Other hireable companions include a Seneschal (your right-hand pulled from the Imperial Navy), an Adeptus Mechanicus Magos (cyborg engineer), an Interrogator from the Inquisition, a Navigator, and - of course - a Space Marine from the tribal Space Wolves chapter. Should you wish to see those particular sparks fly, you can… just recruit both an Adepta Sororitas (warrior nun) and an unsanctioned psyker into your retinue. An Adepta Sororitas character wouldn’t be comfortable around unsanctioned psykers, for example.” “There are certain points where you can just allow one character to kill another. “There are certainly high points of conflict in our game,” teases Gusev. And so it seems that part of Rogue Trader’s challenge will be managing the clashing viewpoints of your party. For many, uttering a simple “hello” to someone outside of your species is considered heresy of the highest order. Your protagonist will be surrounded by characters that can only be described as religious zealots, and each has their own interpretation of how one should serve the God Emperor of Mankind. (Image credit: Games Workshop / Owlcat Games)Ī Rogue Trader’s freedom to negotiate with, and even recruit aliens means that tensions will inevitably run high among your crew. It also allows us to show the world and show how normal people live there, and to show how peaceful parts of Imperium look.” A Rogue Trader Imperial Cruiser. “It allows us the opportunity to give you powerful enemies and do really epic stuff, without going completely away from the RPG part and completely into the combat. “It's probably the best within the Warhammer 40k setting to approach from a CRPG perspective,” says Gusev. “Rogue Traders shine in a way that differs from many other factions in Warhammer’s Imperium in that you can also interact with xenos in ways other than just killing them,” explains Gusev.Ī Rogue Trader’s mission to explore, trade, and broker deals in regions beyond the limits of Imperial space means they are free to see the stranger side of the universe. But the Rogue Traders, with their opulent spaceships and impeccable fashion tastes, are not your battle-hungry Space Marines. Most Warhammer 40k video games have you take part in mankind’s millenia-long quest to wipe out every other race in the galaxy (there are no good guys here, sorry). And this constantly reminded me about what parties in Rogue Trader do.” You were traveling, exploring the map, learning stuff about this unknown place, The Stolen Lands. View the first screenshots at the gallery.“We were making more sandbox-style RPGs than most ,” Gusev says, referring to the studio’s incredibly open Pathfinder games. Imagine fighting alongside a mighty power armored Space Marine, a lethal Aeldari Ranger, or even a courageous Sister of Battle armed with bolter and ardent prayer-these characters and many others will join you. No Rogue Trader travels alone: on this dangerous journey into the unknown, you will meet faithful and sophisticated companions. You will prove your strategic and tactical skills in high-impact turn-based battles against powerful opponents. You will make fateful decisions that affect the lives of entire worlds. While traveling between the stars, get ready to come across potential allies and dangerous enemies of the Imperium, Chaos cults and alien Xenos counting among the most treacherous and deadly. Their adventures begin in the vast Koronus Expanse-a treacherous region of unexplored space at the edge of Humanity’s domain.Įxploration will bring the protagonist to mysterious lost and forgotten worlds as well as numerous planets claimed by humanity-from lush Agri-Worlds to steel-clad Forge Worlds, all of them ready to be claimed for your burgeoning merchant empire or plundered for their riches. At their disposal is a gargantuan voidship of immense power and innumerable servants and personnel ready to do the bidding of their lord. Thanks to their Warrant of Trade – the Rogue Trader is endowed with privileges and power beyond imagination as well as the task of expanding the borders of the Imperium. You will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, a scion of an ancient dynasty of daring privateers, that reign over their own merchant empire and explore the fringes of Imperial space with the blessing of the Emperor Himself.
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