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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Published by Black Industries
Developed by Green Ronin Publishing
Written by Chris Pramas with Dan Abnett, Jeremy Crawford, Graeme Davis, Kate Flack, Ewan Lamont, Aaron Loeb, T.S. Luikart, Todd Miller, Rick Priestly, Robert J. Schwalb, & Gav Thorpe
Cover by Geoff Taylor
Illustrated by Toren "Macbin" Atkinson, Steve Belledin, Caleb Cleveland, Dave Gallagher, Dave Griffith, Jon Hodgson, Carl Frank, Ted Galaday, Janine Johnston, Karl Kopinski, Pat Loboyko, Britt Martin, Val Mayerik, Torstein Nordestrand, Justin Normal, Erik Polak, Scott Purdy, Wayne Reynolds, Rick Sardinha, Adrian Smith, & Greg Staples
Cartography by Shawn Brown, Nuala Kennedy, & Fluid Entertainment
258-page Full Color Hardback; $39.99
Rejoice, for the number one British RPG is back in print. Verily, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay is available once again, and in a shiny new second edition. Not bad for a game that is 19 years old. How many younger games have had more editions? Originally published in 1986, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay grew out of the miniatures game that eventually became Warhammer Fantasy Battles. After Games Workshop dropped roleplaying to concentrate on miniatures, the game found a home at Hogshead Publishing. But Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay returned to Games Workshop in 2000 after Hogshead closed it doors. To the surprise of many, the new version is actually published by Games Workshop through Black Industries, a subsidiary of the Black Library. Another surprise is that . . .
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Article publication date: September 9, 2005
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