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**BrookM**

Greetings, Rogue Traders!

Last week a transport broke free of the warp and delivered a shipment to our warehouse. I’m pleased to announce that the Rogue Trader Game Master’s Kit has arrived, and is being shipped out to stores even as I write this.

The Game Master’s Kit comes with a sturdy, full color Game Master’s Screen, packed full of tables and information for quick referencing during game sessions. In addition, the kit comes with a booklet containing an NPC starship generator and a random star system generator, allowing Game Masters to quickly fill in the blank spaces on the map for their players to explore, and populate them with diverse adversaries. In addition, the Game Master’s Kit includes a new adventure for the Rogue Trader line, Whispers on the Storm.

Whispers on the Storm sees the characters presented with a profit-filled opportunity, and a powerful ally. However, in the Expanse nothing is what it first appears, and this holds doubly true for the situation the characters find themselves in.

Just why has Captain Keel traveled into the Koronus Expanse, and what could prove so threatening that he has brought an Imperial cruiser with him? Where is Svard, and what secrets lie below churning cloud decks, within the orbiting Installation 23?

Players must discover the answers to these questions if they hope to triumph, or even survive. Success promises riches…and the chance for the players to build a dynasty from conflict and war. However, should they fail, the burning wreckage of their ship will be lost forever beneath Svard’s storms.

Keep your eyes peeled for more cool information about the Game Master’s Kit. Until then, may all your endeavours bear profit!

http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=978

**H.B.M.C.**

I got an E-mail from Amazon telling me that Ascension had just been released.

Methinks they're a little bit optimistic.

**BrookM**

Well, the Warp can do strange things. And then there's FFG's release schedules.

**reds8n**

H.B.M.C. wrote:I got an E-mail from Amazon telling me that Ascension had just been released.

My FLGS is expecting their copies of the Radicals book in later this week.

*keeps fingers crossed*

...Ascension should be cool though, although everyone is going to want to be either a stormtrooper, crusader or vindicare.

**tkkultist**

Heck im still waiting for amazon to send me my radicals book for DH

**notprop**

Maelstrom are currently packing my order of the Radicals Handbook, not bad for what they had listed as a Feb 2010 release.

Chuck in the virtually half price Tattered Fates book (price match Amazon) and I think I'm going to have a very good Christmas!

**Ozymandias**

reds8n wrote:

...Ascension should be cool though, although everyone is going to want to be either a stormtrooper, crusader or vindicare.

One of my sniper assassin PC's asked if he could roll up a new character, wasn't happy with the way his was going. I told him, "Just wait...".

**reds8n**

Your virtual library just got bigger! In our continuing effort to make our wide range of RPGs more accessible to fans, we have just added two more Dark Heresy titles to the growing number of books available for pdf download!

Purge the Unclean is a trilogy of mystery, action, and horror! Step straight into the world of the Imperial Inquisition with this adventure anthology. Featuring three gripping stories, Rejoice for you are True, Shades on Twilight, and Baron Hopes, Purge the Unclean lets you explore the dark secrets of the Warhammer 40,000 universe like never before. Head over to drivethrurpg.com or rpgnow.com and start your download!

The Game Master’s Kit for Dark Heresy consists partly of a 32-page booklet with a full adventure, Xenos Generator, and new rules for poisons and toxins. You can now download this section of the Kit, along with the all the handy reference charts found on the folding GM screen, at drivethrurpg.com and rpgnow.com!

Dark Heresy is a roleplaying game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, a setting in the

**BrookM**

Could this be a prelude of coming retirements from the printer?

**H.B.M.C.**

Amazon be damned, my copy of the Radical's Handbook arrived today. So much for their estimated Feb 2 arrival date.

**reds8n**

Fantasy Flight Games proudly announces the latest supplement to join the Dark Heresy collection, Ascension!

Ascension takes your Acolytes to the next tier of power in the Calixis Sector. Learn to wield the authority of an Inquisitor’s rosette, join the elite Storm Troopers, or discover the secrets of technology known only to a Magos of the Lathe Worlds.

