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 You are an Acolyte in the service of the Emperor’s Inquisition. You stand in the front line of a great and secret war where your duty is to hunt out the foul stench of heresy, the vile alien, and the twisted influence of Chaos. You will tread where others fear, venturing to different planets, ancient space hulks and the unsavory depths of the hive cities. You will never know fame or reward, yet if you stand resolute your deeds will be whispered to the God-Emperor of Mankind and your name will be revered for millennia.  ElrondHubbard posted:You act like Lowell doesn't have a master list of every little bit of foreshadowing and convenient narrative mapped out on a wall using multicolored string. He's like a spider weaving a web of deceit and misdirection. In other words, Tzeentch. Arkanomen posted:Also this a vote to install two commentary mechadendrites that permanently run a mocking commentary on what's happening. Arkanomen posted:Limosa: "Ohone is a terrible and calculating lordsire that weaves in and out of her shadow programs and I rule at her bequest and live at her insistence. Her plots are deep and as mysterious as a machine spirit" poor life choice posted:I can't tell if voters are trying to break the thread or you broke the voters. Everything is a warp trap, except for certain death, which is a good and cool decision. Outrail posted:As the nukes drop and life as we know it starts to burn off we see Lowell smearing on some sunscreen "Probably got time for one, no let's make it two more arcs." VanSandman posted:Quit trying to get us to blow up the sun! Arkanomen posted:Its funnier when you realize that all that drama, human suffering, population manipulation is all just a box for Elanora to check and stemmed from Ohone having the stray thought "Man we need some more troops." Karia posted:
 We are a Tech Priest in the year 40,000 (ish). A ninety second summary can be found here. Our job as an Acolyte of the Inquisition is to find xeno-traitors, heretics, and daemon cults, and crush them/tell them to our boss so he can to crush them. This is further complicated by the fact that our Family is the hereditary owners of a Rogue Trader ship, making us minor aristocrats whose job is to explore the unknown and bring back technology, lore, and xeno plunder. Our Tech Priest is going to have to manage the delicate balance of supporting our Family while also supporting the Inquisition, knowing that a misstep will get us spaced or sent to the pyres. This doesn't even include our official enemies, being slavering xenos, ruthless heretics, and soul-eating daemons. As a Tech Priest, we are a member of a religious monopoly on technology, which means we get to know all knowledge of the humanity, but we are restrained by religious sins such as “innovation” and “heretek”. Our religious order wants us to discover all the knowledge that has been lost over the millennia, but only do so in an orthodox way. Between the Inquisition, your Family, and your obedience to the Tech Priests, you will almost certainly be betraying someone in short order. Good luck. Google doc here (most recent first) or you can read the posts individually below. I usually hang out in Discord if you want to chat about the game. If you get overwhelmed by the characters, a list is here. Player editable. The official timeline (as you know it) is here. It contains lies.  The First Letter posted:Dear Sir/Madam The Second Letter posted:Dear Sir/Madam  Family Motto: Meis, A Deo Ohone's motto: Qui audet adipiscitur. Thread motto: Por que no los dos? Campaign Theme: What makes a human? Ive tagged what I feel are the best with * Prologue: Moving the Pieces Arc 1 The Third Letter Outside In The Grateful Burden Happy Families are all Alike The Natives are Restless The Great Space Race … Place Where we’re going we won’t need roads Everything’s perfectly fine right now Nuclear combat toe to toe with the Rooskies Fever Dreams From the lowest to the highest Input Title here Ace Attorney Investigation Begins! A Better Tomorrow Tolerance Begets Betrayal Good cop. Bad dog! CSI:Beast of Traal This seemed like a good idea at the time EVERYONE!!! I speak without fear of being contradicted... Its good to be the Queen Fly my monkeys Fly! Woo! Dialogue! Lies, damned lies, and statistics Plan B Mm, mmm, good If contents are ingested, please contact a Biologis immediately Property is theft The things you own * This is not a love song Gears within Gears This is a post The Dark Crystal 8 bit Boss Battle Look not upon the