I would.

Me too.

Yes, yes indeed.

I've been tossing around some ideas in my head for a fan fic, which I'll probably never write, about a group of unlikely heroes or rather straight up antiheroes/villians that rise to fame and fortune through the usual violent criminal means before trying to go legit (or as legit as killers can get), that being an underhive gang turned mercenary squad. Would be interesting to start our characters off as part of the same gang with a common group history and see how far they can make it in the quick violent underbelly of the hive city, and see if they can't survive to make it to the "top" so to speak only to find out that it's just as dirty and bloody up the spires as it is down below, albeit far more profitable and with much better perks. I think it'd be a nice change of pace given how most DH games do the typical "strangers in a tavern" trope to pull a group together for their first suicide mission rather than build up to the acolytes joining the inquisitor.

So what did you have in mind Castleman?

I was thinking a small, maybe two chapter, prologue acting as an introduction at rank 1 and then skip to rank 3 once everyone is familiar and settled. How's that?

The story will likely involve investigation to begin with, hunting a cult.

Very interested.

Assuming we survive the first mission, it would be interesting, though we would have to come together as a group to fill in the blanks between first and third level, otherwise it would be no better than meeting in a tavern.

I had already covered that angle. I would have it played out in a downtime scenario between the end of the prologue and the beginning of "mission 2" (of which will be GM posted along with the other BTS missions), or done in simple, quick OOC. The game would then pick up at rank 3 with "chapter 2/mission xx".

In reply to Castleman (msg # 218):

sounds like a really interesting angle to take for a game. I'm interested for sure.

In reply to Castleman (msg # 218):

Sounds good to me.

Count me in. Have a concept or two floating around already.

Just a check, there was one or two games running after its publication.  But is anyone up for running an Arbite game, lots of Book of Judgement.  Have a few ideas, wondering about the interest level for Imperium lawmen and women looking to solve heretical murder cases to simply busting skulls with a shock maul in a Gun Metal City riot.

I've always had a soft spot for the Arbites, so I would be tentatively interested.

I have good memories of playing an Arbiter in such a homegrown campaign even before the book of judgement. So i would be interested.

I like playing a Arbites and such a campaign sounds like fun :)

Don't forget that in Gunmetal City a mere riot is the equivalent of a pitched battle elsewhere(it says so in the book of judgement)! After all, they are more gun-happy than a walking Texan stereotype.

If I can shout 'I AM THE LAW' every once in a while, then I'm game.

In reply to Crusadeath, you can shout that once a post, it sounds good from here:)  Yeah, a riot in Gun Metal City is not to be taken lightly, it as the literature goes takes just about the showing of a Astartes Chapter to calm down things.

 Tried to run an Arbite campaign on RPoL and it didn't go over to well, most players have a very varied idea of what an Arbite does in any setting and the Book of Judgement didn't make it that much clearer.  Except creating three main branches of what an Arbite does.  I would really like to create a Precinct as a home-base for the PC's and have mostly solo run missions.  Although as in a real police precinct crimes and criminals overlap, hoping that would happen with PC's solving cases, so it would be solo-ish.

Another brave new idea to keep an RPol game going, as there is never going to be a way to regulate posting rates between PC's. I really need to work out the kinks before I post a RTJ for the game, but it nice to hear that there is interest at least in the idea.  If any other gm's have advice on the idea of solo games intermingling let me know.  I really would be thankful, I am sure within the depths of GMing experience on the forum, I will get a lot of reminders  of problems and things I wouldn't think of becoming problems when trying to run something different than the usual lot of Inquisitor groups slowly pacing away at the heretic.

In reply to SENIOR CARDINAL IGNATO (msg # 228):

Always thought an Arbites game on Port Wander (hope I have the name right but books aren't on hand) would be interesting and a bit humorous.  Probably a lot of wild west elements there.

In reply to SENIOR CARDINAL IGNATO (msg # 228):

I'd be interested in giving it a try it sounds like a fun idea and isn't the usual fare.

Might there still be room in this game, or are you all full up?

In reply to Retias and KraznyOctobr and other possible Arbites.


Still building game, my Dark Heresy games GMed previously have fallen flat on their face, and I wish I could say it wasn't me to blame.  It is taking a while to work out the kinks, still building the game.  Intended to be a Gun Metal City setting but I think that is just too big.  I moved it to a remote planet at the Port Suffering Precinct, so yes KrazynOctober some wild west elements will be involved.

 A spaghetti 40k Western style if you will.  The problem I have had running semi-solo games is still trying to be worked out, it seems like solo would be easier but inherently each PC almost takes as much time as a full game of ten players.

I finally figured out it just going to take a hell of a lot of pre-writing scenes and hopefully keeping PC's to follow the script at least 30 percent of the time, before all chaos breaks loose which is going to be a part of course.  I am keeping a list of players that seem interested, it already dates back almost a year, but some players still seem interested if you are patient the game will start sooner or later, I really want to run a Book of Judgement game.  I waited a long time for that book, and it is growing dusty;)  Thanks for the input, I hope I didn't mislead anyone that the game was going coming real soon.

In reply to SENIOR CARDINAL IGNATO (msg # 232):

Well you can kind of look at current crime shows for an inspiration in how to make the game work?  Perhaps focus on a few prime detectives, the actual Arbites characters, and then build a support staff with other characters if there are enough.  So for instance you might have a forensics character that is helping all the Arbites during their investigation, but he might not be going out with them.  Then perhaps a Guardsman who helps make up the actual SWAT team or something to assist.  A Scum who is the informant that kinda bounces from whomever to assist and so on.  That way there is a pool of player characters and then a few Arbites that kind of drive the story forward, giving people a chance to play what they want while also allowing you to have only a select few storylines to follow.

Just another check on the level of Imperial law enforcement on RPoL these days, have been waiting to run an Arbite game.  The idea is different from most group based Inquisitorial play in that it should be as fast and different style for each PC.  Focus mainly on solo missions, each PC taking on the role of an Iocanthos "Suffering Marshal", investigating crimes and "peacekeeping" Old West 40k style (Although "Suffering Marshal" is in no way the only career path open). Spaghetti Westerns meets Judge Dredd if you will.

Also since all from the same small precinct PC's could and will run into one another for help with clues using each one another's skill set.  The solo style will allow PC's to run their games at their own pace and style and not have to worry too much about the group dynamic, except it will not be entirely lonely on Iocanthos.

Game is already being built, although still time for helpful input.

Am still waiting for it to start. Been looking forward to the game :)