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Rogue Trader Dynasties

Source: Core Rules, pg. 67

Group: Imperium

Common Keywords: ImperiumRogue Trader

Objectives

  1. Make a profit in coin, connections, or information.
  2. Use your proud dynastic lineage — real or fabricated — to seal a deal.
  3. Spend some time admiring your ship and reminiscing on journeys through the void.
  4. Compare your current environment to a strange world beyond the frontier you have visited.
  5. Recant an experience you had with a xenos species that applies to the current situation.
  6. Use your Warrant of Trade to get your way or refuse a request.

Background
  • Dynastic Scion Origin: You were born into a Rogue Trader dynasty, heir to the family’s prestigious Warrant of Trade. Your lineage may be renowned, or darkly infamous. => Conviction
  • Merchant Prince Origin: You bargained your wealth — legitimate or ill-gotten — into the acquisition of a far more thrilling and adventurous Warrant of Trade. => Wealth
  • Exile Origin: You were given the choice to either take a Warrant of Trade and leave the Imperium or suffer the wrath of your rivals. Will you claim revenge, or fame? => Determination
  • Dabbled in the Proscribed Accomplishment: You believe that rules were meant to be broken. You do not shrink from dealing with xenos species, nor do you fear travelling into forbidden stars. You see something that most Imperials consider blasphemous and think ‘that would look good in my trophy room!’ => Conviction
  • Dark Frontier Accomplishment: You have travelled far from Imperial worlds, exploring the fringes of the galaxy. You’ve found worlds, xenos, and sights that few have ever dreamed of. => Influence
  • Strange Alliance Accomplishment: You have made deals with an unusual, unique, or otherwise iconoclastic group or individual, giving you prestige (or infamy) beyond many of your contemporaries. => [ANY] Keyword
  • Boundless Ambition Goal: Enough is never enough. You want to be a legend, not just an interesting story. You pursue an epic destiny, and damn any who stand in your way. => Resolve
  • Beyond the Map Goal: You dream of going further then others have dared. Your destination may be nigh-legendary, well-hidden, or simply considered impossible. => Determination
  • Fortune and Glory Goal: The lure of the unknown calls. You want to boldly venture into regions better left alone, gifting your name to your discoveries and making a massive profit. => Conviction
Core Rules, pg. 67