Calixis Sector Sourcebook in a vein of DW Jericho reach would be wonderful, and I still think that Puritan Sourcebook is necessary (and no, Blood of Martyrs is NOT Puritan Sourcebook) for writeup of more Inquisition factions and philosophies. Im not sure about rules redux despite my love for only war, but at least basic mechanics, combat and skills and talents should be amended (ie. Stealth instead of Shadowing and Silent Move for Example) and some conversion guide be given.

From other surcebooks, Tyranite Cabal and splatbooks for Adepts and Psykers (with Astropath from RT), Guardsman (and how to incorporate DH and OW) would be nice.

LordBlades said:

Switching your career to become an Imperial Psyker is impossible in the world of 40K. Psykers are carefully selected (most are simply killed) and then shipped to Terra where they undergo years or even decades of training and indoctrination. If you survive this ordeal you will be Psyker for life. You do not choose to become a Psyker.

The career system of Dark Heresy is a good representation of the rigid society in 40K. Some switches would make sense, most wouldn't, and some are downright ridiculous.

I didn't say that….

On that note though, there are a couple options in DH to become a psyker:

• Imperial Psyker Career (Core): Duh
• Nascent Psyker Advance (IH): Limited but does give you powers
• Wyrd Background (RH): Makes you a limited psyker with one power, but a good control over it
• Adept (Core): One of the career paths gives you a psy rating
• Ordo Sicarius Initiate (DH): Gives you the option for Psy Rating 1
• Mind's Eye Opens (Asc): Psy Rating 1
• Inquisitor/Interrogator option (Asc), which lets you get Psy Ratings I believe

And here are some other possible ways to get Psyker powers (or possible Sorcerer)

• Daemonic Pact (Core): Up to the GM
• Thy Name I Keep (RH): See Above
• Daemon Vessel (RH): Elite Advance, one effect can give you Psy 4

And then you have sorcerer packages and possibiliies

• Forsaken Priest (RH): Yep
• Imperial Diviner (RH): Yep
• Malefic Scholar (RH): Yep
• Tainted Psyker (RH): Yep
• Warp Dabbler (RH): Yep

Then there should be some in the Lathe Worlds, but I don't really own that book (just looked at a friend's copy), so I can't help you there, BUT there are many ways to be a psyker in 40k, just to be an IMPERIAL psyker, aka SANCTIONED and trained, is harder, I see only the Psyker career, the Ascension options, the adept branched path and MAYBE the Ordo Sicarius Initiate path (though it isn't spelled out)

Dok Martin said:

That was me saying it. Qoute system tends to do that if you try to delete parts of the message

Psykers aren't selected at brith. Many had a life in which they did something else before their psychic powers being discovered. That was my point: having somebody who does something else for a living and then at some point discovers he's gt psychic powers and wants to focus on that (even without sanctioning) is impossible to do for some career paths(like scum or guardsman) if you want to play it out in game (as opposed to in your background).

One of the supporting characters in the Gaunt's Ghosts novels sponateously develops psychic powers. It turns out quite badly for him…

Baradiel said:

Me too. An adventure or sourcebook would be good.

I would also like a calaxis sector book.

I'll just throw in here and say that a Calixis Sector sourcebook, a Ordo Xenos sourcebook and a Puritan Handbook would be awesome. As would more class-oriented books be.

I've admittedly toyed with reconstructing the DH careers with the OW system just to see what would happen. Think I may still do it to pass the time and hope they give their original 40k rpg a bit of love again.

Its just sort of depressing to see they haven't considered even some sort of update what with the evolution of the rules. Maybe they do, but they're keeping dead quiet about it which is a bit depressing. I haven't bought into DW but OW on the other hand I find a bit fascinating and viable over super humans. Either way, the new system has opened a window to toy with that I think I'll build on and see what others think.

LordBlades said:

Frankly, I find both systems to have their boons and flaws.

A classless system, on one hand, can result in overpowered or unbalanced combinations, simply because you can't test every combination of equipment and abilities before the book hits the shelves. Especially when it comes to the bullshit of all bullshit in a freeform system, the "one true build!".

Then there's the thematic aspects involved. I don't think either Deathwatch, Dark Heresy, or Rogue Trader are hindered in anyway by the Rank system. Which is still a lot more freeform than most traditional class-based games, where the benefits of the level are pre-chosen, while each new Rank adds another table of advancements that you can purchase for your character, maintaining a healthy level of flexibility.

Oh, what I wouldn't give for a book that dragged Dark Heresy up to Only War's system and rules revisions, and also took another crack at Ascension structured more like Black Crusade. The latter especially; it wouldn't be too hard to make some Archetypes out of them.

It would save me a lot of work, haha. Making my hack was fun but I'd love to see an official take on it.

Continuing on the theme of new stuff we'd like to see, I for one would like a follow-up to Creatures Anathema, this time with a looser, Monster Manual-ish style rather than the organizied-into-hard-categories style of CA (and most other WH40KRP 'monster books').

I would like to see some more worlds fleshed out with more info, plot hooks, etc..

On that same note a little more detailed look at the tricorn palace

DH 2.0 would be interesting….run something like black crusade building. I agree with pervious posters that classes/careers be kept  just with some more leeway in aquiring skills and talents.

After spending two days digging through Lexicanum and some old pdfs, I have switched sides to being in favor of a Necromunda supplement.

Playing as a Redemptionist just sounds like too much fun.

Well, look no further than the Inquisitors Handbook and Blood of Martyrs.

They have redemptionist options for your pleasure :)