FFG wrote:From Deep Within the Hecaton Rifts
Fallen Suns, a Rogue Trader adventure, is now on sale via download




“The Expanse holds treasures beyond anything even a Rogue Trader can imagine. Sometimes the cost of acquiring such treasure is madness and death. I am willing to pay such a price.”
–Rogue Trader Hadarak Fel

A powerful force has awakened from its slumber somewhere deep within the Hecaton Rifts, and if left unchecked it will spell certain doom for the denizens of nearby sectors. As this ancient evil threatens to destroy both the Koronos Expanse and the Calixis Sector, can you and your fellow Explorers learn the truth of its mysterious origins?

Fallen Suns, the third and final installment in The Warpstorm Trilogy for Rogue Trader, is now available for purchase via download at drivethrurpg.com and rpgnow.com! A lost Eldar Craftworld has begun a dark voyage of death and disaster, and only the Rogue Traders of the Koronus Expanse stand in the way of its rampage. Journey into a perilous realm of madness and ancient hate; from Footfall to the Serpent’s Cradle and beyond, you must make common cause with allies old and new if they are to survive. The fate of the Koronus Expanse hangs in the balance!

Fallen Suns can be played as a standalone adventure, or as part of the gripping series of adventures that began with the events of The Frozen Reaches and continued through Citadel of Skulls.


The Epic Adventure Concludes



In The Frozen Reaches, you and your fellow Explorers assisted the beleaguered world of Damaris in its fight against the Ork Warlord Snokgritz (an attack that suggested far darker forces at work). Then, in Citadel of Skulls, your hunt for answers brought you to the world of an infamous Chaos-blessed pirate lord. In Fallen Suns, these ominous events will culminate in an adventure that will shape the future of the Koronus Expanse.

The heretic fleet of the Faceless Lord seeks to claim the Craftworld’s power...can you survive the exciting conclusion to The Warpstorm Trilogy? Visit drivethrurpg.com or rpgnow.com to download your copy of Fallen Suns today!

FFG wrote:Crime and Punishment
Book of Judgement, a Dark Heresy supplement, is now on sale



“You can’t escape the Adeptus Arbites. They have eyes on every world, ears on every ship, and hands on every weapon.”
–Advice given to patsies by Gui, Inquisitorial Agent

The Calixis Sector is plagued with heretics, recidivists, and the unworthy...and they all dwell beneath the faithful servants of the God-Emperor, eroding the backbone of the Imperium’s war machine. Whether it is a planetary noble skimming off the top, or a seditious terrorist planning the destruction of an entire Hab-block, it is the Adeptus Arbites who bring them to judgement.

Book of Judgement, a supplement for Dark Heresy, is now on sale at your local retailer and on our webstore!

This detailed guide to crime and punishment in the Calixis Sector provides a powerful resource for Dark Heresy campaigns that feature Imperial Law as a story foundation. It contains new rules, backgrounds, alternate careers, and equipment for playing Acolytes with legal authority or a criminal past, and provides players with information about the Adeptus Arbites’ mission to bring order to the Calixis Sector. Game Masters of all experience levels will find expanded Investigation rules and a new adventure, Jurisdiction, that plunges the Acolytes into a conflict between three of the Imperium’s most powerful organisations.

Justice in the Dark Future



For more on Book of Judgement, here’s a word from Dark Heresy’s lead developer:

I count myself extremely lucky in having worked with the team responsible for Book of Judgement. In addition to such veteran talents as Graham Davey and Charles May, the group was joined by Matthew Farrer, author of the Shira Calpurnia novels from Black Library. It was a great pleasure to dive into the Adeptus Arbites of the Calixis Sector with the assembled team of writers and I can’t wait for this book to be in the hands of players.

We worked tirelessly to stuff this book full of useful tools for GMs and Players alike. All the usual suspects are here: new Cell Directives, Alternate Career Ranks, Backgrounds, and, of course, tons of background information on the precincts of the Lex Calixis. A chapter focused purely on the creation of compelling mysteries distills over fifty years of combined GM experience, offering exciting ways to craft your own mystery and drive a game session forward through the players’ actions. We even included Jurisdiction, a full adventure focused on the overlapping interests of three Imperial factions.

One of the pleasures of creating a book like this is getting to truly delve into the ancient histories of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Games Workshop has been crafting this game world for over two decades, which provides a wealth of information. Having an opportunity (or a responsibility) to read everything I could about crime and judgement was an quite an experience. The bleak, dare I say grim, nature of justice in the dark future is filled with twists, turns, interpretations, and executions. Bringing that feel to Book of Judgement was, frankly, a lot of fun!

Head to your local retailer or our webstore today, and bring judgement to the enemies of the Emperor!

Manchu wrote:All this non-DH business is well and good but has anyone read Book of Judgment yet? Is it any good?

FFG wrote:Fleecing the Faithful
A preview of Hostile Acquisitions, the upcoming Rogue Trader supplement



“We wretched souls here on the frontier of the Imperium are all but lost as we face unspeakable horrors, unfathomable temptations, and threats to our very humanity. It is only by the merciful vigilance of Saint Drusus that we are brought safely through the storm.”
–‘Sister’ Styliane, relic peddler in Footfall

Greetings Rogue Traders!

Back in August, we announced the upcoming release of Hostile Acquisitions, a supplement for Rogue Trader that’s devoted to those earning their livings in the grey areas of Imperial law. From new characters and equipment to creating nemeses and running games based on criminal enterprise, Hostile Acquisitions is an invaluable resource on those Rogue Traders who are more rogue than trader.

We’ve since heard from contributing writer Nathan Dowdell, who gave us a look at less-than-legal weapons and equipment, as well as the threats that criminally-minded Explorers may face. But how might a (more or less) law-abiding Rogue Trader start down the path to illegitimate operations it the first place?



A life of crime

Among its nearly 150 pages of helpful content, Hostile Acquisitions offers eight engaging Alternate Career Ranks. Rather than redefining existing characters, these optional careers represent a way for players to supplement their current skill sets and personal stories.

Today, we’re pleased to offer a look at one of these Alternate Career Ranks: The Drusian Charlatan (pdf 1.9 MB). Traveling the Imperium selling false relics of the revered Saint Drusus, these swindlers make their living taking advantage of the devout, yet hapless, masses. Alongside other Alternate Career Ranks such as the Swashbuckler and Manhunter, Drusian Charlatans offer a unique opportunity for deeply thematic play and interesting plot hooks.



Keep checking back for more on Hostile Acquisitions in the coming weeks, and look for it on store shelves later this quarter!

FFG wrote:Create the Mission
Announcing the 2011 Deathwatch Adventure Contest



Greetings, Deathwatch fans!

This week, the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay department at Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the 2011 Deathwatch Adventure Contest!

This year’s adventure contest will allow you to make your mark in the halls of Watch Fortress Erioch by crafting an epic adventure amongst the stars of the Jericho Reach. Your adventure must also contain a short backstory (no less than 1,000 words and no more than 2,000 words) for the Deathwatch Watch Captain who is in charge of the Kill-team during the adventure.

The winning entry’s adventure and Watch Captain will be posted on the Deathwatch website and the Watch Captain will become an official member of the Deathwatch in the Jericho Reach!


Official Rules



The official rules are presented below:

All entries must be received by November 24th, 2011.
Entries should be submitted in PDF, Pages Document, or rich text formats only.
Entries should be no longer than 10,000 words in length (which equates roughly to a 16-page adventure). The Entry should include an adventure taking place in the Jericho Reach, and a profile for a Deathwatch Watch Captain.
Entries should be appropriate to the Warhammer 40,000 universe and the Jericho Reach, and extra points are awarded for visual presentation.
Entries must be submitted to dwcontest@fantasyflightgames.com and must include the following information on the cover sheet of the submission:

Your full legal name
Your e-mail address
How you would like your name to be displayed (e.g., J. Smith, James Smith, or James T. Smith)
The title of the scenario
The following disclaimer must appear verbatim:

"I certify that I am the author of the attached material and that attached material is original, unpublished work. Fantasy Flight Games and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works, and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. I agree to indemnify and hold harmless Fantasy Flight Games against all claims, suits, costs, damages, and expenses that may be incurred in connection with the material."

Entrants shall not submit or expose their scenarios or any part thereof for any purpose beyond private use once submitted.

Entries will be reviewed by the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay development team, and the top three entries will be submitted to a limited pool of our playtesters for evaluation and judging.

Entries will be judged based on creativity, setting treatment, clarity, and professionalism. Winners will be announced by December 8th, 2011.


The Prize



The winning entry will receive a brand new, personally signed copy of the First Founding sourcebook when it arrives in our warehouse, in addition to recognition on the FFG web site. Also, the top three finalist scenarios will be made available for download once the finalists have been announced, so the fans can view them and play the best scenarios submitted.


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Good luck!

H.B.M.C. wrote:And a competition! Good results here can take you far. Andrea Gausman won a scenario competition and now works for FFG.

Grot 6 wrote:How do these games stack up against each other? How does it look fighting the DW guys with any of the other factions?

Miss Dee wrote:How can you kill them in a temporal stasis field?

Melissia wrote:Actually I'm fairly certain a capable DH team could potentially overwhelm an Astartes team through tactics. Especially with a competent primaris psyker. "Guess what Marine, your three friends are now stuck in an utterly unbreakable time stasis field while we kill you, then we're going to whittle down your team one by one through this very same method!"

H.B.M.C. wrote:You've just got to be subtle about it Baron. Like GW.



I almost said that with a straight face...

BaronIveagh wrote:BTW: anyone else find humor in the rules for writing an entry to that creature contest that you couldn't make any references to movies, comics, novels etc? Considering that the entire universe they're writing for is one big reference to other things?

