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[Stirk]

I am considering rolling up a psyker, though I’m not sure as I don’t know if I’ll need a book or something to know quite what I can do.

Do you want a book or something?

Not sure if accurate/up to date, but this might help: http://gagetowngaming.wikidot.com/only-war-psyker-powers

Psyker never got any support in the other books, so it is up to date and accurate.

It's a shame that gate of infinity is too high level to take at the start, otherwise it could've been Portal 2 co-op all day erry day (but with guns).

Doesn't portal 2 use portal guns?

What is the most powerful gun available that can be used to snipe with without running the risk of the weapon exploding? Or are such things only known to the Tau?

Anyway in true Only War fashion I think we should be doing rolls for stats. Also, I want to be an Enginseer, though I guess we’ll see if my stats come out in a way that makes that plausible or not.

AT rifles weren't really used to snipe :V

Las Cannon has range exceeding the sniper rifle's in return for being a heavy weapon that is heavy. It is the most powerful weapon available that won't explode, but it can't autofire and might throw out your back.

Longshot Sniper Rifles are probably what you're looking for, with extra range and a range of ammunition that increases damage while still having the Accurate trait, but they're heavy too. But it is Extremely Rare and thus can't be part of your standard kit :V

[hector13]

I am considering rolling up a psyker, though I’m not sure as I don’t know if I’ll need a book or something to know quite what I can do.

Do you want a book or something?

Sure, but I’m lazy and poor!

[Stirk]

Sure, but I’m lazy and poor!

Libraries have books for free.

Editable Only War PDF if you have access to some way to upload it (Discord me?)
http://www.daemonstorm.com/sites/default/files/Only%20War%20Character%20Sheet%20%28high-res%29_0.pdf

Regiment Fluff and probably forum friendly character sheet later today.

[hector13]

I’ll check out the stuff you sent me, that should probably suffice. I might possibly maybe have a sheet up later today, depending on what happens.

[Stirk]

Sulabritas 1st Mechanized Regiment

Sulubritas is a fairly standard Feudal world in that it was once an Imperial world that had regressed technologically during the Age of Strife. While many such worlds end up dotted with ruins of the fallen civilization Sulubritas instead finds its surface covered with grand stonework thanks to the singular technology it managed to preserve: three fleets of construction vehicles. Powered by alcohol squeezed from no small part of the peasant's grain taxes and operated only by trusted knights this seemingly simple technology has allowed the local rulers to create absolutely massive castles and fortresses. In order to defeat said fortresses, similar effort and material was placed into the construction of siege towers. The end result is warfare that looks much like two castles or mighty towers wrestling one another for dominance.

Three major kingdoms rule the world, as a result of each controlling one fleet of "Constructors". In the central continent rules the Stargrus, who's fleet contains the most cranes leading to the tallest towers (and, consequentially, siege towers). Their house color is sky blue with a white stripe. In the warmer Eastern continent the Mountainmovers are king. With the largest fleet of earth-movers, they are capable of creating impenetrable walls of dirt and swift trenches. More bold leaders are even willing to risk their Constructors to sap enemy walls. The east is said to be the breadbasket of Sulubritas, thanks to a robust irrigation system allowed by their Constructors. House colors are dirt brown with a black X. Finally is the Halaways, owner of the great Hauler fleet. With the ability to move unheard of amounts of material across the continent they have the highest-quality stonework and widest castles. They are known as great traders who leverage their fleet to move goods over the great bridges connecting the three continents, bringing in much wealth for themselves and their people. House colors are yellow with a blue dot at the center.

In this generation, conflict tends to be from lower nobles fighting either locally or abroad after the double marriage of the Stargus twins to the lesser sons of the Mountanmovers and Halaways. While the knights are still battle-hardened, there is little bad blood between the three kingdoms and they often see each other at balls and feasts thrown by any of the three kings. Many have even formed friendships with their would-be rivals.

Current Commander is the fourth son of the Stargus line, Aleksandr Stargus. A bold young man with as little military experience as he has fear, he volunteered for the position to serve the Greater Imperium after realizing he would be unlikely to see battlefield glory on his homeworld in his lifetime. The three Kings offered up many of their own knights to avoid being outdone by the hotheaded youth. As many of the knights had the honor of piloting the Constructors, the imperial tithing agent realized their value would likely be highest as a Mechanized Infantry and equipped them thusly.

