Horus Heresy: The Life and Times

About the adventure

After Ullanor, something has changed in the Legion. Perhaps it's only yours, perhaps it's the other legions as well. But there are rumours that the Great Crusade is ending. That the Emperor has turned to other matters. There are whispers of secret meetings. Secrecy. Not at all what you've come to expect of your brotherhood. Not like this.  And that's where we start. You are a legionaire in the last days of the Great Crusade. We all know how it'll end. We know the horror that will be unleashed on the galaxy. But in this universe, only a few have an inkling of what is about to happen. Your character certainly doesn't. But he does uncover something. There is something going on and it is up to him to investigate. Or perhaps to ignore it and go along with it. Everything is possible and every path is dangerous in more ways than one. A Space Marine does not fear death. But there are far worse things that could happen. Like dishonour. The core idea of this roleplay is that we start right where corruption really sets its teeth into the Legiones Astartes. Your character finds out that something is going on and that gives him decisions to make. He can go in all directions. He doesn't have to be a traitor or loyal. But whatever he does, he could end up shaping events far beyond anyone else in the galaxy. Sometimes, a single genetically engineered supersoldier can make the difference.  Despite this story being about a Space Marine, a large part of the focus of it won't be on combat but instead, it will be about the ties of brotherhood, conflicting loyalties, and all the secrets that can exist. Your character can be from almost any legion, although there are a few I'd like to avoid because they might be more complicated. In the Alpha Legion for instance, it's impossible to tell what's going on even for their commanders. So that might just be a chaotic mess.  For this story, some knowledge of the setting would be useful but it definitely isn't necessary to be an expert who knows all the captains at specific battles or the like.