Kroothawk wrote:
I am currently working on a daemon called R'Khast in the Ultramarine Chapter House Fitness Studio

FFG wrote:Upon The Shoulders of Primarchs
A preview of First Founding, an upcoming Deathwatch supplement

“They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear.”
–The Emperor of Mankind, on the creation of the Space Marines



First Founding, a supplement for Deathwatch, will be on store shelves later this month. Today, we’re pleased to present a designer diary by contributing author Nathan Dowdell, who worked on (among other things) a section devoted to additional content for Space Marine Chapters described in the main rulebook. Thanks, Nathan!


Loyalists and Traitors

First Founding details the nine Chapters directly formed from the loyalist Space Marines Legions, and includes new rules from solo modes to new advances specialities. Of these nine Chapters, First Founding features the final four Chapters not discussed in previous Deathwatch rulebooks. This exciting supplement includes the background of the nine Traitor Legions and their fall to the seduction of the Ruinous Powers. Additionally, for the first time in Deathwatch, First Founding provides new rules for Battle-Brothers to have followers.

First Founding was an opportunity to delve into imagery of the most iconic of Space Marine chapters and bring them to Deathwatch in all their glory. I was charged with producing a significant portion of the rules within the book, developing the mechanics to accompany the copious amounts of background written by Andy Hoare.

The second chapter is devoted to those Chapters described in the Deathwatch main rulebook, providing additional material for Battle-Brothers of the Black Templars, Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolves, Storm Wardens and Ultramarines. Each Chapter receives an assortment of additional rules, ranging from Advanced Specialities to new Squad and Solo Mode abilities, to new Oaths.


Legendary Chapters



To start, the Blood Angels are something of a mixed bag of new rules. The ancient spiritual traditions and the taint of their curse are represented by the revered Sanguinary Priests and mighty Furioso Dreadnoughts (including those inhabited by Librarians), while the mastery of aerial assaults is covered by the Descent of Angels Solo Mode Ability. The Squad Mode abilities Crimson Tide and Conviction, and the inspirational Oath of Hope round out their new array of abilities.

The Dark Angels receive rules for the legendary Ravenwing, whose iron wills and masterful skill with fast vehicles make them valuable scouts for the Deathwatch, and the veteran Deathwing, who are nigh-unstoppable in their mighty Terminator armour. Their Squad Mode abilities and the Oath of Vengeance emphasise the ceaseless determination of the Unforgiven to punish those who stand against the Imperium.

The Space Wolves are quite different from those Chapters that adhere to the Codex Astartes, and this required many additional rules to help convey these differences. The stealthy and murderous Wolf Scouts and the wise Wolf Priests are both represented, rendering them distinct from their more civilised peers from other Chapters. On top of those, the strategies of fierce hunters are presented in the Space Wolves Squad Mode abilities, and the Oath of the Wolf King, while the search for glory in battle is covered in their new Solo Mode ability, the Hero’s Saga.

Finally, as befits the inheritors of Roboute Guilliman, the Ultramarines are paragons of the ideals of the Codex Astartes, each warrior aspiring to these ancient and sacred notions of courage and honour and trusting in the strategies and tactics laid down by their Primarch a hundred centuries before. Ultramarines characters are skilled tacticians thanks to the Student of the Codex Solo Mode Ability, the flexible Oath of Duty and four new Squad Mode abilities. In addition, their greatest champions are represented in the Honour Guard Advanced Speciality, while recent tragedies and the grim lessons learnt from them are conveyed with the Tyrannic War Veteran Advanced Speciality.



Thanks, Nathan! Download a preview of the Ultramarines Honour Guard (pdf, 563 KB), and look for First Founding on store shelves next month.

Doc Kill wrote:Yay! A new update.

Looks cool, seems the Honour Guard will be the goto leader in most situations. Although it does seem odd that at rank 6 any Ultramarine can just become a Honour Guard.

warboss wrote:

Did you miss the half dozen other requirements?? If anything, it's a very selective advanced class compared to the already published ones.

Doc Kill wrote:

warboss wrote:

Did you miss the half dozen other requirements?? If anything, it's a very selective advanced class compared to the already published ones.

Oops, my mistake there

What I meant from a RP perspective that any member of the Ultramarine Chapter (or any codex Chapter) suddenly becoming a member of the Honour Guard, while a member of the Deathwatch. Just saying is seem odd.

FFG wrote: Convenient Corruption
Black Crusade, a Warhammer 40,000 Roleplaying game, is on sale via download



“Embrace your hunger, your lust, your desire. The universe is ours for the taking!"
–Sanctifer LeVay, Cult of the Sacred Union

It is the 41st millennium, a time of constant strife. For untold billions, merely to be born is to be condemned to a lifetime of cruel suffering under an unforgiving and draconian regime. Only a select few in positions of power are permitted limited freedom: the Inquisitors who hunt heretics, the Rogue Traders who gather wealth, and the Deathwatch Space Marines who combat the alien threat. But there are those who nonetheless claim power, seeking personal glory and dark notoriety by any means necessary...

Black Crusade, the fourth standalone RPG in the popular Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay line, is now available for sale via download on drivethrurpg.com and rpgnow.com!

This remarkable experience offers players a new perspective on the conflict between the Imperium of Man and the forces of Chaos by delivering the unprecedented opportunity to play as a Disciple of the Dark Gods, whether as a Chaos Space Marine or a human Servant of Chaos.


An entirely new perspective

Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, and Deathwatch each portray loyalty to the Imperium from multiple perspectives. Throughout them all, however, one common factor is Chaos: the ubiquitous antagonist responsible for much of what defines this immersive setting. But with Black Crusade, players can examine this exciting universe through an entirely new lens. Who are the characters, and what set them on the path of corruption? Are they willingly in league with the enemies of humanity, or are they merely the deluded slaves of forces far beyond their comprehension?

Give in to temptation. Head to drivethrurpg.com or rpgnow.com today, and embrace Chaos!

H.B.M.C. wrote:That's great. The out of focus Marine agrees with you.

hpred wrote:...and his name is Khremzzeek...

H.B.M.C. wrote:

hpred wrote:...and his name is Khremzzeek...

Have the Autobots managed to stop him yet?

CadianCommander wrote:We played the pre-gen, pre-release adventure for BC and it was okay, fun for a couple lazy Sunday afternoons.

Now we've made our PCs for the new campaign and wow. Loving it. We played a short intro session when we made our characters but I love that they've gotten rid of the character builds. I've heard for a long time that FF didn't like that system and have been wanting to get rid of it.

I really like the tier system and the lack of "you need to be this rank to learn this skill/talent".

We mainly play RT, that's our main game and whilst we all love it to bits, it's very restrictive in that regard.

FFG wrote:No Peace Amongst the Stars
Announcing The Jericho Reach, an upcoming Deathwatch supplement



“There is no peace to be had amongst the stars. The sum total of human endeavour must be bent towards the singular goal of survival, and to falter in this task for even a moment is to court the extinction of mankind. We cannot permit laxity or negligence of any kind, for it is the duty of every man and woman in the Imperium to lend their every effort to the matter of survival."
–Confessor Corvinus

Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release of The Jericho Reach, a supplement for Deathwatch! This comprehensive tome provides in-depth information on the struggles of Kill-teams currently operating throughout the Reach. Each chapter delves into detail on the personalities, planets, and themes of a specific salient, while providing players and Game Masters alike with important resources for integrating the setting more deeply into their campaigns.

What’s more, The Jericho Reach includes a full adventure. When Watch Fortress Erioch receives an astropathic distress signal from deep inside a Tyranid-infested planet, the Kill-team is immediately dispatched to investigate. Now, they must fight their way through monstrous adversaries while working to uncover the source of the strange message. But can they solve the mysteries of this war-ravaged world in time?

A word from the Watch Captain



For more on The Jericho Reach, Deathwatch’s developer agreed to share his insights:

For nearly half a century, the Achilus Crusade has raged through the Jericho Reach, forging a new Imperial sector from the ashes. But now, the Crusade has faltered; the devouring Tyranids, cunning Tau, and fiendish armies of Chaos have proved a worthy match, and the Crusade teeters upon the brink of disaster. Only the Space Marines of Watch Fortress Erioch, whose treacherous missions bring them to every corner of the Reach, can hold back the tide of xenos threats.

Earlier this year, The Achilus Assault took an in depth look at the Achilus Crusade and the history of the Imperium’s epic struggle to bring the light of the Emperor back to the stars of the Jericho Reach. Today, the Deathwatch team is proud to announce The Jericho Reach, a new sourcebook for the Deathwatch line that delves into the current struggles of the Space Marines of Watch Fortress Erioch against the xenos that threaten the Reach from all sides.

In this latest addition to the Deathwatch line, detailed descriptions of planets, personalities, and adversaries from all corners of the Reach allow GMs and players to embark on deadlier and more diverse missions than ever before. Secretly aid the armies on Khazant by performing surgical strikes into the heart of the enemy territory, combat the insidious Tau on their worlds beyond the Greyhell front, and face off against some of the largest beasts of the Tyranid swarm.

Additionally, as Kill-teams fight against the many xenos that threaten the Imperium, they learn their tactics and strategies, and become even more efficient at hunting them down. The Jericho Reach presents a myriad of new abilities for Battle-Brothers to gain as they learn from conquering their foes. Powerful new solo modes, squad modes, oaths, and demeanours all become available as the Kill-team completes missions against specific adversaries.

Look for The Jericho Reach on store shelves early next year, and save the Imperium from the xenos threat!

Miss Dee wrote:Hope I will give stats on the Chaos Marines so I can use for BC

H.B.M.C. wrote:

Miss Dee wrote:Hope I will give stats on the Chaos Marines so I can use for BC

Uhh... aren't there already Chaos Marine stats (DW Core Rulebook, Mark of the Xenos, Black Crusade itself)?

warboss wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:

Miss Dee wrote:Hope I will give stats on the Chaos Marines so I can use for BC

Uhh... aren't there already Chaos Marine stats (DW Core Rulebook, Mark of the Xenos, Black Crusade itself)?

