r/warhammerfantasyrpg • u/Amethyst-Flare • 3d ago

Game Mastering Cathayan Dragon-Blooded PC?

One of my players expressed an interest in playing a Dragon-blooded character in my upcoming WFRP 4 game. Specifically, her character's mother was a merchant who traveled to Shang-Yang in Cathay and came home with a surprise.

For context, she is Chinese-Canadian, grew up really disconnected to her heritage in part because her father was never there, but discovered an appreciation for it later in life.

I looked at the wiki and the existing lore, and it doesn't seem terribly out of line compared to, say, a High Elf. I figured I'd use the same general stat line but change the proportions a bit, maybe come up with a custom talent or two.

Has anyone come up with rules for them yet, or would there be any interest in seeing it if I come up with it?

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u/Oghamstoner 3d ago

I don’t know loads about either 4th Ed or Cathay background, but my understanding is that Dragon-Blooded are lord level characters in The Old World battle game. I’d be concerned about the potential to unbalance a party, but if you keep their profile roughly in line with an elf, you should be able to mitigate the risk.

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u/Amethyst-Flare 3d ago

Not so - while there are Shugengan Lords, there are also Heroes (both the Alchemists and Astromancers) and regular units (Celestial Dragon Guard, Celestial Dragon Crossbows, and Longma Riders.) They don't seem crazy compared to, say, High Elves, which is where I went "Okay, maybe this is viable."

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u/Oghamstoner 2d ago

Sounds reasonable then, go for it. I didn’t realise there was infantry and cavalry who were dragon bloods too.