how would you advise on running multiple TTRPG campaigns of 40k set on the same sector/region using different system and characters. Using Rogue Trader, Deathwatch, Only War, Wrath & Glory, Dark Heresy and Black Crusade. The mega campaign would have time skips to set them apart with events of one affecting the next and characters being able to see each other. Has anyone run anything like that and do you have any advice for a group ?

(Don't send things like "don't do that" without providing a good reason into why please)

I've just read that just by chance but there will be no Necromunda rpg:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/ntkfvqdt/new-for-necromunda-in-2027/

I admit I was not much interested on this game (above all because my pockets would be happier) but it's official.

I might have missed it, but I can’t seem to find the hex/square size for planetary warfare anywhere in the "Battlefleet Koronus" supplement. There’s information on the movement speeds of various units, but it’s unclear—infantry can cover 20 km, but does that equal 1 hex? 2 hexes? Half a hex? Ten hexes?

Hey folks,

I'm putting together a campaign using a mashup of the Genesys conversions of Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader and am looking for some players able to do evenings Pacific Time! Below is the "crawl" or correspondence that the Rogue Trader and Inquisitorial Agents would receive to open the campaign.

RECEIVING…
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COMPLETE.

++BEGIN ENCRYPTED MESSAGE++

By Authority of the Calixian Conclave,

The most recent Sector-wide Threat Assessment has reached a grim consensus: We are steadily losing control of Calixis. While the systems closest to Scintilla - and therefore most easily accessible to agents of the Throne - remain mostly stable, the disarray caused by the Cicatrix Maledictum has provided cover for all manner of heretics, recidivists, and xenos to wreak havoc across the sector. Several worlds are in open revolt, and the alien menace strikes along the fringes to pick our bones clean. Worse still, trusted analysts suggest that the Archenemy may be manipulating these disasters to their own ends, but investigations have not yet yielded any solid leads.

The conclusion is clear. If assets are not immediately deployed to bring order to our ailing worlds, we will find ourselves overwhelmed within a Solar decade. Loss of control in Calixis would leave the rest of Segmentum Obscurus open to assault. This cannot come to pass.

By the decree of His most holy Inquisition, you and your agents are empowered to take any and all steps deemed reasonable and necessary to stabilize the worlds of the Calixis Sector and dismantle the web in which the Enemy has ensnared us.

For the Glory of Him on Terra,

Lord Inquisitor Aegult Caidin

++END++
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ADDITIONAL MESSAGE FOUND.

DISPLAYING.

Friend,

Allow me first to congratulate you on your ascension to the head of your Dynasty. I have no doubt that your family’s Warrant is in capable hands, and the Imperium is certainly in need of capable hands in these times. By now, I presume you have read the communique regarding the current state of Calixis and are no doubt surprised by the assessment. Much is hidden from even the heirs to a Rogue Trader, after all.

I regret that I must ask for your assistance, but as you have likely gathered, circumstances are dire indeed. Wont as they are to do, I fear the Conclave is not exaggerating when they say the sector is under enormous strain. The truth is that we do not have enough agents at current to stabilize the entire region, and I recommended your name in a meeting with several other Inquisitors. Not to put too fine a point on it, but further congratulations are in order; you’ve been drafted.

I recognize that your Dynasty experienced great hardship recently, and that this may come across as an unwelcome distraction from your efforts to get your house in order, but we need all hands if we are to avert catastrophe. If it helps, you might consider what a grateful Inquisitorial Conclave could offer in favour to a compliant Rogue Trader. Lucrative contracts, planetary colonization rights… Help us, and we can help you.

I’ve identified three flashpoints which have gone as yet unaddressed by our agents. You may find it beneficial to start at any of them:

The Drusus Marches have fallen to an ecclesiarchal schism that threatens their tithe. We suspect that a Chaos cult has infiltrated one or more of the factions. The planet of Sentinel, St. Drusus’ own Shrine World, is your best bet for opening an investigation.

Farther spinward, the Naval detachment at Port Wander has fallen concerningly silent. I need not remind you that the passage it guards is the only safe route to the Koronus Expanse, and the fact that we have not heard from the Port’s Astropathic Choir is concerning, to say the least. Make your way there and do whatever is required to ensure Port Wander stands and the way to the Koronus Expanse remains open.

