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[Ardent Debater]

I would like to participate, if there's still room. I haven't ever played Rogue Trader before, but I'm fairly knowledgeable about Warhammer 40k's Lore.

[Criptfeind]

@Cript: Unless you're talking about something else, the extra piece of starting gear is actually independent of profit factor

Ahhh. Right right, I thought I remembered it being automatic, but it's been so long that I forgot how it really works and just skimming over the character creation section that covers it seemed to imply to me that it wasn't automatic so I figured I was remembering some other game. Thanks for the save.

I'm not sure if I want or need a gun. I'm not an Arch-militant here, more of a glorified radio really. But I'm not sure, it can be hard to tell in rogue trader what you'll be doing.

[Stirk]

@Cript: Unless you're talking about something else, the extra piece of starting gear is actually independent of profit factor

Ahhh. Right right, I thought I remembered it being automatic, but it's been so long that I forgot how it really works and just skimming over the character creation section that covers it seemed to imply to me that it wasn't automatic so I figured I was remembering some other game. Thanks for the save.

I'm not sure if I want or need a gun. I'm not an Arch-militant here, more of a glorified radio really. But I'm not sure, it can be hard to tell in rogue trader what you'll be doing.

You could get a psy-focus to help with that then.

[Criptfeind]

Yeah. I get one of those for free in my starting gear, which is great and all.

I sorta want an astropathic choir, but I can't find if there's any rules on purchasing one, and even if there is I doubt it'd be +0. Edit: Actually do we just start with one? I'm not sure if they are like, common enough to be assumed to be on all ships of a certain size or not. Maybe...

Kroot it is then.
Kordag Blightfang

It's been a long time since I've looked though the rules for xenos character creation, but you seem to have a very large number of advances that I'm pretty sure that Xenos don't get for free. Unless I'm mistaken that's like, over 4000 exp in advances?

[My Name is Immaterial]

GM: What would a Best Quality Calculance Array be like?

And can you roll for Starting Profit Factor and Soup Points?

[Stirk]

Yeah. I get one of those for free in my starting gear, which is great and all.

I sorta want an astropathic choir, but I can't find if there's any rules on purchasing one, and even if there is I doubt it'd be +0.

Kroot it is then.
Kordag Blightfang

It's been a long time since I've looked though the rules for xenos character creation, but you seem to have a very large number of advances that I'm pretty sure that Xenos don't get for free. Unless I'm mistaken that's like, over 4000 exp in advances?

You could have two! One for each hand! I think we would have a choir already, since we can't have all our ships communications done by one guy. Otherwise the rules for purchasing non-game things are under the "Unusual Acquisitions" rule (274).

And yeah, he messed up on the character sheet. Like big time.

"You do not actually spend these xp; that amount represents your character’s pre-existing starting Characteristics, Origin Path, Skills, and other abilities" (Emphasis original). You *actually* get 500 to spend. In addition, it looks like you *just* bought the last one in line for all the stat ups, when you actually have to buy the ones before it. Ex you bought all the toughness, when it should actually cost 250+500+750+1000=2500, basically half of what you thought you had.

[Criptfeind]

I think we would have a choir already, since we can't have all our ships communications done by one guy.

True. I wonder if we're just assumed to have a maxed out group then of five or more other guys? I guess we can assume that as an Astropath transcendent I'm like, the coolest dude and lead the choir when possible. If we've got a full choir I can reach nearby systems or at max push anywhere within a sub sector. Not to mention with that many scrub astropaths I guess we can have a rotating shift of them on meditation duty for incoming messages, so I don't need to handle it when we're in combat or whatever. Hopefully that's how it is because although 5 guys is like, trivial, astropaths are probably like, extremely rare.

[Twinwolf]

So how does character creation go? I have the Dark Heresy rulebook, but not the Rogue Trader one.

[Criptfeind]

It's pretty much the same except you use the rogue trader book instead of the dark heresy one.

[Twinwolf]

That's kind of the problem though, like I said I don't have the Rogue Trader rulebook

[Stirk]

I think we would have a choir already, since we can't have all our ships communications done by one guy.

True. I wonder if we're just assumed to have a maxed out group then of five or more other guys? I guess we can assume that as an Astropath transcendent I'm like, the coolest dude and lead the choir when possible. If we've got a full choir I can reach nearby systems or at max push anywhere within a sub sector. Not to mention with that many scrub astropaths I guess we can have a rotating shift of them on meditation duty for incoming messages, so I don't need to handle it when we're in combat or whatever. Hopefully that's how it is because although 5 guys is like, trivial, astropaths are probably like, extremely rare.