He probably means DW chapter-like entries and rules for chaos legions.

Miss Dee wrote:

YES SHE DOES

H.B.M.C. wrote:This is without a doubt my fav Deathwatch book to date, and honestly one of the most important books in the product line. As the text above mentions, The Achillus Assault was more about the background of the overall Crusade that's part of the Deathwatch setting, giving us the history of the Crusade as well as the current goings on. This book takes a different tact, focusing on a far more Deathwatch-centric point of view, and it is a welcome addition. And this book is also huge - it's one of the big 240 page ones - and is chock full of stuff for just about everything. NDA's prevent me from mentioning specifics and other unnanounced things, but going on what has been revealed I can say the new Solo/Squad modes are heaps of fun, and as the release says, are made for specific opponents (across the three different Salients). This means that if you hate the Tau as much as I do, you can load up on a few choice anti-Tau abilities and bring the Emperor's Judgement to those vile blue-skinned freaks!

I can't gush about this book enough! The sooner we get to this book's release date, the better, and I hope that they do more previews for other areas of the book.

warboss wrote:

Miss Dee wrote:

YES SHE DOES

Lol, sorry. Pet peeve?

PrimarchX wrote:First Founding is showing Now Shipping on FFG's website!

FFG wrote: The Chosen of the Emperor
First Founding, a supplement for Deathwatch, is now available



“We are the chosen of the Emperor, whose wisdom made us whole; we are the sons of the Primarch, whose flesh gives us life; and we are brothers of the Chapter, whose honour makes us Astartes!"
–First Chant of the Neophyte

First Founding, a supplement for Deathwatch, is now on sale at your local retailer and through our webstore! The First Founding Legions were crafted by the Emperor himself in the image of his twenty Primarchs. They forged the Imperium in bloody combat as they waged the Great Crusade across the galaxy. Many Space Marines fell to the maligned seduction of Chaos during the Horus Heresy, but those that stayed loyal formed the base from which all Space Marine Chapters would be created. Those Chapters that still hold the loyalist Legions’ names and colours are the oldest and the most revered of all the Adeptus Astartes.

First Founding details the nine Chapters directly formed from the loyalist Space Marines Legions, and includes new rules from solo modes to new advances specialities. Of these nine Chapters, First Founding features the final four Chapters not discussed in previous Deathwatch rulebooks. This exciting supplement includes the background of the nine Traitor Legions and their fall to the seduction of the Ruinous Powers. Additionally, for the first time in Deathwatch, First Founding provides new rules for Battle-Brothers to have followers.


A word from the developer

For more on First Founding, here’s a word from Deathwatch’s lead developer:

The Battle-Brothers of the Deathwatch owe their heritage to a myriad of diverse chapters from across the Imperium. Of these chapters, none are more revered than those that owe their namesake to the original Space Marine Legions that fought in the Great Crusade. From the wild Space Wolves of Fenris, to the cold and calculating Iron Hands of Medusa, the chapters of the First Founding have a long and glorious legacy.



First Founding is all about those Space Marines who owe their name to the legendary First Founding Legions. It provides rules for playing as Battle-Brothers from the four First Founding Chapters never before detailed in the Deathwatch line: the Iron Hands, the Raven Guard, the Salamanders, and the White Scars. The book also includes new rules for the other five First Founding Chapters, including some all new chapter-specific Advanced Specialties and Chapter Relics.

As we made this book, we worked to explore the relationships between Battle-Brothers of these different chapters. First Founding contains an entire chapter devoted to the experience of joining the Deathwatch, and serving along Space Marines of all different backgrounds for the first time, helping players to get even more personally involved with their character during his service in the long watch.

Finally, First Founding contains a gripping adventure that sees the Kill-team working alongside forces from three different Space Marine chapters. As these chapters’ combat philosophies begin to clash, tensions rise, and it is up to the Kill-team to mediate between the chapters and determine the fate of an entire world.

Read our previews, Iron Hands and Upon the Shoulders of Primarchs, then visit your local retailer to bring First Founding to your Deathwatch campaigns!

Alpharius wrote:Stupid spikey Chaos Obvious Alpha Marine spotted in artwork.

Not happy.

Alpharius wrote:Stupid spikey Chaos Obvious Alpha Marine spotted in artwork.

Not happy.

Grarg wrote:Wait.... i thought the Iron Hands recovered Ferrus Manus's body... I gotta go read Fulgrim again.

Might have to get this book for our group, i wonder how easy it is to change your character's chapter/legion.

PrimarchX wrote:Yeah, the Fists got precious little love. Guess they thought they gave them some big scoops in RoB.

FFG wrote:Parched and Windswept
A preview of Hand of Corruption, a campaign for Black Crusade



"He could have bothered to actually look. There is amazing wealth on this planet and if he’d taken the time to do his job correctly, this system would bear his name instead of mine.”
–Rogue Trader Alvis Limoges remarking on his predecessor

Last month, we announced Hand of Corruption, a full adventure in three acts for Black Crusade. Presented in one comprehensive volume, Hand of Corruption is an epic story that takes you and your fellow Heretics from the swirling depths of the Screaming Vortex to the far reaches of the Calixis Sector, and then to a parched and windswept Imperial penal world called Saint Annard’s Penance. There, you’ll attempt to perform an unholy ritual to drag the planet into the Screaming Vortex, an offering to the Ruinous Powers!


A harsh and unforgiving world



Today, we’re pleased to offer a glimpse of Saint Annard’s Penance in the form of three pages from Hand of Corruption (pdf, 1.6 MB). Download them today to familiarize yourself with the task at hand.

As desolate and God-Emperor forsaken a planet as can be found in the rimward regions of the Calixis Sector, Saint Annard’s Penance is both an important penal world and industrial hub. The fourth world of the Limoges system, and the only of its six planets remotely inhabitable, Saint Annard’s Penance is small, arid, incredibly hot, and shows no sign of pre-Imperial habitation. But even despite its many shortcomings, it is an important Imperial asset. Stolen away for the benefit of Chaos, Saint Annard’s Penance could become a vital base in your Black Crusade... if you can unravel its hidden mysteries.

Keep checking back for more on Hand of Corruption in the coming weeks, and look for it on store shelves in the first quarter of 2012.

FFG wrote:Drag the Unworthy Before Judgement
Book of Judgement, a Dark Heresy supplement, is on sale via download





"There are no depths which we may fly above, no chasm we may bridge. It is our duty to fall into the pits, and there drag the unworthy before Judgement."
–Arbitrator Linger

The Calixis Sector is plagued with heretics, recidivists, and the unworthy...and they all dwell beneath the faithful servants of the God-Emperor, eroding the backbone of the Imperium’s war machine. Whether it is a planetary noble skimming off the top, or a seditious terrorist planning the destruction of an entire Hab-block, it is the Adeptus Arbites who bring them to judgement.

Book of Judgement, a supplement for Dark Heresy, is now on sale via download at drivethrurpg.com and rpgnow.com!

This detailed guide to crime and punishment in the Calixis Sector provides a powerful resource for Dark Heresy campaigns that feature Imperial Law as a story foundation. It contains new rules, backgrounds, alternate careers, and equipment for playing Acolytes with legal authority or a criminal past, and provides players with information about the Adeptus Arbites’ mission to bring order to the Calixis Sector. Game Masters of all experience levels will find expanded Investigation rules and a new adventure, Jurisdiction, that plunges the Acolytes into a conflict between three of the Imperium’s most powerful organisations.


Crime and Punishment



For more on Book of Judgement, here’s a word from Dark Heresy’s lead developer:

I count myself extremely lucky in having worked with the team responsible for Book of Judgement. In addition to such veteran talents as Graham Davey and Charles May, the group was joined by Matthew Farrer, author of the Shira Calpurnia novels from Black Library. It was a great pleasure to dive into the Adeptus Arbites of the Calixis Sector with the assembled team of writers and I can’t wait for this book to be in the hands of players.

We worked tirelessly to stuff this book full of useful tools for GMs and Players alike. All the usual suspects are here: new Cell Directives, Alternate Career Ranks, Backgrounds, and, of course, tons of background information on the precincts of the Lex Calixis. A chapter focused purely on the creation of compelling mysteries distills over fifty years of combined GM experience, offering exciting ways to craft your own mystery and drive a game session forward through the players’ actions. We even included Jurisdiction, a full adventure focused on the overlapping interests of three Imperial factions.

One of the pleasures of creating a book like this is getting to truly delve into the ancient histories of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Games Workshop has been crafting this game world for over two decades, which provides a wealth of information. Having an opportunity (or a responsibility) to read everything I could about crime and judgement was an quite an experience. The bleak, dare I say grim, nature of justice in the dark future is filled with twists, turns, interpretations, and executions. Bringing that feel to Book of Judgement was, frankly, a lot of fun!

Head to drivethrurpg.com or rpgnow.com today, and bring judgement to the enemies of the Emperor!

H.B.M.C. wrote:Yes. I know that. And that was then. In the now of 40K, the Imperial Fists are strict adherents of the Codex.

FFG wrote:Death and Glory

A preview of The Jericho Reach, an upcoming Deathwatch supplement




"Death and glory, horror and bravery, loyalty and corruption–all these can be found here. But mostly death."
–Lord General Ovidius

Earlier this month, we announced The Jericho Reach, a supplement for Deathwatch that provides an in-depth exploration of the struggles the Kill-teams face throughout the Reach, as well as the personalities, planets, and themes of the different salients.

