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[Glowcat]

"I have felt the frozen kiss of the void as my hull split, and lived. I have hurled my warship at my foe as if it were a torpedo, and defeated him utterly. And I will do so again, a thousand times, until the Emperor or the universe decides I've done it once too often" - Rogue Trader Lucien Gherrit



What is Rogue Trader?

Rogue Trader is an addition to the Warhammer 40K RPG system. In it, the players take the role of an infamous Rogue Trader and his or her crew, members of the Imperium granted innumerable rights and allowed to take what they see fit from other worlds.

The heart of a Rogue Trader's authority and unusual freedom is the Warrant of Trade. The first Warrants were signed by the God-Emperor himself to expand the reach of humanity during the Great Crusade, but more have been created in the proceeding millenium. In authority the Rogue Trader matches that of Planetary Governors and Inquisitors, but out in the reaches of space one's true power exists by the ability to enforce his or her will onto the stars.

Rogue Trader is a game of limitless ambitions and the power to change the very fabric of the Warhammer 40K universe... if one survives its many perils. The Imperium of Mankind's dominion is but a few islands of civilization in a vast vast ocean of the untamable and the unknown. Entire alien empires or lost colonies of humans exist within the gaps of the Imperium's grasp and it is on these worlds that a Rogue Trader can make his or her fortune. Ultimately the goal of Rogue Trader is to acquire power. Whether that power is to serve the Imperium or to fulfill selfish desires or both is up to the players.

There are also many ways for a Rogue Trader to pursue their ambitions. One can excavate Archeotech left over from the Dark Age of Technology, deal in forbidden goods such as Xenos technology, or conquer entire worlds for human settlement. As long as your actions benefit the Imperium, the people in power tend to turn a blind eye to things which would otherwise condemn the Rogue Trader as a heretic.

As official servants of the Imperium you also gain access to many benefits when it comes to utilizing the forces of the Emperor. With the status of Rogue Trader you have the ability to requisition units of Imperial Guardsmen, a Vindicare Assassin, or even the aid of a Space Marine Chapter. Technically these arrangements are only temporary, but in practice it can be a very long time before somebody in the Administratum notices a platoon of Stormtroopers are still serving as a Rogue Trader's personal bodyguard. Combined with bribery these arrangements can last much longer.

How will the game be played?

We will be using Map Tools and Hamachi to connect for weekly sessions involving an adventure. However, because Rogue Trader also involves a lot of background activity, there will be a lot of Play-By-Post (PbP) optional involvement. This will be the preferred method for making acquisitions and deciding when you want the ship to go on a Warp trip. It can also be used for investigating certain items found on the adventure or otherwise accomplishing anything which would be done in the background when your characters have a bit of free time.

Map Tools can be downloaded here: http://www.rptools.net/index.php?page=downloads#MapTool
Hamachi can be downloaded here: http://hamachi.en.softonic.com/

Campaign Info

The campaign will be very free-form once it gets under way. However, I'm starting your group off in an introduction adventure and you won't be able to select your starting ship or components. You guys won't even have the Warrant of Trade when the game begins and your actions will determine whether we play a standard game where you're official Rogue Traders or something... less authorized by Imperial Law.

Players who choose Noble Born as their "Homeworld" are more likely to be granted the Warrant of Trade.

All character concepts should have a reason for why they would be traveling on a passenger ship inside the Calixis Sector. Certain careers will have to be creative either with how they arrived on the ship or what the career actually represents. There's a lot of freedom in personalizing the default careers to fit a certain character concept. You can effectively create any of the Rogue Trader classes by using Elite Advances.

HOMEBREW RULES

- All characters use a Rogue Trader character generation but upgrade their character using Black Crusade's Allied costs for Talents and Skills. Exceptions can be made if the character's concept would focus on said Skill or Talent, in which case they'd be at True cost.

- Characteristic Advancement is completely personalized. Instead of using your Career's advancement table, you select 3 Primary, 3 Secondary, and 3 Tertiary Characteristics. Primary gets the cheapest costs (True), Secondary the middleground (Allied), and Tertiary are the most expensive (Opposed).

