In the Emperor's Name!

[Craig]

Hi All,

Have you ever wished to play a bold Imperial Inquisitor facing down the enemies of man with a brave retinue of warriors around you? Or perhaps lead a sinister coven of chaos cultists in an effort to undermine the deluded followers of the Corpse-Emperor?

The Forge of War Development Group are proud to announce the release of their newest rules: In The Emperor's Name. A skirmish game where each player plays a Hero or Villain with his or her Retinue of five to ten figures.

Like many of our games the rules of play are simple and concise, but with enough detail to give a fun evening's gaming.

Within the game are a full set of rules for scenarios, solo campaigning and lists for using:
The Servants of the Emperor, an Inquisitor and his retinue.
The Enemies of Man, a Chaos Agent and his foul followers.
The Adeptus Astartes, including all the famous Chapters.
The Ecclesiarchy, including the Martial Sisterhoods.
The Imperial Guard, in all its glory. Now you can be Commissar Gaunt or Col. Schaeefer on a do-or-die mission.
Ordo-based Inquisitor Retinues, for those who hanker after being a hunter of Witches, Xenos or Daemons.
The Adeptus Arbites, the watchmen of the Imperium.
An Imperial Navy Landing Party, for those who wish to cry 'Avast Ye Lubbers!'
A Rogue Trader and his crew of mercenaries and misfits.
The Traitor Legions, including each of its foul legions.
A Blood Pact Death Brigade infiltration team.
A Blood Axe Ork Warband.
The Genestealer cult, complete with Patriarch, Magus and Hybrids.
A Tau Incursion Team.
A Squat Brotherhood, lost but never forgotten

Retinue lists for other forces are in the process of being prepared, as are various scenarios and campaigns.

All this is free to download from:

http://thegamesshed.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/in-the-emperors-name/

For an excellent example of play try:
http://saxondogwarband.blogspot.com/2011/06/pleasant-little-chat-in-emperors-name.html

Cheers,
Craig.

[joroas]

Just downloaded.  Thankyou to you and your team. 

[Mister Rab]

Looks like fun, hats off to you... but how've you avoided the IP lawyers? 

[Hrothgar]

There are quite a few free fan-made games out there that are set in the 40k universe. I don't know why this one would be any different.

[area23]

Just because you listing about everything what's cool about the whole 40K/Rogue Trader universe I'm immediately downloading it.

[Craig]

Looks like fun, hats off to you... but how've you avoided the IP lawyers? 

Who they? 

Seriously though, we're tiny, we do it for free and we give credit to their copyright. There are much bigger fish to fry out there other than us. Whole sites dedicated to free downloads of their entire canon. Miniatures companies who make identikit figures etc.

If they ask us to remove it we will, and then I'll just do a 'search and replace' operation on all GW terms with suitable alternatives (anyone up for a game between Space Rangers and Republican Guard?) and the republish the next day.

Besides, if this is popular it is hardly going to hit their core sales of miniatures now is it? It is not like Inquisitor has a large and growing following, nor Necromunda.

I am about to start work on a Steampunk variant called 'In Her Majesty's Name!' as well.

Cheers,
Craig.

[Craig]

There are quite a few free fan-made games out there that are set in the 40k universe. I don't know why this one would be any different.

Hi Hrothgar,

Perhaps because this was created by the same team who brought you FUBAR?

It has our usual standard of complexity through simplicity, and will continue to be supported with supplements and scenarios, just like FUBAR. Besides it is fun to play 

Cheers,
Craig.

[Craig]

Just because you listing about everything what's cool about the whole 40K/Rogue Trader universe I'm immediately downloading it.

Hi ,

We haven't even started yet. You want Vanilla and Chocolate Eldar, we're getting to them. Necrons? They're coming. How about a Hrud or Enslaver force?  You name it we'll go for it 

You are free to write your own stuff for it and if you find it works (or even if it doesn't) come over to the Forge of War Yahoo Group and join in. Our golden rule is that all contributions are credited.

Cheers,
Craig.

[bc99]

Shades of Rogue Trader. Thanks for the download, I'll try it out! Great AAR too, fun stuff.

[Hrothgar]

Hey Craig-Jason here! I actually was responding to the IP question when I wrote what I did about there being many other fan-made games set in the 40k universe. Meant it in tems of, "if they can do it for years on end with no show of concern from the gents in Nottingham, why shouldn't we??"
 

[Zazel]

Thanks, will dload and check it out

also

I am about to start work on a Steampunk variant called 'In Her Majesty's Name!' as well.

I would be rather interested in this too, sounds rather cool

[Benny]

Sounds great fun, but is it all solo play or can it be played with 2 players or more? I read the demo game you wrote up and that was a solo game. If you can play against others i can see it being played at my gaming club.

[Cosmotiger]

You can play it with 2 players up to as many people as you can fit around the table.  My son and I were playing a two player orks vs. IG campaign, up to the point where we decimated each other's retinues almost to the last man/grot.   

[Craig]

Hey Craig-Jason here! I actually was responding to the IP question when I wrote what I did about there being many other fan-made games set in the 40k universe. Meant it in tems of, "if they can do it for years on end with no show of concern from the gents in Nottingham, why shouldn't we??"
 

Hi Jason,

I do wish people would use their real names on fora like this 

Sorry mate - preaching to the converted eh?

Cheers,
Craig.

[Craig]

Sounds great fun, but is it all solo play or can it be played with 2 players or more? I read the demo game you wrote up and that was a solo game. If you can play against others i can see it being played at my gaming club.

Hi Benny,

Sorry if there is any confusion there. It is designed as a multiplayer game. However, Hrothgar/Jason produced a splendid appendix for solo campaigning and we just had to include it in the rules.

Cheers,
Craig.