Les combats

Fighting and Combat It might seem odd and perhaps a little disappointing to be told that in general, it's best to avoid fighting in this game. In most roleplaying games fighting is the main activity and roleplay is something that sometimes happens between fights. WFRP has always been more focussed on roleplay than fighting, and fights tend to be more dangerous in WFRP than other RPG's, and so need to be taken more seriously if you want your characters to survive. There are several reasons why you need to be careful about fighting in this game. Your character is NOT a super-hero (at least not yet). Most of the characters, animals and beasts you encounter are likely to be as strong and tough as your character and probably tougher. The only advantage you have is that your characters have Fate Points and they probably don't. But fate points won't help your character win a fight, they only give you a second chance to avoid the death of your character, and even then you may find your character is severely injured or disabled as a result. Also, it is unlikely at the start of your adventure that your character will be properly equipped for combat. Once again your character is NOT a super-hero. The chances are that it is only wearing very basic armour, and only carrying very basic weaponry (if any). Your character will meet many NPC's who are both more skilled and better equipped than your character. Even a simple soldier from the Town Watch is likely to have been supplied with better weapons and armour than your character has, and some of the richer or more specialised NPC's will have far superior equipment to anything your character can afford.