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My group has, in the past two sessions, been on a cargo ship in transit to the next destination, being a bustling Hive City. In order to pay their way, they did a little bit of guard duty for one of the groups of Tech Priests on their way to access a lower deck that had been out of use for...at least a thousand years. We're not entirely sure how long yet.

The party, as for tonight: Tech Priest, Scum Gunslinger, Melee Assassin, Shooty Assassin.

Anyway, their first bit of guard work and fighting put them against a group of mutants (using the Rating statline) and a group of Mutant Abominations. This was to keep them off of a lower ranking Tech Adept as he began to work on unlocking a door that had long since been sealed. They did very well, our melee Assassin managing to slam one of the Mutants off of his feet as he ran to attack the Tech Adept.

In the second bout of combat, they went another group of more of the same, though involving more Abominations. A group of the Rating mutants were carrying a large, sealed case and attempting to flee the room while a Heretek made his way and locked the door behind the Ratings once they escaped. Showing another bit of glorious rolling, our Tech Priest and Melee Assassin were able to get the door unlocked and killed the Ratings in time to stop them from delivering the case into a nearby elevator. Upon reporting what they found, a group of Tech Soldiers (Centurions? That's what I've been calling them, anyway.) escorted them out and to the tech shrine on the ship where they were debriefed by the Tech Magos on the ship. Essentially, they were told to keep quiet.

After a week of down time and searching for equipment while doing some odd jobs on the ship, they were called on again by the Tech Adepts. The Magos told them that they had been unable to decipher what was stored in the data files in the case. As such, the group was sent back down into the ship to find where the data came from so that the Tech Adepts would know what rites were proper to decrypt the files.

While going down deeper into the ship, they successfully followed tracks left by the crew as they carried the crate out and found the area where it came from. Due to a nearly flawless Awareness roll by the other Assassin, they detected that the cargo lift on the end of the room was rising. Setting themselves up in an ambush, they waited.

Here is what all the encounter was going to consist of:
2x Heretek
2x Heavy, given additional kit as Stub Revolvers
2x Combat Servitor
1x Gun Servitor
1x Enforcer w/Hunting Rifle

The Gunslinger Scum set himself up on Overwatch with his two Hecutor Autopistols and waited. When they came up, he was able to fire at Point Blank with his Full Auto.

With his natural stats, he had to roll under 100. Firing with both guns, he managed a total of 9 hits. With those shots, he killed:
1x Heretek
1x Heavy
1x Gun Servitor

The other Heavy and Enforcer were wounded. Both Combat Servitors went after the Scum and were generally unable to catch or hit him. In the meantime, the Tech Priest took down the Heretek with a burst of Lasfire, the Assassin killed the Heavy with a shot from his Hellgun, and the Assassin went after the Enforcer.

Soon, the Scum had been grappled by one Servitor. The other hit him and, in one strike, took him to 1 Crit Damage. While this happened, one Assassin hit the Enforcer for an immediate 10 Energy Crit. Feeling a little vindictive that the Scum killed most of my encounter in one action, I rolled a toughness test on the Enforcer at a -30. He got an 01 and remained up, though on fire. He had one full action.

The Scum managed to scramble free in time for the Melee Assassin to cleave the Servitor in half, putting it at -12 HP in one strike with his Great Weapon thanks to glorious rolls of Righteous Fury. The flaming Enforcer then tackled the Assassin and succeeded with a Grapple, giving the Assassin one attempt to get free before catching fire. He failed.

Within another turn, everything was dead but for one of the Servitors. While swinging at the Scum, it rolled a 99 on its WS test. When people have been attacking with Melee weapons and getting a "jam" result, I have been having them potentially lose their weapon. The chain on the Servitor's chain axe snapped based on this roll.

For the next three turns, they attempted to hold the Servitor in place while the Tech Priest tried to catch it and re-program it for his purposes. This failed and the Assassin chopped it in half.

While the Gunslinger was hauled up to the medical deck on a crash cart and the others followed, the Tech Priest remained with the ship's Tech Adepts to attempt to crack the files on the databanks that were there. Thanks to aid from the Tech Magos, they were able to discover that there was a shipment on board originally intended for an Inquisitorial pick up. The magos then excused the Tech Priest and the session ended.


I love my party. They had so much fun with the session tonight and, even though I was initially a little frustrated that the Gunslinger almost nuked the encounter, they did phenomenally with everything.

Throw the universe at them twice. Kill squads, lots of heavy weapon crews, vehicles, anything you can think of.

I dunno, looks like wacky fun to me - so long as you don't looks at the game as srs bzns.

