New Home World house rule: Mind Cleansed

By Moonshine Fox, in Dark Heresy House Rules

Mind Cleansed

There are those who learn the dark truths of the universe. The lucky ones are driven mad by this knowledge and given the Emperors Mercy to end their torment. Some rare few however, are too valuable for the Inquisition to lose. Such as these are taken and hidden in dark places, careful surgery and psychic scouring removes who they where, replacing it with a mostly blank slate, ready to me molded into someone new, while still leaving valuable skills intact.

Mind Cleansed Rules

A Mind Cleansed character applies the

following benefits during character creation:


Characteristic modifiers

+ Toughness, + Willpower, – Fellowship


Fate threshold

4 (Emperor’s Blessing 10+)


Home World Bonus

Engram Implantation : You gain the Jaded talent and a +10 bonus on tests made to resist fear or attempts to control or possess your mind (psychically, chemically, or otherwise)


Home World Aptitude

Willpower


Wounds

A Mind Cleansed character starts with 8+1d5 wounds.


Recommended Backgrounds

Adeptus Administratum, Adeptus Astra Telepathica, Imperial Guard, Outcast

Let me know y'alls thoughts! Probably try to come up with a few more based on DH1 stuff and a few original.

Simple, clean, and true to original Origin. I like it. I do wonder if Mind Cleansed would not be better off as an [Elite Advance] than a Home World though. That way [Failsafe Control] and [Through a Mirror Darkly] can survive the transition to 2e.

I will be sure to use this... if I can find time to play. Parenting: Not as much gaming as advertised.