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It had long been acknowledged that the magic system in core WFRP was a rather rushed affair, with a perceived lack of flavour being a major complaint. Penned by Ken and Jo Walton, this expansive magic supplement for 1st Edition was long-promised but only emerged right at the tail-end of Hogshead Publishing’s custodianship of the game line in fact, it was one of the very last books Hogshead published for the line, emerging about a year before James Wallis decided to divest himself of the business and shutter its old game lines in 2002. A close look at these supplements therefore seems in order if we’re going to hope for suitable sequels for 4th edition. It’s that cosmology, after all, which gives rise to the conventional religions of the setting, the ways of magic, and the forces of Chaos – all three, in fact, are manifestations of the Warp, just as they are in Warhammer 40,000 or Age of Sigmar. Also, you really appreciate seeing these original pieces in the flesh, as you can see the finer details that get lost in translation when going to press.In both 1st and 2nd edition, some of the most absolutely beloved supplements for WFRP have been big, thick explorations of the unique metaphysic of the Warhammer world. It was absolutely fascinating to hear about the stories behind them, such as the abandoned first attempt at Battlefleet Gothic which became Space Fleet, and finding out that Tony will be illustrating the Fighting Fantasy mobile app that’s out soon.
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Again, many of them are classics you’d recognize from Rogue Trader, Slaves To Darkness, and early issues of White Dwarf. Highlight of the day was having a chat with the thoroughly pleasant artist Tony Hough (GW and Fighting Fantasy artist) as he guided me through his portfolio of illustrations. Here’s a great link from Realm Of Chaos 80s that guides you through it – click me If you’re not familiar with the mechanics, in RPG style, you roll off to create your character and warband, with various attributes and mutations, that can range from fickle to beastly in true Chaos fashion.
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There was a large table hosting a Realms Of Chaos open table game, which was quite fitting as it was the 25th anniversary of Slaves To Darkness, where various Chaos warbands face off against each other in a complete free for all. There where so many well painted armies on display too, which made me feel guilty about my unpainted Pile Of Shame™ So it was nice just to stand back and take it all in. I must admit to not knowing too much about the early editions, as I was a Space Marine/Adeptus Titanicus gamer at the time and entered the world of Warhammer in 4th edition, but had been an avid reader of White Dwarf going back to about issue 100 and always enjoyed reading the battle reports. Looking around the room it was great to see loads of older dudes getting stuck into games of Warhammer and having a great time, no bickering over rules, just rolling dice and having a laugh. RTB01 – Imperial Space Marines, and below it, the Genestealer Limo I must admit freaking out a bit seeing the Cockatrice and Genestealer Cult from WD124 in the flesh, including those limos! I’ve dumped these photos into a gallery for your viewing pleasure –
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One of the best things I noticed as I walked in was a cabinet full of some absolutely classic miniatures you’d recognize from early issues of White Dwarf. It’s an awesome place, they have loads of gaming tables with amazing scenery (check out that Blood Bowl stadium), a bar, snacks, free tea and coffee, racks upon racks of blister packs, and a really cool open house vibe with the Ansell family, Foundry staff and even luminaries such as Rick Priestley, John Stallard, Tony Hough and Guy Carpenter popping in and milling about. They also have a Facebook group for organising gamesįor those of you who don’t know, Foundry Miniatures are currently run by Marcus Ansell, son of Brian Ansell of GW/Citadel fame in the 80s, and they do a huge range of historical miniatures, with some of the older fantasy GW and Citadel stuff.