Reddit reviews Dark Heresy RPG: Core Rulebook 2nd Edition (Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay)

I'm going to take a different route from everyone suggesting piracy, and instead suggest that you look here on Amazon or on Book Depository. Alternately, head to your Friendly Local Game Store and see if anyone is currently running a Dark Heresy game that you could possibly sit in on, or join for a few sessions, to see if you like it. I know that it's "cool" to use the internet for piracy and find everything for free, but still... downloading the latest Hollywood movie is one thing, those studios make billions of dollars a year. Gaming companies have much, much smaller profit margins, and I think that piracy does affect them.

Dark Heresy II takes place in the setting of Warhammer 40k. There's another book in the same setting I was going to recommend called "Total War", but for the life of me, I can't find it on Amazon or Drivethrurpg... so yeah.

Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, Death Company, Total War, and Dark Heresy II all use very similar (if not identical in some cases) tactical combat rules. Setting up overwatch (think ranged attack of Opportunities), using automatic weapons to pin enemies behind cover, use of area weapons like flamers (flame throwers), and tons of different psyker powers make this whole genre really fun for tactical play.

Aside from the setting, the other big reason I like this system is how deadly it is, as well as the damage charts (depending on the type of damage dealt to certain locations on the body, people die at anywhere from -3 to -10 "wounds")

on Amazon.de it's available for about 43€ with Amazon Prime shipping. I bought mine through the http://www.bookdepository.com/ but they have somewhat longer shipping (and only the paperback version of the book). But to be honest: I have only seen the hardcover version so I'm not convinced if there actually is a paperback version. I will report back as soon as my copy arrives.

its on amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Heresy-Second-Edition-Rulebook/dp/1616616946

I don't know as if this is really the right place, but I might be able to help.

This is probably the book you want. You might be able to shop around and find it cheaper. Also, before you buy anything, you probably want to double check with the group to see what edition you're playing. I've linked the latest rules book, which is the 2nd edition, and I'm not really sure if that's notably different from the 1st edition of the rules.

Dark Heresy is set in the Warhammer 40K universe, so it might help to read up on the basic lore if you're not already familiar with it. Specifically, you'll be playing as members of the Inquisition, who are basically the gestapo of the Imperium of Man. You can probably expect to hunt down demon-worshiping cultists, root out infiltrating aliens, and cleanse heresy with fire, all in the name of the glorious God-Emperor. If you find a citizen who doesn't love the Emporer, that's heresy, so you kill them. If you find a citizen worshiping chaos gods, that's extra heresy, so you kill them, and probably their neighbors too, just in case they've been tainted by the forces of chaos.

All of the 1st edition stuff is out of print and can be hard to find. There really aren't that many differences in 2nd edition apart from a much improved character creation system. All you need is the main rule book to get familiar with the game. As for dice, you'll need a regular d10 and a percentile die.

https://www.amazon.com/Heresy-Second-Rulebook-Warhammer-Roleplay/dp/1616616946

I'm with 3d battalion 7th marines.