Dark Heresy: Thinking Ahead

[Aaron]

Dark Reign? A website?

Aye, it's a DH fansite with lots of fan made goodies on it:

http://www.darkreign40k.com/

[Tyyr]

Hmm, please don't be blocked at work!

[Tyyr]

Any ideas on starting XP levels?

[Aaron]

Not at the moment.

[Mikey]

Probably low, to actually make a game of it. I had some ideas on background/setting, but it will have to wait until I get to a computer.

[Tyyr]

I wasn't expecting like 10,000 or anything. Even 2k would be a boost up the ladder a ways.

Ohhhh, they've got a Sister of Silence career path. Why yes I would like to download that.

[Mikey]

Why wouldn't we start at 0 XP?

[Tyyr]

3) Can we start at a higher level perhaps?

Yup.

[Mikey]

3) Can we start at a higher level perhaps?

Yup.

I read that. My question wasn't "Can we," it was "Why?"

[Tyyr]

Why not?

We've been slogging through the low levels with our Inquisition characters. Why not start off a bit higher this next time? Some somewhat experienced guardsmen instead of blank recruits.

[Mikey]

Anyhoo, I thought that a decent scenario would be after a particularly rough campaign for the Chem Dogs, with only a fragment of the regiment left intact. The traditional company and squad structure would have been abandoned for the sake of survival - thus, different types of guardsmen/specialists would be thrown together. It would explain/make available the commissar, the arbites (a judge overseeing the punishment of the convicts,) ogryns (they'll seek out and just about worship a commissar,) regular grunts, support weapon troops, rough riders, and special weapons troops (snipers or somesuch.)

The Lexicanum entry mentions that typical support weapons for the Chem Dogs are flamers and heavy bolters - obviously things like heavy bolters wouldn't be available at the start, but that's easily explained by them being lost due to the pasting the regiment took. An ongoing theme would probably be trying to steal/salvage/kill someone then steal kit.

Would rough riders be animal-mounted, or would they be on bikes?

Why not?

We've been slogging through the low levels with our Inquisition characters. Why not start off a bit higher this next time? Some somewhat experienced guardsmen instead of blank recruits.

IDK, it just seems like we're cutting ourselves out of part of the game. I won't make a stink if that's the consensus, though.

[Aaron]

Anyhoo, I thought that a decent scenario would be after a particularly rough campaign for the Chem Dogs, with only a fragment of the regiment left intact. The traditional company and squad structure would have been abandoned for the sake of survival - thus, different types of guardsmen/specialists would be thrown together. It would explain/make available the commissar, the arbites (a judge overseeing the punishment of the convicts,) ogryns (they'll seek out and just about worship a commissar,) regular grunts, support weapon troops, rough riders, and special weapons troops (snipers or somesuch.)

The Lexicanum entry mentions that typical support weapons for the Chem Dogs are flamers and heavy bolters - obviously things like heavy bolters wouldn't be available at the start, but that's easily explained by them being lost due to the pasting the regiment took. An ongoing theme would probably be trying to steal/salvage/kill someone then steal kit.

Would rough riders be animal-mounted, or would they be on bikes?

I'm leaning towards bikes but animals would be easier to look after. Animals would also limit the amount of tech use required.

IDK, it just seems like we're cutting ourselves out of part of the game. I won't make a stink if that's the consensus, though.

Well I intend to start at a level where we can get a character in with Tech-Use, otherwise things will go pear shaped at some point cause nothing can get fixed. So for me thats the concern, various careers get it at various points.

[Mikey]

Mmm. I guess someone should have chem-use, too.

[Deepcrush]

I wouldn't mind a thousand Xp to start with. That would let us build some really neat characters to start with but its not an overkill kind of deal.

[Tyyr]

Hmm, a trashed remnant of the Chem-Dogs? Would make it a hell of a trick to not get a Commissar shot in the back immediately.