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FAL News: Warpstone to close after 2009

In a surprise announcement over on the Warpstone forums, John Foody yesterday communicated that number 30 will be the last issue of the smashingly fabulous independent WFRP magazine.

Read the announcement here!

The current issue is 28 and is to be released any day if it isn’t already out. This leaves us with two more issues to look forward to in the coming year. Well, it’s a shame and a surprise and all that, but I’ll keep the tearful farewell blog post in the can until the last issue is released.

Until then, use all your powers to get hold of as many back issues of Warpstone as humanely possible. You will not regret it, even if you don’t play WFRP!

And so, let the conspiracy theories begin to bloom among the WFRP fans. Why is Warpstone shutting down? Why, isn’t it obvious? You see … (insert pet theory about the evils of other people/GW/BI/WFRPv2/WFRPv1/fanboys/D&D here).

/Magnus

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FAL News: Cover for next WFRP supplement revealed!

Just noticed that Steve Darlington posted the cover of the next WFRP supplement coming down the Reik:

The cover!

I’m of two ways about this: it’s cool to see a cover because it means there’s a book coming, but I also feel that this is not the strongest of the WFRPv2 covers. I think maybe a sinister merchant, a degenerate noble or a pious priest would have been my choice rather than the “pirate” which was chosen to pose for the painter’s leisure.

Still, way to go FFG! Now get that thing to the printers!

On a related note, I have had two people ask me if I’ve abandoned the blog in the last couple of days. Just to let everyone know, I’m continuing the Altdorf Correspondent, I am not starting a new WH40kRP campaign as was the plan, and I’m still too overworked to focus on the blog.

Still, I’ve done some Warhammer-related writing for PC Gamer in Sweden, and I’m script doctoring a new computer game about to be released. So it’s not all work and no play, because that would make me a dull boy. So it’s not all work and no play, because that would make me a dull boy. So it’s not all work and no play, because that would make me a dull boy. So it’s not all work and no play, because that would make me a dull boy. So it’s not all work and no play, because that would make me a dull boy. So it’s not all work and no play, because that would make me a dull boy.

Erm … well, be seeing you!

/Magnus

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FAL News: FFG reveals name of new WH40kRP book

Ross Watson at FFG has revealed in his latest design diary that work on a new book for the WH40kRP is going smoothly.

I am very pleased to say that the next book for the Dark Heresy line is making great progress. It is called Creatures Anthema, a tome describing Aliens, Beasts, and Daemons lurking in the Calixis Sector… and how to kill them in the Emperor’s Name.

No mention of a release date, but it is good to see progress being made on new books. There’s still life in the game, although when it comes to WFRP and WH40kRP, history tells us to never rejoice until a book is on the shelf of our local game store!

/Magnus