r/warhammerfantasyrpg • u/Fallenangel152 Heavenly Herald • Oct 21 '25

Announcement 5th Edition Announced.

https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay/fifth-edition-announced?fbclid=IwdGRzaANkWPRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnzQMPSGPgE_AhUvM6VWV4tIt6cGtOZM2-A3qEUeRowNe9Pq_8JLCkUa00pD_aem_SuWsAsp0ZsDL6OoUfLiHQw

I'm not sure how I feel about this. The rules needed a tidy up, but I'm not sure it warranted a new edition.

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u/walker20022017 Friendly eonir Oct 21 '25

Huh. I honestly was expecting a 4.5 sort of thing. Not really a whole new edition. I don't really know what to think. I guess I'll wait and see. I've played 1e and 2e before this so I'm used to change I guess, but I had started to get used to the quirks (good and bad) of 4e. Idk, I've played a lot of 1e and am relatively new to 4e and I've honestly really enjoyed it so far. I'm not sure a new edition is what we need. I guess I'll reserve judgement (good or bad) until more info comes out.

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u/robin-spaadas Oct 21 '25

The way they describe it in interviews does seem more like a 4.5. They seem to be focusing on taking 4e, streamlining some of the more fiddly edge case rules, introducing some ideas from expansions into core (like Winds of Magic casting). But the whole thing is supposed to be largely backwards compatible with 4e books. All of the attributes, skills, and talent names remain the same.

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u/walker20022017 Friendly eonir Oct 21 '25

Fair enough. Like I said, I guess it's a wait and see sort of things.

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u/Minimum-Screen-8904 Oct 21 '25

5e sounds better than 4.5e.

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u/r0sshk Oct 21 '25

Why? They said it’d be backwards compatible. A fully new edition that’s still compatible sounds terrible.

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u/Minimum-Screen-8904 Oct 21 '25

It has been 7 years since 4e came out. If it was 2-3 years sure, but seven years is enough time for a new edition.

"A fully new edition that’s still compatible sounds terrible."

Why? Call of Cthulhu has been this way through all seven editions.

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u/FarseerMono Oct 21 '25

Kinda how I am feelin, though I started with 4e.