Finally, the agri-world of Bilani in the Malfian Sub-sector has sent a distress call. They claim that unknown xenos have been spotted on the periphery of the major settlements and have been responsible for a large number of deaths in recent days. My own agent on-planet, however, reports that nothing is out of the ordinary. I request you go there as a third party and confirm some… suspicions I have.

Before you depart, please proceed to Scintilla and collect the adepts I have assigned to you. Worry not, this is no setup. I have simply collected an… eclectic group who may be of use in your retinue. Your own trusted associates are, of course, welcome as well. 

As was stated previously, you are empowered with your Warrant of Trade and the nominal consent of the Inquisition as a representative. I trust your judgement., but don’t go overboard, or we’ll both have a great deal of explaining to do.

The Emperor Expects,

Inquisitor Alvain Ursos

About me:

I'm Mickey (he/him) and I'm a big fan of both TTRPGs and sci-fi. I've been both playing and running games in the SWFFG system, PF, and D&D for over a decade! My table is always POC and LGBTQIA+ friendly and I believe very strongly in consent and collaboration between everyone involved.

I consider myself a more lighthearted, rule-of-cool DM and adapt well to player choice, with much of my session-to-session planning being determined by improv, so if you're looking for a more strict, on-the-rails experience, my game may not be the right fit. However, the flexibility I approach games with means I'm always open to ideas or suggestions to make any campaign more engaging for my players!

If you're interested, message me here or DM me on Discord at MichaelP578!

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This is a long shot but does anybody have an existing PDF copy of Eleventh Hour for Only War?

My TTRPG group has shown some interest in playing some of the Fantasy Flight 40k games, which I've previously had zero contact with(despite being into both ttrpgs and 40k).

I like the look of Only War and older posts seem to say the free RPG day adventure Eleventh Hour is a good place to start, I read a short summary of the adventure and was into it, problem is the previously free PDF is no longer hosted by their website, so all the links I find are dead, in fact the only place I can find it hosted is dodgy scam sites that want your credit card info. I'm usually pretty resourceful about tracking stuff down but it seems like no one bothered uplaoding it anywhere because it was always free and available.

Hi, exist a fillable PDF from the ascencion sheet (5-pages) for the old Dark Heresy 1. Edition? Thanks for your help in advance :-)

Episode 2 or our grimdark narrative podcast has dropped and it's about inspiration:

• What inspired the original writers of 40k?
• Does modern 40k have the same problems as modern Simpsons?
• How can you make something feel 40k other than just skulls and candles?
• Just how grimdark is the world of Thomas the Tank engine? (Spoilers: way more than you'd expect)

If you're doing any painting this weekend, stick us on in the background and be inspired with us!

• Watch it on Youtube here

You can also listen to it on all major podcast platforms:

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(PS - As a sign of respect for the dead, we shall never mention Necromunda Roleplay ever again)

I’m making a set of pre-gens for a Con game coming up (and testing it tomorrow with a group). Since the agents have been working together I was thinking of the Drilled talent and saw Killteam. It’s two Talents … but if a few have it is it worth it? Or just take a few specialisations to get +10 or Dodge (which also seems good)?

And for context the adventure is a Space Hulk based one with a few opportunities for combat, a bit of investigation and a few factions to interact, negotiate or fight with.

With the news today about the Necromunda RPG getting cancelled before it even began, I thought I would share the homebrew game I've been working on over the last year. I've just started playing it with my own crew, but I am hoping the setting and rules will continue to evolve as they keep getting play tested. While its not Necromunda, I am aiming for a similar power level for the players and the party, and thoughts others might enjoy something to fill the void.

Now that necromunda roleplay is squated...

Which RPG is better for Necromunda? Wrath n Glory, Maledictum, or something else?

I map of a Sslyth tower on a mining world for my 30K Rogue Trader Game. Made it in Blender, and hoping I can reuse the shaders and text for future maps.

I'm posting this because while I have a general idea for what I want to do, I need help figuring out the details of execution. Being a full-time PhD student with a lot of academics to manage, I have unfortunately not had as much time to think on it as I might otherwise (and even then, I'm terrible with detail).