daemon, listen not unto to the daemon, speak not unto the daemon! Disco inferno Red and Blue Laser Beams * Its not Heretek its Science * Words It Begins Arc 2 Falling out of perfectly good spaceships * Retreat, hell! We just got here! Down down to goblin town To the left to the left Tanya All arms prepare (Tias Contribution) Subsector Six * Mother Titles are a bourgeous affectation Forward or back I’m Batman Apocalyptic Log Operation: Skullflares! Short post is short The truth is out there I want to believe Ride the Lightning By descending we rise Pillage, then burn Rest and Resupply Headquarters I have ninety nine problems, but faulty comms isn't one (Tias Contribution) Dance with the one that brought you Piter Casino Imperalis Thé à la menthe Panopticon Ah, but I knew you knew I knew Plan: Sneaky Git Fear of the Dark Things worth knowing Series of Questions p70-71 Loose Ends Interlude Blind them with science! And all the masks fall away Introspection Would you like to build a Cyberman? What would Lord-Sire do? Nightmares and Portents * We shall do science to it! Outbound Flight Amateurs Study Strategy, Professionals Study Logistics Slice of Life I: The Cathedral How about a Nice Game of Chess? * A working party is the best kind of party Slice of Life II This mustn’t register on an emotional level Slice of Life III * Slice of Life IV Slice of Life V Slice of Life VI * Slice of Life VII * Covered in Slice of Life VIII Slice of Life IX * Do you have a flag? Slice of Life X Slice of Life XI * Slice of Life XII Slice of Life XIII * Slice of Life XIV Slice of Life XV * Breadcrumbs Slice of Life XVI Slice of Life XVII Slice of Life XVIII Just… What? Go out there and have some fun! Turning people into data * Recovery Three Krieg walk into a Bar * Same poo poo, different day. (Tias contribution) The system is down * Needle Slice of Life XIX Slice of Life XX Slice of Life XXI Slice of Life XXII * Slice of Life XXIII Slice of Life XXIV Slice of Life XXV * From Beneath You, It Devours The Beginning of the End Slice of Life XXVI - or The End of the Beginning Slice of Life XXVII FOHR TEH BLOD REEEEHVENS!!! (Shadeosis Contribution) (Noncanon) Smoke em if you got em Jeanstealers Dark Wu return of the Fu The Last Starfighter Church in the Wild Advance! * Dialectics * Googly Eyes I think I got this Graveyard Airships and Automatons * Mud * Slice of Life XXVIII Slice of Life XXIX Slice of Life XXX * Slice of Life XXXI Slice of Life XXXII * Slice of Life XXXIII Big Badda Boom * Wizard Shotguns * Stompy Kittens * In the Year of Our Lord * The Long March of Gears * You can trust us, We're Friends Questions * the ship is waking up * BeGiN sTaTuS cHeCk * BeGiN gRaViTaTiOnAl SwEeP * CyBoRg OnE iS aTtEmPtING tO cOmMuNiCaTe * CyBoRg OnE iS DePaRtInG * PrIoRity NoTiCe Suffer not the Xeno to Live They Want to Die With You Hit her with the Wolf Pack Keeping Up Appearances Remember! Always loot the Bodies! Thats how you get ants! (noncanon) We didn't want ants Arc 3 Sanguinala * Medicae The Rising Storm * Setting up the Board * Conversations * Bread and Salt Dana Skully Red Wedding * Darkness and Light Engarde Isolation A surprise Fredrik Narciso Di Muzio * Reassurancs * Slice of Life XXXIV * Slice of Life XXXV Slice of Life XXXVI Slice of Life XXXVII The Sanctity of this Place has Been Fouled (Skade POV) White Wedding Cake (Skade POV) Swan Lake Conclave Slice of Life XXXVIII Slice of Life XXXIX Slice of Life XL The Grand Tour Convergence Cogitators Chasms Court Plan Clarity * Capybaras in Carapace Concern Confidence * Contradictions * Chandelier * Conspiracies * Caucus Cortex * Thirteen * Slice of Life XLI Machines Grox Trading The Ticking of Silent Clocks * Liars and Soothsayers DaTa FrOm SoL pRoBe InCoMiNg Progeny Dark Places * and new faces * Truths Revealed * Stay Awhile and Listen * Slice of Life XLII * Slice of Life XLIII * Slice of Life XLIV * Hack the Planet Slice of Life XLV * Slice of Life XLVI * Dogs within Dogs * The Sangreal * The Best Laid Plans * Kozilek * Night and Fog * Arc 4 Mayflies and Sunsets * Its not running to, its running from * Open the Letter When * Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility * If you think this has a Happy Ending * You havent been paying attention * Scanning The Darkness * Luminousity * The Face in the Mirror * Have Faith * Sunrise of a thousand Stars * The Terror * Oaths Remembered * Oaths Fulfilled It is done * All that matters now is revenge * Newspaper clippings * Edourd * Children's Tears * We got him * The Memory Core * Noncanon * Skade * Kaydras * Series of questions on