Black Crusade - Apocrypha Collection - Volume 1 - How to use this book - Chapter I: Revised Corruption System

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Fan-made supplement for the Black Crusade roleplaying game, titled Black Crusade-Apocrypha Collection Volume I. The document presents a revised corruption system that ties character choice to whether a character is aligned to a Chaos God, including guidance for how to use the book and introduce errata or clarifications to core rules. It also outlines revised systems across corruption, tiers, archetypes, talents, and related gameplay mechanics, with supporting references and disclaimers about IP rights.

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CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages28

Reading Time43 min

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How to use this book

CHAPTER I: REVISED CORRUPTION SYSTEM

Revised Corruption System

Aligned Tiers

Marks of Chaos

Staying Unaligned

Mark of Chaos Ascendant

CHAPTER II: REVISED ARCHETYPES

CHAPTER III: REVISED TALENTS

be Toof BhapyBLACK CRUSADE APOCRYPHA CoLLECTroN-VoLUME I SPECIAL THANKS To THE FoLLOWING PATRONS: Peach Corpse Baron Xot Eloy Lasanta Thiago Greyfox Jason Eduard Ross Watson Brennan REDITS BLACK CRUSADE DESIGNED BY Sam Stewart WRITTEN AND DEVELOPED ByMatthew Malis EDITING AND PROOFREADING Matthew Malis,Sam Porter,Thomas Polinski,and those helpful minions of Chaos on the OrdoDisordia Discord Server GRAPHIC DESIGN Matthew Malis CoVER byScared Dragon Studio INTERIOR ARTKARL KOPINSKI,Cheoljoo Lee,Jason Juta,Anzabelle,Andreauderzero Version:6.5 Matthew Malis does not own or claim the rights to any material related to Black Crusade,Warhammer 40K,orintellectual property that falls under the above instances.Black Crusade-Apcorypha is a piece fan-made | Copyright Game Workshop Limited 2011.Games Workshop,Warhammer 40,000,Warhammer 40,000 Role Play,
Black Crusade,the foregoing marks'respective logos,Black Crusade,and all associated marks,logos,places,names,
creatures,races and race insignia/devices/logos/symbols,vehicles,locations,weapons,units and unit insignia,
characters,products and illustrations from the Warhammer 40,000 universe and the Black Crusade game setting are
either ®,TM,and/or CGames Workshop Ltd 2000-2011,variably registered in the UK and other countries around thee
world.This edition published under license to Fantasy Flight Publishing Inc.All rights reserved to their respective
owners.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form by any
means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise,without the prior permission of the publishers. | | --- | 3 ONTENTS CHAPTER I:REVISED CoRRUPTION SYSTEM………………PG.6 ALIGNED TIERS…………………………………………………PG.6 MARKS OF CHAOS……………………………………………PG.8 STAYING UNALIGNED…………………………PG.8 MARK OF CHAOs AsCENDANT……………………………PG.9 CHAPTER II:ARCHETYPES REVISED………………………PG.IO CHAPTER III:REVISED TALENTS………………………PG.IINEUTRAL TALENTS…………………………………………PG.IITZEENTCH TALENTS……………………………………PG.IIKHORNE TALENTS…………… …… ……PG.I2NuRGLE TALENTs…… ……………………PG.I3SLAANESH TALENTS………………… ……PG.I4 CHAPTER II:REVISED PsYKER SYSTEM………………PG.I5 PsYKER RANKS…………… ………………… …PG.I6 REVISED PSYCHIC STRENGTH TABLE………………PG.I7 REVISED PSYCHIC PoWERS…… ……… …PG.I9 CHAPTER IV:REVISED GIFTS OF THE GoDs &REWARDS…PG.20REWARDS OF THE DARK Gods REVISED………………PG.25 CHAPTER IV:REVISED RITUALS……………………………PG.26 CHAPTERV:REVISED DAEMoN PRINCE RuLES…………PG.27 CLAIM YOUR DESTINY What lies in here is the testament to the idea thatBlack Crusade,as a game,can be better.Just asyou take upon the role of heretic within theconfines of the Screaming Vortex,this treatment breaksfree from the confines of stricture and ask that aroleplaying game about murders,thieves,rebels,andmisanthropes can be more than power fantasy. I see Black Crusade as a walk down the path ofpersonal understanding through the vehicl of a roleplayinggame.So many times we play a game where we are theheroes bound to service to some greater good and rarely toour own selfish desires.Both are powerful motivators andboth struggle within the heart of any character.Eventhough many roleplaying characters claim to be freethinkers and iconoclasts,we rarely are willing to break thechains and forge something new. This is where these Apocrypha Collection comesin.I have created them because those that follow the pathof glory can make something great of themselves,they justneed to right tools to do it.By no means am I stating thatthe original rendition of Black Crusade is terrible orunworthy of your time.Quite the contrary.I would nothave created this document had I not been inspired by it.Itis the backbone of what I built here.I do believe that itcould be better.Many complaints I have heard over andover again about Black Crusades is that there werecharacter concepts that were not supported by the system.I want pl

FAQs

What is the Black Crusade-Apocrypha Collection Volume 1 about?

It introduces a new system for how characters interact with the Powers That Be by revising corruption and making character choice central to Chaos God alignment.

Does the book add entirely new content beyond corrections and revisions?

It states that there should not be entirely new content unless it directly pertains to the core rules, with errata or clarifications presented when needed.

How does the revised corruption system decide Chaos God alignment?

Characters place points of Raw Corruption into offerings tied to a Chaos God, and the allocation determines whether the character is aligned based on the revised mechanic.

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