A simple question that Im a little embarrassed to have to ask but hey

With the starting gear, it says a character can have any one piece of gear that has a acquisition rating of +0 or higher.
Taking into account the abundance rules which say if you only want one item, you get a +40 bonus, doesnt that mean even power armour starts at a +10 for first acquisition?

Three comments, mate: One, the availability for power armour got changed to extremely rare in the errata. Two, the modifier for one item is +30 . Three, yes, you do get the one item bonus unless it's a ship component (which power armour isn't). The rest is left as a math exercise for the reader.

Rogue Traders and their hangers-on tend to be filthy rich, so yes, you can expect nice expensive toys...

Cheers,

- V.

Players that pick power armor aren't thinking big enough. Think 30 melta guns for your elite landing force, or a cherry tricked-out Razorback for your party to ride around in planetside.