p239-240 Papers Please * Voices * Stones * Best of All Possible Worlds * Heretic Roadtrip * Boulevard of Broken Dreams * Ominious Vultures Dust The Rainbow Road * Descent * Spaghettification * That thing you forgot * The question is * We're all mad here * Spaghetti with Thyme * Misapprehensions * Incipient Violence * Arrogance and its frailties * In the garden * carnival supernormal stimuli * The Hall of Mirrors * Deals Made, Deals Broken * Counting the Cost Track Crush and Prevail * Taking Charge * Engines * They are coming * Councils of War * Going to the Chapel * The jungle came alive and took him * Holding Patterns * Space Jam The Principle * Fire * Krieg * The Shallows * Alpha Deck * Slice of Life XLVII * Siege * ritual * ceremony * liturgy revival pyre * rest * Dreams * Inquisition Report * Edourd's Game * Between * Stay on Target * Breach and Clear * Night Surgeon * Lost Things * Vantage Slice of Life XLVIII En Avant! * That's not good * Engines the Engineing * Dead Space * Slice of Life XLIX * Go * Slice of Life L * Wearing Down * Don't Leave * The Stars are Right * The Shining * Dogfighting * Do You Believe in Monsters? * All readers are now gay married * Slice of Life LI * Xun is watching me write this * The Files * Further posts, charactersheet/XP buys/retinue has been moved to a second post due to space reasons. 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:"Maybe Ohone should join the lord of change."
: "Why would we join up with chaos?" 
Oh god my idea is going so terribly. I really feel like part of the thread now.
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a x x x x x x x b x x x x x x x x x x x 1 2 x x x 3 4 x x x x 5 x x 6 7 x 8 9 10 x x x 11 x x x x x We have ourselves a female noble! I will be using the noble template, although I would like the thread to clarify if we want our noble to still be in space, or if she is more of a ground pounder. Choose her picture and Ill go from there. +5 Fellowship -5 Willpower Basic Skills : Literacy (Int), Speak Language (High Gothic, Low Gothic) (Int) Talents : Peer (Nobility), Peer (Academics, Adeptus Mechanicus, Administratum, Astropaths, Ecclesiarchy, Government, Mercantile, Millitary, or Underworld) Etiquette : +10 to Interaction Skill Tests when dealing with high authority and in formal settings. Legacy of Wealth : Double starting wealth and income. Vendetta : Enemy determined by the GM. Wounds Bonus : 1d5 (3) Fate : 1-3 : 2, 4-9 : 3, 10 : 4 - - - - - - Dear Sir/Madam Your response included a genotypic sample. While our records are blessed by the Ecclesiarchy and flawlessly maintained by the Administratum, we, in our gracious wisdom, allow you to appeal up to one error on the following form. Additionally, please select the correct picture for your file. WS 30 BS 31 S 25 T 34 Ag 31 Int 32 Per 32 Wp 28 Fel 33 Divination: Die If You Must, But Not With Your Spirit Broken. +3 Will Picture 1 - Noble of Feral World 30 Years Old Lean 1.65m/55kg Ruddy Skin, Brown Hair, Yellow Eyes Picture 2 - Noble of Hive World 43 Years Old Scrawny 1.60m/50kg Fair Skin, Grey Hair, Green Eyes Picture 3 Noble of Imperial World 21 Years Old Well Built 1.8m/80kg Dark Skin, Dyed Hair, Green Eyes Picture 4 Noble of the Void 22 Years Old Stunted 1.55m/45kg Bluish Skin, Hairless, Black Eyes Suffer not the mutant to live. In the Emperor’s Name, Inquisitor Kozilek
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For this poll, we have the following: Which Peer is she familiar with? A Academics B Adeptus Mechanicus C Administratum D Astropaths E Ecclesiarchy F Government G Mecantile H Military I Underworld Which stat am I rerolling? WS 30 BS 31 S 25 T 34 Ag 31 Int 32 Per 32 Wp 28 Fel 33 Finally, What picture are we using/where is she from? Picture 1 - Noble of Feral World 30 Years Old Lean 1.65m/55kg Ruddy Skin, Brown Hair, Yellow Eyes Picture 2 - Noble of Hive World 43 Years Old Scrawny 1.60m/50kg Fair Skin, Grey Hair, Green Eyes Picture 3 Noble of Imperial World 21 Years Old Well Built 1.8m/80kg Dark Skin, Dyed Hair, Green Eyes Picture 4 Noble of the Void 22 Years Old Stunted 1.55m/45kg Bluish Skin, Hairless, Black Eyes
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Picture 1 x x Picture 2 Picture 3 x x Picture 4 x x x x x A Academics B Adeptus Mechanicus x C Administratum D Astropaths x x E Ecclesiarchy x F Government x x G Mecantile x x x H Military I Underworld WS 30 BS 31 S 25 x T 34 Ag 31 Int 32 Per 32 Wp 28 x x x x x x x x Fel 33 At the moment, Team Rogue Heresy is in the lead, with willpower, mercantile, picture 4. voting will end in 12-18 hours.
