Rogue Trader - Registration and Discussion Thread

[Montresor]

Also, while we wait, it may be a good idea for players who want to to work on incident reports for the Storm. I know that Zarkov will, but I can see reasons why Praetus and Malachi may want to set things down as they see it.

I will submit a few from the perspectives of NPCs. Du Preste will obviously do one as requested, and at least another two NPCs will. These will be posted for all to see, though there may also be private reports written.

[Andrea Chan-Gauthier]

[Failed charm test for Andrea]

I fully expect Andrea to receive some kind of crap for not being able to convince this guy that she's telling the truth, when she's actually telling the truth. Some kind of high Fellowship rating SHE has.

That's a confidence-shattering kind of failure, right there.

Edit: So, OOC I have a very strong belief that Trone is actually a, for lack of a better word, "good" guy. And that he probably has information that would be VERY useful to Andrea. Sadly (or maybe "more fun to play"), she's not about to go trusting gut instincts at this point. Between her death wish to see the face in the storm again, and her serious injuries, and just simple doubt of this guy's word... she's shooting and asking questions later.

Side note: when can we spend XP? Andrea very clearly needs some skill in Charm, Command, and perhaps Marksmanship.

[Montresor]

[Failed charm test for Andrea]

I fully expect Andrea to receive some kind of crap for not being able to convince this guy that she's telling the truth, when she's actually telling the truth. Some kind of high Fellowship rating SHE has.

That's a confidence-shattering kind of failure, right there.

Don't take it to heart

There was a very serious penalty imposed because Trone had been shot and almost killed, that a subsequent gunfight had occurred, and that he'd gone in thinking about conspiracies and had (false) evidence of one before him. You had less than half of your Fel score to roll against. Characters fail at their primary stats all the time; it's just that failures are what everyone remembers.

Side note: when can we spend XP? Andrea very clearly needs some skill in Charm, Command, and perhaps Marksmanship.

She had no pressing need for Charm. Command is something all players should invest in, and she definitely needs to up her BS. XP will be awarded at the end of The Passage, but I'll give you comp XP now. Just give me a few moments...

[Montresor]

[So, I'm wondering if this might be grounds for further insanity points?]

Yes, it would. To what severity depends on how Andrea reacts to it. I assume this is the first time Andrea's taken a human life? Also, if and how she moralises/intellectualises the death will impact on the test I make.

On the subject of Insanity Points, I'll be testing for everyone again, once the storm is escaped.

[Andrea Chan-Gauthier]

There was a very serious penalty imposed because Trone had been shot and almost killed, that a subsequent gunfight had occurred, and that he'd gone in thinking about conspiracies and had (false) evidence of one before him. You had less than half of your Fel score to roll against. Characters fail at their primary stats all the time; it's just that failures are what everyone remembers.

I wasn't arguing the point. Just saying that in-character, she expects to be the social one, and have everyone bending to her will. That he didn't, even for valid reasons, will really get under her skin.

Which will, in turn, make her more interesting to play. She's only really barely an adult at this point... this is her first real exposure to failure, and especially now that it resulted in her "having" to kill the man...

She had no pressing need for Charm. Command is something all players should invest in, and she definitely needs to up her BS. XP will be awarded at the end of The Passage, but I'll give you comp XP now. Just give me a few moments...

She used Charm and/or Command back at the chapel doors as well. I guess it was the same roll, though in her head, the two are kind of the same thing. Rules-wise, they're different... but she would like to grow at the both at the same time / rate.

And I already have some amount of XP earned. I just haven't had a chance to spend it. (And I'm not sure if RT requires a teacher, or some amount of downtime for one to meditate and reflect on something before the stat goes up.)

Yes, it would. To what severity depends on how Andrea reacts to it. I assume this is the first time Andrea's taken a human life? Also, if and how she moralises/intellectualises the death will impact on the test I make.

Do you want that via PM, or in the IC thread, or here? (Probably won't be until tomorrow night, though.) Broadly, I would like her to take it very badly. Hopefully not to the point where the insanity cripples her, but it seems like it would be fun to play some serious murder angst topped with "I could have saved him if only I'd been able to convince him..."

