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They will result in an immediate ban. Each ruleset has a unique ruleset to focus on specific portions of the 40k setting. Which one you play depends a great deal on what you want to do in your game.

The rules evolved quite a bit as the rulesets were released, so there are major differences in how certain mechanics work between rulesets.Here are the games in order of release (excluding the Dark Heresy 2nd edition beta rules):. Dark Heresy: Be an acolyte. Serve the inquisition. Universe is big and scary. This is the first ruleset, and has several flaws addressed in later rulesets, but is still very fun. The second edition beta rules are available on Drive Thru RPG, but I haven't tried them. Rogue Trader: Play the officers aboard a rogue trader vessel.

Deathwatch: You want to play a motherfucking space marine? I've got your bolter right here. Black Crusade: Commit some dark heresy. Be a heretic. Only War: Play soldiers on the front lines. I haven't had a chance to play Rogue Trader, but from what I've seen it's very Roleplaying intensive, and requires a lot of intra-party role playing. When you characters spend months at a time aboard a ship where there the most interesting people, they spend a lot of time talking to each other.A few of my friends played a campaign for about 6 months which ended when the ship's Rogue Trader (it's a class; basically the party lerader) got pissed off and blew a hole in the side of the bridge and vented the party into space.Dark Heresy can feel a bit more Dungeons and Dragons-esque.

You're a few people trying to make a difference in a big, scary world. Sometimes you dungeon crawl a void ship/space hulk, sometimes you explore cities, sometimes you play out an entire adventure over the course of one dinner with the planetary governor. It's got a lot of range. When you characters spend months at a time aboard a ship where they're the most interesting people, they spend a lot of time talking to each other.You're on a ship with hundreds of thousands or maybe millions of crew plus their families, pets etc. There is always something to do.In 40k entire generations of families live inside ships, there are millions of things that could go wrong during transit. Even things that escalate to the higher-ups.

Weird aliens infest the lower decks where no one has visited for millenia, there are political issues between the different guilds handling parts of the ship, etc. GM Rogue Trader is not like a campaign you would normally run. It's more of a Kingdom building game not an RPG. While it runs on a D10 RPG rule set with classes and skills it diverges very quickly.

If you are GM in RT you need to create problem which can't be solved with money or by ignoring the issue and leaving. The Rogue Trader is basically the face character from traditional RPGs and the Navigator is the 2nd most important character beyond that everything else is optional. You can play with no Navigator and use NPCs but then you're ship is at the whim of the dice with no re-rolls and given that some results just out right kill you it's foolhardy IMO.You could run a RT campaing with no RT class but it would be incredibly difficult as no one could acquire gear.It's really a game that is more about politics, intrigue and problem solving not combat or dungeon crawling. A max level RT character can be one or two shot by a min level orc in melee combat depending on the situation. So although it isn't void of combat it's generally sparingly.Critical damage tables are for PC and Special Sub-boss and Boss character in 40k or your combat gets really bogged down as stuff takes forever to die.

The longer combat goes in 40k the more likely you are gonna have a TPK. I have seen a party take down 12 enemies with 1 left and minimal damage all fall to 1 NPC cause of bad dice so be aware that combat is really not the focus.If you want a combat heavy game play Deathwatch or Only War. The Rogue Trader is basically the face character from traditional RPGs and the Navigator is the 2nd most important character beyond that everything else is optional.We played a LONG RT campaign with no RT or Navigator PCs, worked just fine.Everyone can roll for acquisition, not just the RT. And having the Navigator be an NPC, the GM can fudge rolls to advance the plot if he needs to.Plot-wise the group was serving under a NPC RT, who died in the frist few sessions - killed by an enemy common to all PCs. His son was too young to inherit the charter, so the PCs (basically the senior officers aboard the ship) formed a quorum that ruled the ship by vote when it was needed.

I suppose you could use the barter skill as well but only for low number of items.Barter could be small scale acquisitions such as 1 offs, commerce would be larger scale like 10's, 100's or 1000's.Given that Barter can be used untrained you could have tests with anyone but to get more then 1 item you would need more then 1 test. Since as untrained it would be 50% your fellowship this would make most items out of reach but tests could be done.Also Warrants of Trade are hereditary and expire if there is no legal heir and can not be owned be a quorum. As far as I know, GMing a Dark Heresy campaign is hellish, way to many variables out there.Rogue Trader, I'm GMing a campaign myself, on the other hand gives you a lot of freedom. Let me try and explain. In Dark Heresy, you are Inquisitorial Acolytes doing inquisitorial stuff.

