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Hey, I recently had someone recommend warhammer fantasy as another option to playing other fantasy roleplaying games. I was wondering why anyone thought it was a good system to use, and whats unique about it that sets it apart from the rest.

I play dark heresy, so I am somewhat similar to the system, but as to the game as a whole I'm not really sure how it translates based on what I know about the warhammer fantasy world.

Some basic questions to start with:

Do "fate points" exist in that system?
How is weaponry scaled?
Does it use the same experience system as in DH?

I wish I could help you but I am in the same boat. It is the game I always wanted to play but no one around here plays it. Have an old Hogshead Publishing WFRP book and everything.

I have the 2nd edition book. Its pretty solid looking, I have not been able to play it though. But overall opinion I see is that 3rd edition is a step down from 2nd. There were a few web-communities devoted to 2nd edition entirely.

Strike-to-stun is the most prominent I remember, but they might have gone to 3rd edition.

Tilean Bastard wrote:I have the 2nd edition book. Its pretty solid looking, I have not been able to play it though. But overall opinion I see is that 3rd edition is a step down from 2nd.

The feeling that 3rd is a step down from 2nd is based upon some very vocal people on the interwebz getting hung up on the fact that 3rd came with lots of cards and counters to help you keep track of your skills/etc. Most people that have actually played it properly actually seem to like the changes that have been made. FF are trying to counter the "You need all these extra cards" arguments by releasing the 3rd ed rules as a set of cardless books with everything in the traditional tables as well.

While I've not played it yet, I've read the books and it certainly looks very good as a system and the skill/action cards are a godsend in keeping track of what's actually going on.

endtransmission wrote:FF are trying to counter the "You need all these extra cards" arguments by releasing the 3rd ed rules as a set of cardless books with everything in the traditional tables as well.

True about 3rd ed rules without cards? might make it more appealing to me.

The main thing that put me off moving from 2nd ed to 3rd was the cost of the 3rd ed boxset, and a lot of reviews say it doesn't work very well for long campaigns as you start to run out of cards/counters/careers. Hence more and more supplements with more bits and it just looks like the cost would mount up.

True fact! : http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1670

There are accompanying books for the player's guide and monster book too.

It is also possible to now buy boxes of just the cards if you need more of them as a campaign continues.

juraigamer wrote:I play dark heresy, so I am somewhat similar to the system, but as to the game as a whole I'm not really sure how it translates based on what I know about the warhammer fantasy world.

Some basic questions to start with:

Do "fate points" exist in that system?
How is weaponry scaled?
Does it use the same experience system as in DH?

For second edition

1 - yep
2 - normal, good craftsmanship, best craftsmanship, special weapons
3 - haven't played DH, but you spend xp on various attributes/skills/talents. When you max out your attributes, you can then progress your career to something else (priest to warrior priest etc)