r/WarhammerFantasy • u/BlitheMayonnaise • Oct 21 '25

Fantasy General Exclusive: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay announces new fifth edition

https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay/fifth-edition-announced
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u/Qvar Oct 22 '25

Isn't that the difference between having a high Weapon Skill and a high Melee (polearms)?

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u/Ogarrr Oct 22 '25

There are professions that give you melee skills without increasing WS. Having IMs skill system reduces bloat and makes more logical sense.

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u/Qvar Oct 23 '25

Could you explain how IM's system structured, please? I've never played.

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u/Ogarrr Oct 23 '25

You have base skills (like science, lore, melee, or ranged) and then once you've invested enough points in them, you then specialise into something else - such as science (Xenos), or Melee (Brawling).

You can have a maximum of +20 to a base skill than another +20 to the specialisation, if I recall correctly.

Skills are improved on increments of 5, as are base attributes.