Warhammer 3e Demo Experiences -OR- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bits

[frankthedm]

short, non-tactical combats

Non-tactical combats?! Heresy!

 

[Asmor]

Heresy!

No, that's the 40k game. This is about the fantasy RPG.

 

[CapnZapp]

Myself, I'm curios what they'll do with the WH40kRP line.

Probably nothing spectacular? (As in, publish the third rulebook but using the same rule set as in the two first ones. Specifically, not giving it the WFRP overhaul in the foreseeable future)

 

[CapnZapp]

I don't think they got the novels. Black industries kept those.

Black Library, but right you are.

 

[CapnZapp]

Since there wasn't even so much as a single WFRP-TWO event at GenCon, I was pretty pessimistic about the future of this game. There's a lot of bitching and groaning from 1e vs 2e or 2e vs 3e, but not a lot of courage at making it to game conventions to expand our beloved hobby. I applaud any of you who step up to run WFRP (any version) at conventions and game days.

But isn't it normally the publisher who organizes play events (at least at the biggest cons)?

The fact FFG sat on a new edition totally explains why they didn't set up any WFRP2 events, without the lack of any such events suggesting anything like a pessimistic future.

Unless, of course, you are specifically thinking of the second edition, and not the overall Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay game line.

 

[Vyvyan Basterd]

But isn't it normally the publisher who organizes play events (at least at the biggest cons)?

Not in my experience. Other than the RPGA, most game events are run by fans. There are some demos in the dealer's room, but the main playing floors are filled with people like you and me running the games they enjoy.

Edit: In my experience with GenCon.

 

[Emirikol]

But isn't it normally the publisher who organizes play events (at least at the biggest cons)? The fact FFG sat on a new edition totally explains why they didn't set up any WFRP2 events, without the lack of any such events suggesting anything like a pessimistic future. Unless, of course, you are specifically thinking of the second edition, and not the overall Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay game line.

Sure, I understand that sometimes companies will run games, but the other 98.67525% of the time it's up to the fans to run games at conventions.

If the fans don't care enough (or there aren't enough fans) to run games at the largest game conventions in the world what does that say? (this is my weak attempt at trying to guilt more GM's into running games at cons

BTW, here are some more pix from our demo.

jh

 

[Rel]

I sure am diggin' the character card that guy is holding in the 2nd and 4th photos.

 

[Emirikol]

I sure am diggin' the character card that guy is holding in the 2nd and 4th photos.

Yea, that's one of those "new careers" Don't you love photoshop?

jh

 

[jdrakeh]

Reference please?

From the FFG website. . .

The response so far has been overwhelming! In fact, we’ve already sold out of the first wave of the WFRP core set.

Also, a link.