These introduced new units, rules, and mechanics. Black Library, Games Workshop’s publishing arm, released new army books. Warhammer Fantasy‘s End Times scenario was a long, drawn-out affair. Three decades after it was first introduced, it had met its End Times.
Side note: We can talk more about games based on the Warhammer 40K universe, but that’s a story for another time.Īnd so Warhammer Fantasy slowly but surely became a niche offering within a niche hobby. In this manner, Warhammer 40,000 overtook Fantasy and never looked back. After all, why design knights and cavalry when you can paint Space Marine chapters and Baneblades? It was a common belief that a single chapter of Space Marine miniatures could outsell the entire Fantasy catalog. 40K had such a huge following that Fantasy‘s player base was but a fraction of that. Warhammer 40K was like the younger sibling who found more success and opportunities and made more friends as he grew up. A few years after Fantasy was released, they kickstarted Warhammer 40,000 or 40K. How vastly different would the gaming industry have been if we saw Karl Franz of “The Human Alliance” face off against Grimgor “Warboss of Da Orcish Waaagh” in World of Warhammer?Īnyway, Warhammer Fantasy was Games Workshop’s main tabletop franchise until sci-fi ruled the scene. Unfortunately, negotiations went a different direction. Fun fact: before Blizzard decided to make Warcraft, they planned to develop a Warhammer game. When Games Workshop created Warhammer Fantasy Battles in the early 80s, it revitalized interest in the tabletop community. Warhammer: The End Times of the Franchise
Now, we have games like Total War: Warhammer and Vermintide to relive them. These characters and all the lore and trappings of the Warhammer Fantasy Battles universe vanished all too suddenly in an event we called The End Times. We marveled at Grimgor Ironhide, DA BESTEST! And, of course, we bowed to Settra the Imperishable, Lord of Nehekhara, King of Kings, Chosen of Ptra, Slayer of Pretenders, He Who Does Not Serve, etc. Likewise, we knew of Magnus the Pious, savior of The Empire. We read tales about Gotrek and Felix, a Dwarf Slayer and his human companion, and their arch-nemesis, the Grey Seer Thanquol. It was a world that brought us memorable characters. Warhammer Fantasy was tabletop franchise crafted by Games Workshop and adored by fans around the world for over thirty years. Roughly three years ago, the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles ended.
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