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Hi,

I am Starting a new Dark Heresy group and want a mission that is only a few hours long that covers all aspects so it eases them in and to see if the group dynamics work.
I was thinking something along the lines of a space hulk mission.

let me know if you have any ideas.

many thanks,

Shattered Hope.

It's the demo adventure and pretty much does exactly what you want; introducing the players to the key concepts of the game. It's broken down into three distinct sections - a talky/role-play/interaction section, a movement/manoeuvre/environment/skills-testing section, and a combat heavy section.

It's a bit of a dungeon crawl in that latter section, but it should cover all your bases.

When I ran it I made up a Guard encampment as well as the mine network itself.

Hi,

Where can i get Shattered hope from?

thanks,

I linked it in a thread called "getting into RPGs" by Piston Honda. About halfway down this page.

Or you can get it here, along with the extra characters.

I found shattered hope to be really poorly written but if you're looking specifically for something that will finish in a couple hours it's the only one I can think of.

For a more in depth and better introduction I would run Edge of Darkness. It takes 2-4 sessions to finish but provides a much better idea of how a game would actually go. You can download it here http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/dark-heresy/pdf/edge-of-darkness-%28web%29.pdf

Thanks to everyone that has responded so far, I am just downloading Shattered Hope now and I will have a look at the Edge of Darkness also!

Thanks!