Dark Heresy: Edge of Darkness

Dark Heresy RPG (First edition)

by Alan Bligh

Edge of Darkness was one of the first adventures available for Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay, first appearing on the web back in 2008. Since that time, Edge of Darkness has been downloaded innumerable times. It is famous for the first glimpse of the sinister cult of the Logicians. The adventure is quite well written, and it has a strong investigation focus that really draws on the core experience of role-playing an Acolyte of the Inquisition. In addition, the adventure contains quick-start rules for Dark Heresy and serves as a brilliant introduction to the game iline. Alas, due to a series of unfortunate events, Edge of Darkness remained a well-written but simply presented textual PDF for months on end.

Until now, that is!

Thanks to the hard work of our redoubtable RPG intern Trent Urness, Fantasy Flight Games is now able to present Edge of Darkness the way it was always intended—as a 48-page, fully-laid out and illustrated spectacular! This free PDF is a fine addition to any Dark Heresy fan’s hard drive, containing the same great adventure its always been, spruced up with Dark Heresy graphic design and Warhammer 40,000 art. This adventure has always been one of my favorites for the Dark Heresy line, and I am very proud to say that it now looks the part.

Edge of Darkness is the creation of writer Alan Bligh, one of the two minds behind Disciples of the Dark Gods and Tattered Fates . In Edge of Darkness , the Acolytes are called by the Inquisition to investigate an unusual murder in the Coscarla District on the hive world of Scintilla. The adventure has a flexible structure to allow for different approaches to the truth, and the final confrontation is a very exciting challenge that your Acolytes will not soon forget.

If you’ve already enjoyed Edge of Darkness in the past, I encourage you to pick up this free PDF to add to your collection. If you’re looking for a great way to begin your adventures using Dark Heresy , this is exactly what you need. If you’ve never given Edge of Darkness a try, now is the time. What are you waiting for? Go download the free 48-page adventure Edge of Darkness now!

Dark Heresy is a roleplaying game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the grim darkness of the far future. Players take on the roles of Acolytes serving the Inquisition, rooting out heresy and corruption from within the galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man.

48 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Taddow · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the fourth adventure that I ran in my (at the time of this review) decade-long (and still going) Dark Heresy campaign. It’s a great adventure for an Inquisition-themed Warhammer 40,000 role-playing game. There is investigation, heresy in the form of a heretical tech-cult, the Logicians, a grim dark setting of a slum under hive section and combat opportunities. In the final battle the enemies can be quite formidable in this low-level adventure, especially if the Game Master uses tactics and cover and the Player Characters do not (my group was successful but only just barely survived a Total Party Kill).

For the most part I thought this adventure was pretty complete to run as is (though I will admit that I did tweak some of its encounters and made some additions to personalize it a bit). My gaming group still talks about this one. If you’re interested in checking out my Dark Heresy campaign, take a look at it on Obsidian Portal: https://faith-and-betrayal.obsidianpo...