I am about to start a Deathwatch campaign here, online

http://www.rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=49306&date=1333916114

Now the questions

Deathwatch PDF 186 pg.under Focus Power Test

"Many powers also indicate an Opposed Willpower Test, especially when used against an unwilling foe. In these cases, the Opposed Test is also the Focus Power Test, and even if the psyker scores better than his opponent but does not roll under his Willpower, the power will still fail. You may add a bonus to your Focus Power Test equal to 5 times the Psy Rating used for the power. A Focus Power roll of 91-00 always fails.

This section "You may add a bonus to your Focus Power Test equal to 5 times the Psy Rating used for the power" I am unsure as to how to apply. Does it mean if the psyker using the power gets to add the PR x5 and not the Defender?

Does anyone have suggestions of how to build Prognosticators of the Silver Skulls for Deathwatch, a successor chapter to the Ultramarines?

Basically their Chapter Psyker abilities.

Are there any mechanics for the Shadow cast by a Hive Fleet and how it might add difficulty to FPT [ Focus Power Tests ] ?

What is a Sybmol of Aversion to the Warp? I was asked what the effects might be on placing the Symbol on the Armor of a Thousand Sons armor might be, given that they are pure spirit of the Warp ttransformed b a powerful Chaos Sorcerer.

Not sure what a Sybmol of Aversion is, never heard of it, from Epic WH 40K?

What would be the mchanics / effects of a Null Rod be in Deathwatch?

Thanks in advance for help/amswers.

Purgatus said:

This should be posted under the game rules section. If the defender is also a psyker, he gets to add his PR as well. I'm not too sure about the prognosticator but I assume he seems to be something like the Rune Priest of the Space Wolves. I recommend waiting for the "Honour the Chapter" Supplement to be released. The prognosticator might be in there.

The Shadow in the Warp gives a -10 to all focus power tests. I can't recall which page of the rule book I saw it on. For your symbol of aversion, I'm not clear what it is. For null rods/ mechanics, I believe it has been discussed on the forums before. You may like to do a search.

Purgatus said:

Symbols of Aversion come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but are nearly always eyes. They're mentioned a great deal in the Horus Heresy book Prospero Burns. They could be used as part of a Hexagrammic Ward, but they're often used to keep the warp at bay by sorcerors, granting them greater control. You can be assured that practically every Thousand Sons sorceror will have symbols of Aversion all over their armour. It's jsut part of the gear.

Thanks for the answers professor_kylan and deepstriker.

I am looking to give meaning to skills.

I need to flesh out and give interest to Tactics: Void Combat

I run a Deathwatch game and a RT, using Ascension, is a player and he has as ship.

I am interested in having some ship battles, but RT does not have Tactics Void Combat,

what does the skill do, how can I fold that in?