I'm new to deathwatch (and also 40k in fact, Bloodbowl player mainly) and I'm also Club Leader of a GCN club in Bognor, and could do with a little help.
One of the chaps at the club is trying to start a Deathwatch Campaign next tuesday with five brand new players.
Only the GM and myself have any experience of the game, and we are both really shaky on the rules(i've only played one session of about 2 hours, and managed 1 test combat).
I spoke to him about getting a copy of a Quick Reference Sheet / Gamesmaster's Screen , so I can help him with introducing these new players to the combat system.
I've been through the combat section of the rules with him once and it seems ok, but I think at least the combat actions on page 237 might help speed up the combat...
I've not been able to find this ANYWHERE though, either on the web in general or via this website...or have I missed this?
Obviously I realise FFG won't want to post their entire rules book online or people will simple download rather than pay for it...
...but I'm concerned our group will struggle and lose interest if their first impression of the game is confused by our GM's and everyone elses inexperience.
Can anyone help point me in the right direction?
I'd invest in a players rulebook if I was confident that Deathwatch will take off at the club (and if I knew what to buy, and had the money right now, which I don't)...
when you think about it, you could argue if novice players / GM's havn't got free beginners reference sheet resources to hand when they start, they are unlikely to ever get far enough to buy the rules books, unless they are lucky enough to have a "Jedi" GM to ease them into their Deathwatch addiction...
I couldn't copy the page out of our GM's rule book even if I wanted to(besides copyright is copyright), and the GM is away till we meet up, and he hasn't access to a scanner / photocopier anyway...
Better still, has any EXPERIENCED Deathwatch GM got their own novice Crib Sheet they could let me have a copy of?
I really enjoyed shooting the chaos space marine (driving the whirlwind that shot us out of our transport) in the FACE whilst my Space Wolf was distracting him(D100=01, in front of the amazed GM! Scarily I DIDN'T Kill it with even this shot) last week...
... But then the NPC I was lobbed a "frag" grenade into the tank's turret (Throw D100=05) and finished the chaos scum off !!!
..just as well, I was getting peppered...
Any help you can give would be "Thrudtastic"!!!
Frank Hill AKA thrudballdude, Club Leader, GCN Club BRGA