Dark Heresy 40kRPG OOC Thread

[masterofweirdness]

Originally Posted by Baron Spikey

I'm liking how its going currently- so far we've established that Garrus and Garvel have the most in common and share a disdain for Calaestius with out right distrust concerning Carcer...

On another note if we get further enough along in character progression (or we use the same characters again, if one of us doesn't die) I'm going to go down the route of Sniper rather than Strom Trooper to differentiate Garvel from Garrus a little bit more (that is if your still intending to travel that route Ides). Just think it would be a suitable career choice for someone who has grown up in an Urban war zone.

I like it too... everyone hates Carcer.

However, just as a note, while we will defiantly (assuming the party doesn't all die... which I hope doesn't happen) be continuing this group for a decent bit... for a PBP to get to the level of say, a sniper, we'd have to be doing this thing for maybe... say... a decade... at least, from what I've seen of PBP Campaigns... a "short" PBP adventure lasts for perhaps 4-5 months...

However... whatever you guys want... maybe I'll increase the XP number...

Edit: okay... great intro posts everyone! I'll update ASAP... just need to get that nasty homework done first...

[Baron Spikey]

oh goodness I know I'd never manage to get to Sniper level I just couldn't think of another title for that particular career choice

[masterofweirdness]

Originally Posted by Baron Spikey

oh goodness I know I'd never manage to get to Sniper level I just couldn't think of another title for that particular career choice

Okay... just making sure that everyone knew that...

Though I do admit it would be fun to have have such a level of power for everyone...

[BrainDeleted]

Originally Posted by masterofweirdness

I like it too... everyone hates Carcer.

Good! I wanted that for everyone's first impressions but..I'll be deepening his Character with my next pose

[TheKiller333]

I'd love XP Rate increased slightly. Everyone loves XP.
And I LOVE this story atm. Character development is.. well done. I'll post when I get back from school today (Too tired right now.)

[Ides]

if you want to start awarding small amounts of XP for posts, that's fine but you need a solid system to keep it balanced. And Braindeleted, don't rush with Carcer, we have a whole adventure to figure out who he is.

[masterofweirdness]

Originally Posted by Ides

if you want to start awarding small amounts of XP for posts, that's fine but you need a solid system to keep it balanced. And Braindeleted, don't rush with Carcer, we have a whole adventure to figure out who he is.

XP as in in game experience? Or rep? In game experience I'll be dealing with at the end of the scenario... I haven't decided if I'll award a small amount to the best roleplayer (or whatever)...

As for Rep... I might just randomly give it out if I think the posts deserve it...

[Baron Spikey]

I'm going to post tonight (hopefully) but I'd just like to know more about the 3 other characters- there physical characteristics to be exact, so if someone could just post up their character's bio (background not necessary, just height, weight age etc) that'd be great....

[masterofweirdness]

Originally Posted by Baron Spikey

I'm going to post tonight (hopefully) but I'd just like to know more about the 3 other characters- there physical characteristics to be exact, so if someone could just post up their character's bio (background not necessary, just height, weight age etc) that'd be great....

Hmm... here's Brain's char sheet:

Carcer

Hive world
(After Advances)
WS- 32
BS- 33
S- 29
T- 31
Ag- 41
Int- 40
Per- 33
WP- 30
Fel- 46

Starting wounds - 10

Fate points - 3

0 throne gelt

Age - Nipper - 23

Description - Wiry, Fair skin,Green Eyes,(dyed)blood red hair

Quirks - Pallid, Electoo

Hive Noble

"Innocence is an Illusion" +1 insanity and corruption

Mutable: Unpredictable, rebellious, undisciplined

Income - Scheme - 15*40 D10 (You can roll this one MoW?)

Talents: Unremarkable, melee Weapon training(Primitive),
Pistol training(SP), Basic weapon training(SP)

Gear: Hunting Rifle & 1 clip, Pump-Action Shotgun & 1 clip,
brass knuckles, knife, Sword, Quilted vest.

Skills: Language(Low gothic), Blather, Charm, deceive,
Awareness, common lore(Imperium)

Advances: Dodge, Sound Constitution, Agility(Simple),
Fellowship(simple)
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Edit 1: And Ides:

Name: Garrus Blake “Bones”
Description:
Age: 21 (warrior)
Gender: Male
Skin: Bronze
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
Build: Muscular (1.85m, 80kg)
Quirk: Tribal Tattooing (Arms and shoulders)
Tribal Taboo: Warrior Death
Divination: Thought begets heresy; heresy begets retribution. (Str +3 in profile)

Personality: Phlegmatic, compulsive volunteer.
How did you meet your inquisitor? – Selected as part of an honorguard during the Inquisitor’s visit to the world. He acquitted himself with singular skill and determination while fending off a heretic ambush.

