My new sisters of battle.

By Sebashaw, in Dark Heresy House Rules

I have wrote this home rules while I was thinking about on a small mission for WHFR 3°.
This new home rules are made for a party of all-sisters of battle.
I have wrote these rules with the Core, Inquisitor's Handbook and Blood of Martyrs.

I Starting Traits, Characteristics and Skills.
1) Characteristics: evrery characteristic starts with a value of 25, then a player have 60 points to allocate to them, adding no more to 15 to any one Characteristic.
2) The starting Skills are the same of those of the Battle Sister
3) The starting Talents are the same of those of the Battle Sister
3) The Starting Wounds are 8+Toughness Bonus
4) The Fate Points are equal to the Willpower Bonus
5) Choose a Militant Order

II Base Education
The player has 1000 XP to spent in Novice Rank. These XPs doesn't count towards the advancement of the character and unspent XPs are lost. After taken the 1° Rank of Battle Sister, the Novice Advance table is unavailable.

Novice Advance Table

  • Name Cost Type Prerequisites
  • Basic Skill (Any)* 100 S -
  • Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy) +10 200 S Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy)
  • Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy) +20 300 S Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy) +10
  • Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +10 200 S Common Lore (Imperial Creed)
  • Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +20 300 S Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +10
  • Literacy +10 200 S Literacy
  • Literacy +20 300 S Literacy +10
  • Speak High Gothic +10 100 S Speak High Gothic
  • Speak High Gothic +20 300 S Speak High Gotich +10
  • Performer (Singer) +10 100 S Performer (Singer)
  • Performer (Singer) +20 200 S Performer (Singer) +10
  • Logic 200 S Int 30+
  • Trade (Copyist) 200 S Int 30+
  • Medicae 200 S Int 30+
  • Sound Constitution 200 T -
  • Sound Constitution 300 T Order of the Valorous Heart
  • Fate Point +1 500 T Order of the Bloody Rose
  • Light Sleeper 200 T Order of the Ebon Chalice
  • Resistance (Cold and Heat) 200 T Order of the Ebon Chalice
  • *You can take any number of Basic Skills.

III Choose a Divination (P. 34 Core)

Order of the Valorous Heart: 75-79 OR 47-50
Order of Bloody Rose: 51-54 OR 91-94
Order of Ebon Chalice: 98-99 OR 00

IV First Rank of Battle Sister: it works normally but player doesn't get the starting 400PX.

V Alternative Ranks

Domina
Required Career: Battle Sister
Rank Requirement: Rank 5
Prerequisites: WP 35, WS 35, Unshakeable Faith
Effects: you gain Melee Weapon Training (Shok) and Intimidate
Gear: She substitues her Power Armor with a Best Craftmanship Storm Trooper Carapace, the Helmet has a Re-Breather, Infra-Red Goggles and a Com Link. She may requisition a Electro-Flail at rank 5, two Neural Whips at rank 6. She has also Medicae Tools (sometimes a Repentia survives)

Domina Advance Table

  • Name Cost Type Prerequisites
  • Dodge +10 100 S Dodge
  • Nerves of Steel 100 T -
  • Interrogation 100 S -
  • Ambidextrous 200 T Ag 30
  • Step Aside 200 T Ag 40, Dodge
  • Intimidate +10 200 S Intimidate
  • Disturbing Voice 200 T -
  • Mediacae 200 S -
  • Interrogation +10 200 S Interrogation
  • Jaded 200 T WP 30
  • Dodge +20 300 S Dodge +10
  • Intimidate +20 300 S Intimidate +10
  • Interrogation +20 300 S Interrogation +10
  • Two-Weapon Wielder (Melee) 300 T WS 35, Ag 35
  • Sound Constitution 300 T -
  • Talented (Intimidate) 300 T Intimidate
  • Faith Talent 300 T Varies


Sister Oblatia
A Sister who had left her convent. Some are still in contact.
Required Career: Battle Sister, Order Dialogous, Order Famulous or Order Hspitaller.
Rank Requirement: Rank 4
Package Cost: You replace your gear with Carapace Chest Plate, a Mesh Cowl, a Combat Shotgun with 36 shells or a Nomad with 2 clips, an Hack Shotgun with 8 shells or a 54 Tranter with 2 clips, a Best Craftmanship Bastard Sword or a Mono Combat Knife, poor cloths and little more.
Effects: You gain Decadance, Dark Soul, Basic and Pstol Weapon Training (SP) and Common Lore (Imperium).
Special: the Oblatia gains experience like everyone else, but may not use those experience points for skills and talent not on the Oblatia Advance Table.