It is time to take your rightful place amongst the ranks of the Holy Inquisition itself! No longer are you a pawn. You’ll find advanced character generation, including transition packages to take your Dark Heresy characters from Acolytes to Throne Agents—and even the position of Inquisitor. Eleven other Ascended Careers include the mysterious Sage and the formidable Vindicare Assassin!

New Ascended Psychic Powers abound, plus a section on ascended adversaries... from Greater Daemons to renegade Imperial Governors. You’ll also find systems of influence and reputation for a different scale of wealth and power in the Imperium, plus Paragon Talents and Mastered Skills to enhance your character’s abilities.

This spring, Ascension will take your Dark Heresy campaign to greater heights of power, responsibility, and peril in the grim darkness of the far future!

linky.

Should be good, I'll be intrigued to see if the GD has kept its 3 figure W score or not.

**H.B.M.C.**

That's the one I want. 11 Careers? Eleven? That's huge!

And Greater Daemons? Holy crap. Hopefully we'll get some bigger aliens as well. Don't want to see the Ordos Xenos left out in the cold.

**reds8n**

I'd be surprised if we saw huge numbers of bad guys, I reckon more a few examples of the sort of thing you can create or face at this level.

**Ozymandias**

H.B.M.C. wrote:That's the one I want. 11 Careers? Eleven? That's huge!

And Greater Daemons? Holy crap. Hopefully we'll get some bigger aliens as well. Don't want to see the Ordos Xenos left out in the cold.

I'm assuming you have Creatures Anathema? There are rules for Lictors and 'Stealers which should give your adventurers some competition.

I personally can't wait till my group is advanced enough to run a "Predator" like mission where the party is hunting and being hunted by a Lictor.

**spyrer**

H.B.M.C. wrote:That's the one I want. 11 Careers? Eleven? That's huge!

And Greater Daemons? Holy crap. Hopefully we'll get some bigger aliens as well. Don't want to see the Ordos Xenos left out in the cold.

There's actually a total of 12 careers.

**H.B.M.C.**

Ozymandias wrote:I'm assuming you have Creatures Anathema? There are rules for Lictors and 'Stealers which should give your adventurers some competition.

I do, but I'm talking bigger things, things like Tyranid Warriors, Carnifexes, Kanz, Dreadz, proper Wraithguard and War Walkers - aspect Warriors besides Dire Avengers - Fire Warriors, Crisis Suits. Necron Warriors, Immortals. Wraiths - can you imagine running a campaign where the twist is the Acolytes accidentally awaken a Necron Tomb and then are forced to escape?

Ozymandias wrote:I personally can't wait till my group is advanced enough to run a "Predator" like mission where the party is hunting and being hunted by a Lictor.

I personally don't care if they're advanced enough to fight the Lictor - I'm gonna make 'em do it anyway!

spyrer wrote:There's actually a total of 12 careers.

That's even better.

Hopefully, once all is said and done, Dark Heresy will include the rules that allow you to play as an Inquisitor w/Force Weapon, Psycannon and wearing Terminator Armour.

**His Master's Voice**

H.B.M.C. wrote:Hopefully, once all is said and done, Dark Heresy will include the rules that allow you to play as an Inquisitor w/Force Weapon, Psycannon and wearing Terminator Armour.

Play Inquisitor.

Or wait for Deathwatch, maybe they'll give you an option to play as a 7' superhuman.

**reds8n**

but I'm talking bigger things, things like Tyranid Warriors, Carnifexes, Kanz, Dreadz, proper Wraithguard and War Walkers - aspect Warriors besides Dire Avengers - Fire Warriors, Crisis Suits. Necron Warriors, Immortals. Wraiths - can you imagine running a campaign where the twist is the Acolytes accidentally awaken a Necron Tomb and then are forced to escape?

Would be cool. This isn't quite like that AFAIK, not really that many monsters/adversaries as such, just the ones that are in it are very bad ass.

Still if you ever need to stick an Eversor assassin onto your team then you should be happy.

**H.B.M.C.**

His Master's Voice wrote:Play Inquisitor.

Great suggestion.

**Symbio Joe**

Tbh if you spend less time on the forums you could've written the rules yourself by now

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**Stormtrooper X**

I'm actually pretty excited about Ascension. I for one enjoy Rogue Trader much more than Dark Heresy mostly because your characters can actually accomplish things in the begining. Now I know you can start off at a higher level and what not, but I think Ascension is just what this game needs. I think there will be much cooler classes than the Vindicare and Stormtrooper, which are pretty damn cool to begin with.