- Profit Factor grows more slowly and is split into a general profit factor as well as Influence ratings, which improve Profit Factor for select groups.

Spoiler: "Character Creation" (click to show/hide)

Begin with a Rogue Trader class using the normal method.

You get 500 Starting XP plus the group's current XP total for the campaign.

These points must be spent using the Black Crusade book as detailed above.

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Session Info

Session Time is Saturday 3PM EST

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CAMPAIGN

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Current Players Slots

- MajorMurray
- NewsMuffin
- Yoink
- scriver
- tbt
- Atomicdremora
- Taricus

Player Roles

(under revision 2/11/2012)

Spoiler: Rogue Trader (MajorMurray) (click to show/hide)

WS:   28
BS:   34
S:   29
T:   32
Agi:   33
Int:   52
Per:   31
WP:   23
Fel:   54
Wounds:   13
Fate Points:   2
Insanity Points:   0
Corruption Points:   0
Thrones:   108
Name:   Mae
Homeworld:   Noble Born
Career:   Adept
Rank:   Archivist
Gender:   Female
Build:   Slender
Skin Color:   Tan
Hair Color:   Brown
Eye Color:   Blue
Age:   24
Quirk:   You have a duelling scar.
Lineage of Renown:   Merchant Magnates
Divination:   Mutation without, corruption within.
Starting XP:   400
Starting Package:   None

Traits: Etiquette, Supremely Connected, Vendetta, Wealth

Basic Skills:

Advanced Skills: Command(Fel), Dodge(Agi), Speak Language(Kroot, Int), Speak Language(Trader's Cant, Int), Dodge(Agi), Literacy (Int), Speak Language (High Gothic) (Int), Speak Language (Low Gothic) (Int),
Common Lore (Imperium) (Int), Trade (Copyist) (Int), Scholastic Lore (Legend) (Int).

Talents: Mimic, Command(Fel), Foresight, Peer (Nobility), Peer (Academics), Pistol Training (SP), Light Sleeper, Sprint

Gear: Administratum robes (Common Quality Clothing), backpack, stub revolver and 6 bullets, writing kit, hour glass, data-slate, icon of the Emperor (memento), map fragment (memento)

Special Qualities: You have a Minor Mutation.


EXP Spent: 4200
EXP Unspent: 300

Advances: Fel Simple (100), Fel Intermediate (250), Fel Trained (500), Fel Expert (750), Int Simple (100), Int Intermediate (250), Int Trained (500), Speak Trader's Cant (200), Speak Kroot (200), Dodge (200), Command (200), Charm (200), Foresight (250), Master Orator (250), Mimic (250)

Spoiler: Psyker (NewsMuffin) (click to show/hide)

(outdated)
WS:   30
BS:   31
S:   30
T:   30
Ag:   30
(P) Int:   35 (Simple)
Per:   30
(P) WP:   55 (Simple)
Fel:   30
Wounds:   11
Fate Points:   3
Insanity Points:   9
Corruption Points:   0
Thrones:   54
Name:   Skive
Homeworld:   Void Born
Career:   Imperial Psyker
Rank:   Sanctionite
Gender:   Male
Build:   Gaunt
Skin Color:   Fair
Hair Color:   Auburn
Eye Color:   Black
Age:   53
Quirk:   You have unusually elegant hands.
Ship Tradition:   Orbital
Divination:   Die if you must, but not with your spirit broken.
Gained XP:   200
Intelligence (Simple): 100
Will Power (Simple): 100
Spent XP: 800
Starting Package:   Living Nightmare
 

Traits: Charmed, Ill-Omened, Shipwise, Void Accustomed, Sanctioned Psyker, Unreadable Mind

Basic Skills: Navigation (Stellar) (Int) (Shipwise), Pilot (Starcraft) (Ag) (Shipwise)
Advanced Skills: Speak Language (Ship Dialect) (Int), Speak Language (Low Gothic) (Int), Psyniscience (Per), Invocation (WP), Literacy (Int),
Trade (Merchant) (Fel)

