Shadows Over Bogenhafen: Enemy Within Campaign, Volume 1 (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay)

Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play, 1st Edition

by Martin McKenna

Something is stirring at the heart of the Empire. The dark hands of the followers of Chaos are stretching out, grasping at anything that will give them the power they need to bring the lands of Men, Dwarfs and Elves to ruin and despair. When, through a bizarre coincidence, a party of adventurers find themselves caught up in the machinations of a sinister cult, they quickly find that the only way out of the web of plots is through its very heart. So, as the Schaffenfest fair in Bögenhafen draws to its close, the petals of an awful bloom begin to unfurl, and the sickly smell of Chaos pervades the town. Can the adventurers find out what is happening before disaster strikes?The Enemy Within Shadows over Bogenhafen, the first book in the campaign, starts off with a detailed description of the Empire, its society and the people who run it, complete with most of the background detail you'll need for this and future volumes. From there it presents 'Mistaken Identity', a prelude to the main campaign, and then the 64-page adventure 'Shadows over Bögenhafen', including maps of the Empire, Altdorf and the eponymous market-town, and copious player hand-outs as well. The Enemy Within Shadows over Bogenhafen combines the original first two parts of the campaign, which were first published in the mid-1980s as 'The Enemy Within' and 'Shadows Over Bögenhafen'. It is recommended that you play 'The Oldenhaller Contract', the adventure in the Warhammer FRP rulebook, before starting the Enemy Within campaign.

Genres: Role Playing Games, Fantasy

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1995

About the author

An illustrator and author for nearly thirty years, Martin McKenna has worked on books, games (board games, roleplaying games, and computer games), TV and film productions, as well as lots of other stuff. His latest books, 'The Octopuppy' and 'The Crocodolly' are the first picture books for children that he's both written and illustrated.

Reviews

[Arthur B · Rating 4 out of 5]

In its D&D-meets-Call of Cthulhu approach, Shadows Over Bögenhafen is the scenario where WFRP really "clicks". That said, the version in the Enemy In Shadows volume for WFRP 4 is significantly improved with the benefit of several decades' hindsight. Full review: https://refereeingandreflection.wordp...

[Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really great urban mystery and race against the clock. Makes up for the railroading of the intro adventure by turning the PCs lose in the city and giving them multiple, radically different outcomes.