BaronIveagh wrote:Situation Normal, All FFG'd Up.

FFG does not send Amazon books until after the LGS orders are filled.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Hmm...

Edge of the Abyss is listed as coming next year on Maelstrom, end of the month at Amazon, and already on sale at Leisure games.

What gives?

BrookM wrote:... you really should give RT a try.

BrookM wrote:DW is still on its shelf until further notice.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Well Orks and Eldar aren't aren't part of the Deathwatch setting (yet), so it stands to reason that they're not talked about at any length.

Greetings, Deathwatch fans!

This week I have a great preview of The Emperor Protects, a trilogy of linked adventures for the Deathwatch RPG. This new, upcoming book presents a campaign for your Kill-team that takes your Space Marines across the Jericho Reach to defeat a major threat to the Achilus Crusade.

I am also very pleased to present a small preview for The Emperor Protects, some information from the Inquisition and the planetary datafax for Aurum, the location for the first adventure in the book. Enjoy this preview for The Emperor Protects!

The Emperor Protects preview (pdf, 680 KB)

The author of The Emperor Protects, Andrea Gausman, has this to say about the exciting climax to the book, The Vigilant Sword:

The last adventure in The Emperor Protects is The Vigilant Sword. Assuming the Kill-team plays through the first two adventures, when they reach this Mission they have collected several pieces of a terrible puzzle. The Vigilant Sword opens with advice for the GM on how to get the players to assemble this picture themselves, so that the Kill-team is first to recognize the threat looming over the Jericho Reach. The kick off of this adventure is one of my favorite parts of The Emperor Protects for two reasons. The first is this opportunity for the players to drive the Mission. As opposed to reacting to external news, they get a chance to be proactive and there are some fun Deathwatch roleplaying encounters associated if they take that initiative.

The second thing I like so much about the beginning of this adventure is that it presents the GM with suggestions on making the Battle-Brothers’ choices in the previous Missions matter. Who they chose to side with in certain conflicts, which Secondary and Tertiary Objectives they pursued, and whether they succeeded or failed in some tasks all could potentially have ramifications in the Vigilant Sword. Seeing the impact of their characters’ decisions was something the players in my own campaign always enjoyed, and I think that Deathwatch players in The Emperor Protects will likewise enjoy seeing their actions have consequences.

The Mission itself sends the Kill-team deep into enemy territory—to the corrupt forge world of Samech. I have always liked the Adeptus Mechanicus (as well as Black Library novels about when they go bad), and Samech captured my imagination from the first time I read about it in the Jericho Reach setting. Intelligence about “the Iron Pit” is understandably scarce, and the Battle-Brothers have to approach the hostile planet with little but speculation to use in their planning.

Within the corrupt forge, they come face to face with all the horrors, cruelty, and chaos-tainted abominations you’d expect to find in such a place. The adventure provides guidance for the GM on how to deal with matters if the Kill-team draws attention to themselves early in the Mission (or does a particularly good job of keeping a low profile). Their degree of subtlety is only one of the decisions the Battle-Brothers have to make on Samech. Some of the tougher ones involve what lesser evils to tolerate (or even cooperate with) to achieve their Objectives. I tried to make several of these encounters as morally ambiguous as possible; hopefully players will take the opportunity to show just where their Battle-Brothers draw the line on some iconic issues

Your fate is to know that which may not be known, to look into those places of darkness and desolation and know that horrors look back upon you. Speak not to your brothers of such things, but use the gifts you have been given, by the Emperor himself, to blast and sear and rend and banish all those who would deny us our destiny.

Back in August, we announced the upcoming availability of the Deathwatch Collector's Edition, a gorgeous limited-edition version of the season's most coveted new RPG.

Today, we're excited to offer an update. Deathwatch Collector's Edition will begin shipping in early December, and it's not too late to pre-order your copy!

The moment you behold its weathered exterior and surface details, you will appreciate the Deathwatch Collector's Edition as a stunning creation unlike anything you've ever seen. This masterful edition has been produced as a strictly limited and numbered edition of 2,000 copies worldwide. Whether you're a player, game master, or a enthusiast, there is no Deathwatch-related volume that is more highly sought after. To own a copy of the Deathwatch Collector's Edition is to take on the role of custodian of a remarkable relic.