Today, we turn our attention to the Acheros Salient, where the Battle-Brothers of the Deathwatch wage a bloody war against the Chaos-worshipping forces of Stigmartus. Their battles have turned the small stretch of stars known as the Cellebos Warzone into a deathzone that claims the lives of millions of Imperial soldiers each year.



You can download a brief overview of the Acheros Salient (pdf, 2.1 MB), then prepare yourself for the challenges ahead. Meanwhile, the supplement’s lead developer offers an overview of the first chapter and the Deathwatch’s battle against Chaos within the Acheros Salient.


The war against Chaos



The Space Marines of the Deathwatch have mastered the art of fighting the countless xenos races of the galaxy. From Watch Fortress Erioch, the specialized Deathwatch of the Jericho Reach employ their xenos-hunting expertise every day to keep the slavering hordes of Tyranids and determined forces of the Tau at bay. However, many missions demand that Kill-teams venture into the heart of the Reach, where the Hadex Anomaly has torn a hole in reality itself. There the forces of Chaos spread their vile influence and pose one of the greatest challenges to the Battle-Brothers of the Deathwatch. All their xenos-hunting experience will not help the Battle-Brothers against the monstrosities of Chaos.

The first chapter of The Jericho Reach looks into the current state of the Acheros Salient, the battlefield on which the Imperium struggles against the endless forces of Chaos that pour forth from the Hadex Anomaly. It also delves into the many challenges a Kill-team will face while operating in these war-ridden systems. You’ll find in-depth descriptions of previously unexplored planets, profiles for the many of the personalities a Kill-team may meet, optional rules for running a mission set within one of the many planet-wide battles that rage in the Acheros Salient, and all the tools GMs need to provide challenging and diverse missions for their Kill-teams. Additionally, this chapter comes fully-loaded with all-new abilities for players to better combat the forces of Chaos. As the Kill-team gains experience operating within the Acheros Salient, Battle-Brothers learn to better fight their foe, and unlock potent new abilities to send the vile daemons back into the Hadex Anomaly.

Death and glory await those Imperial soldiers tasked with protecting the galaxy from the threats of Chaos and the Acheros Salient. Look for The Jericho Reach to arrive on store shelves in the first quarter of 2012.

FFG wrote:Your Nemesis is Waiting
A preview of Hostile Acquisitions, an upcoming Rogue Trader supplement



“For what purpose were those years spent, Xanthis? Did I not tutor you well in the ways of mankind, in our sacred duty? Why then would you behave this way? So many lives, my Xanthis... So cruel a tale shall I write of your memory.”
-From the addled mutterings of one Ankyra

In August, we announced the upcoming release of Hostile Acquisitions. Many souls live on the fringe of Imperial law, and this supplement for Rogue Trader focuses on those individuals. From pirates to unsanctioned pskyers, the far future is filled with those who prefer to keep the lowest of profiles.

This week we take a closer look at The Nemesis Path, a chapter of the Hostile Acquisitions that gives you the tools for constructing the ultimate Nemesis. While The Nemesis Path is an optional system, it allows you to design a living challenge for Explorers. Imagine having the ability to quickly generate a foil for all your players’ plans, a character who will attempt to stymie your Explorers at every turn and unite them against a common enemy. The Nemesis Path provides exactly that.


A competitor yearns for revenge



This chapter of Hostile Acquisitions guides you through a process similar to the character creation process, yet the end result will be something far more sinister. You choose Origins, Motivations, Devices and Downfalls, Stakes, and Archetypes to build a perfect adversary. Like the Origin Path, the Nemesis Path provides a framework for an adversary that can be fleshed out into a full-fledged antagonist.

Introducing a Nemesis to your campaign works best when Explorers have already developed stories for their characters. When players have spun their own tales, it provides many opportunities for you to work a Nemesis into that background. For example, if one of your player characters is an ex-soldier trying to eke out a new living on the edge of the law, a natural adversary may well be an Enemy in Arms. He could be a former combatant in a long-forgotten conflict motivated by a vendetta and willing to travel untold distances to settle the score.


Old rivalries renewed

Furthermore, The Nemesis Path is complete with additional profiles for you to augment. Perhaps your group has crossed a powerful Eldar Pirate Prince one too many time, and now they find themselves the focus of his attention, or maybe your Explorers have foundthemselves the target of an Inquisitor who would like nothing more than to see them all rot in an Imperial prison. Whatever the case, the example nemeses in Hostile Acquisitions allow you to dive right in and challenge your group for many sessions to come.



Three methods for Nemesis creation are included in the supplement, allowing you maximum flexibility in the the process. If, for instance, you want to create a foe that mirrors the players’ Origin Paths as much as possible, use the Player Centered Method. This option produces a Nemesis tailored to fit the stories of player characters. The GM Centered Method will be more appropriate if you already have an idea you want to flesh out, but don’t want to be distracted by too many options. Last, the Intersection Method combines the previous methods, achieving a balanced Nemesis who reflects choices made by the players and GM.

Are you and your crew ready to face a cunning and ruthless Nemesis? Hostile Acquisitions lands in stores later this quarter. Keep checking this site in the coming weeks for more information on this action-packed Rogue Trader supplement.

FFG wrote:Deathwatch: First Founding Available Now!

The First Founding Legions were crafted by the Emperor himself in the image of his twenty Primarchs. They forged the Imperium in bloody combat as they waged the Great Crusade across the galaxy. Many Space Marines fell to the maligned seduction of Chaos during the Horus Heresy, but those that stayed loyal formed the base from which all Space Marine Chapters would be created. Those Chapters that still hold the loyalist Legions' names and colours are the oldest and the most revered of all the Adeptus Astartes.

First Founding details the nine Chapters directly formed from the loyalist Space Marines Legions, and includes new rules from solo modes to new advances specialities. Of these nine Chapters, First Founding features the final four Chapters not discussed in previous Deathwatch rulebooks. This exciting supplement includes the background of the nine Traitor Legions and their fall to the seduction of the Ruinous Powers. Additionally, for the first time in Deathwatch, First Founding provides new rules for Battle-Brothers to have followers.

Deathwatch: First Founding is available now at DriveThruRPG.com!

H.B.M.C. wrote:That it's about the Imperial Guard, yes, 100% correct Kan.

FFG wrote:A Symbol of Their Favour
A look at Black Crusade: Collector's Edition



“Not everyone receives the attention of the Dark Gods. Only those who are demonstrably exceptional are worthy of their notice.”
– Dark Apostle Aurelius of the Word Bearers

The Ruinous Powers have seen your deeds, and soon, they will bestow dark gifts upon their most favoured devotees. Will you be among them?

The stunning Black Crusade: Collector’s Edition set is coming in the first quarter of 2012, but with only 750 individually numbered copies being printed, you’ll want to join the hundreds of faithful followers of Chaos who have already placed their pre-orders. Not yet convinced of this rare artefact’s perfect beauty? Today, we’re pleased to present further details on this one-of-a-kind collectible.

This incomparable tome is bound in crimson leather, with copper-gilded edges adorning its acid-free pages. On the front of the book, a gold embossed Star of Chaos displays your loyalties for all to see. Likewise, the masterfully sculpted resin outer case displays a stylized Star of Chaos, the eight points dripping with the blood of the unworthy as a horrific daemon emerges from its center.

And remember: Black Crusade Collector’s Edition also contains sixteen pages of exclusive bonus content, featuring pre-generated characters with unique backstories, statistics, and art (we’ll take a closer look at these pages soon, so keep checking back).




Exiled from the Imperium

Held in place inside the book, you’ll find a personalized Writ of Execution, proclaiming your heresy to the galaxy and calling for your immediate death in the name of the Corpse-Emperor. This heavy card stock sheet, rendered to give it the appearance of aged parchment, is affixed to the inside front cover of the tome. The writ is easily removable (and leaves behind no damage or extra adhesive) should you choose to frame or otherwise display it, or you can permanently leave it in place. And whether you use your own name or invent a fearsome persona, your chosen moniker will be handwritten in expert calligraphy, declaring your villainous intentions throughout the Imperium of Man.

Ready to proclaim your devotion to the Ruinous Powers? Visit our webstore today to place your pre-order, then display your devotion to Chaos in the first quarter of 2012!



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H.B.M.C. wrote:Back to the top with ye!


Anyway, this was fast:

FFG wrote:Deathwatch: First Founding Available Now!

This exciting supplement includes the background of the nine Traitor Legions and their fall to the seduction of the Ruinous Powers.

H.B.M.C. wrote:You group said no? Why?

kronk wrote:
I don't play Deathwatch (my group said no), but this alone is reason enough for me to pick up the book. I really enjoy reading about the original Legions, which is why I like the HH so much, I think.

warboss wrote:

kronk wrote:
I don't play Deathwatch (my group said no), but this alone is reason enough for me to pick up the book. I really enjoy reading about the original Legions, which is why I like the HH so much, I think.

Just an FYI, the info on the traitor legions comes out to 2 pages per legion, with one being general history (including some HH era stuff) and the other being Jericho Reach specific info. If you're interested in the book for the specific traitor legion info (like Alpharius), you may be disappointed. I was (erroneously) expecting the traitor legions to get full entries like the chapters get in the core DW book.

warboss wrote:

kronk wrote:
I don't play Deathwatch (my group said no), but this alone is reason enough for me to pick up the book. I really enjoy reading about the original Legions, which is why I like the HH so much, I think.

Just an FYI, the info on the traitor legions comes out to 2 pages per legion, with one being general history (including some HH era stuff) and the other being Jericho Reach specific info. If you're interested in the book for the specific traitor legion info (like Alpharius), you may be disappointed. I was (erroneously) expecting the traitor legions to get full entries like the chapters get in the core DW book.

kronk wrote:Dang.