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So... as an interesting side-note... I've not read, nor seen, "New Moon". I've heard the plot described to me, though... and it seems to me that a whole book or movie based on a teenaged girl angsting over her boyfriend dumping her would be an incredible waste of my time. Why then do I find it really interesting to think of pretending to be a chick only slightly older than that as she goes through some personal angst of her own?

[Montresor]

I wasn't arguing the point. Just saying that in-character, she expects to be the social one, and have everyone bending to her will. That he didn't, even for valid reasons, will really get under her skin.

Which will, in turn, make her more interesting to play. She's only really barely an adult at this point... this is her first real exposure to failure, and especially now that it resulted in her "having" to kill the man...

Sorry, my misundertsanding. From past RP experience I'm just used to there being a small percentage of player who gets shitty every time their character drops the ball. Just for the record, I've never thought you were that kind of player, it's more of an instinctive reaction for me to just say 'them's the dice'.

Your assesment of AGC's reaction is a pretty good one, I think, and I hadn't thought about the emotional link of the failure and her youth . . . coupled with what was almost certainly an unneccessary killing (I'm glad you did it, though . . . makes things interesting).

She used Charm and/or Command back at the chapel doors as well. I guess it was the same roll, though in her head, the two are kind of the same thing. Rules-wise, they're different... but she would like to grow at the both at the same time / rate.

And I already have some amount of XP earned. I just haven't had a chance to spend it. (And I'm not sure if RT requires a teacher, or some amount of downtime for one to meditate and reflect on something before the stat goes up.)

As for XP, I wrote a brief blurb on spending XP in the House Rules thread. Basically, tell me what you want and I'll let you know how and when you can expect to achieve the advance. Consider basic stat advances to be easy to attain, skills to take time, and advancements in rare and arcane knowledge to take a lot of time. Most advances will require instruction. Thule would be good for Andrea.

Do you want that via PM, or in the IC thread, or here? (Probably won't be until tomorrow night, though.) Broadly, I would like her to take it very badly. Hopefully not to the point where the insanity cripples her, but it seems like it would be fun to play some serious murder angst topped with "I could have saved him if only I'd been able to convince him..."

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So... as an interesting side-note... I've not read, nor seen, "New Moon". I've heard the plot described to me, though... and it seems to me that a whole book or movie based on a teenaged girl angsting over her boyfriend dumping her would be an incredible waste of my time. Why then do I find it really interesting to think of pretending to be a chick only slightly older than that as she goes through some personal angst of her own?

A brief PM is fine. If I don't receive something by the next update I'll use my best judgement and adjust in case of disagreement/new information.

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[Andrea Chan-Gauthier]

Sorry, my misundertsanding. From past RP experience I'm just used to there being a small percentage of player who gets shitty every time their character drops the ball. Just for the record, I've never thought you were that kind of player, it's more of an instinctive reaction for me to just say 'them's the dice'.

No worries. I suppose it's possible I might drop a "Hey, did you remember <this> rule?" if I myself forgot the rule for a bit. But really, who wants to always succeed? Might as well just go play some hack-n-slash. Hell, if you want to just decide that the story works better if I succeed or fail at something, go ahead and say it. It's all good to me.

As for XP, I wrote a brief blurb on spending XP in the House Rules thread. Basically, tell me what you want and I'll let you know how and when you can expect to achieve the advance. Consider basic stat advances to be easy to attain, skills to take time, and advancements in rare and arcane knowledge to take a lot of time. Most advances will require instruction. Thule would be good for Andrea.

Yes, Thule would be good. Perhaps also Brother Clabo, for Charm?

I should have 269xp saved up, from the Port Warder actions plus participating in two contests. And, I do not gain access to Command until 4th level, so... I will just focus on Charm for now.

A brief PM is fine. If I don't receive something by the next update I'll use my best judgement and adjust in case of disagreement/new information.

PM sent.