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and Team Rogue Heresy takes it! Picture 1 x x x Picture 2 Picture 3 x x x Picture 4 x x x x x x A Academics x B Adeptus Mechanicus x C Administratum D Astropaths x x x E Ecclesiarchy x F Government x x G Mecantile x x x x H Military I Underworld WS 30 BS 31 S 25 x x T 34 Ag 31 Int 32 x Per 32 Wp 28 x x x x x x x x x Fel 33 On our reroll, we got 35, -5 for noble, +3 for prophecy, so our new WP is 33. - Dear Sir/Madam Your gender of _Female_ and world of _Void-Born_ have been noted. Please detail if you are A) Adept B) Arbitrator C) Assassin D) Cleric E) Guardsman F) Imperial Psyker G) Scum H) Tech Priest I) Other Failure to fill out and return this form in a timely manner shall result in the immolation of your home city. Tolerance begets Betrayal. In the Emperor’s Name, Inquisitor Kozilek
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Obscil posted:Kozilek is an inquisitor now? drat, those eldrazi really get around. Ding Ding Ding! Our first easter egg has been found, you receive 25 XP
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frajaq posted:Well an Explorator (tech priest that goes in ships exploring the galaxy for lost knowledge) in Rogue Trader can eventually pick Awakened Psyker from The Navis Primer splat book Sperg is good! Im still working on getting system mastery on all these books. Knowing where to look is helpful. Im kind of expecting us to go Radical right out of the gate, and if I can keep people's attention, Im totally stapling on Ascension and Rogue Trader. When I checked this morning, tech-priest was winning, so I looked up a bunch of things like Malygrisian Tech Heresy. I guess my next project is reading the Psyker rules, unless you can persuade the thread to love the Omnissiah.  or  , those are our contenders!
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Comparing background information: Tech Priest 100 XP Disciple of Thule: -5 WS, -5 Per Skills : Common Lore (Machine Cult) (Int), Evaluate (Int), Forbidden Lore (Archaeotech) (Int), Logic (Int), Scholastic Lore (Cryptology) (Int) Omnissian Apostate: Skills : Common Lore (Imperial Creed) (Int), Deceive (Fel) Condemned in the Eye of the Omnissiah : You may never gain Peer or Good Reputation (Adeptus Mechanicus), if your faith is discovered you will be seriously punished by the Adeptus Mechanicus. Rational Liar : Use Int instead of Fel for Deceive tests. 200 XP Malygisian Tech Heresy: Skills : Ciphers (Malygris Codex) (Int), Forbidden Lore (Warp, Xenos) (Int), Scholastic Lore (Legend, Numerology) (Int) Corruption Points : +1d5 Insanity Points : Unhinged, +1d5 300 XP Divine Light of Sollex: -5 Fel Skills : Ciphers (Secret Society - Sollex) (Int), Common Lore (Machine Cult) (Int), Demolition (Int), Scholastic Lore (Tactica Imperialis) (Int) Talents : Hatred (Tech Heretics), Unshakable Faith Insanity Points : +1d10 Special : +10 to Tech Use when working with Holo or Laser devices 400 XP Warp Touched: Traits : From Beyond Corruption Points : +1d10 +10, automatically begin play with one Malignancy and take a -10 penalty to tests to resist gaining Corruption. Psyker 100xp Guiding Light of the Emperor: -5 S Talents : Hatred (Witches), Insanely Faithful 200 xp A Shadow Over Their Soul: Skills : Forbidden Lore (Daemonology) Talents : Dark Soul Corruption Points : +1d5 Insanity Points : +1d5 300 xp Living Nightmare: +5 WP Talents : Resistance (Psychic Powers) Insanity Points : +1d10 Special : Immune to Mental probing Obviously, you wouldnt get all of these; the thread will chose 1-2 along with some starting skills when we finalize our character. These should help people decide which option they prefer. Loel fucked around with this message at Aug 19, 2014 around 16:39 |
