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ROLEPLAYING IN THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE 41ST MILLENIUM ORKSHOP W Deb Beck Andy Jones Owen Rees Owen Eric Knight Kyle Hough Kyle Alan Merrett Publisher Michael Hurley Michael Andrew Navaro Andrew Corey Konieczka Corey Art Direction Las Vegas NV 89128 Christian T. Petersen Christian T. AMES Head of Licensing Licensing Manager See page 396 for a full list. See page G Managing Art Director Managing Executive Game Designer Executive Game Production Management Executive Game Producer Executive Game 8225 Sedona Sunset Drive Ulisses North America, LLC Head of Intellectual Property Special Thanks to the Playtesters Licensing and Development Coordinator Licensing and Development owners. CREDITS Y B ESIGNED D Sam Stewart Sam Stewart Ross Watson Ross Cover Art Matt Bradbury Matt Interior Art and Mark Pollard and Mark RUSADE Graphic Design Lead Developer

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Introduction Chapter I:Playing theGame Introduction TestTest Diffi Diffi 38 culty culty ...... Opposed Tests 37 ...... 37 Extended Tests...... 36 SuccessandFailureDegrees of ...... Skill Tests 36 ...... 35 The Core Mechanic ...... Tests 35 ...... 35 Characteristics andCharacteristic Bonuses...... 34 Characteristics ...... 34 Game Dice ...... 30 The Servants of ...... The Imperiumat War 29 ...... The HorusHeresy 26 ...... The Great Crusade 25 ...... theImperium 24 Origins of ...... 20 The Age theImperium of ...... Tzeentch 18 ...... Slaanesh 16 ...... 14 Khorne...... Nurgle 12 ...... The Realm Chaos of 10 ...... What’s inthisbook? ...... 9 What isaRoleplaying Game? ...... 8 Embrace thePower Chaos of ...... 8 It isthe41stMillennium...... 7

Sample file Contents Chapter II:Character Creation Chapter V: Armoury Chapter IV: Talents andTraits Chapter III:Skills pcDsiis...... 44 Epic Destinies ...... Glory, Goals, andEpicDestinies 44 ...... 43 Gravity of The Effects ...... 43 Flying...... Lighting 42 ...... Carrying, Lifting, andPushingObjects 41 ...... Swimming 41 ...... 40 Jumping andLeaping ...... 40 Climbing ...... Structured andNarrative Time 39 ...... 38 Movement ...... Stage 7:Embrace theDark Gods 83 ...... Stage 6:EquipmentandCorruption 82 ...... Stage 5:SpendExperiencePoints 74 ...... Stage 4:Explore thePassions 70 ...... Psyker 68 ...... Renegade 66 ...... Heretek 64 ...... Apostate 62 ...... 60 Sorcerer ...... Forsaken 58 ...... 56 Chosen...... 54 Champion ...... 53 Stage 3:SelectanArchetype ...... Stage 2:Generate Characteristics 51 ...... Stage 1:ChooseaRace 48 ...... Creating aHeretic 46 ...... Grenades andMissiles ...... 159 Launchers ...... 159 Flame Weapons ...... 158 Plasma Weapons ...... 158 Melta Weapons ...... 157 Bolt Weapons ...... 156 Solid Projectile Weapons ...... 153 Las Weapons ...... 153 Weapon SpecialQualities ...... 148 Weapons ...... 147 Craftsmanship ...... 146 Acquiring Equipment ...... 146 Trait Descriptions ...... 139 Traits ...... 139 Minions Examples of ...... 139 Creating Minions ...... 135 Minions ...... 135 Talent Descriptions ...... 118 Gaining Talents ...... 114 Using Talents ...... 114 Skill 93 Descriptions ...... Skill Ranks 93 ...... 92 Gaining Skills ...... Skill Descriptors 91 ...... Specialist Skills 91 ...... Skill Tests 90 ...... Using Skills 90 ...... 3

Introduction Campaign...... 263 ...... 262 RUSADE with other Games ...... 280 with other Games C RUSADE C LACK RUSADE C LACK ...... 266 LACK B ...... 257 How to Run a B How to Run Styles of Play ...... 263 of Play Styles ...... 264 Characters Non-Player Rewards ...... 266 Experience Points ...... 266Infamy ...... 267 An Epic Destiny ...... 267 Motivations Crusade...... 268 Destiny: Lead a Black Ultimate ...... 269Compacts ...... 270 Compacts Overview ...... 270 a Compact Preparing ...... 272 of a Compact Execution Objectives...... 272 Corruption ...... 288 Corruption ...... 288 Corruption Points ...... 289 Corruption Track The ...... 289 Services to Chaos ...... 290 Price of Failure The ...... 290 Gifts of the Gods ...... 299 of Slaanesh Rewards ...... 300 of Nurgle Rewards ...... 301 of Khorne Rewards ...... 302 of Tzeentch Rewards ...... 304Infamy ...... 304 Gaining Infamy ...... 304 ts of Infamy Benefi The Role of the GM ...... 260 of the GM Role The ...... 261 Basics The ...... 262 the Setting Chaos: Evoking Embracing in B Themes Two-Weapon Fighting ...... 243 Fighting Two-Weapon ...... 245 Circumstances Combat ...... 247 Injury ...... 247 Wounds ...... 256 Fatigue ...... 256 Damage Characteristic ...... 248 Charts Critical Hit ...... 256 and Special Damage Conditions Fire ...... 257 Falling ...... 257Stunned ...... 256 Suffocation ...... 256 Unconsciousness ...... 256 Vacuum ...... 258 Healing Complications ...... 273 Complications ...... 274 Completing a Compact ...... 274 Balance in the Game ...... 276 Interaction ...... 276 Skills Interaction ...... 277 and Madness Terror ...... 277 Fear ...... 278 Insanity Using Chapter IX: Corruption and Infamy and IX: Corruption Chapter Chapter VIII: The Game Master VIII: The Chapter

