>>1081711
First field: CREW POSITION


>LORD-CAPTAIN (the master of the ship and all those upon it.)

>MASTER-AT-ARMS (Master of the security teams and armsman of the ship, from the disciplinary corps who enforce order to the armed members of the Away teams who explore new worlds to the twistcatchers who sniff out mutants among the crew.)

>ASTROPATH (Cursed with psychic powers but made pure by their soul-bond to the Emperor, the Astropath relays messages across the void of space, and often serves as a sage advisor of the Lord-Captain. Their potent Psychic powers may also cause them to serve valiantly in battle as a war-psyker, or cunningly in the negotiating room, turning their gift to fill their master's coffers.)

>MAGOS EXPLORATOR (Drawn from the holy machine-cult of the Adeptus Mechanicus, these enlightened scholars may help appease the Machine-Spirit of the vessel to ensure perfect function, or labor as the Master Chirugeon, healing the wounded aboard the vessel.

>SHIP'S CONFESSOR (The sacred heart of the ship, the Confessor is the Ecclesiarchy's agent on-ship, ensuring that all actions are pure and in accord with the Creed. They usually have sizable missionary corps beneath them, who help convert any unenlightened humans discovered in the void to the Imperial Faith)

>NAVIGATOR (An Abhuman, brother to Man but not OF Man. Your third eye and strange powers let you guide your ship through the Warp.)

>FIRST SCHOLAR (the learned adviser of the Lord-Captain, who guides him rightly in all things. Where the Lord-Captain works in the big picture, the First Scholar works in details)

>MASTER OF GUNNERY (the thundering Macro-Cannons and howling Lances are his to command)

>HELMSMAN (Where the Navigator guides within the Warp, you guide out of the Warp)

>MASTER OF AGURS (the dancing network of signals used to see and speak within a system are your domain)

>MASTER OF CRAFTS (landing shuttles and Valkyrie fighters answer to you)

First three in agreement decide.

>>1081715
>>LORD-CAPTAIN (the master of the ship and all those upon it.)
Go big or go home

>>1081715
What no Xenos option. What if I want to play as a Necron Cryptek poorly disguised as a Magos Explorator.

Either way
>MAGOS EXPLORATOR

>>1081715
>FIRST SCHOLAR (the learned adviser of the Lord-Captain, who guides him rightly in all things. Where the Lord-Captain works in the big picture, the First Scholar works in details)

Fuck yeah, let's get some 40K intrigue going on here

>>1081715
(minor correction: the first field should say "Careers". Actual rank on ship will be decided after career)

>>1081715
>>MASTER-AT-ARMS

>>1081715
>LORD-CAPTAIN (the master of the ship and all those upon it.)

>>1081742

So wait, if we put in a vote for Lord-Captain would rank effect the size of the ship we're working with or how far down in the family that holds the Warrant we are or if we're like a first mate?

Because I might change my vote, I just don't want to be at the top of the heap right from the get go

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>>1081738
repushing my option before I get outvoted

Look at this, there is nothing more glorious than having awesome robot parts replacing weak fleshy bits

>>1081715
>FIRST SCHOLAR (the learned adviser of the Lord-Captain, who guides him rightly in all things. Where the Lord-Captain works in the big picture, the First Scholar works in details)

>>1081715
>>LORD-CAPTAIN (the master of the ship and all those upon it.)
>>1081735
i concur

TL;DR
Where the waifus at?

>>1081750
(The ONE exception to this is Lord-Captain: this is a Career that locks you into being AT LEAST in the highest ranks of the ship)

>>1081766
Right in that yonder airlock friend

>>1081768
O/pyzBQv, DpFS0Hdo, and MXhxlGMA may re-cast their votes, if they so choose.

>>1081768

Thanks for clarifying, looks like Lord-Captain won anyways, which I am cool with playing, just want some room to grow with the character

>>1081768
hm.

being a bit down the line in the family doesn't sound like that bad of a prospect really

>MAGOS EXPLORATOR

>>1081768

Do you support Discords?

ded

>>1081885
The deadest, but a pretty good run. No major shitstorms

7/10 quest

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>>1081762
>>1081744
>>1081735

You are a member of the House which works on this ship, likely raised for most of your life to serve as an officer. this ship is your first charge.

Second field: RANK (automatically filled: CAPTAIN)

Third field: WORLD OF BIRTH (CLASS ONLY)

>AGRICULTURAL, MINING, OR OTHER (TITHE-GRADE MUNDUS) (You were one among the countless billions who serve beneath the Throne until you were taken in by your House. Powerful in will and faith, but sheltered from the forbidden knowledge of Chaos and Xenos.)


>HIVE (TITHE-GRADE MYRIAS) (You grew up among the countless hordes of the Hive-Worlds: planets overtaken by vast arcologies that tower into the stratosphere. Cunning, wary, and accustomed to crowds and technology, you struggle in the wilderness and have a poor constitution due to easy living or chemical pollution)

>NONE (VOID-BORN) (You were born part of a ship and part of its crew. You find artificial gravity and the black of space comforting, and are touched by the fickle hand of the Warp, making you lucky. However, many find your presence unsettling.)

>NONE (INDENTURED NAVAL STAFF) (Raised in the culture of the Imperial Navy. Fierce and a natural commander, you flounder in affairs down on-planet, or in scenarios that don't involve warfare)

>NONE (TITHE-GRADE NOBILIS) (You were of noble blood even before the House took you in. Well-heeled and well-connected, you bring the troubles of your old family with you onto your ship)

>NONE (TITHE-EXEMPT: WARRANT OF TRADE) (You joined the House honestly, by virtue of birth. The world of the Rogue Trader is your bread and butter, but the enemies of your family dog your footsteps with redoubled effort).

>lord captain

>>1081904
NONE (VOID-BORN)

>>1081904
>VOID BORN

>>1081904
>NONE (VOID-BORN) (You were born part of a ship and part of its crew. You find artificial gravity and the black of space comforting, and are touched by the fickle hand of the Warp, making you lucky. However, many find your presence unsettling.)

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>>1081885
>>1081897
>Not even out of chargen

>shitposting in the thread

>>1081904
>VOID-BORN

>>1081904
>>NONE (TITHE-GRADE NOBILIS) (You were of noble blood even before the House took you in. Well-heeled and well-connected, you bring the troubles of your old family with you onto your ship)

intrigue and feuds yes

>>1081918
Just curious, how long is your vote window?

So is the bonus for voidborn we get some warp powers?

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>>1081904
>and are touched by the fickle hand of the Warp

>>1081944
Usually a half-hour to an hour. Trying to keep things moving at pace for chargen, though, because there's a LOT of stuff to cover (seriously. This is an EXTENSIVE chargen.)


>>1081949
Nope! You're just luckier (as in, you have a 10% chance to instantly recover Fate (a mechanic that helps balance things out against the high difficulty threshold of the 40k universe) when you spend it). The larger benefits are the fact that you don't take penalties for working in low-G or zero-G and that you start with training in Stellar Navigation and Fighter Piloting.

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>>1081972
>EXTENSIVE chargen

>>1081984
Already downloading Rogue trader so I understand what I'm voting for

>>1081972
>Nope! You're just luckier (as in, you have a 10% chance to instantly recover Fate (a mechanic that helps balance things out against the high difficulty threshold of the 40k universe) when you spend it). The larger benefits are the fact that you don't take penalties for working in low-G or zero-G and that you start with training in Stellar Navigation and Fighter Piloting.

Well that's not so bad.

If it's going to be pretty extensive may as well drop full info on what we'll be getting with options.

Some anons may well have been looking forward to having tentacles with that void-born choice.

>>1081972
But I want to be a space wizard

>>1081998
Space wizard a shit, Space knight is where its at

>>1081998
It's okay anon, utilizing Fate is like being a space wizard. We just have to screw up first.

>>1082010
t. a lala man

>>1082013
Lalah is shit too, Char could have done better

>>1081972

>EXTENSIVE chargen

Please stop, I can only get so erect

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>>1082023
Lala as in gey

As in everybody who can't force choke a bitch

>>1082010
Space schemer is the patrician choice lad

>>1081993
Tithe-Grade Mundus: "Default" background. Slight boost to Will, start with extensive knowledge of the Imperium from a layman's perspective. Know very little about Xenos or Chaos.

Hive-Worlder: Start with a boost to Fellowship and a penalty to Toughness. Can navigate crowds without penalty. Start with Tech-Use. Take penalties to Survival and Intelligence tests in/relating to non-urban environments.

