With just a few weeks to spare, Cubicle 7 Games has kept its promise for the release of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay’s 5th Edition, and the PDF versions are now in the wild!
The appetite for the release is certainly there- as we’ll see in a moment the title shot to the top of the DriveThruRPG’s Top 200 sellers. How many of these were PDF orders versus preorders of the physical product is impossible for us to know, but the pricing model hews fairly close to the x → 2x → 4x formula for digital, standard hardcover, and collector’s edition.
The collector’s edition (pictured above) is beautiful. You can say what you want about their level of editing (and many do1), but the design department holds to a consistent standard of excellence. It’s surely not chance that C7’s ENNIE Award this year was won in the Best Layout and Design category.
In my occasional series here, Black Library Bibliophiles, I’ve looked at different ways to decorate your library with things from Warhammer coins to JOYTOY helmets, and attractively-designed RPG books certainly can add flair to any library.
As for what’s inside the book, we’re already just starting to see community comparisons and dialogue with more features, videos, and articles sure to come!
A Bundle of Fun
C7 is once again putting together bundle deals for the game’s launch, as it has done with past titles. The “Karl Franz” is the top tier, a “give me one of everything” collection that knocks 10% off the price of buying everything individually. Then there’s the “Reikland” bundle (the collector’s edition only and all the extras), and the “Free Company” which does the same but with the standard edition, not collector’s.
It’s worth noting that based on past performance, maps (such as the Reikland one offered here) tend to be fulfilled and shipped separately from the other physical goods. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, since they are rolled and shipped in tubes- much preferable than folded for those that like to frame and display their maps.
Fulfillment for all physical items is expected to be Spring of next year.
RPG Bestsellers
Bookwriters get their New York Times bestseller lists, so why shouldn’t we enjoy the same thing? While we don’t have any aggregated sales lists, we can use DriveThruRPG’s top-seller list as a reasonable barometer- and here’s this week’s snapshot!
Warhammer RPG Titles in the Top 200:
#1 ( - ) Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Fifth Edition Core Rulebook
#14 ( +0 ). Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Sylvania: The Cursed County
#88 (-21). Wrath & Glory: Lex Imperialis
#93 (+6). Wrath & Glory: Core Rulebook
#142 (+17). Imperium Maledictum: Core Rulebook
#178 (-47). Warhammer The Old World: Talagaad Adventures
Total Books in Top 200: 6 (-1)
As noted earlier, this week saw the Fifth Edition rocket to the top of the charts. That’s thrilling news, though absent any actual data beyond relative chart position it’s impossible to know the degree of good. Sylvania: The Cursed County held strong at #14, and we even saw a couple of chart improvements in the Warhammer 40K Core Rulebooks. The Emperor provides!
ICYMI
Careless Conjuration’s series, GM’s Guide to the Enemy Within, kept apace with an under-the-hood look at running Chapter 3 of the Enemy Within campaign.
With WFRP’s Fifth Edition now available, here’s Ill Met by Morrslieb with a first impressions piece for the new book!
Coming Attractions
Here’s a list of the known upcoming physical releases from Cubicle 7 based on the available preorder information we have. Note that Cubicle 7’s own delivery estimates appear to be just that- estimates- which is why many products have an upcoming delivery listed for Q1 while we’re already past that.
This section will be updated weekly in this column, with new or updated info presented in boldface.
Shipping Q3
Limited Edition Warhammer Fantasy Map Bundle 1 (July 2026)
Limited Edition Warhammer Fantasy Map Bundle 2 (July 2026)
Shipping Q4
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Temple of Spite (Q4)
Shipping Spring 2027
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition: Core Rulebook (standard hardcover)
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition: Core Rulebook (collector’s edition)
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition: Character Sheets
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition: Reikland Dice Set
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition: Monsters & Adversaries Deck
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition: Conditions & Injuries Deck
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition: Reikland Map
Shipping 2027
Sylvania: The Cursed Country
Shipping Q4
Warhammer: The Old World Roleplaying Game Starter Set (Q4)
Warhammer: The Old World Roleplaying Game Gamemaster’s Screen (Q4)
Shipping 2027
Talagaad Adventures
Shipping Q1
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound, Champions of Chaos: Dark Gifts Card Pack (Q1)
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound, Champions of Chaos: Spells Lore Card Pack (Q1)
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound, Champions of Chaos: Artefacts & Wargear Card Pack (Q1)
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound, Champions of Chaos: Core Rulebook (Standard and Collector’s Edition) (Q1)
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound, Champions of Chaos: Bloodwind Spoil Map (Q1)
Shipping Q3
Limited Edition Age of Sigmar Map Bundle (July 2026)
Shipping Q1 2027
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound: Champions of Chaos: Carngrad Adventures
Shipping Q4
Warhammer 40,000: Wrath & Glory, Adventures in Gilead
Shipping Q3
Limited Edition Imperium Maledictum Macharian Sector Map (July 2026)
Shipping Q4
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay, Imperium Maledictum: Adeptus Mechanicus Collector’s Edition
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay, Imperium Maledictum: Adeptus Mechanicus Player’s Guide
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay, Imperium Maledictum: Adeptus Mechanicus Gamemaster’s Guide
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay, Imperium Maledictum: Adeptus Mechanicus Character Sheet Pad (Q4)
Undated
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I addressed some of these in my review of Wrath & Glory’s Lex Imperialis release.