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Author Topic: Is anyone looking at WFRP4e yet?  (Read 7998 times)

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« on: July 30, 2018, 08:14:58 AM »
The WFRP4e early release pdf has been out for a few days. It has lots of little fixes that need to be done, and the lack of bookmarks is irritating, so I'm looking forward to when they replace the file with the finished version. Until then, this does show what looks to be a beautiful product and the system seems to be a fairly evolutionary step on the 1e-2e lines (not sure about magick yet, I haven't gotten that far).

I can already tell that this will cause me to permanently shelf Zweihander.

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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2018, 08:52:41 AM »
"Permanently shelf Zweihander" has my interest piqued. I didn't much care for WFRP3 so I had not even given 4th a thought until now.

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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2018, 10:25:43 AM »
I'm still reading through it... I like it a lot so far. Thank Christ C7 dropped the horrific 3e concept and went back to the original roots of the game.
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« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2018, 12:09:15 AM »
Not interested. I found a conversion for much of my 3e stuff to FFG's Genesys system.

The talent structure is a better way to handle career advancement than the cards.
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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2018, 12:47:11 AM »
I have only been able to glance at the book so far.  What I have seen I like.

I was initially put off by Resolve and Resilience.  I dislike expendable resources (willpower points, luck points, fate points, etc.) as they feel like rewinding time to succeed after failing rather than just dealing with the results and moving on.  But Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay has always had Fate points, so I will learn to live with them.

I approve of the character creation rules.  You can pick and point buy for your character or you can roll randomly.  The more you accept chaos (random rolls), the more experience you get for your starting career.
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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2018, 12:54:03 AM »
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I approve of the character creation rules.  You can pick and point buy for your character or you can roll randomly.  The more you accept chaos (random rolls), the more experience you get for your starting career.
I like that elves are only 2% of the random rolls. If you want to play an elf, be prepared to forgo some of that bonus starting XP.

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« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2018, 01:29:33 AM »
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I like that elves are only 2% of the random rolls. If you want to play an elf, be prepared to forgo some of that bonus starting XP.

Yes, I do think the breakdown percentage of Humans and the non-Humans is good.  I always secretly disliked my players choosing Dwarves and Elves in previous editions.
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2018, 03:54:09 AM »
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Yes, I do think the breakdown percentage of Humans and the non-Humans is good.  I always secretly disliked my players choosing Dwarves and Elves in previous editions.

They still have the option to make that choice, but now there is a cost to making it unless the dice are very kind.

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« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2018, 01:26:12 PM »
Sounds promising. Ultimately, it would need to be significantly more useful than 2e for me to consider it.
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« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2018, 04:11:20 PM »
I'm definitely interested.
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« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2018, 04:23:31 PM »
I'm one of those few weirdos happy with 3e.  I'm holding out to see what C7 does with Age of Sigmar.  Love the setting.

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« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2018, 05:06:27 PM »
I think the important question here is can you die of typhus because someone hit you with a board full of rusty nails while having a knock-down brawl in an alleyway being used as a midden?

Because if the answer is "Yes!" then it's WHFRP enough for me.
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« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2018, 06:27:38 PM »
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I'm one of those few weirdos happy with 3e.  I'm holding out to see what C7 does with Age of Sigmar.  Love the setting.

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« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2018, 10:04:29 PM »
I am very, very interested.

I've never played WFR before. Watched a youtube series flicking through the PDF, and I liked what I saw: persistent injuries, madness, disease, unpredictable magic, critical hit locations and charts... I get the feeling the game is dangerous and gritty, with the Old World backdrop (which years ago I didnt like, but have come around to).

The only thing I dont like is the $30 for a PDF price tag. Sheesh! I guess it is colour though, and 350 or something pages, so it's big. I want to see some final reviews and play videos before getting it however.

I am keen to know.... (i) how easy/quick healing is, and (ii) whether there are "improvised" actions/stunts in combat. Can anyone shed any light on these?
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« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2018, 09:03:39 AM »
Does anyone know if they fixed or lessened the whiff factor of combat. I'm not looking forward to more " I swing and I miss" in combat. .