Kill the Governor: An Unofficial Black Crusade Insurrection Metasystem

+++ What is Kill the Governor? +++

Kill the Governor is a free insurrection TTRPG minigame where the GM spends points to try to kill the players and the players try to kill the GM. The goal is to try to collapse the planetary government while avoiding the elephant's foot of the planetary authority.

In more robust terms, Kill the Governor is a metasystem that works with most tabletop D100 roll under systems but is most heavily linked to Fantasy Flight Game's Warhammer 40,000 licensed RPGs -- and in particular Black Crusade. It generates a basic framework for a campaign of planetary insurrection, rebellion, and overthrow. It is sufficiently modular to run various types of asymmetric campaigns and pits "the authority" against "the cell" with enough variations and flexibility for a variety of campaign types and ideas. It alters certain gameplay elements -- in particular requisitions -- while also adding certain elements, like dark bargains. Owing to modularity, any of these systems can be adulterated or removed to meet the demands and wiles of the GM in question.

+++ About the System +++

Kill the Governor emerged out of my own personal befuddlement of running and participating in several Black Crusade campaigns that were unstructured, insensible, or simply strange with regard what I viewed of the core lore of the Warhammer 40,000 universe: that is, the constant tension at a planetary level between the authorities and those who sought to undo the authorities (in particular the governor). After much work, I developed the system as I ran it for my group and now feel confident enough to formally push it out into the wider public. I am very proud of the system and it has functioned well enough in actual play despite being relatively untested.

+++ Other Comments +++

The system is heavily indebted to both Liberal Crime Squad and Blades in the Dark for mechanical and spiritual contributions. Much credit to Evil Hat and Tarn Adams -- and Fantasy Flight Games.

+++ Disclaimer +++

This system is provided for edutainment and amusement purposes only and is provided for free. It is not endorsed or otherwise approved by Games Workshop or any other entity.

Also included: A combination of maps and other examples are included as a reference in addition to being present in the PDF.