ok, i'm drawing a blank. was there mention in any DH rulebook/sourcebook about a player character tech priest finding and installing a sarcarsian wave generator…? I could have sworn there was something like it in one of the more recent books but my brain is refusing to cooperate tonight.

The Heretek Savant Alternate Rank from The Radical's Handbook can take the Anima Aura talent, representing having a Sarcosan Wave Generator installed. There's also the heretical Magos Vathek in Ascension who uses some different rules for it.

Emperor Castaigne said:

Vathek, that's the name I couldn't remember. should have known to go look at the radical's handbook tho. brain no workie tonight…

thanks man! i'll go pull some books off my book shelf.

What is Sarcosian wave generator and why it is tech heresy?

http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Sarcosan_Wave_Generator

A Sarcosan Wave Generator, also sometimes known as an Anima Chorus , is a heretical device that can reanimate dead tissue and thereby grant unholy life to those who should be dead.

Glimmer said:

The resurected people are just zombies or are sapient and with their old personality back?

If they are just zombies ,it is an idiotic way to create what would be new servitors. All that trouble just for fancy new servitors.

thor2006 said:

oh they come back with their minds intact. that's rather the point. there's hints and rumors that the sarcosian wave generator effect is used by a heretical group called 'the night cult', that believes the device can be used to fulfill an ancient prophecy - that that the faithful can and will be resurrected to fight by the emperors side at the Final Battle to decide the fate of mankind.

the sarcosian wave generator also comes in various sizes - from 'man portable' size (which can be installed in a tech priest) up to Rogue Trader sized ship components. mind you, i'm not sure what sort of stats I'd use for a starship sized ship component but now you've got me pondering how to include this in my next Rogue Trader campaign!