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A book on bad guys? I thought that everyone in Warhammer 40K was a bad guy.
hmm...is a good point. I think everything needs to have a qualifier attached. like "A book of bad guys (according to the inquisition)" That way, there's less confusion. Although stating that the cults are the bad guys in the first place is liable to lead to confusion with so many other possibilities out there. I wonder if they have a ranking system, and if so where the eldar stand.
On a side note, I'm starting a 1-1 DH game in a couple of weeks and it is going to heavily include cults and a hive world...I may have to get this at some point.
Being that the book is called "Disciples of the Dark Gods" I get the impression that this book is going to be 99% Chaos-oriented. Anything to do with Chaos is pretty much universally bad, no matter whose vantage point you're looking from (unless you're looking from Chaos's vantage, but that's beside the point).
(unless you're looking from Chaos's vantage, but that's beside the point).
Nono, you were right the first time. even the factions of chaos see the other factions as bad guys. I just put (from the viewpoint fo the inquisition) since that's the team you're playing for (if i read the first book right).
Although stating that the cults are the bad guys in the first place is liable to lead to confusion with so many other possibilities out there. I wonder if they have a ranking system, and if so where the eldar stand.
Actually, the Imperium does have a ranking system. IIRC, Eldar are slightly worse than loyal abhumans but better than traitorous humans.
It's sort of the almost vaguely good vs the full tilt Lovecraftian, sanity-eating, baby-sacrificing evil.
The reason for this book was that the core book and first expansion were light on specific bad guys, though some good instructions on how to build them. People like more fluff. So there will be this and another book of alien things to bump off, as well.
Something tells me that the elusiveness of the Eldar and the much hinted at defeat of the Damocles Crusade might have something to do with their 'tolerated' status. That and not being out to eat or eradicate humanity.
Being that the book is called "Disciples of the Dark Gods" I get the impression that this book is going to be 99% Chaos-oriented.
The Heretics chapter has the losing side of Sebastian Thor's reformation, a mutant supremecist group, and details on the Logicians. I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting one.
The Xenos chapter has a dangerous Xenos artifact, a Xenos-backed trading cabal (starring some old Xenos 'friends' of the Calixis sector), a cartel that deals in non-intelligent Xenos bloodsports, and a strange incorporeal xenos race.
The Malleus chapter has a Slaaneshi plot that doesn't involve sex, a Nurgle-caused zombie apocalypse, Tzeentch as the King in Yellow, Khorne as an Unknown Armies Room of Renunciation, a Bohemian Grove-style devil worship cult, and the Pilgrims of Hayte, who are your basic evil cult.
Quite a useful book for Calixis-based games, inspirational for games in other sectors, and an interesting read for people who just like 40K.