* happy beep *

"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh... it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine. Your kind cling to your flesh as if it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass that you call a temple will wither and you'll beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved. For the machine is immortal" 🤖

::BINARY DIRGE::

i still kinda of hope we can be an AdMech

The Omnissiah is Pleased for your words

Beep boop beep. May I inform you that the Treaty of Olympus Mons is still in effect and that considering the Adeptus Mechanicus to be a Subfaction of the Imperium of Man has voided all warranty on your armament and that further IT support shall not be provided effective immediately. Have a nice day. Boop

It would be great if STLs come up in the tech priest companion quest

@@robertdanielpickard Acquiring an STC on some forgotten, xenos-infested world and using it to make one of your worlds become the manufacturer of a new pattern of lasgun or the like is a pretty standard Rogue Trader adventure arc.

@@FieserMoep He's been waiting for his last IT feedback for the previous 24 years. And when he did receive it, it was "apply more holy oils on the appliance", soo... yeah, I bet he can survive without it.

Eldar Ranger is confirmed

Yeeeeesssss.......

Yeah, especially if you add some Black Templars or Dark Angels to them...

@@Kshahdoo67 so far there's only one space marine confirmed as a companion, and it's a Space Wolf.

@@Miestwin Are they less xenophobic than other chapters?

@@TheRoleplayer40k Yeah if they're in a house they tend to have an escort even now but really, they had space marine astopaths at 1 point so why not?

There was a Navigator character in the GW tabletop game Blackstone Fortress who left the ship on missions.

@@raphsere Yep, but...rouge traider who lost his navigator on ground mission...easily win "retard of the year" award

A Navigator is one of the protagonists in ADB's Night Lords novels, she leaves her area (and her ship) frequently

A navigator plays a role during the first 40k novels Inquisitor/Harlequin/Chaos Child. The books are not good, do not read them.

These are really fun ttrpgs too. Oldies, but goodies.

The problem is the game will be riddled with bugs and other technical faults. Owlcat make decent games in terms of design, but the execution is pretty much always a disaster.

@@BigMikeMcBastard Then again, they were implementing pathfinder which is an absolute mess of a system with a stupid boatload of class interactions and feats and stuff. I definitely think this game will be buggy but it might not turn out as bad as wotr and kingmaker.

I'd have loved a fantasy one but I'll take a 40k one happily.

I think it's interesting that psykers have essentially the same problems as mages in Dragon Age, and both have severe restrictions placed upon them. However, the morality of the societies in each setting is significantly different, as the rights (or lack thereof) of mages in Dragon Age is something considered worth fighting over, while in 40k it is essentially "Oh, you don't like it? Say hello to Mr. Bolt-Pistol."

@@kingleech16 40k depicts one logical conclusion to the magic problem in DA, if you extrapolate thousands of years into the future, after millions of Anders-like events.

@@kingleech16 Only if you are delusional. In Dragon Age it always boils down to 'It's the mages fault!', while in 40k Magnus takes all the blame because Emps is a hypocrite and Russ a bully.

Also many end as sacrifice to the golden throne...

Me looking at my Psyker companion "Last time you had an adventure deamons happened..."

lol not many will get that joke I think.

Nothing a Bolt round to the brainstem won't fix... I am all for sanctioned psykers, but the unsanctioned ones are trouble.

Camelia ...............!

@@IchimaruGin19877 Chaotic evil character, sadistic serial killer psycho.

Well, in Black Fortress we see Navigator who trying to reach Black Fortress vault

Also staring into their third eye will kill anyone. Even space marines.

“Where are the rosters we were promised”

Oh I know. 🐈

Lol

Also unofficial wolf and sister adaptation if you get sister on your side. But Eldar might be questionable since Astartes and Sisters are xenophobic.

If you tune your ear to the warp, you can hear Magnus screaming "SPACE WOLVES?! F*CKING FURRIES!" from its depths.

questional my ass that shit sank who the imperium allowed fucking ynari to help bring guilliman back

let this be said games workshop the owner of Warhammer is a cold calculating company. It's like making a deal with tzeench, who if you want to learn about just look up the chaos gods, and believe that never ends well it looks good at face value and even for quite a period of time it is in your favor but eventually they will collect their due. Just look up the fan boycott from covid that will explain a lot. With all that said its a great franchise and awesome universe, there are tons of lore channels and people willing to explain the basics so take your time and try to decide who you like, who's lore is awesome, and definitely need to know some really important bits of 40k history but yeah at your pace.

@@ELSuperJake it helps that they actually play the tabletop games lmao

The internet is waiting with baited breath to see if there is an Eldar companion and is romancable.

@@Raist474 Then I'm not part of the internet, lol. Don't get me wrong, I am curious about an Eldar companion as well, but I never had very high opinions of romances in games.

