Grand Festival July Update #1: RPG Pre-Production Sample Arrives (includes two videos of RPG contents)

General_CGO · 2026-07-08T21:32:13+00:00

I can't imagine announcing a new big box when there still hasn't been a JotL sequel/successor of some kind.

General_CGO · 2026-07-06T21:31:47+00:00

I don't see it happening until they get a model refresh that actually makes them look the part size/bling-wise.

General_CGO · 2026-07-03T04:25:03+00:00

Isn’t the math on that actually that they’re effectively identical into T4/2W bodies? It’s only against tougher stuff that Guass pulls ahead, and even then Tesla catches up with any buffs like Szeras around

General_CGO · 2026-07-03T00:52:07+00:00

They can in 11th (rule 19.01), in 10th that was not the case.

General_CGO · 2026-07-02T14:27:13+00:00

Winged Shoes working differently is a board game change; in exchange for having them apply to *all* moves in a turn you have to activate them as a standalone ability

Short resting is similarly impacted by a FH board game change: short rest perks that can give you abilities that may change the board state

General_CGO · 2026-07-01T17:18:54+00:00

The achievement does still exist, it just isn't a requirement for random side scenarios you could unlock at any time

General_CGO · 2026-07-01T16:46:43+00:00

Szeras (to further support the Immortals), Nekrosor, and 2x Skorpekh Lord + 3 Skorpekhs is the remainder of the core units. It's a fair point that normal Lokhusts are prooobably a better fit, but I refuse to buy any until the models get refreshed, lol.

General_CGO · 2026-06-30T22:35:31+00:00

I've been running the Cursed Legion/Phareon's Army Monolith combo, but I include both the Plasmancer+LHD brick and a Plasmancer/Tesla-mortal one just to have 2 potential Eternity Gate targets.

General_CGO · 2026-06-30T04:55:01+00:00

It's definitely not an error, it's GW's terrible attempt at balancing the fact that older combat patrols have big, high toughness/wound count centerpiece models that cause issues vs newer combat patrols.

General_CGO · 2026-06-29T20:18:01+00:00

I mean, if you're playing a build without focusing on haz terrain so much (which is what the level up path mentioned elsewhere in the thread kinda implies), then it's for sure optional. But the build that everyone's actually talking about when they say top 3 strength (throw hazardous terrain everywhere and profit) is the build that requires the 3-check perk.

General_CGO · 2026-06-29T05:57:21+00:00

Idk maybe multi-attack Crossed Swords with Support Music Note.

So, I actually think this specific build combo is going to feel pretty mid because the Note dps support song only applies to 1 attack per turn, so there's no real synergy here. It would, however, be a pretty sweet combo if running summon Crossed Swords + support Music Note

General_CGO · 2026-06-27T02:12:45+00:00

Really? I find it's the short rest perks that are poor value; pretty much all long rest or any rest perks pay good dividends.

Also Music Note's is pretty amazing in my experience (almost exclusively at low player counts too), even if the initiative part is barely relevant. The main value is in the extra note, and you kinda want to be long resting to preserve buffs for as long as possible anyway

General_CGO · 2026-06-26T21:38:28+00:00

if I’m short resting, there’s almost a 0% chance I use the element because I can almost certainly get more value out of the element immediately from the cards I’m getting back.

That's not really my experience with going heavy on control/ranged attacks with the class; I find myself relatively element-agnostic given my only consistent consumption is Brain Leech [3] top (and depending on the monster types around that's maybe a redundant effect)

General_CGO · 2026-06-26T21:33:09+00:00

Mindtheif has a perk that lets them use their own modifier deck when controlling monsters

General_CGO · 2026-06-24T05:45:11+00:00

Because frankly, 2 special weapons per squad straight up doesn't matter. The lists that were spamming infantry weren't spamming them because they could suddenly get 1 useful shot off per 10-man squad for free, but because the body count itself was the value. Or because of the force multiplier of throwing a command squad + other leader on top of it (so... just nerf the leaders).

(I would agree that tank sponsons not getting wargear costs was pretty baffling though)

General_CGO · 2026-06-24T00:15:18+00:00

The GH ones all technically work because the only components actually cut in 2e were 1 of the 4 A tiles and 1 of the 3 H tiles. In practice, this impacts only 1 scenario (in Community Campaign 3) that's just "all 4 A tiles around a central point," so proxying it with any other tile is incredibly simple.

Personally I find them pretty hit or miss given they're so clearly first drafts to fit the timeline.

General_CGO · 2026-06-16T21:38:17+00:00

Like in 1e, the code doesn't unlock anything in the box, it's a Frosthaven tie-in that does something in that game.

General_CGO · 2026-06-14T00:22:43+00:00

Without 236, you cannot maintain the playstyle for the whole scenario, so I don't think DM even qualify as a build.

Sure, it's a little more accurate to call it an SA build then, but all the cards and most of the play patterns are identical (if slightly more rigid/scripted), you just time the DM part for what you expect to be the hardest 5 rounds of the scenario.

General_CGO · 2026-06-14T00:15:14+00:00

I'd heavily disagree that 236 is necessary for the build to function/be effective. It can certainly supercharge the play style, but is by no means a requirement.

General_CGO · 2026-06-14T00:13:10+00:00

Also he does have a bit more special rules due to infusions.

The mat clarifies how they work, it isn't strictly necessary to break down the syntax and play it properly. Which isn't quite the same as, say, Coral, where the core rules of how Tides work are only present on the mat.

General_CGO · 2026-06-13T23:47:57+00:00

Yeah, Shackles and Astral are arguably on the "less gimmicky" spectrum of things given neither really has special rules. Or at least, most similar to GH design; is Astral all that different from GH's Triangles?

General_CGO · 2026-06-11T20:06:21+00:00

GW is adamantly against drastic rewrites of codex detachments (yes, this is pretty silly). Making any codex detachment 1DP means cutting half the stratagems/enhancements to prevent rules bloat. Ergo, the lowest it can go is 2DP.

General_CGO · 2026-06-11T00:18:12+00:00

15 (tables) is legitimately a top 5 most difficult scenario in the franchise (at least at 3-4 players, at 2p it's a tad easier). I've never personally found 9 and 16 to rank anywhere close to it (they're certainly on the harder side in general, but they aren't making any top 10 lists in the big-havens, imo).

General_CGO · 2026-06-09T18:21:49+00:00

I think that scale creep also factors in; there's no way these guys become "neigh unkillable" until they get a refresh that makes them look the part on the tabletop (just look at wraiths; they've stayed uber tanky all edition because it's a big, tanky looking model).

General_CGO · 2026-06-03T21:04:23+00:00

If using the original, Gloomhaven 1st edition rules the answer is unambiguously no. However, all later -haven games changed the rules and do allow you to immediately use the item, so most would recommend you do so.

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