Tonight is the last night for character submissions. Get em in if you want to join. Any received after tonight will be held in reserve should a slot open up.

A short while ago several friends asked me to GM a RT game. Two are still with me and still want to play but we decided to do it PBP (or Play by Post over the internet) so that work and life wouldn't interfere with getting things done rapidly.

So, if anyone is interested here is the low down on what to do to join the game which will start in approximately two weeks.

The Charax Crusade

You will play one of a number of roles aboard the vessel, Silverfish, after the Rogue Trader Giliam 'Cutter' Skadra receives his inheretance. To start you will arrive at Port Gades, a massive station similar to Port Maw, in the Eastern Fringe of the Galaxy. Whether you arrive with the Rogue Trader or separately it will take some time for Silverfish to arrive but the adventure has already begun.

Ship roles that can be taken by a live player are noted with a 1. If there is a 2. that means multiple players can add a character to that role. The following ship roles (per Into the Storm) are available (note filled roles are not available):

RANK 1 -

Lord-Captain (Rogue Trader)
Giliam 'Cutter' Skadra (Rogue Trader, Male, , Rank 2/PC)

RANK 2 -

First Officer (not open to Astropaths)
Lonallyn Victrix IV (Seneschal, Female, , Rank 2/PC)
Enginseer Prime (Explorator, Missionary or Void-Master)
Anna Dara Artu (Explorator, Female, Approximately 120 years of age, Rank 2/NPC)
High Factotum (Seneschal or Missionary)
Archibald Hentenius (Seneschal, Male, , Rank 2/PC)

Rank 3 -

Command staff with unique skill sets and/or specialized duties.

Master-At-Arms (Arch-Militant or Void-Master)
1.
Master Helmsman (Void Master, Arch-militant or Explorator)
1.
Master of Ordnance (Arch-militant or Void Master)
Carlos 'Deadeye' Agustus (Arch-Militant, Male, , Rank2/PC)
Master of Etherics (Void Master, Arch-militant or Explorator)
1.
Chief Chirurgeon (Explorator, Missionary or Seneschal)
Emil Sanchorum (Seneschal, Male, , Rank 2/PC)
Master of Whispers (Seneschal or Missionary)
Traxas Seth (Seneschal, Male, , Rank 2/PC)
Choir-Master Telepathica (Astropath only)
Cassius Romano (Astropath, Male, , Rank 2/PC)
2. Multiple Astropaths to form an Astropathic choir
Navigator Primaris or Warp Guide (Navigator)
Wahray Ire (Navigator, Male, 143 years, Rank 2/NPC)
2. Multiple Navigators to form a Navigator pool

Rank 4 -

Officers with intimate, day to day dealings with the crew and ship' sinner workings.

Ship's Confessor (Missionary, Seneschal or Explorator)
Giorgio Mikovustava (Missionary, Male, 22 yrs of age, Rank 2/NPC)
Drivemaster (only Explorators)
1.
Omnissianic Congregator (only Explorators or players with Forge World origin)
1.
Chief Bosun (Arch-Militant, Missionary, Seneschal, Void-Master)
Kletus Notch (Arch-Militant, Male, , Rank 1/PC)
Infernus Master (not open to RT, Nav, Astropath, or Explorator)
1.
Twistcatcher (Arch-Militant or Missionary)
1.
Master of the Vox (Astropath, Seneschal or Void-master)
Klaus Norfax (Seneschal, Male, , Rank 2/PC)
Purser (Seneschal)
1.
Carto-Artifex (Seneschal, Explorator, Navigators)
1.
Ship's Steward (Seneschal, Void-Master or any Void Born)
1.

Character Creation

You must have access to the Core RT Rule Book to play. I will not provide information from the book to anyone that hasn't acquired one. We have to support the hobby after all. If you want to use Into the Storm stuff for your character its best to get a copy of that too.

You may make two characters and must furnish them to the GM for approval at [email protected].

Rolling Characteristics must be done like so :

Option 1: You may take a 40 base in all characteristics in exchange for only starting with 1 Fate point. Origin path and career can raise or lower the 40's during character creation.

Option 2: You must go to the following site, http://www.pbegames.com/roller/, and do the following to roll for characteristics and fate points:

About half way down the page you will find a number of fields.