Sister Oblatia Advance Table

  • Name Cost Type Prerequisites
  • Basic Skill (Any)* 100 S -
  • Basic Skill +10(Any)* 200 S Same Basic Skill
  • Basic Skill +20 (Any)* 300 S Same Basic Skill +10
  • Talented (Basic Skill)** 200 T Related Basic Skill
  • Common Lore (Any)*** 100 S -
  • Street Fighting 200 T -
  • Forbiden Lore (Cults or Heresy) 200 S -
  • Lip Reading 200 S -
  • Shadowing 200 S -
  • Sleight of Hand 200 S -
  • Survival 200 S -
  • Traking 200 S -
  • Advanced Skill (Any) +10 * 300 S Related Skill
  • Advanced Skill (Any) +20 * 500 S Related Skill +10
  • Talented (Advanced Skill) ° 400 T Related Skill
  • Sound Constitution °° 200 T -
  • Catfall 200 T Ag 30
  • Disarm 200 T Ag 30
  • Die Hard 200 T WP 40
  • Quick Draw 200 T -
  • Acrobatic 300 S -
  • Assassin Strike 300 T Ag 40, Acrobatic
  • Fearless 300 T -
  • Hard Target 300 T Ag 40
  • Takedown 300 T -
  • Duty Unto Death § 300 T WP 45
  • * You can take this Skills many times as you want.
  • ** You can take this Talent 5 times.
  • *** You can take this Skills 5 times.
  • ° You can take this Talent 3 times.
  • °° You can take this Talent 6 times.
  • § See The Inquisitor's Handbook P. 79

Sorry for bad english.

More sisters have to come.

Comments?

I've made some small corrections here and there.

I'm sick and I've not yet finished the other alternative ranks.

I Starting Traits, Characteristics and Skills.
1) Characteristics: evrery characteristic starts with a value of 25, then a player have 60 points to allocate to them, adding no more to 15 to any one Characteristic.
2) The starting Skills are the same of those of the Battle Sister
3) The starting Talents are the same of those of the Battle Sister
3) The Starting Wounds are 8+Toughness Bonus
4) The Fate Points are equal to the Willpower Bonus
5) Choose a Militant Order

II Base Education
The player has 1000 XP to spent in Novice Rank. These XPs doesn't count towards the advancement of the character and unspent XPs are lost. After taken the 1° Rank of Battle Sister, the Novice Advance table is unavailable.

II Base Education
The player has 1000 XP to spent in Novice Rank. These XPs doesn't count towards the advancement of the character and unspent XPs are lost. After taken the 1° Rank of Battle Sister, the Novice Advance table is unavailable.

Novice Advance Table

  • Name /Cost/ Type /Prerequisites
  • Basic Skill (Any)*/100 /S/ -
  • Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy) +10 /200 /S /Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy)
  • Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy) +20 /300 /S /Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy) +10
  • Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +10 /200 /S /Common Lore (Imperial Creed)
  • Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +20 /300 /S /Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +10
  • Literacy +10 /200 /S /Literacy
  • Literacy +20 /300 /S /Literacy +10
  • Speak High Gothic +10 /100 /S /Speak High Gothic
  • Speak High Gothic +20 /300 /S /Speak High Gotich +10
  • Performer (Singer) +10 /100 /S /Performer (Singer)
  • Performer (Singer) +20 /200 /S /Performer (Singer) +10
  • Logic /200 /S /Int 30+
  • Trade (Copyist) /200 /S /Int 30+
  • Medicae /200 /S /Int 30+
  • Sound Constitution /200 /T/ -
  • Speak Low Gothic +10 /200 /S /Speak Low Gothic
  • Speak Low Gothic +20 /400 /S /Speak Low Gothic
  • *You can take any number of Basic Skills.

III Choose an Origin

Imperial World (p. 19 Core Rulebook): you gain Blessed Ignorance and Superior Origins.
Schola Progenium (p. 18 Inquisitor's Handbook): you gain Sheltered Upbringing and Tempered Will.
Shirne World (p.51 Blood of Martyrs): you gain Fear the Unhallowed, The Power of Hate and Supplicant.
Monastic Upbringing (p. 54 Blood of Martyrs): you gain Know your Place and Sing of the Aquila.


