Rogue Trader - The Frozen Reaches (OoC) - Page 2

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Henry the 57th

Already got one.

Bwahahaha! Always a step ahead. Good work, Luff! I'll write a quick post in the IC before physics class starts to summon Luff up so that it doesn't feel contrived that he arrives on the bridge.

What post is he? I figured Master-at-Arms, but it's important to know for certain. If any -- you could always choose to not have him have a rank.

Henry the 57th · 10-12-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucretia

Bwahahaha! Always a step ahead. Good work, Luff! I'll write a quick post in the IC before physics class starts to summon Luff up so that it doesn't feel contrived that he arrives on the bridge.

What post is he? I figured Master-at-Arms, but it's important to know for certain. If any -- you could always choose to not have him have a rank.

Just as planned.

Master-at-Arms is good. Though he prefers to be called "Enforcer Budregard" or just "sir" (by his subordinates), partially out of respect for family tradition, and partially because he believes the title deserves a lot more respect than it usually gets. He hopes that when he finally does achieve heroic status, people will think more of Enforcers everywhere, like his old comrades-in-arms and his family.

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 01:08 PM

Then it was serendipity that she addressed him as Enforcer Budregard!

EDIT: Forgive my lateness in the reply. I figure it would be best to not try and partition her responses through time, if only for the sake of brevity.

I imagine her speaking with a Hungarian or Lithuanian accent. Something vaguely Eastern European. But then, I often imagine the voices of the face I steal for the characters I wrote for.

again!

Henry the 57th · 10-12-2012, 03:08 PM

I imagine Luff deliberately speaking in a deep and impressive voice that is somewhat more baritone than it would naturally be, with no notable accent. I like to think he visited a speech coach or something similar to learn how to make his voice sound more heroic.

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 03:11 PM

Out of curiosity, was the slip-up in her name in-character or out-of-character? It's Xanatov, not Xanahov.

Henry the 57th · 10-12-2012, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucretia

Out of curiosity, was the slip-up in her name in-character or out-of-character? It's Xanatov, not Xanahov.

Just a typo. He knows her name.

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Henry the 57th

Just a typo. He knows her name.

I wasn't sure if he was being slyly insulting or not.

Henry the 57th · 10-12-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucretia

I wasn't sure if he was being slyly insulting or not.

No. He doesn't disrespect her that much (yet). He doesn't like nobles, of course, but he has yet to acquire a specific beef with her.

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 06:01 PM

So, Sly's PM box was full, but in an effort to expedite things, I also sent an invitation to Winthrow.

Winthrow · 10-12-2012, 07:06 PM

As per a request from our Lady Trader I am rolling up a sheet to fill the final slot in the crew. After some additional thinking I decided on the path of Voidmaster instead of Seneschal, I doubt the Lady needs anyone else to handle trading for her.

Victris Fortunus Nekh-Xanotov

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Origin Path:

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Characteristics:

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Skills:

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Talents:

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Gear:

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Experience:

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Background:

Microscopic specks of debris from the nearby asteroid field were carried on the solar wind and brushed like a warm breeze against the void shields, flaring into tiny flashes of light as the energy consumed them. The Razor of Occiam herself was merely a grain of sand in the vastness of space as she continued her patrol, the powerful augurs of the ship channeled to the man strapped into the scan station of her warbridge. The voices of the crew were like a drone in his ears as he listened to the song of the sun and the stars, floating in the void. A discordant jarring entered into the symphony and his attention narrowed, focusing on a particular irregular lump of debris in the outskirts of the asteroid belt. He cycled through various spectra and wavelengths, trying to pinpoint what made this particular rock stand out. The thermal scan revealed a bloom of heat against the cold background: whatever that rock actually was, it was powered by a primitive reactor. Similar in design to two other vessels that had been destroyed during the patrol it took only moments to identify the readings. With a target identified he forced his physical fingers move, initializing the rites of transferring the data to the gunnery station.

Opening his eyes to the dull palette of colors on the bridge, Victris cleared his throat. Captain, the augurs have picked up a primitive Ork vessel in the outskirts of the asteroid belt. It will be in range of the Hydra battery in approximately ten minutes. His discovery reported, he sank back down into communion with the machine spirit of the augurs and together they watched the macrocannons cycle up and fire on the primitive target, blasting its vile xeno crew into the void.

Edit: Fourth edition, basic sheet is done, still working on background.