The Deathwatch Core Rulebook is housed in a hefty ammo crate fashioned from metal, and encrusted with Deathwatch iconography on all sides. The front face and spine are embellished with spectacular ornamentation reminiscent of the Deathwatch logo, portraying both skull and crossbones and the Inquisitorial Rosette in stark relief. The entire case is protected by a Librarian's key with chain that wraps around the cover, ensuring it remains closed and hidden from spying eyes.

Safely ensconced within is a specially-bound volume of the Deathwatch Core Rulebook, available exclusively in this edition. From the rulebook's silver gilt edges, the matching Deathwatch skull and Inquisitorial Rosette emblazoned across its cover, to the ribbon bookmark that will keep your most referenced pages at your fingertips, it is a work of undeniable craftsmanship.

This exquisite tome sits snugly in one half of the case, held securely in place by a genuine leather strap and buckle decorated with the Imperial Aquila. The book itself is printed on a parchment-like heavy stock that will evoke the feeling that you're reading an aged, historical document. Within its pages is everything you need to safeguard the Imperium from hostile xenos forces, to seek out and crush the root of heresy and sedition, and to continue the fight against foul daemon hordes that crawl forth hungrily from beyond the Warp.

Place your order, and be prepared to join the watch next month!

We are still accepting orders for the Deathwatch Collector's Edition, and your credit card will be charged in full at the time of purchase. Please understand that we expect to begin shipping this product domestically in the U.S. in early December, and internationally soon after.

A total of 500 non-personalized copies of the Deathwatch Collector's Edition are being made available exclusively to hobby game distributors. If you are a retailer, please contact your distributor for more information. If you are a distributor with questions regarding this promotion, please contact the Fantasy Flight Games sales department.

IMPORTANT: To ensure that the Apocryphon Oath in your Collector's Edition set is personalized to your satisfaction, follow these instructions when ordering:

No offensive or inappropriate names will be printed. This includes names that violate intellectual property. FFG reserves the right to change any name it deems offensive or inappropriate to a pre-selected generic name without customer consent.

1. Fill in the "Quantity" field with the number of sets you wish to purchase, then click the "Add to Cart" link.
2. Make sure that the Deathwatch Collector's Edition is the only product in your cart (other items will be delayed). Click "Secure Checkout."
3. Either log in (if you have purchased from FFG before), or create a new account, then log in.
4. At the "Customer Information" step, verify your billing and shipping information. Click "Continue."
5. You will be brought to "Order Options". Choose your shipping method.
6. In the "Order Comments" field, type "Apocryphon Oath:" followed by the name you wish to use, and then type "Chapter:" followed by the Space Marine Chapter of your choice.
7. If you have any other instructions, type them after the Oath Personalization text. Click "Continue."
8. At the "Payment" screen, verify your payment information. Click "Continue."
9. Print the "Confirmation Screen" for your records.
10. The order process is now complete.

Note: Due to the nature and costs of manufacturing this product, we're unable to offer this Fantasy Flight Collector product through distribution or retail as normal. FFG is committed to supporting retailers that wish to carry this product as a service to their customers, despite the financial challenge involved. Such retailers should contact our sales department for more information.

“Your future lies with the Chapter. The past is dust. Build upon that foundation and you shall stand tall amongst your Battle-Brothers.”
–Chaplain Gotthold of the Black Templars

The Deathwatch stands vigil over some of the most dangerous regions in the galaxy, sentinels against the vile forces of hostile alien races and ancient tombs best left undisturbed. The Imperium has endured for ten thousand years thanks in no small part to the secret victories of the Deathwatch over the foes that would see the Emperor’s realm cast down and destroyed. The Space Marines of the Deathwatch cherish each such hard-won victory, for the galaxy is a vast and dangerous place, with numerous aliens, heretics, and daemons clamouring to take the place of each defeated enemy. To stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Deathwatch is to hold back serried tides of inhuman foes time and again, struggling to survive against the galaxy’s most deadly of threats. It is an honour that each and every Deathwatch Space Marine bears with pride.

Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Rites of Battle, a supplement for Deathwatch! First previewed in Litany of War, Rites of Battle provides a host of additional options for players and GMs alike. This book expands on many of the ideas, themes, and systems present in the Deathwatch rulebook and offers means to enrich and add detail to the adventures of a Kill- team in the Jericho Reach.

The Space Marines of the Deathwatch safeguard the Jericho Reach against the galaxy’s deadliest foes. Do not falter: arm yourselves with the best wargear and abilities the Deathwatch has to offer!