Void-Born: Bonus to Will, penalty to Strength. Start with Stellar Navigation and Small Voidcraft Piloting skills. No penalties in low or no-G environments. Penalty to Fellowship when dealing with non-Void Born humans.

Naval Staff: Bonus to Will and Fellowship: penalty to Perception. Start with Stellar Navigation OR Pilot Small Voidcraft. Bonus to Command checks during combat. Take various combat penalties on-planet.

Noble: Bonus Fellowship, Low Will. Bonus to Fellowship checks in formal situations. Random Peer representing family connections. Start with extra Profit Factor (basically a bigger expense account). Have a randomly-generated enemy in the Imperium.

Rogue Trader Family: Bonus to Intelligence and Fellowship. penalty to Toughness and Willpower. You get a fancier ship. You have a random, SECRETIVE enemy who may strike at any time.

>>1082062

Still going with Void Born, thanks for the extra clarification though, what is your opinion on Discord?

>>1082074
Never used it, myself. Guess it'd be cool, though? I'll look into it.

>>1082062
>Penalty to Fellowship when dealing with non-Void Born humans.

Isn't that going to be a large part of what we do?

>>1082062
Why wouldn't void born have penalties to planets and jazz?

>>1082078

Also dealing with other Void Born's as well we will be spending a lot of time in space and I want those bonuses for the environment, there will be other options in chargen to up the Fellowship score depending on what we pick

>>1082078
Yes, but your bonuses as a result of your rank will outweigh it, at least for dealing with people on-board ship.

>>1082084
Because Void-Born can serve on normal security teams that go planetside, as opposed to Navy men, who leave ground fighting to the Imperial Guard.

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>>1081921
>>1081916
>>1081914
>>1081911

Tall. Pale. Haunting. In the right light and with contacts and prosthetic, you might pass for a very fat-faced Eldar.

Field Four: CIRCUMSTANCES ABOARD SHIP

>STOWAWAY (FAILURE TO DISCLOSE STOWAWAY STATUS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE EXECUTION) (an unemployed hanger-on, you are resistant to Fear and are good at avoiding notice. Slight bonus to your choice of Will or Agility. You've had to do some messed-up shit to survive, and as such, start with 1d5 Insanity or Corruption (your choice))

>MAINTENANCE CREW (Member of the maintenance crews that roamed the ship's non-Mechanicus-controlled decks in a never-ending war against rust and loose bolts. Start with Slight of Hand and your choice of an Intelligence or Perception bonus. Working Maintenance often involves descending into the nightmare realm of the bilges: what you've seen there changed you forever. Start with 1d5 Insanity or Corruption (your choice))

>SECURITY TEAM (Part of the lower ranks of security aboard the ship. Start with Quick Draw, Intimidate, and your choice of a bonus to Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill. You prefer violence to words and aren't quite stable: take a penalty to Fellowship and 1d5 Insanity.)

>DECK-HAND (You did menial work aboard the ship. Start with Unshakable Faith and a bonus to either Fellowship or Will. Penalty to Weapons Skill.)

>ADEPT (you performed bureaucratic or scholarly work on-board the ship. Start with Logic or Peers (Academics) (your choice), as well as a bonus to either Intelligence or Fellowship (also your choice). Penalty to Toughness.)

>JUNIOR OFFICER (You started near the top, then climbed the rest of the way. Start with Decadent (resistant to drugs) and a bonus to either Agility or Fellowship (your choice). Life at the top makes you dull-witted and vulnerable to the whispers of the Ruinous Powers: start with a penalty to Perception and 1d5 Corruption.)

>SPECIAL: BILGE RAT (You were born in the bilges, where radiation and chemical spills mix with weak warp-shielding to make monsters. Start with Peer (Mutants) and resistance to poisons, as well as a bonus to either Toughness or Willpower. You also start with a random mutation. Said mutation inflicts a Fellowship penalty.)

First three in agreement decides.

>>1082172
>JUNIOR OFFICER (You started near the top, then climbed the rest of the way. Start with Decadent (resistant to drugs) and a bonus to either Agility or Fellowship (your choice). Life at the top makes you dull-witted and vulnerable to the whispers of the Ruinous Powers: start with a penalty to Perception and 1d5 Corruption.)

I think this is the best bet for our Lord-Captain, can't ignore the drug resistance and bonus to Fellowship

>>1082172
>SECURITY TEAM
Fighting skills will always be useful

Rolled 1 (1d5)

>>1082172
>SECURITY TEAM
Will we be rolling that d5? In any case, have at least one.
Also, going for
>Ballistic Skill
as the bonus.

>>1082172
>ADEPT, Logic, Intelligence

>>1082205
I'll back this

>>1082205
Yes, you will be rolling it.

>JUNIOR OFFICER (You started near the top, then climbed the rest of the way. Start with Decadent (resistant to drugs) and a bonus to either Agility or Fellowship (your choice). Life at the top makes you dull-witted and vulnerable to the whispers of the Ruinous Powers: start with a penalty to Perception and 1d5 Corruption.)

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>>1082241
>>1082205
>>1082184
You rose to the rank of Captain from the ranks of the ship's security teams. Hardened by your service, you are a lethal shot with a hellrifle, and managed to keep your mind mostly intact during service.

Fifth Field: REASON FOR JOINING SERVICE

>FAILED TO PASS MANDATORY PURITY TESTS (you were judged and found wanting by the Imperium, and offered service among the Rogue Traders as a penance)

>OFFERED POSITION AS ALTERNATIVE TO LIFE SENTENCE/EXECUTION (you are a criminal, condemned by the Arbites, Inquisition, or the underworld itself: service among the Rogue Traders was your only way to avoid death or exile to a Penal World)

>DECLARED HERETICUS MINIMUS: OFFERED SERVICE AS ALTERNATIVE TO REDEMPTION (Your personal philosophy or lifestyle is at odds with the Creed: service was the only way to avoid the judgment of the Faith or its agents)

>CONVICTIONS (PERSONAL) (You serve at your own free will, whether for the good of the Imperium, all mankind, or your Dynasty)

>CONVICTIONS (ECCLESIARCHAL) (Your faith in the Emperor is true, and drives you to spread His light among the stars.)

>CONVICTIONS (OTHER) (Your reasons to journey outside of Imperial space are idiosyncratic and unusual)

First three in agreement decide, then proceed to field 5A, "details".

>>1082344
To clarify, this is, in fact, me.

>>1082344
>>DECLARED HERETICUS MINIMUS: OFFERED SERVICE AS ALTERNATIVE TO REDEMPTION (Your personal philosophy or lifestyle is at odds with the Creed: service was the only way to avoid the judgment of the Faith or its agents)

>>1082344
>CONVICTIONS (PERSONAL) (You serve at your own free will, whether for the good of the Imperium, all mankind, or your Dynasty)

We're an Adventurer just like in the Holo-Vids we grew up on

>>1082344
>CONVICTIONS (PERSONAL) (You serve at your own free will, whether for the good of the Imperium, all mankind, or your Dynasty)

>>1082344
>>CONVICTIONS (PERSONAL) (You serve at your own free will, whether for the good of the Imperium, all mankind, or your Dynasty)

greed/ambition

>>1082379
I feel like everyone does something like that, how about we do something like being motivated by wanting immortality or finding the meaning of life

>>1082436

I could go for something different.

How about instead of just plain old money, establishing a dynasty? Social ladder climbing, for the purpose not of simply just getting rich, but establishing your bloodline as well heeled people?

>>1082436
>being motivated by wanting immortality or finding the meaning of life
Finding the missing piece of DAoT tech which will allow the God-Emperor to rise from the Golden Throne.

>>1082462
>establishing your bloodline as well heeled people?
Wanting a place to call home so that we can go there and be a family man?
It's just that "home" will either be a trade fleet or a planet.

>>1082344
>OFFERED POSITION AS ALTERNATIVE TO LIFE SENTENCE/EXECUTION (you are a criminal, condemned by the Arbites, Inquisition, or the underworld itself: service among the Rogue Traders was your only way to avoid death or exile to a Penal World)

Much more interesting than generic "Muh own power"

Wouldn't mind playing someone who has to balance debts and favors until he earns his freedom or is able to strike back against those who would exploit him

Plot twist we're being extorted/forced by a Genestealer magus

Nah but you get the point

>>1082436
Finding true beauty beyond the borders of the Imperium?

