However, the licensing agreement was quite strict. They recieved the reprint rights to the previously published WFRP books (including the main rulebook, The Enemy Within campaign, and a number of suppliments), and the right to create new books in the series.
Fansites sprung up on the web to provide new material detailing new areas of the world, and Warhammer Fantasy Battle products could be converted, but no new official material appeared.įinally, in 1995 small British publishing house Hogshead Publications licensed the rights from Games Workship to bring the series back to life. For several years, WFRP dangled in limbo. However, negotiations fell through, and neither company ever published any Warhammer material. Games Workshop negotiated with both Steve Jackson Games (of GURPS fame) and Atlas games to pick up publication of the series. It seemed like the end of the line for WFRP. With the death of flame, a number of projects that were in the works died as well.
In 1992, Flame was dissolved, and all work on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay ceased. Several efforts were tried-a new extended campaign, a monthly or annual series of suppliments (only one issue was ever published), and tie-in novels. Needless to say, they had little success. Flame recieved a serious staff and budget cut from the earlier Warhammer Roleplay division, and was told to try and make it. The trial solution was to spin off a roleplay-only division of Games Workshop known as Flame Publications in 1989. Games Workshop looked for a way to make money of this miniature-less game. WFRP sold very few miniatures a few were designed specifically for the game, but they were used primarily as markers on maps and for minor visual aides. GW decided that their main goal was to sell paintable miniatures, which had a much higher profit margin than selling books. Unfortunately, life wasn't long for WFRP at Games Workshop. It soon became apparent that the resulting product was larger than a simply suppliment could contain, and a whole new game called Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay was born. Rules for WFB and Warhammer 40k both allowed for independant characters who could serve as leaders for large armies Games Workshop decided to expand on the concept for a new suppliment. WFRP started its life as a supplement to Warhammer Fantasy Battle. HistoryĪ fantasy roleplaying game, released in 1986 and set in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battle (now just called Warhammer).
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