Talents: Melee Weapons Training (Primitive), Pistol Weapons Training (Las), Resistance (Psychic Powers)

Flaws: Horrifying, Gremlins, Born Sucker, Insane, Psychic Timebomb

Gear: staff, knife (psykana mercy blade), quilted vest, tatty robe (Poor Quality Clothing), Psy-Focus, sanctioning brand, sword, book of
Imperial saints, compact las pistol and 1 charge pack, aquilia pendent (memento), fossil xeno bone (memento)

Special Qualities: You have a Psy Rating of 2. Alpha level potential. Mental Disorder (Acute Delusions)

Family: Your mother's name was Zee. She walked the path of the Imperial Psyker. She is deceased. Your father's name is Castus. He walks the
path of the Imperial Psyker. Your sister's name is Spike. She walks the path of the Cleric. Your sister's name was Jezail. She walked the path
of the Imperial Psyker. She is deceased.

Spoiler: Scum (Yoink) (click to show/hide)

(P) WS: 37
(P) BS: 36 (Simple)
(S) S: 33
(P) T: 34
(S) Ag: 40
(S) Int: 42 (Simple)
(T) Per: 39
(T) WP: 36
(T) Fel: 50 (Intermediate)
Wounds: 11
Fate Points: 2
Insanity Points: 0
Corruption Points: 0
Thrones: 693
Name: Rasosk
Homeworld: Hive World
Career: Scum
Rank: Dreg
Gender: Male
Build: Wiry
Skin Color: Ruddy
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Grey
Age: 28
Quirk: You have grimy skin.
Hive Class: Factory Dregs
Divination: Select Imperial Divination
Total XP: 4500
Available XP: 950
Spent XP: 3550
 
Traits: Accustomed to Crowds, Caves of Steel, Hivebound, Wary

Basic Skills: Tech-Use (Int) (Caves of Steel), Deceive +10 (Fel), Awareness (Per), Charm +10 (Fel), Dodge

Advanced Skills: Speak Language (Hive Dialect) (Int), Speak Language (Low Gothic) (Int), Blather (Fel), Common Lore (Imperium) (Int), Commerce +10

Talents: Melee Weapons Training (Primitive), Pistol Training (SP), Basic Weapons Training (SP), Ambidextrous

Gear: autopistol and 1 clip, knife, shotgun and 12 shells, club, quilted vest, dirty coveralls (Poor Quality Clothing), lucky cog (memento)

Special Qualities: None

Family: Your mother's name was Jezail. She walked the path of the Guardsman. She is deceased. Your father's name is Octus. He walks the path of the Scum. Your sister's name is Plex. She walks the path of the Scum. Your brother's name was Fral. He walked the path of the Scum. He is deceased.

Bio: Rasosk was a downtrodden factory worker in a hive, slaving away endlessly in a thankless job, his skin becoming stained from the constant chemicals seeping in. His family were mostly worthless scum, his brother dead from a knife fight with a gang, with the sole exception of his mother, who had died fighting for the imperium.
Rasosk's only dream, his only longing, was to leave the hated manufactorum, escape the violence-ridden hive, and join the Imperial Guard. Long story short, he ended up on a Rogue Trader's ship instead, with a shotgun stolen from his drunken father.

Advances: Step Aside (400), Commerce (200), Commerce +10 (250), Simple Fellowship (500), Simple Intelligence (250), Charm +10 (350), Deceive +10 (350), Simple Ballistics (100), Perform (Manufactorum Shuffle) (200), Intermediate Fellowship (750),

Spoiler: Navigator (scriver) (click to show/hide)

WS: 30
BS:  35
S:    25
T:    29
Ag:  40
Int:  35
(P) Per:  45
(P) WP:  50
Fel:  40

Wounds: 8
Fate: 4
Insane Pts: 0
Corptn Pts: 0
Thrones:

