Solas heroes

This game is being played in the new Rogue Trader Warhammer 40,000 role playing game.

Campaign Information

This game follows the adventures of Rogue Trader Jarrian "Sola" York and his crew, as they seek to fulfill their destines in the cold void outside of the relative safety of Imperial Space.

Star Crew Members

Jarrian York

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Sola

Born and raised on Aphrodissa Prima (a pleasure world). Growing up (with 20 siblings, 17 different mothers) he had access to women, wealth, wine and everything that everyone else vacationed there for. None of that truly made him happy, but except late at night he would stare up at the stars (and listen to most of the stories from across the galaxies).

So when he was old enough he paid his way onto a Rouge trader's ship (as manual labor). Luck is fickle though; soon after 88% of the crew got ill and died. The rest of the crew thought the ship was cursed so they landed on the rearrest inhabitable planet and died(the planet turned out to be a feral world home to cannibal tribes and huge man eating plants). 3nd day alone on the ship another ship crashed nearby and its crew took refuge in the Esailia. The new crew's leaders were dead and by strange luck thought Jarrian was a rogue trader (so not only did he get a new crew but 2 payloads of cargo). So with a new crew to call his own he set out on many misadventures (Zombies of asteroid M, The bar fight tournaments of Omega Prime's 2nd moon, the mystery of container X, The lonely hearts pirate saga, and The strange case of Dr.Vex), until he was recognized as a true rogue trader an given a warrant of trade (and told to leave the Imperium).

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His trusty Servo Skull Val

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Macharius Johnstonne

Lord Navigator

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Malechi Darrius

Hob

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Ziel

No Known Alias

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Esailia

The Torpedus pattern raider vessel was designed to resemble a wretched transport hulk. Most void captains are still unaware of this deception, as few survive when a Torpedus' true form is revealed.

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Supplementary Systems
These are the little extras that come with owning ones own starship.

Donut Servitor
A food delivery robot that has been adapted to carry mostly ring shaped fried pastries.

Thunderhawk Transport
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The Transport variation of the Thunderhawk is used to transport vehicles, and large amounts of soldiers and equipment to planets.
Type: Military Craft
Size: Massive
Armour: Hull 35
Traits: Void Capable, Interface Controls, Thermal Plating
Narrative Speed: 1000 kph/2000 kph
Combat Speed: 50/700/1400/2100/2800
Handling Modifier: Pilot (Military Craft): +0
Armaments: 1 Twin-linked Heavy Bolters on front fuselage, 1 Lascannon on each aft wing
Crew: 3
Passengers: 70, can transport objects up to Enormous.
Access Points: Frontal assault hatch, two side hatches, 2 roof hatches, and one rear hatch.

Crew Contacts

The Armageddon Steel Legion 346th Expeditionary Force

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22 loyal minions, led by Sergeant Harmon. Losses to the Expeditionary Force do not count as normal crew losses.

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Macharius' Drug Lab

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Established during the Esailia's stay at the Void Station Venrus, this Drug Lab's purpose is to establish an interstellar drug trade. In addition to a basic drug lab (scale: 50-100 guys), the workers in the lab also are equipped with expensive uniforms, signifying their status as "elite agents" of the Lord Navigator.

Unknown Xenos Vessels

Several unidentified starships have been spotted in the system.

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Battleforce

Even with all the fast talking and diplomacy in the universe, it is still possible that a Rogue Trader will have to devote high numbers of troops to a large scale conflict. If this happens, the conflict will be resolved with the Warhammer 40k tabletop rules. The Rogue Trader players force selection will be limited to the options for on this page, Solas_heroes_Battleforce. The players may give themselves more options by acquiring new equipment, training and soldiers in their travels.

Game Sessions

Session 1

As the party finds themselves on the edge of Imperial Space and begin to scan for their first target, they coma across a distress call from a group o Imperial Guardsmen marooned on a violent planet and loosing men very quickly. Contrary to how most space Captains of his day would react, Captain York gives the order to move for immediate assistance. Navigator Macharius made the warp journey so quickly that several lives were saved. They emerged from the Warp to find the planet in violent tectonic upheaval. Flaming rocks were flying into the air as enormous cracks in the planets surface opened. Malechi Darrius selected a large group of courageous crewmen to go down to the planets surface, led by the valiant rogue trader himself. The atmosphere proved rough, but not too rough, for they landed and evacuated the crew of the Menetoth quickly and effectively, with minimal loss of life. The flight back to Esailia was not so uneventful, as the transport ship took a few hits from the lava rocks raining down, but the sturdy ship made it back to the dock. The Guardsmen agreed to follow the rogue trader and his crew to the ends of the universe. Going out of her way may have cost Esailia, but she gained a few dozen new loyal soldiers.

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Session II The players have chosen to chase the space hulk their new friends were chasing when they crashed. Their first warp jump brings them near a void station, and they decide to dock and stock up on supplies and work. The meet with the stations crime boss/ mayor and he hires them to get rid of a drug manufacturing operation on the planet below. They make quick work of the ramshackle operation and Macharius recruits one of the scientists to remake the lab on Esailia. With their new information and some new equipment, they leave the station and continue their chase. http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Solas_heroes_Session_2