Faustus Hornraven's Frostgrave Diary - Game 1

Game One	16th March 2019
Opponent:	Robert (Thaumaturge)
Scenario:	Mausoleum (rulebook scenario 1)

 

Game One	Roster
Wizard	Faustus Hornraven	Soothsayer, level 1
Apprentice	Rinswynd the Wizzard	Soothsayer apprentice
Soldier 1	Harhold the Hammer	Man-at-arms
Soldier 2	Leofric Ethandun	Infantryman
Soldier 3	Eadwyn of Culleigh	Crossbowman
Soldier 4	Delsaran Greenleaf	Archer
Soldier 5	Bulvar Bulvarsson	Thief
Soldier 6	Snorri Ironwrath	Thief
Soldier 7	Orm Gundalsson	Thief
10 GOLD CROWNS IN THE VAULT

 

Skeletons were shambling from the dank mausoleum as the two rival warbands approached through the gloomy city. Both wizards knew the treasure that could be found, guarded by the undead. Faustus Hornraven divined the position of additional treasure through a Reveal Secret spell before he saw a rival Thaumaturge, Baldrick, and his treasure hunters scurrying through the ruins ahead.

The Thaumaturge’s warband raced ahead to the treasure first, despite Faustus drawing a couple of the chests closer to himself with telekinetic energies. This move was costly, however, as the skeletal guardians attacked the treasure hunters and began clawing at them with long dead fingers. Despite the bravery of a thief who managed to knock out the man-at-arms that Faustus had only yesterday hired in a tavern, Baldrick’s warband suffered at the hands of the skeletons.

They began retreating with the chests that they had gained, with arrows from Hornraven’s archer and crossbowman flying down around them while his own thieves began running back with treasure themselves. Just as the enemy thought they were making good their escape, Faustus and Rinswynd unleashed their secret weapon and Mind Controlled two members of the opposing warband, stopping them in their tracks. This gave enough time for the skeletons to catch up to the warriors and for Hornraven’s ranged soldiers to move to better vantage points. 

The enemy were now surrounded. They had 3 of the 4 special treasure chests. One thief dodged away and took his chest back to their hideout, but a second was dropped as the soldier carrying it was thrown to the ground. To add insult to injury, Baldrick had been severely wounded by a critical hit from a skeleton, while his apprentice had been felled by an arrow. Only a single Treasure Hunter remained on his feet, and he was being hunted down.

Two of Hornraven’s thieves had escaped with regular treasure chests, while the third had been taken out of action, along with the Man-at-arms and Infantryman. Faustus and Rinswynd remained in the graveyard, with their Crossbowman and Archer chasing the fleeing Treasure Hunter. As he dodged left and right through the ruins, neither could line up a decent shot and he managed to scrabble away, clinging to his hard-won bounty. Faustus surveyed the small battlefield, picking up the remaining treasure chests and stalking away to find a suitable base of operations to continue exploring the frozen city. 

Game One	Injuries
Man-at arms (Harhold)	Badly wounded (miss next game)
Infantryman (Leofric)	Badly wounded (miss next game)
Thief (Snorri)	Full recovery

Game One	Wizard Experience
Wizard spells cast	6	60 XP
Apprentice spells cast	6	60 XP
Treasures collected	5	250 XP
Casualties caused	None by wizard	-
Extras	2 special chests	40 XP
TOTAL XP		410 XP

Faustus is now at level 4. He gets the following advancements:

1.     +1 Health

2.    -1 to cast Reveal Secret

3.    -1 to cast Telekenesis

4.    -1 to cast Mind Control

Game One	Treasure
Special chest #1	2 potions: -       Toughness -       Demon in a Bottle	50 GC +50 GC for special chest
Special chest #2		20 GC +50 GC for special chest
Regular chest #1		140 GC
Regular chest #2		50 GC
Regular chest #3	Grimoire: -       Fast Act	150 GC
TOTAL GOLD CROWNS		510 GC (+10 GC in the vault)

The warband moved into an Inn as a base of operations, enabling up to 11 members of the warband in all games.

 

Faustus chose to purchase the following upgrades with his gold crowns:

·         Carrier pigeon (5 GC)

·         Captain (99 GC)

o   Hand weapon, dagger, bow, mail armour (15 GC)

·         Treasure Hunter (79 GC)

·         Kennel - +1 hound allowed in the warband (250 GC)

·         One hound to go in the kennel (9 GC)

TOTAL = 457 GC

(63 GC left in the vault)

End Game One	Base of Operations
Headquarters	Inn
Upgrades	Carrier Pigeon Kennel
Vault	Grimoire (Fast Act) Potion of Toughness Demon in a Bottle 63 GC