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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Rulebook Hardcover – March 29, 2005

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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP or WHFRP) is a roleplaying system created by Games Workshop. It is set in the Old World, which bears some resemblance to late medieval / renaissance Europe. The world is threatened by the forces of Chaos. The major power in the Old World is the Empire, in which most of the adventures are located. The Empire itself is a country full of intrigue, conspiracies, and dark plots. This is the core set of rules that everyone needs in order to play the RPG.

BL Publishing is the publishing wing of the world famous Games Workshop group of companies. As well as its new Black Industries imprint, the division is also home to the Black Library, which has been producing best-selling and award-winning novels, comics and artbooks set in the worlds of Warhammer since 1997. It also includes the Black Flame fiction imprint for non-Warhammer titles, and Warhammer Historical Wargames.

Warhammer Fantasy Battle was originally published in 1986 and subsequently licensed to Hogshead Publishing. This is the second edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.

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251 pages
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English
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Black Industries
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March 29, 2005
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8.75 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches
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1844162206
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978-1844162208
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Green Ronin Publishing was founded in 2000 by game industry veterans Chris Pramas, Nicole Lindroos, and Hal Mangold. The company has published over 50 books since then, establishing a reputation for innovation and quality that is second to none in the RPG industry. Its award-winning products include Mutants & Masterminds, Book of the Righteous, and Freeport: The City of Adventure. Point your browser to www.greenronin.com for more info.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Industries; 2nd edition (March 29, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 251 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1844162206
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1844162208
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.98 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,209,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Chris Pramas is an award-winning game designer, writer, and publisher. He is best known as the designer of the Dragon Age RPG, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (second edition), and Freeport: The City of Adventure. He is also the founder and president of Green Ronin Publishing, a leading light in the world of pen and paper RPGs. Pramas got his start as a freelancer, writing books for such games as Over the Edge, Feng Shui, and Underground. He later spent four years as a staff designer at Wizards of the Coast, ending his tenure there as a creative director. More recently he's lent his talents to computer games, serving as creative director on the Pirates of the Burning Sea MMO RPG at Flying Lab Software and as lead writer on Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online at Vigil Games. Pramas continues to lead Green Ronin, and the company's successes include such games as DC Adventures, A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, and Mutants & Masterminds.
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Graeme Davis was born near London's Heathrow Airport in 1958 and studied archaeology at the University of Durham.
He is the co-author of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and has written over 50 titles for tabletop roleplaying games. His short stories have appeared in two anthologies by Stone Skin Press, and he has written historical nonfiction for multiple publishers.
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Joe Naylor

Better than ever

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2007

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I was worried when they announced a second edition of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay rules. Part of the appeal of the WFRP rules is that they are so simple, and I feared fiddling could only make things more complicated. But now, having played several sessions with the new rules, I can honestly say that the changes were a great improvement. They managed to keep the simplicity that encourages role-play over power-gaming while cleaning up some of the more clumsy elements (the magic system is a notable improvement). The same career system is in place, but the careers choices have been balanced well enough that there's a good reason to choose any of them, unlike the old rules where some few careers were hardly worth considering.

Someone who has never played before and doesn't know the rules could have an entire character rolled up and ready to play in as little as 30 minutes. The entire process is die rolls, so you don't have to make decisions that require knowing the rulebook, like when you have to choose skills or spells in other games.

The history of the world is quote a bit lighter than in the previous rulebook, and in my opinion easier to read. Where previously even though it was interesting it was pretty dense and dry, but the history has been rewritten now to be a bit more interesting and relevant for the players.

They've removed a few things that used to be included, for instance in the back of the book there used to be maps and images of common buildings but that has been moved to a supplementary book (the Game Master's screen, I believe). That's unfortunate but I can live with it.

If you're used to playing with more complicated rules, like d20, Rifts, GURPS or similar, I highly recommend trying out the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay system. See what it's like not having to worry whether your mace does more damage than your longsword. In WFRP the story and the lives of the players are the focus, instead of the rules. Less "roll-play" and more "role-play".

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K. R. Ashmore

Best PnP RPG on the market?

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2007

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The world is exactly as described: grim and perilous. You roll up your "dooming" at character creation, and spend the game trudging through the peril toward insanity. Of course it depends on your GM, but within the first six games of our first Warhammer campaign, three characters were dead, two were amputees, and one had lost an eye. This might not sound like much fun if you're used to playing essentially indestructible heroes in other games, but trust me, everyone loves it!

The percentile-based system is far easier to deal with than the mechanics of other games we've played; rather than an arbitrary target number assigned by the GM, you need to roll under the number on your sheet (with possible modifiers in degrees of plus or minus ten), so you immediately know whether you succeed or fail. The optional rules for drunkenness, insanity, and disease are often a combination of hilarious and disgusting. Not exactly adults-only, but definitely in the PG-13 range. This is the best pen-and-paper RPG I've played.

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From the bomb shelter in COBRA H.Q.

An excellent return to the FRP world of Warhammer!

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2005

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The new Warhammer roleplay book is an excellent return to the good old days of Warhammer roleplaying. Gone is the cumbersome magic system and the mediore careers and the somewhat clunky dice system. In the new system everything is done by D10s and that helps things greatly. I have high hopes for this new system and the company that puts it out especially when (at the end of the book) the publisher said that there would be new Warhammer material released more often than when Hogshead published it. If you ever played Warhammer roleplay I highly recommend this book as It improves the overall game while adding new flavor. 5 stars all the way!!!