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Dark Heresy uses the double unlock system for advancement, by which you choose a specialty for your level, and then spend XP on buying talents and skills within that level. Psyker has more options on each tier, but also has a much higher likelihood of head exploding. Additionally, it looks like we can start unlocking Psyker powers as a Tech Priest after 6. Basically, if we want to play the long game, slow is smooth, survive and win, Tech Priest looks better, while if we want to burn out in a blaze of glory while thousands around us erupt in daemons, probably killing us before get max level, we want Psyker. Tech Priest Career Path At each level, choose between options Level 1 Technographer Factor of the Lathes Cyber Mastiff Handler Level 2 Mech-wright Acuitor Mech Assassin Level 3 Electro Priest Colchite Servo Master Level 4 Bonded Emissary Mechanicus Sectutor Engineer Agents of the Lord Dragon Level 5 Tech Priest Level 6 Technomancer Mech-Deacon Heretek Savant Warp Dabbler Calaxian Maletek Techsoricst Level 7 Cyber Seer Omniprophet Explorator Level 8 Magos Magos Errant Explorator Level 9-16 Magos Sage Explorator Acolyte of Abraxis Awakened Psyker Bone Trader Colchite Servomaster Arch Heretek Genetor Psyker Career Path At each level, choose between options Level 1 Sanctionite Level 2 Neonite Level 3 Aspirant Demagogue Saboteur Level 4 Legate Investigator Savant Militant Scholar Materium Level 5 Templar Calis Tyrantine Shadow Agent Savant Scholar Imperial Diviner Tainted Psyker Level 6 Lieutenant Savant Scholar Arcanum Warp Dabbler Level 7 Savant Adjunct Scholar Obscuris Astropath Navigator Level 8 Peceptor Savant Scholar Empyrean Astropath Navigator Level 9-16 Inquistor Interrogater Primaris Psyker Colchite Servo Master Astropath Navigator Arch Heretek Augmenticist Loel fucked around with this message at Aug 20, 2014 around 01:42 |
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Rockopolis posted:Colchite Servo Master was pretty cool; brain-linked combat servitors to act as meatshields and muscle. It'd make us kind of like Master Blaster. Google Docs is occasionally finicky, I fixed it.
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Obscil posted:how bad is having insanity points or corruption points? If you hit 100 you become an insane daemon mutant and I have to look up the Black Crusade rules as you swear to bring down the Corpse-Emperor from his Throne on Terra. Prior to that, you slowly mutate or gain derangments, some of which are more concealable than others.
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FireSight posted:Depends on your toughness. If your toughness is too low, I think you just chaos spawn. And if you do it right you turn into a Daemon Prince! 
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In the final 24 hours of the countdown! Anticpated winner is Psyker 7 to Tech Priest 5! A) Adept B) Arbitrator C) Assassin x D) Cleric E) Guardsman F) Imperial Psyker x x x x x x x G) Scum x x H) Tech Priest x x x x x I) Other
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Azhais posted:Tech Priest The thought had occurred to me. A) Adept B) Arbitrator C) Assassin x D) Cleric E) Guardsman F) Imperial Psyker x x x x x x x x G) Scum x x H) Tech Priest x x x x x x x x I) Other We are now tied! 8:8!
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Victorkm posted:Since it looks like it will be Tech Priest, we should totally be a Cyber Mastiff handler for our first rank, from Book of Judgement. Added that and a few others to the Tech Priest options. Another one at level 1 is from Lathe Worlds - Factor of the Lathes, which is more of a diplomatic Tech-Priest. We are currently 11:9 in favor of Tech Priest.
