I am looking for some good Warhammer books set in cities. I have read the Genevieve books, and Blackhearts (for all that it had one book set in a city - great series nonetheless), but haven't managed to stumble on any others. Can people offer any recommendations of books which occur at least mostly in a city? (a human city, that is)

Thanks in advance for the suggestions.

The first Gotrek & Felix Omnibus includes Skavenslayer, which is set in Nuln and has given me a lot of ideas for running games there.

there is a really good book caled '' murder in marienburg'' its all set in that city.

Hm, The Ambassador Chronicles are set in a city in Kislev (Praag?). I think The Enemy Within is set in a city as well, can't remember if it was any good though.

Beasts in Velvet.

The best warhammer novel in Altdorf IMO.

Jericho said:

Beasts in Velvet was a good story, though for some reason it was included in the Genevieve Omnibus. (even though I recall Gen having little to nothing to do with the story)

Thanks for the advice so far, everyone, I will look up some of these books. If anyone else comes up with more, please feel free to share.

The Brunner Omnibus has quite a few cities and townships involved throughout the stories.

Just off the topic...

The most important thing about a city placed in a medival setting is the smell. If we where to be teleported back in time, we would be appalled by the horrendous smell of those cities. So don't forget to mention the smell when describing a warhammer city.

Way off topic...

The Roman empire in all it's splendor...I read something about it that made my awe for the classical superpower a bit diminished. Did you know that a father had the right to kill it's own child up to the age of 2? and that it was not uncommon to find dead babies in the gutter of any roman city?

ugh! these grotesque nuggets of gold is interesting as a GM when trying to understand people in historic ages. We often take a modern humanistic view upon how people and other races are when it comes to fantasy settings. But warhammer in particular is a grim fantasy setting, so when I compare it with historical settings similar to warhammer, I can't help to wonder what other nasty stuff is left out from popular history?

any disgusting habits or customs going on in the Holy roman empire? something we could use for warhammer?

'kay I think I should stop writing now.

good gaming

I remember tracing James Wallis' efforts for BL a while back and was quite impressed. In fact, the collaborative effort with Dan Abnett and another author I can't quite remember off the top of my head was very good in parts. That one was Hammers of Ulric and is set in Middenheim, following some knights of the white wolf as things go weird in the city of chaos. Loads of really good city descriptions and ideas for adventures that I have used to good effect.

I also liked Mark of Damnation, although it is a mixture of town and rural settings. And yes, as the main protagonist reaches Altdorf for the first time in the novel, Wallis describes the overwhelming stench coming from the town and river! Mal is right, that really helps set the scene, in my opinion.

Mal Reynolds said:

Do we? I have to wonder, because I rarely do ... at last not when playing grittier settings. I prefer to play up the horrible things man is capable of as part of the experience. Monsters, criminals, politicians and cults are great adversaries, but when simply adding flavor to a setting I like to drive home just how awful the world was compared to our expectations of today. (though there is still quite a bit happening here and now worth being shocked by, it is merely hidden under glitter in many areas of the world)

Do you live in England? If so, watch Pillars of the Earth on saturday nights and available on 4od. It's based on the Ken Follett book of the same name, which has loads of gritty descriptions of small towns- be glad you aren't a medieval Tanner! Not to mention the main thrust of the book which is about the trials and tribulations of building cathedrals in a society one level above barbaric. Catholics! love 'em or loathe 'em they were a mixed bunch...

Jack of Tears said:

it was a figure of speech. I am sure you have a firm grip on how to run your warhammer games. We do not only inherit our genes from our ancestors but their memes as well. our thoughts and reflections have evolved since dawn of time, so it can be difficult to understand how people thought and percieved the world in old times, since we are somewhat limited by our own memes. But as you pointed out shocking and barbaric events occur. Some memes which should have been extinct still linger on in some parts of the world.

What I meant is that many fantasy settings are political correct, which is a modern phenomena, and done so not to offend our modern humanistic views. But there are some great examples in popular media that seems to grasp memes of other periods, like the tv serie Rome for instance. So to some extend we are able to understand how people lived in other times.

now I am rambling and way off topic, excuse my bad habit, Jack of Tears

good gaming