Walking around with 5 psykers sounds like a good way to get us in trouble with any pious locals . In any case, astropaths are basically the most common pysker type allowed to live, since you need a couple on each planet/ship for effective long distance communications, they aren't *that* rare. They aren't nearly as strong as a PC, who plays an astropath transcendent, meaning they are capable of doing things other than being a walkie-talkie that walks.

Basically, a ton of pyskers are picked up in black ships and brought to Earth. The weaker ones are fed to the emperor/beacon thing, while the stronger ones are sent to training. Most of the trained ones become astropaths, with only a small amount becoming anything else.

That's kind of the problem though, like I said I don't have the Rogue Trader rulebook

Then you will have to got make a perfectly legitimate purchase of the PDF like everyone else did.

[Criptfeind]

I'm fairly sure that a rogue trader isn't going to get in trouble for having astropaths on on his ship! That's what they are for after all.  Walking around with them might be weird though yes.

I'm just wondering if we're suppose to start with a full complement or not. It makes sense that like, a city on a planet might only have a single astropath, but as rogue traders we're a cut above that. Certainly anywhere that wants to send messages to anyone not on the same planet is gunna have a bundle of em.

[Aseaheru]

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

AseaHeru -Herenton

WS 34
BS 39
S 37
T 38
A 40
I 35
P 40
W 38
F 32

WOUNDS
(2x T+d5)

FATE
2

XP
-100

SKILLS
Common Lore(Imperial Navy)(Int)(trained) +10
Common Lore(War)(int)(Trained)+10
Language(Battlefleet warcant)(int)(trained)
Language(Low Gothic)(Int)
Pilot(space craft)(ag)(trained)+10
Pilot(flyers)(ag)
Techuse(trained)
Forbidden Lore(archotech)(int)(trained)
Forbidden Lore(xenos)(int)
navigation(stellar)(int)
Scholastic Lore(astromancy)(int)

TALENTS
Basic Weapon Training(SP)(trained)
Pistol Weapon Training(universal)
Melee Weapon Training(Universal)
Nerves of steel(reroll failed willpower rolls to avoid or recover from pinning)
hatred()

TRAITS
+5 to command while on spacecraft
Void Accustomed
While on planet -2 to initiative tests, double BS penalty for shooting at long range+(DOES NOT APPLY WHEN IN CONFINED SPACE)
When spend fate point ro regain health, may reroll but must keep second roll
Ill-starred(-5 fellowship to voidborn, rougetraiders, voidfarrers who know you and are not personal friends)
Mastery of smallcraft

EQUIPMENT
Reliquary of St Drusus(+20% bonus while dealing with Ministorum)
Best-Craftsmanship mono-sword
Common-Craftsmanship Bolt Pistol
Guard flak armor
Micro-bead
Void suit
Blessed ship token
Re-breather
Imperial navy uniform
2x bottle amasec
pict-recorder
vox-caster


CHOICES:
Battlefleet
In service to the throne(tithed)
New Horizons(Archeotechnologist)
Ship Lorn
Vengance
VOIDMASTER

 Note, this is why I asked if there where any free choice rows, namely the career one.

[Criptfeind]

Oh. Crap. I totally forgot that career is officially a part of the origins path, probably cuz I've never played in a game that didn't allow you to freely pick it. Uhhh. That'd totally invalidate my character if it's not the case in this game. Lolwhoops, I'll look over the stuff and see if I can fix it if it turns out that we can't choose. Although it looks like we've got permission for into the storm origins? I guess that might expand my options and make it easier to get to astropath transcendent if I need to rework my origins.

[VoidSlayer]

GM: What would a Best Quality Calculance Array be like?

And can you roll for Starting Profit Factor and Soup Points?

NO SOUP FOR YOU.

Other updates coming up.

Edit: Also the PDF seems to be out of print.

Edit Edit: I am ruling Career is free as long as it makes some sense.  Every Astropath does not need to have Endurance.

As for the choir, you will start with a full set but they are not really functional for anything else.  Some may be badly burned and crippled, others may be nearly insane.  The Transcendent is the exception of being functional not the rule.

Yeah you start with your starting skills and traits +500 exp.  You functionally are at 5000 Exp, but 4500 of that was spent to get you to level 1.  RT characters basically start out as level something Dark Heresy characters.