>>1082480
Tends to go hand in hand.

>>1082496

My first thought was on the run from the criminal underworld, but chose to get the ball rolling.

If there's support for it I could go for switching over.

give underworld connections too I would imagine? Big debts etc, plot points. Still be a greedy fucker

>>1082344
>CONVICTIONS (PERSONAL) (You serve at your own free will, whether for the good of the Imperium, all mankind, or your Dynasty)

>>1082436

What about the simple joy of exploration, seeing things no human has ever seen and being places and planting a flag for the God-Emperor

>>1082523
Eh I saw it as a particularly powerful crime boss or Inquisitor going "Oh shit I killed a rogue trader? Well, I can't go kill myself in space. Wait, don't we have that one fuck who owes us a shit ton of money/kidnapped his only remaining family/ can convict him of high heresy/ implanted him with mind control etc etc... Pedro! Bring him in!"

Or something

>>1082365
>>1082374
>>1082379
>>1082524

FIELD 5A: DETAILS

>FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF THE IMPERIUM (You wish to push back the frontier for the glory of Him on Earth and his temporal servants, the Council of Terra. Bonus to Will and start with My Armor is Contempt (reduces the amount of Corruption you gain slightly). Penalty to interacting with Chaos or Xenos in a non-hostile manner.)

>FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL MANKIND (You are a well-heeled philanthropist at heart, wanting to aid the unfortunate humans who have never even heard of the Imperium, as well as the underprivileged in Imperial society. Gain your choice of a bonus to Intelligence or Perception. Start with -1 Profit Factor due to philanthropic efforts.)

>FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY DYNASTY

(You want to enrich your House with the Frontier's treasures. Your efforts have already led you to make enemies with another House, who have sworn vendetta against you and left you with a nasty wound from an assassination attempt (penalty to Toughness). Your shrewd and ruthless business practices give you +1 to your starting Profit Factor.)

First three in agreement decide. An important side-note: this is what pulled the protagonist into the world of the Rogue Trader, NOT NECESSARILY their own long-term goals and personal motivations. That will be covered under section 7, "Motivations".

>>1082554
>>FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY DYNASTY

>>1082554
>FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL MANKIND (You are a well-heeled philanthropist at heart, wanting to aid the unfortunate humans who have never even heard of the Imperium, as well as the underprivileged in Imperial society. Gain your choice of a bonus to Intelligence or Perception. Start with -1 Profit Factor due to philanthropic efforts.)

>>1082554
>>FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL MANKIND
You can fix profit factor

>>1082554
>>FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL MANKIND

>>1082594
>>1082600
>>1082605

homos

>>1082554
>FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL MANKIND (You are a well-heeled philanthropist at heart, wanting to aid the unfortunate humans who have never even heard of the Imperium, as well as the underprivileged in Imperial society. Gain your choice of a bonus to Intelligence or Perception. Start with -1 Profit Factor due to philanthropic efforts.)

Bonus to Perception

>>1082594
>>1082600
>>1082605
>Bonus to Perception
>Bonus to Intelligence
First two in agreement decide.

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>>1082611
>Not wanting to be someone who started out with good intentions but grew bitter and world-weary from repeated losses and tragedies

>>1082621
Perception definitely.

>>1082621
Perception

>>1082628
>void born freak
>caring about the vast majority of humanity

idk, just don't feel right

>>1082621
int

we're already antisocial as fuck and none too money, we need to at least be smart

>>1082644

Optimism is the best place to start with 40K so that it can start to be ground down slowly

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>>1082638
>>1082615
>>1082639
You are a rarity in the Imperium: a man who believes in charity and kindness. But merciful is not the same as foolish, so you keep your eyes peeled both for the innocent and helpless, and for those who would take advantage of your kindness to their own selfish gain.

>YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF THIS FORM. REPORT TO THE ADJACENT ROOM FOR INQUISITORIAL PURITY TESTING.

++Love the Emperor, for He is the Salvation of Mankind++

++Obey His Words, for He will lead you into the Light of the Future++

++Honor His Servants, for they speak with His Voice++

++Tremble before His Majesty, for we all Walk in His Immortal Shadow++

++PSYCHO-INTERROGATION COMMENCING: LET NOTHING BE CONCEALED FROM THE GAZE OF THE INQUISITION++

>Field 6: Your Worst Memory

>Blood, lasgun fire, death (You have seen war's hideous face. You gain Weapon Training with one kind of weapon (Plasma, Bolt, Melta, Powered Melee, Laser, Solid-Slug, or Primitive), or Leap Up to start, as well as Hatred of Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy, Void Pirates, Chaos Cults, Mutants, Eldar, Orks, Tau, Tyranids, or Necrons (your choice). Your Hatred penalizes interactions with members of the faction in question and causes you to attack at the slightest provocation unless you pass a Will test.)

>Plague, famine, disaster (You have lived through a horrid calamity, such as being adrift in realspace for an extended period. You get Light Sleeper and your choice of Hardy (increased Health) or Nerves of Steel (panic less easily) to start with. Your background has made you adverse to taking risks, especially financial, and reduces your starting Profit Factor by 1.)

>Madness, impossibility, the blackest warp-winds (You have suffered through some maddening voyage the likes of which are spoken of in the ghost-stories of superstitious voidsmen. Gain Forbidden Lore (Chaos, The Warp, Dark Eldar, Tyranids, Necrons (your choice)), or Resistance (Fear). Your experience has changed you forever, and not in a good way: Take 1d5 Insanity points.)

>Jeering daemons, twisted flesh, the flicker of a Gellar field (You have borne witness to the Ruinous Powers's might on full display, and it has hardened you to them. Gain Resistance (Psychic Powers) and Light Sleeper. Mere exposure to the power of Chaos has put your immortal soul at risk: take 1d5 Corruption points.

>>1082761
>>Blood, lasgun fire, death (You have seen war's hideous face. You gain Weapon Training with one kind of weapon (Plasma, Bolt, Melta, Powered Melee, Laser, Solid-Slug, or Primitive), or Leap Up to start, as well as Hatred of Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy, Void Pirates, Chaos Cults, Mutants, Eldar, Orks, Tau, Tyranids, or Necrons (your choice). Your Hatred penalizes interactions with members of the faction in question and causes you to attack at the slightest provocation unless you pass a Will test.)
Bolt and Orkz

>>1082761
>>Blood, lasgun fire, death (You have seen war's hideous face. You gain Weapon Training with one kind of weapon (Plasma, Bolt, Melta, Powered Melee, Laser, Solid-Slug, or Primitive), or Leap Up to start, as well as Hatred of Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy, Void Pirates, Chaos Cults, Mutants, Eldar, Orks, Tau, Tyranids, or Necrons (your choice). Your Hatred penalizes interactions with members of the faction in question and causes you to attack at the slightest provocation unless you pass a Will test.)

Plasma, nids

home ship was taken over by genestealers maybe?

>>1082761
>Jeering daemons, twisted flesh, the flicker of a Gellar field (You have borne witness to the Ruinous Powers's might on full display, and it has hardened you to them. Gain Resistance (Psychic Powers) and Light Sleeper. Mere exposure to the power of Chaos has put your immortal soul at risk: take 1d5 Corruption points.

Psychic Power Resistance is fucking legit

>>1082786
Like this. Seconding.

>>1082761
>Blood, lasgun fire, death (You have seen war's hideous face. You gain Weapon Training with one kind of weapon (Plasma, Bolt, Melta, Powered Melee, Laser, Solid-Slug, or Primitive), or Leap Up to start, as well as Hatred of Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy, Void Pirates, Chaos Cults, Mutants, Eldar, Orks, Tau, Tyranids, or Necrons (your choice). Your Hatred penalizes interactions with members of the faction in question and causes you to attack at the slightest provocation unless you pass a Will test.)
Plasma, Tyranids.

>>1082761
I'mma back this guy >>1082786 because I know Resistance Pyshyic powers is by degrees. Where as if we we're a blank they wouldn't effect us at all.

>>1082786
This there is no such thing as diplomacy with nids anyway. So its not like we'll really be suffering much of a loss.

>>1082806
>>1082786
>>1082798
Hideous aberrations dance before your eyes, slaughtering your former shipmates. You were the only survivor of Deck 47: all others fell before the wretched Xenos monsters. Of all of your weapons, only Plasma seemed to fill them with anything resembling fear: you have trained with it ever since, and sworn an oath to burn the monsters of Tyran from the galaxy.

