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WFRP Tome of Corruption (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay) Hardcover – October 10, 2006

by Robert J. Schwalb (Author)
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A detailed account of Chaos in the world of WFRP that alerts the player to the secrets of heretical cults and details on the four Chaos gods -- their ways, spells and servants. Allows the player to identify traits of taint and to create your own daemon prince!
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Black Industries
  4. Publication date
    October 10, 2006
  5. Dimensions
    11.1 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1844163091
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1844163090
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Industries (October 10, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1844163091
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1844163090
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.1 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Robert J. Schwalb

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Robert J. Schwalb has worked for Wizards of the Coast. His works for Dungeons & Dragons include: Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (2006, with Robin Laws), Drow of the Underdark (2007, with Ari Marmell, Anthony Pryor, and Greg A. Vaughan), Elder Evils (2007), Exemplars of Evil (2007), Tome of Magic (2006, with Matthew Sernett, Dave Noonan, and Ari Marmell), Player's Handbook II (2006).

He has also worked for Green Ronin Publishing on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and he has contributed to Witch Hunter: The Invisible World for Paradigm Concepts (2007).

Schwalb was a long-time developer and staff member for Green Ronin.[1]:376 With Patrick O'Duffy and Chris Pramas, Schwalb wrote The Pirate's Guide to Freeport (2007), a 256-page sourcebook on Green Ronin's best-known locale.[1]:375 Schwalb designed the A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying game, which previewed in 2008 and published in 2009; this was his last project for Green Ronin before he moved over to Wizards of the Coast.[1]:376 His additional role-playing work includes work for Black Industries, Fantasy Flight Games, and several other companies.[2]

Schwalb became the writer for the online version of the popular Dragon column "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" in 2008, having thus far contributed articles for Yeenoghu and Baphomet.

Schwalb also co-wrote Divine Power, a 4th Edition D&D supplement, which made the Wall Street Journal Best-Seller list for July 2009.[3]

In 2012, Schwalb became one of the lead designers for the next edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Noble Knight Rocks
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2017
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So, I used to play the original WFRP. Loved it.
I bought the second edition rulebook in 2008. I felt it was lacking a few elements the original had, like a bestiary was the big one, but it did feel more structured. Now I see all the follow up books added to this edition, and no longer have the 2nd Ed. Core (but still have original).
Anyways, review time.
So I ordered this and the 3rd Ed. Core and Creature Vault.
Wow.... 3rd Ed has gone to a card based game, interesting. Going to give it a try.
This particular book, being the USPS showed up 3 hours ago with it, is very fascinating. Also, the company that had it as Used/Good, sent me an excellent book, it still creaks open. Also, I recieved it in two days after placing the order, along with the 3rd Edition Core and Creature Vault. Very impressed with Noble Knight. In fact, I am so impressed by the condition and speed of delivery that when I ordered 5 more Second Edition books today, if Noble Knight was one of the merchants available, they were who received my order.
Noble Knight Rocks, as does the deeply submersive world of Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing.
Now, to find friends who want to try this 3rd Edition out, and if all else fails, have 5 Second Edition books on the way!
Mark McLemore
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Rhandhali
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Setting Material
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2007
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Tome of Corruption is all about flavor. The book is long on setting material and mercifully short on rules and even those still amount to flavor and setting material. Running a long-term game with many of the rules included would be difficult or downright impossible. The amount of raw power that is available to the players and GMs is huge. Some of the more powerful features, in an effort to reflect their abilities in the tabletop version of Warhammer, would slaughter an entire army of PCs. Many of the careers are also ridiculously powerful.

Gamemasters are going to want to be extremely careful in what they allow players to take from the book, but for anyone who wants to run a high-powered epic game the Tome of Corruption provides everything and more.

The Tome of Corruption is also a great read. For those who don?t like rules the mechanics are presented in such a manner as to be almost totally separated from the setting material. Unlike many supplements the point of the book is not just to create more rules but to add to the setting.