Victris will remain on board the ship unless called down by his Captain, I'll write a proper post when I am working with more than half-brain capacity.

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 07:42 PM

So if we do win the acquisition check for the new components, they would take 2 weeks to install. With the message, I'm not sure if that's viable. Maugan Ra, is it impossible without screwing the plot hook?

If not, I suppose I'll go with some of the little Crew Upgrades.

Winthrow · 10-12-2012, 09:05 PM

Some Rolls,

Wounds
(1d5)[2]

Fate
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Insanity:
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Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 10:17 PM

I had intended to wait to make sure the Enginseer hadn't wanted to say anything else. And we were going to bring a few of the men at arms as well with us -- mind if I mention that in my IC post?

Henry the 57th · 10-12-2012, 10:17 PM

Brief request, Winthrow. Please don't go for commanding the gun batteries. That's kind of my job shipboard.

Thank you.

Maugan Ra · 10-12-2012, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucretia

I had intended to wait to make sure the Enginseer hadn't wanted to say anything else. And we were going to bring a few of the men at arms as well with us -- mind if I mention that in my IC post?

Sure. I hardly expect a Rogue Trader to go about without assorted flunkies and minions.

Anyway, welcome to Footfall. It is, basically, Mos Eisley in space. You can get just about anything here, if you know who to talk to. And can quite easily end up dead if you talk to the wrong people.

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Maugan Ra

Sure. I hardly expect a Rogue Trader to go about without assorted flunkies and minions.

Anyway, welcome to Footfall. It is, basically, Mos Eisley in space. You can get just about anything here, if you know who to talk to. And can quite easily end up dead if you talk to the wrong people.

"I'll be careful."

"You'll be dead!"

Obligatory Star Wars reference out of the way, very cool. I do have a question about Winthrow's character, though -- with Child of Dynasty, we would have three more ship-points to work with, right? So that should allow us to take another component in the ship-building process. If that's the case, could I perform some quick edits and a Jedi Mind Trick (blast, another Star Wars reference!) to dismiss the claim that Taz was ever searching for, say, a barracks?

cgrela · 10-12-2012, 10:26 PM

Sigma had nothing else to say. The report was on that data-slate he had. He'll, I don't know, wander off to hit something with a wrench then pray to it.

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cgrela

Sigma had nothing else to say. The report was on that data-slate he had. He'll, I don't know, wander off to hit something with a wrench then pray to it.

Have any acquisition checks you wanna make?

Baveboi · 10-12-2012, 11:18 PM

Goddammit guys... This way my character sheet will be lost in page two.

If you can move all the sheets to the first post, boss, it would be PERFECT. Just select everyone's posts and put on spoiler brackets.

Edward Carlyle Blackthrone
Choir-Master Astrotelepathicus

"Somewhere, beyond the Sea."

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I can't believe I misspelled my own name. Way to make the Emprah proud, Bave.

Lucretia · 10-12-2012, 11:30 PM

While not quite as good, I've linked your sheet to mine, so that you can easily navigate to it from page 1.

Also, did you spend 700 experience? I've never made an astropath so I'm unsure how their class works. It's quite possible you get two psychic powers for free -- I'm woefully ignorant of how psychic powers work!

You had mentioned in the recruitment thread something to cackle over, but never got back to me on that. Could I get that PM?

Baveboi · 10-12-2012, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucretia

While not quite as good, I've linked your sheet to mine, so that you can easily navigate to it from page 1.

Also, did you spend 700 experience? I've never made an astropath so I'm unsure how their class works. It's quite possible you get two psychic powers for free -- I'm woefully ignorant of how psychic powers work!

Thank you so very much. Also, no, I get two powers for free, and two powers from Proven to be Pure, which is the same as buying Psychic Techniques twice. However, many errata have been made and remade on the subject, so it's mostly Maugan Ra's decision. This way was how my last psyker was built.

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Are there astropath-specific actions you can take in combat?

Yes, there are.

@EVERYONE: Whenever you find yourself in a situation you need something Astropathy done and I am not around, as in yesterday for it was too late already and I had FAMILY WEEKEND ahead of me, you can just assume my group of retarded and misfits astropaths have already transmitted the message through vox or even psychic means, even though that's a little dirty.

When I am around, that's what I am gonna do.

Lucretia · 10-13-2012, 01:42 AM

Once some of the lingering questions are answered, I'll know what Tazya's current course of action is and post IC.

