Rogue Trader (Video Game)
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"What will your fate be? One of Service? Of Glory? Of Heresy?
One can only hope it will be better than mine."
- – Your mother, before she (probably) disappears.
Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader is an upcoming CRPG set in the Koronus Expanse. It's also being developed by Owlcat Games, who you might know as the guys behind the Pathfinder CRPGs Kingmaker and Wrath of the Righteous. Unlike those games however, Rogue Trader is being based off of the Fantasy Flight TTRPG of the same name.
You play as a Rogue Trader, and your tasks are to explore the fringes of the galaxy, establish communication with lost or new worlds, and possibly kill any threats to the Imperium. There also seems to be a mystery with what happened to your ancestor, which could come back to ruin you...
Gameplay
The combat is turn-based, based on the d100 system used in the FFG tabletop RPG. Unlike Owlcat's other games, there isn't an option for Real Time with Pause.
Companions
Abelard: Rogue Traders are very busy people, who don't have all the time in the world to do boring stuff like "bookkeeping" and "risk management". So, these duties fall to your Seneschal, Abelard. He's been serving your family line for a long time, and is staunchly loyal to the trade empire he helped establish. So, uh, don't go and fuck it up.
Argenta: a Sister of Battle, a fierce warrior specialising in ranged weapons and flamers.
Idira: a non-sanctioned (not very legal) psyker, an advisor to your predecessor, also a powerful caster with various support and damage abilities.
Heinrix: an Interrogator, a representative of the Inquisition. Follows his own agenda. In combat he is a strong melee fighter and a psyker, as well, but less powerful and more focused on support than Idira.
Pasqal: a Tech-Priest, representative of the Adeptus Mechanicus. In combat, he is a durable tank capable of many buffing abilities and strong melee attacks, and has a tendency to get stupidly high initiative when combat starts.
Cassia: a Navigator, an officer crucial for space navigation. In ground combat she’s able to shoot and give additional moves and attacks to other characters, as well as use her Third Eye to release a huge cone of raw warp energy, stunning and damaging the enemies in a large area. The Tali'Zorah of the game.
Jae Heydari: A highly respected businesswoman from footfall who is both very cunning and ambitious. Seeks to ally with the rogue trader to deter her rivals, but also desires vast power and riches. You'll either love her or hate her.
Yrliet Lanaevyss: A proud Aeldari ranger who walks the path of the outcast to escape the constraints of craftworld society. Romanceable