Homeworld: Feral World

Skills:
Speak Language (Tribal dialect) (Int)

Feral Traits:
Iron Stomach (+10 to carouse tests for ingested foods and to resist throwing up). Primitive (-10 tech use and -10 fellowship in civilized surroundings). Rite of Passage (may spend full action to take an intelligence test to staunch blood loss. If successful, you stop bleeding). Wilderness Savvy (Navigation surface(Int), Survival (Int), and Tracking (Int) count as basic skills).

WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
42 (+5) 39 (+5) 38 (+3) 35 34 34 33 34 32
Bonus 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Wounds Move FP IP
14 2 0

Career: Guardsman

Starting Skills:
Speak Language (Low Gothic) (Int), Swim (S)

Starting Talents:
Melee weapon training (primitive), Pistol training (las), Basic Weapons Training (Las), Basic Weapons Training (SP)


Starting Gear:
Sword, Laspistol and 1 charge pack, Lasgun and 1 charge pack, Shotgun and 12 shells, Guard Flak armor, stealth gear, 1 week corpse starch rations, Imperial Infantryman’s uplifting primer. (optional – memento, carved Idol), 29 Thrones,

400xp for free advances

Simple weapon skill advance (100) +5 (In profile)
Simple Ballistic skill advance (100) +5(In Profile)
Awareness (100)
Drive vehicle (100)

edit 2: Baron and Killer:
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Character Name: Garvel Drake/Dakka

Home World: Imperial World- War Zone (Scarle)
-5 penalty on Forbidden Lore (Int) tests,
+3 Willpower

Career Path: Guardsmen
Rank: Conscript

Divination: "Only in death does duty end"- +1 wound
Quirk: Duelling Scar
Gender: Male
Build: Fit
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 78kg
Skin Colour: Tan
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Age: 31
Handedness: Left

Weapon Skill (WS): 38(33)
Ballistic Skill (BS): 39(34)
Strength (S): 32
Toughness (T): 36
Agility (Ag): 34
Intelligence (Int): 32
Perception (Per): 29
Willpower (WP): 37(34)
Fellowship (Fel): 33

Wounds (W): 14(12)
Fate Points (FP): 2

Skills:
Basic Skills
Speak Language (Low Gothic)(Int)
Speak Language (High Gothic)(Int)
Common Lore (Imperial Creed)(Int)
Common Lore (Imperium)(Int)
Common Lore (War)(Int)
Literacy (Int)

Advanced Skills

Talents and Traits:
Basic Weapons Training (Las)
Basic Pistol Training (Las)
Melee Weapons Training (Primitive)
Sound Constitution- +1 wound
Ballistic Skill Advance (Simple)- +5 BS
Weapon Skill Advance (Simple)- +5 WS

Armour:
Guard Flak Armour (AP 4)- All

Melee Weapons:
Name- Sword
Class- Melee
Damage- 1d10 (R)
Penetration- 0
Special- Balanced, Primitive

Name- Knife
Class- Melee, Thrown
Range- 3m
Damage- 1d5 (R)
Penetration- 0
Special- Primitive

Missile Weapons:
Name- Laspistol
Class- Pistol
Damage- 1d10+2 (E)
Penetration- 0
Range- 30m
RoF- S/_/_
Clip- 30
Rld- Full
Special- Reliable

Name- Lasgum
Class- Basic
Damage- 1d10+3 (E)
Penetration- 0
Range- 100m
RoF- S/3/_
Clip- 60
Rld- Full
Special- Reliable

Name- Shotgun
Class- Basic
Damage- 1d10+4 (I)
Penetration- 0
Range- 30m
RoF- S/_/_
Clip- 2
Rld- 2Full
Special- Scatter, Reliable

Gear:
Sword
Laspistol and 2 Charge Packs
Lasgun and 2 Charge Packs
Shotgun and 52 Shells
Knife
Guard Flak Armour
Stealth Gear (common quality clothing)
1 Week Corpse Starch rations
Mercenary License
Backpack
All-Weather Cape (memento)
= 26/36 kg

Wealth:
Throne Gelt- 73 minus 37 for extra Laspistol and Lasgun Charge Pack, 40 Shells, and Backpack
= 36 Throne gelt
Monthly Income- 50 Throne Gelt

