Space Marines. Adeptus Astartes. 8 foot tall, genetically engineered, cybernetically augmented. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. And They Shall Know No Fear.

The Deathwatch has been requsitioned to intervene after a series of lightning strikes with uncommon co-ordination on the supply planet of Hydraxus IV. Acting as material and munitions center for ongoing war against the Orks in this sector, it is far enough from the front lines to have minimal armed presence. The Planetary Defence Force has failed to respond adequately to what should be easily tracked Ork forces, and ongoing losses are becoming unmaintainable.

Your Deathwatch squad is en route to prelimiary reports of another raid, and have orders to eliminate the Xenos.

Oath of Moment is a game designed to give humanity and character to Space Marines, by presenting them with humanising flaws and personality. Space Marines have Demands, from Duty, Honour, Blood and Conscience. And they can and will conflict. How you resolve these, how you navigate these emotional perils will speak who who you are.

Your squad has recently graduated from the Elvish Imperial Navy Marine Corp, the Empire's Elite! Your first mission is to retrieve a communique from the fast picket “Death Becomes Her” in the Mors system. Upon entering the Mors shellspace, sailors on your lumbering Man o’ War start to nervously spin tales about lost ships and entire crews going mad. Pffft, that’s just typical Navy talk to scare the new recruits! There’s nothing to fear for you, the Navy’s elite marines – long live the Empress, OORAH!*

*There will be a 5-10 minutes Session 0 to make sure players are comfortable with the material (horror theme)

YOU ARE A SPACE MARINE: an immortal giant genetically engineered to be the perfect instrument of war. You and your squadmates are oathsworn protectors of the Astral Commonwealth - and one another. The iconoclasts of the galaxy shiver in terror at the very mention of your name.

However: support forces have not arrived following the recent liberation of Vannis, leaving you in charge of a diplomatic envoy dedicated to rebuilding after the conflict. You have no idea how to do this.

However: you’ve got one solar week until your superiors arrive to inspect the city, so best get to it!

NICE MARINES is a 1 page RPG about Space Marines doing very un space marine stuff. Like parades, being nice, and talking to people. You have no idea how to handle animale, lying, or sadness. You're not skilled, you're Confident, and we're trying to minimise the collateral damage of your success!

It's free to get from https://gshowitt.itch.io/nice-marines

YOU ARE A SPACE MARINE: an immortal giant genetically engineered to be the perfect instrument of war. You and your squadmates are oathsworn protectors of the Astral Commonwealth - and one another. The iconoclasts of the galaxy shiver in terror at the very mention of your name.

However: support forces have not arrived following the recent liberation of Vannis, leaving you in charge of a diplomatic envoy dedicated to rebuilding after the conflict. You have no idea how to do this.

However: you’ve got one solar week until your superiors arrive to inspect the city, so best get to it!

NICE MARINES is a 1 page RPG about Space Marines doing very un space marine stuff. Like parades, being nice, and talking to people. You have no idea how to handle animale, lying, or sadness. You're not skilled, you're Confident, and we're trying to minimise the collateral damage of your success!

It's free to get from https://gshowitt.itch.io/nice-marines