@@Raist474 It won't be if there is. It goes against the stablished canon that humanity is xenophobic and that Eldar regard humans as underdeveloped monkeys. You COULD make the argument that it could be possible with a Dark Eldar, but even then it would be for the thrill of it instead of genuine romance. I doubt Owlcat would dare be the first one to break the ceiling regarding interspecies relationship given how faithful they want to be to the source Material.

@@sirbruno95 Warhammer canon is pretty darn fluid at best, outright lies at worst. Contradictory canon is normal in Warhammer, because references like codexes and novels are considered propaganda for the faction it belongs too. Not all Eldar subscribe to the same Even GW doesn't take their canon seriously half the time, especially following Gathering Storm.

@@Raist474 Thats also Espcially true for Rogue Traders, as their given an incredibly long leash. It takes a lot for Rogue Trader to have their warrents revoked. Hell the source books include rules for PC Kroot Mercaneries and Ork Freebooters and Weird Boyz.

*piqued

@@cinderheart2720 Correct. Another common error is “peaked”, which makes some sense but is also incorrect in this context. This error in diction is one of my pet peeves. But it happens all the time, so it isn’t a battle that can be won, and the ones who are corrected often don’t appreciate it!

Space marine is a Space Wolf - they are not so "strickt by book" like Ultramarines More likely they would recognise your authority on the ship(does not mean they like this) and until you do something very offboard, they would live with this

Yeah, it's not like the marine is Deathwatch or something... probably. I mean, if the Marine was a Black Templar, or Grey Knight, yeah, that Psyker would be toast on the spot, but depending on when this is set, that Wolf could be in a very dicey position. Given the current status of the Wolves, it's possible he's a renegade. The bigger question would be the Sister of Battle being cool with an unsanctioned Psyker. Even more than the Wolves, they do not generally play nice with potential cultists. Maybe there's a less hardcore order of Sororitas, that I'm not familiar with, but most of their sub-factions are pretty zealous.

Ending up in the retinue of a Rogue Trader basically means two things: Either the Trader made a deal that forces you to behave or that you were an outcast before. That is the great setup of the RT PnP. While characters can certainly embrace the stereotypes of their faction, they are by design oddballs that did not fit in for one or the other reason. These people fenture beyond the Imperium not because they fit in so well at home and were having such a great career but most likely because something or someone put them there. Have a Battle Sister in your convent that may not perfectly fit in yet on paper has a flawless record? Maybe she is strong willed and foul mouthed so that a place as a ceremonial guard for the cathedral would not fit her yet you want her to get some experience and soften the edges? Why not hand her over to a rogue trader for a good deal? Even the Sororitas need goods or have some business they don't want to involve the upper echelons of the ecclesiarchy with. Have her take an oath to behave and return in five years. Forming character does not always require the repentia treatment.

Its obvious that owl cat didn't even bother to open a Codex or read any 40k book.

The Space Wolves provide bodyguards for one of the navigator houses, so it's not beyond the pale for them to show up in a rogue trader's retinue, even if it would be highly unusual.

thanks for the heart. I'd also like to make a presumption that throughout the game, you could spec Cassia further into Tarot Reading, increasing the odds of the effect to trigger and perhaps maybe further developing whether you want increased odds of the boss receiving the touch of a god appropriate for the boss/high-rank goon OR choosing to spec into triggering larger advantages against bosses. an example of this could be to have a character find an option to trigger an environmental effect like shooting a prometheum barrel next to a boss and turn it into shooting a nearby energy bank that would cripple specific arena function(s) the boss is using in his lair

But in-universe, Orks really don’t have much psychological complexity. They’re all about “krumpin gits”, “moar Dakka”, waging “Waaagh!”, and being the “ ‘ardest one” around. Even Ork Freebooterz, who sometimes find their way into the employ of Rogue Traders, are driven by those motivations, although they may be more crafty than the common grunt in achieving their goals. It’s a biological imperative for Orks. You can’t change their nature, only bend it to your advantage. And any alliances with them are out of expediency, not common understanding. Orks of 40k are not like orcs in the later D&D editions, who have human-like qualities. These creatures are utterly alien. They don’t have families. They don’t have parents. They have no concept of love, sex, intimacy, kindness, or any discernible human emotion except greed and rage. They are sentient fungi birthed from spores whose only instincts are bent towards war. So, I agree that they can be hired but you’re not about to have a stimulating conversation with them, for example, about relationships, art, or the finer things in life. For them, the best in life is basically what Conan the Cimmerian espouses.

