My apologies if this has already been discussed as I have been a little out of the Rogue Trader loop for a bit.

What with both Dark Heresy's Ascension and the Deathwatch game going up to 49,999 XP and Rogue Trader only going up to 34,999 XP, would we be likely to (or has anyone heard on the grapevine that we definately will be getting) some "top up" levels to bring Rogue Traders up to the levels of the other two games?

The problem at the moment is that, for those people who like to do cross-over games, by the time the RT character's XP is maxed out, the other players will just continue to get better.

Now, I know a lot of players don't like the idea of cross over games, and some people think Ascension or Deathwatch (or both) are totally overpowered etc etc, but that's not what I'd like this thread to discuss.

Does anyone have any info, or have you perhaps written your own "RT: Ascended" rules?

Has anyone even reached the level cap in the first place!? What did you do when this happened?

Thanks in advance!

I had this issue in my current game. I wasn't big on the idea that RT's were solely better 'because they have armies and better gear/more money', compared to Ascension characters, but the basic draft me and my GM did (subject to change) was to simply give two more advances, rename some of the packages in Ascension for reducing Insanity/Corruption or whatever, and allow access to suitable talents (Give the Arch-militant some of the stuff from Storm Trooper and Assassin ascended, Rogue Trader gets some Inquisitor stuff, etc.)

Not a bad idea, Vanity. I may look into that possibility.

As far as I can tell, RT just needs 3 more levels to draw equal tl the limits of the other games (provided Black Crusade doesn't ramp the power level up further!)

Does anyone do it the same as Mr Vanity here or do you have other rules or ideas to how you would do this?

For a quick solution, you could allow a type of dual-classing for RT characters that have finished their eighth rank. Let them start rank nine as ascended characters. Bear in mind that background can be flexible, so a Rogue Trader going into "Inquisitor" may well be simply a very deft political mover and shaker. Arch-militant is a natural fit for storm trooper (or vindicare assassin if you don't mind the broken-ness).