Hi, Im new to RT and to traditional role playing games in general. I had a question about a note in rule book with gaining ranks. It says that there may be times when 2 or more ranks are available to your character and that you will have to choose between them. Shouldn't there be only one rank available to you based on xp? This somewhat implies that there is more than one rank for the same amount of xp, like a branching or specialization system. Is this something from dark heresy or a not yet implemented feature. Am I just interpreting this completely wrong?
Branching Ranks?
ReaperOfTheLost said:
Hi, Im new to RT and to traditional role playing games in general. I had a question about a note in rule book with gaining ranks. It says that there may be times when 2 or more ranks are available to your character and that you will have to choose between them. Shouldn't there be only one rank available to you based on xp? This somewhat implies that there is more than one rank for the same amount of xp, like a branching or specialization system. Is this something from dark heresy or a not yet implemented feature. Am I just interpreting this completely wrong?
Yes, dark heresy had branching careers with different focus, A psyker could for example specialize in their powers or mix in more mundane skills. Later books for dark heresy included additional special ranks that you substituted for one of your normal ranks. It's probably in preparation for upcoming material with alternate ranks as they did with dark heresy.