New 40k RPG from FFG - Black Crusade

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**Kid_Kyoto**

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2014

Embrace Chaos
Announcing Black Crusade, a Warhammer 40,000 Roleplaying Game
Black Crusade | Published 25 February 2011 Rating 0 votes
In its hubris, Mankind claims dominion over the galaxy. However, their realm is naught but a few flickering candles in a vast and hungry darkness.
– A Treatise on the End of the Imperium, denounced and burned in 800.M41

It is the 41st millennium, a future in which the vast Imperium of Man stretches light-years across the galaxy. The wildly popular Warhammer 40,000 universe is one 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 possess limited freedom: the Inquisitors who hunt heretics, the Rogue Traders who gather wealth, and the Deathwatch Space Marines who combat the alien threat. Science and technology offer little promise of relief; too much has been lost since the Dark Age of Technology, and all that is left goes to fuel the Imperium’s mighty war machine. It is a universe of grim darkness.

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce Black Crusade, the fourth standalone RPG in our popular Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay line! 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.

Submit to your new masters

The intoxicating lure of Chaos leads untold millions down the path of corruption, and the noblest of intentions offers little protection against its dark influence. A soldier’s bloodlust, a politician's ambition, a lover’s desire, and even a mother’s whispered prayer over her feverish child – they are all the playthings of the Dark Gods. Why resist? Wealth, power, and happiness await those who serve the Ruinous Powers, and the only price is your humanity.

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?

With countless creative and engaging opportunities, Black Crusade delivers an exciting new roleplaying experience. The days of the Imperium of Man are coming to an end, and the corpse-god will soon fall. Head to the Black Crusade website to learn more, and this summer, prepare to embrace Chaos!

Black Crusade is a roleplaying game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, a setting in the grim darkness of the far future. Players take on the roles of Disciples of the Dark Gods, working against the rule of the galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man and in pursuit of personal glory.

**Ozymandias**

Holy crap, Raef was right!

How did we not hear about this sooner?

**Grot 6**

Now if thats not one of the coolest things I've seen an quite some time.

I thought that Deathwatch was cool. THAT chaos stuff has me stoked to go down to the store and see whats what.

Great find!!!

**Platuan4th**

So excited.

**Earthbeard**

I did a sex wee.

**Da Boss**

Earthbeard: Hahaha!
Wow! I read the title, and Iwas all "Wait wait waaaaiiiit, 40K RPG Chaos expansion? The irrepressible Kid Kyoto is having me on."
Now I'm all "It's for REALZ?"

Totally stoked.

**warboss**

hrmmm... i think i would have preferred to have this as a supplement to existing games rather than a standalone one as i think the current player base is already fragmented enough. Either way, lots of cool new color chaos art!

**BladeWalker**

NOW I have a reason to get into this game...

**Savnock**

HELL YES.

This will probably birth more awesome fluff and new perspectives than we've seen since 3rd ed. or so. And with the way that FFG and Black Library fluff seems to be informing the codex writing these days, I can't wait to see how this adds depth to a future Chaos Codex. No more cartoon bad guys, maybe we'll even see semi-legitimate/sympathetic anti-Imperium rebels in there.

**carmachu**

Ok thats offically cool.

**Mattlov**

I'm surprised it is a standalone game as well.

But it is always nice to let the evil side out on occasion.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Da Boss wrote:
Wow! I read the title, and Iwas all "Wait wait waaaaiiiit, 40K RPG Chaos expansion? The irrepressible Kid Kyoto is having me on."

Photoshopping the book was a bit of a challenge but the real work was hacking the FFG server to post the fake notice.

**Noisy_Marine**

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG BONER

**Absolutionis**

I'm not too much of a fan of Chaos, but this image alone has me excited:

**Bloodwin**

This looks quite interesting along with Deathwatch. What would be even cooler would be a Horus Heresy RPG. The way that the HH books are seen through the eyes of normal people along side the Astartes would be great for an RPG. Imagine being on on Prospero or trying to get off it as the Space Wolves attacked.

**lord_blackfang**

Ozymandias wrote:Holy crap, Raef was right!

My first thoughts as well. Does this make us total D6G fanboys?

**Pyriel-**

Me want!

The possibilities to pitch two different rpg groups against each others will make for some fun play.

**VikingScott**

Sounds good from that snippet!

I can imagine that eventually someone will have the bright idea of a cult of players going against a cell of aclyote players. Interesting.

**Ozymandias**

lord_blackfang wrote:
Ozymandias wrote:Holy crap, Raef was right!

My first thoughts as well. Does this make us total D6G fanboys?

Sadly yes. And I remember thinking during that podcast: "That would be awesome, but it would never happen..."

**Platuan4th**

Ozymandias wrote:
lord_blackfang wrote:
Ozymandias wrote:Holy crap, Raef was right!

My first thoughts as well. Does this make us total D6G fanboys?

Sadly yes. And I remember thinking during that podcast: "That would be awesome, but it would never happen..."

Oh ye of little faith.

**skrulnik**

I can't imagine it would have been much cheaper as a supplement book. This way, its easier to create an all chaos group, I think.
I will be getting it, most likely.
Slowly picking up the existing books since I got DeathWatch

**BrookM**

Chances are this one will also go for the same price as the other core books. Personally I'm not that interested in this, but good for FFG to cater to the heretics.

**PrimarchX**

All the 40k RPGs are more or less supplements of the same system. I have no problem with this standing alone as integration with the others pretty straight forward.

**lasgunpacker**

This is an interesting direction to go in, since they could have sold "Chaos" books for all three systems seperately.

Then again, this book might simply be that with bridging material.

**Darth Bob**

So I assume playing a Berzerker will require you to shout and froth at the mouth the entire roleplaying session?

**Foda_Bett**

Damn... I'm torn.
On the one hand I am a devout Imperium only player (RPG and table top) on the other hand I have all but the Dark Heresy Collectors Editions.

Grr...

**Alpharius**

I'm with you there, Foda!

But, if nothing else, if will give you good ideas for adversaries and such...

**whitedragon**

Blood for the Blood God!

We shall rend the galaxy asunder!

Let the Galaxy Burn!

**Rymafyr**

PrimarchX wrote:All the 40k RPGs are more or less supplements of the same system. I have no problem with this standing alone as integration with the others pretty straight forward.

So do all these FFG systems work together or completely seperate? These have piqued my interest for some time. Way more than anything GW has done in the past 4 years.

**Kroothawk**

Still waiting for the fifth standalone RPG in our popular Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay line: Playing Orks, Eldar and Tau!
But this one also sounds interesting.