Dark Heresy Podcast - The Characters: "Red"

Adeptus Arbites Suspect File 3250: “Red”

Dark Heresy Podcast - The Characters: Adept Scribe Pseudonym

Data Transit Imminent – Stand By...

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Esteemed Senior-Scribe Repello,

I have been conducting routine data quality checks relating to personnel records.

I regret to inform you that an issue has arisen regarding the records of Adept-Scribe Pseudonym, who has recently been assigned to the service of Inquisitor Orland Thrass.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 9

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The team remain holed up in Calix's office, under heavy fire. Conrad is determined to take down the gun servitor, as their position starts to look a little worse for ware.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 8

Had a little bit of a hiatus while I spent some time on my Wolves. I even got in a couple of games with them!

Anyway, here's the first of the last couple of episodes of the podcast. Enjoy!

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The battle starts to hot up as the enemy begin to move in and the large hulking shapes near the robed figure are revealed. The team discovers how useful grenades can be.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 7

This should have been out on Monday, however I somehow forgot to click "publish"... Sorry :)

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The Acolytes attempt to deal with Calix's bodyguards quietly whilst preventing him from escaping. The battle of the Adepts continues for some time while the others look on in amusement.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 6

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Finally coming face to face with Joseph Calix, the players discuss what to do with him while Wensleydale gets a hot drink. Adept-Scribe Pseudonym kicks things off with a codeword.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 5

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The acolytes make their way onwards and out of the sewer system, encountering a control room on the way. Smelling of excrement is apparantly not an obstacle. They finally arrive at Manufactorum 120.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 4

A week late due to some BattleScribe work that needed doing, here's the latest episode of the Dark Heresy Campaign Podcast.

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The team moves on from the pumping station and encounters some guards. Red gets a chance to sweet talk her way through. The others are not so subtle.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 3

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The team concludes the fight in the pumping station, gruesomely dispatching of their remaining foes. More psychic powers ensue.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 2

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The team are ambushed in the pumping room and the gunfight hots up. Inteos attempts some psychic powers but his companions are not amused.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Series 2 Episode 1

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And we're back with the first episode of the second session of our Dark Heresy campaign. The Acolytes meet two new companions, and are directed to find Joseph Calix and take him alive for questioning. They decide to take the dirty route.

First I Was Afraid: Experiences As A First-Time GM

It's all in your hands

Well, it's been a good few months since I finally sat down and ran my first role playing session as a GM. Despite this, I wanted to write a little something about how I prepared and how I thought it all went.

The post title says it all - I was petrified. It's a scary thing to think that the enjoyment of the players rests in your hands, and that if you don't do a good job everyone will just get bored. I think it's pretty natural to feel this way when coming into this kind of thing for the first time. Keeping everybody entertained is quite a bit of responsibility - and it all rests on you.

It turns out this was totally wrong.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 14

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The final episode of our first session/series. The acolytes help Foss finish up the "deal" at the loading docks, before deciding what to do about Foss himself.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 13

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The team makes their way to the location of the arms deal and checks the place out before Foss arrives. The proceedings don't quite go to plan however.

Off Topic: Jon's Amazing Roast Tomato and Pancetta Pasta

I'm quite a fan of getting into the kitchen. When you manage cook up something that really hits the mark it's very satisfying. It's similar to the feeling you get when you finish painting a miniature you're particularly proud of. I came up with this recipe on the spot while wondering the aisles of the supermarket with an urge for roasted tomatoes. I say "came up with," but to be honest it probably just got lodged in my brain after watching some random cookery show or other on the telly. It's tasty stuff though, so I thought I'd share it.

It should take about 30 minutes to cook, fridge-to-plate, and quantities are listed per-person.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 12

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With the arrival of Foss, the acolytes get to listen in on the proceedings. They debate what to do next after Foss offers them a new task to perform.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 11

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The team check out the meeting place as directed by Foss, and discover a problem. Garvel displays his abilities.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 10

And finally, here is episode 10 in the tale of our intrepid acolytes. It's a bit late again, since the whole thing with BattleScribe's notice of infringement took up most of my attention over the last week or so. I decided to put my efforts into developing new version which would help users share data files amongst themselves, since I had to take down the website hosting data files.

