In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only pointed critique, an eternity of trenchant analysis, and the laughter of satirical excess. We're finally dipping our toes and other augmetics into RPGs other than Dungeons & Dragons. This time, it's the very first Warhammer 40K tabletop RPG, Dark Heresy 1st Edition, published by more companies than you might suspect. The starter adventure, Edge of Darkness, thrusts an Inquisitorial warband into the heart of a derelict hive district. But first, Ames and Sal get a crash course in all things heretical.
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only pointed critique, an eternity of trenchant analysis, and the laughter of satirical excess. We're finally dipping our toes and other augmetics into RPGs other than Dungeons & Dragons. This time, it's the very first Warhammer 40K tabletop RPG, Dark Heresy 1st Edition, published by more companies than you might suspect. The starter adventure, Edge of Darkness, thrusts an Inquisitorial warband into the heart of a derelict hive district. But first, Ames and Sal get a crash course in all things heretical. In this episode: Warhammer 40K primer, RPG systems, publication history, setting overview, faction gazetteer.
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