Hi!
So I've managed to convince a few friends to try a real paper and pencil style RPG and have decided to pick Dark Heresy as the game. I've got a good bit of knowledge on the 40K universe from playing the tabletop from 3rd edition to now.
There will be 3-5 possible players. We have only one player who has ever done any roleplaying, and his experience is 1 campaign in a different game, I think "The Darkness" or something along those lines.
Here are my questions:
1. We have about 4-5 hours for our first time together. What do you think could/should be accomplished in this first sit down? I figure I'll have to fill the players in on some info about 40K. I was hoping we'd at least get character creation done.
2. From reading the forums, it seems that Edge of Darkness will be a good starting campaign. I figure I'll run through published ones until I get the hang of being a GM. Is there anything I should worry about for the start of the campaign? Should I even try to introduce the campaign the first night?
3. What should I expect the players to have/know beforehand or after the first session? I plan on giving them a list of links to 40K background sites to read in their spare time. Should they have their own copies of the rule book?
I bought the main rulebook, the players handbook, the 3 books in the Haarlock saga, and the 1st and 2nd books of the Apostasy Gambit. I probably don't need the other campaign books yet, but I like to read all things 40K.
Any other pointers you can give me or links to general roleplaying advice sites?
Thanks all!
Senj