/_Q6h94VKGVk/w-d-xo.html

I'm glad you found my channel! Yep - that's a First Order helmet (on a Marvel Vision body). I figured characters with Snow Trooper hoods would make good cultists. If you get caught up with the videos, I'm currently taking a break for the holidays, but Turns 12-14 should be releasing in January.

I think there might be, but I always stick with pencil and paper or sometimes a spreadsheet on my computer. Sorry I'm not much help with this. Changes and updates with 2nd Edition makes it a more balanced game. If you are playing 1st Edition I would encourage you to you the XP tables from 2E and also found in the Maaze of Malchior book which shifts the bonuses from killing stuff to collecting treasures and casting spells.

That would be a huge book if it included all the supplements!😄 The author strives for simplicity, and adding all the options would make the game unnecessarily complicated for a 1st time player, as well as raise the price for extra content that not every player would be interested in. 1E is still totally viable (as long as no one in your group bumps to 2E). There’s actually some things I prefer with the original (mainly with leveling-up and having more treasure tokens). I do like the most of the overhauls done with the spells in 2E…except there’s still some OP/auto-take spells that could have used some nerfing.

More strings makes it tacti-cool. 😎😄

Also, can a figure that is in combat force combat on a second figure ? For example if two figures try to move within 1 inch?

You can force at any point during their movement - it’s designed to allow a figure to essentially block a pathway. For your follow-up question, a figure can only force combat if they are “currently free to move” - so figures in combat or prevented from moving due to magic cannot force combat. So if your path is blocked, you can send in a Thug to enter combat with the guard, then rush a different figure past the distracted guard.

Thanks I’m glad you’re enjoying the campaign! I’ve recorded battle #12 and getting ready to play #13…but it’s been tough finding time lately. I’m guessing I’ll probably start releasing videos in January at this point, so I can try to have them all release close to the same time.

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 that is awesome to hear! Thanks for the update! I imagine all the video editing, and such is a ton of work, just know your work is appreciated!

Do you mean brick built rocky terrain? I plan to do a video sometime next year about the different things I use for my terrain. But as far as making rocky terrain with blocks - most of my rocky terrain are large single pieces, not small pieces I built myself. If you can get a lot of gray pieces of various shapes, you can just build them together randomly to create rocks. Most of the large rocks I have are Mega Bloks pieces from about 20 years ago that unfortunately are out of production now.

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 thanks a lot for all the info.

They are definitely useful! I haven't messed around too much with giving them an additional potion of some sort. I'm actually kind of hesitant to do use potions (besides the free Apothecary ones) with 2nd Edition because money is so tight. I find it's usually more beneficial to sell the potions to buy other stuff than to actually use them. I think the next campaign I play I'm going to commit to not selling potions and just have fun using them. Also, thanks for checking out some of my really old content!

😂Good point!

Hello! I don't currently have videos about the figures I use - though I want to make something next year that discusses this. I used to see generic LEGO figures on Amazon all the time but I can't seem to find any with a search now. LEGO isn't a cheap way to go...however you don't have to do any painting, so for me the time savings is more important than the money cost. Sci-Fi (Star Wars) LEGO figures can usually be found for about $5 each (there's usually a battle pack available at any given time that's between $16-20 for four figures). These are usually kind of generic and to get an interesting variety, larger sets with just a few figures is usually required. I had a large collection of stuff from my childhood/teen years and have been slowly adding new stuff throughout my adult life (and have spent hundreds in the last few years just because I enjoy collecting). There's a few used LEGO stores in neighboring towns that I go to occasionally where I can pick up miscellaneous figures and accessories - and finding a place like that would be a good place to start. Terrain is a whole different (and expensive) subject...but honestly, if I didn't have a channel focused on the use of bricks and blocks, I would use regular gaming terrain instead (but still with LEGO figures).

@ thank you so much for the detailed response, I appreciate it

@@colinplayswargames I like how this looks as well, unfortunately it added a lot of time to the editing so I don’t think I use this format in my future videos…but it’s also been awhile since I released these so maybe I use this style again and just forgot about it.👍

@@colinplayswargames thanks for watching! That’s an interesting idea to wait to hire them until you’ve got a few items to give them - generally people like to hire early to start gathering XP, but I like your idea. I think mutually agreed upon house rules like you’re doing is the way to go with Captains.

@@OGNoNameNobody it’s pretty fun playing tabletop games with LEGO!

Oh oops. There's a lot to remember with Deep Water - the move penalty, the attack penalty, or the Swim Roll to prevent drowning!

Yeah I like battles that give bonuses or penalties to specific soldiers - there's a few scenarios out there that give bonuses to Thieves and Treasure Hunters or Trackers based on skills such a soldier would likely have. Always nice to see them as more than just a stat line.

I'm glad you're enjoying it! I've never been to that casino - I wanted some larger dice that would show up well on camera and those were the biggest ones my local game shop had - plus I figured they'd be well balanced since they're casino dice. I didn't realize they were for a specific casino - I just thought Suncoast was a dice brand.😄

The “Dead” result for Soldier survival rolls inculcates Magic Items are lost as well. The page on promoting an Apprentice to replace a dead Wizard states the Wizard’s items are lost. Interestingly I don’t think it says anywhere that a dead apprentice loses their items…but I believe the intent is any dead figure loses their magic stuff.

