Hi all! Mod-Lex has made arrangements for me to post drafts of everything we're working on in a public place that will be accessible to all the various different BFG fan lists out there. This also makes it easy for me to pull it down from that one place should GW finally get this stuff put up on the GW Specialist BFG Resources site.
In the meantime, here's a revised DRAFT VERSION of the Rogue Trader fleet list:
FLEET COMMANDER
Veteran Rogue Traders
A Veteran Rogue Trader may be present for every two Rogue Trader cruisers in a fleet. At least one Veteran Rogue Trader must be assigned to a Rogue Trader cruiser in the fleet.
Veteran Rogue Trader (Ld9) . . . . . . . . . . . 50 points
A Veteran Rogue Trader gets one re-roll, which may be used for his vessel or an accompanying Rogue Trader escort squadron.
CAPITAL SHIPS
Your fleet may include no more than twelve cruisers. Heavy transports may also be taken but not in squadrons with other transport types. Heavy transports do not count against the total number of cruisers allowed in the fleet.
Rogue Trader Cruiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 points
Rogue Trader Light Cruiser . . . . . . . . . . . 120 points
Heavy Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 points
ESCORTS
A single squadron of 2-6 Rogue Trader escorts, Rogue Trader cargo ships and auxiliary vessels may accompany each Rogue Trader cruiser in a fleet, in any mix desired. Besides Xenos vessels, auxiliary vessels from only one race can be taken in a fleet.Any race can be used to provide auxiliary vessels except Orks, Necrons and Tyranids. Xenos vessels cannot be employed if Space Marine escorts are used as auxiliary vessels.
Xenos Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 points
Recommissioned Escort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 points
Iconoclast Destroyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 points
Rogue Trader Cargo Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 points
Auxiliary vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Varies
TRANSPORTS
The fleet must include at least one squadron of escort-sized cargo ships of any type (whether or not the scenario requires transports), organized in a squadron of 2-6 ships. Any number of cargo ships beyond this number may be taken, but they must be organized in squadrons that only contain cargo ships. These always count their full cost against the total points in the fleet, and regular transports are not free.
Escort Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 points
Q-ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 points
Rogue Trader Cargo Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 points
Armed Freighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 points
Cargo Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points
RESERVES AND ALLIES
Up to one cruiser from any fleet except Orks, Necrons and Tyranids can be taken for every three Rogue Trader cruisers in the fleet. The capital ships taken can only be from one fleet and cannot be from a fleet list differing from that used to provide escort squadron auxiliary vessels. If the fleet is large enough that three reserve or allied capital ships are taken, a single allied battleship may also accompany the fleet for its regular point cost. Reserves and Allied vessels do not have access to the Veteran Rogue Trader re-rolls, though allied vessels may purchase up to one special character from its own fleet list (if available).
THE DEMIURG
At least one Demiurg vessel of any class may be taken for every three Rogue Trader cruisers in the fleet. This is separate from and in addition to any reserve or allied cruisers taken, but each Demiurg vessel taken still counts against the twelve-cruiser limit, and no more than one Stronghold may be taken. Demiurg vessels may not be employed if Orks or Space Marines are taken as reserves, allies or escort squadron auxiliary vessels.
Stronghold Commerce Vessel . . . . . . . . . 350 points
Bastion Commerce Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 points
Citadel Commerce Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 points
THE KROOT
A single Kroot Warsphere may be taken if there are at least three Rogue Trader cruisers in the fleet. This is separate from and in addition to any reserve or allied cruisers taken, and the Kroot Warsphere does not count against the twelve-cruiser limit. A Kroot Warsphere may not be employed if Orks or Space Marines are taken as reserves, allies or escort squadron auxiliary vessels.
Kroot Warsphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 points
USING A ROGUE TRADER FLEET
Attack Rating
When used with this fleet list, Rogue Traders have an attack (initiative) rating of 3.
Xenos Allies
The rules listed on this fleet list take the place of those listed on p.13 concerning incorporating Kroot or Demiurg vessels into a fleet accompanied by a Rogue Trader cruiser.
Sub-plots
A Rogue Trader fleet more often than not operates in wilderness space far from support or assistance should the need arise. Any game using the Rogue Trader fleet list must include a sub-plot from p.82-84 in the rulebook.
The Best Money Can Buy
The Xenotech Systems refit list can only be used by Rogue Trader cruisers and escorts, not by other reserves or allied vessels in the fleet. Over the course of a campaign, Rogue Trader cruisers cannot earn additional refits from the Xenotech list and must use the refit tables listed on p.156 of the rulebook. Rogue Traders that join the fleet over the course of a campaign may start by taking one refit from the Xenotech list for the appropriate point cost.