RSS feed of darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com 2008-12-04T15:05:14+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/images/M_images/dr_logo.gif text/html 2008-12-02T07:53:53+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/new-packages/valhallan-background-package-3.html The planet of Valhalla lies in the dense layer of stars in the heart of the the Ultima Segmentum. Millennia ago the planet was a thriving and lush world, with broad wide oceans separating the vast polar continents a world known as a paradise planet, far from the dangers of the rest of the galaxy. All of this was destroyed in an instant. text/html 2008-11-30T11:39:39+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/weapons-and-armour/heavy-hunting-rifles-elephant-rifles.html Commonly used by nobles or professional hunters to hunt big game in the wilds, these weapons have found their way in the hands of obscure characters that use them for altogether different purposes. Most of these rifles have such monstrous recoil that they are very difficult to fire without dropping them. text/html 2008-11-29T00:10:32+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/talents/thevks-expansion-talents-2.html I decided that there were way too few talents, and thus too much overlap, in the class trees, and wrote a bunch more to either let characters bend rules in feasible and empowering ways or to help certain roles in the party that I believed were underpowered, for instance sniping. Keep in mind that these talents are NOT equal to one another in power, and should each be treated as elite advances (the DM sets the cost, and determines whether or not a given PC has access). Depending on the campaign world, some such as targeteer might be even cheaper than 100 XP and available early, while others such as Sniper-Surgeon should generally cost over 300 XP and be available only to high tier characters. text/html 2008-11-28T03:41:46+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/plot-seeds/the-temple-of-tas-ra-bo-2.html Deep on the edge of the Calixis Sector, out toward the border systems that lie upon the brink of the end of the Imperium there lies a temple to the Omnissiah. Long forgotten about and often without outside contact for centuries, the priests of the temple study long forgotten technology and practice research that borders well past heresy. It is among these hallowed halls of science that Tas-ra Bo was born and raised and from here where he first discovered the breech. text/html 2008-11-28T03:36:54+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/new-packages/imperial-navy-bilge-scraper-and-the-hesh-pattern-rive-2.html Sean, whilst talking about play-testing (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/dark-heresy/design-diary06.shtml), teased us about a few elements of products being currently play-tested. Thus me and fellow forumite PM102 decided to ninja our way into their offices (and minds) and steal a copy of so famed options, our loot is presented below for your perusal. text/html 2008-11-27T08:06:47+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/plot-seeds/heirs-to-the-throne-a-new-campaign-2.html Since my players have done the Inquisitor thing we've deceided do the political thing, I always liked the Dune series and the original move had some great scenes which inspired me to this. text/html 2008-11-26T07:38:15+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/heretic/low-level-chaotic-antagonists-for-your-players-to-burn-at-the-st-3.html (Or how to make friends and immolate people) In advance of September’s release of Disciples of the Dark Gods, I thought I’d have a crack at putting together some villains for your characters to immolate. These two are low level scum, none too subtle or dangerous, and are suitable for cornering in their feeble lairs and burning at the stake in one convenient session. text/html 2008-11-25T08:33:49+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/latest/new-ffg-website-and-dotdg-preview-2.html Fantasy Flight Games, the publisher of Dark Heresy, has a spanking new website. The site looks great but I'm not sure how friendly it is to visitors with slow internet connections. Check it out here (http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/). Also, Ross Watson has put together a special downloadable preview of the upcoming Dark Heresy book Disciples of the Dark Gods! This preview showcases The Beast House, a mysterious organization infamous for smuggling xenos beasts and running underground bloodsport arenas across the Calixis sector. You can download the preview here (http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/dark-heresy/pdf/disciples-of-the-dark-gods-preview.pdf). text/html 2008-11-25T07:58:31+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/xenos/the-catachan-devil.html I love the old critters that appeared in Rogue Trader (and sometimes after in it in Chapter Approved), so I'm translating some of them to DH ruleset. The Catachan Devil is probably the most famous of all of them, and for years the most feared. text/html 2008-11-19T04:01:26+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/latest/new-40k-rpg-dark-future-2.html Some people don't see the appeal of starting out as the boot-stompiest leet-beaters of the known universe. They think that Dark Heresy is trying too hard to be WFRP with laser guns to the detriment of its stated focus. They don't want to play half-arsed subcontractors who might one day impress the Inquisitor enough to be directly employed. The Dark Future 40K roleplaying game wants to give these people the 40K game they want. text/html 2008-11-17T02:37:56+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/house-rules/new-combat-manoeuvre-fanning-2.html 'Fanning' is the name sometimes given to a method of rapidly firing a single (or double) action revolver by using one's free hand to sweep back the hammer between shots. While not the most accurate combat manoeuvre, firing allows the firer to maintain a rate of fire easily comparable to that of a semi-automatic weapon, and allows them to fill a target area with significant amounts of lead. text/html 2008-11-03T07:26:41+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/house-rules/occupations-and-background-2.html Everyone loves a good story, especially their own. I developed these two starter skills to encourage players to develop a character concept and background history that defines how their character has turned out the way they have before game start. This can be based on their experiences in such areas as the family business, life on the street, servitude or even hobbies or interests outside the standard experiences, but should be well defined. You can use the Home Worlds in the Dark Heresy book as inspiration. Once they have done this, it could make it easier to plug in all the required information, such as characteristics, skills, traits and talents on their character sheet. text/html 2008-10-31T15:37:03+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/latest/disciples-of-the-dark-gods-preview-in-gtm-105-2.html This month in Game Trade Magazine #105 you can get a look at some of the content inside Disciples of the Dark Gods! The cover story is “The Burning Princess” by Ross Watson - Hell hath no fury like a pyrokinetic spurned in this excerpt stoked from the embers of the Dark Heresy sourcebook. Download: www.gametrademagazine.com (http://www.gametrademagazine.com/downloads/GTM105DarkHeresyCoverStory.pdf) text/html 2008-10-29T09:13:05+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/house-rules/fast-combat-rules.html The combat system in DH seem somewhat 'bulky' for running fast paced combat, here is a simple system to use, for running combats a lot faster, while not making changes to the basic system. The core mechanic is an expansion on the initiative system with WS BS attribute bonus that is used for combat resolution. And includes a single target number of 10 for all combat rolls. These rules have not been tested in DH, but have been tested edited in another House system my group uses for single / Con-scenarios, with emphasis on action and simplicity over details numbers crunching. text/html 2008-10-28T16:10:23+01:00 http://www.darkreign40k.com http://www.darkreign40k.com/latest/dark-heresy-errata-2.0.html Fantasy Flight Games have posted version 2.0 of the Dark Heresy errata document on their Support page (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/dark-heresy/support.shtml). We at Dark Reign are very proud that some of our members, especially Sir Biscuit, Savage and beej67, did most of the heavy lifting on putting the new errata together. Kudos to them and kudos to FFG's Ross Watson for the great support Dark Heresy receives.