Carbon Grey RPG vs Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Compare Carbon Grey RPG and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay side by side. See differences in complexity, dice, genre, cost, and more.
| Carbon Grey RPG | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay | |
|---|---|---|
| Genre | Historical, Fantasy | Fantasy |
| Play Style | Combat-Heavy, Gritty, Atmospheric, Cinematic, Pulp Action, Tactical, Crunchy, Lore-Heavy, Corruption, Roll to Cast, Faction Play, Licensed IP, Heroic | Gritty, Deadly, Career-Based, Dark Fantasy, Roleplay-Heavy, Atmospheric, Low-Fantasy, Investigation, Corruption, Lore-Heavy, Licensed Setting, Random Character Creation, Roll to Cast, Grimdark |
| Core Mechanic | Roll a pool of d6s equal to attribute + skill, sum the dice, and beat a Difficulty Number from 5 (Very Easy) to 30 (Extremely Difficult). One die in every pool is the Wild Die: a 6 grants an Advantage (Hero Point gain, success upgrade, or aid to an ally) and a 1 hands the GM a Complication that can deepen a failure. Margins above and below the DN scale results from Partial Success up to Exceptional Success and from Ordinary Failure down to Catastrophic Failure. Hero Points (start at 6) fuel doubled die codes, rerolls, and injury-level reductions. | Roll d100 under skill or characteristic. Success Levels measure degree of success by comparing the tens digits of the target and the roll. Advantage accumulates during combat, adding +10 per point to attack tests. |
| Dice | d6 dice pool | d100 |
| Complexity | Medium | Medium |
| Accessibility | Medium | Medium |
| Runnability | Medium | High |
| License | Proprietary | No open license |
| Cost | $$ | $$$ |
| Publisher | Magnetic Press Play | Cubicle 7 |
| Year | 2022 | 2018 |
| Best For | Groups who want dieselpunk WWI-flavored heroics — trench fighting, airship dogfights, espionage, and court intrigue — with an opt-in reality-warping subsystem that physically and mentally scars characters who lean on it. | Groups who want dark, gritty fantasy where ordinary people face extraordinary dangers in a richly detailed setting. The career system creates unique character arcs from rat catcher to witch hunter. |
| Highlights | Wild Die mechanic builds tier-based outcomes into every roll — a 6 grants an Advantage the player can spend on extra Hero Points, an upgraded success, or aid to an ally; a 1 hands the GM a Complication that can turn an ordinary failure into a Catastrophic one. Continuity Flux skills (Manipulate, Divine, Transmogrify) let characters bend reality but each use raises a tracked Surge Count, and a roll-low check at session end against accumulated Corruption Points can permanently strip an attribute, transform the character into an enemy-controlled stone demon, or erase them from existence. Character Persona stack — Quirks rolled on a d66 table, Obligations to factions or ideals, and Remarkable Abilities — pays out Skill Points at the end of any session the player honored their Obligation, and a session in which the character switches allegiance grants no Skill Points at all. | Detailed grimdark setting, career system creates varied character arcs, combat carries real consequences |
| Considerations | Combat layers multi-action penalties, scale rules between personal, vehicle, and grand-scale targets, weapon properties like Bypass ARM and Continuous, and dedicated subsystems for grenades, artillery bombardment, flak, hail of bullets, and minefields — each with its own DN, reaction options, and damage table. Continuity Flux powers are gated behind the Latent Flux Talent ability or GM-granted shard exposure, so a party without one is shut out of the reality-bending side of the setting unless the GM hands out access. Setting is tightly tied to the Carbon Grey graphic novel — eight named nations with specific factions, mythologies, and political alignments — so adapting the system to a homebrew dieselpunk world means cutting the lore that anchors most published episodes. | Tightly bound to the Old World setting, Success Level math can slow play, expensive supplement line |