Name:   Mordeci
Homeworld:   Void Born
Career:   Scum
Rank:      Outcast
Gender:   Male
Build:      Gaunt
Skin Color:   Bluish
Hair Color:   Auburn
Eye Color:   Completely black, without irises.
Age: 27
Quirk: You walk with a limping gait.
Ship Tradition: Rogue Trader
Divination: Trust in your fear.
Lineage: Shrouded House
Start Package: Cold Guild Courier

Available XP:   100
Spent XP:      900

Traits:
Charmed
Ill-Omened
Shipwise
Void Accustomed
Dark Sight

Basic Skills:
Navigation (Stellar) (Int) (Shipwise)
Pilot (Starcraft) (Ag) (Shipwise)
Deceive (Fel)
Awareness (Per)
Dodge (Ag)
Gambling
Disguise


Advanced Skills:
Speak Language (Ship Dialect) (Int)
Speak Language (Low Gothic) (Int)
Blather (Fel)
Common Lore (Imperium) (Int)
Navigation (Warp) (Int)
Psyniscience (Per)
Scholastic Lore (Astromancy) (Int)

Talents:
Melee Weapons Training (Primitive)
Pistol Training (SP)
Basic Weapons Training (SP)
Ambidextrous
Concealed Cavity
Peer (Void Born)
Talented (Stealth)

Special Qualities:
Navigator
Mutation - Eyes as Dark as the Void
Shrouded House Lineage
Concealed Cavity - Left Thigh

Navigator Powers
The Lidless Stare (Novice)
Gaze into the Abyss (Novice)
Void Watcher (Novice)
Held In My Gaze (Novice)

Advancements: Cold Guild Courier Package (100), Scholastic Lore (Astromancy) (100), Held In My Gaze (300), Gambling (200), Disguise (200)

Gear:
Autopistol and 1 clip
Knife
Shotgun and 12 shells
Brass knuckles
Quilted vest
Dirty coveralls (Poor Quality Clothing)
Lodestone (memento)
Loaded dice (2) (memento)
Headscarf

Spoiler: Moritat Guardian (Johnfalcon99977) (click to show/hide)

Name: Eli
Homeworld: Imperial World
Career: Assassin (If you did not see this coming, I have this very nice rock to sell you.)
Rank: Sell-steel
Gender: Male
Build: Slender
Skin Color: Tan
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green
Age: 20
Quirk: You have an aquila tattoo.
Planet of Birth: Feudal World
Starting Package: The Moritat

Available XP: 450
Spent XP: 2550

(P) WS: 55 (Intermediate)
(T) BS: 30
(S) S: 30
(T) T: 25
(P) Ag: 50 (Simple)
(S) Int: 45
(P) Per: 50 (Simple)
(S) WP: 36
(T) Fel: 23
Wounds: 7
Fate Points: 3
Insanity Points: 1
 
Traits: Blessed Ignorance, Hagiography, Litugical Familiarity, Superior Origins, Bloody Edge, Stainless Soul, Lucky, Insane (Minor Disorder)

Basic Skills: Common Lore (Imperial Creed) (Int) (Hagi.), Common Lore (Imperium) (Int) (Hagi.), Common Lore (War) (Int) (Hagi.), Literacy (Int) (Lit. Fam.), Speak Language (High Gothic) (Int) (Lit. Fam.), Awareness (Per), Dodge +10 (Ag), Climb +10 (S), Silent Move +10 (Ag), Shadowing (Ag), Acrobatics +10 (Ag)

Advanced Skills: Speak Language (Low Gothic) (Int), Secret Tongue (Moritat) (Int)

Talents: Melee Weapons Training (Primitive), Basic Weapons Training (SP), Pistol Training (SP), Unremarkable, Thrown Weapons Training, Jaded, Tumbling, The Bloody Edge, Talented (Stealth), Two Weapon Wielder (Melee)
 
Gear: mono-sword, six throwing knives, crossbow pistol and twenty bolts, grapnel and line, equipment harness, 3 doses of stimm, protective bodyglove (2 points Primitive armor for Body, Arms and Legs), brocade coat (memento), veil (memento)

