Dark Heresy

[bubby456]

hey, I love role playing in D&D (even though I only played it 3 times) and I love playing 40k. Putting them together is just too much for me to handle at once... I've read some of the gameplay and stages to create your own character and I can't wait till I get the money so I can buy it.

I decided to post this thread cause I didnt see anyone mention it, and even though its not a tabletop game, it dereives its history and whatnot from it. Just wanted to see if any 1 else is as excited as I am about it!!!!!8X

[AlexCage]

As fun as Dark Heresy promises to be (and from what I hear it is quite awesome), it's probably really hard for anyone to get excited about a game when the producer has been shut down. Yeah sure, it doesn't really NEED support from its creator to be fun, and we'll get a couple more expansions (whatever they have in the pipeline, which I wager can't be much), but after that it's done. With no expansion or revision or updating, the game may get very stale eventually.

That being said I am personally 'cautiously' excited to get ahold of the rule book (if ever I could FIND the damn thing) and I'm looking to start a campaign with my friends. I haven't decided if I want to be a Techpriest or the resident, hard-as-nails Guard Vet. It'll be interesting just to read the fluff, if nothing else.

[AKM]

The beauty of RPGs is that you don't need supplements. It's quite easy to write your own.

And to think that people complain that GW is a capitalist society that wants to sell stuff. When they don't sell stuff, people complain as well.

I picked up the book and am working on organizing a campaign. Having played RPGs for 18 years and coming out of a 5 year-hiatus, I'm very excited to GM again!

[sodcactus]

Yep, have thumbed through it (a friend of mine bought it) and it's a very nice book. Nice layout, really captures the '40K-feeling' and has a lot of background material. Too bad i seems that the planned expansions most probably never see the light of day (Rouge Trader and Adeptus Astartes), but I guess it can be fun to play Inquisitor

[sodcactus]

And to think that people complain that GW is a capitalist society that wants to sell stuff. When they don't sell stuff, people complain as well.

I think that the complaining about Dark Heresy is that they (BI/GW) sold out all copies on preorder and that it in generally seems to sell well but they cancel it due to not making enough of a profit. It would irritate me to if I had bought it on preorder and then hear that one week after the launch they axe it.

[bubby456]

waaaait.... they cancelled it already?

[sodcactus]

Sorry to say and it's from a very reliable source; Black Industries themselves.

Black Industries

[Blood_Blade]

Good thing I already got a copy then. It really is a good book, and never having played a role playing game the rules are fairly easy to learn. Theres soo many cool things that can happen I can't wait to get some games in, I'm currently working on a Imperial World Scum.

[inquisitor_coteaz]

i have to say the fluff and artwork in the book are jaw droppingly beautiful, some of the best to come out of the franchise, i was dissapointed by the over all....ity of the combat system though, it just reminded me of inquisitor with added imagination (minus the models of course) by the way are any of you guys using models in dark heresy ?

[AKM]

I'll use models for some combats, as it makes visualization much easier...

I think that the complaining about Dark Heresy is that they (BI/GW) sold out all copies on preorder and that it in generally seems to sell well but they cancel it due to not making enough of a profit. It would irritate me to if I had bought it on preorder and then hear that one week after the launch they axe it.

What I meant is that an RPG doesn't need support as much as a miniatures game: you don't have to worry about game balance as much, so it's easier to come up with your own scenarii/extensions. And the W40k universe is vast, so adding new fluff is not that hard either.

i just think most people are lazy and want all supplements handed over to them...