The game is currently full (capped at 3 players) I find that the less in a play by post the easier to manage.

And there are currently 2 sisters (at least novices in the Adeptus Sororitas, not fully fledged Sisters of Battle yet), and we don't know what Weasels (the third player) is going to play yet.

I'd like anyone playing a Sororitas member to roll a 1d100 and pm me the result.

For the sake of being open this will be put up against the Schola Progenium's "The Past: Orphan" table from DH1 p. 20.

If you know your parent's past already and don't wish to roll then feel free to tell me.

If you want me to roll just tell me and that's fine too.

I won't be able to respond at length today, but I'll be thinking about your questions until I get back to all of you tomorrow.

I won't be able to respond at length today, but I'll be thinking about your questions until I get back to all of you tomorrow.

Hey, that's fine. I'm just thankful for this reply. All about being in a loop. Hope whatever you're doing isn't too intensive.

There is a holding on Juno of the Ordo Famulous called The Order of the Watchful Eye.

It's from the sample Adepta Sororitas Background in the Enemies Within book.

That's all I've found so far.

I'd like anyone playing a Sororitas member to roll a 1d100 and pm me the result.

Oh, the Orphan table is a great idea! Feel free to roll for me, it'd be more of a surprise this way.

There is a holding on Juno of the Ordo Famulous called The Order of the Watchful Eye.

No training going on there, from how it sounds. Eh, I'll just confer with Servant about how we want to approach this.

Right now, my suggestion would be to have the characters attend a Schola Progenium in this sector, then do their novitiate on either Terra or Ophelia VII -- until they are called for detached duty in service to the Inquisition. If you want to craft some ties, perhaps a former Drill-Abbot of the schola could be involved in some way, such as a trusted servant of the Inquisitor recruiting us? Not many girls in a schola would be destined to be recruited into the Adepta Sororitas, so maybe the old geezer would remember.

The two may have been separated during their novitiate, so that this adventure would also be a sort of "reunion" for them -- or they could have simply been kept in the same "class".

I'm leaning towards either the Penitent or the Fanatic role, with either a lasgun or a shotgun. More details after I've thought some more, and ideally after seeing what the others are going for (I recall Servant aiming at pistol + melee weapon, then later going for Seraphim?).

Now I've got a plane to catch. See y'all next week; I am very curious about further developments!

Have fun on your trip Lyn.

I think a lot of this might be best resolved when Weasel hopefully gets an answer in tomorrow.

But yeah, that sounds fine with me. Just pick the home world that you feel would fit the world they learned the most from (Imperial for Terra Shrine World for Ophelia)

Honestly it sounds the easiest to tie you and Dante together by having you manage to stay together through your training, and Weasel can be figured in as well depending on the character.

Not sure if you'll get this before you leave but will you be unavailable the entire week? Or just intermittent posts?

Lynata will be unavailable All week, as far as I know

An I am shooting for a Seraphim.

Got a relevant link for those?

Are you meaning you're making a character that will eventually become a Seraphim?

Got a relevant link for those?

Are you meaning you're making a character that will eventually become a Seraphim?

Huh. I guess there isn't any Seraphim alternate tank or anything. I think I was thinking of BoM for 1E. But what matters is that I will be focusing on pistols and close combat, an I will be looking to get a jump pack at some point during rank advancement (some time after becoming a full Sister).. Sorry for taking so long to respond.

Thematically, I should use 2 pistols and no actual melee weapon. You can use pistols in close combat, right? Dual pistols? I know 1E had some rules for that, but I have to say I am less familiar with 2E. I apologize ahead of time for all the things I'm likely to get mixed up.

Oh, and for the Family's Fate table in the IH, I rolled a 15, so my parents where Warrior Martyrs of the Imperial Guard in one of the Emperor's righteous wars.

Yeah.

I'm gonna look back into 1E and see if there isn't an order within the Calaxis Sector that they might have recruited a bit closer from.

I'm fairly certain there is, but I'll have to look into it (can't while I'm at work)

There aren't actually ranks in 2E, it's a more open advancement system with the apptitudes.

However I'll look into seeing if there is a jump pack.

Yes, in fact pistols are the only weapons you can use in close combat range without penalty if I remember correctly (You or I can look into it).

It's alright, we'll all get a few things mixed up, I still do.

Yeah, I haven't actually gotten to play any of the 40K RPGs (I have this one and a DW campaign (where I am also a Sister) coming up), but when I looked into DH, I built characters for both 1E and 2E . . . but since I decided to buy the 1E books, the 2E stuff isn't in my head very firmly.

That's alright.

Character creation is a lot easier in 2E in my opinion.

And we have it seems roughly a week for you to get character creation in.

Feel free to ask me any questions and I'll hopefully be able to answer them.

OK! I'm going to be getting a little (a lot) more busy in the coming days, but I feel like I should have time this week to make my character. Anyway, PbP shouldn't take to large chunks of time on any given day, so I should be fine.

