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if your on a Hive world you would see more Stormchild's
also it says that it's intimidating thus if the GM is nice if you try and intimidate someone with a Stormchild you could have a small bonus in dong that (compared to using a normal pistol)

I just wrapped up my campaign and I love the game.

Only problem is my dice kept on letting me down. I'd put my guys in all sorts of suicidal and slanted situations and they kept on surviving because I couldn't roll less than a 70 and for some reason I let them get a hand flamer... and things went strictly downhill

I'm seeing Dark Heresy books showing up in bookstores in equal number to the DnD stuff out there, anyone else noticing that?

It's probably because Fantasy Flight does the publishing now instead of GW itself. It's pretty fun actually when you sit down with some friends and someone who knows how to GM.

Rogue Trader has been announced! Soon we can boldly go where no law-abiding and Emperor fearing citizen has gone before!

Official site here.

Key features:

• Fast character creation to get you into the game quickly, including a lifetime of possibilities with an expanded origin path system.
• Dynamic rules for all eventualities that let you handle everything from social interaction to deadly fast-paced combat, starships and psychic powers to a system of profit and influence.
• Comprehensive background on Rogue Traders, written by Warhammer 40,000 novelist and GW Design Studio member Andy Hoare.
• Build your own starship or begin play with one of the six pre-generated vessels.

Now that's been out for a while; What are people's opinions of the Inquisitor's Handbook? Personally, I think the book is very helpful. Both of my original characters were from Gunmetal City, and the addition of a Metallican template for characters as well as a Metallican specific alternate advance level (Metallican Gunslinger) really helped both of my characters. The huge new selection of equipment is nice, but I'm still spotting errors. Flak Jackets from the original rulebook cover Arms, Torso and Legs, but Flak Greatcoats cost more and only cover Arms and Torso?

Well, assuming you've played other role playing games, you should have a general understanding of the genre. That said, expect your games to be messy. DH is not forgiving in anything but combat oddly enough. If you have something as a basic skill, it'll let you use it, but expect to need to roll a 15 or less on a d100 check in order to succeed at that skill. Classes other than Adepts and Tech-Priests start with few skills, so expect anything other than fighting to be difficult.

In combat, fate-points and some cheap armor make most encounters survivable, but don't expect the GM to coddle you; if you run up against a Daemonhost without a heavy weapon or plot protection, it will tear your entire party a new one. Always remember you are the investigative arm of an Inquisitor, it's better for you to be able to get one man to run away and call for backup than have your whole team slaughtered and the s**t hit the fan with no warning.

Talk with your fellow players too, your party will need a face, some muscle, and a brain to get by. Make sure someone's filling those roles. The Face is going to be someone with social skills. He'll get you your equipment, get in touch with contacts when you're looking for something, do investigations that involve talking to people, and generally keep your party well liked. Muscle is simple, they fight well, and keep your party from dying. They might have some other useful qualities, like investigative skills, but these folks will be combat based. The Brain is someone with alot of knowledge abilities. They're the one who knows obscure facts, will research things for you, and will probably be the one who fixes broken stuff for you.