Special Qualities: Blank (Unaware)

Advances: Simple Weapon Skill (100), Simple Agility (100), Tumbling (200), Moritat Package (300), Sure Strike (200), Heightened Sense (Hearing) (100), Dodge +10 (100), Two Weapon Wielder (Melee) (200), Intermediate Weapon Skill (250 EXP), Simple Perception (100), Swift Attack (200), Silent Move +10 (100), Acrobatics +10 (200), Climb +10 (100), Shadowing (100), Heightened Senses (Sight) (100), and Heightened Senses (Smell) (100).

Family: Your mother's name is Xantippe. She walks the path of the Cleric. Your father's name is Able. He walks the path of the Assassin. Your sister's name is Litila. She walks the path of the Tech-Priest.

Spoiler: Kroot Mercenary (Atomicdremora) (click to show/hide)

(P) WS: 40 (Simple)
(S) BS: 36
(P) S: 41 (Simple)
(S) T: 32
(P) Ag: 43 (Simple)
(T) Int: 34
(S) Per: 31
(T) WP: 33
(T) Fel: 33
Wounds: 12
Fate Points: 4
Insanity Points: 0
Corruption Points: 0
Thrones: 0
Name: Ja'Ne
Homeworld: Pech
Career: Kroot Mercenary
Rank: 1
Gender: ?
Available XP: 100
Spent XP: 400
 
Traits: Eaters of the Dead, Fieldcraft, Kroot Beak, Kroot Physiology, Stalker Kindred

Basic Skills: Awareness (Per), Dodge (Agi), Stealth +10 (Agi)

Advanced Skills: Speak Language (Kroot, Low Gothic, Tau) (Int)

Talents: Melee Weapons Training (Primitive), Basic Weapons Training (Las), Basic Weapons Training (SP), Exotic Weapon (Kroot Rifle), Mercenary, Heightened Senses (Sight), Heightened Senses (Hearing), Talented (Stealth)

Gear: Kroot Rifle, Mono-Knife, Kroot Leathers, Kroot Void Suit, Commbead

Special Qualities: Devourer of Form

Spoiler: Skitarii (Phantom) (click to show/hide)

(P) WS: 55 (Intermediate)
(P) BS: 55 (Intermediate)
(T) S: 40 (Simple)
(S) T: 30
(S) Ag: 41 (Simple)
(P) Int: 55 (Intermediate)
(T) Per: 30
(S)WP: 35
(T) Fel: 25
Wounds: 14
Fate Points: 3
Insanity Points: 0
Corruption Points: 0

Name: Karina Sevchenko
Homeworld: Frontier World
Career: Skitarius
Rank: Skitarii Conscript
Gender: Female
Build: Fit
Skin Color: Fair
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Grey
Age: 26
Quirk: You have an aquila tattoo.
Planet of Birth: Explorator Outpost
Divination: Do not ask why you serve. Only ask how.
Spent XP: 4500
Available XP: 0

Advances: Trade (Armorer) (200), Simple Ballistics Skill (100), Simple Weapons Skill (100), Simple Intelligence (100), Common Lore (Machine Cult) (100), Dodge (100), Sound Constitution (3x) (300), Rapid Reload (100), Crack Shot (100), Deadeye Shot (100), Medicae (300), Intermediate WS (250), Intermediate BS (250), Intermediate Int (250), Simple Agi (250), Jaded (200), Simple Str (500), Language (Techna Lingua) (200), Hard Target (100), Pilot (Personal) 200, Melee Weapons Training (Chain) (200), Lightning Reflexes (200), Mighty Shot (200), Drive (Walker) (100).

Merits: Stainless Soul.

Flaws: None.

Traits: Leery Of Outsiders, Tough As A Grox Hide, Tenacious Survivalist, Xenos Interaction, Credo Omnissiah, Mechanicus Implants (Minus Respirator, Potentia Coil, Electoo Inductor.)