**His Master's Voice**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
His Master's Voice wrote:Play Inquisitor.

Great suggestion.

Hey, you can scale Inquisitor marine stats to get a feel how a really powerful character should look like.

And, quite frankly, I don't see DH (or Rouge Trader for the matter) as a system suitable for grand battles between Grey Knight Lords and mutated, possessed Carnifexes. It feels so... DnD. I grew up on WFRP so I'm more accustomed to smaller, less flashy, more intimate conflicts.

**BrookM**

DH and RT are indeed not meant for Astartes or other overpowered douchebags with the stuff that oh-so thoroughly broke Inquisitor into such a mess.

**A-P**

I do, but I'm talking bigger things, things like Tyranid Warriors, Carnifexes, Kanz, Dreadz, proper Wraithguard and War Walkers - aspect Warriors besides Dire Avengers - Fire Warriors, Crisis Suits. Necron Warriors, Immortals. Wraiths - can you imagine running a campaign where the twist is the Acolytes accidentally awaken a Necron Tomb and then are forced to escape?

I agree. We are still missing stats for a lot of the cinematic adversaries of the 40K universe. With Radicals Handbook the Demon aspect is now pretty well covered but the Xenos front still has plenty of uncharted territory.

Hopefully, once all is said and done, Dark Heresy will include the rules that allow you to play as an Inquisitor w/Force Weapon, Psycannon and wearing Terminator Armour.

( Looks at the shelf with converted old metal models ) Oh, yes. Most definitely yes

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**reds8n**

Some free scenarios and adventures here, haven't had a chance to read them yet, free stuff is always god though.

**BrookM**

Greetings to all Rogue Traders!

As we approach the end of an exceptional year for the Explorers who scour uncharted regions of the galaxy, we would like to offer you a little something special as you brave your chosen path towards adventure and profit.

Please enjoy the following player's aid called Drydock. This document, while brief, will help streamline ship construction including a walkthrough of the shipbuilding process, and both the Essential and Supplemental component lists. In addition, the last page provides a welcome summary of starship combat, listing the available Manoeuvre, Shooting and Extended actions available during combat.

You will find Drydock, and a wealth of other material, available for download on the Rogue Trader Support page.

Happy Holidays and thanks to everyone for making Rogue Trader such a success!

**H.B.M.C.**

Well isn't that nice of them.

**reds8n**

The Imperial city of Sinophia Magna hides a lurking terror. A series of brutal murders have drawn the attention of the Inquisition, and a twisted pattern suggests a connection to the infamous Rogue Trader, Erasmus Haarlock.

Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce that Damned Cities, the second volume in the gripping Haarlock’s Legacy Trilogy, is now on sale at your local game store and on our webstore!

The Haarlock’s Legacy Trilogy is a series of epic adventures for Dark Heresy that will determine the fate of the Calixis Sector. Terrible threats stir amongst the worlds visited by the mysterious Rogue Trader line of Haarlock. What has been left behind threatens everything the Inquisition has worked for. Can you discover the secret of the Haarlock’s Legacy in time?

In Damned Cities, The Inquisition and the Adeptus Arbites join forces to uncover a conspiracy where nothing is as it seems, and the Acolytes must risk all for the truth. From the heights of Imperial authority to the bowers of malevolent nobility and tattered manses, the Haarlock’s Legacy unfolds... and the future of the Calixis Sector is in the balance.

Head to your local retailer or our webstore, but beware; daemons, sorcery, and treachery conspire against you, and only the righteous will prevail...

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cool looking cover..given FFG's shipping record this should arrive anytime between now and Xmas then ..

.. part one was...alright as prepublished adventures go I guess.

**BrookM**

I finally got my RT GM kit yesterday and my copy of the Radical's Handbook has finally arrived at my FLGS. Sadly I have flu so chances of me reading it anytime soon..

Anyway, nagging aside, was the first Haarlock book that standard then?

**reds8n**

Hmm... it was a gorgeous book. And I appreciate it's always going to be hard to write an adventure that will appeal to many people.

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