The third adventure in the Doomstones campaign, Death Rock was adapted from The Feathered Priests, an AD&D adventure in The Complete Dungeon Master series. It was re-statted for WFRP by Brad Freeman and I developed it for Flame Publications. Art was sourced mainly from the Games Workshop archives, with occasional bespoke pieces by Tony Ackland. […]| Graeme Davis
It’s well known that the Doomstones campaign was adapted from a series for AD&D called The Complete Dungeon Master and sold by Simon Forrest and Basil Barrett under their Beast Enterprises imprint. A freelancer named Brad Freeman was hired by Games Workshop to re-stat the adventures for WFRP 1st edition, and the resulting manuscripts were […]| Graeme Davis
Lichemaster was originally titled Return of the Lichemaster, and that title can still be seen on the headers of the even-numbered pages. The title on the cover was changed by Bryan Ansell, who felt that simpler was better. He was also behind the bright (some might say garish) cover colors of many Games Workshop products […]| Graeme Davis
It’s well known that Empire in Flames was rushed out to bring the Enemy Within campaign to an end. The manuscript was written extremely quickly by Carl Sargent, working to a brief which proba…| Graeme Davis
Time for another entry in my occasional series of mini-reviews on game supplements I have thoughts substantial enough to write about, but lean enough that I don’t want to dedicate a whole art…| Refereeing and Reflection
Ob alte Gräber oder neue Schlachtfelder, Nekromantie erweckt die gequälten Seelen der Nighthaunt. In grotesken Formen kehren sie zurück, getrieben vom Schmerz des Todes. Ihr klagender Ansturm zerschmettert feindliche Linien. Was offenbart das neue Kriegsbuch über diese geisterhaften Krieger des Schreckens?| Teilzeithelden
Neue Grundboxen sind oft der perfekte Anlass für ein frisches Armeeprojekt. Die Veröffentlichung der Saturnine Box für Warhammer: The Horus Heresy inspiriert unseren Redakteur Geoffrey, eine eigene Streitmacht aufzubauen. Im ersten Teil seines Hobbytagebuchs beantwortet er die Fragen: Welche Legion soll es werden – und wie wird sie bemalt?| Teilzeithelden
Time for another entry in my occasional series covering RPG supplements I want to comment on but don’t fancy doing a fully-developed article on individually. This time around, I’ve got some Call of Cthulhu scenarios, some Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay releases that recently slipped out in hard copy, and the RuneQuest supplement Chaosium has been building … Continue reading Supplement Supplemental! (Lands of RuneQuest, Horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos, and Typos of Warhammer)| Refereeing and Reflection
It’s fairly common knowledge by now that Something Rotten in Kislev was not in the original plan for the Enemy Within campaign. Ken Rolston became available and GW management thought that his name on a WFRP product would help boost U.S. sales. I don’t know how much of a brief he received – I think […]| Graeme Davis
Last week’s post covered most of the silly names in Power Behind the Throne, and sharp-eyed readers called out a few more in the comments. This week, I’m moving on to the adventure itse…| Graeme Davis
Im Bruderkrieg des 31. Jahrtausends zerbricht das Imperium der Menschheit an Stolz und Verrat. Mit der dritten Edition von Warhammer: The Horus Heresy kehrt dieser Konflikt auf den Spieltisch zurück – komplex, erzählerisch und regelintensiv. Wir liefern dazu einen Überblick über Mechanik, Aufbau und Spielgefühl.| Teilzeithelden
Power Behind the Throne was written out-of-house by Carl Sargent, so it was less affected by the Design Studio silliness that you’ve seen in previous products. As you’ve seen in the last post, though, Carl Sargent was far from humorless. Here are some things I found while re-reading the adventure: I’m sure there are more […]| Graeme Davis
Published in 1987, Warhammer City started life as a background section in Carl Sargent’s manuscript for Power Behind the Throne. Unlike the town section in Shadows over Bögenhafen, though, it…| Graeme Davis
The last post covered in-jokes and pop-culture references in The Enemy Within and Shadows over Bögenhafen. This time, let’s take a look at Death on the Reik. The name of this adventure was a …| Graeme Davis
Neue Regeln, alte Rivalitäten und titanische Kriegsmaschinen: Mit Saturnine bringt Games Workshop die dritte Edition von Warhammer: The Horus Heresy auf den Tisch. Doch wie viel Spieltiefe, Modellqualität und Preisvorteil stecken wirklich in der Box? Wir haben das Gesamtpaket geprüft.| Teilzeithelden
A lot has been written over the years about the Easter eggs and in-jokes that were scattered throughout Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay’s first edition. Between 1997 and 2001, I wrote three articl…| Graeme Davis
