The halls of Black Storm Fortress on Cloister are immense, greater than any you have seen. Black Storm Fortress was built to house the Adeptus Astartes, The Emperor's Greatest Warriors, also known as Space Marines. Black Storm Fortress has a presence that imbues you with awe and devotion to the God Emperor. A refreshing change from the hull of the Black Ships. Having survived this essential trial you feel empowered.
Servitors close the over-sized doors behind you as you enter the main hall. Storm Trooper sentries watch your every movement as you walk towards a room at the end of the hall. Ecclesiastical hymns echo the halls as you approach the room lit by a very large fireplace;a shadow of a man sitting in a large chair is cast against a stained glass window superposing itself over the image of St. Drusus.
Next to the window is a newly added piece of Inquisitorial iconography with an odd poem inscribed on a metal placard
Greater of Two Evils:
Blood red, the soul’s acquisition
Relentless violence, sound off oblivious
Pious young acolyte of the Inquisition
Devout sinners vying for position
Exhaustion in heat, willpower tenuous
Pious young acolyte of the Inquisition
Singing children in no need of confession
Fresh wound, sanguine and serious
Blood red, the soul’s acquisition
Exploitation of plague in remission
Find truth, fool’s errand continuous
Pious young acolyte of the Inquisition
Mirror image a stranger’s vision
Mutated sacrifice for Rex Deus
Blood red, the soul’s acquisition
Pious young acolyte of the Inquisition Interrogator Gathrix Ordo Hereticus
A voice from the room asks "Are you ready for your blood red stains young acolytes? Are you prepared to make the necessary sacrifice in service of the God Emperor? Enter and I shall give you your last test."
The Campaign:
Hello all, I am Inquisitor Varon Zeth, A.K.A Nimon on the forums. I use a lot of different aliases to enhance my play by posts. I intend to use the new Dark Heresy 2nd edition beta from Fantasy Flight for this play by post to test the rules out. I will be using a campaign I wrote for 1st edition that takes place in the Calixis sector since the Askellon sector is not yet fleshed out enough and because I know it well. In this campaign you will start out on the Planet Cloister in the Calixis Sector, and you will travel much of the sector seeking out secrets and heresy in the Warhammer 40k universe.
Character Creation:
We will use the point allocation system on pg 19. Equipment will be given out later.
I am looking for 6 players to get a good range of characters to test out the mechanics. Recruitment will end Tues 6th of Aug. I will announce the chosen characters as soon as possible on Weds the 7th. Please include a background for your character, it doesn't have to be a novel just explain how you were recruited. I expect posts once a day, and I expect a post to include what your character is doing, saying, and maybe thinking with any appropriate rolls. If you do not roll I will simply roll for you, but it can get tedious checking profiles for the appropriate statistic. I think that is all for now, I look forward to the submissions.