Excel Space Hulk Mission Generator from Ark of Lost Souls

By scythemonkey, in Deathwatch Gamemasters

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Hi guys,

Since I didn't see one, I threw together a quick excel sheet that will randomly generate a space hulk mission as per the rules from Ark of Lost Souls, which is excellent by the way.

In the spirit of driving sales of these fantastic books, this tool only handles the rolling for you it does not explain what each result is, you need the module for that.

Hope it helps someone!

Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gmzenlbofal7v3s/Space%20Hulk%20Mission%20Generator.xlsx

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scythemonkey said:

Hi guys,

Since I didn't see one, I threw together a quick excel sheet that will randomly generate a space hulk mission as per the rules from Ark of Lost Souls, which is excellent by the way.

In the spirit of driving sales of these fantastic books, this tool only handles the rolling for you it does not explain what each result is, you need the module for that.

Hope it helps someone!

Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gmzenlbofal7v3s/Space%20Hulk%20Mission%20Generator.xlsx

That's pretty cool. I tried to use it but it seems to have everything rolled and I am unsure how to get it to be randomized again. I don't have Arc of Lost Souls and probably will have it this month though. Space Hulks are one of my favorite settings. I love running the dungeon crawl. I have used Space Hulks in a game once but I would really like to see what the book has. I support local game stores so I have to go down and order it probably. I'll have it with the month though. Glad I have a wife that doesn't mind my $100 a month addiction to gaming.

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Hi Mindforge,

You need to make sure that you Enable Editing when you open it, and then you edit the two green fields. You can hit F9 as usual to reroll the sheet.

It makes more sense when you have the book ;)

I hope this isn't a violation of FFG rules, but here is the TOC for the Ark of Lost Souls if that helps your purchase. I'm very happy with it. The adventure fully integrates the Space Hulk Generator which is quite cool.

Contents
Introduction 4
Running Ark of Lost Souls …………………………………………….4
Mortis Thule ………………………………………………………………….6
Chapter Approved Brie?ng …………………………………………….6
Chapter I: Peril on the Horizon 14
Overview ……………………………………………………………………. 14
Mission Brie?ng ………………………………………………………. 15
The Argent Crusader ………………………………………………….. 16
Battle Honours …………………………………………………………… 16
Prominent Locations ………………………………………………… 16
Persons of Interest ……………………………………………………. 18
Watch-Captain de Dominova ……………………………………… 20
Caught in the Storm …………………………………………………… 21
Aftermath …………………………………………………………………… 24
Counting the Cost ……………………………………………………. 25
Crew Losses ……………………………………………………………… 25
Plasma Relay Leak ……………………………………………………. 25
The Final Resting Place of the Argent Crusader …………. 26
New Priorities ……………………………………………………………. 26
Escape ………………………………………………………………………. 26
Save Our Souls …………………………………………………………. 26
The Wounded Watch-Captain …………………………………… 27
The Maul of the Gatekeeper …………………………………….. 27
Standing Order Epsilon Nine-Nine-Zero ………………….. 27
A Voice in the Dark ……………………………………………………. 28
Into the Darkness …………………………………………………….. 29
Search for the Signal …………………………………………………. 30
The Sword of MacLir …………………………………………………. 32
Permission to Board …………………………………………………. 32
Battle for the Sword …………………………………………………. 33
Conclusion …………………………………………………………………. 34
Chapter II: Survival 36
Status of the Sword of Maclir ……………………………………… 36
Awakening the Spirit ………………………………………………… 38
Castaway on the Warp ……………………………………………… 39
Journey Through Hell ………………………………………………. 42
Search for the Gellar Field ………………………………………….. 43
The Emperor’s Gaze …………………………………………………… 45
The Gaze Averted …………………………………………………….. 46
Key Locations and Components ……………………………….. 47
The Survivors …………………………………………………………… 49
Climax ……………………………………………………………………….. 52
Approaching the Emperor’s Gaze ……………………………… 52
First Contact …………………………………………………………….. 53
Translation Immanent! ……………………………………………… 53
Sanctuary …………………………………………………………………. 54
Schism ……………………………………………………………………… 54
Into the Warp …………………………………………………………… 55
Conclusion …………………………………………………………………. 56
Chapter III: Darkness at the Core 58
Back in Realspace ………………………………………………………. 58
Immediate Concerns …………………………………………………. 58
Escape ………………………………………………………………………… 59
The Escape Point ……………………………………………………… 59
Three Choices ………………………………………………………….. 60
Objective I: Purge the Plague Pits ………………………………. 60
Enslavers ………………………………………………………………….. 60
Into the Plague Pits ………………………………………………….. 63
Mission Preparation …………………………………………………. 63
Execution …………………………………………………………………. 65
The True Extent ……………………………………………………….. 67
Exit the Plague Pits ………………………………………………….. 68
Objective II: Shattered Heart ………………………………………. 68
The Antiquarti ………………………………………………………….. 68
Into the Heart of Glass …………………………………………….. 70
Mission Preparation …………………………………………………. 70
Execution …………………………………………………………………. 72
A Desperate Refugee ………………………………………………… 74
Uprising …………………………………………………………………… 75
Objective III: The Long Waaagh! ……………………………….. 76
Ork Waaaghs! …………………………………………………………… 76
Stop the Waaagh! ……………………………………………………… 78
Mission Preparation …………………………………………………. 78
Execution …………………………………………………………………. 80
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………….. 82
Five to Midnight ………………………………………………………… 83
Death From Beyond the Horizon ……………………………… 83
Countdown to Doom! ………………………………………………. 85
The End ……………………………………………………………………… 88
Debrief …………………………………………………………………….. 90
Rewards ……………………………………………………………………… 90
Chapter IV: Space Hulk Mission Generator 92
How to Use the Space Hulk Mission Generator ………….. 92
Step 1: Determine Scale ……………………………………………… 93
Step 2: Determine Objectives ……………………………………… 93
Step 3: Determine Subplots ………………………………………… 96
Step 4: Generate Calamities ………………………………………… 98
Step 5: Generate Encounters ……………………………………..100
Step 6: Generate Life Forms ………………………………………102
Step 7: Generate Hull Types ………………………………………104
Step 8: Generate Architecture & Technology ……………..107
Step 9: Generate Environments ………………………………….109
Step 10: Warp Effects ………………………………………………..112
Step 11: Generate Discoveries ……………………………………114
Appendix: NPCs and Adversaries 117
Lost Souls ………………………………………………………………….117
Orks ………………………………………………………………………….119
Tau ……………………………………………………………………………122
Eldar …………………………………………………………………………125
Chaos Space Marines, Cultists, and Renegades…………..128
Tyranids …………………………………………………………………….130
Chaos Daemons ………………………………………………………..133
Luctos-Strain Psychneuein …………………………………………134
Enslavers ……………………………………………………………………137
Mortis Thule Non-Player Characters …………………………139

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Also, a very helpful tool for creating hulk layouts is to either buy space hulk (if you can find/afford it) or google for Space Hulk Tileset, a program that lets you create spacehulks maps.

Frankly since GW decided to make the release of SH limited and crazy expensive, I think using the program is probably the best bet for a normal fan who just wants to make some hulks for use with 40k RPG.