• First, enter your e-mail address in the first field.
• Check or Uncheck "Reply to your address", your choice there.
• Then enter [email protected] in the next blank field.
• In "Summary of Rolls" type in 'Character Creation YOURNAME RANK 1 or 2'
• This tells me its for character creation, what your name is and whether it is your rank 1 or rank 2 character.
• For "Show Results" click the 'BOTH' radio button.
• We're only going to fill out the 'Roll One' and 'Roll Two' field sets.
• For 'Roll One' type in Number of Rolls: 9, Dice Type: 2d10, Rolls per line: 9 and Comment: Characteristics
• For 'Roll Two' type in Number of Rolls: 1, Dice Type: d10, Rolls per line: 1 and Comment: Fate
• Go down to the bottom of the page and click on SUBMIT
• Scroll down again after it refreshes and you should have a set of 2d10 rolls and a single roll for Fate points.
• Thats it. Now read below and create your character.

Wounds, Insanity, Corruption and any other rolls not mentioned here for character creation are rolled by the GM and kept secret from other players but shared with the player in quesiton.

Use the rolls to create your character.
Your main character must be Rank 2 at 7,000 XP. This means you make a Rank 1 character (spend the 500xp you get to spend there). Than spend another 2,000 XP on the Rank 1 Skills and Talents as well as Characteristic Advances. Your secondary character, if you choose to make one, must be Rank 1 (gets to spend the normal 500xp).

NOTES on creating a character:

Elite Advances require permission.

You may use any Origin, Career, Skill (assuming your career allows it) and Talent (assuming your career allows it) from the Rogue Trader Core book. You may use any Origin, Career, Skill (assuming your career allows it) and Talent (assuming your career allows it) from Into the Storm that does NOT pertain to xenos.

The grossly mutated, heretic(chaos filth)/heretek and xenos (especially eldar, kroot, ork) characters are not allowed at this time.

Characters with multiple mutations are subject to rejection without prejudice by the GM.

Your character starts with Career 'starter' equipment as written in the Core RT book. More equipment will be made available through a process called 'The Equipment Ladder' which will allow the starting players to gather to themselves a few choice items and the esoteric stuff they think they'll need for their career. Once the character is approved the GM will explain the 'Ladder' to the new player and the new player may make their choices of starting equipment. After the 'Ladder' normal acquisition rolls through the Lord Captain and the Dynastic Profit Factor will apply.

If your character acquires Ship Points or Profit Factor points be sure to note them so that the points may be added to the group total.

There are any number of fillable character sheets on the web. Fill one out and e-mail it to me at [email protected] along with at least a single paragraph (more is better if it makes sense and is coherent) of background story for your character as well as 'desired role' aboard ship/in the Lord Captain's Retinue.

If you want to play a role not mentioned, such as a Genetor AdMech character, please get approval first and we'll see what Ship's Roles are available to you.

Once the character sheet and background are received the gm will evaluate you and indicate whether or not your desired role is offered to you by the Lord Captain.

I send you an e-mail, I'm interrested in.

Archibald Hentenius submitted for your approval.

Thanks gents.

I'd certainly be interested in this if there's still room. Possibly Arch-Militant, Master of Ordinance specializing in Basic Weapons. Not sure what my Secondary character would be, but I'd be comfortable filling any role needed on the ship.

There is room. If you want to run only one character that is fine. Please just apply with what your after and the Lord Captain will either assign you to your desired task or ask you to fill another position. At the moment we're a bit heavy in Seneschals.

And don't worry about getting a Rank 2 or 3 position. All of them are important and the rank of the position in the Roles above is meaningless really. If you are more active you will be important to the story.

1. You said 9 rolls. Can they be arranged in any order? Do we get the re-roll?

2. Do the origin path choices have to be next to each other on the chart (normal rule)? A "free choice row"? No limitations as long as it makes sense?

3, Can you tell us anything more about the campaign? The ship? The rogue trader and the dynasty?

1. no re-roll, arrange them in any order as far as which characteristic the sum goes to.

2. you may take Lure of the Void or Motivation as a free row choice (one not both).

3.

