Play ordinary folk in a grim, corrupt Old World, taking on dangerous careers and risking injury, mutation, and madness.
From 47 firsthand play reports in 5 r/rpg threads. The threads alone average 6.8.
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193 r/rpg posts named it, October 2023 to October 2026.
Medium. Hype 2.6 for its age.
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Players describe WFRP as a gritty, low-power game of intrigue, dark humour and dread. Characters are ordinary people, and a fight usually means something has gone wrong. Most reports come from 4e, with some from 1e and 2e. Tables mostly like the tone and the career system. They disagree about how heavy the rules are and how deadly the game really is.
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Long-time WFRP players and GMs across 1e to 4e mostly describe a gritty, low-combat game of intrigue and dark humour. Death is a real risk, but Fate points and soak soften it, and published adventures like Night of Blood and Shadows over Bögenhafen work well. A few players find 4e crunchy and fiddly, and one calls it the worst RPG they've played. 18 firsthand · 83 comments
People who ran or played WFRP 4e describe a deadly, flavourful game whose play is slowed by many keywords, traits and conditions to remember, plus an awkward advantage system. Foundry automation makes it much smoother. Several players found it heavier than PF2e to run, and one dropped it. A few GMs who prep references enjoy it. 12 firsthand · 21 comments
The thread is mostly a newcomer asking whether to start WHFRP, so firsthand play detail is thin. The few people who ran or played it, in 2e and 4e, mostly enjoy the setting and the gritty low-power peasant-adventurer tone. Some dislike the d100 roll-under rules, and one GM is moving toward a lighter ruleset. 6 firsthand · 50 comments
The thread is mostly a debate about why WFRP is so popular in Poland, plus edition-war and nostalgia arguments. The few people who describe actually running or playing it (1e, 2e, later editions) are consistently positive. They like its gritty, non-heroic, skill-based tone, and they give little detail about specific sessions or problems. 6 firsthand · 183 comments
The few people who report actually playing or running WFRP, mostly The Enemy Within, describe a grim, punishing and very fun game with an immersive career system. The main complaints are that 4e is fiddly and clunky and that the GM carries a heavy bookkeeping load. Much of the thread is about its popularity, British versus American cultural themes, and the Old World game, which I ignored. 5 firsthand · 62 comments