{"slug":"dark-heresy","title":"Dark Heresy","url":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/item/dark-heresy","agentUrl":"https://www.ttrpg-games.com/api/games/dark-heresy.json","summary":{"blurb":"The Warhammer 40,000 TTRPG of Inquisition acolytes hunting heresy in a grim, rules-heavy percentile system. First published in 2008, with a 2014 second edition; Cubicle 7 still sells the PDFs, while Imperium Maledictum is the current in-print way to play this style.","atAGlance":"Warhammer 40,000 Inquisition TTRPG • d100 roll-under • 1st edition (2008, Calixis) and 2nd edition (2014, Askellon) • PDF on DriveThruRPG • Cubicle 7's Imperium Maledictum is the current in-print successor","whyItFits":"Choose Dark Heresy when your group wants to play human-scale agents of the Inquisition: following leads, surviving deadly fights, and living with the Imperium's cruelty. Pick first edition for careers and the large Calixis library, or second edition for aptitudes and Influence. If you want a line Cubicle 7 still prints and expands, start with Imperium Maledictum instead."},"constraints":{"playerRange":null,"sessionRange":null,"setupMinutes":null,"characterCreationMinutes":null,"prepLevel":"High","priceModel":"Paid"},"fit":{"beginnerFriendly":false,"newGmFriendly":2,"oneShotFriendly":false,"campaignFriendly":true,"soloFriendly":false,"improvBurden":"Medium","structureLevel":"Balanced","contentIntensity":"High"},"scores":[{"key":"complexity","label":"Complexity","value":4},{"key":"new_gm","label":"New GM Fit","value":2},{"key":"roleplay","label":"Roleplay Focus","value":4},{"key":"combat","label":"Combat Focus","value":3},{"key":"tactical","label":"Tactical Depth","value":4},{"key":"campaign","label":"Campaign Depth","value":5}],"availability":{"quickstartAvailable":false,"pdfAvailable":true,"physicalBookAvailable":false,"vttReady":false},"recommendations":{"bestFor":["Groups that want human-scale Warhammer 40,000 investigation for the Inquisition","Tables that enjoy deadly percentile combat next to interrogation, cover identities, and institutional pressure","Players who want first edition's large Calixis library or second edition's aptitude-based characters"],"avoidIf":["You want a light rules set, reliable starting characters, or a short first session from a thin book","You want to play Space Marines or mixed-faction cinematic 40K action (see Wrath & Glory)","You want a line Cubicle 7 is still printing and expanding; that path is Imperium Maledictum"]},"facets":{"genres":["Horror","Mystery and Investigation","Science Fantasy"],"systems":[],"mechanics":["Campaign","Character Customization","Rules Heavy","Skill-Based","Tactical Combat","Team-Based"],"themes":["Bleak","Dark","Mature Themes","Political"],"decisionTags":["Licensed"]},"links":{"websiteUrl":"https://cubicle7games.com/en_US/warhammer-40-000-roleplay-dark-heresy-second-edition","reviewsUrl":"https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/135019/Dark-Heresy-Second-Edition-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1659151"}}