Warhammer World references for HQ

[j_dean80]

So, everyone already knows the list of all published things related to HQ. I wanted to compile a list of Warhammer World references that can be used for gathering lore and creating quests for HQ. What we know is Warhammer Fantasy Battle 3rd edition is the world HQ was derived from. It takes place approximately 200 years after HQ on the timeline. Therefore, the history can be referenced for HQ times. If I missed anything for the list, please let me know.

Board Games

Advanced HeroQuest
Advanced HeroQuest: Terror in the Dark
Battle Masters
Battle Masters Reinforcements: Chaos Warband
Battle Masters Reinforcements: Imperial Lords
Mighty Empires
Mighty Warriors

Warhammer Fantasy Battle 3rd edition

Rulebook
Warhammer Armies
Warhammer Siege
Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness
Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned

Warhammer Fantasy Role Play 1st edition (same timeline as WFB 3rd edition but more in-depth)

Rulebook

The Enemy Within campaign

The Enemy Within
Shadows Over Bogenhafen
Death on the Reik
Power Behind the Throne
Something Rotten in Kislev
Empire in Flames
Warhammer City (not technically part of the campaign but ties in closely to Power Behind the Throne)
Warhammer City of Chaos (combines Power Behind the Throne and Warhammer City)
Warhammer Campaign (combines The Enemy Within and Shadows Over Bogenhafen)
Warhammer Adventure (combines The Enemy Within, Shadows Over Bogenhafen, and Death on the Reik)

Doomstones campaign

Fire in the Mountains
Blood in Darkness
Death Rock
Dwarf Wars
Heart of Chaos
Fire and Blood (combines Fire in the Mountains and Blood in Darkness)
Wars and Death (combines Death Rock and Dwarf Wars)

Warhammer Companion
Character Pack (contains character sheets and a booklet on character creation)
Realms of Sorcery
Apocrypha Now
Apocrypha 2 Chart of Darkness (contains the character creation booklet from Character Pack)
Castle Drachenfels
Corrupting Influence
Death's Dark Shadow
Dwarfs: Stone and Steel
Marienburg: Sold Down the River
Middenheim: City of Chaos
The Restless Dead
Warhammer Townscape (contains cardboard buildings with fold instructions - no info for the world)
The Dying of the Light
Lichemaster

Novels

Warhammer Ignorant Armies (anthology 1)
Warhammer Wolf Riders (anthology 2)
Warhammer Red Thirst (anthology 3)
Warhammer Konrad (book 1 Konrad series)
Warhammer Shadowbreed (book 2 Konrad series)
Warhammer Warblade (book 3 Konrad series)
Warhammer Zaragoz (book 1 Orfeo series)
Warhammer Plague Daemon (book 2 Orfeo series)
Warhammer Storm Warriors (book 3 Orfeo series)
Warhammer Drachenfels (book 1 Drachenfels series)
Warhammer Beasts in Velvet (book 2 Drachenfels series)

Warhammer: The Old World (Games Workshop's new release in the same setting, approximately 25 years before HQ on the timeline)

Fantasy Battles in the World of Legend: Rulebook
Arcane Journal: Tomb Kings of Khemri
Arcane Journal: Kingdom of Bretonnia
Arcane Journal: Orc & Goblin Tribes
Arcane Journal: Dwarfen Mountain Holds
Arcane Journal: Warriors of Chaos
Arcane Journal: Empire of Man
Arcane Journal: High Elf Realms
Arcane Journal: Wood Elf Realms
Arcane Journal: Beastmen Brayherds
Arcane Journal: Armies of Grand Cathay
Arcane Journal: Dawn of the Storm Dragon
Arcane Journal: The War of Settra's Fury
Arcane Journal: The Breaching of the Great Bastion
Arcane Journal: The Razing of Westerland
Army Lists for the Forces of Evil: Ravening Hordes
Army Lists for the Forces of Good: Forces of Fantasy
Matched Play Guide
Lords of the Lance (novel)
The Legend of Sigmar (novel)

Warhammer: The Old World Roleplaying Game

Gamemaster's Guide
Player's Guide
Thirst of Three (pdf)

White Dwarf magazine (issues that contain any of the above)

82 - WFRP
83 - WFRP

85 - WFRP
86 - WFRP
87 - WFRP
88 - WFRP
89 - WFRP
90 - WFRP
91 - WFRP
92 - WFRP
93 - WFRP
94 - WFRP
95 - WFRP
96 - WFRP
97 - WFRP
98 - WFRP
99 - WFRP
100 - WFRP, WFB
101 - WFRP, WFB
102 - WFRP, WFB
103 - WFRP, WFB
104 - WFRP
105 - WFRP, WFB
106 - WFRP, WFB
107 - WFRP, WFB
108 - WFRP, WFB
109 - WFRP, WFB
110 - WFRP, WFB
111 - WFRP
112 - WFRP
113 - WFB
114 - WFB
115 - HQ
116 - WFB
117 - WFRP, WFB
118 - WFRP
119 - WFRP, WFB
120 - WFRP, WFB
121 - WFRP, AHQ
122 - WFRP, AHQ
123 - WFB

125 - WFRP, AHQ
126 - WFRP
127 - WFB
128 - WFRP

130 - WFRP, ME
131 - WFB, ME
132 - WFRP, ME
133 - WFRP, ME
134 - HQ, AHQ
135 - WFRP, WFB, ME
136 - WFB
137 - WFRP, WFB
138 - WFRP, WFB, AHQ
139 - AHQ
140 - WFRP
141 - WFB
142 - WFB

144 - WFB
145 - HQ, AHQ
146 - WFB
147 - WFB
148 - WFB
149 - WFB
150 - WFB, AHQ
151 - WFB
152 - WFB
153 - WFB

155 - ME
156 - BM


159 - AHQ



163 - ME

[j_dean80]

Added a few more White Dwarf issues and added what is in them.
Added a new journal for The Old World.

