Dark Heresy: Roleplaying in the Grim Darkness of the 41st Millennium

So I only recently got into the Warhammer 40K universe, but have been an avid role player for a while. After looking through this book, I decided I had to have it. I ran our group through the campaign in the back of the book and we had a fun time. Although it was difficult to implement the Tech Priest class into the game. Overall, the different archs that the training gives you allows you to play the same class as someone else but have a completely different feel for who your character is. The mystery of the game allows the players to delve into the game and try to solve a problem, not always by simple martial prowess. It was very funny to see how the group I ran through it solved the problem, even though I thought they were going to die throwing them against it. The book itself has wonderful art throughout, some of the best I have ever seen in an RPG book. The rules are fairly simple, and overall it is easy to read. This is one of the few RPG books I could sit down and read in one sitting. I love the Psychic power system and have a friend thoroughly scared of the Warp. The only thing I wish they would have done was put a concise table system for some of the rules (like seen on the Game Masters Kit) that allows for a simple fast finding of some of the weapons, rules, and tables. Overall I would highly recommend this book if you are looking for something set in the futuristic role play heavy era. It is a lot of fun and has some good horror elements to it.

Great rpg. fan or not of the warhammer 40K,you will love the atmosphere and gameplay! Only down point: quality of the book. cover not that top!!

The game mechanics are simple and easy to learn. Game-play flows nicely. The setting is rich, and full of opportunities for intense role-play. However, I wouldn't recommend for anyone under the age of eighteen, as the setting is extremely dark ... graphically so. But for older, advanced players, it is a fine game.

What you see on the market are lackluster games. Nothing special, nothing eye catching. You almost want to give up on the rpg genre. Wait! This is one of the greatest rpgs out this day and age. I've loved the 40K universe for quite some time. The wargame is probably one of the best ones out there, miniature wise, but there was something missing...something that wasn't so close to you. That is what this game does, this game creates a universe so dark and yet so exciting that you cannot help but be excited once again about rpgs. Now I realize that the biggest problem is the cost, the cost for this book along with the other books that partake in this series. But don't let that take you away from a great game experience! The game knows how to make sure you'd enjoy your experience as a gamer, as working for the God-Emperor, fighting the good fight against evil that seeks to destroy through violence and insanity our universe. Play this game, come into the light, and know that there are good rpgs out there once again!

It was so nice to see this game and setting come out finally. A great alternative to the overflooded D20 market and much better then 4E for D & D. The system is relatively smooth, familiar (if you ever played WHFRP) and easy to learn. Character generation is a bit choppy here and there and the career rank system is a bit annoying, but easily navigated around as long as you treat the career names and rank titles as examples and not set in stone rules. The only flaw in the system/setting is it is a vast universe that exists in the 40K fluff and without a steady supply of new material the setting will most likely die out. But with 3 books and a GM screen already out, tons of fan material already available and two books on the horizon with more promised, Dark Heresy will be the Game of 2008. I rate it up there with Basic Role Playing and Mongoose Runequest for ease of play and readability and the setting already has hundreds of fluff novels and other game sources to steal from.