tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35732760.post618771916429543321..comments2023-06-17T12:54:51.139+01:00Comments on Pissing in the Wind: Dark HeresyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01959953232858572312noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35732760.post-78100672090570761002008-03-28T21:09:00.000+00:002008-03-28T21:09:00.000+00:00Reasonable? Yes. A lot is made of the incompetence...Reasonable? Yes. A lot is made of the incompetence of Warhmamer characters but in truth the system is designed to be used with frequent handing out of bonuses etc - and that is as true in DH as it is in WFRP.<BR/><BR/>Not being all that well versed in Sci-Fi generally, and 40k specifically not being super-competent is no deal breaker for me, though it does raise questions as to why the all-powerful Inquisition are using these no-hopers!<BR/><BR/>I would happily play again though; I like the atmosphere and the themes which are largely holdovers from WFRP anyway and the pitch is certainly an interesting one - investigative, but with the potential for a bucket of action (we ended up facing Chaos Space Marines without so much as a fatality) in a multitude of different locations and settings, and the system, when handled well, is smooth and quick, whilst allowing sensible play to rack up the bonuses to negate the "low" percentage base success.<BR/><BR/>But as I said, when it comes to running such a game, I'd put it very much in line with running a PC group made up of Witch Hunters in WFRP - tailor made for the "Ultimate Moral Authority" and greater importance of PCs to everyone else that underly Dogs in the Vineyard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959953232858572312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35732760.post-82190175731770413312008-03-26T22:31:00.000+00:002008-03-26T22:31:00.000+00:00Yeah, I'd heard DH was a bit on the low-competence...Yeah, I'd heard DH was a bit on the low-competence side - is that reasonable given the setting? I've never really got into 40K. <BR/><BR/>Would you play it again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com