^Prototype Regiment Fluff. Any part can be changed if it ends up sounding stupid :V

[Egan_BW]

Don't worry, it sounds perfect.

[hector13]

I concur, sounds good to me.

[Egan_BW]

just putting my roll here, these are before taking into account ability modifiers from the regiment choices

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

WS 35
BS 27 28
Str 35
Tou 36
Agi 30
Int 37
Per 29
Will 33
Fell 30

Considering that the CQC choice we made appears to give everybody Lascarbines, we probably shouldn't add another rifle to standard kit on top of that. I'd recommend a mono-bayonet added to the carbines.

[hector13]

I used random.org to roll 2d10 for each of my attributes, hopefully not an issue.

Psyker gets wounds of 8 + 1d5, so I did that in here too, plus my Fate and corruption rolls. Fakeedit: got me a 10 for my fate roll

Spoiler: Bahzil de Rakfir (click to show/hide)

Weapon Skill: (2 + 7) + 20 = 29 + 3 (Feudal) = 32
Ballistics Skill: (8 + 1) + 20 = 29
Strength: (1 + 4) + 20 = 25 + 3 (Feudal) = 28
Toughness: (1 + 1) + 20 = 22 Re-rolled: (6 + 4) + 20 = 30
Agility: (3 + 9) + 20 = 32 + 3 (Mechanized) = 35
Intelligence: (8 + 10) + 20 = 38
Perception: (7 + 9) + 20 = 36 - 3 (Mechanized) = 33
Willpower: (10 + 4) + 20 = 34 + 5 (simple Willpower advance) = 39 + 5 (Psyker) = 44
Fellowship: (3 + 9) + 20 = 32

Wounds: (4) + 8 = 12
Fate: (10!) = 3

Psy Rating: 2
Corruption: 4

Bahzil de Rakfir was the 3rd-born son of a minor Lord serving under the Stargrus king, and did not suffer under the greatness expected of his older siblings. He was trained from a young age in the fine art of soldiering and chivalry, as all highborn sons were, fighting on the training field by day and wowed by incredible tales of honour in the evenings. Unfortunately things did not go quite so smoothly for Bahzil as they did for his fellows.

When he was a young man, his latent power began manifesting in minor ways. He was able to see what someone on the training field would do before they did it, or slide coins over a table just by looking at them. Soon he was able to do things that caught the attention of his teachers, and they were all too happy to hand him over when the Black Ships came looking for their tithe.

The journey to Terra was arduous, but the one thought that kept him from going mad was that he was doing this in service to his king, that he might bring some honour to him by his exploits out in the greater universe.

Luckily for Bahzil, the training he received on his home planet of Salubritas was noted by the Scholastica Psykana, and he was chosen to become a Sanctioned Psyker, taught how to use his burgeoning powers to bolster his martial abilities, and of those around him.

Perhaps less luckily, when his training was complete, he was assigned to a regiment from his former home, lead by one of his former classmates.

That first toughness roll though :|

Spoiler: Aptitudes (click to show/hide)

Starting: Intelligence, Knowledge, Perception, Psyker, Strength, Willpower

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Starting: Common Lore (Adeptus Astra Telepathica), Forbidden Lore (Psykers), Psyniscience, Scholastic Lore (Cryptography)
Spent XP: Psyniscience +10
Mechanized: Operate (Surface)

Spoiler: Talents (click to show/hide)

 Starting: Heightened Senses (Hearing), Weapon Training (Las, Low Tech), 400XP of psychic powers, in a different spoiler
Mechanized: Rapid Reload
Choleric: Rapid Reaction
Feudal: Double Team
Close Quarters Battle: Combat Master

Spoiler: Traits (click to show/hide)

 Starting: Psyker

Spoiler: Specialist Equipment (click to show/hide)

Data-slate, psy focus, Best Craftmanship staff

Spoiler: Psychic Powers (click to show/hide)

Starting: Prescience (200XP), Assail (200XP)

The book separates Las (or solid projectile) and Low Tech in the Psyker starting talents section (page 94) so I think that means I get both?

