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Hello, people.

I and a few friends are going to play a bit of FFG RPG, and I was going to play a Sister of Battle. However, as there is an Ork present as well, I wondered how it would work as SoB are no great fans of Orks. Thing is, the Rogue Trader that leads the party apparently has Inquisitorial command behind her, and as far as I know, Inquisitors are able to command absolutely anyone that is not the Emperor or the Custodes to do their bidding.

Would an Inquisitor be able to convince a SoB to not kill the Ork (And even plausibly have them in the same party, albeit with lots of tension) or would the SoB kill the Ork regardless of being ordered otherwise?

I once saw an passable explanation for this exact scenario on /tg/. Basically, you can have the Inquisitor insisting to the SoB that the Ork is somehow necessary for the Imperium's betterment in the short-term, and that she'll have to tolerate its presence for now and maintain her discipline. Really, this is little different than the idea of desperate allies in the rulebook (insofar as the allies matrix reflects the fluff, anyway). But yeah, regardless, they'd probably be kept seperate as much as possible if the Rogue Trader wanted to ensure that things didn't kick off.

Just out of interest, what's the Sister's reason for being with the RT?

 Troike wrote:
I once saw an passable explanation for this exact scenario on /tg/. Basically, you can have the Inquisitor insisting to the SoB that the Ork is somehow necessary for the Imperium's betterment in the short-term, and that she'll have to tolerate its presence for now and maintain her discipline. Really, this is little different than the idea of desperate allies in the rulebook (insofar as those reflect the fluff, anyway). But yeah, regardless, they'd probably be kept seperate as much as possible if the Rogue Trader wanted to ensure that things didn't kick off.

Just out of interest, what's the Sister's reason for being with the RT?

I see.

The Sister's reason is not out of choice, but due to orders. Her Order was ordered (Heh) by the Inquisitor to send one of their warriors with the RT, both to protect her (SoB are very decent warriors, after all) and to ensure that the RT keeps the Imperium's best interests in mind. My SoB was the one sent.

As it is, the group consists of one RT, a SoB, a navigator, a techpriest, and an Ork. (Do not ask why the Inquisitor deemed the Ork to be necessary for the mission. No spoilers, apparently, so I have not been told by the GM and only he and the RT knows.)

That... is perfectly within the character of the relationship between the Sisterhood and the Inquisition. That said, the Inquisitor probably framed it as a polite request to the Order. Technically, the Inquisitor can order around the Adepta Sororitas, but most would be smart enough not to build resentment!

The Ork, not so much. You should probably push to get an incendiary grenade with a remote detonator implanted in it somewhere.

Hm. Yes, well, the SoB probably would want that. Unfortunately, she is not in charge as the Inquisitor has given the RT free reins over the mission. Apparently implanting the Ork with incendiary grenades would be detrimental to the mission.

Why? It's not like you have to detonate it... offer to let the rogue trader hold the remote!

Obviously the Inquisitor is a Radical and the Ecclesiarchy felt it necessary to send one of its agents to keep his/her pet Rogue Trader in check..

Make it like orkhammer and deffwotch where its very rare that someone actually realises its an ork.The reason the ork doesn't kill everyone?He thinks THEY are also orkz pretending to be humies.It makes more sense in my head.It looks worse on paper.

 BrotherHaraldus wrote:
I was going to play a Sister of Battle.

You ? Playing a Sister ?

I guess that could work, but when you feel they have gone extra-heretical, you should then kill both the ork and the rogue trader. Keep it clear in the mind of your fellow PC .

Let the Ork bathe in the Light of the Emperor.

Whether you interpret that as converting him to the Imperial Creed or setting him on fire is up to you...

I feel like Rogue Trader would be the worst RPG to play a Sister in.

Well, besides the obvious Black Crusade.

... in FFG's games, the Sisters are an incredibly OP class, especially if you're using the space-magic Faith Powers from Blood of Martyrs.

Much preferred the versions in IHB (with the appropriate corrections/updates from the Dark Heresy errata.).

Who are you talking to?

 ashcroft wrote:
Let the Ork bathe in the Light of the Emperor.

Whether you interpret that as converting him to the Imperial Creed or setting him on fire is up to you...

For xenos, these are one and the same.

