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« on: March 01, 2012, 02:09:46 PM »
A surprise and clever move for FFG - http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3112

I can't see how a $60 product with all of the chaff can cover the same scope as the original campaign, but they do expect it to cover at least 30 sessions. I see its broken into 3 adventures and it looks very different in terms of story.

Still interesting.

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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2012, 02:15:49 PM »
I think Rince's head just exploded.

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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2012, 02:26:07 PM »
Colour me unsurprised. It's WotC all over again. Outreach to fans of previous editions.

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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2012, 03:08:26 PM »
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A surprise and clever move for FFG - http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3112

I can't see how a $60 product with all of the chaff can cover the same scope as the original campaign


Oh dear gods, no! I'm hoping that is a sign that FFG will drop WFRP $$$E after this! Though, perhaps I'm too hopeful?

Why would I spend $60 on it (caresses large WFRP 1st Editon collection). Firstly I'd have to pick up the box set for the rules (the books for WFRP 3rd Edition were f-ing awful by the way) costing me $99! Furthermore, I'd need whatever rules FFG 'suggested' I need just to run this new Enemy Within; which I'd imagine would include most of their splat boxed sets - costing more than a third world country goes through in an annum. With this; I'm out!. Thank you for the thought but it does not change the fact that the 3rd Edition is an expensive elitist game, that is far, far, far removed from what THAT classic campaign is and was.

Oh and I also get the feeling of another classic British re-make done by Hollywood; namely: The Wicker Man. Have you seen what happened with that. What Nicolas Cage did to THAT film. Well if you haven't than you are lucky; for saying it is an festering pile of steaming cack is an insult to steaming piles of festering cack.
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2012, 03:13:30 PM »
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Oh and I also get the feeling of another classic British re-make done by Hollywood; namely: The Wicker Man. Have you seen what happened with that. What Nicolas Cage did to THAT film. Well if you haven't than you are lucky; for saying it is an festering pile of steaming cack is an insult to steaming piles of festering cack.


While there's no defending the Wicker Man remake, did you see the Wicker Tree movie that came out recently?  It was sad to see the guy behind the original Wicker Man poo all over that film's legacy with a new (and fairly tepid) sequel.

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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2012, 03:16:48 PM »
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With this; I'm out!.


As a matter of interest, are you in? You post makes it sound like you weren't.

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« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2012, 03:22:17 PM »
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While there's no defending the Wicker Man remake, did you see the Wicker Tree movie that came out recently?  It was sad to see the guy behind the original Wicker Man poo all over that film's legacy with a new (and fairly tepid) sequel.


I thought they'd dumped that pre-production? In fact I had some friends who were working on the sets and costumes who were laid off. Indeed I'm sure it was going to be called Cowboys for Christ after the book?

Anyway; the book wasn't great at all. It was a real pain to read. I'm surprised they went ahead with the film in the end; but I will see it - if I can! There has been no advertising of this over here (UK) at least to my knowledge.
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2012, 03:23:51 PM »
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Why would I spend $60 on it (caresses large WFRP 1st Editon collection). Firstly I'd have to pick up the box set for the rules (the books for WFRP 3rd Edition were f-ing awful by the way) costing me $99! Furthermore, I'd need whatever rules FFG 'suggested' I need just to run this new Enemy Within; which I'd imagine would include most of their splat boxed sets - costing more than a third world country goes through in an annum. With this; I'm out!. Thank you for the thought but it does not change the fact that the 3rd Edition is an expensive elitist game, that is far, far, far removed from what THAT classic campaign is and was.


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« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2012, 03:25:40 PM »
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As a matter of interest, are you in? You post makes it sound like you weren't.


Actually at first, when I heard I was breifly excited. This was before I thought of the cost and what it will turn out like. There is no way it will have the weirdness levels of the 1st Edition, the artwork or that general feel that I cannot place; perhaps that is nostalgia?
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« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2012, 03:26:36 PM »
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Too right! Who said I'm a captalist?
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2012, 03:29:38 PM »
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I thought they'd dumped that pre-production? In fact I had some friends who were working on the sets and costumes who were laid off. Indeed I'm sure it was going to be called Cowboys for Christ after the book?

Anyway; the book wasn't great at all. It was a real pain to read. I'm surprised they went ahead with the film in the end; but I will see it - if I can! There has been no advertising of this over here (UK) at least to my knowledge.


Sadly, it exists: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323808/

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« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2012, 03:30:53 PM »
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Actually at first, when I heard I was breifly excited. This was before I thought of the cost and what it will turn out like. There is no way it will have the weirdness levels of the 1st Edition, the artwork or that general feel that I cannot place; perhaps that is nostalgia?


So, you're not really getting out then. :)

FWIW I dipped my toe in and got out a while back. I don't recommend getting in myself.

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« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2012, 03:34:39 PM »
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So, you're not really getting out then. :)

FWIW I dipped my toe in and got out a while back. I don't recommend getting in myself.


I have the 3rd Edition books. Which read more like this: you could play without all the f-ing tokens, bits and pieces and what not BUT you're going to be spending the rest of your days cutting out bits of card and paper that will look like shit SO buy the boxed sets; you can't really play with these books you fool!
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« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2012, 03:40:06 PM »
This is brand new campaign, nothing tying it to the original except dropping the name "Enemy Within" and "Graeme Davis".  Oh, and it will be set in the Empire. :D  They can't follow any of the storylines in the original, most of the people and events have already been retconned out or changed substantially.
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« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2012, 03:54:25 PM »
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This is brand new campaign, nothing tying it to the original except dropping the name "Enemy Within" and "Graeme Davis".  Oh, and it will be set in the Empire. :D  They can't follow any of the storylines in the original, most of the people and events have already been retconned out or changed substantially.


The adventure boxes they've put out so far have been quality products.  I probably won't buy this one though for the simple fact that I've got enough WFRP 3 stuff to last me a good while that I hadn't touched yet.
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