Anything good in it for the likes of me and my group? question

Really now? surprised

I'm a rogue trader these days and we've survived two whole adventures to date, go us! My ultimate longterm goal is to become a legend of the expanse. pirate

Lady Captain Victoria Beauchamp

WS 42
BS 45
S 37
T 34
AG 46
INT 47
PER 40
WP 42
FEL 49

Homeworld: Child of Dynasty
Birthright: Vaunted
Lure of the Void: Chosen by Destiny - Fated for Greatness
Trials and Travails: High Vendetta
Motivation: Prestige
Tarot reading: "Be a boon to your sisters and bane to your enemies."
Career: Rogue Trader

Wounds: 10
Fate: 4
Corruption: 1
Insanity: 8

Skills: Command, Commerce, Charm, Common Lore (Imperium), Evaluate, Inquiry, Literacy, Scholastic Lore (Astromancy), Speak (High Gothic, Low Gothic)

Talents: Air of Authority, Decadence, Die Hard, Melee Weapon Training (Universal), Pistol Weapon Training (Universal), Renowned Warrant, Talented (Command)

Gear: Best-Craftsmanship laspistol, good-craftsmanship power sword, micro-bead, void suit, set of fine clothing lined with xeno mesh armour (AP 3 all), xeno-pelt cloak.

Advancements purchased: +5 WS, +5 Int, +5 Fel, Renowned Warrant, +5 WP, +5 Ag, +5 Per, +5 BS

XP spent: 6000

I'm in a good mood and I've been told to post this here so enjoy:

I'm Missionary Cynthia "Sin" Dagger. I punch people with my bionic arm and make their heads explode, because for the Emperor ******** 42
BS 34
S 33
T 43
Ag 36
Int 41
Per 35
WP 54
Fel 52

Homeworld: Imperial
Birthright: Child of the Creed
Lure of the Void: Zealot - Blessed Scars (300 xp spent on good-craftsmanship bionic arm)
Trials and Travails: Dark Voyage
Motivation: Renown
Tarot reading: "In the darkness, follow the light of Terra." (72)
Career: Missionary

Wounds: 13
Fate: 3
Corruption: 0
Insanity: 3

Skills: Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy, Imperial Creed, Imperium), Forbidden Lore (Heresy), Literacy, Medicae, Scholastic Lore (Imperial Creed), Speak Language (Low Gothic, High Gothic)

Talents: Air of Authority, Basic Weapon Training (Universal), Flame Weapon Training (Universal), Melee Weapon Training (Universal), Pure Faith, Resistance (Fear), Sound Constitution, Unshakable Faith

Gear: Good-Craftsmanship bionic arm (left), Good-Craftsmanship chainsword, Good-Craftsmanship flamer, Best-Craftsmanship guard flak armour, Ecclesiarchal robes, Aquila pendant, sepulchre, censer and incense, micro-bead, void suit, bent grenade pin and a shard of stained glass.

Advancements purchased: +5 WS, +5 Fel, +5 WP, Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy), Literacy, Sound Constitution, Flame Weapon Training (Universal)

XP spent: 6000

Background.

Born into a poor family, Cynthia was sent off to the Schola Progenium where she quickly found herself slated for Ecclesiarchal services due to her superior intellect and adherence to the Imperial Creed. She rose to notoriety in her late teens when she and several other acolytes held back heretical rioters who tried to desecrate the chapel they were assigned to. Despite their best efforts the chapel was raised to the ground, with only a shard of stained glass remaining as a reminder to their sacrifice. Upon becoming an adult she was active as protector of the faith assigned to an Imperial Guard regiment active in pacification of a local population of a frontier world, it is here that she learned how to fight. She lost her left arm during an ambush, which was replaced post-war with a bionic replacement courtesy of the Beauchamp dynasty. She was also engaged to a sergeant during the campaign, with whom she had planned on starting a trading outpost after the war. He died during the ambush that saw Cynthia lose her left arm. The only reminder she has of him now is a bent grenade pin, which he referred to as a "Guard issue wedding band". After decommissioned from active Guard service under the unfit for service act she spent several few months in a convent trying to and regaining her inner peace again, only to discover that she had gotten a taste of the galaxy at large outside of the convent. She actively sought out missionary postings until she came to the attention of the Beauchamp dynasty, a minor dynasty with ties to the Koronus Expanse. She was recruited after she showed a willingness to go beyond the Maw and discover new worlds in name of the Dynasty and the Emperor. After being taken in by the dynasty she has quickly taken to liking a few of the top-tier members: Recently promoted Rogue Trader Josephine "Josie" Beauchamp, Seneschal Marten "Major" Danicka, Void Mistress Mira Starkiller and Explorator Venus "Astra Alpha" Tzarine.