Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-203.134.114.240-20130721023526/@comment-3580035-20130729083328

I can see a Stormtrooper Killteam style game working.

@Neithan - Kristoff's idea revolves around something similar to the Only War RPG. Sure, you may be playing as a mere Guardsmen, but hefty amounts of plot armour and special things happening can allow cool events to happen. Most Guardsmen will die. The Guardsman you are playing won't die simply to keep the story going.

Comissars also don't shoot more Guardsmen than the enemy. In every company they are attached to, they might shoot a couple in a single campaign, and even then it is only the few that choose to run. They only need to kill one to inspire enough fear to keep everyone else in line.