Set in the universe of Warhammer 40K, players take on the role of a ships captain and crew.
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Converting Command skill from Rogue Trader to Fate Core
My group worked hard to get through the first two ranks in our Rogue Trader campaign, but we keep finding new flaws in the d100 system used by FFG. Finally we've decided to try out more likeable (and ...
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How many wounds does a Rogue Trader character start with?
I do not seem to be able to see where in the RT core rulebook you can work out how many wounds a character starts with. During character creation there are modifiers to it, mostly through career path, ...
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NPC Ships for Rogue Trader
Anyone know of a good list of premade ships for Rogue Trader? I'd like to build up a good collection to choose from for some one off sessions I plan to run at a Con this year.
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How could I add life paths to Rogue Trader?
My friend is starting up a Rogue Trader game soon, but it was a close call between that and Traveller Char gen...that's right, not the game but just the character generation. Last time I played ...
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Adding Tau to Rogue Trader?
A friend of mine is thinking of starting up a Rogue Trader game. I've played Dark Heresy before (only 1-2 sessions though), and I've recently seen this home brew for dark heresy.
I'm really ...
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Images depicting the average citizens and their life in the Warhammer 40k universe
Which (rpg) books related to the Warhammer 40k universe have images depicting the "average" citizenry and cities of the Empire and their daily lives?
In case there are no official sources, please ...
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Rogue Trader: Are new characters considered “trained” in starting skills?
When I made a character for Dark Heresy (many moons ago) I believe that the starting skills listed with the career path were all considered 'trained'. This idea was reinforced by the fact that they ...
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How can I get a good background on the Warhammer 40K universe?
I have never played the Warhammer 40k minis game, but have come into tangential contact with it over the years. Now that there are 40k video games, I'm trying to get into it. But the problem is that ...
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What problems can I expect when adding a Rogue Trader / Dark Heresy character to a Deathwatch game?
I'm currently playing in a Deathwatch game, but I'm considering what my next character might be, if my current one sacrifices himself to prevent the release of a ruinous power (as I think might be ...
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Repeating The Same Half Action and other Combat Enhancers
When my previous group and I got a hold of the Dark Heresy rulebook (practically the day it came out), we were all pretty satisfied with the rules, with the exception of one. We noticed that the ...
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What are the differences in styles of play for the various Warhammer 40k games?
We're looking at starting up a campaign in the 40k system, using one of the following as a main set. It seems like the breakdown is:
Rogue Trader -- Ship And Crew Making Money
Dark Heresy -- Crew ...
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Can I move through an ally in Combat?
The three Warhammer 40k RPGs (Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, Deathwatch) share a somewhat common ruleset, and I believe this question applies to all three.
Can I move through an ally in combat?