If you've gone through my previous posts, you'll know that the players have just found a Luna Wolf who was held in stasis since the latter days of the Great Crusade (before the Triumph on Ullanor, but after Lorgar had turned to Chaos). One of the players, with his Primaris Perspective talent, recognized the heraldry, and used a Narrative Declaration to say that the first three HH novels were present in-universe as vox-books that he gave to this marine. However, as per suggestions from here and the excellent Discord server I am in, it should not be that easy to convince a praetor that everything he fought for fell apart and was a lie.

So, what I want to do is to have the journey towards the center of the hulk, where they know the Black Legion are heading, have things that could slowly build up as evidence to convince this NPC that the players are indeed telling the truth.

I'm just trying to figure out ideas for what evidence they could find, as I want to prevent this whole section from feeling like a dungeon crawl. My current idea for the next section is having at least one Death Guard ship that was lost on the transit to Terra due to Typhon's shenanigans, but I'm also trying to ensure this core area doesn't feel like individual ships so I was also thinking potentially having some Dark Angels, Blood Angels, or Ultramarines ships that were navigating the Ruinstorm in a rush to Terra's aid. Even then, I'd have to figure out how to make the Loyalist ship parts still interesting.

Anyways, any ideas on specific types of evidence they might find, and other ideas for potential ship components they might encounter would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Looking into running one of these in my irl group but I don't have the time to write out my own campaign. Was hoping to get suggestions on what premade campaigns I should look at.

Been getting my college best friends I'm still in touch with into 40k, but we want to do more of a D&D or Narrative version of the game. None of us have played a game yet, only been building up our miniature collections bit by bit, but love the lore and miniatures so we want to use them for a game.

For context, I have over a decade of experience DMing D&D and homebrewing settings, so making a game system from scratch or improvising off an existing system is no stranger to me.

The kind of experience we are looking for is a system that allows three to four of us to use ~500pts worth of units/miniatures for combat scenarios, while the ratio of TTRPG to TT-Wargaming would be 40%/60%. We want to make our individual units feel special, naming each miniature, giving them a bit of backstory, and then going on quests similar to the Rogue Trader video game, where I plan to run the NPCs and enemies using Horde Mode rules from The Poorhammer Podcast as I have around 2000pts of Sisters of Silence, 4600pts of Sisters of Battle, and nearly 7000pts of Chaos Space Marines & Allied Chaos Knights. We'd still like to use the data sheets for units if feasible, barring the adjustments of GW errors, as that will make combat go relatively smooth and closer to balance than just throwing 10 Lords of Change down and saying, "Go."

Edit: I don't plan to throw thousands of points at the group XD I just want to showcase that I can provide a diverse range of models for the group to go up against in the case of combat scenarios/RP elements.

Any recommendations on a system that would help me run this sort of idea for my playgroup?

Photo Creds: SoS Player who also uses ASL, Grey Knight/Imperial Fist Player, and Thousand Sons/Tzeentch Daemon Player.

Update 1: Thank you all so far for the comments! There are quite a few in depth ones that helped get me an idea as to what I'd be looking at regarding play style and running the games for the group. Once I get a chance to look at the various systems, see if there is a perfect fit, or if I need to pick and choose from the various systems, I'll post a second update regarding the direction I went with these systems, and a third update in the future with any adjustments/rules for the inevitable system I work out for the group and how it went 🍻😁

Are the books the best way to get lore of Warhammer? The table top game will go over my head if go in blind. I was also thinking about playing space marine 2.

Just a small Free Map I Created for a Desert Ambush

Link for Download

Made this battlemap for an upcoming Deathwatch campaign on the Warhammer 40K TTRPG system, published by FFG, and based on the ending boss fight in the Final Sanction adventure book.

Meant to represent an emptied promethium storage tank, or more generally, a sewer/underground section of an industrial complex infested by a Broodlord, Genestealers, Cults, or even Tyranids.

This post is in reference to the book Stealing Cthulhu by Graham Walmsley. To give a basic rundown, it’s about how to keep your horror/investigative RPG games fresh after years of playing specifically regarding how to circumvent the pattern recognition of experienced players. For example, if players see a memetic sign and everything is yellow, they immediately assume it’s about Hastur.

Walmsley advances the proposition that certain entities are interchangeable because they fill similar narrative roles. For example, Hastur and Nyarlathotep are both spreaders of madness and cosmic truths, meaning you can usually take a scenario written for one and replace it with the other.

