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A while back I was privileged to work with a group of fellow hobbyists here in the development of rules for using the Inquisition and Rogue Traders in the previous edition of Kill Team. You can see the designer's notes and links to the files here. While I've always wanted to update those rules for the new edition of Kill Team, the old rules were reliant upon the old Commanders or Rogue Traders expansions. With the inclusion of the Elucidian Starstriders in the Kill Team 2022 Annual, we may have a decent precedent for including characters like rogue traders and inquisitors in kill teams, toning things down a bit from the COMMANDER rules. My initial thoughts are: This would be a sort of expansion to allow for what we used to be able to do in the Inquisitor game, but updated based on model expansions and the new Kill Team game. While I would strive to balance it for the main game, my primary goal is to get the kill teams for this project balanced against each other for an Inquisimunda type of experience (i.e., without the main factions). Things would be toned down quite a bit from the previous effort. I'd still like to give players a lot of freedom, but the shift from points to fixed fire teams changes the dynamic a bit. Space Marines, Sisters of Battle, and Sisters of Silence would be excluded. Multiple kill teams would be created, allowing for different types of inquisitors, rogue traders, tech-priests, and prelates. So where the previous version of the rules allowed a player to choose an inquisitor's ordo and modify their command roster options accordingly, there would be a kill team specifically for an Ordo Malleus inquisitor, another for an Ordo Hereticus inquisitor, etc. While all of the inquisition kill teams would have broad similarities, each would have unique elements. I've just begun playing around with things, so I'm very interested in any input anyone might have.

After some internal debate (it has been awhile), I am creating this new thread to brainstorm, write, and bank ideas for essentially anything remotely religious for the Imperium. I didn't just want to say 'Ecclessiarchy' since there will be a number of Emperor cults that will thrive before Niklaas does some pruning. (I probably could move the Primarch theological concepts here too.) This is the general timeline so far. Emperor starts Unification Wars. His shiny and overwhelming power invoke religious thought in him, despite his rejection. He does destroy a bunch of churches before he kick-starts the Great Crusade. However, that gold is just too shiny, so there is always a few people who secretly think he's a god (it's even mentioned in the first HH rulebook). The Lectitio Diviniatus, written by Lorgar, combined with the Emperor's retirement to Terra seem to supercharge this trend. Switching to BotL, the same trend is about half speed since no Divinitatus yet. But there's also an additional 30 years of Emperor absence, and Alexandros really can't be bothered to devote any extra time to fight the growing cults (unless they turn violent). Day of Revelation happens, and Alexandros comes face-to-face with a Khorne Bloodthirster and Chaos in its full power and is quite affected by it. While he is trying to stop Icarion's rebellion, he spends time on researching Chaos, the Warp, and just what can be done with it. Where the Emperor decided Athiesm was the way to go, Alexandros' conclusion was that religion was the more effective weapon. To that end, as the First Solar War is approaching, he writes the the Divinitatus. During this time, Selene becomes the first Imperial Saint though the context is still up in the air. As Alexandros finishes writing the book up, Selene approaches him to his surprise. Together, they go to Othnil of Mictana. Alexandros delivers the book, charges him with spreading the new cult, while Selene stays awhile to help him. First Solar War happens, and Alexandros nearly dies thanks to Ixitptatlan hexing him with some Chaos magic. This begins phase two of Alexandros' research, this time in much more practical counter abilities, leading him to create a proto-Sanctic discipline. All the while the Imperial Cult is exploding because life is getting sucky and short, and increasingly filled with daemonic energy. Alexandros eventually assembles the Order of the Mind, takes the most willing/able disciples and forms the Sadvu. These are the first masters of the Sanctic discipline. The Second Solar War happens, Alexandros reveals his authorship of the Divinitatus, claims to be divine as the Emperor, writes a second testament (which I'll eventually name), secretly persuades Niklaas to watch over the Imperial Cult to ensure its purity/utility, and passes away in martyrdom. And those are all of my current notes. Something I'd like to do is write some actual passages for the Divinitatus, which canon seems to have avoided.