Warhammer Fantasy Artwork using Midjourney AI

Starting with some skaven,

then onto some some mountain scenery,

and some random,

Need a bigger boat…quick review of Sea of Claws by C7 for WFRP

In short – Sea of Claws is a great book. Well worth the pdf.

Our group was running a pirate & oceanic style game for many sessions and while its all doable with a little imagination and hand waving, this book gives solid anchors (ahem) for GMs and lots of reading material for both players and GMs.

Beasties, lore, ship combat and construction rules, weather, new careers. Plenty of information on the gods appropriate to the seas which makes all the difference in niche details … and lastly you don’t want to meet that creature on the cover; deadly fun.

What does an AI think Bright Wizards look like? MidJourney for rpgs

Portrait of a WFRP Bright Wizard, as generated by the MidJourney AI

By now the AI image generation tool MidJourney is probably old news (relative to its beta), but its darn interesting news. The tool facilitates textual prompts to create images. I’ve recently used it to create a character portrait, and seen some far more amazing art created for gaming purposes. Its an all new rabbit hole to investigate, and one that I think will develop into a staggeringly good tool.

I can see this as a service that could be commercialised well, provide a depth to users, and demonstrate how AI can be productive and effective to a wide audience. And now some more nightmare fuel…