++CURSORY SCANS INDICATE NO HERETICAL THOUGHTS: INITIATING DEEP SCANS++

>Field 7: Motivation

>Endurance (You seek to grow stronger by the trials you face in the void: +1 Health)

>Fortune (You seek vast wealth above all else: whoever has the most Thrones, wins. +1 Fate Point.)

>Vengeance (Someone wronged you, and you have lived the rest of your life prosecuting vendetta against them and theirs. Gain Hatred of one group, chosen by you)

>Renown (You want to leave a mark on history the equal of Haarlock, Land, or Macharius. You gain either Air of Authority (Command tests are extra effective) or Peers in an Imperial organization of your choice.)

>Pride (You want your allies to adore you and your enemies to fear you. Gain a bonus to Toughness or a randomly-generated piece of Minor Archeotech)

>Prestige (the Imperium is a ladder: you want to be near the top, with the High Lords, if possible. Gain your choice of Talented in one skill, or Peers in one Imperial organization.)

>>1082875
Prestige, lets get some real power.

>>1082875
>>Vengeance (Someone wronged you, and you have lived the rest of your life prosecuting vendetta against them and theirs. Gain Hatred of one group, chosen by you)
Gotta kill those nids

>>1082875
>Renown (You want to leave a mark on history the equal of Haarlock, Land, or Macharius. You gain either Air of Authority (Command tests are extra effective) or Peers in an Imperial organization of your choice.)

Air of Authority

>>1082875
>>Prestige (the Imperium is a ladder: you want to be near the top, with the High Lords, if possible. Gain your choice of Talented in one skill, or Peers in one Imperial organization.)

>>1082875
>>Prestige (the Imperium is a ladder: you want to be near the top, with the High Lords, if possible. Gain your choice of Talented in one skill, or Peers in one Imperial organization.)

>>1082875
>Renown (You want to leave a mark on history the equal of Haarlock, Land, or Macharius. You gain either Air of Authority (Command tests are extra effective) or Peers in an Imperial organization of your choice.) Air.

Yo OP where did you the RT books from anyway?

>>1082875
>Renown (You want to leave a mark on history the equal of Haarlock, Land, or Macharius. You gain either Air of Authority (Command tests are extra effective) or Peers in an Imperial organization of your choice.)
Peers in the Imperial Navy.

>>1082903
Why, from a legal seller of books just like everyone else! https://mega.nz/#F!Pl0UgbJa!vDtTXMKnvZ26fUbuw4X9t

>>1082883
>>1082890
>>1082891
>>1082896
>>1082903
>>1082906

Tiebreaker vote. First two in agreement decide.

>Renown

>Prestige

>>1082917
>>Prestige

>>1082917
>Renown

>>1082917
>Renown

>>1082917
>Renown

Ah I see, A shame they stopped selling them around me because of the companies punlish agreement. Thank you, Old hard-drive crashed and I lost these. Now I must wait for the folder to be received.

>>1082917
Renown

>>1082917
Renowned

Already focused on being an officer. That air of authority bonus will be mighty useful.

>>1082937

Is there not a command oriented skill?

>>1082948

There is, it's Fellowship (I am pretty sure, I do not have the book in front of me)

>>1082948
Yes, it's called Command. Air of Authority enhances it.

>>1082937
>>1082934
>>1082931
>>1082923
>>1082922
++DEEP SCANS INDICATE NO DESIRES OUTSIDE OF ACCEPTABLE PARAMETERS. CLEAR FOR DUTY AND PRESENT WARRANT OF TRADE++

You are released from the tender clutches of the Inquisition and have your Warrant of Trade presented to you.

>FIELD 8-13: THE WARRANT OF TRADE AND ASSOCIATED HOUSE

>FIELD 8: ERA OF ISSUE

>The Age of Rebirth (12 Ship Points, 10 Profit Factor, ship may install 1 Archeotech component): This document bears a heavy weight, having been issued in the Imperium's youth, when the embers of the Heresy were still cooling. It carries a terrible weight with it, for the House to which it was issued will no doubt be vast, sprawling, and full of rivalries and feuds that date back ten thousand years, and the eyes of the Imperium are on every member of that House.

>The Forging (10 Ship Points, 8 Profit Factor): Issued during the solidification of modern Imperial structures, this document likely belongs to a House that has long passed any period of activity, and which now sees fit to squat over a sector like an immense toad, controlling a cluster of stars as a semi-autonomous fiefdom. Any Trader from this house will draw attention to himself by resuming his ancestor's exploratory ways.

>The Age of Apostasy (8 Ship Points, 6 Profit Factor) Issued in the discouraging centuries surrounding the reign of Vandire the Mad, this Warrant of Trade bears the stain of that insane tyrant's misrule. The House it belongs to will be viewed with some suspicion, and usually want to show signs of redemption.

>The Age of Redemption (6 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor) Issued in the time after the rise of Sebastian Thor, the House that bears this charter will likely be driven to the frontier out of a hunger to serve the Imperium.

>The Waning (4 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor) Issued within the past millennium or so, you may, in fact, be in the first or second generation to bear this charter. The House is likely united behind the cause of exploring new worlds and expanding its influence.

First three in agreement decide.

>>1083013
>The Age of Rebirth (12 Ship Points, 10 Profit Factor, ship may install 1 Archeotech component): This document bears a heavy weight, having been issued in the Imperium's youth, when the embers of the Heresy were still cooling. It carries a terrible weight with it, for the House to which it was issued will no doubt be vast, sprawling, and full of rivalries and feuds that date back ten thousand years, and the eyes of the Imperium are on every member of that House.

How long does it take you to bring up the tab? I've been waiting 30 minutes for the folders to be 'received' ;-;

>>1083018
Pretty quickly. Might be you.

>>1083013
>The Age of Apostasy (8 Ship Points, 6 Profit Factor) Issued in the discouraging centuries surrounding the reign of Vandire the Mad, this Warrant of Trade bears the stain of that insane tyrant's misrule. The House it belongs to will be viewed with some suspicion, and usually want to show signs of redemption.

>>1083013
>The Waning (4 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor) Issued within the past millennium or so, you may, in fact, be in the first or second generation to bear this charter. The House is likely united behind the cause of exploring new worlds and expanding its influence.

Scrappy new kid on the block

>>1083013
>>>The Waning (4 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor) Issued within the past millennium or so, you may, in fact, be in the first or second generation to bear this charter. The House is likely united behind the cause of exploring new worlds and expanding its influence.

>>1083013
>>The Waning (4 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor) Issued within the past millennium or so, you may, in fact, be in the first or second generation to bear this charter. The House is likely united behind the cause of exploring new worlds and expanding its influence.

>anon's don't know how much useful or important these points are.

>>1083047
well I mean you could go into detail

less sounds harder so that sounded good

>>1083058
Less is actually much easier, More means we have a much rougher but far more entertaining time along with If I remember correctly a chance at a larger ship.

>>1083065
well, in that case I'll change vote to age of rebirth

could we get some clarification QM?

>>1083018
This.

We gonna need those points and good luck finding archeotech after this.

>>1083065
>>1083076

Having fewer Ship Points at the end of things means having a less-advanced and smaller ship. Profit Factor is what you have instead of a wallet: the higher the score, the better-quality your equipment and the larger deals you can manage. However, portions of a Warrant of Trade that reward large scores in both tend to have other penalties (increased rivals and enemies, vendettas, and other baggage).

>>1083076
Best Trader Warrants the oldest ones because they got the fewest restrictions. Technically if your warrant is old enough you can get away with shit that would get any other rogue trader hunted by the Inquisition. They are literally that good and a good GM will never run out of ideas due to the age of the dynasty.

Sadly they are also the rarest.

Another invaluable fact is dat piece of archeotech which money can't buy. Its a goddamn nightmare to get in game once you've passed the start.

Profit points can always be made back in game. Ultimately they are disposable. Good ships on the other hand not so much. ship points gets you a better ship and best of all a customizable one.

>>1083076
if the fucking thing would load, I'd tell you.

>>1083101
The nice thing about younger warrants is less baggage as >>1083099 points out.

Ship points are valuable because the start is the only time you can get a customized ship.

>>1083099
>>1083101

Well ok, change to age of rebirth it is for me then

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>>1083077
>>1083076
>>1083018
>>1083076
>>1083077
>>1083018

Your House is old and storied, with more than one Speaker for the Chartist Captains among its past ranks. Over those long millenia, it has accumulated many enemies and allies alike.

