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I'm thinking of starting a conversion heavy army with lots of counts as models but I want to fluff to be securly grounded in established 40k history.

Are there pirate or mercenary groups large enough to field a battle force like what we see in 40k? I'd like to make it a pan-glactic group, meaning humans and tau and orks all working together, how realistic is that?

Perhaps one of the more radical Rogue Traders, or a rogue Rogue Trader.

 DJGietzen wrote:
I'm thinking of starting a conversion heavy army with lots of counts as models but I want to fluff to be securly grounded in established 40k history.

Are there pirate or mercenary groups large enough to field a battle force like what we see in 40k? I'd like to make it a pan-glactic group, meaning humans and tau and orks all working together, how realistic is that?

Necromunda gets ships, roll with it.

 DJGietzen wrote:
I'm thinking of starting a conversion heavy army with lots of counts as models but I want to fluff to be securly grounded in established 40k history.

Are there pirate or mercenary groups large enough to field a battle force like what we see in 40k? I'd like to make it a pan-glactic group, meaning humans and tau and orks all working together, how realistic is that?

For a second there I thought you meant these space pirates

And went "Holy gak nintendo and GW are doing a crossover"?

 Kain wrote:

 DJGietzen wrote:
I'm thinking of starting a conversion heavy army with lots of counts as models but I want to fluff to be securly grounded in established 40k history.

Are there pirate or mercenary groups large enough to field a battle force like what we see in 40k? I'd like to make it a pan-glactic group, meaning humans and tau and orks all working together, how realistic is that?

For a second there I thought you meant these space pirates

And went "Holy gak nintendo and GW are doing a crossover"?

I would be so happy I might have to leave work.

Yeah, powerful RTs are known to finance both sides of a war, in order to sell weapons and supplies to both sides at war-time prices through intermediaries. Lots of money to be made when you're price-gouging both sides of a war you started.

That said, I wouldn't expect more than Guard/GEQ to be fielded. Anything else is probably more money than its worth to the RT, and risks drawing the attention of things like Space Marines or the Inquisition, both of whom are more than capable of ending a Rogue Trader's career.

WAAAAAAGH! THA FREEBOOTAS! WAAAAAAGH!

There are also Eldar pirates, both chaos-tainted (Dark Eldar) and otherwise, as well. Though I don't have much info about them aside from that they exist.

 Melissia wrote:
There are also Eldar pirates, both chaos-tainted (Dark Eldar) and otherwise, as well. Though I don't have much info about them aside from that they exist.

Corsairs live the most like the pre-fall Eldar, and they're very...tempermental to say the least. Apparently Eldar have a hard time controlling their emotions when not bound to the path or exodite or harlequin discipline.

 Psienesis wrote:
Yeah, powerful RTs are known to finance both sides of a war, in order to sell weapons and supplies to both sides at war-time prices through intermediaries. Lots of money to be made when you're price-gouging both sides of a war you started.

That said, I wouldn't expect more than Guard/GEQ to be fielded. Anything else is probably more money than its worth to the RT, and risks drawing the attention of things like Space Marines or the Inquisition, both of whom are more than capable of ending a Rogue Trader's career.

Hmmm, this brings up an interesting thought...have there been or are there any Rogue Traders that are powerful enough to have fought and won (for the time being) Inquisitors or Space Marines? That would be pretty sweet, a really Rogue Trader allied with a Radical Inquisitor that has fought off all manner of Imperial forces but does it all for a better future or some such nonsense...

-STS

Red Corsairs? Largest pirate fleet in the eastern Imperium. Likely comprises of a variety of human and xenos raiders

Orks and Kroot... They are both known for there piratical and mercenary status...
And don't forfet the Eldar

Most likely Rogue Space Marines and Tau working together. Some humans and space marines join the Tau Force and they get pretty well along but I'm not sure about the Orks though. I would think:

Imperial Guard
Space Marines
Tau

Don't forget about Chaos (Huron) either.

 greyknight12 wrote:
Don't forget about Chaos (Huron) either.

See Biaz post above yours

slade the sniper wrote:

 Psienesis wrote:
Yeah, powerful RTs are known to finance both sides of a war, in order to sell weapons and supplies to both sides at war-time prices through intermediaries. Lots of money to be made when you're price-gouging both sides of a war you started.

That said, I wouldn't expect more than Guard/GEQ to be fielded. Anything else is probably more money than its worth to the RT, and risks drawing the attention of things like Space Marines or the Inquisition, both of whom are more than capable of ending a Rogue Trader's career.

Hmmm, this brings up an interesting thought...have there been or are there any Rogue Traders that are powerful enough to have fought and won (for the time being) Inquisitors or Space Marines? That would be pretty sweet, a really Rogue Trader allied with a Radical Inquisitor that has fought off all manner of Imperial forces but does it all for a better future or some such nonsense...

-STS

In the short-term? Yes, quite feasible. In the long term? The RT signed his own death warrant.