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A) Adept B) Arbitrator C) Assassin x D) Cleric E) Guardsman F) Imperial Psyker x x x x x x x x x G) Scum x H) Tech Priest x x x x x x x x x x x I) Other Psyker 9 Tech Priest 11 And the Tech Priests have it! Im going to go ahead and assume the thread wants Cyber Mastiff, since we’re already seeing rocking pictures and caps lock for it. Now, for the next set of choices! As a basic Tech Priest, you get Tech Use (Int) Secret Tongue (Tech) (Int) Melee Weapons (Primitive) Basic Weapons Training (Las) Pistol Training (Las) Electro Graft Use Mechanicus Implants - Electro Graft - Electoo Inductors - Respirator Unit - Cyber Mantle - Potentia Coil - Cranial Circuitry Constructor Interface Augmentic Metal Staff Las Pistol and 1 charge pack Las Carbine and 1 charge pack Knife Flak Vest Glow Lamp Data Slate Mechanicus Robes and Vestements (Good Quality) 9 spare parts (power cells, wires, chronometers, etc) Vial of Sacred Machine Oil Bloud hound Cyber Mastiff You have 400 xp to work with. I listed all the backgrounds which you qualify for that I am aware of. For purposes of RP, we’re assuming the Inquisitor will not light you on fire for Warp Touched, and also not revealing if he’s a Radical or Puritan. We’re just continuing the survey motif. You can choose more than one background, but the total has to remain under 400 XP. In addition to spending points, please mark Y/N for the tainted blood alt-noble. - Dear Sir/Madam Please acknowledge what form of training you have gone through this far. Although the Inquisition knows all and sees all, we have decided it necessary to test you on your experiences under the tutelage of the Imperium. Do not think of failing this test, for failure in front of the Inquisition is failure in front of the God-Emperor himself. Please detail what certifications you have acquired. Career Path Choices Trade (Scrimshaw) (Ag) or Trade (Copyist) (Int) 0 XP Background Variant Tainted Blood Lose Etiquette Trait (+10 to Interaction Skill Tests when dealing with high authority and in formal settings.) Gain +10 Int, the Traits Talented (Deceive) and Resistance (Fear) +1d10 Corruption, +2d10 Insanity 100 XP Backgrounds Disciples of Thule -5 WS, -5 Per Skills : Common Lore (Machine Cult) (Int), Evaluate (Int), Forbidden Lore (Archaeotech) (Int), Logic (Int), Scholastic Lore (Cryptology) (Int) Awareness Common Lore (Tech) Search Shadowing Tech-Use Tracking Trade Trade Wrangling Wrangling +10 Basic Weapon Training (Pistol) Basic Weapon Training (SP) Basic Weapon Training (Primitive) Pack Hunter (requires Tracking) Pistol Training (Las) Pistol Training (Primitive) Pistol Training (SP) Sound Constitution Wolf Pack Tactics (requires Wrangling) 200 XP Malygrisian Tech Heresy Skills : Ciphers (Malygris Codex) (Int), Forbidden Lore (Warp, Xenos) (Int), Scholastic Lore (Legend, Numerology) (Int) Corruption Points : +1d5 Insanity Points : Unhinged, +1d5 Omnissian Apostate: Skills : Common Lore (Imperial Creed) (Int), Deceive (Fel) Condemned in the Eye of the Omnissiah : You may never gain Peer or Good Reputation (Adeptus Mechanicus), if your faith is discovered you will be seriously punished by the Adeptus Mechanicus. Rational Liar : Use Int instead of Fel for Deceive tests. Penitent Skillls: Forbidden Lore (Pick Two)(Int) Dark Soul, Insanely Faithful, Flagellent 10+1d10 Corruption One Malignancy 300 XP Peer (Adeptus Arbites) 400 XP Warp Touched Traits : From Beyond Corruption Points : +1d10 +10, automatically begin play with one Malignancy and take a -10 penalty to tests to resist gaining Corruption. Please fill out your full name here: An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded. In the Emperor’s Name, Inquisitor Kozilek - You have 400 points. Spend Points on: Y/N Tainted Blood: Loel fucked around with this message at Aug 20, 2014 around 20:54 |
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my dad posted:Copyist Scarlet Ember? My google gives me nothing.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:I know gently caress-all about Warcraft Hammer 2001k: A Space Odyssey, but I'm very excited to read this adventure. Carry on gentlemen. If you wouldn't mind throwing out some clarifying poo poo as we go along as to what these things are for the lurkers, that would be great, but obviously not expected. Thank you! Once we really get rolling, I plan to do a lot of "As you know, " expositions, just so we can keep everyone involved. Ive never run or played this system, but I love the universe it describes.
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Oh, this will be fun. Looks like we're already getting our Radical v Puritan factions. Have some Eisenhorn: "We all become radicals eventually as we appreciate that we must know our enemy in order to defeat him. The real dangers come from extreme puritans. Puritanism is fuelled by ignorance, and ignorance is the greatest peril of all. That's not to suggest the path of the radical is easy. Eventually even the most careful and responsible radical will be overwhelmed by the warp. The real judge of character is what good a man can do for the Imperium before he is drawn too far.""