Alpharius wrote:Yeah, but the Alpha Legion is the Most Loyal of All Legions, so what do you make of that, hmmmm?

H.B.M.C. wrote: Ah well - just wait for The Jericho Reach. That book more than makes up for any of First Founding's shortcomings.

BaronIveagh wrote:So what book will have a contemptor in it?


I mean, after all, we've covered most other dreads.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Beats me. But given how rare Dreads are within the Deathwatch, and how rare Contemptors are in the Imperium, I doubt that a Deathwatch Contemptor would be anything more than a named NPC rather than a speciality rank or anything like that.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Beats me. But given how rare Dreads are within the Deathwatch, and how rare Contemptors are in the Imperium, I doubt that a Deathwatch Contemptor would be anything more than a named NPC rather than a speciality rank or anything like that.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I’m afraid the NDA covers the development cycle (including cut content, which is a shame, ‘cause there’s usually some great stuff that’s left on the cutting room floor). I can only really talk about stuff that’s been officially revealed (which is also a shame, ‘cause I’d love to tell you guys about all the cool stuff I’m writing!).

Alpharius wrote:Because it wasn't obvious, I guess, I was joking.

Go H.B.M.C. Go!

FFG wrote:Standing Apart
Announcing the finalists and winner of the 2011 Deathwatch adventure contest!



Back in October, we announced the 2011 Deathwatch Adventure Contest, a chance to share your campaign creations while competing to win a signed copy of First Founding. To present the results, here’s a word from Deathwatch’s lead developer:

Greetings, Deathwatch Fans!

This week, I am pleased to present to you the winners for the 2011 Deathwatch Adventure Competition. We received a number of unique and outstanding entries this year, and our judges had a hard time selecting just three finalists to post to the website. But of these three extraordinary adventures, just one stood out as our winner. Thank you to everyone who submitted to the contest; every year we look forward to seeing your creativity and enthusiasm for the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay game lines.


Runners-Up:
Deception (pdf, 200 KB)
by: Klaus Huthmacher

This mission throws the Space Marines right into an elaborate deception authorized by a radical Inquisitor. The whole mission seems like an ordinary incident involving Tyranids, but it becomes anything but ordinary when an overly ambitious Watch Captain from the Ultramarines becomes involved. In truth, the Watch Captain is carefully chosen by the radical Inquisitor, and the mission is a huge distraction to cover the Inquisitor’s true actions.

Deception features a daring mission in which the Kill-team performs a raid on a heretical Magos Biologis. The Judges liked how open the adventure was to letting the players choose their own path, and the deceptive twist at the end.


Righteous Fury (pdf, 832 KB)
by: Chris G. Dawson

Assailed on both sides by the insidious xenos forces of the Tau and the Tyranids, and ravaged on all fronts by the Forces of Chaos, the Jericho Reach is a region of constant war. Now an age-old menace is growing again; the Orks are massing in the Slinnar Drift, preparing for a Waaagh!

Righteous Fury is an action-packed adventure that sees the Kill-team venturing deep into the heart of an Ork Waaagh! to take down a powerful Ork war machine. The Judges enjoyed the climactic final battle, as well as the comprehensive backstory for Watch-Captain Vavus.


And finally, the winner:
The Emptied Coffin (pdf, 196 KB)
by: Dan Shook

The Emptied Coffin takes place primarily on the far away and mysterious world of Jove's Descent. The events are centered around a series of occurrences, starting with a chamber of the enigmatic Omega Vault opening and drawing the Kill-team to the wasted ruins of the Ghanathaar to uncover the forces that originally wiped the race of xenos out, and to stop a similar fate from befalling the Imperial forces of the Achilus Crusade. The mission is complicated by a series of mishaps that initially seem coincidental, but later betray the inhuman intellect that is the driving force behind a burgeoning apocalypse.

The Emptied Coffin is a complex adventure featuring many different adversaries as the Kill-team attempts to follow a mysterious clue unveiled by the Omega Vault. The judges really liked the adventure’s unique take on one of the lesser known xenos races of the Reach, as well as the Watch-Captain integration within the overall plot.

Make sure to stop by the support section of the Deathwatch website to download these adventures, if you haven’t already. Thanks again to everyone who participated, and congratulations to the finalists!

Please note that all fan created content, set in the world and universe of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000, and hosted on the FFG website is subject to Game’s Workshop’s Submission policy. Please read this in relation to this material.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I think you just did...

BaronIveagh wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:I think you just did...

No, not really. If I had, moderators would be running in a panic as the profanity filter exploded. Those that read it would fall screaming to the ground as their souls shrived within them and their bodies dissolved into black smoke, the final, ultimate manifestation of blasphemy, words of such vileness as would rend the universe apart and leave even the ruinous powers quaking in fear on their thrones as the warp itself was rent asunder by TRUE EVIL would ripple on the screen and leave any that survived to cower in the blessed ignorance of a new Dark Age while the souls of Jervis and his cronies wee borne into another dimension where they would look back on being merely flensed alive as being an eon before their suffering TRULY BEGAN.

Katie Drake wrote:Just got my mitts on First Founding. Though there wasn't a lot there for the Traitor Legions (I expected very little, but there was even less than I had thought) overall I think it was a good book. I really like the new specialties and wargear and some of the squad mode abilities are pretty fancy too. Also nice to see the Raven Guard, Iron Hands, Salamanders and White Scars get some attention even if it isn't as much as the other "main" Chapters. The rules for Followers are pretty nifty too.

Not really sure what there is to dislike about this book. =/

Alpharius wrote:Pretty much that is what to dislike.

I hear there really isn't much in there for Imperial Fists, Raven Guard, etc.

Alpharius wrote:Pretty much that is what to dislike.

I hear there really isn't much in there for Imperial Fists, Raven Guard, etc.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Also I can say that I have nothing to do with Hostile Acquisitions or that upcoming Black Crusade adventure book (the name escapes me). I do have them on pre-order from Maelstrom though!

FFG wrote:A Most Cunning Foe

A preview of The Jericho Reach, an upcoming Deathwatch supplement.



“Every one of these worlds belongs to Him-on-Terra already; they merely require His servants to enforce that dominion over them. Any soul who claims otherwise is a coward and a traitor, worthless to the Imperium except as an example to others whose belief may falter.”
–Excerpt from Volume IV of Lord Militant Achilus’ memoirs

Last month, we announced the upcoming release of The Jericho Reach, a supplement for Deathwatch that provides in-depth information on the struggles of Kill-teams currently operating throughout the Reach. Each chapter delves into detail on the personalities, planets, and themes of a specific salient, while providing players and Game Masters alike with important resources for integrating the setting more deeply into their campaigns.



In our last preview, we looked at the Acheros Salient, where the Battle-Brothers of the Deathwatch wage a bloody war against the Chaos-worshipping forces of Stigmartus. Today, we’ll turn our attention to the Canis Salient and the Deathwatch’s struggle against the Tau. We’ll also get an early look at one of the most strategically important Imperial worlds in the Salient, Wrath.


Enemies on all sides

The territory covered by the Canis Salient includes dozens of worlds stretching from the edge of the Iron Collar to the Black Reef, with most of those worlds having been claimed in the earliest years of the Achilus Crusade. These territories, long established under Imperial rule in all but a few cases, are still far from stable and prosperous parts of the Emperor’s domain due to the sedition and unrest spread by the Achilus Crusade’s oldest enemy, the Tau Empire.

Now the Tyranid menace, which has so swiftly undone decades of triumphant conquest within the Orpheus Salient, presses upon worlds at the edge of the Canis Salient, threatening Imperial and Tau forces alike.

While some will give no quarter and show no mercy to the Tau even in the face of the Great Devourer, others have begun to feel that standing side-by-side with the Tau against the Tyranid menace may be the only way for the Achilus Crusade to survive. Such a heretical course of action has caused no end of controversy, and the Salient’s Lord Commander Ebongrave has begun a paranoia-fueled (and resource-draining) witch hunt to track down anyone subscribing to these beliefs.



But although the Tau menace is generally contained to the Greyhell Front, the planets of the Canis Salient still face threats from all sides. Instrumental in defending Imperial interests in the Salient, Wrath boasts a massive surveillance network capable of keeping tabs of dozens of worlds. Download our three-page excerpt (pdf, 1.2 MB) to learn more, and look for The Jericho Reach on store shelves in the first quarter of 2012!

narked wrote:I agree with the expecting more than probably should have with the Chaos Legion stuff. Once Christmas is out of the way I'll probably go and grab myself a copy of First Founding anyway, and look through it properly and fall in love with it, it's just that the first thing I wanted to check out in there I was left disappointed with (and possibly undeservedly so).

However it's enough for me to blow my money on Book of Judgement instead for the time being, as the Arbites are one of my favourite things ever, despite Deathwatch being my favourite system to collect books for. Also eagerly awaiting Hostile Acquisitions!

FFG wrote:Honour the Ruinous Powers
The Black Crusade Game Master's Kit is on sale via download.





“Make war upon the Imperium of Man? What is it you think the Legions have been doing for the last ten thousand years? War does not end with a single victory or a single planet. It is an eternal creature that outlives men and their tiny triumphs."
–Arzyn the Silencebringer, warrior of the World Eaters

Guide your players down the path of Chaos. The Game Master’s Kit for Black Crusade is now available for sale via download at drivethrurpg.com and rpgnow.com! This helpful resource features a pdf version of the Game Master’s screen, displaying stunning Black Crusade art on one side and a wealth of useful quick references on the other. In addition, The Game Master’s Kit includes a 32-page full colour booklet with a complete adventure, a selection of useful NPCs, expanded rules for running Black Crusade adventures, and advice for how to run an extended campaign.


