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THEGAMEMASTERSGUIDEA WARHAMMERFANTASYROLEPLAY

RESOURCEFORGAMEMASTERY& ADVENTURE

CHAPTER1: GAMEMASTERING101 5Your Most Important Job! 6

Your First Ses sion 6

Runni ng the Game 6

Customi sing the Old World 7

Managing Encounters and Enemies 9

Improvising 10

Runni ng a Session 11

Watching t he Clock 11Group Dynam ics 12

Comfort Zones 13

Feedback and Improvement 13

CHAPTER2: EPISODES& ACTS 14The Structu re of a Story 14

The Rally Step 15

The Reason to Rally 16

Example Rally Step Triggers 16

Planning Ahead 19

Events and Actions Outside of Episodes 19

Swapping Structure Mid-Stream 20

Sample Episodes 21

The Hostage Negotiat ion 21

The Ambush 22

Mistaken Identity 22

CHAPTER3: GAMEMASTERRESOURCES 23Fortune points 23

Experience points 23

Wealth 24

Fatigue & Stress 24

Fortune & Misfortune 24

Party Tension 24

Renown 25Environmental Complications 25

Random Environmental Damage & Eects 25

Intepreting the Dice Pool 26

CHAPTER4: THEPROGRESSTRACKER 28Social Encounters 31

Task Completion 31

Failure Is Not an Option 31

The Chase Scene 32

Resource Tracking 32

Party Reputation 32

Investigation 3

Combat Encounters 3

Looming Danger 3

CHAPTER5: CAMPAIGNPLAY 3Mini-Campaigns 3

Episodic Serials 3

Heroic Journeys 3

Epic Quests 3

Developing a Campaign and Linki ng Stories 3Plot Triggers & Character Hooks 3

Interlude, Entry, & Exit Triggers 3

Character Hooks 3

Using Triggers & Hooks 3

Elements of a Campaign 3

Urban Settings 3

Campaign Pacing 4

Wilder ness Expedit ions 4

Dungeons 4

Social Conict 4

High Fantasy vs. Gritty Realism 4

Campaign Downtime: The Interlude 4Culmination of a Campaign 4

Building to a Crescendo 4

The Final Episode 4

Tying up the Loose Ends 4

Character Death 4

Death & Campaign Style 4

Introducing Replacement Characters 4

CHAPTER6: ENEMIES& ADVERSARIES 44Making Memorable Bad Guys 4

Managing Enemies 4

Tracking Enemy Wounds & Abilities 4

Ending Combat Encounters 4

Customising Encounters 4

More Challenging Encounters 4

Less Challenging Encounters 4

Managing Monsters 4

Enemy Statistics 4

Henchmen, Minions, & Underlings 4

Encounters with Multiple Enemies 5

Nemesis NPCs 5

CHAPTER7: CORRUPTIONRULES 5Show Some Mercy! 5

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Corruption in Play 52

Corrupting Inuences 53

Corruption Thresholds 53

The Eects of Corruption 54

Mutation & Insanity 54

Losing Corruption 55

Marks of Chaos 56

CHAPTER8: DISEASERULES 57

Disease Ratings 58Catching a Disease 58

Disease Stacks 58

Disease Traits 59

Infecting the Party 60

Disease Checks & Recovery Checks 60

Regular Recovery Checks 60

Severity and Death 61

Treatment Recover y Checks 61

Divine Aid 61

Other Medicine 61

Specic Disease Eects 61

Nurgles Rot 62Herbs & Medicines 63

CHAPTER9: FAITHINTHEOLDWORLD 65Folk Worship 66

Imperial Cults, Temples & Shrines 67

Holy Warrior s 67

Wandering Priest s 68

Prayers and Blessings 68

CHAPTER10: THEIMPERIALCULTS 70Cult Structure and Hierarchy 70

The Role of the Cults 71

Life in a Cult 71The Cult of Manann 72

Sample Strictures of Manann 72

The Cult of Morr 73

Sample Strictures of Morr 73

The Cult of Myrmidia 74

Sample Strictures of Myrmidia 74

The Cult of Ranald 75

Sample Strictures of Ranald 75

The Cult of Shallya 76

Sample Strictures of Shallya 76

The Cult of Sigmar 77

The Cult of Taal 77Sample Strictures of Sigmar 77

Sample Strictures of Taal 78

The Cult of Ulric 79

Sample Strictures of Ulric 79

The Cult of Verena 80

Sample Strictures of Verena 80

CHAPTER11: OTHERFAITHS 81The Dwarf Gods 82

The Elven Gods 82

Holy Days, Festivals, and Ritua ls 83

Strange Festivals and Ritua ls of the Reikland 84

Superstitions & Folk Customs 85

Magic, Religion & Superstition 85

Variations in Folk Customs 85

CHAPTER12: CORRUPTION& HERESY 86Corruption & Cults 86

The Ruinous Powers 88

Khorne 88

Nurgle 88Slaanesh 89

Tzeentch 89

Heresy & Renegades 90

Witch Hunters 90

Blood, Faith & Fire 91

Agents of the Emperor 91

Judge, Jury & Executioner 91

Heresy & Literacy 92

CHAPTER13: MAGICTHEORIES 93Magic in the Old World 95

The Superiority of Teclisian Technique 95

Magic Across the World 96Magic, Religion, & Chaos 96

CHAPTER14: THECOLLEGESOFMAGIC 98The Founding of the Colleges 98

History of the Colleges 99

Joini ng a College 100

College Ranks 101

Apprentice & Acoly te 101

