Matakishi's Tea House

Since its launch only a short while ago In the Emperor's Name has

created an enormous amount of interest amongst people who love the

Warhammer 40K universe, but are not so enamoured of the rules that

accompany it. We have had over 3,000 downloads from the blog alone.

The quality of feedback, from AAR's to individual comments on the blog,

the Yahoo Group and on other blogs and fora has been excellent. As a

result we have been able to create a lot more material for this game as

well as improve and clarify the rules.

In short the improvements you will see in the new version include:
- The separation of the Core Rules, Retinues lists and Campaigns rules

into three separate booklets. This will make it easier to update in the

future as well as saving gamers' ink on printing things they do not

need.
- Complete weapons and armour listings, drawn from all the Retinues.
- A section on light vehicles from the humble ground car all the way up

to the Chimera and Rhino.
- Special abilities, old and new, have been gathered together in a

single section.
- There have been small changes to the rules of play both to make them

clearer and to include simple changes to improve their playability.
- Grit is now costed on a sliding scale, due to its in-game importance.
- Weapons costs have been increased in many cases to take account of

their range and the effect of some deadlier weapons on the Grit Roll.
- A swathe of new and improved Retinues have made it into the listings.
- All Retinues have been recosted to take into account the changes in

Grit and Weapons' costs. The base cost for a Retinue is now 200 pts.
- The Campaign rules have been updated to reflect the changes in Core

Rules and Retinues, as well as being generally improved.
- Unique cover art from Joseph Urban.

Not all the good ideas that have come forward have been included in this

edition. Some will be released individually on the blog, others in new

supplements once we have enough material.

There is still a lot of the Warhammer 40K universe to explore, from

Enslavers, Dark Eldar and Hive Fleet infiltration units, to new

campaigns and dangerous locations. Anyone fancy hunting a Lictor on an

Ice Planet or in the depths of the Catachan Jungle? More Psychic Powers

and Special Abilities anyone? And who just loves the Assassins and their

Temples?

We hope that you enjoy these rules.
The Forge of War Development Group.

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