[Malachi]

Also, while we wait, it may be a good idea for players who want to to work on incident reports for the Storm. I know that Zarkov will, but I can see reasons why Praetus and Malachi may want to set things down as they see it.

I will submit a few from the perspectives of NPCs. Du Preste will obviously do one as requested, and at least another two NPCs will. These will be posted for all to see, though there may also be private reports written.

Where would you like us to post these reports?

[Andrea Chan-Gauthier]

I put Andrea's previous report just in to this thread.

[Stone Magnet]

^ If you're referring to your "Invictus Aeterna Incident Report" regarding the chapel, that was posted in quote form in The Passage. I thinks that's an appropriate way to write reports, as they're written within the story.

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[Montresor]

Where would you like us to post these reports?

In The Passage Thread. It would be useful to put it as a quote. For example:

INVICTUS AETERNA INCIDENT REPORT: HYT/01 – 00000085.3
LOCATION: The Koronus Passage
YEAR: M41 816; 12th Day of Journey from Embarkation
PERSONNEL REPORTING: Gulliame Du Preste, Navigator; House Du Preste
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I'd suggest waiting until I put the first report up, which may be tomorrow night.

EDIT: beaten to the punch by Stone.

[Montresor]

Yes, Thule would be good. Perhaps also Brother Clabo, for Charm?

I should have 269xp saved up, from the Port Warder actions plus participating in two contests. And, I do not gain access to Command until 4th level, so... I will just focus on Charm for now.

Advances can be quite expensive in RT, as opposed to Dark Heresy or WFRP. I would strongly suggest to all players that they consider taking an advance in their poorest statistic, which usually means 500XP soaked up.

269XP is correct. Brother Clabo would be a good pick, especially since Brother Detronimus is much too busy, and Andrea has worked favourably with Clabo.

[Montresor]

I'm awed by the quality of player posts. A joy to read.

[Dorian]

yeah great posts

Just so you all know, To save time Montresor and I have discussed a way that will make the meetings faster etc in which I post assuming you arrive for the meeting, and Garrius kinda just says his bit, leaving you open for reply but avoiding a long winded conversation, keeping it down to very few posts as opposed to multiple back and forths. Ill begin on these tonight, so hopefully i wont upset anyone by keeping the meetings short and too the point .

[Montresor]

Although players should feel free to respond and/or debate as they like. This measure is just to prevent to many characters sitting about doing nothing.

I forgot to mention in the game thread that, due to the Storm's effect, everyone has gained Insanity Points (all characters failed Willpower tests in this regard).

The Insanity Point gain is as follows:

Praetus - 2 IPs
Garrius - 1 IP
Zarkov - 1 IP
Drak-Kung - 1 IP
Malachi - 1 IP
Andrea - 5 IPs

[Dorian]

Jesus Andrea is virtually clinically insane

[Montresor]

Jesus Andrea is virtually clinically insane

Haha! Not as bad as Praetus at the moment. The scale is to 100 in RT, unlike the WFRP system of 6 points and you're delusional. In RT you start to get all sorts of nasty delusions long before 100...100 is just the effectively vegetative state.

[Andrea Chan-Gauthier]

Dudes. Not fair! I get all caught up, and now there's like pages and pages of posts to RT and VoB. By the same freakin' posters. I gotz family in town... I didn't expect to need multiple hours to read through everything and then reply to it all. Jeez.

So, don't expect Andrea's report until maybe this evening or probably tomorrow. I'll have to get into a deranged state of mind to do it right.

(I've never had to write an official report while being not fully coherent, before. Should be fun.)

Also, Montresor, can you track the complete Insanity Point score for us, along with XP score? I know Andrea had a point or two from before.

[Dorian]

I can happily wait for Andreas report. Shes gonna get a bollocking too

[Montresor]

Also, Montresor, can you track the complete Insanity Point score for us, along with XP score? I know Andrea had a point or two from before.

Will do. At the end of the The Passage I'll award all XP and also list the total XP for all characters. I may as well list Insanity Points while I'm at it . . . unless a player doesn't want the others knowing how deranged they are becoming.