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John Douglas Powers

Great Setting; Crappy System

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2018

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Well-produced product with tons of good information for RPing in the Warhammer setting, but the game system is pretty mediocre, especially the career-driven skill system, which forces players to go through nonsensical decision trees to tailor their characters to their desires.

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L. Michele Scott

Nice Paper and Pencil RPG

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2008

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As an avid AD&D player, that has also sampled other RPGs with friends, I enjoy Warhammer immensely. This is a concise core book that is great for players and DMs alike. Being used to a D&D type of world, it's hard to get used to the idea that magic is ultra rare and frowned upon due to Chaos. But, that's a great twist with this game. Those of you looking for a difference RPG system to try, I'd highly recommend this one. The core book is a must of course. ;)

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Michael Cat

Wouldn't call this "like new" more like used to poor.

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2022

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In addition to some pretty bad damage on the bottom of the cover, the spine is broken. Very disappointing considering it was listed as like new. Even your boy bardin on the front cover is disgusted.

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D. Sanders

Great book, great system

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2007

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I've started running WFRP now, and have purchased a lot of the books. We've had a blast in my group playing the game again, in its 2nd edition form. The book is fairly well laid out and you can create characters and learn the rules very quickly. My only real problem with this book (and Sigmar's Heir - the book about the empire) is that I'd REALLY like to see more maps.

As a GM, WFRP seems pretty deadly for basic career characters. Definitely run your group through a few mock combats before creating your module's encounters so you can get a feel for how fast they'll die. Otherwise, you'll have to do a lot of adjustments on the fly. Oh, and get the GM screen - otherwise you'll be flipping to the critical hits charts a LOT.

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William A. Mayer

Really good rpg

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2013

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This is one of the good ones. No special dice, just ten siders and at most you would need is three. A pair for percentage and one die for the damage if you don't want to keep rolling a d10 from your percentage.. The magic system is okay and as long as you have a good game master, everything else will fall in to place.

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Radagast

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2018

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Well pleased!

TheRogueDM

Get this RIGHT NOW.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2016

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I can't believe I got this book for such a low price, and it was in extremely good condition. It even made that nice crinkly noise when I opened it!

Martin Henzler-Hermann

Rollenspiel trifft Warhammer: eine düstere Liebschaft

Reviewed in Germany on December 14, 2013

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Die 2. Edition des Warhammerrollenspiels kann mit etwas Fantasie, Papier, Stift& W10 und diesem Buch gespielt werden, wodurch man eben nicht noch eine Kreaturensammlung, ein Kampagnenbuch, und Handbücher für Spieler/ Spielleiter braucht (keine Anspielung auf die 3. Edition...;) ).
Nach der üblichen Erklärung, was ein P&P Rollenspiel ist, kommt man direkt zur relativ zufallsorientierten Charaktererstellung, nach ca 45min kann man eigentlich anfangen. Eigene Kapitel finden sich für das berüchtigte Karrierensystem, Kämpfe, Ausrüstung, Magie, die Spielwelt (Extrakapitel: Religion& Glaube), ein -sehr kurzes- Bestiarium und eine Einstiegsrunde. Gewürzt ist das gesamte Buch mit finsteren Anekdoten und dem warhammertypischen schwarzen Humor (Stichwort Stinkfußfieber).
Zu Warhammer selbst muss man natürlich sagen, dass man es wohl mag oder absolut nichts damit anfangen kann, es bildet aber in jedem Fall einen erfrischenden, schmutzigen Kontrast zur High Fantasy, ohne die wichtigen Elemente- also Schwerter, Bier und Epicness- außen vor zu lassen...
Wie oben erwähnt finde ich es sehr löblich, dass man eben keine Ergänzungen o.ä. kaufen muss, allerdings werden Neulinge der Warhammerwelt ihre liebe Not haben, sie durch die eher kleinen Anhangkapitel wirklich zu kennen (für Spielleiter evtl schwierig). Das ist an sich auch nicht erforderlich, wenn man aber die Warhammerwelt bereisen will, die GW und die community verwenden, sollte man noch den ein oder anderen Roman zum Thema gelesen haben, zB Gotrek und Felix.
Empfehlen kann ich dieses Buch allen Warhammerfans& -fanatikern, aber auch allen anderen die Pen&Paper-Rollenspiel gern etwas düster-zynisch haben, selbst RPG-Neulinge werden es mit diesem Buch relativ leicht haben. Da man in seiner privaten Runde außerdem die Regeln etwas zurechtbiegen kann, sind eigentlich nur Gesellschaftsmuffel und Freunde einer heilen Welt von meiner Kaufempfehlung ausgeschlossen. Ach ja, englisch sollte man zumindest lesen können....

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Pendy N.

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Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2019

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Gift he had requested. Nice looking.

ブルカ

第２版！

Reviewed in Japan on June 10, 2005

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かつてヨーロッパでは(A)D&Dをも凌ぐ勢いがあった、WarhammerFRPの待望の新版ルールブックです。
長らく断絶していたため、順調に版上げが続いていたミニチュアゲームとの間に、世界観の齟齬が生まれていました。
それが今作によって解消され、ミニチュアゲームでWarhammerの世界を初体験したプレイヤーにも馴染みやすい内容になっています。
一方、旧FRPでは非常に使いにくかった魔法ルールが、ミニチュアゲームに近い使いやすいものに変更されたため、旧FRPユーザーにとっても新鮮な驚きに満ちたセッションが楽しめるでしょう。
洋書ですが、基本的な部分ではかなり読みやすい英語になっています。
ただしブリティッシュ英語なので、アメリカ製のゲームで使われるものと単語がやや異なります。
英英辞典を片手にチャレンジしてみましょう！

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