I don't really see that it's incompatible with the other lines. If they mean a pure cross-over game, then I could see that. But as far as I'm concerned you can still bash to game lines together with a little bit of work. It wouldn't be too difficult to create a Space Marine system using these rules. Doing RH would be extremely easy, just write up some backgrounds and homeworlds or something and give them some unique skills or even abilities that aren't talents. Black Crusade is similar, though you might need to edit some of those systems. OW is new enough that bashing the two rulesets shouldn't even be necessary.

Okay so I've been reading some of the Call of Cthulhu, since I heard that Dark Heresy is basically Call of Cthulhu in the 41st millennium,  and man I think I was GMing Dark Heresy wrong when I was doing it. I think there should be a lot of investigation and research.

How much investigation and research do you do or make your players do your games compared to how much combat they do?

It's going to depend on the mission. I try to mix them up since players can definitely get bored. But at lower levels, it's easier to have simple investigations and then shoot-em-ups. But at higher levels, as the players are tackling on conspiracies and major antagonists, you should definitely play up the research and investigation angle.

Not to mention the lurking horrors angle.

Hmm okay.

So just testing the waters here: anyone interested in a horror/investigation focused Dark Heresy game?

I'd definitely be interested in that.

I could be interested depending on the angle you take.

In reply to leetbeef (msg # 677):

I'd be up for it.

I'd love to get into a DH game.  I've had very little luck finding one with staying power and am only running a game and not playing in any.

I'd be up for it too.

Moi aussi.

Are you talking of starting from scratch or with some initial xp?  Personally I don't mind either but would be interested to know.

Well, I got a lot more responses then I expected. :) I'm still doing some research but I suppose I'll go ahead and be creating a game as soon as I get my outline done. In my other games I figure out how the adventures start and end and then (more or less) just play it by ear until it finishes but in THIS game I want to get a lot more details done before hand.



Scratch is what I had in mind.



What angle are you wanting Aoide Amora?

Well, I don't imagine I'll have 3 eyes and a glare that can kill in a DH game. :P

I was just curious as to how close to lovecraftian among other details, so long as it grabs me I'm happy. (Also I do love my Lovecraft. <.<)
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Well you can just watch if you want.


ANYWAY, okay the game is getting started here's the link:

link to another game

Everyone that posted they were interested has been added. Go ahead and discuss in there who you'd want to play. :)

Have been seriously considering running a small game, with manageable missions and goals.  Role-play would be serious in the development of plot.

And now the problem, it seems there are hundreds of interested players, I find the problem for me (Not including the obvious rpol inherent flaws of consistency), the problem I run into is getting a group that is playing a style and plot or story arc of game that all would enjoy somewhat equally.

I have a few ideas on what would work, but I would graciously ask the forum for ideas on what they would enjoy as players and more importantly what they think would work for the majority of players.

I might even just open up a game for such discussion if members feel that "this is the wrong place to advertise such DH discussion?".

Thank you for your time, I hope the Holiday's bring all Forum members joy and time to gather around with family and friends, (and even better maybe Santa will bestow you with a new wonderful game to play this new year).

Also my thanks to the forum, who is diligent in their work for the Golden Throne and the Old world, it is well received and greatly appreciated.

S.C.I.
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Anyone had a successful game of 2nd edition yet? I've flicked through the rules and char gen looks interesting but can't say I've got much further than that. Don't see too many games advertised so was wondering if people are just sticking with 1st Ed?

I've had a fairly successful 2E gaming running on here for a year now. I think it works pretty well for this site, all things considered.

Nice to see a game this is still going. I've been looking through all the threads and a lot of the posted links lead to dead games. I have to say I have a terrible track record of dropping as a GM.

What adventure have you been running? I've always been tempted to run the Edge of Darkness but it's a short module and I wouldn't know where to move on to.

I've just been moving through Dark Pursuits onto the GM's Kit adventure and then will do Forgotten Gods, each with modifications that suit the group and my fancy.

How do you find it? I once ran Illumination from themback of the 1st Ed Rulebook and can't say I was impressed. It was very llinear and if the players missed a step or chose a different course of action than what was suggested then it just threw the whole adventure off. Even reading through the adventure when we finished didn't make any more sense.

Do you link the adventures into one investigation or do you just run them as individual stories.

Playing through XCOM 2 (as frustrating as the game is) has made me wondering if this sort of premise would work for a Dark Heresy game.  Have some well trained and experienced resistance fighters leading a resistance on a planet against some Xenos.

Well I only use the adventures as written as a framework. If things need to be edited, adjusted, or otherwise massaged to make everything work I have no issue with that. And as long as my party is doing good roleplaying, using their skills creatively, and at least trying to accomplish the mission, well.. I make sure that they manage to stay on track in their investigation.

The adventures are all rife with opportunities to link them together and I am working to involve the character's back stories and previous adventure experiences and contacts as well, moving forward.

In regards to Illumination I ran it at short notice, straight out of the book during a short session so little time to prepare. I had good interactions from the players but we still found it very contrived. The end confrontation with the daemon really does rely on the players picking up very vague clues or their in for a hard fight. All this talk has got my juices flowing - too many ideas, not enough time...

In reply to KraznyOctobr (msg # 693):

I've not played the game but am aware of it and think the concept could easily translate to DH. I once ran a game with the players being resistance fighters on a chaos occupied world with the idea that they had to strike out from their base on different missions to slowly build up strength. Probably had more in common with Only War than DH but it was long before that games' release.

This one has a more DH feel I think since it's a small band of resistance fighters.  Probably would have them resisting a Tau occupation.

So what do you guys think of the older spin on the Emperor which includes the Sensei and the Star Child?  I always thought the Sensei would be a cool character to play in a higher powered game.

Has anyone else checked out the Dark Heresy sypplement for Genesys? Last I checked it was in v 1.2 and it looked fairly fun to play, a large step away from the percentile system but I loved playing Star Wars EotE so I wanted to give it a try.