The vessel is Silverfish, a DAUNTLESS Class Light Cruiser. It is an ancient vessel, heavily modified from its origin as a Navy Vessel, which dates back to the creation of the Skadra Dynasty Warrant of Trade (the Skadra Warrant is, itself, stored on Holy Terra as the Dynasty sprawls across the Imperium and any one Lord Captain of the Dynasty holding it might cause strife or risk its destruction). What Silverfish's capabilities are at the moment are unknown other than its basic armament: Lance and Mars Macrocannon Broadsides. Some sort of misfortune has occurred leading to the Silverfish changing hands.

The RT Lord Captain is about to come into his inheritance, Silverfish, after several members of his dynasty simply refused to accept the responsibility. He gathered you, his friends, family and hangers on to be his trusted Retinue aboard Silverfish and you have been travelling to Port Gades for the past 6 months aboard other vessels. The campaign/episode will start with your arrival on the massive naval fortress, Port Gades. When you arrive you are informed Silverfish is running behind schedule and might not arrive for another month. Whatever Silverfish went through it is being kept quiet to avoid any trouble until her new Lord Captain is aboard.

The Lord Captain is of an ancient Dynasty though not the most beloved of that Clan. To put it simply he worked his way up within the family. When the Scions of House Skadra needed put someone on Silverfish his was the only head far enough above the silk pillows of decadence to hear and answer the call. Many of his more worthy siblings refused the vessel and its responsibility, preferring to live their lives on the family coffer. As soon as he sets foot on the vessel it is his until he gives it up or dies.

Silverfish's Character Sheet is here: SILVERFISH

Roles updated with recruits.

I have a few questions myself for this as simple curiosity that may or may not lead to me actually wanting to play.

1) Are there any slots available still?

2) What all is available career wise?

3) Can you be one of the two Xenos races?

4) Is Into the Storm acceptable for use with this?

5) What is your stance on Into the Storm's experience costing backgrounds?

1) Are there any slots available still?

yes

2) What all is available career wise?

Any career in the core rules, elite advances with permission, any non xenos career in the Into the Storm

3) Can you be one of the two Xenos races?

no xenos at this time.

4) Is Into the Storm acceptable for use with this?

yes

5) What is your stance on Into the Storm's experience costing backgrounds?

I want the ItS to be used so i decided to allow main characters to start at rank 2 (7,000 xp) meaning you can spend the rank 1 500 xp as normal and then spend another 2,000 xp. This is plenty to use for choosing ItS backgrounds and plenty of skills and talents.

I'm torn between my love of Explorators and the most interesting abilities of the navigators. Is that list accurate or are you full up?

I take it back is Master Chirurgeon as an Explorator still available?

I'm sure this will be made clear in-game, though I am curious about something: The Silverfish. From its stats, it looks a little beat up. Don't suppose the game would be starting in the middle of a fleet engagement?

I also sent you an answer about my character's Motivation; I submitted Carlos the Arch-Militant. Hope your PCs like him!

Silverfish was on the wrong end of an engagement, that is how her former Lord Captain and Retinue were slain and why there is a new Lord Captain being sent to take her helm by the Dynasty that owns her. Her stats reflect about six months of travel, repairs and re-crewing on the way back to Port Gades.

I think Chiurgeon is spoken for but there are quite a few places an explorator can fit in.

^^There's always Master of Etherics; definitely handy to have .

Having a player Explorator as an Omnimessianic Congregator is always usefull too. By the way, Here is the Silverfish.

Klaus Norfax (Seneschal, Male, , Rank 2/PC) added as Master of the Vox

Carlos 'Deadeye' Agustus (Arch-Militant, Male, , Rank2/PC) added as Master of Ordnance

Very Nice Portrait of Silverfish by the way

Emil Sanchorum (Seneschal, Male, , Rank 2/PC) added as Chief Chirurgeon

...Wow, you weren't kidding about being Seneschal-heavy. We're gonna be the richest Rogue Trader crew ever...

Submitted an email char sheet for either Drivemaster or Omnissainic Congregator.

Tonight is the last night for character submissions. Get em in if you want to join. Any received after tonight will be held in reserve should a slot open up.

(I sent you an email with characteristics but I won't be submitting a character.)

okay, ill make that note, thanks