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Query: Space Hulk




Space Hulk? Dudes in power armor? What is this?
This, boys and girls, is what would happen if those punks from the Alien franchise were 9 feet tall and were walking around in a small tank. Space Hulk is a turn-based tactics board game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It features the definitive Space Marines as they seek to cleanse a massive hulk (a bunch of derelict ships mashed together) of countless genestealers. The action is tense, the combat bloody, and victory is all too often just out of reach. In short, it's a perfect game to complement the X-COM craze sweeping the gaming world.

Nifty. How does this work?
Not gonna lie: Space Hulk is complicated even when you have the 23-page rulebook in front of you. I will be summarizing as best I can, and will be leaving out rules that don't apply to current missions (rules for picking up items, for instance). Still, it will be a lot to read and some prior experience with the game is encouraged.

The current plan is for each forum member to take control of a single Marine per mission, while I handle the genestealers. Cooperation among Marine players is critical, and there will be a strict 24-hour time limit for players to decide on their orders. Do not volunteer if you can only get on once a week or so, because an orderless Marine will not get to do anything, and will probably be dead.

Alright, I'm in! What now?
First, make sure you familiarize yourself with the rules in the next post. I'm gonna be summarizing them as much as possible, but sadly there's no real tl;dr option. Second, post in the thread with the following form:
[b]Your name[/b]:
[b]Marine Preference[/b]:
[b]Your Marine's Name[/b]:
[b]Bio (optional)[/b]:
Finally, welcome to the Blood Angels! Hope you like cleaning genestealer bits out of your armor!