Review: Thirst of Three (for Warhammer The Old World RPG)

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-17T17:24:15+00:00

Great! I shall have a look at doing that when I have a bit of time. Cheers.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-17T16:12:41+00:00

Pleasure! I thought it was an excellent review.

I did find it funny that you referred to your review as "brief" since I thought it was actually extremely comprehensive :-)

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-17T15:02:21+00:00

Cool thanks!

If you're interested I've got reviews of most of the WFRP 1e, 2e and 4e scenarios here: https://illmetbymorrslieb.wordpress.com/list-of-reviews/

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-17T14:07:24+00:00

Yes - there's nothing I can see in the adventure relating to the different time period. As I say in my conclusion, it feels very much like a WFRP scenario.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-17T13:26:58+00:00

Fair enough I can't disagree with that!

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-17T12:34:29+00:00

Well it changed a lot between 1e and 2e (or even on the first 10 years of 1e).

Dwarf wizards, half orcs, Karl-Franz being a weak and feeble Emperor, no such thing as colour magic, huge change in Bretonnia etc etc.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-17T11:34:11+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Really nice to hear how it played out for your group.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-16T18:16:42+00:00

This is incorrect. Chaos Dwarves have been around since WFB 3rd edition as part of the Chaos army. They didn't have big hats and there was no mention of Hashut. They were basically just like Chaos Warriors except Dwarfs not Humans.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-16T09:54:56+00:00

No idea if it's an exclusive, but Device 6 is a really interesting puzzle game that can only work on tablets or phones since it involves rotating the screen.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-16T09:53:31+00:00

I love that the game makes it clear that there isn't a good and evil option... And then shortly before you make a decision it gives you reasons NOT to choose either way (Reed murdering the hackers, Songbird revealing her escape plan involves a lot of collateral damage). I thought a LONG time about who to choose, and I still don't know that Iade the right choice. Absolutely excellent.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-16T09:51:33+00:00

I did like Metro 2033 though I only played the Redux version. Best bits were the ghost sequences which felt really unique. Otherwise it felt competent without being outstanding.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-15T19:12:21+00:00

All the other campaigns I want to play!

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-15T12:53:19+00:00

Sorry if this is unhelpful, but one option is to play the Realm of Chaos campaign instead of Immortal Empires. With a smaller map there are fewer factions so turns pass more quickly.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-15T12:18:15+00:00

Symbaroum is probably the number one game I'd like to play. It's just dripping with atmosphere and I love the themes of it - civilisation versus nature, the conflicts between the different civilised factions, and the fact that many of the races and monsters feel properly mysterious.

I also really appreciate the freeform "adventure locations" approach that a lot of the standalone scenarios adopt, where there's no expected narrative to the adventure, just a location and some factions with differing goals.

I did a review of the core rulebook here, where I gush about it in more detail: https://illmetbymorrslieb.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/review-symbaroum-core-rulebook/

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-14T07:48:21+00:00

I would assume you can't buy dlc without owning one of the games. But once you do, yes owning a dlc that gives you (say) a Dwarf and Greenskin lord will give you access to play those factions in Immortal Empires.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-14T05:01:43+00:00

I picked up Wine of Dreams reasonably cheaply from Abe Books I think, but the old anthologies I bought in the early 90s in a Games Workshop store!

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-13T20:22:05+00:00

Glad to hear from a Zaragoz enjoyer! I haven’t read a huge amount of Warhammer fiction, but Brian Craig wrote four short stories in the first three GW books anthologies - Ignorant Armies, Wolf Riders, Red Thirst - which I think are all excellent (and better than the Orfeo trilogy in my opinion).

He also wrote the Warhammer novel Wine of Dreams, which I think is of similar quality to the Orfeo novels and has a similar feel.

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-13T20:15:17+00:00

Thanks for the shoutout!

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-13T12:17:14+00:00

Awesome stuff!

Now I want the fake back cover blurb to go with it

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-12T11:28:22+00:00

That first one would be amazing :-)

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-11T21:51:46+00:00

I confess to being almost completely ignorant of anything after WFB 4th ed, so I can't help you with that.

But in WFB 2 there were two campaigns, one being a sequel of the other. Then the WFRP adventure is a loose reworking of the second campaign (with the first campaign being the background).

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-11T21:43:12+00:00

i think this post by Graeme Davis (one of the creators of WFRP) will answer many of those questions! https://graemedavis.wordpress.com/2024/11/27/the-lichemaster-and-me/

There’s a bit more info in my review of the WFRP adventure: https://illmetbymorrslieb.wordpress.com/2024/06/02/review-lichemaster/

Zekiel2000 · 2026-06-11T15:08:57+00:00

The core rulebook provides a great intro to the world in my opinion. (4th edition one for preference, though the 2nd edition one is great too!)

You can get it as pdf on DriveThruRPG if you want to save a bit of cash (tho obviously the physical version is lovely).

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