Still, the good news is that after spending some more time messing around with Audacity, I've figured out a much less manual process for editing the podcast. This should mean I can get them fixed up and released with much less time and effort than previously, so hopefully no more weeks with missing episodes...

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Dirk, Inteos, Conrad and Milo get themselves a new van and quit the safehouse to hole up at Garvel's place. They are introduced to the man they are seeking, Hecklan Foss, who gives them a task to do.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 9

A mere week late, here is the latest episode of the acolytes' adventure. Download it here, listen with the embedded player below, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

The team interrogate their captives from the warehouse. One of them proves more useful than the other...

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 8

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The acolytes turn the accidental shootout in the warehouse to their favour, and have to decide what to do with some prisoners. A van chase almost ensues.

Space Wolves Progress

Once again demonstrating that I assemble armies at the pace of an asthmatic snail, here's the progress I've made on my space wolves army since this post. Ten months ago.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 7

Here's episode 7 of the Dark Heresy campaign podcast - now with slightly improved audio quality! Download it here, listen with the embedded player below, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

The players head off to a meeting with the rebels at a warehouse. Three clicks leads to trouble.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 6

Here's episode 6 of the Dark Heresy podcast, a little late. Download it here, listen with the embedded player below, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

The team hires a van and goes out to hit the bars in search of information.

Update: Forgot to tag the post, so it didn't show up in the RSS feed, sorry! Fixed now.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 5

The Dark Heresy campaign continues with episode 5 of the podcast. Download it here, listen with the embedded player below, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

The acolytes "deal with" the survivors from the shootout at the safehouse, before deciding what to do next.

Dark Heresy Podcast - The Characters: Dirk Campbell

The final instalment in the series on the characters in our Dark Heresy campaign. Today we have the tale of Dirk Campbell, Arbite, by Simon.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 4

Podcast episode four has arrived! Download it here, listen with the embedded player below, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

The team finally manage to clear out the safe house, bringing the combat to a close. Dirk has a close shave.

Dark Heresy Podcast - The Characters: Conrad Wensleydale

Post number two in a short series on the characters in our Dark Heresy campaign, written by the players. Today's story is that of Corporal Conrad Wensleydale, played by Jack Sandwich.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 3

Episode three of our Dark Heresy podcast is now available - download it here, listen with the embedded player below, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

The battle at the safe house rages on. Dirk and Intios manage to clear out the inside, but Conrad and Milo have difficulty dealing with the gangers in the corridor...

Dark Heresy Podcast - The Characters: Intios Atellus

The first of a short series where the players in our Dark Heresy campaign write up a little background on their characters. First up is Tom, who's playing Intios Atellus, a void-born psyker.

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 2

Episode two of our Dark Heresy podcast is now available - download it here, subscribe via RSS, subscribe via iTunes or listen with the embedded player below.

Milo leads the team to the safe house. The players get their first taste of combat!

Dark Heresy Podcast - Episode 1

Episode one of our Dark Heresy podcast has now been released! Download it here, subscribe via RSS, subscribe via iTunes or listen with the embedded player below.

The players discover their mission, before descending into the depths of Manufactorum District 6-80 to meet their contact, Milo Drex.

Dark Heresy Campaign: An Introduction

Around here we occasionally do a bit of role-playing. Perhaps once every few of months, when we have enough people together to play, we tend to have a brutal, 10 hour or longer gaming session. So far it's mostly been Dungeons and Dragons 2 and 3.5, and so far I've only been a player, not a games master. This Christmas, however, things changed. My friend Jack Sandwich picked me up a copy of the Dark Heresy rulebook. Taking the hint, I dove in and started cooking up a campaign to run.

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