Thaw of the Lich Lord is a complete campaign for Frostgrave that will challenge both new and veteran players. Through a series of linked scenarios, players discover the existence of a new power in the Frozen City, one who was old when the great city was still young, and who saw both its rise and its disastrous fall.
In Thaw Of The Lich Lord warbands will confront the Lich Lord’s minions, race against his agents to seize possession of mysterious artefacts, and brave the perils of Frostgrave in search of his lair. Eventually, they will need to muster all their courage to venture into the depths of the city and face the Lich Lord himself. Not all wizards will seek to stop the Lich Lord, however, and full rules for giving into his corruption and following the dark road to becoming an undead lich are presented for those who crave power and immortality above all else. While the campaign presents many new threats against which wizards and their warbands must test themselves, including an expanded bestiary, it also offers additional resources, such as new henchmen that can be recruited and unique magical treasures that can spell the difference between survival and oblivion.
Armoured Skeletons
Armoured Skeletons are skeletons that were animated specifically to use as soldiers. They are harder to create, but are generally a big quicker and tougher and tend to carry better weaponry.
Bard & Pack Mule
Specialist Soldiers to accompany the Wizards into Frostgrave.
Crow Master & Javelineer
Specialist Soldiers to accompany the Wizards into Frostgrave.
Frost Giant
Every since the great storm that destroyed the city, Frost Giants have occasionally wandered down from the northern mountains. Possessed of rudimentary intelligence, they can occasionally be reasoned with, but generally they see humans (and most other animals) as little more than food.
Frostgrave Cultists
Death cultists are mortal men and women who have sworn their service to an undead master, usually in the hope of achieving some form of immortality. They normally come from the lowest rung of society and have few useful skills and little combat training. What they lack in ability, however, they make up for in fanaticism and fearlessness in the face of death. When sent out by their masters, death cultists generally conceal their identities behind masks and hoods, but proclaim their allegiances by adorning themselves with bones, chains and other symbols of death.
Frostgrave Spell Cards
We’ve taken all the spells from Frostgrave, and printed them on this handy deck of cards.
Genie & Lamp
While searching the ruins, one warband discovers a golden lamp that contains a very old and very angry genie. He has no interest in granting wishes…
Lich & Apprentice
In Thaw of the Lich Lord, you can cast a certain spell called Lichdom:
This spell may only be cast by a wizard. It is a dramatic and horrifying process wherein the wizard tears his soul from his body, animates his own lifeless corpse, and then returns his soul to his new undead form. It is an agonising experience that can go catastrophically wrong, and is only practised by the most insane or foolhardy wizards. A wizard that successfully casts Lichdom immediately becomes a lich.
Snow Troll
Large, dumb, and dangerous, the shaggy snow trolls encountered in the city are not to be taken lightly. Trolls consider anything that is living and smaller than themselves to be food and will not hesitate to attack anyone they meet. Thankfully, trolls are generally slow, and in most instances can be outrun or avoided.
The Ghoul King
Despite his title and appearance, the Ghoul King is a revenant, not a ghoul. How he escaped his necromantic master and rose to lead a pack of ghouls will likely never be known. The Ghoul King has been a minor power amongst the ruins since the city’s rediscovery, though few wizards actually know of his existence. The Lich Lord has gained his services through a variety of promises, most of which involve vast quantities of human flesh.
The Lich Lord
The Lich Lord.
The central character in the Frostgrave campaign book ‘Thaw of the Lich Lord.
White Gorilla
Although they are rarely seen, at least one colony of White Gorillas make their home in the ruins. The females and young generally stay inside a nest, buried deep in the ruins, but the males go out hunting and are not above eating human flesh.
Wraith Knights
Wraith knights are the most powerful creations of the Lich Lord. They appear to be suits of heavy armour containing nothing but a black emptiness and a pair of burning eyes. Although capable of some independent thought, they are unfailingly loyal to the Lich Lord and are thus immune to control by any other spellcaster. Protected by the Lich Lord’s magic, wraith knights can only be harmed by magic attacks.
Amidst the frozen ruins of an ancient city, wizards battle in the hopes of discovering the treasures of a fallen empire. In this fantastic skirmish wargame, each player takes on the role of a wizard from one of ten schools of magic, and builds his band of followers – Which will you become? Available here in store now:
Aaron Trueman