FIELD 9: CURRENT FORTUNES OF THE HOUSE

>Fallen From Grace (4 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): this House has fallen on hard times, with dwindling fleets and coffers. Fortunately, this means that many of its former rivals now view it as beneath notice.

>Struggling (6 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): this House is struggling to get by, with many of its current ventures tanking and bringing profits down with it. Its most powerful foes have forgotten it, but lesser enemies may sense that now is the time to act against them.

>Stable (8 Ship Points, 6 Profit Factor): by some small miracle, this House has reached financial stability. Its enemies circle it like wolves, waiting for a moment to strike.

First three in agreement.

>>1083142
>>Fallen From Grace (4 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): this House has fallen on hard times, with dwindling fleets and coffers. Fortunately, this means that many of its former rivals now view it as beneath notice.
If we're going to have a lot of enemies better to start with them not paying attention to us

>>1083146
This.

It would best to take things slow to start. We can't underestimate how many enemies we have due to the age of the warrant.

>>1083142
>Stable (8 Ship Points, 6 Profit Factor): by some small miracle, this House has reached financial stability. Its enemies circle it like wolves, waiting for a moment to strike.

>>1083142
>Struggling (6 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): this House is struggling to get by, with many of its current ventures tanking and bringing profits down with it. Its most powerful foes have forgotten it, but lesser enemies may sense that now is the time to act against them.

>>1083142
Changing this >>1083162 too back this guy >>1083164


btw that uh link, It does not work for me or 4 other friends. So Good luck then.

>>1083142
>>Struggling (6 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): this House is struggling to get by, with many of its current ventures tanking and bringing profits down with it. Its most powerful foes have forgotten it, but lesser enemies may sense that now is the time to act against them.

i mean, lets keep it a little spicy

>>1083168
Found the problem! Try this one: https://mega.nz/#F!Pl0UgbJa!vDtTXMKnvZ26fUbuw4X9tg

>>1083173
What was the issue? am I retarded and copied it wrong?

>>1083187
I am the retard. I missed the last letter. Mea culpa.

>>1083169
>>1083168
>>1083164
Despite its vast size and scope, your House is struggling to maintain itself. Your journey into the frontier will likely be watched by your family for possible profit.

FIELD 10: METHOD OF ACQUISITION

>Reward (16 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): Your House is founded on a reward from one of the nascent High Lords of Terra to your distant ancestor. The High Lord's organization most likely holds deep ties with your House to this day, and may treat your House as an extension of their authority. The internal culture of the House is likely dominated by a similar mindset as their patron's.
(the original nine seats of the High Lords belong to the Administratum, The Adeptus Arbites, the Inquisition, the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Navigators, the Scholastica Psykana, the Ecchlesiarchy, the Adeptus Astronomicon, and the Officio Assassinorum)

>Intrigue (12 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): This Warrant of Trade was acquired through cunning artifice: stolen out from another, bought through bribes, or even claimed by default after a series of assassinations. The House is known for subtlety and mastery of political maneuver.

>Administratum Trade Mandate (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): the will of the Administratum issued your House the Warrant for the economic enrichment of the Imperium. They still bear the mark of their mercantile beginnings.

>Ministorium Bequest (8 Ship Points, 6 Profit Factor): For their faith and service to the Creed, the Ecchesiarchy threw their weight about and granted your House a Warrant of Trade. They are renowned for their piety.

>Prize of War (6 Ship Points, 8 Profit Factor): A reward for Naval service gave birth to your House. The military tradition still burns within them.

>Blackmail (4 Ship Points, 10 Profit Factor): your House did the unthinkable and blackmailed the High Lords of Terra themselves into issuing them a Warrant of Trade. In doing so, they have earned the eternal mistrust of at least ONE of the core organizations of the Imperium.

>Exile (2 Ship Points, 16 Profit Factor)

Your ancestor was issued a Warrant of Trade as an alternative for removing them by an assassin's blade. The name of that ignoble ancestor dogs the family to this day.

First three decide.

>>1083292
>>Prize of War (6 Ship Points, 8 Profit Factor): A reward for Naval service gave birth to your House. The military tradition still burns within them.

>>1083292
>>Intrigue (12 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): This Warrant of Trade was acquired through cunning artifice: stolen out from another, bought through bribes, or even claimed by default after a series of assassinations. The House is known for subtlety and mastery of political maneuver.

Intrigue you say?

>>1083292
>Intrigue (12 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): This Warrant of Trade was acquired through cunning artifice: stolen out from another, bought through bribes, or even claimed by default after a series of assassinations. The House is known for subtlety and mastery of political maneuver.

>Tfw might finally get a super huge ship in a quest for once.

>>1083292
>Reward (16 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): Your House is founded on a reward from one of the nascent High Lords of Terra to your distant ancestor. The High Lord's organization most likely holds deep ties with your House to this day, and may treat your House as an extension of their authority. The internal culture of the House is likely dominated by a similar mindset as their patron's.

Officio Assassinorum.

All the fun of murdering your way to the top, now with MORE EVERSORS!

>>1083292
Changing my vote too >reward

I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT.

>>1083365
>>1083292
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>>1083365
political machinates>edgelord assassins

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>>1083394
>He thinks political machinations in the Imperium doesn't equal edgelord assassins!

>>1083394
>Being so new to Warhammer.

I bet you think Age of Shit is the best thing in the world too.

>>1083292
We capped at Cruisers or..?

>>1083292
>reward

Qm do you have a twitter or is this a one shot?

>>1083292
>Blackmail (4 Ship Points, 10 Profit Factor): your House did the unthinkable and blackmailed the High Lords of Terra themselves into issuing them a Warrant of Trade. In doing so, they have earned the eternal mistrust of at least ONE of the core organizations of the Imperium.

Most fun option is most "fun"

>>1083365
>>1083381
>>1083393
In exchanged for "unmentioned services", your family were gifted a Warrant of Trade at the behest of the first Grandmaster of Assassins. Often, your voidships have carried unlisted passengers to the planets their targets rested upon, or fired a single, man-sized torpedo down onto a world unsuspecting of the doom unleashed upon it. The taking of lives by subtle means is second nature to your House.

FIELD 11: PRIMARY BUSINESS

>Corsairs (12 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): Loot, pillage, and raid: your House takes what they want at the point of a power saber. Loyal, disloyal, it matters not: those who fail to pay the tribute suffer their wrath.

>Mercenaries (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Where there is righteous battle, your House is there to make a profit off of it. Their private armies have served in many armed conflicts and operations, and their navies-for-hire are held in high renown.

>Merchants (8 Ship Points, 6 Profit Factor): Metals, shipping, goods and services: your family provides these and more. Their trade empire likely holds a virtual monopoly over at least one sector.

>Governance and Investment (6 Ship Points, 8 Profit Factor): Your family holds a sector in their solid grasp, and make their fortunes through governance. Only the High Lords can bring them to heel in their own domain.

>Criminal activity (4 Ship Points, 10 Profit Factor, may purchase a Xenotech component during ship creation): Your family's wealth comes from... shady activity, much of it outside of Imperial territory. "Unconventional" designs are common amongst your family's fleets.

First three in agreement win.

>>1083446
Definitely not a one-shot. Have a lot of free time. Don't have a twitter, but might make one for this.

>>1083442
With a family this old? Nope.

>>1083462
>Mercenaries (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Where there is righteous battle, your House is there to make a profit off of it. Their private armies have served in many armed conflicts and operations, and their navies-for-hire are held in high renown.

That seems the best, While ensuring our enemies don't rally to easily against us.

Also which book has the other ships in it? The main only goes to the Cruiser.

>>1083462
>>Corsairs (12 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): Loot, pillage, and raid: your House takes what they want at the point of a power saber. Loyal, disloyal, it matters not: those who fail to pay the tribute suffer their wrath.
Space Pirates are always the best choice

>>1083462
>Merc's

Please do or make a discord. Its free software and stuff. Last RT quest i saw the guy just disappeared.

>>1083462
>>Mercenaries (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Where there is righteous battle, your House is there to make a profit off of it. Their private armies have served in many armed conflicts and operations, and their navies-for-hire are held in high renown.

>>1083442
Bigger ships cost more ship points anon. Bigger isn't always better. Gotta buy the components with those points too. Preferably the most difficult to acquire ones first for obvious reasons.

