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WFRP - THIRD Edition Announced from FFG
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Ok, this is utterly bizarre.
You can find a lot more information here:
Fantasy Flight Games [Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - Description] - Leading publisher of board, card, and roleplaying games.
Basically, the (eight-sided or six-sided) dice have custom symbols on them. When you attack, you compare the dice symbols to the power card to see the result.
"You hit for normal damage"
"You hit for +2 damage"
"Perform a manouever for free"
"One enemy within close range of you who is not engaged with an opponent may engage you"
Very odd.
Cheers!
You can find a lot more information here:
Fantasy Flight Games [Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - Description] - Leading publisher of board, card, and roleplaying games.
Basically, the (eight-sided or six-sided) dice have custom symbols on them. When you attack, you compare the dice symbols to the power card to see the result.
"You hit for normal damage"
"You hit for +2 damage"
"Perform a manouever for free"
"One enemy within close range of you who is not engaged with an opponent may engage you"
Very odd.
Cheers!
pedr
Explorer
This could be an excellent entry-point to the rpg part of the hobby.
It does rely on someone shelling out a big chunk of cash, but I like the fact that it's scaled for four players including the GM: it does often feel as if the 'five or six person practical minimum' for a lot of mainstream RPGs can be a stumbling-block.
A lot of people will probably say that this is what some of the 4e designers wanted but couldn't take far enough. I don't think I agree - 4e is a continuation of a particular approach to rpgs, and I don't think that would have lent itself to a severe reduction in complexity - the 'creating, building, and customising/optimising your character' activity is such a key part of D&D. This seems to be a far larger departure from WFRP's past (perhaps because FFG think that the players of 2nd ed WFRP have a pretty good game which doesn't need a new edition which frees them to create something different) - and the Warhammer link with the broad spectrum of table-top games makes it a great property to hang these innovations on.
I'm fascinated by this. I don't really think I'm in its primary target market but it looks very interesting, and if it encourages people to play games and have fun while creating and roleplaying characters then I'm all for it - and might end up playing (and even, perhaps, buying!) it myself.
It does rely on someone shelling out a big chunk of cash, but I like the fact that it's scaled for four players including the GM: it does often feel as if the 'five or six person practical minimum' for a lot of mainstream RPGs can be a stumbling-block.
A lot of people will probably say that this is what some of the 4e designers wanted but couldn't take far enough. I don't think I agree - 4e is a continuation of a particular approach to rpgs, and I don't think that would have lent itself to a severe reduction in complexity - the 'creating, building, and customising/optimising your character' activity is such a key part of D&D. This seems to be a far larger departure from WFRP's past (perhaps because FFG think that the players of 2nd ed WFRP have a pretty good game which doesn't need a new edition which frees them to create something different) - and the Warhammer link with the broad spectrum of table-top games makes it a great property to hang these innovations on.
I'm fascinated by this. I don't really think I'm in its primary target market but it looks very interesting, and if it encourages people to play games and have fun while creating and roleplaying characters then I'm all for it - and might end up playing (and even, perhaps, buying!) it myself.
Herremann the Wise
First Post
It actually looks like it would be really good (in a Game of Thrones board game type of way) - but seemingly having very little in common with it's two predecessors.
Best Regards
Herremann the Wise
Best Regards
Herremann the Wise
thedungeondelver
Adventurer
WARHAMMER FANTASY ROLE-PLAY 1st and 2nd editions is a dice/pencil/paper RPG, this is a leap away from that towards a boardgame like DESCENT: JOURNEYS IN THE DARK.
AdmundfortGeographer
Getting lost in fantasy maps
$99 for the package? Yowser. Then again, if this box is all the rules, nothing but the rules, and no further rules expansions ever for the life of the line . . . that may be nifty.
Knowing this is Games Workshop here, I wonder how they will extend the line after this $99 set is bought by customers. What kind of expansions are planned and what price, and how often they get released.
I hadn't yet sold my WHFRP 2 material yet, but when I heard the announcement long ago I psychologically began planning parting with the books. I'm not yet sure if I'll make the leap and sell it all off, but I'm closer to now.
Knowing this is Games Workshop here, I wonder how they will extend the line after this $99 set is bought by customers. What kind of expansions are planned and what price, and how often they get released.
I hadn't yet sold my WHFRP 2 material yet, but when I heard the announcement long ago I psychologically began planning parting with the books. I'm not yet sure if I'll make the leap and sell it all off, but I'm closer to now.
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