Maugan Ra · 10-13-2012, 01:55 AM

Right, lingering questions:
- Speeding up the installation of ship components doesn't worry me too much. We can retroactively assume that the Castle has been in port for a little while if necessary.
- I have no problems with adding a Barracks to your ship with those extra SP. You won't have soldiers to occupy them yet, but one thing at a time.
- I'll have a look through different errata later, but I don't presently see a problem with the Astropath's build and powers. I might regret saying that later, of course.

Lucretia · 10-13-2012, 01:58 AM

So if we retroactively have a barracks, our men-at-arms can't become armed-men or something of the sort?

I'll go ahead and edit in the barracks, however.

I'll reiterate some of the other questions just to have them condensed here -- they pertain to the immediate activities of the group, which is why I'm trying to apply the brakes to the IC thread until they get answered. Forgive me for my caution!

How many acquisitions can each person make, or is it 'use your discretion, and fear the Into the Storm rules!'?
Are there stats for men at arms?
New Question: What's the modifier to try and find a mercenary group? I can't understand the acquisition rules for obtaining men properly, much to my eternal dismay.

I believe that's it at the moment.

Maugan Ra · 10-13-2012, 02:09 AM

Caution is fine. Better to have it worked out in advance, than run headlong into problems later. Right...

You may make as many acquisitions as you like. Into the Storm rules will only come into effect if I have reason to believe you're moving enough money to theoretically run into financial problems (even if its only temporary).

There are no distinct stats for your men at arms. They're not even soldiers, really. They're members of your crew who have a bit of weapons training in addition to their other duties, mostly for the sake of boarding actions and policing the rest of the crew.

Finding a mercenary group... Hmm. Check Battlefleet Koronus, which has rules for all the acquisition modifiers. Specifically, their level of equipment and training, their personal quality (from conscripts right up to veteran Stormtroopers) and what type of force they are. Beyond that, use the standard scale modifiers to acquisition tests noted in the main rule book.

So, if you wanted, say, a platoon (about thirty men) of professional light infantry, equipped to the Imperial standard (so, Guardsman level), you'd be looking at a total of a +10 modifier on your profit factor roll. They'd come with all their gear and training as well. This is, of course, before using Commerce and the like.

Footfall is also a good place to pick up mercenaries, since it's such a busy frontier zone. Apply an additional +10 to all such tests while you're here.

Lucretia · 10-13-2012, 02:16 AM

I tried to construct a 5,000 man army but got muddled with the difference between Power and Strength. Am I selecting a Unit Size (i.e. the number of people) in lieu of my 'how many items are you getting' modifier? I figured using a mercenary broker would be easier than trying to construct one myself.

Can you give a warning before the Into the Storm rules get put into effet? Like "if you keep buying those gold-laced babies to chuck into the black hole in a vain attempt to clog it, you may find yourself in dire financial straits!" or something?

I shall post in the IC thread now. I hope you have some component merchants' stats ready!

Maugan Ra · 10-13-2012, 02:20 AM

Finding a broker would be a good start, yes. Probably enough for some positive modifiers, if you handled the meeting well.

Power and Strength can mostly be ignored unless you're intending to fight full scale ground warfare. And yes, use the 'how many items' modifiers as a way to estimate how many soldiers you want.

Warnings will be given if I think you're over stretching yourself, yes. That said, a lot of minor things you won't even have to worry about, funding wise.

Henry the 57th · 10-13-2012, 02:24 AM

Would it be possible to find a better grade of power pack for power armor? One that lasts more than a mere handful of hours? If so, what would the modifier be?

Maugan Ra · 10-13-2012, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Henry the 57th

Would it be possible to find a better grade of power pack for power armor? One that lasts more than a mere handful of hours? If so, what would the modifier be?

I believe I responded in a PM to this, but in case I'm mistaken... Better quality power packs do exist, just not on the open market. You want long-term power armour, find a Tech-Priest with a forge and convince him to make you a set. With in-game RPing, not just a profit factor roll.

Otherwise, folks, roll away!

Lucretia · 10-13-2012, 02:46 AM

Sadly I can't just have a mass of rolls, since some of these are predicated upon the successes or failures of others. Thus, we'll start off with the calculance array! For the sake of brevity, should you just give me a Commerce check to roll against for the opponent? That way I can roll two die simultaneously and determine the DoS from there. It's entirely up to you -- these sorts of chain-rolls are so much easier in person!

Commerce Check for Calculance Array: (1d100)[5] v. 70