Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader announced by Owlcat Games (Pathfinder Kingmaker/WotR), the first Warhammer 40k CRPG
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Cyprus is where they're legally based out of, they do have a lot of Russian employees though.
oh hell yeah now we're talking
Looking forward to the Sister of Battle just killing you for asking.
Rogue trader is more exploration based and allows a ton of creativity compared to the other 40k fiction.
This.
Fantastic! I'm not really familiar with 40K but Owlcat are great devs.
Wrath of the Righteous in particular is one of the best CRPGs of all time.
Wrath of the Righteous in particular is one of the best CRPGs of all time.
They apparently were working to get a lot of their devs out of Russia.
Just let me be as flamboyant as they're often portrayed in art and the lore. I want powdered wigs and frilly ruffs dammit!
The miniatures they released for kill team:rogue trader and Blackstone fortress are just full of character as well. Let me get some pictures.
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There's several table top systems that have been released. Rogue Traders is an actual RPG line, but it's unconfirmed is that's the ruleset they're actually using.
Exactly, it's probably the scenario that allows for the most player freedom, especially with the player character's warrant of trade being signed by the Emperor himself.
There's a couple they could use. Fantasy Flight Games came out with an actual Rogue Trader RPG a while back, based on a Dark Heresy RPG that was initially created by GW themselves. Those lines have been long dead though, and now there's another Warhammer RPG called Wrath and Glory.
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Owlcat + Classic cRPG + sci-fi = Inject this baby straight into my fucking veins.
P.S. Turn-based mode or burst.
P.S. Turn-based mode or burst.
I have enjoyed what Owlcat have put out so far. I guess this might end up being the first warhammer 40K universe game I play. I need to see more of the gameply before I make my final decision.
You'll Slaanesh and you'll like itoh hell yeah now we're talking
My man's got a codpiece, a fucking CODPIECE! Pay attention Owlcat.The miniatures they released for kill team:rogue trader and Blackstone fortress are just full of character as well. Let me get some pictures.
As with most things 40k related, Luetin09 has a great summery video on the topic
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Damn, I wanted rtwp. i thought it was going to be when I saw people shooting and moving at the same time but I guess the shooting ones were doing overwatch or something like that.
We flew too close to the face of the Emprah, and must now crash down to Holy Terra.
The FAQ says later this year for alpha, early next for beta. I could see it being a late 2023 game but yeah, wouldn't be surprised with 2024 either.
I am really uninterested in Warhammer 40000, and as such, a bit disappointed this is what Owlcat is making. I love their two Pathfinder games.
Owlcat has earned enough goodwill from me to at least consider getting the game however.
Owlcat has earned enough goodwill from me to at least consider getting the game however.
Same.
Well, I was super hyped for the game until I saw that its only for pc. Another Warhammer game exclusively for oc. Annoying :(
Edit: Oh! Just saw the Eurogamer article. Please, be true!
Edit: Oh! Just saw the Eurogamer article. Please, be true!
As someone who GMed the Rogue Trader RPG for several years, this has been a dream project of mine for a while, though I had no hope that anyone would make it. Rogue Trader is one of the best WH40K properties for a CRPG because of the scale and scope. You can do pretty much anything with it, and it's always going to be ridiculously over the top.
This isn't WH40K in wargame format, as I suppose most of you are used to. Rogue Trader is a game about exploration, greed, trade, politics, betrayal, and all the good stuff that comes with near limitless power. Outside the borders of the Imperium of Man, none command greater power than a rogue trader. And they often only pay lip service to loyalty beyond themselves, instead using their freedom and distance from Terra to enrich themselves at the cost of others. In the RPG, my players would routinely threaten to kill millions of people (and sometimes did) to gain leverage during trade negotiations. It was a riot.
If the devs can pull this off, it could be absolutely fantastic. I will definitely be keeping a close eye on it.
This isn't WH40K in wargame format, as I suppose most of you are used to. Rogue Trader is a game about exploration, greed, trade, politics, betrayal, and all the good stuff that comes with near limitless power. Outside the borders of the Imperium of Man, none command greater power than a rogue trader. And they often only pay lip service to loyalty beyond themselves, instead using their freedom and distance from Terra to enrich themselves at the cost of others. In the RPG, my players would routinely threaten to kill millions of people (and sometimes did) to gain leverage during trade negotiations. It was a riot.
If the devs can pull this off, it could be absolutely fantastic. I will definitely be keeping a close eye on it.
Both Pathfinder games came been ported to consoles, same for this would make sense.
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They seem to be hiring for another Pathfinder game, though that'll be further out than this naturally.
I ran it too for my group, absolutely loved it. The scope and freedoms offered to players was quite a change from them running through Dark Heresy and regularly dying to cultists and botched surgeries.