Mechanicum Praepartum – an antagonist for Dark Heresy
“It is birth that makes man’s flesh weak.” -Galvina Nullip For the secretive magos of the Adeptus Mechanicus the very name Galvina Nullip is an irritant fit to provoke all […]
Warhammer 40k Roleplay
Bright Heresy – an editorial
I’ve come to a sudden realization regarding Dark Heresy: It offers an intensely positive outlook on Warhammer 40,000 in general and life in the Imperium of Man specifically. Paradoxically, it […]
A Caleidoscope of Hate – variant Talents for Dark Heresy
In a concerted action, German RPG-bloggers are looking at “emotions in RPGs” this month. The Warhammer 40,000 universe might not seem the most obvious choice for tackling this topic.
Suicide Operative
The Imperium never frowned upon ordering its subjects to their certain death. Sometimes though, such death isn’t merely the somewhat unfortunate side effect of a dangerous mission, but an intended […]
The Foris Cluster – A Setting for Deathwatch
In a remote cluster of systems cut off from the Imperium, a Deathwatch Killteam becomes stranded. Without command, backup or support, they find themselves in a melting pot of political […]
Sandboxing in Deathwatch – House rules for handling Objectives and Requisition for Killteams operating without supervision
Deathwatch features a brilliant approach to military-style campaigns; from the integration of objectives and unit cohesion into the game mechanics to the requisition rules limiting the theoretically unlimited access to […]
Irradiated Scholar – an alternate career rank for Dark Heresy
The Adeptus Mechanicus’ sprawling organisation is replete with sub-factions, cults, and sects devoted to the different aspects and wonders of the Machine. Plasma technology is one of the greatest wonders […]
The Vagaries of Fate – alternate ways to gain and use Fate Points in Warhammer 40.000 Roleplay
In the dangerous and war-torn world of the 41st millennium, it is often fate alone, not skill, or wealth, or power, that marks the difference between success and failure, between […]
Suicide Operative
The Imperium never frowned upon ordering its subjects to their certain death. Sometimes though, such death isn't merely the somewhat unfortunate side effect of a dangerous mission, but an intended […]
Arcanum Servitoris – Servitors in Dark Heresy
"You shall not chain the Machine to the body; But chain the body to the Machine." -Omnissiahn Apocrypha MDXV: On Servitors, Chapter 357, Verse 0100101