MHAR6-On-a-Collision-Course-with-Destiny

Oct 7, 2026

Adventure setting the Warhammer 40k universe: a battleship long lost in the Warp returns on a collision course with Scintilla, drawing an Inquisitorial team to investigate a mysterious message before the Imperial Navy destroys the vessel. Centered on Inquisitor Adorjin’s failed attempt to capture a Slaanesh daemon for study, the plot explains how flawed containment and a corrupted crew lead to ship takeover, cult release, and a binding curse. Play for 5–6 PCs powered by Dread, welcoming beginners.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages23

Reading Time35 min

AccessFree to download

Credits and Premise

Backstory: Adorjin and the daemon

The eight-hour mission

Act 0: Setup

Tower and questionnaires

Character descriptions and relationship questions

Handouts and setting explanation

Act 1: Docking

Rendezvous and investigation start

Onn a Colllliisionn Cour seewi ti hDee stiiny An Adventure for Dread set in the Warhammer 40k universe Credits: Author: Matt Harrop Co-Author: Angela Robertson Blurb: Five days ago, the battleship INV Righteous Destiny dropped out of Warp. It had been lost to the Warp for over 700 years and it is now on a collision course with the planet Scintilla, capital of the Calixis Sector. You have been hastily assembled atthe behest of Inquisition to investigate the mysterious vessel and its enigmatic message before the Imperial Navy obliterates it. For 5-6 PCs. Set in the Warhammer 40k universe and powered by Dread. Beginners welcome. Story: In the year 103.M41 (the current year is 818.M41, so 712 years ago), Imperial forces, including the Apocalypse class battleship INV Righteous Destiny, descended upon the planet Klybo to put down a rebellion. The forces were led by Inquisitor Adorjin (in possession of the legendary power sword Argent Blessing) and a kill team of Grey Knights. She was sent to deal with daemonic entity that was the heart of the revolt. Unbeknownst to everyone, Adorjin didn't want to destroy the daemon, but instead planned on capturing it for study. She had been preparing for this for some time, having a stasis coffin especially forged to contain the beast. She had also spent most of her time during the transit to Klybo reinforcing the ship’s anti-chaos wards. And during the battle, her plan went off perfectly. After her success, she ordered Exterminatus for Klybo to eliminate any evidence of her activities. Unfortunately, all of these events were all part of the twisted machinations of Eloeholth, daemon of Slaanesh. It had planted the seeds of the idea within Adorjin’s head and made its presence known, in order to draw her to Klybo. It allowed her to capture it and imprison it, pretending to be unconscious. The coffin’s runes were flawed, and so once aboard, it psychically corrupted most of the crew. It broke out of its prison and freed its cultists. With the crew incomplete disarray, Eloeholth and its followers (both new and old) took over the ship, slaying all who resisted. Its ultimate goal, to reach Scintilla (the sector capitol) and corrupt the entire planet. Inquisitor Adorjin recognized the danger all too late. She attempted to slay the daemon, but was repulsed. Recognizing her damnation is already at hand, She then perverted a ritual in order to bind it within her body, hoping that her will was fortified enough for her to kill herself and take the daemon with her. The ritual worked, but the daemon instantly shattered her will and possessed her body. There were three main side effects of the ritual and its outcome. The first is that when the ritual was completed, the ship was entering the Warp. The psychic blast from the ritual caused the Righteous Destiny to become lost in the Warp. Secondly, two fragments of Inquisitor Adorjin’s will survived and fled her body. One embodied her loyal, dutydriven side and became a ghost, appearing as she did when she was a young girl. The second embodied her baser side, the side that so desperately wanted to succumb to the corruption and it became a twisted wolf-like warp beast. The third effect was that the ritual interacted with the reinforced runes and had the unintended effect of binding the daemon to the ship in addition to binding it to her body. About a day ago, it just appeared in real space on a collision course with Scintilla. The only clue as to what happened is the Inquisitorial beacon that Adorjin activated before her destruction. Inquisitor Vaarak was intrigued and assembled a team to look into the issue. A rival Inquisitor, Lady Olianthe Rathbone, saw this as an opportunity to increase her own prestige and had two of her own agents assigned to the team. And now the combined team lands on the dark ship with only eight hours to learn its mysteries... Act 0: Setup– “It is better to die for the Emperor than to live for yourself.” Wh

FAQs

What triggers the mission aboard INV Righteous Destiny?

The battleship reappears in real space on a collision course with Scintilla, carrying only the Inquisitorial beacon activated before Adorjin’s destruction. Inquisitor Vaarak assembles a team to investigate before the Imperial Navy obliterates it.

Why does Adorjin’s plan go wrong?

Eloeholth, a daemon of Slaanesh, manipulates Adorjin’s mind and presence, enabling capture and imprisonment. The coffin’s runes are flawed, psychically corrupting most of the crew, allowing the daemon to break free and seize the ship.

What are the three major side effects of the binding ritual?

Completion sends the ship into the Warp and makes it lost there. Two fragments of Adorjin’s will flee her body—one loyal ghost and one corrupted wolf-like warp beast. The ritual also binds the daemon to the ship in addition to binding it to her body.

Oct 7, 2026

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