Cubicle 7: Imperium Maledictum (Dark Heresy 3.0?)

[Mazer Rackham]

A little bird told me about this, but I put in a requisition for a Psychic Hood...

With thanks to @Xin Ceithan

Announcing Warhammer 40,000: Imperium Maledictum! – Cubicle 7 (cubicle7games.com)

 

Edited August 9, 2022 by Mazer Rackham

[Lysimachus]

Hmm, DH > W&G > IM sounds a lot like Old Coke > New Coke > Old Coke (or Slurm, if you prefer!)

[Mazer Rackham]

I never drink the stuff - have you seen what it will do to your toilet? 

Anyway, I think that's a fairly reasonable assessment - I'd even go so far as to say that W&G feels like a repeat of Inquisitor, as that it's an action-RPG.

Be interesting to see what they come out with. The Macharian stuff is a decent sector of space to lose yourself in, albeit a canon sector. All the other pockets of murder were out of the way enough to let you cut whosoever's throat you please.

We'll see what happens with it.

[schoon]

It's a matter of personal preference - some people really like the d100 mechanic - some folks really like the dice pool mechanic.

C7 talked to folks at GenCon and reassured everyone that they would be supporting both systems going forward.

I see more material as a good thing regardless of system. I can mod easily from one to the other.

[Machine God]

Cubicle 7 had a big table set up at Dragonmeet at the weekend. The books looked great and I got the spiel from the bloke.

 

Unfortunately I've got the FFG stuff and we're all using that on Play by Post, so I saved my cash for other things.

[Mazer Rackham]

Nothing wrong with treating yourself to good books mate, or from running a narrative game (nudge, nudge).

 

It has been a while since I looked - I take it the Core and a supplement/adventure book was availalble?

[Xin Ceithan]

FYI there was an interview on BeastsofWar/OnTableTop with one of the Designers recently: 

 

https://www.beastsofwar.com/warhammer-40k/imperium-maledictum-cubicle-7s-new-warhammer-40k-rpg-designer-interview/
 

So, it looks like it‘s  very much inspired by DH and indeed  first major supplement will focus on the Inquisition but it‘s not the  default set up per se covered inter core book. 
 

More squishy / low  level set up, pcs are working for a patron ( rogue trader, Inquisitor, Magos, etc) that a group can compose with the GM first then pcs come in as „deniable / disposable“ assets.
They also confirm that it is set in the modern / close to current  days of 40K and the default setting is one of the sectors that was liberated during the Macharian Crusade so focus is on stories is on inner / inside Imperium in the core book factionwise.

 

Does look like fun…

 

(though I looks to me like the near future of PBP is more street level grimdark as opposed to the potentially more „heroic scale“  of Wrath and Glory given how dominant d100 games seem to bearlund here ) 

 

 

[Mazer Rackham]

Very, very interesting - nice catch on the vid Xin. Looks like even if a person doesn't want to play it, it will be a superb set of sourcebooks for Post Cicatrix.

[Lord_Ikka]

Should also have some good fluff/story hooks for those who use the older FFG rules anyway. 

[Mazer Rackham]

I agree, there's plenty to like here. I'm looking forward to finding out more, and prepared to eat humble pie over it.

[DukeLeto69]

So Imperium Maledictus is released for pre-order today.

[Lord_Ikka]

Just got the book, will look through it tonight and probably give an overview later on how I think it is.

[Mazer Rackham]

Found this - a playthrough by a few dudes and one of the designers.