>>1083462
I am really torn between corsairs or mercs.

While i like those extra two ship points with the corsair option it may not be worth the bad rep. Actually now that I think about-

CORSAIRS

WE GOT THE OLDEST WARRANT WE CAN GET AWAY WITH SO MUCH BULLSHIT.

Plus having a high lord like us helps a lot too...

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>>1083462
>On one hand, Big Boss SPESS mercs
>On the other, Ship points

>MERCS

>>1083462
>Mercenaries (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Where there is righteous battle, your House is there to make a profit off of it. Their private armies have served in many armed conflicts and operations, and their navies-for-hire are held in high renown.

The "loyalty matters not" schtick of the Corsairs would be a Bad Thing for a House that the Assassinorium pops in on frequently.

>>1083510
I know but we also need to focus on wealth. Merc's splits it down Plus, if we get something larger then a Cruiser. We're gonna be fucking riding high for so much.

>>1083510
Yeah, we can get away with Bullshit but it has to be bullshit the Grandmaster of Assassins would approve of. So running around raiding loyal Imperials is probably a no-no.

>>1083462
>>Mercenaries (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Where there is righteous battle, your House is there to make a profit off of it. Their private armies have served in many armed conflicts and operations, and their navies-for-hire are held in high renown

>>1083529
You don't raid Imperials who the Grandmaster like. You raid xenos and Imperials the Grandmaster doesn't like

>>1083529
The grandmaster of assassins would prefer us over a loyal imperial who they aren't nearly connected to. So you know he wont give a shit if we target the competition. I am just saying.

Still though merc wins so its not that big a deal.

We are absolutely gonna be expected to help out in their operations though. So I can see how a merc army could really save our ass should a mission go wrong. IN which case an army right there may be of vital interest and importance.

Lots of potential profit...but it could also just has easily prove very costly should it go too wrong.

>>1083519
Wealth can be earned in game.

>>1083539
Exactly.

In this case its worth noting the Grandmaster will prefer dealing with a dynasty with connections to him over the competition that doesn't.

So long as we are smart enough to not target imperials who have powerful friends like ours(like the Inquisition for instance). We should be fine.

>>1083462
>Criminal activity (4 Ship Points, 10 Profit Factor, may purchase a Xenotech component during ship creation): Your family's wealth comes from... shady activity, much of it outside of Imperial territory. "Unconventional" designs are common amongst your family's fleets.

You don't know minmaxing til you ram a Eldar shielding system into your systems despite the ports not matching

>>1083555
My point was its the best equal one here, Plus the other one had a server lack of loyalty so eh..

>>1083462
>Mercenaries (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Where there is righteous battle, your House is there to make a profit off of it. Their private armies have served in many armed conflicts and operations, and their navies-for-hire are held in high renown.

>>1083518
>>1083509
>>1083491
>>1083480
>>1083530
>>1083563

War has been your family's business since the Age of Rebirth (and possibly earlier: some remembrancers put a variation of your House's crest at some of the lesser-known battles of the Heresy and Great Crusade), and you are good at it. Negotiations are often settled with your House by means of hellpistols and hand cannons. Your rise from Security to Captain is a natural outcome among such flush war-dogs.

FIELD 12: HOUSE'S MOST NOTABLE/FREQUENT CLIENT

>Battlefleet (12 Ship Points, 2 Profit Factor): You have served alongside the Battlefleets of the Imperial Navy many a time, and have earned their respect (and access to their ship models) in doing so.

>Adeptus Mechanicus (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): The Mechanicus has contracted your family to augment their Skitarii in engagements, and have frequently traded ship upgrades in lieu of Thrones.

>The Ecclesiarchy (8 Ship Points, 6 Profit Factor): Many a Bishop or Cardinal has paid your family to fight their wars for them.

>Merchants (6 Ship Points, 8 Profit Factor): Those Houses that lack men-at-arms have used your family as escorts: or to take out the competition.

>Private Individuals (4 Ship Points, 10 Profit Factor): True guns for hire, your House has done the dirty work of Planetary Governors, Inquisitors, other Rogue Traders: anyone who can afford their substantial fees.

first three decide!

>>1083595
>>Adeptus Mechanicus (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): The Mechanicus has contracted your family to augment their Skitarii in engagements, and have frequently traded ship upgrades in lieu of Thrones.

>>1083595
>>Adeptus Mechanicus (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): The Mechanicus has contracted your family to augment their Skitarii in engagements, and have frequently traded ship upgrades in lieu of Thrones.

>>1083595
>Adeptus Mechanicus (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): The Mechanicus has contracted your family to augment their Skitarii in engagements, and have frequently traded ship upgrades in lieu of Thrones.

Dat access to better tech.

>>1083595
>Adeptus Mechanicus (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): The Mechanicus has contracted your family to augment their Skitarii in engagements, and have frequently traded ship upgrades in lieu of Thrones.


You know, I never understood something. The Adeptus Mechanicus BUILDS the ships. They should've had the access to ship models and stuff. While the Battlefleet is more starting with a companion ship or an easier time with the fleet in general.

>>1083595
>>Private Individuals (4 Ship Points, 10 Profit Factor): True guns for hire, your House has done the dirty work of Planetary Governors, Inquisitors, other Rogue Traders: anyone who can afford their substantial fees.

May as well double down

also probably syncs well with being in with the assasinorium

>>1083595
>>Adeptus Mechanicus (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): The Mechanicus has contracted your family to augment their Skitarii in engagements, and have frequently traded ship upgrades in lieu of Thrones.

>>1083595
>The Ecclesiarchy (8 Ship Points, 6 Profit Factor): Many a Bishop or Cardinal has paid your family to fight their wars for them.

>>1083595
>Adeptus Mechanicus (10 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): The Mechanicus has contracted your family to augment their Skitarii in engagements, and have frequently traded ship upgrades in lieu of Thrones.

>>1083609
Think specialist over generalist.

Admech like using ships that have a lot finicky tech built in that they can most easily utilize. So bigger isn't necessarily better for them especially as they aren't always on the war front.

The Warfleet naturally has different concerns then the admech. Yeah they may borrow their expertise but that's it.

Plus there is such thing has civilian shipyards. So of course the battlefleet and even have the Inquisition have their own shipyards.

The Admech are the tech experts but that doesn't mean they own and operate every single piece of tech in the imperium. They have better things to do then replace light bulbs.

>>1083601
>>1083602
>>1083604
>>1083609
>>1083616

The flag of your House has been the salvation for many a besieged Forge World, and those Magi that feel emotion hold a deep respect for them.

FIELD 13: REPUTATION

>Famous (14 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Your House are heroes of the Imperium, beloved by its people and loathed by its enemies.

>Infamous (6 Ship Points, 12 Profit Factor): Your House are feared by the small folk and their rivals, and strike nameless terror into those who see your war-ships entering orbit.

First four in agreement decide.

>>1083646
>>Infamous (6 Ship Points, 12 Profit Factor): Your House are feared by the small folk and their rivals, and strike nameless terror into those who see your war-ships entering orbit.
We always play the hero in quests, lets go full villain and be super hammy

>>1083646
>Famous (14 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Your House are heroes of the Imperium, beloved by its people and loathed by its enemies.

>>1083646
>Famous (14 Ship Points, 4 Profit Factor): Your House are heroes of the Imperium, beloved by its people and loathed by its enemies.

Having the common masses adore us is gonna make it that much harder for our enemies and competition to go up against us.

>>1083646
>>Infamous (6 Ship Points, 12 Profit Factor): Your House are feared by the small folk and their rivals, and strike nameless terror into those who see your war-ships entering orbit.

>>1083646
>Infamous (6 Ship Points, 12 Profit Factor): Your House are feared by the small folk and their rivals, and strike nameless terror into those who see your war-ships entering orbit.

The Chariot of the Assassinorum.

>>1083646
>Famous

So what are the total points so far we have acquired? I sadly wasn't here for the start of this quest.

>>1083646
>>Infamous (6 Ship Points, 12 Profit Factor): Your House are feared by the small folk and their rivals, and strike nameless terror into those who see your war-ships entering orbit.

>>1083645
(A common joke in my RT group is that impudent or incompetent rune-priests in the Mechanicus are transferred to the "Chamber Lumigant", where they spend a few months changing burnt-out lightbulbs to learn humility.)

>>1083669
>>1083664
>>1083662
>>1083653
So we're just gonna give up 14 ship points that we'll be unable to get later on for what reason?

