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Retro musings on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay

This blog is a vehicle for my thoughts on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and related matters. The focus is on WFRP’s first edition, but I also touch on WFRP’s fourth edition, WFB’s first three editions and other old-school tabletop games.

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GASLIGHTING

HISTORY. Adding a new post to ‘The WFRP Story’.

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WOMB OF THE GODS, PART TWO

GUEST POST. Robin Low provides descriptions and statistics for horrors from the warp.

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WOMB OF THE GODS, PART ONE

GUEST POST. WFRP writer Robin Low writes about his ideas of the Warhammer world’s metaphysics.

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ON THE WRITE TRACK

HISTORY. Some historical documents relating to White Dwarf in the late 1980s.

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THE NEW OLD WORLD

MISCELLANEOUS. GW’s return to the original Warhammer setting.

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RAT RACE

REVIEWS. I examine The Horned Rat Companion.

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INTERVIEW WITH GRAEME DAVIS, PART TWO

INTERVIEWS. The continuation of my conversation with Graeme Davis, discussing the Enemy Within Director’s Cut and also his new projects at The Rookery.

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INTERVIEW WITH GRAEME DAVIS, PART ONE

INTERVIEWS. Graeme Davis spills the beans (well, some of them) on the writing of the Enemy Within Director’s Cut.

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GIFT OF TONGUES

MISCELLANEOUS. Awesome Lies in other languages.

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L’ENNEMI INTÉRIEUR: LE GUIDE

ADVENTURES. The Enemy Within: A Companion in French.

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LOST WARHAMMER: SOQOTRA

HISTORY. Aarrr! There be pirates!

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THE NATURE OF CHAOS

HISTORY. Rick Priestley’s unpublished guide to the metaphysics of Chaos.

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LOST WARHAMMER: REALM OF CHAOS III

HISTORY. More on the recovered content from Realm of Chaos’ unpublished third volume.

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THE ENEMY WITHIN: GAMESMASTER’S TIPS

ADVENTURES. A short list of tips and links for GMs of the fourth-edition Enemy Within campaign.

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INTERVIEW WITH PAUL COCKBURN, PART TWO

INTERVIEWS. Continuing my discussion with one of WFRP1’s creators.

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INTERVIEW WITH PAUL COCKBURN, PART ONE

INTERVIEWS. Paul Cockburn talks about his work on the WFRP1 rulebook.

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GO WITH THE FLOW

ADVENTURES. Some flowcharts to assist GMs of The Horned Rat.

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I SMELL A RAT

REVIEWS. Time to take a look at The Horned Rat.

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A PIECE OF STRING

ADVENTURES. How long is the Enemy Within campaign?

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FIVE YEARS

MISCELLANEOUS. Awesome Lies’ fifth anniversary.

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SPELL BOOKS AND FAIRY BOOKS

ARTWORK. John Blanche’s debt to Henry Justice Ford.

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LOST WARHAMMER: THE ORIENT

HISTORY. Another lost far-eastern supplement.

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BREAKING NEWS

MISCELLANEOUS. Another red-top bombshell.

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OUT OF THE PIT

THOUGHTPIECES. Speculation on the origins of orcs.

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THE SERPENT SON

HISTORY. More images of a possible Warhammer inspiration.

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