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Black Crusade
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How "New" Will this BE?
Published on 25 February 2011 - 06:34:05

Meaning, will it be a bunch of reprinted material from Disciples of the Dark God's, The Radical's Handbook and various entries from Rogue Trader and Deathwatch?

We can assume at least 50-60 pages will be "rule" "repeats" and probably 50-80 pages of character classes, origins, skills and talents.

Still, Im getting it.

Emperor, let Your undeniable light burn on the mishappen and twisted, so I can see them with pure sight, and purge them with righteous fire!

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Reply #1 | Published on 25 February 2011 - 13:56:02

If it ends up being as thick as the other core books, there should also be quite a number of pages devoted to the lore aspects of the game; from the perspective of the Ruinous Powers of course.

We are born for a darker purpose than that of mere existence. There will come a time when stygian night never ends, where dead stars will spread before us like islands that slumber on the ocean, and when the beings that hid like shadows will feed on us forever.

Reply #2 | Published on 25 February 2011 - 16:48:14

I really cross my fingers that they proofread this several times before printing. At least get the character classes and advances right from the begining!

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Reply #3 | Published on 25 February 2011 - 17:43:16

 Just wondering what you will be playing...what power level?

"A dirty mind is a joy forevera terrible thing to waste"

"Innocence Proves Nothing"


Reply #4 | Published on 25 February 2011 - 17:47:45
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Peacekeeper_b said:

Meaning, will it be a bunch of reprinted material from Disciples of the Dark God's, The Radical's Handbook and various entries from Rogue Trader and Deathwatch?

We can assume at least 50-60 pages will be "rule" "repeats" and probably 50-80 pages of character classes, origins, skills and talents.

Still, Im getting it.

                   I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of rehashed material. I am done with FFG I finish my campaign in a month then moving on to another game.

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Reply #5 | Published on 25 February 2011 - 17:56:47
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Peacekeeper_b said:

Meaning, will it be a bunch of reprinted material from Disciples of the Dark God's, The Radical's Handbook and various entries from Rogue Trader and Deathwatch?

We can assume at least 50-60 pages will be "rule" "repeats" and probably 50-80 pages of character classes, origins, skills and talents.

Still, Im getting it.

Great show of willpower there, sport.

 Need something strange for your next Rogue Trader session?  Try the Star Control 2/Ur-Quan Masters conversion thread.

Reply #6 | Published on 25 February 2011 - 18:33:47

Peacekeeper_b said:

Meaning, will it be a bunch of reprinted material from Disciples of the Dark God's, The Radical's Handbook and various entries from Rogue Trader and Deathwatch?

We can assume at least 50-60 pages will be "rule" "repeats" and probably 50-80 pages of character classes, origins, skills and talents.

I can't go into any detail - NDAs and all that - but I can assure you that I wouldn't have spent a significant amount of time and effort on this book if the intent was just to cobble it together from scraps and reprints.

Though I may be considered a biased source, I feel that the work I did on Black Crusade is some of my best, that the team that wrote this book is in my opinion the best writing team that FFG have assembled for a 40kRP book yet, and that the material produced is top-notch. I am extremely proud to have worked on it.

Nathan 'N0-1_H3r3' Dowdell

Writing Credits so far: Into the Storm, Edge of the Abyss, Battlefleet KoronusBlack Crusade Core Rulebook, Hostile Acquisitions, First Founding, The Jericho Reach, The Soul Reaver, Only War Core Rulebook, The Navis Primer & Ark of Lost Souls

Disclaimer: Any & all comments I make on these forums are my own opinion, not those of Fantasy Flight Games. My comments & rules suggestions should not be taken as official, are for all intents & purposes nothing more than the words of a devoted fan & long-time member of this community.

A collection of my unofficial supplements can be found here.

Reply #7 | Published on 25 February 2011 - 18:59:23

N0-1_H3r3 said:

Peacekeeper_b said:

 

Meaning, will it be a bunch of reprinted material from Disciples of the Dark God's, The Radical's Handbook and various entries from Rogue Trader and Deathwatch?

We can assume at least 50-60 pages will be "rule" "repeats" and probably 50-80 pages of character classes, origins, skills and talents.

 

 

I can't go into any detail - NDAs and all that - but I can assure you that I wouldn't have spent a significant amount of time and effort on this book if the intent was just to cobble it together from scraps and reprints.

Though I may be considered a biased source, I feel that the work I did on Black Crusade is some of my best, that the team that wrote this book is in my opinion the best writing team that FFG have assembled for a 40kRP book yet, and that the material produced is top-notch. I am extremely proud to have worked on it.

Well, I am feeling confident about the book.  Cheers for that :)

Futility

Move him into the sun
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown.
Always it woke him, even in France,
Until this morningthis snow.
If anything might rouse him now
The kind old sun will know.

