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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ngenius" data-source="post: 9782111" data-attributes="member: 14679">In an exclusive reveal, RPG publisher Cubicle 7 has informed Wargamer that a new edition of the classic Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay system is almost ready to launch, due in 2026 alongside the 40th anniversary of the classic grimdark fantasy RPG. Head of Creative and Design Dominic McDowall promises that fifth edition will be an "evolution, not a revolution" of the familiar fourth edition rules, and that backwards compatibility with current supplements is "one of the key things" the design team has prioritised.The fifth edition rules will be backwards compatible with fourth edition, great news for anyone who has a heaving shelf full of fourth edition books. "The numeric ranges [for difficulties] are all the same, the names for [skills and talents] are the same", McDowall-Thomas says, though the specifics of how an ability functions may change. He expects there will be "a couple of things that will have changed enough that we'll put out a document to accompany the launch" to explain how to square them, but for the most part, you should be able to use older supplements without much fuss.[ATTACH=full]420127[/ATTACH]In general, you shouldn't expect fourth edition books to be rereleased with updated rules any time soon. "One of the reasons for the backwards compatibility is that we've got so many plans, the last thing we want to do is to have to go back and remake anything that we've already done", McDowall-Thomas says.</blockquote>

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