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Post by mcr on Nov 12, 2016 21:51:07 GMT -5
I recently came into possession of a couple of the Warhammer40k books and I'm kind of itching to try them out. Anyone interesting in learning alongside me?
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Post by Dhark on Nov 13, 2016 9:51:20 GMT -5
Which one(s)? I have a few that I've flipped through once or twice, but never more than drawn inspiration from the artwork!
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Post by Dionon on Nov 13, 2016 10:28:40 GMT -5
Do you mean "Dark Heresy? " or something else entirely. If it's Dark Heresy, I'm interested, as I liked the 2-3 game sessions I got to play in it as my Techpriest Galatea.... Though note.... even though she's a bit waifish, she successfully told a general of the Inquisition to stop having a "d*** measuring contest" with one of the PC's and wasn't executed... She's a spunky little nugget  |
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Post by mcr on Nov 13, 2016 12:41:08 GMT -5
The two I managed to come across are "Rogue Trader" and "Only War", which are in the same universe but with slightly different rules. Rogue Trader is essentially, by my understanding, about bad-ass starship crews, while Only War is about bad-ass ground troops. Of the two, Only War seems a bit more polished.
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Post by Dionon on Nov 13, 2016 18:37:22 GMT -5
Let me see if I can find a copy of Dark Heresy..... legally... and I'll get back to you. I think Rogue Trader and Only War are supplements of Dark Heresy....
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Post by mcr on Nov 13, 2016 19:13:45 GMT -5
My understanding is they are different games or at least are stand-alone enough that you could probably do fine with just them.
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Post by Dhark on Nov 14, 2016 1:26:41 GMT -5
They all use rhe same core rules, but are VASTLY different spectrums in power level and different niches in the universe. I've been itching to try out Rogue Trader:
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Post by mcr on Nov 14, 2016 1:49:00 GMT -5
Do you mean "Dark Heresy? " or something else entirely. If it's Dark Heresy, I'm interested, as I liked the 2-3 game sessions I got to play in it as my Techpriest Galatea.... Though note.... even though she's a bit waifish, she successfully told a general of the Inquisition to stop having a "d*** measuring contest" with one of the PC's and wasn't executed... She's a spunky little nugget If you're down for a game of Rogue Trader we could try running a smallish game. Essentially the Rogue Trader is the Captain of a spaceship and there are Explorators (who are the tech priests of the Ship). |
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Post by Manah on Nov 14, 2016 17:35:50 GMT -5
I have Deathwatch, but I only got them recently and am FAR from having read and understood enough to use it. XD
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Post by mcr on Nov 14, 2016 19:05:14 GMT -5
I have Deathwatch, but I only got them recently and am FAR from having read and understood enough to use it. XD If you're interested, we could learn together. I'm still learning too... |
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Post by Manah on Nov 14, 2016 19:16:02 GMT -5
I wish I could, mcr...  But I'm playing in lotsa games, and starting to GM a game of my own soon. Combined with my many hours of work per week, I don't really have the time or mental energy to learn a new system at the time. ^_^ |
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Post by mcr on Nov 14, 2016 21:15:48 GMT -5
They all use rhe same core rules, but are VASTLY different spectrums in power level and different niches in the universe. I've been itching to try out Rogue Trader: I think I read in either the RT core or somewhere that RT characters are more or less the equivalent of DH characters but with 5 additional ranks to start. So if you were to take a DH character and increase its rank 5 times, that's where you'd be. The starting RT character has I think 4000 or 5000 (I can't remember which) XP built into it, plus 500 XP to spend however you wish. |
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But I'm playing in lotsa games, and starting to GM a game of my own soon. Combined with my many hours of work per week, I don't really have the time or mental energy to learn a new system at the time. ^_^