Basic Skills: Survival (Int) Wrangling (Int) Tech-Use (Int)

Advanced Skills: Speak Language (Low Gothic), Drive (Walker), Speak (Techna Lingua)

Talents: Melee Weapons Training (Primitive), Basic Weapons Training (Las) Pistol Training (Las) Basic Weapons Training (SP), Logis Implant, Jaded, Crack Shot, Deadeye Shot, Rapid Reload, Melee Weapon Training (Chain), Lightning Reflexes, Mighty Shot, Hard Target

Gear: Lasgun (2 Charge Packs), Las Pistol with 2 Charge Packs, Frag Grenade, Knife, Flak Armour Jacket, 1 Week of Long Duration Ration Packs, Weapon Maintenance Kit.

Special Qualities: None

Family: Your mother's name is Ishta. She walks the path of the Guardsman. Your father's name is Wolfe. He walks the path of the Cleric. You are an only child.

Current Adventure: Lathes

Current XP Gained: 4800

Spoiler: "Influence" (click to show/hide)

Imperial Nobility (10)
Ordo Malleus (11)
Adeptus Mechanicus (7)

Spoiler: "Profit Factor" (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: "Unique Assets" (click to show/hide)

The Pilgrim (Vagabond-Class Voidship)

Spoiler: "List of the Fallen" (click to show/hide)

None... yet.

[Glowcat]

Spoiler: "Fate" (click to show/hide)

Fate is considerably more powerful than in the vanilla game. A character's Fate pool will regenerate at the end of every game session, making Fate a precious but consistently replenishable resource to be used throughout the game.

Burning a Fate point allows a character to survive almost anything due to extraordinary luck and can be used to stave off the almost inevitable grisly end Warhammer 40K characters suffer. This will effectively remove the character from play for the rest of the scene however, and the consequences of surviving may be worse than the alternative.

Spoiler: "Unnatural Characteristics" (click to show/hide)

This game will use the new Black Crusade rules for Unnatural Characteristics. Instead of being a multiplier each rank adds a flat +4 to the characteristic's bonus.

In Opposed Tests this bonus always applies as automatic successes, giving the opponent a base number they'd need to beat even if you failed the roll. This is also how it will work in Extended Tests or anything where degrees of success is more important than basic success/failure.

In normal tests this bonus applies as additional degrees of success only if you succeed at the roll. Failure in these cases is always complete.

Normal non-test effects from Unnatural Bonus (such as STR damage) apply.

Spoiler: "Rate of Fire" (click to show/hide)

The different modes of fire available to Ranged Weapons have been overhauled.

Single
+10 BS
Half Action
Can use Called Shots
Each additional DoS improves damage rolls by 1, up to that die's max. (doesn't effect Fury)

Semi-Auto Burst
+0 BS
Half Action
Each additional DoS adds another hit, up to the weapon's RoF

Full-Auto Burst
+20 BS
Full Action
Each additional 1 DoS adds another hit, up to the weapon's RoF


Melee
+0 WS
Half Action
Can use Called Shots
Each additional DoS improves damage rolls by 1, up to that die's max.* (doesn't effect Fury)

* This completely replaces the vanilla version of how DoS works with melee.

Spoiler: "General Combat Changes" (click to show/hide)

Pinning Nerf

While characters subjected to a Pinning attack which doesn't cause damage still must make a resistance roll, they now gain a +20 bonus to the Willpower check (reducing it from Hard -20 to Challenging -0). This includes characters entering an Overwatch zone while acting before the gunner.

Dodge Nerf

Dodge is now resolved as a contest where the dodger can cancel out degrees of success from their opponent (if against Close Combat) or give the opponent -10 to Ballistics Skill per degree of success.

[Glowcat]

(reserved)

[Ahra]

just give me an vauge idea of how to use maptools and hamachi and i will learn it.
Edit: huh that was easy.

