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Reply To: [Frostgrave] Two noobs in a frozen city. Advice on army building wanted.

May 21, 2024 at 8:10 am #1878894

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Own the 1st edition rules, have not played yet myself but from the various battle reports I have read Necromancer always seemed to have a slight edge over the others but overall it seems mostly balanced (ie spellcaster choice does not seem to matter too much).

The main objective of the game is looting treasure while battling off random monsters as well as rival wizards, you could actually do a whole campaign where both players work together or simply stay out of each other’s way if you want and still have fun. You will likely go through minions while learning to play just from the monsters and while opposing schools should be at odds with one another game wise, that seems more like a guideline/suggestion that can be ignored.

So with all that in mind, it might be best to start out with mostly thugs and some archers, basically make warbands that maximizes the number of loot carrying bodies you control on the table for treasure gathering, maybe add a dog handler or pack mule and gradually swap out or try new minion types.