Tao Tsê-Mung Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Any folks out there played Stargrave yet? Anyone have the book and interested in trying a few games? Looks pretty fun and easier to get into than Infinity. Personally I don’t like the strict new kill team limitations on squad composition and multiple paywalls for new options as they release. I’ve seen a couple terrain crafting vids based on the Stargrave core missions - nice variety and probably pretty easy to modify for a narrative of some kind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Tsê-Mung Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Forgot to mention there’s a 10-mission campaign book coming out soon as well: The Last Prospector https://www.wargamer.com/stargrave/the-last-prospector-supplement-preview 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 I have the PDF of the core rulebook, so I’ve skimmed it but haven’t done a “deep read” and I haven’t played. But, I like what I’ve read and I’m a huge fan of Frostgrave and Oathmark, so at this point I’m just going to assume I’ll like Stargrave too. I like that the game isn’t so strictly tied to the grimdark aesthetic of Necromunda or WH40k/Kill Team, nor does it have the mountain of detailed rules (or the locked in manga aesthetic) of Infinity. But, at the same time, there’s nothing stopping people from going grimdark with their models if they want to. Personally, I’m planning on leaning towards a Golden Age Sci-Fi Serial / Pulp Magazine with my models when I get around to it. I’ve already ordered a bunch of minis and am snooping around the ‘net for an appropriately Flash Gordon-esque rocket ship STL file. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Tsê-Mung Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Yeah, I want to do a more futurist or cyberpunk look. Let me know if you want to play sometime you can make game night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 I’ve picked the books up (main rules and first supplement. But have yet to get to play it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casiarius Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 I have the rulebook and Quarantine 37 and haven't played. I've watched quite a few battle reports on YouTube as well, so I feel like I have a good grasp of the rules, despite having never played Frostgrave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Tsê-Mung Posted November 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 Any battle report streamers you’d recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casiarius Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 I admit many of the battle reports kinda blur together now, but Guerrilla Miniature Games did a series which I think illustrate a lot of things NOT to do with Stargrave.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzrPO7KIAtwXsJFe6m_Hkf284HIXy15Mv Both players seemed to treat Stargrave as just an alternate set of rules for 40K and they were obsessed with fielding Space Marines. The high upkeep cost of the combat armor completely distorted the economy of the game and really punished the "Imperial" crew who tended to lose and needed those funds for replacements. They also largely ignored all the special weapons and just spent each game shooting carbines at each other, which I think indicates a lack of understanding of the game mechanics and cover rules. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Tsê-Mung Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Sounds like they should be playing a certain other skirmish shooter game focused more on super-soldiers organized into Murder Parties. What drew my interest in Stargrave was the narrative play and missions with task-based objectives. Definitely want to try playing a few games if folks have loaner minis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casiarius Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 If I were going to wrangle someone into playing Stargrave, I'd just be sure they know what it is and what it isn't. It's not 40K. Despite having aliens and robots, it's more similar to Firefly. It also isn't chess, where you carefully consider the most advantageous move, and if you do this better than your opponent, you win. Stargrave generates narrative moments by having really swingy dice mechanics, and anyone can be killed in an instant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 I haven’t played Stargrave (yet), but reading it over I see a lot of the same themes and ideas present in Frostgrave (unsurprisingly). What made Frostgrave really “click” for me was when I stopped treating it as a wargame and starting thinking of it as an “roleplaying game without a GM.” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Tsê-Mung Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Well, I don’t think we need to wrangle any uninterested folks into it, sounds like there’s plenty of interested people about we just need to arrange two of us showing up on the same day 😜 What interests me lately in these games is the combination of customization/narrative/rpg aspects present in their campaign or sequential scenarios. I love kitbashing and painting my own skirmishers - and it’s even more fun when they don’t just end up one of several generic units in an army. I’ve got some minis in mind for my own dudes already. For the last couple months its been mostly GW:KT/Munda/Bowl people showing up so I’m looking for folks to climb out of the woodwork and play some games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 I’m just waiting for the new year, when things will stabilize at work and I can carve out some sort of regular work-life balance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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