[j_dean80]

Added a new novel.

[Cael Darkhollow]

I would add the splendid The World Of Warhammer soft cover book 1998 (192 pages)
The Empire at War soft cover book 2006 (96 pages)
Liber Necris soft cover book 2006 (96 pages)
Liber Chaotica Soft Cover book 2005 (close to 400 unnumbered pages I lost count)
Uniforms and Heraldry of The Empire hard cover book 2008 (72 pages)
these all have tons of lore and in-game history of the Old World Fantasy setting including much on the relevant time period setting of original HeroQuest (2304-2335 on the Imperial Calendar)
Warhammer The Old World~ Map of the Old World fold out large map (set in 2276 Imperial Calendar)

Although the actual production time period of the GW/MB HeroQuest products (1988-1993) and GW/MB Battle Masters (1992) straddled the time period of 3rd (Oct. 1987-Oct. 1992) and 4th editions (Oct. 1992-Oct. 1996) of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, I feel that any of the Army books, boxed sets, rule books etc. of Warhammer Fantasy of any edition could be useful for HQ reference material same goes for any material from any edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.
Same goes for any other game placed in the WH fantasy setting such as Mordheim, Man-O-War, Chaos Marauders, Mighty Empires, Warmaster, Dread Fleet, Mighty Warriors etc.
Several video games have used the WH fantasy setting as well.

[Cael Darkhollow]

It would be interesting to get all of these current in-game dates of each game on the setting timeline for HQ reference here:

Warhammer The Old World starts at the date 2276 on the Imperial Calendar around 28-59 (30-60) years BEFORE the postulated HeroQuest time period.

HeroQuest is assumed to be 2304-2335 on the Imperial Calendar based on clues in the HQ material compared with Warhammer events, same postulated time frame for Battle Masters as well. Advanced HeroQuest also seems to run concurrently as the same exact Heroes from HeroQuest can be used and are prominent in the game art so same dates in the timeline.
Warhammer Quest ? I will have to peruse the game book and see if it gives any dates

WarHammer Fantasy Battle 1E no IC reference dates but Heinrich Kemmler the Lich lord raises Krell in 2491
WH FB 2E sometime just after Karl Franz declared Emperor in 2502
WH FB 3E is set starting in 2512 IC (some 200 years AFTER HeroQuest dates on the Old World Imperial Calendar timeline) much of WH 3rd edition was published around the same real world time as HeroQuest 1987-1992

the remaining WH editions happen right before, during or right after the Storm of Chaos in 2522 (Games Workshop retconned this timeline with the End Time events)
WH FB 4E takes place starting in 2520 IC Right before the Storm of Chaos
WH FB 5E takes place starting in 2521 IC right before the Storm of Chaos
WH FB 6E takes place 2522 IC During the Storm of chaos
WH FB 7E takes place 2522 IC During the Storm of Chaos
WHFb 8E 2522 IC during the storm of Chaos
WarHammer Fantasy Role Play 1E (1986) starts at 2512 IC
WHFRP 2E (2005) set around 2523 IC
WHFRP 3E (2009) Set around 2522 IC
WHFRP 4E is set around 2510 or so on the Imperial Calendar
Mordheim is destroyed around 1999-2000 IC as I understand it the game storyline starts right after (at least 300 years BEFORE HeroQuest)
WarHammer Total War video game is set around 2502 IC

[j_dean80]

Only thing about adding later releases is some things were changed. An example is the entire magic class system.

[Kurgan]

I would add the splendid The World Of Warhammer soft cover book 1998 (192 pages)

I have this book. No Fimir in it, so I tracked down a vintage copy of the 3rd edition core book. Thanks for the references!

HeroQuest physical releases 1989-1992 are the time period of Warhammer Fantasy I'm most interested in (yes, I know the third HQ novel was released in '93, it was the only significant new addition of official lore other than the obscure Legacy of Sorasil Amiga video game the following year). The main base of HQ content was '89, it was the release of the first edition, KK and ROTWL as well as Advanced HeroQuest.

Anything could be used for inspiration when it comes to HeroQuest or proxied material, I'm just most interested in materials that may have directly inspired things within the game.

Obviously when it comes to the Remake it's a little harder to guess since so much time had passed since the demise of the original franchise (1993-94) until the Haslab product (2021).

[j_dean80]

I would add the splendid The World Of Warhammer soft cover book 1998 (192 pages)

I have this book. No Fimir in it, so I tracked down a vintage copy of the 3rd edition core book. Thanks for the references!

HeroQuest physical releases 1989-1992 are the time period of Warhammer Fantasy I'm most interested in (yes, I know the third HQ novel was released in '93, it was the only significant new addition of official lore other than the obscure Legacy of Sorasil Amiga video game the following year). The main base of HQ content was '89, it was the release of the first edition, KK and ROTWL as well as Advanced HeroQuest.

Anything could be used for inspiration when it comes to HeroQuest or proxied material, I'm just most interested in materials that may have directly inspired things within the game.

Obviously when it comes to the Remake it's a little harder to guess since so much time had passed since the demise of the original franchise (1993-94) until the Haslab product (2021).

If you're looking for Fimir, White Dwarf magazine #102 has more info.

[Kurgan]

What's the date on that issue?

[j_dean80]

What's the date on that issue?

June '88