- Wilfred Owen

Reply #8 | Published on 25 February 2011 - 20:48:48

N0-1_H3r3 said:

Peacekeeper_b said:

 

Meaning, will it be a bunch of reprinted material from Disciples of the Dark God's, The Radical's Handbook and various entries from Rogue Trader and Deathwatch?

We can assume at least 50-60 pages will be "rule" "repeats" and probably 50-80 pages of character classes, origins, skills and talents.

 

 

I can't go into any detail - NDAs and all that - but I can assure you that I wouldn't have spent a significant amount of time and effort on this book if the intent was just to cobble it together from scraps and reprints.

Though I may be considered a biased source, I feel that the work I did on Black Crusade is some of my best, that the team that wrote this book is in my opinion the best writing team that FFG have assembled for a 40kRP book yet, and that the material produced is top-notch. I am extremely proud to have worked on it.

 

Considering how similar your "house-ruled" stuff on your web page and most of the stuff that you've posted on these forums are to what i've come up with for my own games, i'm feeling very reassured by this.

I'm still sceptical to dedicating an entire game line to playing "the bad guys", but i'm willing to hold my judgement until I've actually seen how this will turn out.

It should at least give some interesting options and extra material for the existing game lines.

I won't have to outrun the lion. I only have to outrun you.

Reply #9 | Published on 26 February 2011 - 00:33:11
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Santiago said:

 Just wondering what you will be playing...what power level?

Everyone is an Alpha Legion sleeper agent, the players wont know this, they think they'll be playing a regular game of deathwatch/dark heresy.

It'll be glorious.

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Reply #10 | Published on 26 February 2011 - 07:11:03

Zamnil Blackaxe said:

Santiago said:

 

 Just wondering what you will be playing...what power level?

 

 

Everyone is an Alpha Legion sleeper agent, the players wont know this, they think they'll be playing a regular game of deathwatch/dark heresy.

It'll be glorious.

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Reply #11 | Published on 26 February 2011 - 10:16:37
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N0-1_H3r3 said:

Peacekeeper_b said:

 

Meaning, will it be a bunch of reprinted material from Disciples of the Dark God's, The Radical's Handbook and various entries from Rogue Trader and Deathwatch?

We can assume at least 50-60 pages will be "rule" "repeats" and probably 50-80 pages of character classes, origins, skills and talents.

 

 

I can't go into any detail - NDAs and all that - but I can assure you that I wouldn't have spent a significant amount of time and effort on this book if the intent was just to cobble it together from scraps and reprints.

Though I may be considered a biased source, I feel that the work I did on Black Crusade is some of my best, that the team that wrote this book is in my opinion the best writing team that FFG have assembled for a 40kRP book yet, and that the material produced is top-notch. I am extremely proud to have worked on it.

Perhaps you could give us all an idea of how and why this game came to be made? It seems very soon after the release of DW, which along with RT is still very undersupported imo. As it is, new sourcebooks come out pretty infrequently already compared to the busy release schedules of campanies such as Paizo. Yet we are now looking at another 'standalone' core book, and for a game no one was expecting ... or as far as I can see calling for ... why?

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Reply #12 | Published on 26 February 2011 - 10:37:55

For $59.99, you're going to be getting something entirely new.

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Reply #13 | Published on 26 February 2011 - 10:39:36

Well, maybe not entirely new as there should be rules compatibility but you're not going to be getting a big book that just combines disciples of the dark gods with other stuff.

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Reply #14 | Published on 26 February 2011 - 13:03:38

Adam France said:

Perhaps you could give us all an idea of how and why this game came to be made?

I honestly can't - that sort of thing is way beyond my involvement as a freelancer (I'm hired to write parts of books; the reasons for those books have already been determined by FFG and GW by the time I'm hired) - and even if I did know, I'm pretty certain that I wouldn't be allowed to disclose that sort of information.

Nathan 'N0-1_H3r3' Dowdell

Writing Credits so far: Into the Storm, Edge of the Abyss, Battlefleet KoronusBlack Crusade Core Rulebook, Hostile Acquisitions, First Founding, The Jericho Reach, The Soul Reaver, Only War Core Rulebook, The Navis Primer & Ark of Lost Souls

Disclaimer: Any & all comments I make on these forums are my own opinion, not those of Fantasy Flight Games. My comments & rules suggestions should not be taken as official, are for all intents & purposes nothing more than the words of a devoted fan & long-time member of this community.

A collection of my unofficial supplements can be found here.

Reply #15 | Published on 26 February 2011 - 20:49:37
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Zamnil Blackaxe said:

Santiago said:

 

 Just wondering what you will be playing...what power level?

 

 

Everyone is an Alpha Legion sleeper agent, the players wont know this, they think they'll be playing a regular game of deathwatch/dark heresy.

It'll be glorious.

 

Gets even funnier when they're all part of a 'space wolf' kill team that's just been a wee bit out of contact with the rest of their chapter for as long as....they can remember.

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