FFG and their awesome ideas.

[Primarch]

Fantasy Flight have just posted up information about their next book for their Warhammer 40k, RPGs.

Introducing Black Crusade!

Sick of playing as a goody two shoes Ultramarine or a freelance trader? Now you can experience the joys and pleasures of being a 10,000 year old heretical traitor in your role playing games. Yay!

[me_in_japan]

depending on cost, I could even get that purely for fluff. If anything could convince me to RPG more, its playing as a chaos dude. Brilliant idea, FFG.

Anybody in Tsu fancy this?

*edit* a question: I took a quick look at the deathwatch and dark heresy lines and suchlike, and there are a LOT of books for them. Theyre also damn expensive. Why? what's in these books? would a compulsive collector need to get em all? cos that could get expensive quick. If its good fluff, then I could be sold on it, but I 'm wary of investing a load of money into books of rules that will in all probability just sit on my shelf.

[Primarch]

depending on cost, I could even get that purely for fluff. If anything could convince me to RPG more, its playing as a chaos dude. Brilliant idea, FFG.

*edit* a question: I took a quick look at the deathwatch and dark heresy lines and suchlike, and there are a LOT of books for them. Theyre also damn expensive. Why? what's in these books? would a compulsive collector need to get em all? cos that could get expensive quick. If its good fluff, then I could be sold on it, but I 'm wary of investing a load of money into books of rules that will in all probability just sit on my shelf.

First off, the books are spanking gorgeous. Lots of jaw droppingly nice artwork inside. The books are (generally) hard back affairs, full colour inside and worth every penny I feel. Speaking as a compulsive collector, yes, you need to get them all. If you're not actually interested in playing the game, maybe not.
DH is the oldest book/system and has the widest range so far, so lets look at what they have released and you can decide for yourself if its something you want to spend time/money on.
Core Rulebook - EVERYTHING you need to play the game is in here. You never need to buy other books. There is enough fluff to get you going even if you have never heard of 40k before. 75/25 rules/fluff
Inquisitors Handbook - Some extra fluff about the inquisition, but primarily a list of wargear and equipment as well as optional choices for players. Seriously only get it for the rules. 90/10
Radicals Handbook - This is the fluff stuff. LOTS of info on the various radical factions in the Inquisition. Istvaanians, Recongregators and a whole slew of other stuff along with some rules 50/50
Creatures Anathema - A big book of scary beasties. It covers the basics like Eldar, Orks etc as well as introducing a lot of scary and unique monsters. Each alien gets its own write up in much more detail than the monster books for D and D. 50/50
Games Masters Kit – Contains a simple scenario and some rules for making your own aliens. 99/1
Purge The Unclean – Scenarios. All fluff is unique to that story/mission 90/10
Disciples of the Dark Gods – Everything you ever wanted to know about cults but were afraid to ask. 10/90
Haarlocks Trilogy – 3 Linked adventures. Again, the fluff only fits the story. 90/10
Ascension – For when acolytes become inquisitors. I haven’t read a lot, but it seems pretty much a rule book. 80/20
Blood of Martyrs – Fluff and rules specifically for the Adepta Sororitas. Lots of info on the Imperial Belief system and the first in a line of books detailing each career path in lavish detail. 50/50
As you can see the books vary a great deal in content. Some are just rules books. Others are pretty much all background. The range and variety that FFG is producing is very nice. I fully intend to buy every book anyway, so if you want to have a read through of any of them, just give me a shout and I’ll either let you know what the contents are like or even lend you the book.

[Primarch]

In addition, I will be running Dark Heresy for anyone who wants to play next Saturday in TSU at Ash's little RPG get together. There is still room if anyone fancies making the trip down and helping Ash, Egor and Justin purge some heretics.

[Admiral-Badruck]

In addition, I will be running Dark Heresy for anyone who wants to play next Saturday in TSU at Ash's little RPG get together. There is still room if anyone fancies making the trip down and helping Ash, Egor and Justin purge some heretics.

The title of this post an understatement... it is really awesome ...I could play this game and I think even spevna could play it...

[Primarch]

In addition, I will be running Dark Heresy for anyone who wants to play next Saturday in TSU at Ash's little RPG get together. There is still room if anyone fancies making the trip down and helping Ash, Egor and Justin purge some heretics.

The title of this post an understatement... it is really awesome ...I could play this game and I think even spevna could play it...

You'd still need to read the rule book mate.
As and when it gets released, I will be getting a copy, so if people want to try it, I dont mind running it.

[Spevna]

I've got all the Dark Heresy stuff that has been released so far and have to agree that it is lovely stuff. Loads of fluff.

[me_in_japan]

hey! guess what MiJ just found lurking in his "other games in the 40k setting" folder?

Thats right - a whole bunch of Dark Heresy stuff. Musta d/ld it in one of my "dredge the internet" days. I'll get to reading it then, shall I?

[Primarch]

FFG have posted some new info about their new Black Crusade RPG.

First of all, some ideas about the theme and morality of the game:
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_ ... ?eidn=2028

And some information about the game's skill/talent/level mechanics:
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_ ... ?eidn=2068

[Primarch]

This game keeps sounding better and better.
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_ ... ?eidn=2192