>>1083679
I liked Famous, but it didn't seem fitting for a House that works hand in hand with the Old Man in the Moon.

>>1083679
roleplay

minmaxing is lame

>>1083679
So we can play a character

>>1083689
Fair enough.

>>1083691
>>1083694
>retarded
Alright fair enough as well.

>>1083701
>autism

>>1083679
Hey I voted for famous because it makes us that much more difficult to deal with. Especially for our enemies. Plus its not like anyone is gonna suspect heroes to be delivery assassin laden packages.

To me at least its less obvious and fucks over our enemies that much more.

>>1083715
Thats why I asked those who were voting for the one that opens us up for more attacks and even more rivals.

>>1083679
not a fane of gettingt points for points fun play is better

>>1083737
well least you had a decent point, But thats opening us for a massive can of worms with being infamous.

>>1083749
While true, so does Famous. A House from the Age of Rebirth could walk to Mars from Terra on the enemies it's going to have.

>>1083749
infamous is not always bad but think baout this too the people we help we would be heros to others they would hate us ether way peopel would hate us but lest like this we dont care too much.
lest see what happens. i mean the qm could just post things without some of the pooints/ stats so people do it for fun/lore then at the end find out what we working with stops the power gaming somewhat

>>1083762
Yes but my point is with the people loving we can have far more chances and warnings where as if they fear us and somebody is going to kill the guy they fear... well who would tell on them?

>>1083749
>>1083769

don't you want a challenge lad?

>>1083774
Well at this point I ain't really got a choice. Lol.

>>1083769
welll the people both love and fear all the powerfully in the emporium

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>>1083653
>>1083662
>>1083664
>>1083669
Your House is feared as "The Assassinorum's Charioteers": where you pass, nothing grows again for a score of years. Outside the Assassinorum and the Mechanicus, you have few allies in the Imperium: most foes hold their blades back, not out of respect, but out of sheer terror at the form retaliation might take. Your colors are bone-white, night-black, and blood-red. Your crest, a dagger upon a wheel.

>Total Ship Points: 60

>Total Profit Factor: 35

THE VESSEL

(Keep in mind that you have 60 points to work with, and that those don't all have to be spend on one vessel: you can have a small fleet, if you so choose).

First, deciding the class of your first ship:

>Transport: lacking agility or speed, these ships are meant to move large shipments around.

>Raider: Swift, yet fragile, these ships are meant for naval warfare.

>Frigate: with power that belies its speed and size, Frigates are all-purpose craft.

>Light Cruisers: Powerhouses built for war and deep-void missions.

>Cruisers: Mighty warships, and the largest class of ship you have access to with your Ship Points.

>>1083831
>>Cruisers: Mighty warships, and the largest class of ship you have access to with your Ship Points.

>>1083831
how much do things cost

>Light Cruisers: Powerhouses built for war and deep-void missions.

>>1083831
>>Light Cruisers: Powerhouses built for war and deep-void missions.

>>1083831

>Cruisers: Mighty warships, and the largest class of ship you have access to with your Ship Points.

>>1083831
>cruiser please

>>1083831
>>Cruisers: Mighty warships, and the largest class of ship you have access to with your Ship Points.

Cruiser eats up too many ship points better spent on weapon systems and defenses fyi.

>>1083856
>no cost posted what so ever.

>>1083838
In general, the bigger the ship, the more expensive, but that can vary based on the precise model. Once we decide what KIND of ship we want to roll around in, then I'll get into the nitty-gritty of stats.

>>1083875
I aint the op I'm just assuming he's pulling straight from the core rulebook for the Rogue Trader RPG. I'll post the points from that but he might've muddled them around a bit for the game considering it wouldn't be right to spend all our points on the hull.

Transports are 20
Raiders are 30-40
Frigates are 40
Light Cruisers are 55
Cruisers are 60

>>1083831
>Light Cruisers: Powerhouses built for war and deep-void missions.

I don't think we can afford a heavy cruiser and they are slow. Admittedly they have a lot of space and are very powerful.

>>1083876
Did you change the prices from the books then?

>>1083855
>>1083849
>>1083846
>>1083837
>CRUISER PATTERNS:

>Lunar-class: the workhorse of military fleets the galaxy over, the Lunar is the line ship of the legendary Battlefleet Gothic.

Speed: 5 Manoeuvrability: +10
Detection: +10 Hull Integrity: 70
Armour: 20 Turret Rating: 2
Space: 75 Ship Points: 60
Weapon Capacity: Prow 1, Port 2, Starboard 2


>Conquest-class: this class dates back to the Great Crusade, and some still refer to it using its old, outdated classification as a "Star Galleon". Born to plunder planets and claim treasure.

Speed: 4 Manoeuvrability: +5
Detection: +10 Hull Integrity: 65
Armour: 16 Turret Rating: 1
Space: 56 Ship Points: 52
Weapon Capacity: Port 2, Starboard 2
Comes with 2 Cargo Holds already installed (and thus starts with a -4 Power deficiency). Can take Transport and Cruiser components, but must always take the Cruiser version of a component if available.

>Ambition-class

A rare model built for private ownership by a trade consortium, this cruiser is a status symbol for wealthy governors and Rogue Traders alike.
Speed: 5 Manoeuvrability: +12
Detection: +15 Hull Integrity: 66
Armour: 17 Turret Rating: 2
Space: 75 Ship Points: 57
Weapon Capacity: Prow 1, Port 2, Starboard 2

First to get three decides: can vote for a different class to see options in that class within budget.

>>1083909
Nope. Just drawing from the full range.

>>1083922
>>Ambition-class

>>1083922
>Ambition class

>>1083922
>Ambition-class

>tfw anon's fucked you with the points because of being retarded and then a team of retard's throw it on you.

>>1083922
Still voting Light Cruiser

If that doesn't go through then
>Conquest Class

We'll probably spend at least 5 points on weapons/defenses remaining 3 can be used for crew amenities.

>>1083922
ok, beyond getting the ship what all will we be able to spend points on

>>1083947
engines, shields, gun batteries (we have space for 4), upgraded crew amenities (barracks, armoures etc), reinforced armour/bulkheads.

>>1083953
yes but how much do they cost

>>1083961
more then you fucking have.

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>>1083961
1-2 points each, fuck it here's one of the appendices op is pulling from

hence wanting to go with one of the cheaper light cruisers so we'd have a good 10 points to spend on this stuff

>>1083932
>>1083970
>min maxing autist bitches eternally because everyone else doesn't pick the "right" choices

enough lad

>>1083971
Yea, we should probably go with a light cruiser, or the conquest class.

>>1083922
As QM, I realize I have made a mistake by just showing full-size Cruisers. Will rectify by showing Light Cruisers and re-starting vote with expanded lineup.

>Dauntless-class: the Imperial Navy's vanguard ship, the Dauntless has impressive maneuverability combined with massive weapon potential.
Speed: 7 Maneuverability: +15
Detection: +20 Hull Integrity: 60
Armour: 19 Turret Rating: 1
Space: 60 Ship Points: 55
Weapon Capacity: Prow 1, Port 1, Starboard 1

>Endeavor-class: a fearsome torpedo boat meant for void combat.
Speed: 6 Maneuverability: +12
Detection: +15 Hull Integrity: 60
Armour: 20 Turret Rating: 2
Space: 58 Ship Points: 57
Weapon Capacity: 1 Port, 1 Starboard, 2 Prow (of these
slots, 1 prow slot pre-equipped with components)

Comes packaged with a Voss-pattern Torpedo tube.

>Defiant-class: a dedicated carrier pattern.
Speed: 6 Manoeuvrability: +12
Detection: +15 Hull Integrity: 60
Armour: 20 Turret Rating: 2
Space: 55 Ship Points: 58
Weapon Capacity: 1 Port, 1 Starboard, 1 Prow (of these slots,
1 port and 1 starboard slot pre-equipped with components)

Comes packaged with two Launch Bays.

>Lathe-class: a Mechanicus design, meant more for exploration than warfare.
Speed: 5 Manoeuvrability: +12
Detection: +15 Hull Integrity: 63
Armour: 20 Turret Rating: 1
Space: 60 SP: 55
Weapon Capacity: Dorsal 1, Prow 1, Port 1, Starboard 1

Once again, first to three, and while I appreciate banter, I'd prefer not to have this thread degenerate into aggressive shitposting at other players.