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Horrible Lurkbeast posted:All I'm saying is: with high IQ, immunity to fear and madness and a susceptibility to corruption, what could possibly go wrong? As an aside, Warp Touched gives you From Beyond, which gives you immunity to insanity. So all you need to worry about is corruption  On the flip side, someone want to link me to Scarlet Ember/what book its from? It looks like a 300XP background or talent, but I don't know anything else about it. Loel fucked around with this message at Aug 20, 2014 around 15:38 |
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Horrible Lurkbeast posted:
I have Black Crusade if we end up heading that way 
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Obscil posted:This sounds good, but switch Technomat to another trade. I'm sorry I don't have any ideas of a good trade, I haven't ever played this game before. Options that might fit our character include Armourer: Used to create and maintain armour and weapons. Copyist: Used to swiftly copy text, illuminate manuscripts and forge written material. Embalmer: Used to prepare and preserve corpses. Miner: Used to extract minerals, maintain mines and identify common hazards. Prospector: Used to find and identify valuable materials. Scrimshawer: Used to inscribe patterns, text and imagery onto materials. Smith: Used to forge metals into shape. Technomat: Used to maintain mechanical and tech items, often without any understanding of a machine’s true purpose. Wright: Used to assess, design and construct buildings, vehicles and the like. and a basic tech priest gets a choice of Scrimshawer and Copyist.
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Remember, Disciple of Thule only costs 100, and you have 300 more to play with. You could get another background like Tech Heresy, or you could get 3 advancements, such as Shadowing, Awareness, and Tracking.
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my dad posted:I meant going from Oh, that makes more sense. Ive been confused all morning where the other 300 XP was going. Carry on! Our current contenders are, with team Loyal slightly ahead: Team Loyal Techno Priest x x x x Disciples of Thule Tech-Use Common Lore (Tech) Trade (Armourer) and Team Gaze into the Abyss x x x Tainted Blood Warp Touched separate from this, we have Copyist x x x x Scrimshawer x Loel fucked around with this message at Aug 20, 2014 around 20:47 |
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Oh boy, this is getting complicated Tainted Blood No 6 Yes 5 Team Loyal Techno Priest x x x x x x Disciples of Thule Tech-Use Common Lore (Tech) Trade (Armourer) and Team Gaze into the Abyss x x x x Tainted Blood Warp Touched and Team Gaze into the Abyss Cross-eyed x Tracking Pack Hunter Malgrisian Tech Heresy separate from this, we have Copyist x x x x x Scrimshawer x x Which means we may end up Team Loyal Tech Priest, but with the Tainted Family Loel fucked around with this message at Aug 20, 2014 around 22:06 |
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Night10194 posted:Loyal Techno-priest with Tainted Blood is go! Yeah, Im quite excited  . Im glad Techno heresy is making a showing too, thats one of my favorite backgrounds.
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| # ¿ Aug 20, 2014 22:08 |
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FireSight posted:Tainted Blood, because why wouldn't the inquisition hire a techpriest from a known heretical background? Ah, but are you a Loyal Tech Priest, or Gaze into the Abyss Tech priest?
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| # ¿ Aug 20, 2014 23:20 |
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quote:Tainted Blood Think I'll go one more day. Our current built is Tainted Blood Loyalist with Copying
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| # ¿ Aug 21, 2014 10:15 |
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Yup, you do. I didn't think it would matter for this stage because everything is 100+ XP.
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| # ¿ Aug 21, 2014 14:39 |
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Votes are in! Tainted Blood No x x x x x x x x Yes x x x x x x x x x x Team Loyal Techno Priest x x x x x x x x x x x Disciples of Thule Tech-Use Common Lore (Tech) Trade (Armourer) and Team Gaze into the Abyss x x x x x x x Tainted Blood Warp Touched and Team Gaze into the Abyss Cross-eyed x x x Tracking Pack Hunter Malgrisian Tech Heresy separate from this, we have Copyist x x x x x x x Scrimshawer x x x x x We are now Tainted Family Loyal Tech Priest Copyist!
