Cubicle 7 are continuing their exploration of the Enemy Within Campaign with the penultimate addition to this Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play story. The Horned Rat is now available to pre-order physically with PDFs now out in the wild too.

The Horned Rat // Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play

Here is some of the background to this next instalment in the story...

"In the penultimate volume of the five-part series of grim and perilous Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay adventures, the tables are turned as enemies that have pursued the Characters since the beginning of the epic campaign are forced to defend themselves. The time is right to uncover their schemes and break apart their organisation. The Characters cannot afford to relax their guard and celebrate their victories, as a new threat emerges from beneath their feet."

I like the idea that things are starting to twist and come for the heroes rather than the other way around! This breaks down even further...

• The fourth part of the Enemy Within campaign, conceived by legendary WFRP writer Graeme Davis with contributions by a team of talented WFRP writers.
• A toolkit to exploring Middenheim’s complex undercity, a vast environment filled with hazards and intrigues.
• A series of investigations dealing with the implications of the action in Power Behind the Throne and leading to the realisation of a new threat, far greater than anything the Characters have faced in their previous adventures.
• Descriptions of an ongoing and deepening crisis in the Empire, to be resolved in the final instalment of the Enemy Within campaign.

So, this is a good way to dive in and carry on the storyline from Enemy Within that you might not have played back in the day. It might also provide you with some interesting options for ongoing campaigns where you can weave this into the narrative.

As well as The Horned Rat, you can also pre-order/purchase The Horned Rat Companion.

The Horned Rat Companion // Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play

You can pre-order the physical version of this Companion book now and you'll also receive the PDF when it has been completed. Within its pages you'll find...

• More lore and information on the Skaven, their history and society, and the terrible God to which they give praise.
• A huge selection of new equipment, spells, weapons, and contraptions to outfit your Skaven NPCs with.
• New encounters in the city of Middenheim and the Middle Mountains, perfect to drop into The Horned Rat, or any Skaven focused campaign.
• A GM’s guide to The Yellow Fang, an insidious cult that both worship the Skaven and seeks to outdo them.
• A new career, the Dwarf Ironbreaker, perfect for a stout dwarf seeking to face down the loathsome ratmen in the tunnels beneath the Old World.
• Two classic adventures, revised and updated for WFRP 4th Edition — Horror in the Dark, featuring a terrible encounter in a twisting mine, and A Little Help From My Friends, a kidnapping case beyond any but the greatest, shortest detective in all of Middenheim.
• The Return of the Gravelord: Everyone’s favourite self-obsessed Necromancer returns to harry the Characters throughout the events of The Horned Rat. Is it paranoia if everyone really is out to get you?

The Skaven are a faction from The Old World that you can have a lot of fun with. They are nearly always insidious and scheming and because people don't really believe they exist you can throw all manner of fun twists and turns into the roleplaying moments within your games.

I am also liking this particular Companion as it comes with the Dwarf Ironbreaker career! Maybe my version of Gunnar could take up a different career path?

The Horned Rat Journals

As well as the actual books above, you can also snap up some accessories which are appropriately themed to The Horned Rat. You can buy a Player and GM Journal which are designed for you to use when taking notes, making characters and more during your campaigns.

Investigator's Journal // Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play

The Horned Rat GMs Journal // Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play

Both books come with maps of Middenheim, perfect for those embarking on their Enemy Within campaigns, and plenty of space to note down all of the goings-on during your sessions. I like accessories that are designed to look like in-world artefacts. It adds to the feeling that you're immersed in the world of Warhammer.

Are you tempted by these new offerings from Cubicle 7 for Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play?