>>1083983
>>Dauntless-class: the Imperial Navy's vanguard ship, the Dauntless has impressive maneuverability combined with massive weapon potential.

>>1083974
There's a difference between wanting to minmax and knowing that op forget to mention that weapon systems costs are on top of ship costs and that op forgot to mention cost ranges so everyone voted for the biggest option.

I'm just waiting for some stuck up noble to try and screw us over because he thinks the Assassinorium is just a scary story

>>1083974
>knowing how to build a ship in RT
>this is autistic.

I see you get out often my friend.

>>1083922
>>1083983
How in the fuck does the Lathe have heavier armor than the Ambition?

>>1084006
1. The Ambition is, quite literally, a vanity piece. You buy it to show everyone you are so rich you can own a fucking FAST, FLASHY CRUSIER-CLASS STARSHIP AND BLOW UP POOR PEOPLE WHO PISS YOU OFF WITH IT.

2. The Mechanicus tend to make things blocky and tanky.

>>1083983
Well, conquest is still the better choice, unless we want to go with a frigate

>>1083983
Just tossin out a vote for you to post the Frigate class ships just for the sake of completion

and the fact that I'd be all for having one of the splat book variants and decking it out from head to toe

>>1083996
I don't think we can call upon the assassinorium at will unlike the Inquisition anon. I sorta wish we could but if we could all our enemies would be very very assassinated.

>>1083983
Ah I forgot how shit basic mechanus designs were again. Fuck.

You always get stuck using the battlefleet models on bigger ships if you don't wanna suck. Been too long since I last paid rogue trader.

>>1083995
At least cruisers got space. Running out of space gets old real quick on smaller ships.

Admittedly there are some kick ass small ship hulls to choose from though. I still hold fondness for that pirate heretech hull...oh god was that thing lovely.

>>1084040
I will admit to being biased against frigates.

Its like the worst of both worlds but popular choice because of them being 'balanced'.

To me that just means they equally shit at everything and good luck at not being shit at everything with the lack of space.

>>1084040
You know what let's just move this along

Second Vote for Conquest.

It'll let us spend points on all weapon bays and get 2-4 general ship upgrades
Can we get a third?

>>1083922
>Ambition-class

>>1083922
>Ambition class

Keeping my vote the same

>>1083983
>Dauntless-class: the Imperial Navy's vanguard ship, the Dauntless has impressive maneuverability combined with massive weapon potential.

>>1084052
Admittedly frigates are good for specializing at a very affordable cost in rogue trader. Just using a balanced frigate is hell with the lack of space and size.

Which is a god send if your low on ship points.

>>1084052
>>1084052
I didn't mean it like that, I meant like how one lord governor flaunts his heresies because no one in the system can do anything. To our faces. By the "guest" quarters

>>1084046
Gonna level with you: there's only one Frigate design that isn't just a scaled-down version of a Cruiser, and that's the Turbulent, the "lucky frigate":
Speed: 7 Manoeuvrability: +18
Detection: +15 Hull Integrity: 40
Armour: 20 Turret Rating: 1
Space: 42 Ship Points: 42
Weapon Capacity: Dorsal 2
Fiery Temperament: For some reason, the plasma drives on a Turbulent tend to burn hotter than on comparable vessels. Though this isn’t enough to compensate for the added mass,
it does give more power. Any plasma drive installed on a Turbulent has its Power Generated increased by +2.
Antiquated Communications: All Command Tests on a Turbulent suffer a –5 penalty.

>Lunar-class: the workhorse of military fleets the galaxy over, the Lunar is the line ship of the legendary Battlefleet Gothic.

>>1083983
>>Conquest-class: this class dates back to the Great Crusade, and some still refer to it using its old, outdated classification as a "Star Galleon". Born to plunder planets and claim treasure.

So, honest question, why do people want the Conquest? For a House (in)famous for Mercenary action and "VIP transportation", a hybrid transport/cruiser seems kind of... off.

And it doesn't really seem to have a niche, as it were. Too slow and fragile to be a slugger and too gun-heavy to really be a pack beast.

>>1084120
points

>>1084120
Anon's call getting as many points as you can for a 1 time deal 'min-maxing' and so its a stupid thing to do. So now we gotta pick a shittier vessel to make up for it.

>>1084120
Points and the fact that it has 2 weapons emplacements on each side.

Plus we can get a barracks or servitor upgrade and reinforced armour for proper merc stuff and noy just void combat.

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>>1084140

>>1084130
>>1084140
>>1084147
Ah, so necessity. Gotcha.

>>Conquest-class: this class dates back to the Great Crusade, and some still refer to it using its old, outdated classification as a "Star Galleon". Born to plunder planets and claim treasure.

>>1084149
>Anon in his natural habit unable to provide a real reply so he must call them autistic or post autistic pictures. Because Common logic is no fun and we must throw it all away.

>>1084120
(I think it's for flavor reasons: an ancient ship from the Great Crusade belonging to an ancient house is real appealing. Plus, it looks slick)

>>1084111
>>1084062
>>1084040
>>1084168

>Hull: Conquest-class Star Galleon
Remaining Space: 56
Current Power Level: -4
Remaining Ship Points: 8

PLASMA DRIVES:

>Jove-4 drive (the standard model)
Takes up 14 Space, generates 75 Power.

>Jovian "Warcruiser" drive (a high-energy variant used to power lances. Still in prototyping.)
Takes up 17 Space, generates 85 Power, grants 2 Ship Points.

>Jovian 8.3 drive (an experimental next-generation model built to be nigh-indestructable: the Mechanicus will reward those who aid in their "beta test")
Takes up 15 Space, generates 74 power, +1 Ship Point. Has only a 30% chance of failing when critically hit in void combat.

>Archeotech Jovian drive (a relic of the Mechanicum that generates impressive power for very little space.)
Takes up 10 space, generates 75 power, costs 3 Ship Points, is Archeotech.

>>1084149
>>1084179
Knock it off, you two.

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>>1084183
First two that agree decide. Also, the pic I meant to post.

>>1084183
>>Jovian 8.3 drive (an experimental next-generation model built to be nigh-indestructable: the Mechanicus will reward those who aid in their "beta test")
>Takes up 15 Space, generates 74 power, +1 Ship Point. Has only a 30% chance of failing when critically hit in void combat.
gonna go with being the mechanicus's personal tester, especially since we seem to be good with them.

>>1084183
>>Jovian 8.3 drive (an experimental next-generation model built to be nigh-indestructable: the Mechanicus will reward those who aid in their "beta test")

>>1083646
You know, it's interesting how the option that's supposed to make people terrified of us apparently makes people deal with us more. You'd really expect those bonuses to be reversed.

The Infamous families are infamous in part due to their ships, but people shun them. The Heroes have everyone willing to work with them, but they take ship losses doing so.

>>1084183
>>Jovian 8.3 drive (an experimental next-generation model built to be nigh-indestructable: the Mechanicus will reward those who aid in their "beta test")

>>1084183
>>Jovian 8.3 drive (an experimental next-generation model built to be nigh-indestructable: the Mechanicus will reward those who aid in their "beta test")
Takes up 15 Space, generates 74 power, +1 Ship Point. Has only a 30% chance of failing when critically hit in void combat.

Might as well keep sucking up to the Mechanicus.

>>1084202
>>1084206
>>1084211

>Plasma Drive: Jovian 8.3
Remaining Space: 41
Current Power Level: 70
Remaining Ship Points: 9
Installed Non-vital Components: 2 Cargo Bays.

WARP ENGINES:

>Strelov 2 (the standard Warp Engine)
Draws 12 power, takes up 12 space.

>Miloslav H-616.b (an older, borderline-heretical design. Moves at great speed, but seems to draw misfortune to itself)
Draws 10 power, takes up 12 space. All Warp journey times are halved, but Warp encounters occur more frequently.

>Markov 1 Warp Engine: originally developed for transports, the Conquest can take this component as well thanks to its unique design. Another Mechanicus prototype.
Draws 12 power, takes up 12 space, adds 1 Ship Point, reduces all Warp travel times by 1d5 weeks.

>Albanov 1 (another Mechanicus prototype, designed for slow, but safe, journeys)
Draws 10 power, takes up 11 space, adds 1 Ship Point. Less likely to have bad Warp Encounters and exits the Warp reliably close to target.

First two in agreement decide.

>>1084256
Fuck. Rider on Albanov: doubles Warp travel times.

>>1084256
Void Krackens are not our friends....
>Albanov 1