4 Narrative Time vs. Structured Time ...... 232 Time Structured vs. Time Narrative ...... 232 Time Narrative ...... 232 Time Structured ...... 232 Overview Combat ...... 234 Using Actions ...... 240 Attack The ...... 243 Combat Unarmed Psykers in the 41st Millennium ...... 204 in the 41st Millennium Psykers ...... 205 Crusade in Black Powers Psychic ...... 205 Psy Ratings ...... 206 Powers Using Psychic ...... 206 Strength Psychic ...... 208 Test Power Focus ...... 209 Bolts Psychic ...... 209 Corruption ...... 209 Phenomena Psychic ...... 213 Unaligned Powers ...... 215 Powers Nurgle ...... 217 Slaanesh Powers ...... 218 Powers Tzeentch ...... 220 Exalted Powers ...... 223 Telepathy ...... 225 Telekinesis ...... 226 Divination ...... 228 Rites and Rituals ...... 228 Chaos Rituals Performing ...... 229 Using Rituals in Games ...... 229 Daemonic Mastery Test The ...... 229 Example Chaos Rituals Exotic Weapons ...... 160 Weapons Exotic ...... 162 Weapons Chain ...... 162 Weapons Power ...... 165 Melee Weapons Exotic Weapons...... 167 Force ...... 167 Weapons Shock ...... 167 Primary Weapons ...... 168 Weapons Modifying ...... 169 Upgrades Weapon ...... 170 Downgrades Weapon ...... 172 Ammunition Standard ...... 172 Special Ammunition ...... 173 Armour ...... 177 Upgrades Armour ...... 178 Fields Force ...... 179 Gear ...... 179 Gear Worn and Clothing Drugs and Consumables...... 181 ...... 184 Tools ...... 187 Wargear ...... 188 Cybernetics ...... 189 and Body Parts Limbs Bionics Replacement ...... 189 Implant Systems ...... 194 Daemon Weapons ...... 194 Using Daemon Weapons ...... 195 Attributes Daemon Weapon ...... 199 Daemon Weapons Creating ...... 201 Example Daemon Weapons Sample file VII: Combat Chapter Sample Chapter VI: Psychic Powers VI: Psychic Chapter

Introduction Chapter XI: Adversaries Chapter X:AGalaxy inFlame Dark ...... 373 Eldar Harlequins ...... 371 Necrons ...... 368 Xenos ...... 368 Forces theImperium of ...... 363 Heretics Sample...... 360 Daemon Princes ...... 358 Daemons andWarp Entities ...... 351 Servants theDark Gods of ...... 351 Using aHorde ...... 349 Hordes ...... 348 Travel intheScreaming Vortex ...... 345 The Dark Eldar...... 344 The Legend theNecrons of ...... 343 Warband Confl icts ...... 340 The MyriadWarbands theVortex of ...... 340 The Lower Vortex ...... 338 The InnerRing ...... 336 The Gloaming Worlds ...... 327 The theScreaming Vortex Denizensof ...... 326 The Screaming Vortex ...... 323 The theEldar Fall of ...... 322 The Jericho Reach ...... 320 The Koronus Expanse ...... 318 The CalixisSector ...... 316 The Adeptus ...... 311 The Hated Imperium ...... 311 file Chapter XII:False Prophets Character Sheet ...... 397 Index ...... 393 NPC Appendix ...... 391 Planet Off ...... 390 Escape toCarrionCorpse ...... 390 To Copax’s Surprise… ...... 389 The Descent ...... 389 Arrival ...... 385 To theTemple Lies of ...... 384 Arrival: CarrionCorpse ...... 383 Plot Hooks: BeginningtheAdventure ...... 381 Adventure Plot ...... 379 The Thus Story Far...... 378 The GM’s Brief ...... 378 Temple layout ...... 376 The Temple Lies of ...... 376 5

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Introduction It is the st Millennium... or more than a hundred 41centuries the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies. He is a Frotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the Imperium for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day, so that he may never truly die. Yet in his deathless state, the Emperor continues his eternal vigilance. Mighty battlefleets cross the Daemon-infested miasma of the warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomicon, the psychic manifestation of the Emperor’s will. Introduction Vast armies give battle in his name on uncounted worlds. Greatest amongst amongst his soldiers are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legion: the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever-vigilant Inquisition and the Tech-Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus, to name but a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliens, heretics, mutants—and worse. To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruellest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be re-learned. Forget, the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods. SampleYet there are those who rise above the teeming masses, file rejecting the conformity and servility of mankind. The ignorant call them traitors, heretics, lost, and damned—but they know themselves as the Disciples of the Dark Gods.

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