Movement:
Walk (1/2 Action)- 3
Walk (Full Action)- 6
Charge- 9
Run- 18

Background:
Born into a normal family in the Capital City of the Imperial World Scarle, Garvel Drake fully expected to one day follow in his father's footsteps and become a Dock Foreman...the Orks changed everything.
immediately voluteering for the Planetary Defence Garvel wasn't present when a large raiding part of Ork Kommandos slipped into the City unnoticed and tore through the residential district, amongst the casualties were the mutilated bodies of his entire family. From that moment be became a man possessed, selling his services to anyone in his determination to make SOMEONE pay for what happened...until he met The Inquisitor, now with his obsession directed and guided against the enemies of mankind Garvel will give his life to keep the Emperor's realm safe...as long as he gets paid of course.
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Killer:

WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
29 29 25 25 29 40 27 31 32

Name: Calaestius Angelus
Career: Cleric
Rank: Novice
Gender: Male
Skills:
Awareness (Per)
Intimidate (S)
Literacy (Int)
Speak Language (Low Gothic, Hive Dialect) (Int)
Common Lore (Imperial Creed) (Int)

Talents:
Melee Weapon Training: Primitive
Pistol Training: SP
Basic Weapon Training: Primitive

Traits:
Accustomed to Crowds
Hive Bound
Caves of Steel
Wary

If possible, Killer, could you post up some fluffy stuff I don't have much for you.

[Ides]

Now I'm really curious as to how Carcer could lok down at Blake, if Blake is the tallest one there... (jk)

[BrainDeleted]

What exactly does this actually do?

+1 insanity and corruption

Just make Carcer more of a crazy SoB?

[Ides]

read the rulebook under the insanity and corruption section. If you gain enough insanity points you'll have to take a test to make sure he doesn't get a psychological disorder. If you gain enough corruption points you basically come under the influence of chaos and might get a mutation or something.

[masterofweirdness]

Originally Posted by Ides

read the rulebook under the insanity and corruption section. If you gain enough insanity points you'll have to take a test to make sure he doesn't get a psychological disorder. If you gain enough corruption points you basically come under the influence of chaos and might get a mutation or something.

Exactly.

Don't worry... you'll get enough of those as the game proceeds as normal...

[BrainDeleted]

Pages?

EDIT: Nevermind found it.

[Baron Spikey]

yay I have the highest Will Power- no being dominated by Chaos for Garvel.
Right, I would have liked to have known Calaestius' physical characteristics but looks like he doesn't have any

Will post tonight (was going to do it last night but my internet connection went hay wire and shut down )

[BrainDeleted]

Ahh....Damn America and its non use of the metric system...

Well here is Carcer's height and weight

5'10"
149 lbs.

Basically he is Pale with no freckles or marks, thin though wiry, and has red hair.

[Baron Spikey]

I know what you mean, I used my own height and weight for Garvel but then I had to calculate what it was in the metric system.

149 lbs = 68 kg
5'10" = 1.77 m

so we're the same height but Garvel has 10kg of muscle on Carcer...

[masterofweirdness]

I don't really care, metric or english/imperial system... I think in both (I'm American... and then I live in a country were everything is in the Metric system)... though honestly, the metric system makes a lot more sense.

Edit: I don't have my rulebook with me... perhaps someone could tell me the price of Iho sticks? I assume that they'd be in the rule book... if not I'll try and come up with a reasonable price.

[Baron Spikey]

10 Thrones per pack

EDIT: just noticed I can speak High Gothic and no one else can, Garvel is cultured

[Ides]

Are we going to have another GM post soon? I can't see the point of posting that Blake ignored Carcer's little rant. Though I may post something small.

[TheKiller333]

Master, I had loads of fluff written up on my old HDD. I think it's been recovered - i'll find out tomorrow. And if so, i'll be able to send it to you within 2 weeks, possibly 3.
Thanks =]

[masterofweirdness]

Okay... it seemed that you guys were doing something there abusing carcer so I just let it go... I'll move the story along a bit more now.

Edit: Baron, just wondering, would Garvel of ever had any off-world merc jobs? Same question to Ides... did Blake ever leave his homeworld and fight off-world. I'm of course assuming that Carcer doesn't since he's a hive scum...

[Ides]

Well I'm assuming we weren't picked up right from our homeworlds for this mission, but yeah, he was probably off-world once or twice.