Hi Plaxor! Merry Christmas! Thanks for the reply and for taking the time- this is the kind of feedback we need.
Only those individuals with Warrants of Trade or similar documents are allowed to explore planets not yet under Imperial control, encounter alien civilizations and regressed human societies, and claim barren worlds rich in minerals or other resources.
PG2
Similar Documents? You mean Letters of Marque
No. a Warrant of Trade is a far more powerful document than a Letter of Marque. In fact, fleetlords will give Letters of Marque to Rogue Traders to accomplish some mission, with a Warrant of Trade as a reward conditional upon the mission’s success. This isn’t to say Rogue Traders won’t use a Letter of Marque to behave as Rogue Traders, though in essence this would only make them legalized pirates as opposed to true Rogue Traders licensed to traverse certain trade routes, go explore the galaxy beyond the Imperium’s realm, etc.
This all being said, Letters of Marque should be made mention of, and I will do so.
many Warrants of Trade are centuries old
PG2
I would say millenia old instead. A century is a very short time in the world of 40k. Some Rogue Trader warrants were signed by the Emperor!
Good point, and I will add this in.
Many Rogue Traders have highly unstable personalities; some have been known to destroy worlds on a whim or experiment with alien species out of macabre curiosity.
PG2
Totally not an unstable personality defect. Everyone in the 41st millenium of any power dissects and experiments on aliens species, and the majority of the Imperium is of the Monodominant philosophy, who would have no issues with that. I would say instead 'experiment on human populations out of macabre curiosity.' Even then, I would think that would still be within the rights of a Rogue Trader...
This info is actually a cut and paste from official fluff, which I generally leave as-is.
Portfell flew his cargo shuttles to destruction to fill his ship to capacity with gems and precious metals, resorting to cladding the exterior of his ship with gold and platinum when the holds were full.
Poor wording, should say; portfell flew his cargo shuttles to 'the brink of' destruction, as they weren't actually destroyed.
Once again, this is a cut and paste from fluff but I can fix the wording.
It is so known for the prolific rate at which the nebula births new stars and even new matter, making the region the apparent birthplace of much of the matter resident in the entire galaxy.
PG. 9 (the cradle)
This breaks the third law of thermodynamics. Matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. The center of the galaxy may have the largest number of star-birthing areas, and planets and other celestial phenomena are being created there, however matter is not.
I’m a physics major so I know this is all drivel, but once again it’s a cut and paste from fluff. Imagine it from the perspective of an Imperial servant 40k years from now that traverses the stars but only has a dim idea of how anything around him works and considers everything about traversing through space to either be magical, deadly or both.
Rogue Trader light cruisers may be used interchangeably in the same manner as Rogue Trader cruisers in any fleet or scenario that allows them. Instead of the profile above, Rogue Traders may use a lance-armed Dauntless light cruiser for +15 points due to the additional expense incurred maintaining such weapons, as reflected in the fleet list. Rogue Traders are not restricted to only using Dauntless light cruisers in an Exploration fleet and may take them in the same manner as other Rogue Trader cruisers.
PG 15
I am so confused by this whole thing. You need to reword this as it is repetitive, and has other issues. Can RT's not use a torpedo dauntless? The last sentence is particularly confusing, does this mean that RT's can only use Dauntlesses in an exploration fleet, or that you can take them in any fleet list? Does it also mean that they have the standard limitations as RT cruisers where you can only have max half of your ships of non-standard type?
See, now THIS is something I can fix. I will phrase this better and make it more clear, keeping in mind that formatting issues (meaning page space) is one of the constraints we operate in. NO, simply adding another page or deleting graphics is NOT as easy as it sounds when simply saying so!
Your fleet may include no more than twelve capital ships, at least half of which must be Rogue Trader Cruisers following the basic profile for this ship.
PG.12
Does this mean that I can't have a have a fleet lead by a Rogue trader light cruiser because I have to have a RT cruiser? Shouldn't this say that at least half of the capital ships must be either RTCLs or RT Cruisers?
I can fix this and will make it more clear.
Heavy transports may also be taken but not in squadrons with other transport types.
Pg. 11
Why is this line necessary? It is a capital ship and therefore couldn't be squadroned with escorts anyway.
You are right, but this avoids what has already been an FAQ question: “Since transports are already so different and don’t even have to be in squadrons anyway, can transports and heavy transports be in the same squadron?†No.
- Nate
