Mr. Welch's Mad Musings: Rogue Trader

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  • The second book in the 40k Series and the most open-ended as well. you play as the officers of a massive starship, flying around and generally taking what you want. One part merchant, one part pirate, and one part patriot, the game is yours to play as you want. If you're afraid of sandboxes this game will leave you wondering what to do. If you love the freedom of flying around and doing what you want, it's one of the best there is, especially with the highly thematic 40k universe.

ความคิดเห็น • 28

  • @PJKP82
    @PJKP82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The grimdark future of large shoulder pads and mutated body proportions.

    • @elmeromogollon
      @elmeromogollon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the 90s?

    • @Ryan_Winter
      @Ryan_Winter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@elmeromogollon The shoulderpads were in the 80's :D

  • @frankdelgrosso8297
    @frankdelgrosso8297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I used to joke that Warhammer 40K was named that because you needed to earn that much a year to play it. I said that in the 90s so adjust for inflation. I love Warhammer but for real why is it not matter who owns it they drive away players with absurdly high prices

    • @Mr_Welch
      @Mr_Welch  4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I used to joke that it was a dollar a a point to play. I never expected that to become reality

  • @LezCharming
    @LezCharming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Owlcat Games is making a CRPG!

  • @DIEGhostfish
    @DIEGhostfish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    They say a starting 400 XP RY character is equivalent to a 5000xp Dhark Heresy 1e character. The problem with this is thr game is heavily reliant on dodge, which every 5000xp DH character will have pumped as high as possible while RT characters may need another few hundred XP to even unlock it depending on starting class.

  • @Thewonkee
    @Thewonkee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What a wonderful summary of my favorite setting. RT era warhammer is why I am in the hobby.
    Awesome work as always!! - Wonkee

    • @bobg7806
      @bobg7806 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey! I liked this summary too. Getting ready to run my campaign

  • @lc7581
    @lc7581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    These RPGs were quite a bit of fun; the grimdarkness usually led to a ton of dark comedy.

    • @princecharon
      @princecharon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, I think the main problem with a lot of other 'grim, dark, or grimdark' games is people taking them too seriously, rather than recognizing and embracing the parody.

  • @cthulhupthagn5771
    @cthulhupthagn5771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i am fortunate to have a complete set of all Fantasy Flight books, subbing through my LCS

  • @DIEGhostfish
    @DIEGhostfish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Into The Storm added the sich Arbitrator/Space Marine Judge Dredd bikes, and Kroot. I love both of these dearly.

  • @Jo-Heike
    @Jo-Heike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "...as subtle as an exterminatus."

  • @SwordlordRoy
    @SwordlordRoy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I keep holding out that we'll see Rogue Trader return to Bundle of Holding or Humble Bundle...it's the only one of the FFG 40k games that I don't have complete (minus adventures) in PDF, and ship combat seems practically essential to me for any plans on running a Horus Heresy game in the system...

  • @ianshaliczer
    @ianshaliczer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’d love to see someone take ‘Rogue Trader,’ pick all the WH40k flesh from its bones, and use the skeleton to build an Age of Sail historical game.
    ‘7th Sea’ is great, but sometimes I don’t want to be a Pirate of the Caribbean or the one of King’s Musketeers. Sometimes I want to be the East India Company.

  • @sordcooper2
    @sordcooper2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i ran a game in rouge trader once, custom frontier using a generator that automated rules from stars of inequity. long story short the party manipulated themselves to the top of a technologically advanced hive world and leveraged all the free weapons and armor tech they had gained to carve out a secessionist empire whose common infantryman was equipped with light power armor and overheating proof plasma rifles.
    and thats not even the most insane bullshit.

  • @gypsyfreek
    @gypsyfreek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That opening description..😘 pure gold

  • @frankdelgrosso8297
    @frankdelgrosso8297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I hate that everything Warhammer is like middle class or above only. Like bruh part of why we game is because it costs imagination not more cash

  • @allones3078
    @allones3078 ปีที่แล้ว

    lest be honest it is just Traveller in the 40k universe

  • @Balevolt
    @Balevolt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I luckily bought bought all the books when they came out

  • @redeye3869
    @redeye3869 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still waiting on you to cover Wrath & Glory and Imperium Maledictum.

    • @Mr_Welch
      @Mr_Welch  ปีที่แล้ว

      So am I. People keep sending me review material.

  • @MrRourk
    @MrRourk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What happened with latter books?

    • @Mr_Welch
      @Mr_Welch  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Do you mean the tau Source books? Those are available on PDF drive-thru RPG

  • @DIEGhostfish
    @DIEGhostfish 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Uvoth sound like Chozo.

  • @BigsZone
    @BigsZone 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    mmm, Rogue Trader

  • @GorillaShower
    @GorillaShower 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The FFG 40k game line was like a mini golden age in RPGs. Black Industries, the original developer for DH, laid out ground work with a book drenched in the tone and flavor of the 40k setting. FFG took it and built a golden statue on that marble foundation. There were times where they missed the mark, but overall every game line had its strengths and specialties that it executed well. I stopped running 40k RPGs for about 4 years before I returned to it, and I forgot how well done they were.