Season of the Witch

I just watched the movie Season of the Witch with Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman. I liked it a lot, though it certainly wasn't perfect. In any case, if you are a fan of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying, you should watch this movie. It's pretty much a perfect fit.

Dark woods, knights, knaves, and evil magic are all present. A witch is escorted in a cage/wagon to her trial at a monastery. She uses magic to foil her guardians (or maybe she's an innocent being framed).

Some of the special effects weren't great, but I liked the combat scenes, and the banter between the various characters.

Warhammer art style

I really wish more games would incorporate the Warhammer style of art. Much of it is black and white, and it is better looking than a lot of color works from other games, imo. I like some of the cartoony or straight fantasy stuff in D&D and similar games, but none of it is as atmospheric as the Warhammer art (Planescape is the best example of well-done D&D art styles).

Stuff I'd love to see emulated far more often:

Warhammer FRP

I played a bunch of WFRP, both 1e and 2e, over the years. I really enjoyed the setting, and the dark tone. No matter how tough you were, you could be killed quite quickly by a lucky skaven or goblin.

When we played, we actually avoided the "find the cultists" mysteries popular among the published adventures. I think the best campaign I was in involved me and my friends acting as mercenaries  around Praag. My first, and funnest, character was a physician's assistant. I think I caused as much damage as I healed, thanks to awful dice. But we had fun.

Recently, over at RPGSite, someone provided a link to a bunch of maps for the Warhammer World. I figured I would share it here for those interested. I really recommend the maps labelled high detail. Wish I had these back when we were playing regularly.