Series: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Games Workshop (November 8, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1869893026
ISBN-13: 978-1869893026
Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay This book was originally published by Games Workshop to compliment their popular Warhammer Fantasy Battle miniatures game. It has long been a gamers' favourite (including this reviewer) despite the lack of supplementary material. A complete system in one volume, this book covers all the rules and background required to play: characters, monsters, combat, magic, religion, and the history and geography of the Warhammer game world. A short adventure 'The Oldenhaller Contract' is also provided to introduce new players to the game.WFRP introduced the unique 'career' system where the players advance through progression in a series of careers. More than 100 varied careers are detailed, each with its own skills. This system allows players to create a truly unique character and offers more flexibility than the typical Fighter/Mage/Thief/Cleric choices common in other fantasy roleplaying games. Combat is deadly and realistic (at least as much as is possible in a fantasy game), which quickly teaches new players to seek less violent solutions to problems. The standard mechanics are simple percentile based which is both a plus and a minus. They greatly speed up play (no reams of tables and modifiers to consult) but have been criticised as being too simple especially as regards to non-combat skills which do not allow characters to improve over time. The magic system is the weakest section in WFRP, being slanted towards the more martial applications - possibly since it was inherited from the Warhammer Fantasy Battle game.
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