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And I should have a review written up as soon as I've had time to read through the book properly and write it up too

How's it looking, Millandson? How would you personally rank the three systems (1-3) now you've seen them all?

The Deathwatch book is a lot better than I expected. There's a good 30-40 pages on the Jericho Reach, detailing each of the main thrusts of the Crusade and several planets for each of the thrusts. The background info on the Space Marines, Deathwatch, etc, is top notch too, those are the bits I'm reading through at the moment. All in all, a pretty solid book I think.

I'd find it hard to rank the three games, given I enjoy Rogue Trader and Dark Heresy, but for different reasons. They just put a focus on a different aspect of roleplaying I enjoy. I know that's not really what you guys would want to hear, but given their different scopes, themes, etc, I'm not entirely sure I could rank them, especially since they all have varying numbers of supplements too.

Sensible answer! They are very different systems,so I suspect for everyone it'll be a matter of personal preference rather than quality. Good to hear there's so much detail about the background setting, that's always my favourite bit. I shall look forward to your review with interest!

MILLANDSON said:

I think that makes good sense - you dilute material if you try to appeal to everyone, and end up making multiple versions of the same-old. Having three different games using the same back ground allows players and GM's to find the style that they enjoy playing the most, while still providing back ground material that all can use (No reason Inquisitors can't fight hordes).