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'''Warmaster''' is a [[Tabletop]] game, located in the [[Warhammer World]]. It is played with sightly smaller miniatures than WHFB, which are used in much larger numbers. In fact, Warmaster is the counterpart to [[lex_en_wh40k:Epic|Epic]] or [[lex_en_wh40k:Epic Armageddon|Epic Armageddon]] for Warhammer Fantasy.
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'''Warmaster''' is a [[Tabletop]] game, located in the [[Warhammer World]]. It is played at the 10mm scale (versus the 28mm scale of the Fantasy Battle system), and is the Fantasy counterpart to Warhammer 40K's [[lex_en_wh40k:Epic|Epic]] systems.
 
[[Image:Warmaster Rulebook Cover.jpg|thumb|right|Warmaster core book]]  
 
[[Image:Warmaster Rulebook Cover.jpg|thumb|right|Warmaster core book]]  
Warmaster was created by [[Rick Priestley]], and published first March 2000. The core rulebook "Warmaster" was published as a hardcover, there was no boxed game. All miniatures for Warmaster are made of metal. Inside the core rulebook you will find the general rules and the rules for the following armies:  
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Warmaster was created by [[Rick Priestley]], and published first March 2000. The core rulebook "Warmaster" was published as a hardcover; there was no boxed game. All miniatures for Warmaster are made of metal. Inside the core rulebook are general game rules and the following army lists:  
  
 
* [[High Elves]]  
 
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* [[Chaos]] - [[Chaos Warriors]] and [[Chaos Marauders]]  
 
* [[Chaos]] - [[Chaos Warriors]] and [[Chaos Marauders]]  
  
Until July 2000 miniatures for all this army lists were published. At least '''Warmaster''' wasn't as popular as thought by [[Games Workshop]].
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[[Games Workshop]] published miniatures for all army lists until July 2000, due to declining popularity.  
  
 
==Warmaster at Specialist Games==
 
==Warmaster at Specialist Games==
After the publication of the last miniatures of the army ranges published in the book the game was handed over to [[Fanatic Games]] - a branch of Games Workshop that was later called [[Specialist Games]].
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After the publication of the last miniatures of the army ranges published in the book, the game was handed over to [[Fanatic Games]] - a branch of Games Workshop that was later called [[Specialist Games]].
 
[[Image:Warmaster Annual 2002.gif|thumb|right|Warmaster Annual 2002]]  
 
[[Image:Warmaster Annual 2002.gif|thumb|right|Warmaster Annual 2002]]  
There siege equipement and a bunch of new armies were created and published:
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Rules for siege equipment and several new armies were published:
  
 
* [[Kislev]]ites
 
* [[Kislev]]ites
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* [[Araby]]
 
* [[Araby]]
  
Also a magazine was published - called [[Warmaster Magazine]] or Warmag - which contained all the rules for those new armies, special scenarios, rules for Siege warfare and Ships and house rules for converted armies like
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Also a magazine was published - called [[Warmaster Magazine]] or "Warmag" - which contained all the rules for those new armies, special scenarios, rules for Siege warfare and Ships and house rules for converted armies like
  
 
* Natives/Defenders of [[Albion]]
 
* Natives/Defenders of [[Albion]]
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Some of those rules - official as well as house rules - were re-published in a book called [[Warmaster Annual]].
 
Some of those rules - official as well as house rules - were re-published in a book called [[Warmaster Annual]].
  
Later Specialist Games was re-integrated into the Games Workshop main company and they stopped the publication of the [[Fanatic Magazine]]. Nearly the complete content of those magazines re-appeared on the Specialist-Games-Homepage as pdf-files, to download for free as well as new material.
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Later Specialist Games was re-integrated into the Games Workshop main company and they stopped the publication of the [[Fanatic Magazine]]. Nearly the complete content of those magazines re-appeared on the Specialist Games Homepage as PDF files, to download for free as well as new material.
  
 
==Weblinks/Sources==
 
==Weblinks/Sources==

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Warmaster is a Tabletop game, located in the Warhammer World. It is played at the 10mm scale (versus the 28mm scale of the Fantasy Battle system), and is the Fantasy counterpart to Warhammer 40K's Epic systems.

Warmaster core book

Warmaster was created by Rick Priestley, and published first March 2000. The core rulebook "Warmaster" was published as a hardcover; there was no boxed game. All miniatures for Warmaster are made of metal. Inside the core rulebook are general game rules and the following army lists:

Games Workshop published miniatures for all army lists until July 2000, due to declining popularity.

Warmaster at Specialist Games

After the publication of the last miniatures of the army ranges published in the book, the game was handed over to Fanatic Games - a branch of Games Workshop that was later called Specialist Games.

Warmaster Annual 2002

Rules for siege equipment and several new armies were published:

Also a magazine was published - called Warmaster Magazine or "Warmag" - which contained all the rules for those new armies, special scenarios, rules for Siege warfare and Ships and house rules for converted armies like

Some of those rules - official as well as house rules - were re-published in a book called Warmaster Annual.

Later Specialist Games was re-integrated into the Games Workshop main company and they stopped the publication of the Fanatic Magazine. Nearly the complete content of those magazines re-appeared on the Specialist Games Homepage as PDF files, to download for free as well as new material.

Weblinks/Sources