tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post2927155104552168421..comments2024-03-28T06:24:07.932-07:00Comments on Realm of Chaos 80s: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: 30th Anniversary Orlygghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-49625683754829561072016-10-26T10:25:03.237-07:002016-10-26T10:25:03.237-07:00I am glad that you enjoyed it and that it stirred ...I am glad that you enjoyed it and that it stirred up a few memories!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-31754506752333953622016-10-26T10:24:41.399-07:002016-10-26T10:24:41.399-07:00Thank you for your thoughts. (:Thank you for your thoughts. (:Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-78218680701620756572016-10-26T10:24:09.653-07:002016-10-26T10:24:09.653-07:00I too fell that the final hurdle when GMing the ga...I too fell that the final hurdle when GMing the game. We finished Death on the Reik and then stopped. In hindsight, perhaps that wasn't such a bad thing. How do you top the greatest scenario ever put to print?Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-24468137307776344382016-10-26T10:21:08.628-07:002016-10-26T10:21:08.628-07:00But were they good years?But were they good years?Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-54218202278571883932016-10-26T10:20:56.907-07:002016-10-26T10:20:56.907-07:00Glad that I am not alone! Glad that I am not alone! Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-26680832471324751762016-10-26T10:20:42.726-07:002016-10-26T10:20:42.726-07:00I used to spend Sunday afternoon's just creati...I used to spend Sunday afternoon's just creating characters as a youth. I then owned the character pack (the yellow version) and spend many a happy hour devising all classes of character and then never using them. I am sure it was a hobby in itself! Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-31475963892272093332016-10-26T10:19:41.772-07:002016-10-26T10:19:41.772-07:00Nothing like the feel of the hardback edition in t...Nothing like the feel of the hardback edition in the hands. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-29060695371587418492016-10-26T10:19:11.181-07:002016-10-26T10:19:11.181-07:00Good luck with that. (:Good luck with that. (:Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-72385843069049325722016-10-26T10:18:50.857-07:002016-10-26T10:18:50.857-07:00Agreed!Agreed!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-48898212284587708252016-10-26T10:18:35.942-07:002016-10-26T10:18:35.942-07:00"Overdo it and Warhammer just seems like a fu..."Overdo it and Warhammer just seems like a fun house."<br /><br />Wise words. And true, just look at Age of Sigmar!!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-30060986543953381032016-10-26T10:17:52.808-07:002016-10-26T10:17:52.808-07:00Good luck with that! I am surprised how expensive ...Good luck with that! I am surprised how expensive the WFRP material has become online. I sold my original Empire in Flames for £70 over ten years ago! I doubt I will never get my hands on another physical copy. ):Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-59004233550205550692016-10-26T10:08:28.228-07:002016-10-26T10:08:28.228-07:00Well said Hegel. Roleplaying, like 'proper'...Well said Hegel. Roleplaying, like 'proper' wargaming, is a shared social experience that doesn't need a victor, just satisfied players. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-30853836579256066842016-10-26T10:07:28.429-07:002016-10-26T10:07:28.429-07:00I really enjoyed our blog approach all those years...I really enjoyed our blog approach all those years ago. Such a shame it didn't work out!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-90985883386424536762016-10-26T10:07:02.940-07:002016-10-26T10:07:02.940-07:00Like you, I searched for the out of print copies o...Like you, I searched for the out of print copies of the game in the late '90s, before the Hogshead reprintings. I remember popping into Virgin and seeing copies of the rulebook for sale and it blew my mind. Shame that I have bought most of them second hand by then. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-34883962304454858642016-10-26T10:05:42.609-07:002016-10-26T10:05:42.609-07:00I too enjoyed the background material put out in W...I too enjoyed the background material put out in White Dwarf and they remain to this day my favourite articles in the magazine. I intend to look at them all in detail. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-75133876273167071372016-10-26T10:04:34.463-07:002016-10-26T10:04:34.463-07:00It is a beautiful game. I have had the pleasure of...It is a beautiful game. I have had the pleasure of playing through most of the Enemy Within as GM. I would like to do it again as a player!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-50689394363884698952016-10-26T10:03:49.430-07:002016-10-26T10:03:49.430-07:00You wait until it's fifty years, Mike!!You wait until it's fifty years, Mike!!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-17635025332429175862016-10-21T23:35:37.004-07:002016-10-21T23:35:37.004-07:00A grand game and grand times, well-evoked by your ...A grand game and grand times, well-evoked by your article. Many good memories. Kraken Wakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675999641597167636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-39446057251239798782016-10-19T17:26:37.753-07:002016-10-19T17:26:37.753-07:00Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay is probably tied with t...Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay is probably tied with the Original and Basic/Expert editions of D&D as my favourite RPG system. The career system is great and the whole game is suitably brutal for the Warhammer universe. While it's an amazing and well produced package I don't think I agree that it was as strikingly original as you describe.<br /><br />I don't think that the 'grimdark' element of WFRP was as sshocking in the '80s as it is now. The earlier editions of D&D and AD&D were quite dark and had no qualms about killing off large numbers of PCs. They were much more dark ages games. Human life was expendable. The focus of play was much more on exploration, dangerous environs, and skirting danger that was beyond the player characters capacity. There were dedicated rules for caravans of hirelings for a reason, because they died in droves, often taking the PCs with them. There weren't yet the huge HP numbers, the more 'amateur theater' style of roleplay, and all of the feat and ability based combat. Roll the dice and die was an old saying (Steve Jackson maybe?).<br /><br />I also think the obvious influence of Chaosium's (later Avalon Hill's) RuneQuest system has to be acknowledged. The % based resolution systems and a lot of the 'atypical' (eg. non-Tolkien, non-D&D) creatures and chaotic forces are clearly influenced by RuneQuest. It was a pretty popular system at the time and we know that Games Workshop was involved with distributing and promoting Chaosium products in the UK, so it only makes sense. <br /><br />Not to take away from the greatness of WFRP, but a bit of historical context helps I think. Eorlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197022853739510873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-76122390459177365352016-10-18T05:22:41.058-07:002016-10-18T05:22:41.058-07:00Hogshead reprints were the best thing to happen to...Hogshead reprints were the best thing to happen to old Warhammer Roleplay.<br /><br />I have been lucky enough to play Enemy Within campaign several times, though never to the final part Empire in flames.Jonashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838302056850766272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-19268208953257232832016-10-18T04:21:08.270-07:002016-10-18T04:21:08.270-07:0030 years! Ouch, where did that go.30 years! Ouch, where did that go.Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-7584960662225234532016-10-16T12:59:52.802-07:002016-10-16T12:59:52.802-07:00I Love WHFRP!!! Happy 30thI Love WHFRP!!! Happy 30thClubsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15745183434977381573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-46452086536747494592016-10-16T05:26:19.485-07:002016-10-16T05:26:19.485-07:00I recently found an old school exercise book with ...I recently found an old school exercise book with several pages of characters for WFRP that I'd rolled up, none of which I ever actually playedRivohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862803953863889027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-58502783894167107452016-10-15T23:46:55.970-07:002016-10-15T23:46:55.970-07:00I hadn't realised it was 30 years! As it happe...I hadn't realised it was 30 years! As it happens, I've just bought a mint hardback to replace my old one I lost. Herbert Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236603020043553029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-79520108964176826372016-10-14T12:48:44.536-07:002016-10-14T12:48:44.536-07:00Regretably I sold all my WHFRP stuff in 2002. Now ...Regretably I sold all my WHFRP stuff in 2002. Now trying to get it back to start a group to see if they like roleplaying.Ergohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224447308500707950noreply@blogger.com