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Dark Heresy Character Creation Supplement

Published: 2013 by Fantasy Flight Games
Author: Tim Huckelbery

Welcome, Acolytes, to the Dark Heresy Character Creation Supplement! Here players can find a plethora of additional options to make their Acolytes even more unique, plus provide inspiration for building their character backgrounds and memorable histories. These are in no manner a required part of crafting a new Acolyte, but merely offer suggestions to aid in the process.

The Game Master can also use the tables on the following pages to aid in crafting the Acolytes' Inquisitor or other especially important Non-Player Characters the Acolytes will meet in their adventures across the Askellon Sector.


This free-to-download PDF includes tables that are commonly reference during character creation:

  • Characteristic Advances, Characteristic Aptitudes, Skill Advances, Talent Advances
  • Appearance: Build, Age, Colouration, Physical Quirks
  • Homeworld Superstitions: Feral World Traditions, Forge World Cants, Highborn Customs, Hive World Traditions, Shrine World Mores, Voidborn Lores
  • Home World Mementos, Background Mementos

Genres: Science Fiction

Types: Sourcebook

Games: Dark Heresy (2nd Edition)

Settings: Warhammer 40.000