This is real-life history of Warhammer RPG and also other products, sites and companies connected to the Warhammer fiction.
Wikipedia: Bibliography of WFRP Publications
1977 (pre-Warhammer)
- White Dwarf magazine starts.
1982 (pre-Warhammer)
- Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, co-founders of Games Workshop (GW), create Fighting Fantasy series. First novel is called The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and published by Puffin.
1983 (pre-WFRP)
- Warhammer Fantasy Battle (WFB) miniature tabletop wargame is published by GW.
- Talisman adventure board game is published by GW.
1984 (pre-WFRP)
- WFB 2nd Edition.
1985 (pre-WFRP)
- Talisman 2nd Edition.
- Talisman Computer Game is published to ZX Spectrum.
1986 (WFRP1)
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) is published by UK-based GW. WFRP is an extension of its popular tabletop miniature game WFB.
1987 (WFRP1)
- WFB 3rd Edition.
- Blood Bowl fantasy football board game is published by Specialist Games division of GW.
1988 (WFRP1)
- The Enemy Within (TEW) campaign for WFRP is published first time (final episode comes next year) by GW.
- Blood Bowl 2nd Edition.
- 100th issue of White Dwarf magazine.
1989 (WFRP1)
- WFRP is turned over to Flame Publications, a spin-off division of GW focused exclusively on roleplaying.
- HeroQuest adventure board game based on the Warhammer Fantasy is published by Milton Bradley and GW.
1990 (WFRP1)
- "Flame Publications Years".
1991 (WFRP1)
- "Flame Publications Years".
- Advanced HeroQuest adventure board game is published by GW.
1992 (WFRP1)
- Flame Publications in ceased because financial problems. Beginning of the "The Dark Years".
- WFB 4th Edition.
1993 (WFRP1)
- "The Dark Years".
- Man O' War tabletop wargame is published by GW.
1994 (WFRP1)
- "The Dark Years".
- Fan-sites continue to publish material and adapt the WFB material.
- Blood Bowl 3rd Edition.
- Talisman 3rd Edition.
1995 (WFRP1 revised)
- Hogshead Publishing receives the license to publish new and reprinted WFRP material. Begining of the "Hogshead Years".
- Revised WFRP is published by Hogshead Publishing. Rulebook basicly remains the same, with only few real changes.
- Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat console and computer games are published by Mindscape.
- Blood Bowl console & computer games are published by MicroLeague.
- Warhammer Quest adventure board game is published by GW.
1996 (WFRP1 revised)
- "Hogshead Years".
- WFRP independent fan-magazine Warpstone starts. Founded by John Foody and John Keane.
- WFB 5th Edition.
- 200th issue of White Dwarf magazine. Largest yet and has new Warhammer rules for the "Grombrindal the White Dwarf".
- 10th anniversary of the WFRP.
- Internet Blood Bowl League OLBBL (Online Blood Bowl League) is started.
1997 (WFRP1 revised)
- "Hogshead Years".
1998 (WFRP1 revised)
- "Hogshead Years".
- Warhammer: Dark Omen console and computer games are published by Electronic Arts.
- The Bergsburg Project starts. Fan-project to develop a city of the Empire online.
- Mordheim miniature tabletop skirmish game is published by Specialist Games division of GW.
1999 (WFRP1 revised)
- "Hogshead Years".
- 229th issue of White Dwarf magazine. The infamous Black Gobbo takes over.
2000 (WFRP1 revised)
- "Hogshead Years".
- Warmaster tabletop wargame is published by Specialist Games division of GW.
- WFB 6th Edition.
- 25th anniversary of the GW.
2001 (WFRP1 revised)
- "Hogshead Years".
- The Dark Shadows (Albion) WFB Campaign is published by GW.
- Blood Bowl 4th Edition rules (correction titled 4th Edition Gold).
2002 (WFRP1 revised)
- Hogshead owner James Wallis sells his business and returns the WFRP license to GW. Future of WFRP is again in the dark...
2003 (WFRP1 revised)
- "The Dark Years again".
- Fan-sites continue to publish material and adapt the WFB material.
- WarCry CCG about Warhammer Fantasy is published by Sabertooth Games.
2004 (WFRP1 revised)
- Storm of Chaos WFB Campaign published by GW. This event advances the Warhammer Timeline from 2512 to 2522.
- GW announces that WFRP line is once again published. Black Industries (BI), a division of GWs Black Library publishing arm, will oversee the publishing and distribution of a new second edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, designed by Green Ronin Publishing. This is a start of massive playtesting. So, there is light again for the WFRP.
- 300th issue of White Dwarf magazine.
2005 (WFRP2)
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition is published. Beginning of the "BI/Green Ronin Years".
- Conquest of the New World / Lustria WFB Campaign published by GW.
- French fanzine Le Grimoire stops publishing Warhammer material.
2006 (WFRP2)
- "BI/Green Ronin Years".
- Warhammer: Mark of Chaos computer game is published.
- Warhammer: Battle of Atluma console game is published.
- WFB 7th Edition.
- Blood Bowl 5th Edition.
- 30th anniversary of the GW.
- 20th anniversary of the WFRP.
2007 (WFRP2)
- "BI/Green Ronin Years".
- Huge amounts of new fan material is published again based for the new edition.
- Nemesis Crown WFB Campaign is published by GW.
- 30th anniversary of the White Dwarf magazine.
- Talisman 4th Edition published by BI.
- 25th anniversary of the Fighting Fantasy books now published by Wizards Books.
2008 (WFRP2)
- "Transition Year". Everything changes again.
- 25th Anniversary of Warhammer.
- Warhammer40K RPG:Dark Heresy is published by BI.
- GW announces that BI will no longer publish WFRP once the current production slate is complete. But soon Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) announced that they have gained license to publish WFRP line. Beginning of the "FFG Years".
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning MMORPG (WAR) computer game is published by Electronic Arts.
- Talisman 4th Edition Revised Version is published by FFG.
2009 (WFRP3)
- "FFG Years".
- Warhammer40K RPG:Rogue Trader is published by FFG.
- New Careers are added to the WAR: Choppa (Orcs, Destruction), Dark Guard (Dark Elves, Destruction), Knight of the Blazing Sun (Empire, Order) and Slayer (Dwarfs, Order).
- Chaos in the Old World boardgame about Warhammer Fantasy is published by FFG.
- Warhammer:Invasion CCG about Warhammer Fantasy is published by FFG.
- New Blood Bowl console & computer games are published by Focus Home Interactive.
- A Ratcatcher's Tale RPG about Warhammer Fantasy is announced by FFG. But this seems to be just hoax, that will be followed by the actual came, which is WFRP3.
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition is published by FFG. System is changed and the WFRP3 version will be in a package containing cards and customized dices.
- WFRP2 official line ends 04/12/2009 and official forum and site disappears.