I'm also not sure what Best Craftmanship staff is, so I just typed that verbatim *shrug*

For my 300XP to spend as a support class, I'll take a simple Willpower advance for +5 (I have Willpower and Psyker aptitudes, so it costs 100XP) and I'm not really sure what to take with the remaning 200XP. Psyniscience +10 I guess (costs 200XP, due to aptitude as a Psyker and Perception).

I think that's everything, except I haven't taken into account regimental stuff yet. I'll do that later.

[Stirk]

The book separates Las (or solid projectile) and Low Tech in the Psyker starting talents section (page 94) so I think that means I get both?

Yep.

I'm also not sure what Best Craftmanship staff is, so I just typed that verbatim *shrug*

Best Craftmanship refers to the Weapon Quality. By default weapons are Common quality, with bonuses or penalties for better or worse qualities. The best is Best quality, which in the case of a melee weapon gives +10 to attacks and +1 to damage. So you have a really fancy beating stick.

I think that's everything, except I haven't taken into account regimental stuff yet. I'll do that later.

You get +5 WP from picking Psyker in the first place, so your end Willpower should be 44.

And I definitely screwed up earlier. For everyone. Sorry about that. Stormtrooper and Commissar are the only ones who don't get Comrades. I'm not entirely sure why I ever said it was for all specialists when I knew several had comrades.

So you do get a Comrade, who just needs a name and fluff. They'll be a normal non-psyker human.

[Glass]

I did rolls
They didn’t really do what I wanted them to do but here’s what they are
Weapon Skill: 33
Ballistics Skill: 30
Strength: 29
Toughness: 32
Agility: 35
Intelligence: 30
Perception: 33
Willpower: 37
Fellowship: 33

The question is “what now?”
(It has been suggested that given my rolls specifically and my personality as a whole, it would likely be in the best interests of the group if I was the Commissar. I’d like to check if that’s accurate.)

[Devastator]

Just going to do my rolls and such here.  I'll finish a sheet later.  Is random.org okay?

Weapon Skill: (8+4)
Ballistic Skill: (10+7)
Strength: (8+4)
Toughness: (9+5)
Agility: (6+3)
Intelligence: (8+2)
Perception: (7+3)
Willpower: (3+8)
Fellowship: (7+1)

Spoiler: Apitudes (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Talents (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Traits (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Specialist Equipment (click to show/hide)

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It looks.. very complicated.  Is there any way to streamline it?  I'm just mostly interested in getting into the action, not surviving a long time or developing a character a long way.

I'd be perfectly happy with just the base gear and no fate points.

[Stirk]

I did rolls
They didn’t really do what I wanted them to do but here’s what they are
Weapon Skill: 33
Ballistics Skill: 30
Strength: 29
Toughness: 32
Agility: 35
Intelligence: 30
Perception: 33
Willpower: 37
Fellowship: 33

The question is “what now?”
(It has been suggested that given my rolls specifically and my personality as a whole, it would likely be in the best interests of the group if I was the Commissar. I’d like to check if that’s accurate.)

If you really want to go tech-priest then go tech-priest. There is no especially pressing reason to minmax if you don't want to.

Your personality is too soft to be a standard-issue Commissar. I don't see you executing anyone if I give them the slightest bit of personality.

Just going to do my rolls and such here.  I'll finish a sheet later.  Is random.org okay?

Weapon Skill: (8+4)
Ballistic Skill: (10+7)
Strength: (8+4)
Toughness: (9+5)
Agility: (6+3)
Intelligence: (8+2)
Perception: (7+3)
Willpower: (3+8)
Fellowship: (7+1)

Spoiler: Apitudes (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Talents (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Traits (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Specialist Equipment (click to show/hide)

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It looks.. very complicated.  Is there any way to skip the whole spending XP and buying gear and stuff?  I'd also like to start with no fate points, if possible.

I (or anyone else) could spend your XP for you. Buying gear at this stage is basically picking out of a list of two or three options if that, but we could probably do it too. You'd still have to pick out a class and do the fluff at least.

Fate point is just rolling a 1d10, but if you never want to use it I guess that is up to you.

[Maximum Spin]

... is it possible to convert a Rogue Trader character?

Regardless, I'll take some time to work on a character tomorrow, especially if I were to somehow coincidentally come into possession of the books.

[Stirk]

... is it possible to convert a Rogue Trader character?

Regardless, I'll take some time to work on a character tomorrow, especially if I were to somehow coincidentally come into possession of the books.

Sure, why not.