You are an Acolyte in the service of the Emperor’s Inquisition. You stand in the front line of a great and secret war where your duty is to hunt out the foul stench of heresy, the vile alien, and the twisted influence of Chaos. You will tread where others fear, venturing to distant planets, ancient space hulks and the unsavory depths of the under-hive. You will never know fame nor reward, yet if you stand resolute your deeds will be whispered to the God-Emperor of Mankind.

Combining the grim darkness of the far future with award-winning games design, the Dark Heresy rulebook allows players to take on the role of an Inquisitor’s retinue as they fight against the corrupt agents of Chaos. Within this awesome full colour rulebook, players will find all the information they need to play as agents of the Imperial Inquisition. It’s packed with evocative background, detailed rules, details of equipment and an adventure to get players started. Search out the traitor, the heretic, the mutant, and remember – innocence proves nothing.

The core book gives players and Games Masters all they need to start role playing as an acolyte of the Inquisition in the grim world of the 41st millennium in one huge 400 page hardback book. The book contains:

• Full character creation and career path rules
• Huge amount of skills and talents
• Deadly combat system
• Equipment guide.
• Psyker spells and the perils of the warp
• A guide to the Inquisition and the Calixis sector of Imperial space
• Adventure scenario: Illumination
• Includes 3 pages of errata.