On a warp-ravaged world

Challenge your players with the included adventure, which takes a group of Heretics to the shattered ruins of an infamous pirate empire. Once there, they’ll find a harsh reminder that the Screaming Vortex teems with other servants of Chaos, and in each one burns the same bloody determination to earn glory by any means necessary.
While on a hunt for a cultural relic of great influence that was lost in the wreck of a mercenary transport ship, the Heretics will begin a race for power against ruthless competition.

But rival fortune-seekers may not be the greatest threat they face; their prize is on the brutal world of Sacgrave, a warp-ravaged planet that’s home to marauding gangs, horrific mutants, and worse. Gather clues, coerce the local populace, and deal with the planet’s fickle overseer, and you’ll earn the favour of your dark masters.

Glory and power await those willing to learn forbidden knowledge. Head to drivethrurpg.com or rpgnow.com to download your copy today!

FFG wrote:Ruinous Rituals
A preview of Hand of Corruption, the upcoming adventure for Black Crusade



'To call forth the wraiths of flame and shadow, blood and darkness, the disciples must swear a compact; must act as one, their minds turned to one purpose. Let them swear their service in blood, not their own, but of the innocent, the righteous, and the unspoilt.'
– from De Orbis Mysteriis

Back in October, we announced Hand of Corruption, a full adventure in three acts for Black Crusade. Presented in one comprehensive volume, Hand of Corruption is an epic story that takes you and your fellow Heretics from the swirling depths of the Screaming Vortex to the far reaches of the Calixis Sector, and then to a parched and windswept Imperial penal world called Saint Annard’s Penance. There, you’ll attempt to perform an unholy ritual to drag the planet into the Screaming Vortex, an offering to the Ruinous Powers!

In our most recent preview, we looked at the planet of Saint Annard’s Penance, a bleak and desolate Imperial world that serves as both an important penal facility and a strategically placed industrial hub. We also saw how, if stolen away into the Screaming Vortex, Saint Annard’s Penance could become a vital base in your Black Crusade.

But how could such a feat even be achieved? Today, we’re pleased to offer another glimpse inside Hand of Corruption. Follow the link below or visit our support page to download details on the foul ritual required to drag a world into the darkness of Chaos, taken directly from the enigmatic pages of De Orbis Mysteriis.



De Orbis Mysteriis Ritual (print quality pdf, 9.9 MB)
De Orbis Mysteriis Ritual (web quality pdf, 752 KB)


A tome of sinister power



Without giving too much away, Hand of Corruption will see the Heretics recover an ancient tome entitled De Orbis Mysteriis early in the narrative, and it is from this source that the necessary ritual can be learned.

It is bound in rough, hide-like leather that appears to have been harvested from the face of some alien creature—vague features are still visible on the cover. The pages are of weathered vellum-like material. The majority of the writing is in a crabbed script, using inks of varied shades form sepia to jet-black. All of the material seems to be written in the same handwriting, but spacing varies between sections. The book is written in a number of different languages, including High and Low Gothic, but also Chaos Marks, Xenos Markings, and even Techna-Lingua. A number of pages have obviously been removed, some have been damaged, and in many places marginal notes have been added in a variety of different handwritings and languages.

Those who peruse the book (by passing the applicable skill checks) will quickly discover that the author was a genius, a lunatic, or some combination of the two. The ritual requires a number of exact components, each integral to success, and only after they’ve all been gathered (no small undertaking) will the Heretics be prepared to begin. Will you have the skill and fortitude to earn the favour of the Ruinous Powers?

Check back for more on Hand of Corruption in the coming weeks, and prepare to summon it to your Black Crusade campaign early in the first quarter of 2012!

FFG wrote:… and let not the worlds of light dwell away from darkness. Let them, instead, be bathed in the flame of cloying shadows; be called by the beckoning tendrils of Empyrean fire; be lured from the void by the hungry shades of Immaterium. To call forth the wraiths of flame and shadow, blood and darkness, the disciples must swear a compact; must act as one, their minds turned to one purpose. Let them swear their service in blood, not their own, but of the innocent, the righteous, and the unspoilt. From among them, from those sworn to this service, the Cantor must himself be chosen; the black soul whose voice will rise above his brethren in the words of power, supplication and sacrifice; he who will call the powers of darkness forth to swallow the worlds of the unfaithful.

Beside the devout shall mass the ranks of the fearful and the desperate. Souls numbering three and sixty, who might add their ragged voices to the choir of damnation. Atop a great height shall the faithful be arrayed, that their fell supplications might be heard beyond the boundaries of reality; carried by winds of madness through the infinite oceans of the Immaterium. About them shall be laid the circle of power, its construction utter madness and sheer perfection. Let no errant sigils mar its form, allow no deviation. The hallowed circle shall be drawn with the blood of the corpse-god’s own faithful, tarnished silver mixed throughout.

As the star of Chaos has eight cardinals, so too shall the circle; each marked with the fleshless skull of a traitor, sworn. Atop each skull shall rest a candle, a taper of wax, the powdered bones of the valiant slain, and the blood of martyrs. Their balefire shall illuminate the sacrifice and the light of the Empyrean shall flay the souls of the sacrificed. Upon the ground shall there lay the Souls of the Sacrificed. Four their shall be, to appease the Gods in turn. The Lords of the Immaterium demand their toll and for each shall be apportioned one soul. Charity to Khorne, who takes from all; Law to Tzeentch, who twists the galaxy to his whims; Piety to Slaanesh, who reveres naught but himself; Security to Nurgle, who brings low all in time.

Let these souls be bound in cords of flesh and steel that they shall know helplessness before the Gods of Darkness. Let them be laid before the Cantor, that his prayers might fall upon them and cause them to tremble. And when the last prayer is uttered, let their throats be cut with a blade of gold, that their blood might spill upon the runes of power and send the supplications of the Cantor screaming to that place of Empyrean light and warpfire. This done, the daemons shall surely know the Cantor for their own and shall draw him and his world into their dominion; and with this sacrifice, let us again tread the sublime paths of the Screaming Vortex...

Could it be? Could this rite truly pull a world into the Screaming Vortex?

FFG wrote:Terrors To Fill Your Nightmares

Announcing The Koronus Bestiary, an upcoming supplement for Rogue Trader.



“Do not waste your fear on the unknown, for in Koronus we have known terrors aplenty to fill your nightmares."
–Seneschal Venton Tiebolt

From the enigmatic Eldar to the ferocious Orks, alien races seek to halt Mankind’s rightful rule of the galaxy. Will you master these foul creatures and rule the void, or become another foolhardy Explorer lost to the Expanse?

Fantasy Flight Games is excited to announce The Koronus Bestiary, an upcoming supplement for Rogue Trader! The Koronus Bestiary is a detailed compendium of deadly beasts, hostile xenos, unholy daemons, and other dangers that fill the uncharted regions of the Koronus Expanse.

In addition to its many adventure seeds and plot hooks, this comprehensive tome features art and descriptions for a range of foes, including Shadowkith, Thornmaws, Void Krakens, and a host of others. Looking for even more vile enemies? The Xenos Generator rules allow players to create alien species as varied and dangerous as they can imagine!


To know your foe



Humanity may have settled untold worlds in the Koronus Expanse, but only the most audacious of Rogue Traders would dare claim that it asserts any true dominion over this lawless region of space. For every conquered planet there are dozens more under the control of vile aliens. Explorers operating in the Expanse are sure to encounter these threats in their journeys, either by accident or design, and must be ready lest their ship and their profits be lost.

Each of The Koronus Bestiary’s chapters concentrates on one type of threat, ranging from savage monsters to predatory alien races to the terrors that lurk beyond reality. Chapter one examines some of the more dangerous beasts found across the Expanse, while chapter two covers the major sentient xenos races in this lawless region of space (such as the devious Stryxis, brutal Orks, treacherous Eldar, ferocious Rak’Gol, and much more). Next, chapter three presents a different sort of threat: foul warp spawn that not only destroy an Explorer’s body, but rend his very soul. Finally, Game Masters can use chapter four’s xenos generator to produce unique beasts, dangerous plant life and even primitive sentient races ripe for exploitation and indoctrination.

Innumerable terrors populate the uncharted planets of the Koronus Expanse. Will you be ready for them? Keep checking back for more information, and look for The Koronus Bestiary on store shelves in the first quarter of 2012!

Shadow Walker wrote:Looks like something that should be done for Deathwatch [instead that Chaos manual called Mark of Xenos]. Definite buy for me. I am especially glad about big Ork section.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Since I mostly buy for the fluff do I want the the Koronus Bestiary? Other monster manual type books have spent most of their pages on well-known subjects like Orks or Chaos and not really added anything new for me.

aka_mythos wrote: Theres nothing wrong with Chaos being in the book, as I'm sure they're more than happy to work with Xenos.

BaronIveagh wrote:I was somewhat baffled to find that quite a bit of the book was about chaos.

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Why? Chaos make up a large portion of Deathwatch's setting, so why is their inclusion in the setting's bestiary book at all surprising?

BaronIveagh wrote:Probably a hold over from mistaken idea that the Deathwatch was a chamber of the Ordo Xenos, not, say, Malleus.

H.B.M.C. wrote:

BaronIveagh wrote:I was somewhat baffled to find that quite a bit of the book was about chaos.

Why? Chaos make up a large portion of Deathwatch's setting, so why is their inclusion in the setting's bestiary book at all surprising?

H.B.M.C. wrote:

BaronIveagh wrote:Probably a hold over from mistaken idea that the Deathwatch was a chamber of the Ordo Xenos, not, say, Malleus.

You're still not getting it. They are the anti-xenos force they have always been, but Deathwatch, the game, isn't about the Deathwatch organisation across the whole Imperium. It's about the Deathwatch within the Jericho Reach, a place that has a significant percentage of Chaos forces, Chaos forces that threaten the mission of the Deathwatch, and thus they must be dealt with.

