Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: A Grim World of Perilous Adventure

I can't believe I got this book for such a low price, and it was in extremely good condition. It even made that nice crinkly noise when I opened it!

Gift he had requested. Nice looking.

I was worried when they announced a second edition of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay rules. Part of the appeal of the WFRP rules is that they are so simple, and I feared fiddling could only make things more complicated. But now, having played several sessions with the new rules, I can honestly say that the changes were a great improvement. They managed to keep the simplicity that encourages role-play over power-gaming while cleaning up some of the more clumsy elements (the magic system is a notable improvement). The same career system is in place, but the careers choices have been balanced well enough that there's a good reason to choose any of them, unlike the old rules where some few careers were hardly worth considering. Someone who has never played before and doesn't know the rules could have an entire character rolled up and ready to play in as little as 30 minutes. The entire process is die rolls, so you don't have to make decisions that require knowing the rulebook, like when you have to choose skills or spells in other games. The history of the world is quote a bit lighter than in the previous rulebook, and in my opinion easier to read. Where previously even though it was interesting it was pretty dense and dry, but the history has been rewritten now to be a bit more interesting and relevant for the players. They've removed a few things that used to be included, for instance in the back of the book there used to be maps and images of common buildings but that has been moved to a supplementary book (the Game Master's screen, I believe). That's unfortunate but I can live with it. If you're used to playing with more complicated rules, like d20, Rifts, GURPS or similar, I highly recommend trying out the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay system. See what it's like not having to worry whether your mace does more damage than your longsword. In WFRP the story and the lives of the players are the focus, instead of the rules. Less "roll-play" and more "role-play".

Es ist zurück. Besser und schöner als zuvor. Die meisten (und besten) Änderungen sind bei der Magie zu finden. Das neue System ist wirklich gut und macht auch Sinn. Tzeentch's Curse, welcher bei Doppel, Trippel, Quadrupel-Würfen zu Vorschein kommt, sind zwar tough aber man sollte wissen, dass Magie hat ein Ding Chaos' ist. Die Änderungen der Attributen (bye-bye Ld/Dex hello Agility) machen Sinn und sorgen für Vereinfachungen. Auch hat man die Karrieren etwas gestutzt. Der Assassine ist jetzt nicht mehr der Überkiller mit 4 Attacken. Die Erklärungen der Old World und der Bewohner ist gut und süffig geschrieben. All in all: Ein Muss für alle WFRP Veteranen und solche Gamer, welche ein dreckige gemeine und schwarzhumorige Welt suchen.

かつてヨーロッパでは(A)D&Dをも凌ぐ勢いがあった、WarhammerFRPの待望の新版ルールブックです。 長らく断絶していたため、順調に版上げが続いていたミニチュアゲームとの間に、世界観の齟齬が生まれていました。 それが今作によって解消され、ミニチュアゲームでWarhammerの世界を初体験したプレイヤーにも馴染みやすい内容になっています。 一方、旧FRPでは非常に使いにくかった魔法ルールが、ミニチュアゲームに近い使いやすいものに変更されたため、旧FRPユーザーにとっても新鮮な驚きに満ちたセッションが楽しめるでしょう。 洋書ですが、基本的な部分ではかなり読みやすい英語になっています。 ただしブリティッシュ英語なので、アメリカ製のゲームで使われるものと単語がやや異なります。 英英辞典を片手にチャレンジしてみましょう！