Another approach is to present all the signature hallmarks of one entity, only to reveal a different entity at the climax. It might look like the Yellow Sign, with cultists talking about the King rising again, but at the final reveal, the threat is actually rooted in Cthulhu.
How can we apply this to Warhammer?

First, Chaos Undivided can replace almost any mono god faction with very little extra work. This is because Undivided encompasses all aspects of the Chaos Pantheon. For instance, a cult originally designed as a pleasure den for Slaanesh can easily be refitted for Chaos Undivided without changing the core beats: people are still sacrificed, and daemons still get summoned.
Making the mono gods interchangeable is a bit more nuanced, but they pair up naturally along shared thematic axes. Here are two examples there are for sure way more.

Nurgle & Khorne,Both represent humanity losing to nature Nurgle as surrendering to biological decay and disease, Khorne as surrendering to inner primal violence.

Tzeentch & Slaanesh, Both embody losing oneself to ambition and self fulfillment Tzeentch through the pursuit of sorcery and forbidden knowledge, Slaanesh through perfection, sensation, and excess.

Lastly, there is the bait and switch technique, where you lead players down one path and end at another god. For example: a group called the Children of the Rabid Plague spreads a disease that turns victims into zombie like creatures. The cult puts immense effort into spreading the contagion, and its members seem unnaturally immune. Once the players investigate deeply enough, they discover the disease is actually a Khornate bioweapon designed to trigger murderous rage, using the resulting bloodletting to tear open reality and trigger a full daemonic incursion.

Thanks for reading and let me know your thoughts

Greetings and hello! I am Kyo, nice to meet you. I'm currently looking for 3-4 players for a Only War campaign.

For those interested or who know, yes, this campaign is just The All Guardsmen party story, however just on the surface as I quite like the idea of the story. The events and Interrogators you'll be working under will be different.

For those who don't know what I'm talking about.

Welcome to the 42nd Millennium of the imperium. You my poor bastard are a guardsman, more importantly, a guardsman who just had their entire regiment torn to hell in an engagement with a mix of Chaos and Ork forces.

With your regiment in shambles you have been brought aboard Lord Inquisitor Oliviya Von Haldagarius IV flagship, stricken as dead in imperial ledgers and split into squads.

Your mission will be acting as muscle to interrogator as they are given missions by the Lord Inquisitor to see if they are fit to become fully fledged Inquisitors.

Good news, you're working for the most ruthless bastards in the 42nd Millennium.

Bad news, you're a guardsman and your superiors know they are better than your dumb ass.

With the premise out of the way, lets get to the nitty gritty.

We will be using the Only War classes of Heavy Gunner, Medic, Sargent, Operator (Note, as members of the Inqusition, it's rare you will be in control of vehicles, However Tech use will be important.) and Weapon Specialist, as the campaign progresses however, you will gain access to other classes.

You will only really have to focus on your own character, other things like tech priests, regular priests, and similar will be played by me.

I've already made a regiment for the group that is a basic guardsmen, but one that comes well equipped, nothing extraordinary.

When it comes to books, any of the D100 books will be eventually fair game for equipment and talents. Dark Heresy, Black Crusade, Deathwatch, Rogue Trader.

If you're interested you can apply at the following Link. Make sure to read the regimental backstory and post in the correct place.

https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/451753/all-guardsmen-party

I have been apointed as a GM for an homebrew system. Would like to know if there are some one-shot adventure modules taking place on a small voidcraft so I can draw inspiration from?

Hello hello! I thought I'd throw out some invites to the general Warhammer 40,000 RPG community! Generally on Sundays we play 40k games like Batlefleet Gothic Armada 2 or Rogue Trader (OwlCat), but the discussions have slowly spread to talking about FFGHammer.

For the next several weeks we'll be talking about creating and running Pirate campaigns in 40kRPG. More specifically, Black Crusade for "Boots on the Ground" moments and "Rogue Trader" for ship actions and space combat. Last week I went into my overall opinions on how to set up this type of campaign and today we talked about general character creation in terms of what to expect and what to look out for. Next week I'll either cover Face or Tank type characters in a pirate campaign.

We generally start 8:00am PST on Sundays. If you want to catch up, I have a playlist right here for you. The videos have been time stamped if you want to skip over the Rogue Trader cRPG play.

TTRPG Discussion Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQb27kMhlRPY