H.B.M.C. wrote:You guys are being far, far, far too literal with the title. "Mark of the Xenos" is a fancy title for the Jerchio Reach Bestiary book. Each line has a bestiary book that builds upon the adversaries contained within the core rulebook - that's the job of a bestiary book after all, to expand the possible adversaries and NPCs that are available within a particular game setting. The fact that Mark of the Xenos contained Chaos is unsurprising and, if we're honest, completely expected because Chaos are part of the Jericho Reach setting. The comparison of buying the Necron Codex and it having Orks is a false comparison, as is the book of the Galactic Empire containing Hutt Clan information.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I expected the book to be the bestiary book for Deathwatch's setting, and that's exactly what it is. Event he original blurb back in the Litany of War preview mentioned that it would contain daemons.

BaronIveagh wrote:Amazon. They revised it again to Jan 5.

Lockark wrote:-What about Genestealer Cultists, Genestealer Hybrids, and Genestealer Patriarch?

H.B.M.C. wrote:
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Lockark wrote:-What about Genestealer Cultists, Genestealer Hybrids, and Genestealer Patriarch?

You're assuming that such a thing still exists in 40K. It's certainly a concept that hasn't been openly acknowledged or talked about since 2nd Ed.

H.B.M.C. wrote:"That much" is different to "At all".

The Arbites exist. There's even an entire book about them now, and novels dedicated to them. Genestealer Cults? Find me the last overt reference to Hybrids/Magi/Patriarchs?

'Necromunda' and 'Inquisitor'? They're very old sources.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Yeah but nothing is overt. Genestealer Cults are in that limbo stage between being part of the 40K fluff and being Squats.

And I never said Space Hulk was an old source. I said Necro and Inquisitor were. Please don't put words in my mouth.

Shadow Walker wrote:In current fluff Genestealer Cults still exist but Patriarch was replaced by Broodlord and there seems to be no Magus any more. If you ask me I like that new version more than old one.

Shadow Walker wrote:In current fluff Genestealer Cults still exist but Patriarch was replaced by Broodlord and there seems to be no Magus any more.

endtransmission wrote:I always assumed that the Patriarch was still around, but kept to the shadows and acted like a queen bee. Rarely seen, but a focal point of the entire colony. Likewise, I assumed the brood lords were more combat oriented, acting as the elite guard that could, if the patriarch died, evolve into a new one or go off and start a new cult if they wanted to spread over a planet. At least that's how it all still lives on in my head as I still dearly miss my cult army.

I don't think anything has explicitly stated that the Broodlord is a direct replacement of the patriarch did it?

Lockark wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:Yeah but nothing is overt. Genestealer Cults are in that limbo stage between being part of the 40K fluff and being Squats.

And I never said Space Hulk was an old source. I said Necro and Inquisitor were. Please don't put words in my mouth.

Point is they still sell the Necro and Inquisitor games, and most of the fluff from thows books are still considered "Canon". (Or as close to cannon as you get in 40k.)

Genestealer reproduction and hybrids are still described in the fluff, and genestealer hypnotiseing humans is also still in the fluff.

Heck. Even in Mark of the xeno mentions hybrids and their birthing cycle. They don't go into detail, but it's still a clear sign of the idea is still thier. They also do talk about the Mind control aspects of genestealers, and how they "implant" DND into people. Read the rules for "Genestealer Kiss". The infected host will give birth to a Genestealr hybrid, that then they are compelled to love and protect with their lives.

That's the whole concept behind the genestealer cult!

I REALY doubt they are planning to "squat" the Genestealer cult from the fluff when they keep printing references to it in one way or the other.

What I AM expecting is GW will probably wants to revisit/revise the idea, thus why they have been keeping vague on the details. Fluff can always change like we see with the crons'. I accept that. Genestealer cults in time will have evolved alot since their old fluff, and may not even go by the same name. But I got a feeling their here to stay.


All I have to say is, you wanted new sources? I'm giving you new sources of fluff.

Edit:

Also from what I've been told Genestealer cults are mentioned by name in a story from the "Planetkill" anthology, and in Xenology. Sure it's Black library. But it's still something.

Shadow Walker wrote:In current fluff Genestealer Cults still exist but Patriarch was replaced by Broodlord and there seems to be no Magus any more. If you ask me I like that new version more than old one.

I noticed that also. In all honesty the Broodlord is almost a Patriarch by another name in all honesty. But I'm not convinced the Magus is gone. 4th gene hybrids that look completely human, and mind controlled humans are still in the fluff. The Magus is basically the "human" face/mouth pieace of the cult/Broodlord/Patriarch. A figure/role that makes allot of scene from a story perspective.

I always liked the Genestealer cult for the fact it "humanizes" the nids in a way that made them alot scarier to me. (Mind controlling aliens Vs. omnomnomnom. It sort of brings the horrror of the nids to a more personal level.)

FFG wrote: Legal Grey Areas

Hostile Acquisitions, a supplement for Rogue Trader, is now on sale.



“Always be watchful of pirates and other ne’er-do-wells; seldom, if ever, are they unarmed, and even one who appears at your mercy may still have a trick or six left. A micro-stubber, a sneak-knife, a tox-mister or something more malicious still may lurk beneath sleeves, within hidden pockets elsewhere about their person.”
–Chief Petty Officer Vincholo, addressing a new group of Armsmen aboard the Vengeful Martyr

Rogue Traders are accustomed to earning their livings in the grey areas of the law, but a few brave or foolhardy captains take it a step further...

Hostile Acquisitions, the latest supplement for Rogue Trader, is now on sale at your local retailer and our webstore! Within this detailed book, players and GMs will find all they need to run a campaign on the far side of Imperial Law. From new characters and equipment to creating nemeses and running games based on criminal enterprise, Hostile Acquisitions is an invaluable resource on those Rogue Traders who are more rogue than trader.


Honor Among Thieves

For more on Hostile Acquisitions, let’s hear from Rogue Trader’s lead developer:

Hostile Acquisitions has some particularly exciting aspects that were deviously fun to work on. One was the new character alternate career ranks, such as the Swashbucker, the House Operative, and the Cold Trader. These new alternate career ranks are highly flavourful, and allow you to make a character with a distinctively “scoundrel” bent. The House Operative is especially interesting, because it allows players to make characters who are essentially secret agents for a more powerful entity. They might even be working for the Rogue Trader’s dynasty’s interests, rather than the Rogue Trader, so players may take the role of an agent who may be secretly working against his own boss.



Another fascinating part of Hostile Acquisitions is the Nemesis Origin Path. A modification of the popular Rogue Trader Origin Path system, the Nemesis Path helps GMs craft a custom made adversary for their groups. The Nemesis Path actually ties into the Origin Path that the players fill out, so that the choices they make can determine the type of adversary they’ll go up against.

Of course, this is only some of the new content in this book. Hostile Acquisitions has new gear and starship upgrades to facilitate piracy and smuggling, a section on Imperial adversaries and details on Imperial Law, guidelines on how to run a “con” game, and a list of mythical treasures waiting to be “liberated.”

Hostile Acquisitions is a guide to crime for Explorers with a flexible sense of morality. A catalog of valuable treasures wait to be “liberated.” In short, Hostile Acquisitions is proof that in the Koronus Expanse, crime often pays.

For more on Hostile Acquisitions, check out our previews: Tools of the Trade, Fleecing the Faithful, and Your Nemesis is Waiting. Then, head to your local retailer to grab your copy today (please acquire it honestly and without the use of threats)!

H.B.M.C. wrote:Cults are one of my favs as well Kyoto. Had an army of 'em in 2nd Ed, and our Dark Heresy campaign is based around them. I'm also pretty sure that one of my project leads, Tim Hucklebery, is a fan of them as well.

As for hearing things? I've heard minor rumbles, but it's nothing that's really come up. That's why I take the 'gone as we knew them' line of thinking, and it's my opinion that GW wants to expand on them, but hasn't yet found the right 'new' way to do it.

Time will tell.

[EDIT]: That's how I've used Broodlords in my campaign so far - the big bad enforcers of the Genestealer Cults, second only to the Patriarch and Magus. One of them damn near tore the party apart even with two high-level NPC's helping out!

FFG wrote:With a Ravenous Hunger
A preview of The Jericho Reach, an upcoming Deathwatch supplement.



“Scores of winged creatures are approaching the Hive complex. The larger ones are dropping organic missiles that burst on impact, and they seem to screech as they swoop down. The sound is becoming louder and louder. The screaming, Emperor preserve us, the screaming!"
–Vox recording recovered from Hive Cresson on Castobel

Back in November, we announced the upcoming release of The Jericho Reach, a supplement for Deathwatch that provides in-depth information on the struggles of Kill-teams currently operating throughout the Reach. Each chapter delves into detail on the personalities, planets, and themes of a specific salient, while providing players and Game Masters alike with important resources for integrating the setting more deeply into their campaigns.

In our first preview, we looked at the Acheros Salient, where the Battle-Brothers of the Deathwatch wage a bloody war against the Chaos-worshipping forces of Stigmartus. Next, we explored the Canis Salient and the Deathwatch’s struggle against the Tau. Today, we’ll turn our attention to the Orpheus Salient. Once the greatest accomplishment of the Achilus Crusade, this troubled sector has since languished beneath the looming shadow of Hive Fleet Dagon. Now, only the direct intervention of the Deathwatch on a few key remaining worlds can ensure a continued Imperial foothold.


Terrifying evolution



Initial contact with the Tyranid foe suggested that the xenos forces were little more than a minor splinter fleet. But over the years since first contact, the Tyranid menace has shown few signs of abating, instead advancing inexorably into the Jericho Reach. This relentless swarm continues to grow, as each new triumph expands its available bio-mass. The stalwart vigilance of the Deathwatch in concert with the near-boundless sacrifices of the Achilus Crusade has blunted the pace of the xenos advance, but the tide has not yet turned. The size of Hive Fleet Dagon is so far undetermined, but one thing is certain: the forces of the Crusade and the Deathwatch are struggling to compete.

