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[mr-groovyart]

Malleus Pattern Lascarabine and Young Callidia vs her older counterpart.

[mr-groovyart]

Sister Hospitaller Callidia when she started at the Inquisition and after. Yeah I tried doing it in Vanripper's style.

[mr-groovyart]

Saying prayers is easy. Remaining stalwart in the face of horrors beyond your comprehension is not.

[abandonedhireling]

DH2: Cell Directives

Intro

The original Dark Heresy experimented with a lot of interesting ideas and mechanics. Not all of them were winners, but Cell Directives introduced in Blood of Martyrs and subsequently appearing in Deamon Hunter, and Book of Judgement is one I think worthy of reconsideration.

Cell Directives were essentially an Elite Advance for the whole party; requiring buy in from all of the Acolytes. Each offering a minor thematic boon not unlike the Patrons of Imperium Maledictum, and access to a list of advances that might otherwise be difficult to acquire.

The relative strength of DH2 Player Characters to Acolytes from DH1, and the flexibility of the Aptitude system, is likely why Cell Directives have never made a reappearance. Still, I think its useful to have a means of fostering particular character development without unintended effects of bonus Aptitudes.

Use in Second Edition Dark Heresy

If the GM feels it appropriate all Player Characters benefit from the Cell Directives and may advance associated Skills and Talents as if possession another Aptitude. Player Character may also receive 1 of the associated Skills and Talents if they already possessed 2 Aptitudes for no experience point cost.

If the Characters circumstances render their Cell Directive irrelevant it should be withdrawn. Hopefully, to be replaced with a new more appropriate Cell Directive.

Creating Cell Directives

Cell Directives have an origin and theme. Obvious but worth remembering.

Cell Directives have approximately 12 Skill advances and Talents total, which are divided roughly evenly. Highest Rank awarded in each Skill and Talent Tier counts toward the total.

Hive Gang (Adapted from DH1: Book of Judgement)

Common Lore (Adeptus Arbites) (Rank 1) Linguistics (Hive Dialect) (Rank 1) Scrutiny (Rank 1) Stealth (Rank 1) Tech-Use (Rank 1) Cold Hearted* (Tier 1) Double Team (Tier 1) Light Sleeper* (Tier 1) Unremarkable* (Tier 1) Constant Vigilance (Tier 2)

Total: 11 * These Talents appear in the Only War Core Rulebook.

[abandonedhireling]

Warp Dabbler Talent for Black Crusade

Few heretics have the interest and aptitude to become master sorcerers, but many who tread the path to glory have at least some knowledge of the art. Invoking the powers of the warp in such a way might be a the beginning of their dark path, or may simply be another weapon in the heretic’s arsenal.

Tier: 1 Alignment: Unaligned Prerequisites: Intelligence 35, Forbidden Lore (Daemonology or The Warp), Scholastic Lore (Occult), No Psyker trait.

Effects: Characters with the Warp Dabbler talent may purchase the Psy-rating and Psychic Power Talents as if they have the Psyker trait. When determining their Psychic Strength they count as Unbound. Taking this Talent gives the character 1d5 Corruption Points.

A Warp Dabbler requires a Path to Power (BC:Core pages 207-208) and cannot manifest their sorcery without one of the following; Blasphemous Incantation, Corpus Conversion, Profane Symbols, or Sacrifice. Their maximum Psy-rating is limited to their Corruption Bonus.

Should the character ever acquire the Psyker trait such as by acquiring the Mark of Tzeentch, or temporarily such as by the effects of Spook treat this talent as Psy-rating.

Authors Notes:

Commentary: This is basically how I've handled sorcery for years, now reworked into a talent. The main reason it is a mere Tier 1 Talent is because the character still needs to invest a lot of Experience Points to actually be proficient with the power of the warp: a Psychic Power to do anything of note, Psy-rating for more power and simply so the dabbler doesn't have to always Push to manifest their power, Blasphemous Incantation and/or Corpus Conversion to manifest power with the speed that combat generally requires.

In some ways my talent is more restrictive than rules published in other FFG 40k games. This is for simplicity but also niche protection for existing Pskyer archetypes; although, I am tempted to replace the Idolitrex Magos of Forge Polix's Psyker trait with the Warp Dabbler talent in my own games.

Clarifications: Warp Dabblers start with Psy-rating 0, as such they must Push to manifest powers. This is very dangerous, that is the point. All characters with Warp Dabbler start with knowledge of Profane Symbols. Conversions to other games: I would probably rename this talent to Profane Symbols and allow dabblers to begin with whichever Path to Power is most appropriate for their source of learning.

Dabbling with sorcery would almost certainly be a greater source of corruption for any character not already in the service of the dark gods.

Inspirations: Black Crusade - Core Rulebook Rogue Trader - Edge of the Abyss Dark Heresy - The Radical's Handbook Dark Heresy Second Edition - Enemies Beyond

[reddus-art]

Mechanicus Construct Quirks

The names of the quirks and the descriptions are taken from Only War: Shield of Humanity, but I gave them rules, as I like adding rules to fluff.

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[dieheretic]

So one of my players came to us with a surprise this week... Some artist on Reddit drew the Dark Heresy Party I GM for!