Thanks!

Yeah, it'll be easier since we only have 3 players.

One post a day of even a paragraph's length's should be more than enough to keep momentum.

The true test will be when you guys get into a fight.

I have two different character concepts in mind, depending on what skills we could use in the party. I will likely be a member of the Ministorum, but my background and role aren't set in stone.

Firstly, I could be a pilgrim who has traveled the stars visiting Askellon's holy sites. He has seen much in his travels and interacted with Imperial cultures of all stripes. This character would be a Sage or a Seeker and would have a lot of Knowledge and Social skills, but wouldn't be much use in combat. I don't want to hog the spotlight during non-combat encounters, though, and this character could potentially do just that.

Alternatively, I could be a Witch Hunter who excels at finding heretics. This character could be a Heirophant, a Crusader, or a Sage, depending on what non-combat skills Dante and Lynata's characters can't cover. This would probably be my preferred option, since it lets me participate in combat while having other talents as well.

While you should not accept my personal bias in the situation, and this is only my interpretation of the situation as of yet, as Lyn and Dante would be making (cloistered novice Sororitas members) more combat focused characters as they want to work into the Sister of Battle advanced option. I personally think that an experienced lore grandpa figure (not necessarily old) monkey would be a good fit for the team dynamic.

Might be a good cover story as well "We're escorting our grandfather on pilgrimage"

Edit:

But we should definitely wait until at least Dante gets an opinion in. (As Lyn is away on a trip and seemingly won't have internet access.)

I think our Inquisitor would be fairly trusting of the Acolyte group, as we are all either Sisters or otherwise the afiliated with the Ministorum. We are untested and not yet particularly powerful though, so most interactions with us will be through proxy. In-person communication could become more common as the characters grow in power though. I think a fairly Puritanical Inquisitor makes sense, but I'm comfortable leaving their exact philosophy up to the GM. Our Acolytes probably don't know their Inquisitor very well at this point, so we wouldn't know these things unless the Inquisitor chooses to share them.

Personally, I'd like to see missions focusing on dealing with rogue psykers and the situations caused when they run unchecked. Cults and other perversions of the Imperial Creed are also very appropriate given our strong religious background. Any Hereticus-themed adventures are fine by me though. A mix of covert and overt investigations sounds good, though I want plenty of chances to bash heretic skulls with a warhammer

I like the idea of starting with Novice-rank Sisters. It gives us an opportunity to roleplay the experiences that shape their view of the Imperium and turn them into full Battle Sisters. My character could be a sort of mentor to the other characters, not because he's more powerful but because he's seen more of the galaxy and posesses a lot of practical knowledge.

I can definitely deal with Cults and Psykers.

Their characters do seem combat-focused. Sororitas characters can start with the Social aptitude, so they have the potential to have strong social skills even with a combat-focused role. As an example, the main social character in my current game is a Noble Outcast Warrior.

Yes, the social apptitude is more orented for Adetpa Sororitas characters emulating the Ordo Famulous or Dialogous part of their order, and in partial the Command features of a more combat oriented character.

Lyn and Dante merely stated that they'd like to work into Sister of Battle, so that means focusing on a combat role. Specifically Dante wants to work on becoming a Seraphim and stated that they'd be focusing on dual wielding pistols (that I'd eventually assume are to become Inferno pistols).

Don't know how far Lyn got in character concept before they left unless Dante had a discussion with them.

Well, I'll be needing to spend a good chunk of XP on dual weilding talents.

As for Weasels's character, personally, I like the pilgrim idea. Sisters probably aren't going to have a ton of lore skills outside the Creed, Ecclesiarchy, etc. Also, I'm interested in interacting with characters outside the Ecclesiarchy, but I'm sure there will be pleanty of NPCs for that, even if you do go for a witch finder.

Hum. Again, this is just me, but I'm not sure whether I'd have my character hanging on a pilgrim/witchfinder's every word. Of course, there's no rule about that, it's just how I'm thinking I'll play my character. Of course, any Sister/Novice is going to respect either of the options you put forward.

Finally, I'd like to point out that I have incredibly limited RP experience, so I'm still figuring out my expectations for this kind of campaign.

As to character concept, Lynata mentioned maybe recycling bits from an unused 2E novice character.

Oh, and Weasels, I was thinking it might be good to have someone a little more . . . flexible when it comes to piety and the general public. Someone to keep the Novices from shooting people who may only kinda deserve it .

That's alright, everyone's always got something new to learn while RPing.

And yes Dual Weilding is a fairly expensive endeavor in any WH40K rpg, but fun too.

I also wouldn't expect the sisters to hang off every word of the pilgrim either. They aren't really supposed to anyways. They were taught a certain thing a certain way, and even though they are the militant arm of the Ecclesiarchy I've always had a feeling that they are still weary of any involvement with the Ministorum after the Vandire incident.