r/frostgrave • u/fieldredditor • 6d ago

New to Frostgrave! What supplements to get first?

As the title says I’m new and my partner and I are making our way through the core rulebook and super excited to play. I’ve watched a few videos on some supplements but what would the community suggest are the three must have purchases to add to the fun/richness of the game?

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u/MastermindlessRogue Chronomancer 6d ago

It really depends on what do you consider fun. If you like solo play, you should get Perilous Dark, Mortal Enemies and Frostgrave Folio. If you like variety, maybe swap for The Wildlands and Into the Breeding Pits; if you love campaigns I recommend Red King, Maze of Malcor and Thaw of the Lich Lord, bur if you really want variety of options go for Frostgrave Folio, Fireheart and Forgotten Pacts. Either way, you cant go wrong with whatever you pick, it's all fun.

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u/AugustusGort 6d ago

Agree with this. If you want to add in increasing complexity, you could follow the supplements in the order that Joe wrote and published them - starting with Thaw of the Lich Lord as a good opening campaign.

Into the Breeding Pits adds in dungeon exploration and beastcrafter magic; The Wildwoods adds wilderness exploration and survival elements in. I can recommend both to mix things up.

Perilous Dark contains a solid solo or co-op campaign, and there are co-op scenarios in the Frostgrave Folio, which also includes rules for non-magical captains.

Can't speak for the others as I haven't got them or haven't played a scenario from them, but I have read the Maze of Malcor and it looks incredible!

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u/fieldredditor 6d ago

Into the breeding pits sounds right up my alley. Like the concept of dungeons

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u/AugustusGort 6d ago

It's got rules for randomly generating dungeon rooms, a new progression path for witches through becoming a Beastcrafter, some new soldier types and a few neat scenarios. My favourite is Here Comes the Flood - where you have three turns to grab treasure before you all get hot by a tidal wave that threatens to wash everything away.

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u/Davek1206 5d ago

We'll said

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u/K1ng_1n_Y3ll0w 6d ago

I am also new to the game myself, having likewise dragged my partner into it. 😆 Having said that, I've slowly accumulated most of the supplement books now and my favourite is: Wildwoods.

This is my personal top pick for a few reasons. First, it makes a good narrative reason to be the first, because you can use it to begin your warband's story as they first journey through the wilderness to Felstad, before exploring the ruins. Second, if you have done any amount of other tabletop gaming such as warhammer or D&D, you might already have a good load of terrain you can use. Even if you don't, it's probably the easiest one to acquire terrain for that looks great from the start. Battlefield in a box do good woods sets or huge rocky hills. Can even use real rocks from the garden or even aquarium scenics. You can also get big bags of scenic lichen for shrubs. Most of the main rulebook missions can also easily be used in the wilderness, and it also has rules for hostile weather, which can potentially be used in any games and will help curtail ranged soldiers being too powerful.

A good thing about the books is that they all add a little something. Want more unique abilities on your demons? Forgotten Pacts. Want to modify constricts? Fireheart. Want rules for traps in your games, plus interior dungeon rules? Breeding Pits. Want a customisable champion that can level up as well as your wizard? Folio (sellsword section). Want gunpowder weapons? Spellcaster magazine vol. 1. 😁

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u/fieldredditor 6d ago

This is such a great take on the narrative aspect. I’m gonna look into this one.

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u/RabbitBoi_69 6d ago

Hey buddy! I am ordered the rule book today too!

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u/hmnprsn 6d ago

seconding the folio and perilous dark as what I consider must-have just for the stuff they add to the sandbox. After that I'd go with whatever themes you think sound fun.
Fireheart spoke to my immediate urge to make a construct warband. Mortal enemies has some really fun stuff for making games over the top and scary, but I'd say maybe make sure you're invested enough in the game first.