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Dark Heresy - Book of Judgement

Supplement

Pages 146
Publication Date January 1st, 2012

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Description


The Calixis Sector is plagued with heretics, recidivists, and the unworthy...and they all dwell beneath the faithful servants of the God-Emperor, eroding the backbone of the Imperium’s war machine. Whether it is a planetary noble skimming off the top, or a seditious terrorist planning the destruction of an entire Hab-block, it is the Adeptus Arbites who bring them to judgement.

Book of Judgement is a guide to crime and punishment in the Calixis Sector, and provides a powerful resource for Dark Heresy campaigns that feature Imperial Law as a story foundation. This detailed supplement contains new rules, backgrounds, alternate careers, and equipment for playing Acolytes with legal authority or a criminal past, and provides players with information about the Adeptus Arbites’ mission to bring order to the Calixis Sector. Game Masters of all experience levels will find expanded Investigation rules and a new adventure, Jurisdiction, that plunges the Acolytes into a conflict between three of the Imperium’s most powerful organisations.

Suitable for players of all levels. A copy of the Dark Heresy Core Rulebook is needed to use this supplement.



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Table of Contents


Chapter 001: Calixian law
006 | Arbitrators
007 | Recruitment and Promotion
008 | Precinct Fortresses
012 | The Fortress of the Just
019 | Scintilla
020 | Gunmetal City
022 | Iocanthos
023 | Arbitrator Doctrine
024 | Chasteners
025 | Detectives
027 | Verispex
028 | Cyber-mastiffs and Grapplehawks
030 | THE CALIXIAN UNDERWORLD
030 | The Kasballica
031 | The Amaranthine Syndicate
031 | The Beast House
032 | The Pale Throng and genetic dissidence

Chapter ii:B ound to law
036 | Background Packages
037 | Cold Trader
037 | Enforcer
038 | hive Gang Member
038 | Impostor
039 | Kasabilica "Noble"
039 | Proven Innocent
040 | Sibellus Scrounger
040 | Underhive Merchant
041 | Alternate Career Ranks
042 | Chastener
044 | Cyber-mastiff Handler
046 | Malifixer
048 | Magistrate
050 | Slate-Agent
052 | Suffering Marshal
054 | Verispex Adept
056 | Cell Directives
056 | Using Cell Directives
056 | Cell Directives Format
057 | Deferred Executions
057 | Hive Gang
058 | Interdepartmental Co-operation
058 | Task Force

Chapter iii: a rBites a rmoury
061 | Melee Weapons
063 | Ranged Weapons
064 | Armour
067 | Utility Items
070 | Drugs
072 | Cyber-Constructs, Beasts, and Servitors
077 | Cybernetics

Chapter iV: inVestigation
080 | Using An Investigation
082 | Elements of an Investigation
082 | The Introduction
084 | The Antagonist
084 | The Mystery
085 | The Setting
086 | Investigation Events
086 | The Clue
086 | Investigation Skill Test
090 | Complications, Breaks, and Plot Points
094 | Ending the Investigation
094 | Example Resolution

Chapter V: Calixian most wanted
096 | Hive Subrique
096 | Location
097 | Hive-City Subrique
102 | Gangs of Subrique
104 | Rumours and Secrets
106 | The Spire Stalker
106 | Adventure Hooks
108 | Lord Provost Arcule Yamatov
108 | Adventure Hooks
110 | The Sea Thieves of Belacane
110 | Adventure Hooks
112 | The Sibellus Revisionist
112 | Adventure Hooks
114 | Mechashades

Chapter Vi: JurisdiCtion
118 | Backstory
118 | Granithor & Donaris
119 | Briefing
120 | Area 001: Clergy & Cog
124 | Area 002: Labyrinth & Lab
128 | Area 003: The Lab of Tech-Priest Roche
133 | Escape
134 | Area 004: Confronting the Bishop
135 | Aftermath
136 | NPC Profiles
140 | Handout: Communique



Credits


Lead Developer
Mack Martin

Written And Developed By
Graham Davey, Robert Dempsey, Mathew Farrer, Tim Flanders, Ian Hardin, Tim Huckelberry, Charles May, Kevin Rubitsky, Sam Stewart and Ross Watson

Editing
David Johnson

Proofreading
Charles May & Onawa Wyatt

Dark Heresy Designed By
Owen Barnes, Kate Flack, and Mike Mason

Graphic Design
Kevin Childress, Chris Beck, and Mark Raynor

Cover Art
Sascha Diener

Interior Art
Even Mehl Amundsen, A.L. Ashbaugh, Jacob Atienza, Alberto Bontempi, Matt Bradbury, Wes Clendinning, Ame En, Zach Graves, David Griffi th, Tomasz Jedruszek, Toni Justamente, Jason Juta, Daniel Lapham, Jesse McGibney, Marco Morte, David Nash, German Nobile, Arkady Roytman, Mark Smith, Florian Stitz, Liu Yang

Managing Art Director
Andrew Navaro

Production Manager
Eric KnightFFG Liscensing CoordinatorDeb Beck

Executive Game Designer
Corey Konieczka

Executive Game Producer
Michael Hurley

Publisher
Christian T. Petersen

Games Workshop

Licensing Managers
Owen Rees and John French

Head Of Licensing
Jon Gillard

Head Of Licensing, Legal And Strategic Projects
Andy Jones

Head Of Intellectual Property
Alan Merrett

Special Thanks
“Playtest Coordinator” - Ronald DeValk, “Furnace of Destiny” - Ryan Powell with Max Hardenbrook. “The Librarians” - Pim Mauve with Joris Voogd, Jan-Cees Voogd, Keesjan Kleef and Gerlof Woudstra. “No Guts No Glory!” - Sean Connor, Stephen Pitson, Adam Lloyd, Aaron McManus-Wood, Simon Tierney. “Highest Bidders” - Jordan “Milly” Millward, Keri Harthoorn, Kyle Harthoorn, Kieren Smith and Julia Smith. Matthew “H.B.M.C.” Eustace



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