A host of new character options allow for increased personalization with thorough “Create Your Own Chapter” and “Alternate Specialities” rules. Plus, play a member of the Imperial Fists Chapter or one of the Successor Chapters that send Space Marines to the Deathwatch.

Vehicle rules add a new dimension to gameplay and expand possibilities for adventure. Battle alien tanks with your Land Raider or prowl behind enemy lines with a Land Speeder Storm. Gain access to an extensive new armoury of weapons, armour, and relics from the armouries of Watch Fortress Erioch, or earn new special honours and distinctions to reflect your Space Marine’s glorious victories.

A valuable handbook for Space Marines of the Deathwatch, Rites of Battle contains everything needed to prepare a Deathwatch Kill-team for any mission. Keep checking our website for more, and watch for it later this winter!

BrookM wrote:Huh, I thought the Chapter creation rules were supposed to be released at the end of the whole release list.

The hand appears to have a fraction of malign intelligence within it. It speaks to those it believes it can corrupt. Attempts to silence its voice have proven useless. Currently Savant-Militant Grendel is engaged in a struggle of wills with the dark entity that now takes home within. He is one of the fair few trained in the psychic arts required to hold the beast at bay. I have sequestered the acolyte Grendel in an airlock aboard the Righteous Indignation. I am monitoring him as I decipher Thrungg’s journal and should he lose control I will jettison him into the void and instruct the captain to purge his remains. It will not be a permanent end to the artefact, but it will buy us, according to my research, a thousand years and a day.
– From the correspondence of Binder Morgaine

When a decadent noble uncovers a heretical artefact of dark origins, the Inquisition is sent on an investigation from his palace to a lost fortress on a distant world. Can you solve the mysteries of the Haematite Cathedral before it’s too late, and uncover a conspiracy that threatens to set the Calixis Sector ablaze?

Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release of The Black Sepulchre, an adventure for Dark Heresy! First announced in the Knowledge is Power product preview, The Black Sepulchre tasks Acolytes with solving the riddle of an ancient and powerful structure. In the process, they’ll uncover a truth so dark, the Calixis Sector may never recover from its discovery...

The Black Sepulchre is the first installment of The Apostasy Gambit, a Dark Heresy campaign that takes a cell of Acolytes from investigating the tragic history of a warped Cathedral to crusading against a conspiracy at the heart of one of the Imperium’s most vaunted organisations. The Black Sepulchre can be played on its own, or it can form a part of the grand Apostasy Gambit campaign. What’s more, this adventure is designed for all levels of play, so beginners and veterans alike can explore its varied paths to success!

Keep a vigilant watch this later this winter, and prepare to purge your friendly local game store!

I’ve never seen anything like Space Marines in action. Anyone who sees them knows in his soul they are the God-Emperor’s creations. More than that, you know that through them He is still watching over us.”
–Corporal Drayle after a Kill-team rescue on Baraban

The Emperor Protects, an adventure book for the Deathwatch roleplaying game, is now on sale at your local retailer and on our webstore!

On the savage Feral World of Aurum, a proud colony of warriors resists the pull of the Imperium, and their assistance is vital in the face of new foes. Meanwhile, a city beneath the sea might hold the answers needed to uncover the mystery behind a missing Inquisitor. The Deathwatch is needed.

The Emperor Protects contains three separate adventures for the Deathwatch roleplaying game set among the war-torn front lines of an Imperial crusade. Can your imposing Space Marines convince the warrior colony of the Feral World Aurum to join the Imperium? Or will they meet their demise upon the surface of a corrupted Forge World?

Featuring three new adventures, The Emperor Protects is a great way to begin your campaigns in the Deathwatch.

•The Price of Hubris—The Kill-team travels to the Feral World of Aurum to win over a fierce and proud warrior culture to join the Imperium. However, alien forces stand between the Space Marines and any hope of victory.
•A Stony Sleep—On the hunt for a missing Inquisitor, the Kill-team faces dark enemies and a mysterious city beneath the sea. Can the Kill-team solve the riddle in time to save the heart of the Crusade itself?
•The Vigilant Sword—The Deathwatch has discovered a sinister conspiracy with dire consequences for the Jericho Reach. Now, they must prevail upon a corrupted Forge World!
Check out our previews of The Emperor Protects: This Looks Like a Job for the Deathwatch! and A Vigilant Sword. Then, visit your local game store to grab your copy and begin your adventures in the Deathwatch today!