Given that the inquisition is the Grim Darkest organization in an already grim dark imperium, playing an acolyte might not appeal to everyone in the group. Now when it comes to Rogue Trader, you take control of a group that enjoys a level of freedom not experienced by anyone else in the imperium. Heck you can even have sanctioned xenos on your ship, so if your PC's want to play an Ork Freeboter, a Kroot mercenary, or a Dark Eldar Incubi, you are allowed to do it. What I'm trying to get at is that Rogue Trader appeals to a lot of people that are not that into the warhammer universe, since it gives them a lot of freedom. Dark Heresy on the other hand, will be extremely gratifying for players who do enjoy being the painfully pragmatical kind. Still my favorite one by far is Only War, I really really enjoyed decapitating an Ork Kommando with my chainsword while being, technically, one of the weakest organisms in the endless war.

Dark Heresy: Be an acolyte. Serve the inquisition.

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Universe is big and scary. This is the first ruleset, and has several flaws addressed in later rulesets, but is still very fun. The second edition beta rules are available on Drive Thru RPG, but I haven't tried them.DH is like SLA Industries, but set in the 40k world. Players theoretically have almost unlimited power over 'mundanes', everything costs too much, things always go to shit and you will either die or become a Bad-Ass Motherfucker. From a GMing perspective;Dark Heresy: General structuredness. Investigations that are fairly well self contained.

Good leeway for allow improvised creative solutions for problems/scenarios. Oregon trail 2 free download windows. Fantastic investigative horror-survival-esque game. Generally 'low-power' characters, until you hit Ascension.Rogue Trader: Sandbox. Use character backgrounds as plot hooks to lure them into what you want to do/prepared for. Be ready to improvise a lot/on the spot.

Extremely satisfying with the right group. Mid-High power characters.Death Watch: Fairly well structured missions, with the chance to throw unknown threats/curveballs at the group. Throw in distractions and tertiary objectives at the last minute etc. Good for giving them either/or objectives 'Save the Inquisitor (has benefit X), or Save the IG (has benefit Y).' 'I am cover' power characters.As for Black Crusade and Only War, I've not played either so I cannot comment. Black Crusade is basically either 'Fuck it, you're Traitor Astartes! LET'S RIP N TEAR!'

Or the path from lowly human cultists to Daemon Prince. Depending on how you want to play it, it's either a Murderhobo simulator, or can be as detailed as Dark Heresy, you just play as the bad guys.Only War is basically 'Only in death does duty end.' Meets 'It is better to die for the Emperor than live for yourself.' Extremely structured until you find yourself stuck behind enemy lines with no way to get back. The GM is encouraged to fuck you over because mission intel is usually only helpful until you get your boots in the mud. Hey,Just to add what has already been said, I would recommend starting with Dark Heresy. It was the first, and in my opinion allows the best balance of structure vs.

In Dark Heresy, players are traditionally given a plot hook, some basic guidelines of what they can and cannot do, and mission specific equipment, and then off they go. The players can move about their environment, investigate, fight, intimidate, and inquire till their hearts content. If they fuck up horribly, and their target goes to ground or disappears, they will have to face the wrath of their masters. If they succeed, they are given another mission in their never-ending quest to serve the Emperor.As a GM, you can write a fairly structured first act to get the ball rolling, and then just write new acts based upon how the players react and play. This means the GM can write new twists, new NPCs, new hooks, new encounters, session to session.

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But because it is all set within a confined area (a Hive, or spaceship, or planet), you can always exert a strong level of control over the story.It's a good way to start playing in the 40k universe.Rogue Trader is very, very open ended. You basically say 'Hey, there is a planet.

Wanna explore it and make profit?' As a GM, you need to be able to improvise at the drop of a hat, instantly creating new NPCs, places, encounters etc. The entire game is motivated by exploration and the need for profit. It's wonderful, but not for the faint-hearted.Only War is very, very controlled.

Dark Heresy Chaos Space Marine Stats

Set missions, set objectives, failure usually means death. Good for quick and hard games full of brutality. You can play for long campaigns too, of course:) Just takes a bit more planning.Black Crusade is Dark Heresy but for evil people.

Chaos Marines are stupidly over-powered, and will make your human players feel inadequate in combat encounters. On the flip side, Chaos Marine players will be sitting around twiddling their thumbs when the human players need to go do stealthy and investigation things. If you do want to play it, and I recommend it cause it is awesome to be the bad guys, play as an all Chaos Marine team (kill maim burn), or an all human team (insidious proselytizers and demagogues). My guess is that if you are introducing your friends to the W40k universe, you should start with Only War.

It is the latest core rulebook, so the rules are quite refined. Also it is the most accessible, since most Guardsmen when they are tithed to the Imperial Guard, know almost nothing about the workings of the imperium. It is also quite fun, and different, since you are not playing an overpowered Space Marine, you are playing the daily cannon fodder of the imperium. The only thing that I think that some roleplayers might not like, is the high mortality ratio of your PC's, specially with an unforgiving GM.