The Wrath & Glory Guide

Wrath & Glory is the roleplaying game of the Warhammer 40,000 universe: a galaxy of endless war, where the Imperium of Man holds back xenos, heretics and the daemons of the Warp. You might play a Sister of Battle, a tech-priest, an Inquisitor's agent or something stranger. This guide covers the Cubicle 7 edition, from the dice and character creation through combat and psychic powers to running a campaign, or playing alone.

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Wrath & Glory at a Glance

Four ideas carry most of the game. Each part of the guide builds on them.

Icons

Roll Attribute + Skill in d6s. Each 4 or 5 is an icon, each 6 an exalted icon worth two; match the Difficulty Number to succeed.

The Wrath Die

One die in every pool is the Wrath die. A 6 on it can mean a critical or Glory; a 1 can bring a complication.

Tiers

Every campaign is set at a Tier, from Tier 1 nobodies facing local threats to high-Tier heroes who decide the fate of a system.

Corruption

The Warp is always close. Faith, willpower and luck keep heroes from falling to Chaos, for a while.

The Guide

The rules first, then characters, then the GM pages and playing solo.

Getting Started

Welcome to the 41st Millennium

What Wrath & Glory is, the grim darkness of the far future, and what your characters do in it.

The Rules

Character Creation

Tiers, species, archetypes, attributes and skills: building a character for the campaign’s Tier.

Core Mechanics

Attributes, skills and the core test: dice pools, icons, Difficulty Numbers, the Wrath die, Wrath and Glory.

Combat

Turns, attacks against Defence, damage and Resilience, Wounds and Shock, and fighting the enemies of Mankind.

Psychic Powers

Psykers, Psychic Mastery, Smite and the disciplines, and the Perils of the Warp.

Characters

Character Examples

Worked characters across the Imperium and how a balanced warband fits together.

142 Sample Characters

Ready-to-play characters, from lone operatives and duos to full warbands, to play as written or borrow from.

150 Character Names

Imperial, Mechanicus, Ecclesiarchy and underhive names, with naming traditions and a random picker.

Group Dynamics

Why a Sister, a Guardsman and a Rogue Trader work together, and how to build a warband that holds.

For the GM

Running a Campaign

Campaign frameworks, missions and how to pace a Wrath & Glory campaign.

Enemies of Mankind

Orks, Aeldari, Tyranids, Necrons, the forces of Chaos and the heretics within.

The Imperium & Its Politics

The Adepta, the Inquisition, the Ecclesiarchy and the rivalries that run the Imperium.

Building Your Sector

Designing your own worlds, factions and threats for a sector of the galaxy.

Game Master Tips

Running grimdark games that are still fun: tone, threat, Ruin and keeping the table together.

Playing Solo

Playing Wrath & Glory Solo

No GM needed: an oracle built on the game’s own dice, scene checks, sparks and a session log.

Tools

Use these at the table.

Dice Roller

Roll a pool with the Wrath die, count icons and exalted icons against the DN, shift for extra effect, and see the exact odds.

Character Sheets

Fill in, save and print Agents, with Defence, Resilience, Wounds, Shock and every other Trait and skill pool worked out for you.
© 2026 Ray de la Paz. The Wrath & Glory Guide. All rights reserved. · Ray's House of Fun
Warhammer 40,000 and Wrath & Glory are trademarks of Games Workshop Limited; Wrath & Glory is published under licence by Cubicle 7 Entertainment. This guide is an unofficial fan resource, not endorsed by either.