Plaguing the Bears is something I remember people talking about when 2E released. I just looked for an official ruling on whether being "immune" meant the spell can't be cast on Large figures or it can be cast on them and they just don't suffer any effects. I found a two part question: 1. Can it be cast on an ally? 2.Can it be cast on an immune ally? The author responded with, "Sounds like a fun strategy to me! So, yeah, go for it." I'm assuming he's answering both questions with that answer. It's definitely a good way to make Bears even more OP than they already are!

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 I was just thinking about targeting the enemy and not worrying about suffering too, but that is so much better. I will need to try it some time.

At this time I've got 11 total battles published with 5-6 more coming after a short break! I hope you are able to get some games in yourself - I totally get being easily distracted.🙃 Keep it simple - grab a few minis and throw some stuff from your pantry on the table and play out a battle - my first few games learning the rules were done this way and it was a blast!

@@Hollyweird81 😄I would have had it out a day earlier but realized just before making it public I had forgotten to add the teaser at the end about the next battle…which I felt was important since there will be a break until that one releases.🙃

@@BrutorzBill awesome! More to come…eventually.😊

Thanks! I'm looking forward to the concluding chapter myelf!

I was so torn about what to do at the end...part of me wanted to do an alternate universe where it played out the rest of the way to see what would have happened. But I figured this would work well for a season finale.

@@normtrooper4392 thanks man!

Totally agree. This crew is quite skilled and I feel like additional rules might be required to up the challenge.

@@MisterMac4321 I’ll definitely be continuing! I’m going to see how the rules for Red Missions work to up the difficulty for the final chapter of the campaign. I know there’s some cool rules and added challenge in the supplements, but I just want to keep this campaign focused on the main rule book.

That's a fair house rule - it does seem kind of odd they can't just reach down and pick it up when it's right there. I went back and watched - looks like a corrected it with Frappuccino, but yep I got it wrong with Zygomor.

Thank you for watching! The lieutenant and the basic soldiers actually aren't K'Erin - only the unique warrior is.😊 There will be plenty more K'Erin brawls in the battles to come!

Ohhh! I saw later that you did, for some reason I thought all the pirates were K’erin!! Scary if they were …

😄Making the Black Beast was pretty fun! I'm not surprised I mixed up a move rate - there were so many monsters in this battle! A lot of channels play a lot of different games - focusing on just a few games on my channel helps me stay accurate on the rules...though I just realized I haven't released a Frostgrave battle video since April of 2022! They unfortunately don't get a lot of views so I changed my focus to strategy videos - but I do hope to release some new Frostgrave battles next year! I don't know if you've watched any of my Five Parsecs battles, but instead of holding the camera and clicking my figures into place, now I use stationary cameras, a rotating table, my figures are on bases to make movements easier, and I've tighten up some of my editing. While my videos still won't be flashy like some channels or contain cool narrative voiceovers like Dice Chatter, future Frostgrave battle videos I make should be easier to watch than what's on my channel now.👍

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 I've not yet watched any of the 5 Parsec videos, but I will, after I get through the Frostgrave ones.

I think since Frostgrave is more of a casual game than a tight ruleset for power-gamers, motivations can really add to the fun of creating a story for the team - you can make your choices based on "what would this Wizard do" rather than what is the best mathematical decision in the given moment. That would be cool if I did influence the supplement design in some way, but Joe is pretty creative and he probably came up with it himself.😊 I think I've read that he doesn't usually check out too much fan content so he doesn't accidentally steal someone's ideas.

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 I do like the “what would my wizard do” mentality. I remember a game in which, after taking out the enemy summoner, my thaumaturge started healing enemy soldiers, to help them against random monsters, as he was the sort of person who wouldn’t want needless killing. (My opponent wanted them to all fight to the death regardless, as he was feeling bad about my crossbow man one shot killing his wizard)

That sounds like a good build - Fleet Feeting everyone while the opponent is fighting his own warband or all of the uncontrolled creatures could work well to snag all the treasure tokens! I'm curious, do you play against multiple different opponents to make use of all the control options or is it more of a concept build?

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 I’ve just got a couple of friend that I play against. We like to have two war bands each and randomly determine which will be used, so that we don’t end up customizing our build to a single opponent. With a mix of different opponents, I hope that this controller build will work out ok.

For some reason, I always tend to overlook and then forget about the additional spells that appear in the supplements...maybe because there aren't too many of them? I had to look that one up and that could be a pretty effective spell! I like how those reactive/counter spells work - it's a great idea to really give the sense of a wizard battling with his spells.

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 I was playing against an elementalist with a soothsayer last month. I had lost my first game badly and only had one archer and a bunch of thugs. He had gained over 600 gold and was feeling confident, with a powerful selection of soldiers. On turn two, I mind controlled his knight to kill his apprentice. His wizard cast an elemental bolt at me and I sent it back at him, rolling well and taking him out. It was such a shocking reversal for him, as I didn’t have a chance to cast it in the first game and he had forgotten that I had that spell.

