The Origins of Warhammer's Strangest Game - Inquisitor

In this video we explore the classic Warhammer game, Inquisitor. We look first into its origins, because while many presume it draws from roleplaying games, in truth it is drawing from a style of skirmish wargaming that predates modern TTRPGS. We also do a deep dive into Inquisitor's mechanics, offering a critique of the game before posing the question of how I would redesign it, given the chance.

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++RESEARCH NOTES++

Western Gunfight Wargame Rules: https://www.amazon.com/Old-West-Skirm...

Filmdeg Miniatures:    / @filmdegminiatures  

Jervis Johnson & Rick Priestly on Necromunda and the Western Gunfight Wargame Rules (14:06):    • Jervis Johnson and Rick Priestley on Necro...  

Gav Thorpe on Inquisitor:    • Everything you have been told is a lie: Jo...  

Blogs:
Playing at the World - Western Gunfight (1970): the First RPG?: https://playingattheworld.blogspot.co...

Awesome Lies - Gunfighting, Part One: https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com...
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Intro Music by Doctor Dreamchip: https://freesound.org/s/511279/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

FMJ2.wav by calpomatt: https://freesound.org/s/123887/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

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