Unter der Oberfläche von Volkus lauert das Grauen – und es wächst. Kill Team: Typhon schickt uns in die finsteren Tiefen eines Planeten am Abgrund. Maschinen treten gegen Monster an, während ein uralter Schwarm erwacht. Was bietet die neue Box – und lohnt sich der Einsatz?| Teilzeithelden
Ogre priest by Tony Ackland, from the Doomstones adventure Blood in Darkness. Ogres were first presented as playable characters in WFRP in 2021, when Cubicle 7 published Archives of the Empire, Vol…| Graeme Davis
Mit Kill Team: Inbrunst und Blut entbrennt der Kampf um Massif Ballistus. Die mörderischen Bluternter des Khorne schlagen im brutalen Blutrausch zu, während die fanatischen Sanktifikatoren der Ekklesiarchie mit Flammen und Glauben die Mächte des Chaos bekämpfen. Neue Regeln und zwei nagelneue Kill Teams bringen frischen Wind für Kill Team-Fans!| Teilzeithelden
The forces of the Mechanicum grow this week with the awesome Mechanicum Heavy Support Force up for pre order today! Boasting a trio of three heavy options for your Mechanicum […]| Sprues & Brews
The High Elves of Ulthuan are an ancient and proud race whose mastery over the world’s oceans is absolute. Forced to abandon their colonies on the mainland following their wars […]| Sprues & Brews
Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough!| Steve Wetherill
We review the latest Warhammer 40,000 Codex, the Aeldari! We also unbox and showcase all the fantastic minis released alongside this book| Sprues & Brews
The outtakes from Advanced Heroquest Undead Supplement (published as Terror in the Dark) continue this week with two more locations from the quest generation system: Necromancer’s La…| Graeme Davis
Super exciting pre orders next weekend with the awesome new Death Korps Army Set on the way! I can’t wait to get this to add to my Krieg army! If […]| Sprues & Brews
Path to Glory: Ravaged Coast, up for pre order today, is the first Narrative Supplement for Warhammer Age of Sigmar 4th Edition. With the Vermindoom ripping the Realm of Fire […]| Sprues & Brews
The Squats are a stoic and hardy race of ab-humans who have thrived in the mines of Necromunda for countless ages. Once guided by an Ancestor Core, the Squats have […]| Sprues & Brews
The outtakes from Advanced Heroquest Undead Supplement (published as Terror in the Dark) continue this week with two more locations from the quest generation system: Underground Battlefield and Dwa…| Graeme Davis
The outtakes from Advanced Heroquest Undead Supplement (published as Terror in the Dark) continue this week with the first two neutral locations from the quest generation system: Cem…| Graeme Davis
The outtakes from Advanced Heroquest Undead Supplement (published as Terror in the Dark) continue this week with two more locations from the quest generation system: Monastery Catacomb and Sanctuar…| Graeme Davis
A Reddit thread on r/oldhammer just sent me down a memory rabbit-hole, and since my recent post on the rather silly origins of the Knights Panther got a much bigger response than I expected, I thou…| Graeme Davis
My YouTube feed just showed me a short from the excellent Jordan Sorcery about this iconic John Blanche painting ( and it shook loose a couple of memories from the early, early days of Warhammer Fa…| Graeme Davis
Warhammer fans and AEW wrestling fans will soon be doing the Predator hand-shaking meme thanks to an upcoming exhibition match where Claudio Castagnoli and Kip Sabian will compete using Age of Sigmar’s new Spearhead mode. The bout is one part of the miniature wargame’s big preview of Age of Sigmar’s upcoming 4th Edition - Mortal Realms Reforged during the Dallas Open at the Arlington eSports Stadium on May 16th and 17th. Castagnoli and Sabian will take control of a Skaven and Stormcast ...| Dicebreaker Latest Articles Feed
You’ve probably noticed the cost of groceries, home goods and just about everything else rising over the past couple of years, with a decidedly sharp upturn throughout the last six months. Surely boxes of plastic and resin Warhammer miniatures are immune to this trend, right? Unfortunately, Games Workshop has announced another price increase to its wargame lines effective in June. The UK-based producer of Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar outlined the incremental price increase in a recent...| Dicebreaker Latest Articles Feed
Warhammer’s militarised science fiction and fantasy worlds have been outsourced to dozens of different video games over the past decade, resulting in both dubious stinkers but also smash hits such as Total War: Warhammer and the Vermintide series. But it’s exceedingly rare that the video games filter back to the tabletop, which makes Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s upcoming miniatures skirmish box that much more surprising. Announced on the Warhammer Community page on April 22nd, Darktide:...| Dicebreaker Latest Articles Feed
Hey everybody,So you may have noticed things have begun to take a decidedly grim-dark turn once again here on the blog, and certainly the last couple of days have had some Warhammer 40k-themed post…| spalanz.com