I'm not sure why I never take Beauty. It can potentially be like an invincibility cheat! I guess I'm usually more focused on offense and aggressive play and tend to neglect defense sometimes.

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 indeed. When an enemy doesn’t have dispel, having to make a will roll of 18 to even try to harm the wizards can make them not even bother to try.

Thanks for checking out my videos! I have a few more of your comments to respond to from other videos that I'll hopefully get to in the next few days!😊

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 I am impressed at how good you are at replying to messages and appreciate it. Looking forward to making my way through more of your vids.

Yeah Wall is so versatile. I took Ball with a Wizard once, and while he cast the spell a lot, the other team was almost always able to keep his guys spread enough to keep the spell firing at just a single target. I do really like Ball with more than 2 players in a game as it can be really strong against Combats that only the other players are involved with. The +7 from Bolt is so strong.

They both replace the mundane item and fill an Item Slot. So Soliders can carry 1 Magic Item. I think the confusion comes with spellcaster slots - they can be filled with any combination of mundane and magic items. Soldiers essentially have one “Magic Item” slot that can be filled with a general item (Potion, Ring, Boots, etc.) or a Magic Wep/Arm that matches and replaces their mundane item. So a Soldier with Magic sword can’t carry a Potion or vice versa.

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 Thanks. I hadn't noticed the bit that said "In this case, the magic weapon or armour both replaces their mundane version and fills their one item slot." on p.30.

@@colinplayswargames yeah Summon Demon is a powerful spell that I seem to always select with a Summoner, so this is almost like an alternative build to that style. Going with the Apothecary with your load out makes sense to really power-up that casting roll - Major Demons are crazy strong!

I think I chose Fast Act here just because it casts easy for a Neutral spell. It can good utility spell - allowing a ranged Soldier to fire before a target can move to cover or charging a Bear into combat with a Spellcaster before they can act. It's also great if you lose the initiative roll - especially to help a Treasure Hauler get away from a pursuing enemy. Write Scroll is a pretty amazing spell, opening up a lot of options - plus it's just fun a thematic having Spellcasters making their own scrolls.

I just responded to one of your other comments about Summon vs Imp.😄 For this build, I like SD as something to play first turn when you can’t see the enemy yet. Then Curse is just spammed during the battle. I find that Curse and Imp would kind of compete in their roles so that’s why I went with SD. Also, getting a Demon on the team is this Wizards only access to Magic Damage at the start of the campaign.

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 One of the great thing about Frostgrave is that there is no "best" build. There are always advantages and disadvantages.

I feel like I used ranged Soldiers a lot less in 2nd Edition than I did with 1st with them now taking up precious Specialist slots. I've always wanted to try the 4 Javeliner + 4 Archer/Crossbowmen combo but haven't done it yet. Glow can be pretty harsh - especially with that Soldier line up.

@@bricksblocksgaming8017 with 10 ranged attackers, including the wizard, playing with the critical hit rolls, it seemed that someone was getting one-shot kills every couple of turns, but if your opponent can get close the ranged soldiers suffer. In my first year of playing, my opponent used this build with his second warband. It was always a brutal match. It was just a question of who got slaughtered. In the first match it was me, but once I got used to fighting them, it was usually him that suffered.

Yeah I think I'd be worried about not having any brawlers on my team once my enemy closed in.

Thanks for the suggestion! I thought about using some of those, but I don't want to use too much stuff that isn't in the main book for this campaign. So I'll be taking the Crew to some Red Zone battles starting on Turn 12 to see how that affects the challenge level.

Where does this rule came from? I genuinely tried to find it on the rule book, I have all except the tactics book

@@MisterMac4321 hmm…I can’t find anywhere that says Notable Sights are collected simply for Holding the Field. With standard Objectives (p90-91) most of those are assumed complete simply by HtF and it states if you collect things you’re looking for regarding the Objective. In the Postgame section it’s mentioned in the text for HtF that you collect things, but that seems more like general flavor text about why you get to roll on the following table. Is there somewhere that specifically states Notable Sights are obtained?

@@Adam89111 See below.

@@MisterMac4321 Can you be more specific please? on what page? or are you referring to the bricks comment?

@@Adam89111 My response to Brick's comment - that the "official" response was given by the designer on Discord.

Thanks for the response! I think you are probably right. The rules-lawyer in me wants a defined meaning of “casualty” in the game. However it does appear that “casualty”, “lost”, “knocked out”, and “removed in combat” are all used interchangeably in the book. Im just overthinking things.😄

I realized this during my final watch through before posting - I think I was so focused on where the gunfire had been coming from I forgot it was from a different angle. I considered putting a pop-up message about the mistake but I thought maybe no one would notice.😄 Good catch! It didn't end up changing the outcome much - Danik probably would have had to position himself differently to get his following shot off while still staying in cover from the Lieutenant.

Thank you!

This one went more rounds than any of my previous videos - I had to be really careful to keep my guys in cover with all the long-ranged weaponry the enemies had.

This one was a challenge - the open terrain with long-ranged enemies made it tough to get my guys to good postions.

Awesome - thanks for watching!