Welcome to part 2 of my Rogue Trader series. In this week’s comp, we’ll discuss the ability scores of Rogue Trader and how the relate to the scores of any other RPG. At the most basic, any RPG character needs 3 stats. The best examples of this are found in games like Path of Exile or Skyrim, where you see the “Big 3” in action. These stats are of course Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence. Pathfinder and D&D split each 3 in half, creating Constitution from Strength; Charisma from Dexterity and Wisdom from Intelligence. Rogue Trader, however, has even more stats. How many, you ask? Well…
Now, how do we determine the stats we get? Games like Fallout and Dragon Age feature a “point buy” system where you’re given base scores and points to spend, whereas tabletop RPGs tend to rely on dice rolls. Truth is, you can pick either one in this game!
Here’s a quick example of how all this works.
Now we get onto the attributes. First up, WS and BS.
If you’ve ever played Pathfinder or D&D, you’ll know that your attributes contribute to a modifier, which is added to your dice roll to see if you beat a certain score. In this game, however, your aim is to roll lower than your skill level. So if I have a WS of 57 and I’m doing an easy roll, I only need to roll lower than 87 (+30 from the difficulty). If, however the roll is difficult, I need to roll lower than 27. This is why it’s important to have high ability scores. Don't worry if this confuses you, I'll cover it later. Anyway, onto the physical attributes.
Now, don’t be alarmed if you roll too low on one score. You get one FREE re-roll. So if you do what I did and manage to roll a 2 (the lowest possible) on a score, you can re-roll and get an 18! There’s also the option of purchasing ability points in +5 increments for experience points, so don’t stress too much. Now, onto the final set of scores!
Again, thank you guys for taking the time out of our day to read this, I'm so sorry that this is so damn text heavy. Next week, we'll get discussing the origin path and then the week after that, I'll start on the classes.
Also, keep an eye out for next week, when I'll also start my Dark Heresy series! Get hyped!
Part 1: /channel/dungeons-n-drags/Sywtbart+1+what+is+it+remastered/TMkXLGZ/
