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.