 BrotherHaraldus wrote:
Hm. Yes, well, the SoB probably would want that. Unfortunately, she is not in charge as the Inquisitor has given the RT free reins over the mission. Apparently implanting the Ork with incendiary grenades would be detrimental to the mission.

How is it detrimental?

SoB: Yo, Ork. You see that huge group of guys over there? They told me you couldn't even krump a fly.

Naturally, the Ork runs over to set them straight.

SoB's finger slips and the heretical/xenos mass goes up in a beautiful explosion.

Apparently the Inquisitor has a use for a live Ork...

 Psienesis wrote:
... in FFG's games, the Sisters are an incredibly OP class, especially if you're using the space-magic Faith Powers from Blood of Martyrs.

Much preferred the versions in IHB (with the appropriate corrections/updates from the Dark Heresy errata.).

Yeah, we are going to use the Inquisitor's Handbook one.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 BrotherHaraldus wrote:
I was going to play a Sister of Battle.

You ? Playing a Sister ?

I guess that could work, but when you feel they have gone extra-heretical, you should then kill both the ork and the rogue trader. Keep it clear in the mind of your fellow PC .

Yes, me playing a sister.

 BrotherHaraldus wrote:
Yes, me playing a sister.

Then really, at the moment they least expect it, get all zealous zealot up their behinds ! When the party just grabbed the artifact and you have to run before the mooks catch you, declare you cannot suffer such an heretical party leaving with it, and demand at gunpoint that it is delivered to you so you can send it to some order pronatus! When the ork is finishing to seal the portal from the warp to reality, just shove it inside it, because xenos + sorcery = extra heretic ! Given them hell!
Never forget you are roleplaying a member of the most fanatical, zealous and stubborn faction in an universe full of fanatical stubborn zealots.

If they complain, let them argue with a meltagun.

Sorry, my SoB won't go against the orders of her Canoness (And, indirectly, the Inquisitor) no matter how much she wants to!

It could be worse.

You could be playing Deathwatch with a Tau.

Yes, that did happen. They rode the Tau down a hill like a sled.
Scratch that, as a sled. But this is coming from the same guys who flew a Thunderhawk through the Watch Station. Unsuccessfully, I might add. Yes, I was outside of the Hawk. Yes, I was hit by it. No, I did not survive.

So yeah, could be worse.

If all else fails, Nuke it from orbit. Tell the Cannoness it seemed like the right things to do. Remember, your story is the only one that matters if you're the only survivor

Anyway, how could “Kill the xenos” not be the right thing to do ?

This reminds me, Ork freebooterz make excellent mechanics. I'd try to convince your GM to allow your Ork player to make Ork saves, where if the Ork BEEELIEVES hard enough, it works. Twas' a funny mechanic for a short FFG game I played once where me and a friend were both Orks.

(And due to lulzy rules, us Orks were smarter than the human crew.)

Not particularly lulzy, though, if you think about it... the average Joe in the Imperium is a dolt.

ETA: When I think "Imperial Citizen", I am reminded of the peasant workers from the first Warcraft game.

 Psienesis wrote:
Not particularly lulzy, though, if you think about it... the average Joe in the Imperium is a dolt.

ETA: When I think "Imperial Citizen", I am reminded of the peasant workers from the first Warcraft game.

Funny, I think of the Holy Grail.


Dennis, there's some lovely filth over 'ere. Oh! 'Ow do you do?

Yep! Same vibe. Just absolutely imbecilic people.

'Ready to work!'
'Ready to work!'
'Ready to work!'
'Ready to work!'
'Ready to work!'
'Ready to work!'
'Ready to work!'
'Ready to work!'

Ideal Imperial citizen right there.

Job's done !

Work, work work.
Stop poking me. Me not that kind of ork.

Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 BrotherHaraldus wrote:
Yes, me playing a sister.

Then really, at the moment they least expect it, get all zealous zealot up their behinds ! When the party just grabbed the artifact and you have to run before the mooks catch you, declare you cannot suffer such an heretical party leaving with it, and demand at gunpoint that it is delivered to you so you can send it to some order pronatus! When the ork is finishing to seal the portal from the warp to reality, just shove it inside it, because xenos + sorcery = extra heretic ! Given them hell!
Never forget you are roleplaying a member of the most fanatical, zealous and stubborn faction in an universe full of fanatical stubborn zealots.

Twitch. Heretical starts with an H. "such a heretical party".