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| # ¿ Aug 22, 2014 13:07 |
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Dear Sir/Madam You have passed all the required tests with the speed and ability we have come to expect from new Acolytes of the Inquisition. Congratulations. Your first orders are to board the Rogue Trader Ship Beast of Trall. From there, you will spend several years (estimates include five to ten) acting in the service of the Inquisition, ever watchful for signs of Xenos, Heresy, or the Great Enemy. From there, you will make reports to this Astropathic location (see attached), and will receive logistical support as the Inquisition deems fit and necessary. If you are without support, you are encouraged to use your own discretion in the fight against the Imperium’s enemies - but remember you are not an Inquisitor, and must remain within its laws. The ship leaves in approximately four hours. You needn’t worry about notifying your chain of command, your domicile, family, or next of kin - we here at the Inquisition have already taken care of it for you, and there will be no legal, emotional, or financial repercussions for obeying the needs of the Inquisition. Good Luck. In the Emperor’s Name, Inquisitor Kozilek A) Well, thats not a good sign. You were born on the Beast of Trall, and the officers are composed exclusively of your Family. You’ve never observed any signs of traitors of heresy, and you know this ship like the back of your hand. It’s best if you warn your Lord-Sire, the Captain of the Ship and Bearer of the Trader’s Warrant. He’ll know what to do. B) If you’ve been selected as an Acolyte on this ship, that means someone you know! Maybe your own Family! Could be consorting with the enemy. You should consult with the Ecclesiarchy for guidance. Perhaps they can guide you in the right direction, now that even your Family may have joined with darkness. C) … That would explain a lot, actually. You always thought the whole lot of them were a bit off, and you say that as a void born. You are going to keep this very close to your chest, and begin your own investigation privately. As a noble, you have an excellent source of funds, and the belly of the Beast of Trall is swarming with merchants. D) You need spiritual guidance, yes, but from His aspect as Omnissiah. You will speak with the Machine Cult in the aft of the ship where they maintain the holy engines. There is been a Magos there for as long as you can remember, and his teachings have spoken to you throughout your life. E) This was a terrible idea and no mistake. Joining the Inquisition when the investigation is your own Family and their ship? This was spam mail to be ignored in the first place, and you don’t know why you filled it out. Best if you just destroy the material quietly, with no one the wiser. F) Other - These choices will also let me know the direction you want this character to go. Is she devoted to her family, perhaps a favorite of the Patriarch? Does she draw her strength from the Church and the Imperial Cult? Or is she more jaded and paranoid by her years spent off ship? Alternately, does she want to be left alone? Loel fucked around with this message at Aug 22, 2014 around 13:25 |
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For full disclosure, I wouldnt put a suicide option in the thread (unless you guys want to 1v1 a bloodthirsty or something). So an Inquistor won't kill you if you choose E, but there will be ... complications.
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| # ¿ Aug 22, 2014 13:35 |
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Obscil posted:FYI it's the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal not the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Trall. You have seen through my cunning deception. 25 XP for you good sir!
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| # ¿ Aug 22, 2014 15:42 |
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As an aside, it pleases me to describe a Rogue Trader ship as "never-ending hunger and its mind-boggling stupidity ... mind bogglingly stupid, but very, very ravenous."
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| # ¿ Aug 22, 2014 15:47 |
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A) Warn your lord sire B) Consult the Ecclesiarchy x C) Begin your Investigation Privately x x x x D) Commune with the Machine x x x E) Destroy the Material, Pretend nothing Happened x x F) Implicate our Family, Regardless of Guilt x x x x x x x x G) Collect/frame evidence on Family, going slow x x x Looks like our Family will be the first to go. Ill keep voting up over the weekend-ish. At the moment it looks like the main argument is whether we call the Inquisitor RIGHT NOW, or if we make a good case first.
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| # ¿ Aug 23, 2014 00:51 |
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Obscil posted:Well, we should probably get some evidence first. Although, there's no reason the evidence has to be real. Well, actually real evidence would be preferable considering there are probably some really nasty consequences for faking evidence. Judging by the numbers, you only need to persuade 3 people to go from CALL NOW to COLLECT/FAKE SOME PROOF and your family *is* tainted, so theres prolly some credence to you thinking there is some guilt there.
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| # ¿ Aug 23, 2014 00:56 |
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| # ¿ Jul 23, 2018 15:45 |
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Diogines posted:Yeah me too, and I was F. So, one more? LowellDND posted:A) Warn your lord sire Adjusted accordingly. That changes the tone a bit, originally I got the impression you were calling in at the first Astropath. Writing up some evidence, being slow, and keeping to yourself is a slightly different approach, although I dig the Paranoia game play.
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| # ¿ Aug 23, 2014 01:20 |
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