If you can't use it in a WFRP game then it is a great idea mine for other games or for pleasure reading.
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Hayden Scott Harriss II
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2014
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I have a warm spot in my heart for the Games Workshop art used in these adventures
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5.0 out of 5 stars Chaos can be fun
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2007
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This is an exceptional book, like all of the new WHFRP books I have gotten so far. It covers many topics that a GM would need to use the forces of the Old Night in a game. The book has extensive rules for mutations, greatly expanding on the rules found in the core book (as well as organizing them by which of the chaos powers would likely grant them). The book also greatly expands on the rules for the various followers of Chaos. Rules for beastmen and marauders/chaos warriors (including careeres) are found within this book, as are rules for many other chaos creatures (like the chaos dragon and the shaggoth). There is more as well... such as rules for chaos weapons, and the stats for various daemons up to the Greater Daemons themselves!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for GMs
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2006
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This book is a must have for GMs. If you buy more than the main book this should be your 2nd, or 3rd book. (Unless you aren't planning on Chaos types being a major bad guy.) That said like all WFRP books it's short, but unlike some of the other books it's packed with good info. My favorite is the D1000 mutation chart that spans 2 pages. (Plus the following chapter of mutations.) Also the info on chaos champions is great. It's kind of light on generic stats for enmies, but if gives you the info you need to create demons, chaos warrior, chaos champions, cultist, beastmen... Also the same info can be used for a campaign with PCs on the other side.
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Joe Hamrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully vile!
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2008
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This vile tome is packed with foul goodness. The massive list of mutations alone is worth the price of the book. All kinds of foul things for the fiendish GM to throw at their players! Be warned though as just a brief glimpse at the pages of this thrice damned work will cause you the loss of your sanity!!!!
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Justin L. Plotts
5.0 out of 5 stars The Big Book of Chaotic Things
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2007
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This book provides so much info on things gamemasters need to know to to write a cool Chaos adventure. Norsca, daemons, beastmen, more nasties, and mutations and cults. So much fun. Great to read and slightly disturbing. Highly recommended.
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Jetpack
4.0 out of 5 stars Another PDF choice
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017
Without a doubt, there is plenty of Chaos in this. Want some daemons? Got them. Massive number of mutations? Got it. Ideas for cults? Got it.

I would pick up the PDF for cost, but a good solid read.
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James Graham
3.0 out of 5 stars I'm sure I've read this somewhere before...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2008
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At its best, the chaos-infested setting of WFRP is an opportunity to tell some dark horror stories involving body horror and political corruption. At its worst, it is a rather adolescent obsession with spiky bits and a rather dubious subtext implying that all emotion is a vice and will lead irrevocably to damnation. If I wanted a lecture about fire and brimstone I'd go to church.

The original Realm of Chaos books, published 20 years ago, veered towards the latter, but that was somewhat understandable as the books were designed for WFB and W40K. For all their faults, they were chock-full of illustrations, which was great for scene-setting. I was hoping that this book would veer rather more towards the former. Sadly, it has not done enough for my liking.

The big lists of mutations and information about beastmen, chaos champions and magical items are all but lifted wholesale from Realm of Chaos. The new stuff, providing information about the Chaos Wastes and surrounding areas, are fairly interesting background, but lack the detail required to run an adventure - let alone a campaign - there and are useless for anything else. At best the character generation stuff could be used for the odd (N)PC.

It's not all bad. The book is peppered with adventure seeds which provide some inspiration. Having a mutations list that isn't intended to work across three different game systems is of some use. The section on cults is much more extensive than anything in RoC. The bestiary is of interest, although most of these should not have been omitted from the Old World Bestiary in the first place.

Overall, I found this book fairly interesting, but it is by no means a vital addition for an WFRP2 library.
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Ria Saakshi
4.0 out of 5 stars Core Book, get it while you can
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2009
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Despite what Fantasy Flight may think, this is a core book. Not without its faults but quite frankly I can't imagine running WFRP without a decent blob of chaos in it...
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