Wiza rd Stas & Other Arcane Foci 101

Wizard 102

Higher Ranks 102

Ranks & Symbols 103Perceptions & Superstitions 104

Discipline 104

Tomes & Ar tefacts 104

Magical Sight 105

CHAPTER15: THEEIGHTORDERS 107The Amber Order 107

The College of the Amber Order 108

Shamans 108

Becoming an Amber Apprentice 108

Opinions on the Amber Order 108

The Amethyst Order 109

The College of the Amethyst Order 109Spiriters 109

Becoming an Amethyt Apprentice 109

Opinions on the Amethyst Order 110

The Bright Order 110

The College of the Bright Order 110

Pyromancers 110

Becoming a Bright Apprentice 110

Opinions on the Bright Order 111

The Celesti al Order 111

The College of the Celestial Order 111

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Astromancers 111

Becoming a Celestial Apprentice 112Opinions on the Celestial Order 112

The Gold Order 112

The College of the Gold Order 113

Alchem ists 113

Becoming a Gold Apprentice 113

Opin ions on the Gold Order 113

The Grey Order 114

The College of the Grey Order 114

Illusionists 114

Becoming a Grey Apprentice 114

Gavius Klugge 115

Opin ions on the Grey Order 115The Jade Order 115

The College of the Jade Order 115

Elementalists 115

Becoming a Jade Apprentice 116

Opin ions on the Jade Order 116

The Light Order 116

The College of the Light Order 117

Hierophants 117

Becoming a Light Apprentice 117

Opin ions on the Light Order 117

CHAPTER16: FORBIDDENLORE 11Unauthorised Magic 11

Magic beyond the Empire 11

The Border Princes 11

Bretonnia 11

Kislev 11

Norsca 11

Sorcerers 11

Dark Magic & High Magic 12

Dark Magic Dhar 12

High Magic Qhaysh 12

Wizards withi n the Empire 12

Magic & Heresy 12

CHAPTER17: ANEYEFORANEYE 12Background 12

Runni ng the Adventure 12

A Histor y of Grunewald Lodge 12

Using this Information in the Game 12

What t he Characters Certainly Dont Know... 12

Recent Events 12

The Eldritch Order of the Unblinking Eye 12

The Painting 12Chapter 1: Welcome to Grunewald 12

Encounter 0: A Job Oer 12

Encounter 1: The Reikwald 12

Beastman Battle Progress Tracker 13

Encounter 2: Let Me Get Your Bags 13

Chapter 2: Investigation 13

Schlaf Poisoning 13

Layout of Grunewald Lodge & Grounds 13

The Manor First Floor 13

Kordens Ramblings 13

The Manor Ground Floor 13

The Manor Basement 14The Manor Roof 14

The Grounds 14

Other Characters 14

The Dinner 14

Schlaf Poisoning Recap 14

Chapter 3: The Dramatic Finale 14

Encounter 1: The Ritua l 14

Encounter 2: The Beastmen 14

Tying up Loose Ends 14

Runni ng the Beastmen in the Final Battle 14

Experience Rewards 15

Master NPC Roster 15

NPC & Creature Stats & Actions 15APPENDIX: CHARTS& TABLES 15

Using the Charts & Tables 15

Table A-1: Critical Wounds 15

Table A-2: Insanity 15

Table A-3: Misca st 16

Table A-4: Mutation 16

Table A-5: Diseases 16

Conditions 16

Locations 16

GAMEMASTERINDEX 170

NEWWFRP GAMEMASTERSThe Game Masters Guidecontains important rules andinformation for the player who will be running the War-hammer Fantasy Roleplay(WFR P) sessions as the GM. Itincludes suggestions and guidelines on managing long-term campaigns, handling character development, andcreating adventures. The book also contains the informa-tion to manage enemies and adversaries. The appendices

feature charts and tables for reference. The Game MastersGuidealso features a complete introductory adventure,An

Eye for an Eye.

VETERANWFRP GAMEMASTERSThe Game Masters Guidecontains a wealth of informationfor new and veteran GMs alike. Some of the content fromthis guide has been compiled from previous bookssuchas the Tome of Adventure, Tome of Blessings, and Tome of

Mysteriesfrom the popular Warhammer Fantasy RoleplayCore Set. This book also contains the rules for corruptionand mutation, as detailed in Winds of Magic, and the rulesfor disease as detailed in Signs of Faith.

THEWFRP VAULTSThis book references cards and components from severaldierent WFR P products and component sets, includingTheGame Masters Vault andThe Players Vault. Availableseparately, TheGame Masters Vault is the perfect comple-ment to this book, featuring the components, cards, andother tools a GM may wish to use to help manage and runhis Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaysessions. The PlayersVaulthas t he resources and components someone runninga player character needs to manage his hero during a game.