WFRP New Enemy Within Chapter: The Horned Rat by Cubicle 7

[TheSword]

Yeah. I hear you. I could have 100+ players in my circle and not be able to find 3 willing to play WFRP.
I'm buying these mostly to read for inspiration and because I know they'll go out of print and become collectible one day. (Probably when Cubicle 7 loses the license.) In fact, I'm shocked that the entire campaign may be printed (honestly, I expected 1-2 books before the line wrapped up.)

I’m surprised. All three of my groups have expressed interest in giving it a go. That said VTT makes it considerably easier to use.

 

[Retreater]

I’m surprised. All three of my groups have expressed interest in giving it a go. That said VTT makes it considerably easier to use.

The biggest strikes against it for my groups are:
1) it's not D&D (or even d20 based), requiring all new system mastery.
2) it's perceived as another system where you're a weakling and have to run away from everything.
3) the implementation on Roll20 is lacking (no character builder, no official adventure content)

 

[TheSword]

The biggest strikes against it for my groups are:
1) it's not D&D (or even d20 based), requiring all new system mastery.
2) it's perceived as another system where you're a weakling and have to run away from everything.
3) the implementation on Roll20 is lacking (no character builder, no official adventure content)

I get where they’re coming from. I suspect if I wasn’t a fan of earlier editions the first point would put me off.

The second is entirely dependent on how challenging the DM makes it. I don’t think WFRP is a game where PCs are weak... in fact quite the opposite. Fortune and Resilience means they can be very successful. However it is a game where sometimes things go wrong... very wrong. I’ve played a fair bit and I don’t think my party has ever ran a way.

I feel the third, particularly at the start. Luckily the game isn’t really one where levelling your character is a big process. It’s far more granular than that. It isn’t like D&D or where you have a small number of major decisions to make, you have a large number of very minor decisions. A lot of which are random. IMHO the best way to create a character in WFRP is to randomize it as suggested in the book. Amending things if you feel they don’t fit.

 

[RealAlHazred]

I didn't realize The Oldenhaller Contract had a 4e update! This is one of my all time favorite scenarios and the best intro scenario to any game I think ever. You don't finish Oldenhaller and have any questions about the type of game and mood WFRP is going for.

I mean... It's not an official conversion, but I thought the Redditor did a good job.