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The first edition of [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] was released by [[Games Workshop]] in 1986.  
 
The first edition of [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] was released by [[Games Workshop]] in 1986.  
  
 
== Contents ==
 
== Contents ==
Two epic campaigns were released: [[The Enemy Within]] by Games Workshop and [[The Doomstones Campaign]] by [[Flame Publications]].
 
  
 
The setting is similar to the early [[Warhammer]] background, including notable characters like [[Constant Drachenfels]] and a dark renaissance interpretation of [[Bretonnia]].
 
The setting is similar to the early [[Warhammer]] background, including notable characters like [[Constant Drachenfels]] and a dark renaissance interpretation of [[Bretonnia]].
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The First Edition features a d100 (percentile) system with attributes based off of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles stat line.  Characters also have fate points, which help save characters from death or other grisly fates. Characters begin with a very basic career - anything from a bailif to a rat catcher - and progress to move advanced careers, if they survive. The game included four basic races: [[Dwarfs]], [[Halflings]], [[Humans]], and [[Elves]].
 
The First Edition features a d100 (percentile) system with attributes based off of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles stat line.  Characters also have fate points, which help save characters from death or other grisly fates. Characters begin with a very basic career - anything from a bailif to a rat catcher - and progress to move advanced careers, if they survive. The game included four basic races: [[Dwarfs]], [[Halflings]], [[Humans]], and [[Elves]].
  
A number of supplments were produced by [[Hogshead Publishing]] under licence from Games Workshop ltd. including:
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==Rulebook==
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* [[WFRP Rulebook (1st Edition)]]
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==Supplements==
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A number of supplements were produced, some by [[Hogshead Publishing]] under licence from Games Workshop ltd. including:
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* [[Apocrypha Now]]
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* [[Apocrypha 2 Chart of Darkness]]
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* [[Castle Drachenfels (book)]]
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* [[Character Pack (1st Edition)]]
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* [[Corrupting Influence]]
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* [[Death's Dark Shadow]]
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* [[Dwarfs: Stone and Steel]]: A comprehensive sourcebook on the Dwarfs.
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* [[Marienburg: Sold Down the River]]: A sorucebook on the infamous city-port.
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* [[Middenheim: City of Chaos]]
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* [[Realms of Sorcery (1st Edition)]]
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* [[The Restless Dead]]
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* [[Warhammer Townscape]]
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==Campaigns==
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Two epic campaigns were released: [[The Enemy Within]] by Games Workshop and [[The Doomstones Campaign]] by [[Flame Publications]].
  
* [[Dwarfs: Stone and Steel]]
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* [[The Dying of the Light]]
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* [[Return of the Lichemaster]]
  
 
[[Category:Army books and Rulebooks]]
 
[[Category:Army books and Rulebooks]]
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[[Category:Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]]
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[[Category:1st Edition]]

Revision as of 10:38, 9 November 2019

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (1st Edition)
WFRP 1st Edition Cover 001.jpg
Followed by Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (2nd Edition)


The first edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay was released by Games Workshop in 1986.

Contents

The setting is similar to the early Warhammer background, including notable characters like Constant Drachenfels and a dark renaissance interpretation of Bretonnia.

The First Edition features a d100 (percentile) system with attributes based off of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles stat line. Characters also have fate points, which help save characters from death or other grisly fates. Characters begin with a very basic career - anything from a bailif to a rat catcher - and progress to move advanced careers, if they survive. The game included four basic races: Dwarfs, Halflings, Humans, and Elves.

Rulebook

Supplements

A number of supplements were produced, some by Hogshead Publishing under licence from Games Workshop ltd. including:

Campaigns

Two epic campaigns were released: The Enemy Within by Games Workshop and The Doomstones Campaign by Flame Publications.