@@wyomingsioux I know Orks aren't driven by much other than war. And I know about their physiology, was walking at the time which is why mu comment is a little sparse. But I just thought it would be interesting having a character like that, someone nit particularly bothered about what's happening as long as he is paid and providing some comedic relief. I think Orks can be portrayed as war loving l, but still be an interesting character. Maybe he was screwed over by another freebooter and lost everything to him and made a pact with the PC, if he helps to get revenge on him, he will lend him aid with his ship and crew. Which would be accurate based on the orks follow the strongest one so being betrayed or tricked his crew follow the new ork. And once business with the finale is concluded. You get a slightly wary parting as your former companion, although thanks you, tells you that "Fanks for all da' 'elp ge'in me crew and ship back and everyfin'. But, if we cross paffs again yuumi, I migh' not be so friendly... Till next toime' "boss." I dunno something like that. You can still create complex and interesting narrative around a character with very basic needs. Maybe he completely disagrees either what's going on. But because he wants to get to his end goal and technically out of ork code you are da biggest and strongest compared to him, he still feels obligated to listen to you and follow orders. We have very little in terms of human and ork interaction outside of killing eachother. And freebootaz have been known in lore to work with most races for money as I'm sure you're aware. I just thought it would really provide a new perspective and owlcat are very good at creating fun interesting characters and an ork being forced to work with humies for his own end goals I feel would be one.

@@underbossgamingdunce7018 yes, I see your point. I guess I wasn’t sure what “complex” entailed but I agree that you can have a character within the constraints of Orkish psychology, maybe even one who provides dark comic relief like you mentioned. And you’re right that non-violent interactions between humans and Orks are not something previously explored in depth, so this would be welcome bit of lore expansion. And who knows, maybe working with non-Orks may actually lead to character development of this particular Ork. In a universe with innumerable souls, one should allow for the possibility of outliers, so +1 to your idea. It would certainly be interesting to see how one can bend the common preconceptions of Orks while keeping them compatible with the lore.

@@wyomingsioux That's what I mean. There are intelligent orks, look at Mekboys and other Ork jobs that requite a form of brain power. So having a merc who has the capacity to understand working with other races to get rich or screw over another rival isn't a farfetched idea. I'm glad you agree with the possibility of lore expansion in an infinitely sized universe such as 40k. Surely there would be one ork that could be recruited right? Regardless of his end goals I'd just love to have an RPG where it isn't just humans again, it's just so stale now. Throwing a spannah' in the works so to speak, I could see him becoming a most beloved companion just for the tonal shift more than anything. Especially if he could be augmented with power claws and different mek bits would be so cool. With orks being so customisable on table top, I think would transfer so well to an rpg setting, look at Dawn of War 2 in the horde mode mini game where you can swap out pretty much every part of the characters out to change them completely. Such a system shouldn't be hard to replicate into an RPG. But sadly pur musings aren't much when we have literally no say in the game. I can wish as much as I want, but its down to owlcat games what they include, I can only dream of having my wise cracking, comedic relief, augmentable Ork merc.

Im gonna do it and have cute mutant babies with her

Yea I think that too they sound like crew of your ship/fleet then your companions

Same

Same idea

Navigator is a basic class. she's most likely a party member

Luetin, Oculus Imperia & Arch are best channels for 40k lore

@@holydissolution85 I'll check that out. Thanks!

This heretic can sense the ruinous powers! Burn the Witch!

In the now out of print tabletop 40k RPG’s, published by Fantasy Flight Games, you could play Voidborn humans, who were born and raised on voidships, as the moniker suggests. Very often, through gradual in utero exposure to the Warp (from malfunctioning Gellar fields), these individuals took on eerie features, like pale skin, darkened sclera, and- at times- an unnaturally delicate frame. This game seems to be inspired by Fantasy Flight’s version, so the Navigator is probably voidborn or something similar.

Find out one of the Xenos is actually a Callidus assassin there to test if you're too easily influenced by impure Xenos ideology.

There is something to that effect theyve said. Details are vague though

Dakka, not words!

I think it was already confirmed we have an eldar scout of some sort. Not sure if they are an exodite or other sort

@@Metalmadness24 She's an outcast, you can clearly see that on the art Owlcast released.

It's weird how different alien species are referred to as 'races'.

@@heroictesticles6870 what?

Not likely, if she is a standard Battle Sister. Those who carry the Pariah gene (Null, Blanks) are instead part of the Sisters of Silence, an elite group of Sororitas.

Squats definitely wont be in, theyve already said, there is one Eldar companion for sure, but no word on any other xenos

This has already been described as being the case in earlier previews. Combat is grid-based, objects provide cover, and so on.

Of course you can ,this is based on the TTRPG. You can even play AS the Navigator in it. Generally Navigators are free to do as they please, they're rare but far too politically powerful to be bossed around.

Theyve said its turn based only