IVChoose a Divination (P. 34 Core)
Roll 1D10
1=51-54
2=55-58
3=63-66
4=67-70
5=71-74
6=80-85
7=86-90
8=91-94
9=98-99
0=00

V First Rank of Battle Sister: it works normally but player doesn't receive the usual starting 400PX.

VI Alternative Ranks

Domina: unchanged

Sister Oblatia
A Sister who had left her convent. Some are still in contact.
Required Career: Battle Sister, Order Dialogous, Order Famulous or Order Hspitaller.
Rank Requirement: Rank 4
Package Cost: You replace your gear with Carapace Chest Plate, a Mesh Cowl, an Hardened Body Glow, a Good Craftsmanship Combat Shotgun with 36 shells OR a Nomad with 2 clips and a Telescopic Sight, a Best Craftsmanship Hack Shotgun with 8 shells OR a Good Craftsmanship 54 Tranter with 2 clips, an Hecuter with 2 clips of Bullets and a Brass Knuckles OR a Good Craftsmanship Mono Combat Knife, poor cloths and little more.
Effects: You gain Decadance, Dark Soul, Basic and Pstol Weapon Training (SP) and Common Lore (Imperium).
Special: the Oblatia gains experience like everyone else, but may not use those experience points for skills and talent not on the Oblatia Advance Table.

Sister Oblatia Advance Table

Name Cost Type Prerequisites

  • Basic Skill (Any)* 100 S -
  • Basic Skill +10(Any)* 200 S Same Basic Skill
  • Basic Skill +20 (Any)* 300 S Same Basic Skill +10
  • Talented (Basic Skill)** 200 T Related Basic Skill
  • Common Lore (Any)*** 100 S -
  • Street Fighting 200 T -
  • Forbiden Lore (Cults or Heresy) 200 S -
  • Lip Reading 200 S -
  • Shadowing 200 S -
  • Sleight of Hand 200 S -
  • Survival 200 S -
  • Traking 200 S -
  • Advanced Skill (Any) +10 * 300 S Related Skill
  • Advanced Skill (Any) +20 * 500 S Related Skill +10
  • Talented (Advanced Skill) ° 400 T Related Skill
  • Sound Constitution °° 200 T -
  • Catfall 200 T Ag 30
  • Disarm 200 T Ag 30
  • Sprint /200 /T /-
  • Quick Draw 200 T -
  • Acrobatic 300 S -
  • Assassin Strike 300 T Ag 40, Acrobatic
  • Fearless 300 T -
  • Hard Target 300 T Ag 40
  • Takedown 300 T -
  • Duty Unto Death § 300 T WP 45
  • * You can take this Skills many times as you want.
  • ** You can take this Talent 5 times.
  • *** You can take this Skills 5 times.
  • ° You can take this Talent 3 times.
  • °° You can take this Talent 6 times.
  • § See The Inquisitor's Handbook P. 79

Elohiem

These are new type of Sisters, formed after the discovery of a ancient warehouse of plasma weapons.

They have also a deeper comprehension of the flamers.

Required Career: Battle Sister.
Rank Requirement: Rank 5
Effects: you gain Trade (Technomat)
Gear: At Rank 5 she may requisition a Kronos MK III Plasma Pistol. At Rank 6 she may requisition a Good Craftsmanship Sunfury Assault Plasma Gun or a Good Craftsmanship Plasma Blaster or a Voss-pattern flamer. At Rank 7 she may requisition a Plasma Cannon.

Elohiem

  • Name Cost Type Prerequisites
  • Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +20 100 S Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +10
  • Dodge +10 100 S Dodge
  • Nerves of Steel 100 T -
  • Trade (Technomat) +10 100 S Trade (Technomat)
  • Awareness +20 200 S Awareness +10
  • Common Lore (War) +10 200 S Common Lore (War)
  • Drive (Hover) 200 S -
  • Pistol Training (Plasma) 200 T -
  • Basic Weapon Training (Plasma) 200 T -
  • Tech Use +10 200 S Tech Use
  • Jaded 200 T WP 30
  • Trade (Technomat) +20 200 S Trade (Technomat) +10
  • Resistance (Heat) 200 T -
  • Heavy Weapon (Plasma) 300 T -
  • Flame Weapons Expert* 300 T Basic Weapon Training (Flamer)
  • Sound Constitution 300 T -
  • Faith Talent 300 T Varies
  • * Blood of Martyrs p.65