The 21st episode of the Grim Dark Podcast has now been posted on iTunes and on our website at www.grimdarkpodcast.com

We suspect this will be our last pre-2nd Edition Dark Heresy episode, so we invited two members of our gaming group to join us as guests - Linette & Leigh, who have previously been on the show in our playtest review in Episode 6. We mix things up a little as we discuss the Fate & Faith systems, Sister of Battle characters, and some creative storytelling concepts.

If we are right and DH2.0 comes out before our next Dark Heresy show, future podcast updates will be in the 2nd Edition forum.

Happy listening!

Your discussion on fate points reminded me of the similar system D20 Modern and Spycraft 2.0. The former grants you 5+1/2 your current level action points per level. The points could be spent to do somewhat similar actions than what you see in Dark Heresy.

Spycraft 2.0 has (had?) In my opinion a much better system. Characters get a number of action points determined by his class level. Each session the points replenish. Any points not spent by the end of the session are lost. Obviously the list of things a PC can do with the points is a bit different in Spycraft but not by much.

My problem with the D20 Modern system and by association the DH method is that if you are creating a PC higher than starting level you don't really know how many points to grant him. It's not an elegant solution. Also the Spycraft method is more cinematic. That may or may not be something you want in a DH game.

Anyhoo, as always, love the podcast. Great guests btw. Keep it up. I'm looking forward to DH 2.0 and your coverage of it.