Character Creation:

For any new players please post your character ideas and we will get back to you.

Are there any particular books you want to be using, I wouldn’t mind playing one of the weirder characters that you can find only in rogue trader but if you’d rather stick to the core book I can come up with something from there.

I am fine with anything provided it is from FFG's offical content and fits within the grim dark universe. Backstory and interesting character is more important than rules.

And as a FYI, the two current characters are aaronschmidt's 'Kuros' (hotshot pilot voidmaster) and my 'Val' (explorator with an initial Reaver rank from the 'Hostile Acquisitions' book).

Does the party need anything?

Currently with just a voidmaster and an explorator, anything would be fine - even an actual rogue trader! (We're currently working for a NPC rogue trader.) So pretty much anything you think you'd have fun playing would be ok.

Someone that can talk good [sic] would be amazing!

Oh and Kuros is not really a hotshot pilot. He is a pilot that can barely fly. He crashed one ship last chapter and it looks like he will crash another one soon! Not that I mind. Maybe he will take ranks in crashing?

I’d be up for playing a rogue trader! Especially now that I’ve realised that this ship might be a bit too imperial to play as a tau or an orc...

That would certainly help with our party's current lack of charm and charisma! And also in case you want to know, combat-wise, Val the explorator is melee and tanky-ish. Kuros is a ranged pistol shooter.

I would allow a tau or ork if you can provided a good reason why they are in the hive that is currently under attack.

Also you get an additional 600 Exp on top of basic character generation.

My apologies, I've only picks out some things and I'm still reading through for spending the starting XP plus the above mentioned 600. It's been a minute since I've played (2014 or 2015 I think).

I felt like CharGen was a pain with this system.

I was in a dark heresy game once I did a read through it was easier.

Did you read BigBoom's tutorial on how to use the rogue trader excel file?

And it looks like you have your character done. I am sure we are going to need Nas soon!

Right character done and uploaded!

Wait I knew I was forgetting something...

Hmm this bodes poorly...

Though I was meaning to ask, how were you planning on bringing us in to the story? Also as a rogue trader in her own right Rondezvue could have her own ship (given that the current one might be a bit nackered). I took the lost their ship at some stage background trait specifically so we could say she was marooned if you just want her to join the current vessel though.

Welcome!! Can Rondezvous show up right now with her big ship and kill this evil freakin' eldar?

Seriously though, Rondezvue could show up as a merc to help the human city... Val and Kuros already negotiated to help out. Though it is looking like we might not make it... ;)

My suggestion would be that Rondezvue is a part of the same house as the current NPC rogue trader but you've acquired your own warrant and can strike out on your own. The NPC rogue trader (who is your cousin or something) saw fit to "gift" you a couple people he believes would serve you well - that being Kuros and Val. (Or maybe he just wanted Kuros and Val off his ship because we're a couple of f-ups! Haha!)

Yeah he wants us off the ship. We are definitely a couple of f-ups! More Kuros than Val...

The way I’m reading this do you want me and remnant to generate a ship?

Up to Owen (GM). Thomas (Val) and I are just chiming in our thoughts.

Ah, I forgot to check who was posting...

My current planned backstory for the character is a former inquisitor who fell into some accusations of heresy. Her methods though were undeniably effective so instead of summery execution she was offered a warrant and told not to come back. I’m not quite sure what happened between now and then, but depending on the GMs thoughts I suspect she got marooned on wherever this place is...

Do you want to have your own ship? If so, I say go for it! Nothing says Rogue Trader more than having your own ship! I'm sure there's some way to fit it into the current story... Assuming the GM is OK with it of course...

Sorry only just saw all this. Please pm me a back story like Nas has. I will work with you to make it fit and we can go from there.

So anyone else good at medical usage? Looks like you guysnnget knocked around a bit.

Nope

Val will start getting medicae when we hit rank 2. But while we're still rank 1, it's not yet available.

Hello all! I've just joined the game, and I'm looking at what I could play as. From what I can tell so far, you have a Rogue Trader, Explorator, Voidmaster and Arch-Militant, is that right? What gaps need filling? I could pick up as a scheming Seneschal perhaps, or a pyromanic Missionary, it depends on where I would be most useful.

I'd say either would be fine. If you're up for it, a character with some psychic powers would be great as well, like an astropath or a navigator. The Transubstantial Initiate Astropath rank is worth considering if you're up for an astropath. But whichever career you prefer should be fine.

I think I may go with the Seneschal. My initial stat rolls make him a surprisingly solid combatant for the shipboard nerd (WS/St 42, Ag 45!) so I'm thinking he was a former Guard officer who retired, went into business, and then came back out to assist Mr. Ratherdashing. Do any special rules apply here? From what I can gather looking back it's standard setup with 500 earned XP, correct?

Yep no extra rules (If you use non core rulebook stuff just mention it somewhere so I can check) and 500 exp. Ronda is a woman so you may want to get that right before she court marshals you ;). Also her surname is Ragnar and I need to get that changed.

Ah, I hadn't realised that (the character sheets aren't loading for some reason), I shall bear it in mind for the future. Anyway, I have a character set up: Alessander Cornelius di Benzies-Aubray, a Seneschal with Noble Born, Savant, Duty to the Throne (Dutybound), Decadent (Product of Upbringing) and Pride. I'm just working on the finer details of character creation now. Does any of that produce any Intersections with anyone else?

Edit: would any affects I have that are meant to be applied at the start of the game (I boost the Profit Factor) still apply as I'm joining midway?

Yes we start in the same place (but split after savant). As we have only just set the profit factor I see no issue in adding your bonuses, especially if you’ve been part of my ship for a while...

@overated, the I am treating it as her formal last name is Ragnar I feel like Ronda is the kind of person who’s looking to start their own thing so would only use her families band when beccescairy and the name she gave herself the rest of the time...

Ok sweet that works for me.

Right, I know I add +1 to Profit Factor. I've added my character sheet to the game, when ought I to introduce myself? Perhaps I could come down from the ship to supervise the retrieval and ensure it's all nice and affordable?

Maybe you can be commanding the murder servitors?

I'm not sure if that's in Al's skillset, perhaps one for Ronda or Val? He may be ex-Guard, but he prefers not to mess with too much weird technology, and a murder servitor definitely is in his book. But he could certainly be coming down with them, even if just to keep an eye on the investment.

Another options is for you to be a slave in the Dark Eldar Camp or possibly someone who used to be on the knight and was put in stasis when it shit down and will be woken when the group comes.

Ah, I'd see myself as already part of the crew (especially since I think the ship's crew hasn't been entirely defined yet). I have an introduction post all ready to go: is it alright if I effectively arrive on the tail end of the group, or do you want to wait for another moment to introduce Alessander?

Go ahead an introduce yourself when you get back.

Welcome to the game Colonel.