Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition Pre-Orders Go Live

Cubicle 7 Entertainment opened the pre-orders for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition today, Tuesday 1st September 2026, with digital copies of the books being available immediately with every physical pre-order so you can start exploring the new edition straight away.

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition

The fifth edition arrives as Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay celebrates its 40th anniversary. The new edition is being touted as an evolution of its successful fourth edition rather than a wholesale replacement, with the familiar percentile (d100) system remaining at the heart of the game.

Work has gone into streamlining areas of the rules that could have previously slowed down gameplay. Combat has been reworked to make it quicker and easier to track, while some of the games more fiddly ‘special-case’ rules have been either removed entirely or revised. Talents have also been simplified, and the separate Resilience and Resolve resources have been folded into Fate and Fortune. The core rulebook has also been reorganised to make rules easier to find during play.

As the fifth edition is an ‘evolution’, as opposed to a whole new game, it has been designed with backwards compatibility in mind, with Cubicle 7 saying that existing fourth edition books will remain useful, allowing groups to continue using the substantial library of adventures, campaigns, and sourcebooks already published rather than having to start their collections from scratch. Future supplements are also intended to be usable for those groups who decide not to change from fourth to fifth edition.

The new edition will be available in Standard and Collector’s edition, both containing the same core game and content. The Collector’s Edition offers a premium presentation of the book, with an enhanced finish and details that make it a fitting addition to any fan.

And if you want to go beyond the core game, the Free Company Bundle brings together the Standard Edition Core Rulebook with the full range of Fifth Edition accessories, including the Character Sheet Pad, Wounds & Conditions Cards, Monsters & Adversaries Deck, Dice and Maps. There’s also The Reikland Bundle for those who want the premium version of the Core Rulebook alongside the complete accessory collection, and The Karl Franz Bundle, which includes both versions of the book for completionists and a special discount on the upcoming Foundry VTT version of the book.

You can find out more about the new edition, as well as place your pre-order, on the Cubicle 7 website.

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