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Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game
"The #1 fantasy roleplaying game and the #1 fantasy real-time strategy computer game join forces in Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft the Roleplaying Game."
244 pages, Hardcover
First published July 28, 2003
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May 31, 2020
I remember getting these right before WoW came out - pretty much mapped out everything up to the end of Legion as this mentioned Sargeras and the history of the Titans.
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August 19, 2016I've probably said this before in previous posts, but I'll reiterate my feelings about video/computer games:
They make me ill.
Oh, not because I'm some sort of 21st Century Luddite, but because I'm so prone to motion sickness that I become quickly nauseated watching the on-screen action.
However, I still have an ounce or two of Geek Cred, and have been vaguely aware of the on-line phenomena that is the "World of Warcraft" (WoW). So vague is my knowledge of WoW, I missed the Warcraft film that opened two months ago, and apparently so did many non-WoW fan viewers.
Anyway, bad movie reviews aside, last year I stumbled across "Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game" at Half Price Books. I may not be able to play WoW on-line, but I sure can play this tabletop version.
That is, if my rotating work schedule ever meshes-up with any of my fellow gamers that would be interested in a "Dungeons and Dragons" (D&D, 3rd Ed.) adventure set somewhere in Kalimdor on the planet Azeroth.
The case-bound, hardcover book is divided into the following chapters:
1. A World At War
2. Heroes
3. Adventuring
4. Magic
5. The World of Warcraft
6. Campaigning
Player characters (PCs) set out on their quest a year after the Third War (the primary setting for the earlier computer/on-line games) and can be any of the following races:
1. Human
2. Ironforge Dwarf
3. High Elf
4. Night Elf
5. Goblin
6. Half-Elf
7. Half-Orc
8. Orc
9. Tauren (Minotaur)
Some of the races are standard D&D templates. There's no changes to humans, while Half-Orcs and Half-Elves suffer from similar discrimination as they do in other settings, maybe even more so.
Meanwhile, Dwarves are on a quest to discover the origin of their species, Goblins act more like Ferengi than the malicious second-class cousins to Orcs. Speaking of Orcs, they're not inherently evil, as has been the case in every setting since Middle-Earth. Instead, Orcs were duped by demons, and are now trying to get back to their shamanistic roots. And while nominal allies, the Night Elves, users of divine magic and guardians of the Well of Eternity, can barely tolerate their arcane magic-addicted cousins, the High Elves.
Divine and Arcane Magic can be compared to the Light and Dark Side of the Force in Star Wars.
The races are divided into two general categories. The Orcs and the Tauren comprise "The Horde," while everyone else is cobbled together into "The Alliance." But this isn't ironclad, as some individuals have defected to the opposite faction. Meanwhile, the Goblins out to make a profit.
Had I known this book was published back in 2003, (the second edition came out two years later), I wouldn't be so "late to the WoW party." While I can't compare "Warcraft: The RPG" to the on-line source material, I liked the book overall and have only two minor complaints.
First, the artwork is great, but exclusively black and white. This isn't a problem in and of itself, but it would have been nicer if the map of Kalimdor was in color. Second, there are several short-story/vignettes scattered throughout the book. These are made to appear as if they're written on parchment by some scribe working by candlelight. The font used in these stories, while elegantly ornate, can sometimes be hard to read.
Copies of "Warcraft: The RPG," can still be found on Amazon.com, ranging from $9.65 to $49.95 (plus S&H), and enjoys a 4.3-star rating. The sole 3-star rater thought the material was out of date compared to the on-line games.
Undoubtedly it's even more outdated now, but despite my lack of knowledge of WoW, I'll give it a 4-star rating.
They make me ill.
Oh, not because I'm some sort of 21st Century Luddite, but because I'm so prone to motion sickness that I become quickly nauseated watching the on-screen action.
However, I still have an ounce or two of Geek Cred, and have been vaguely aware of the on-line phenomena that is the "World of Warcraft" (WoW). So vague is my knowledge of WoW, I missed the Warcraft film that opened two months ago, and apparently so did many non-WoW fan viewers.
Anyway, bad movie reviews aside, last year I stumbled across "Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game" at Half Price Books. I may not be able to play WoW on-line, but I sure can play this tabletop version.
That is, if my rotating work schedule ever meshes-up with any of my fellow gamers that would be interested in a "Dungeons and Dragons" (D&D, 3rd Ed.) adventure set somewhere in Kalimdor on the planet Azeroth.
The case-bound, hardcover book is divided into the following chapters:
1. A World At War
2. Heroes
3. Adventuring
4. Magic
5. The World of Warcraft
6. Campaigning
Player characters (PCs) set out on their quest a year after the Third War (the primary setting for the earlier computer/on-line games) and can be any of the following races:
1. Human
2. Ironforge Dwarf
3. High Elf
4. Night Elf
5. Goblin
6. Half-Elf
7. Half-Orc
8. Orc
9. Tauren (Minotaur)
Some of the races are standard D&D templates. There's no changes to humans, while Half-Orcs and Half-Elves suffer from similar discrimination as they do in other settings, maybe even more so.
Meanwhile, Dwarves are on a quest to discover the origin of their species, Goblins act more like Ferengi than the malicious second-class cousins to Orcs. Speaking of Orcs, they're not inherently evil, as has been the case in every setting since Middle-Earth. Instead, Orcs were duped by demons, and are now trying to get back to their shamanistic roots. And while nominal allies, the Night Elves, users of divine magic and guardians of the Well of Eternity, can barely tolerate their arcane magic-addicted cousins, the High Elves.
Divine and Arcane Magic can be compared to the Light and Dark Side of the Force in Star Wars.
The races are divided into two general categories. The Orcs and the Tauren comprise "The Horde," while everyone else is cobbled together into "The Alliance." But this isn't ironclad, as some individuals have defected to the opposite faction. Meanwhile, the Goblins out to make a profit.
Had I known this book was published back in 2003, (the second edition came out two years later), I wouldn't be so "late to the WoW party." While I can't compare "Warcraft: The RPG" to the on-line source material, I liked the book overall and have only two minor complaints.
First, the artwork is great, but exclusively black and white. This isn't a problem in and of itself, but it would have been nicer if the map of Kalimdor was in color. Second, there are several short-story/vignettes scattered throughout the book. These are made to appear as if they're written on parchment by some scribe working by candlelight. The font used in these stories, while elegantly ornate, can sometimes be hard to read.
Copies of "Warcraft: The RPG," can still be found on Amazon.com, ranging from $9.65 to $49.95 (plus S&H), and enjoys a 4.3-star rating. The sole 3-star rater thought the material was out of date compared to the on-line games.
Undoubtedly it's even more outdated now, but despite my lack of knowledge of WoW, I'll give it a 4-star rating.
January 25, 2008
Don't buy this book! Get the World of Warcraft one instead. Don't get me wrong I really liked it and before the other one came out it was a great buy. Now, however, it's well...kinda obsolete.
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August 23, 2015adoro este mundo de fanasia y es un gran apoyo para mis campañas de dnd
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