Throughout the Hive Fleet’s advance, it has continuously evolved new creatures and tactics. Several Tyranid variant strains have been observed within Hive Fleet Dagon that are believed to be completely novel, and of these, a few have even generated legends and lore among the Imperial forces that oppose them. The Dagon Overlord, for example, is a terrifying monster known for its malicious streak and its ability to drive lesser Tyranid strains to an even more hideous fervour than is typically observed. Meanwhile, the fearsome and solitary Mist Reaper is a variant of the Lictor strain with the uncanny ability to infiltrate deep into civilian areas, beyond the reach of Imperial security measures.

For more on Hive Fleet Dagon, we’re pleased to present a downloadable preview of the winged and serpentine Harpy, a massive flying terror capable of raining death onto an unsuspecting Kill-team. Learn what you will about this formidable foe, but beware: by the time you hear its telltale screams, you’re probably too late.

The Harpy (pdf, 1.4 MB)


Visit your local retailer today to pre-order your copy of The Jericho Reach, and look for it on store shelves in just a few weeks!

Shadow Walker wrote:I totally agree with you about SC. It is a problem that should be resolved before RoB was released. Rules for vehicles were already in Into the Storm so designer should discover that easy to spot problem or at least correct it in errata. there are also other silly things like weird size for many vehicles. For example Land Raider and Ravener both are size enormous.

FFG wrote:From the Swirling Depths
Hand of Corruption, a Black Crusade adventure, is coming soon.



“The ways of Chaos represent the basis for all life in the universe. Without its tender touch, there could be no joy, no anger, and no pain.”
–Brother Ruine of the Scarlet Eye

Back in October we announced Hand of Corruption, a full adventure in three acts for Black Crusade. Presented in one comprehensive volume, Hand of Corruption is an epic story that takes you and your fellow Heretics from the swirling depths of the Screaming Vortex to the far reaches of the Calixis Sector, and then to a parched and windswept Imperial penal world called Saint Annard’s Penance. There, you’ll attempt to perform an unholy ritual to drag the planet into the Screaming Vortex, an offering to the Ruinous Powers.

Since our initial announcement, we’ve seen in-depth details on both the ill-fated Imperial planet and the dark ritual with which you’ll seek to claim it. Now, with the release of Hand of Corruption just a few weeks away, it’s the perfect time to head to your local retailer and place your pre-order.


The Imperium’s Most Wanted



For more on Hand of Corruption, here’s a word from Black Crusade’s lead developer:

As the first book for the Black Crusade line, Hand of Corruption explores one of the fascinating premises first introduced in the Core Rulebook. For the first time in Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay, the players can play characters completely opposed to the Imperium, and Hand of Corruption brings that theme directly to the fore. The Heretics are pitted against the Imperium from the start, and have to infiltrate, deceive, and ultimately fight Imperial forces head on to get what they want. And what they want is nothing less than control of an entire planet full of psychopathic, dangerous, violent prisoners—perfect fodder for the players’ eventual Black Crusade!

Of course, to get there, the players have to go toe to toe with some of the Imperium’s best and brightest—the types of individuals they might have been playing as characters in another Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay line. Plus, this adventure throws plenty of pitfalls along the players’ route. I wouldn’t want to reveal any spoilers, but it’s an adventure Game Masters should have a lot of fun springing on their players, and players should have a lot of fun playing through.

Visit your local retailer to reserve your copy of Hand of Corruption, and in just a few more weeks, prove your worth to the Ruinous Powers!

PrimarchX wrote:... even if it does waste space on a mini-adventure.

... Hostile Acquisitions didn't come with a short adventure. I'd like to see that trend continued ...

H.B.M.C. wrote:

PrimarchX wrote:... even if it does waste space on a mini-adventure.

... Hostile Acquisition didn't come with a short adventure. I'd like to see that trend continued ...

For every person who says this, there's a person who says that FFG don't produce enough adventures. And for every person who says that, there's a person who complains all the published adventures are terrible.

BaronIveagh wrote:However, I just got Hostile Acquisitions and am mulling it over now. So far there are the usual proofreading errors and one disjunction between in book fluff text and in book rules text that makes my head hurt, so far.

Edit: I totally forgot I did a short review of Fallen Suns a while back, what with all the happenings and goings on. http://www.darkreign40k.com/drjoomla/index.php/news/1-latest-news/1334-journey-to-nowhere-the-baron-reviews-fallen-suns

H.B.M.C. wrote:And now you see one of my issues with First Founding. I think the adventure in that - and this is no comment on the quality of the adventure or a dig against the person who wrote it... which I think was fellow Dakkanaut John Dunn

FFG wrote:Rising Tempest
Announcing an upcoming adventure in three parts for Deathwatch.



“There is nothing more abhorrent in the eyes of the Emperor than a traitor. He too suffered the serpent’s fangs. That greatest of betrayals serves as an admonition to us all: we can never wield too much suspicion."
–Lord Commander Sebiascor Ebongrave

As the conflict against the Tau approaches its breaking point and paranoia over their suspected acts of sedition reaches an all-time high, the infamous Lord Commander Ebongrave seeks allies he can trust in his campaign against disloyalty. But are Tau sympathizers really manoeuvring among the loyal citizens of the Imperium? And if so, what darker plans do they hold in store?

Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Rising Tempest, an adventure in three parts for Deathwatch! When the Tau make a play for dominance that threatens to tip the balance of power in the Canis Salient, they’ll unwittingly endanger the entire Jericho Reach... and only the Space Marines of the Deathwatch can stop them.


Three gripping adventures

Rising Tempest is an epic three-part adventure that takes players across the Canis Salient and into midst of the Hadex anomaly:

The Depths of Treachery—The Kill-team travels to the iron heart of the Canis Salient to eradicate a subversive xenos presence imperilling the might of the Imperial war machine. But stirring in the chaos of sedition and catastrophe, they’ll stumble upon something much darker.

Assault on Javar Nil—Pursuing clues of an ancient evil, the Battle-Brothers find themselves caught between the factions of a holy schism on the shrine world of Eleusis. There, they must safeguard the blessed core of the Achilus Crusade.

Exterminatus—Struck at the very bastion of their power, the Kill-team must brave the horrors of the Hadex anomaly and return to a long-lost citadel to save their galaxy from utter ruin!

A word from the developer



For more on Rising Tempest, here’s a word from lead developer Tim Flanders:

Coming to shelves as the latest adventure for the Deathwatch line, Rising Tempest is going to challenge players in ways they'd never expect. Deathwatch GMs have never wanted for villains, adversaries, and snarling monsters to face their players with, especially in a setting as hotly contested as the Jericho Reach. Right alongside the forces of Chaos and a full-scale Tyranid invasion, the Tau threaten the progress of the Achilus Crusade.

In Rising Tempest, players will learn just what makes a race like the Tau so dangerous to the mighty Imperium of Man. Game Masters will also have the opportunity to really challenge the honour and faith of their players' characters throughout the course of Rising Tempest, as they embroil their players in not only a conflict against a xenos threat, but also in the very heart and mind of the Achilus Crusade and a bitter feud within the ranks of the Ecclesiarchy. In the end, players and GMs may find that where bolter and power sword fail, the righteousness and grim determination of the Adeptus Astartes will carry them to victory.

Check back for more on Rising Tempest in the coming weeks, and look for it on store shelves in the second quarter of 2012!

BrookM wrote:Each system gets both a single book containing three adventures and after that one, a trilogy of adventures linked together.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I agree with that bit in your review where you said that Fallen Suns had very good editing.

I'm interested in how you consider these things to be 'breaking canon', considering what constitutes canon in 40K and what doesn't. Moreover if it didn't fit with canon, then they wouldn't be in the book.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I think you're looking at it too narrowly, The fluff is arbitrary, and what was written 10 years ago in a BFG rulebook might be changed or reinterpreted now.

The easiest way to look at it would be that if it violated GW's view of the 40K universe then it wouldn't appear in an FFG book (or any book for that matter).

H.B.M.C. wrote:I think you've got a bit to much of a conspiracy theory bouncing around in your head - what FFG is 'getting away with'? Double standards?

The fluff is arbitrary. GW will change it whenever and however they want. It's been this way for years, and planting your feet and stubbornly refusing to accept that things can change is a path that will only lead to bitterness and frustration.

I get it, you're a big BFG fan, and you like what they did with that game and the fluff. But that was then, and this is now. Look over the history of 40K and find all the things that have changed. What we consider fluff now won't be 100% the same in 10 years time, so why get angry about it?

Miss Dee wrote:I was reading first founding found a few typo's

H.B.M.C. wrote:I must say though the cover is not what I was expecting. Ah well.

warboss wrote:Is that a nun sans gun in the background of the cover?

Revarien wrote:
Sisters of Battle on a Deathwatch book cover?! I believe if I were to ever 'squeeee', now would be that time....

warboss wrote:Is that a nun sans gun in the background of the cover?

crisps not chips wrote:Dude, that is a female space marine. I thank you.

H.B.M.C. wrote:That's the kind've discussion that'd get this thread closed.

poipo32 wrote:Please keep the thread on topic some of us don't want to see it closed.

BaronIveagh wrote:If you can't spot sarcasm or humor, I'd hate to see what you make of my reviews of the real books...

H.B.M.C. wrote:

BaronIveagh wrote:If you can't spot sarcasm or humor, I'd hate to see what you make of my reviews of the real books...

Does that mean that when you said the editing in Fallen Suns was good... you were kidding!

How dare you!!!!!!!