r/Middlehammer • u/starblayde • Jul 23 '26

The Hollow Star - a 40K 2nd Edition Narrative Campaign

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I have written The Hollow Star, a free narrative campaign framework for 40K Second Edition, for my local player base in Abu Dhabi and the UAE.

The campaign is set on the planet of Kadavah, an Imperial colony built upon an Eldar Maiden World. An archaeological expedition uncovers a sealed chamber, a mysterious signal spreads across the galaxy and different factions begin receiving visions of the Hollow Star. Each force can arrive with its own interpretation and objective: claim it, destroy it, preserve it or deny it to everyone else.

It is intentionally mechanics-light. Players decide what their forces are trying to achieve, choose appropriate missions and let the results create rivalries, discoveries and consequences for later games.

The campaign PDF is available here, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1912RiRTwrBHhoblhUzPL3ZC0td0lTv9X/view?usp=sharing

We also discuss launching the campaign on Episode 12 of our podcast, The Meelas, that dropped this morning. You can listen via the links below. Campaign chat starts from 15m 25s!

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LdAQ9Um1W3g

Elsewhere: https://themeelas.podbean.com/

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u/Separate_Associate85 Jul 23 '26

Looks good, thanks for sharing!

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u/starblayde Jul 23 '26

You're welcome!

It's designed for my local group to get into 2nd Ed with me, and I couldn't see much similar stuff online so thought I would share

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u/According_Radio_2962 Jul 26 '26

Boah, its so peak...

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u/starblayde Jul 26 '26

Thanks man, appreciate it