Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader

[Protagonist]

Anyone want to trade in a most roguish manner? That is to say, play Rogue Trader?


Fair warning, this'd be my first time GMing a Rogue Trader game, and I'm not that familiar with WH40K lore. However, the book looked interesting, so I bought it, and I read it. It still looks like it could be fun.


Here's an idea I have for a twist:


My character (the Rogue Trader) would actually be a guy from Interex who was cryogenically frozen and was only recently unfrosted. He quickly manages to get a ship and start flying around the galaxy, picking people up. He might even become a fugitive from justice.

 

[Protagonist]

Bump.

 

[Protagonist]

Bump?

 

[Protagonist]

Nobody wants to join?

 

[Protagonist]

Bump.

 

[Protagonist]

Bump?

 

[Protagonist]

Anyone?

 

[Protagonist]

Bump?

 

[Sohisohi]

Sure, though I've never tried such a system before.

 

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

I've never seen the Tau supplement, but I've a wish to play Rogue Trader, so sign me up, boss.

 

[Protagonist]

I had a slightly different idea just now:


Instead of Tau, what we do is we have the Rogue Trader be a guy from Interex during the 31st millenium who got caught in a warp storm and was sent to the 41st millenium. Essentially, we get to be our own faction this way.

 

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

I had a slightly different idea just now:
Instead of Tau, what we do is we have the Rogue Trader be a guy from Interex during the 31st millenium who got caught in a warp storm and was sent to the 41st millenium. Essentially, we get to be our own faction this way.

I'd be all for that. And I'm still interested in doing this.

 

[Protagonist]

I'd be all for that. And I'm still interested in doing this.

Awesome! I think I might wait for one or two more people before I start with sign-ups?

 

[Protagonist]

Oh, by the way, does anyone here need the book? I can email a copy if you like. Shoot me a PM if you need one.

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

I need a book!!!!!

 

[Protagonist]

Ok. Should I wait for another person or start the sign-ups?

 

[Yang Xiao Long]

I may not join, having troubles with PDF and not very versed on WH40K

 

[Protagonist]

Oh, ok.

 

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

If it's alright with you, I'll start putting together a character. Any specific requests for what he's like or backstory or anything? Anything you want me to do?


Want me to roll characteristics or use the assignment system?

 

[Protagonist]

Assignment system. What kind of character are you trying to make? Or do you not know yet?

 

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

Arch-Militant. Other than that, it depends on if I need to stick to the Origin Path's 'adjacent or directly below' system. For example, I find it really annoying that under normal circumstances Death World and Stubjack cannot both be chosen.


Current planned Origin Path, if I can have two allowances, is Death World, Stubjack, Criminal (Judged and Found Wanting), Calamity, Endurance, Arch-Militant.


Grew up on a desert Death World and managed to become a sort of hired gun for tribesmen there, travelling from place to place and generally cutting out a living as a merc. Eventually he wronged enough people that some of them caught up to him and tortured him and stuff, taking his eye. Then they hung him out on a rock in the desert and left him to die. He lived and decides that he's had enough of this shit, so he's getting off the planet and away from his past ASAP. Manages it through sneaking aboard an Imperial ship that was taking away a new IG regiment that had been recruited from the planet.


Said ship got fucked over by the warp, and they were stuck there for quite a while, maybe a year or two, and the gellar field started messing up occasionally. He survived that, although witnessed exactly the depths that people would sink to when it came down to it. Eventually the ship came out alright, but most of the ship was dead and the rest, barring the guy, were gone insane to various degrees. From there, somehow came into contact with whoever the Rogue Trader is. Maybe the ship turned up as basically a wreck, and the Rogue Trader explored it with his crew and stuff. My guy manages to impress him by not only being the sole sane survivor, but being a very capable fighter. So he's taken on, and my guy swears a blood oath or something to the Rogue Trader that he'd serve loyally at his/her side in return for saving his life.


Sound decent? Anything you want me to change?

 

[Protagonist]

Arch-Militant. Other than that, it depends on if I need to stick to the Origin Path's 'adjacent or directly below' system. For example, I find it really annoying that under normal circumstances Death World and Stubjack cannot both be chosen.
Current planned Origin Path, if I can have two allowances, is Death World, Stubjack, Criminal (Judged and Found Wanting), Calamity, Endurance, Arch-Militant.


Grew up on a desert Death World and managed to become a sort of hired gun for tribesmen there, travelling from place to place and generally cutting out a living as a merc. Eventually he wronged enough people that some of them caught up to him and tortured him and stuff, taking his eye. Then they hung him out on a rock in the desert and left him to die. He lived and decides that he's had enough of this shit, so he's getting off the planet and away from his past ASAP. Manages it through sneaking aboard an Imperial ship that was taking away a new IG regiment that had been recruited from the planet.


Said ship got fucked over by the warp, and they were stuck there for quite a while, maybe a year or two, and the gellar field started messing up occasionally. He survived that, although witnessed exactly the depths that people would sink to when it came down to it. Eventually the ship came out alright, but most of the ship was dead and the rest, barring the guy, were gone insane to various degrees. From there, somehow came into contact with whoever the Rogue Trader is. Maybe the ship turned up as basically a wreck, and the Rogue Trader explored it with his crew and stuff. My guy manages to impress him by not only being the sole sane survivor, but being a very capable fighter. So he's taken on, and my guy swears a blood oath or something to the Rogue Trader that he'd serve loyally at his/her side in return for saving his life.


Sound decent? Anything you want me to change?

That'd be a perfectly acceptable backstory, sure!

 

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

How many players and/or characters are you looking for? If you want, I can make another character. You can set some things for what you want him/her t be, too.

 

[Protagonist]

How many players and/or characters are you looking for? If you want, I can make another character. You can set some things for what you want him/her t be, too.

Players and characters, I'd like at least 3 (not including myself).


Currently, we have two.


Playing a second player could be cool. I'm thinking maybe a Harlequin or a Tau character would be cool?

 

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

Oh yeah, we have two. If @Sohisohi is still in this. I'll start rooting around online for some rulebooks that'll let me pull an Eldar or a Tau.