[Yoink]

Oh wow, those rules look really, really awesome! Not that I've ever read the basic rules for Rogue Trader, but still...
I would definitely join, even having no real idea how to play, but I'm not sure if times will work out.
Put me down as a maybe, perhaps? Really like the rules, though.

[Glowcat]

just give me an vauge idea of how to use maptools and hamachi and i will learn it.

Unfortunately I've yet to have real experience with either when it comes to connecting to people. I'm going purely off of online information here.

From what I understand of Hamachi, it will lets us connect as if on a LAN when you join a network I make. I'm guessing that once that's done you simply join my Map Tools server with the LAN option. I'm going to see if I can get it to work correctly before next weekend.

Oh wow, those rules look really, really awesome! Not that I've ever read the basic rules for Rogue Trader, but still...
I would definitely join, even having no real idea how to play, but I'm not sure if times will work out.
Put me down as a maybe, perhaps? Really like the rules, though.

Cool. If you've played Dark Heresy it's not too much different.

I'll help you get started otherwise.

The basics of the Warhammer 40K RPGs involve a percentile chance and the player must roll underneath one of your characteristics to succeed. Characteristics are modified by things such as skills or environment factors. For every 10 below your target you gain another degree of success, and for every 10 points you miss your target you gain another degree of failure. For all characteristics besides Weapon Skill and Ballistics skill your 10's digit acts as a Characteristic Bonus which improves things separately of rolls. e.g. Toughness Bonus gives you a damage soak equal to itself, Agility Bonus is used to determine initiative and movement speed, etc.

A lot of it is similar to existing mainstream RPGs. You get an initiative and you can choose to perform Free/Half/Full/Extended actions during combat. Ranged weapons can fire in one or more modes, depending on the weapon. "Levels" are gained by spending experience on Character Advancements instead of piling up (similar to how The Guild 2 does advancement). Wounds work like HP for the most part. There's nothing too extreme, except maybe psychic abilities causing rampaging Warp demons to enter reality, and it's easy to pick up. The only difficulty you might have without the books is choosing Talents/Skills as well as Gear. I'll see what I can do in that area. It wouldn't be too hard to create a table with all the relevant info.

[Yoink]

Or I could just roll some dice, and some less cerebrally-challenged person could do the sheet...
But um, okay, I definitely would like to join. Once I know what time we're gonna have for the sessions, I'll be able to say if I can or not.

[Glowcat]

I'll let you just use http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/dhadvanced.html to create a character. Just add +5 to all characteristics due to Rogue Traders starting with more, and set the Divination bonus to something irrelevant, like Insanity.

[Yoink]

Um, what does corruption, insanity and Divination actually do?

[Glowcat]

The first two are pretty much what it says on the tin.

Insanity is how deranged your character has become due to repeated exposure to the horrors of the universe. When you hit certain thresholds you acquire a permanent Disorder of Minor/Severe/Acute severity.

Corruption is how tainted your character is by Chaos. Hitting thresholds may either grant you a Malignancy, which is some minor freakish trait, or a Mutation.

When you reach 100 points in either your character is considered out of the game due to overwhelming insanity or being turned into a mindless Chaos Spawn.

Divination is an aspect of Dark Heresy character creation primarily meant for Inquisition-based characters. It's normally a random saying determined by Inquisition diviners which might contain some prophetic insight into your character's future and gives an immediate bonus/penalty to certain aspects of your character. Since we're not using its modifiers you can pretty much ignore it unless you want to incorporate the divination into your character's story somehow.

[Ahra]

acctually im out, not beacause of your rules.

[forsaken1111]

I'm in if we end up playing Saturdays. I've wanted to play Rogue Trader for a while now.

[Glowcat]

I'll add you to the roster. Once we've got a full compliment of people we'll sort out the best time to start. I've got classes starting in another week so my Mondays-Tuesdays will be booked, and I've already got a game on Friday.

acctually im out, not beacause of your rules.

No problem.

[scriver]

I'm in. Haven't played either Rouge Trader nor any 40K before, though, but it seems very interesting.

[Riccto]

Hold a slot for me