A Beginner's Guide to WH40K: Rogue Trader - Best Class for New Players (Beta Edition)

[@bwbryanwhite494]

Dont know much about warhammer lore but i must say this game looks incredible. Big fan of owlcat i have over 140 hours in wraith of the righteous

[@Renfail]

Get ready!

[@ghostwood9174]

It’s an incredible IP and is a universe with so much deep lore. I hope this game is a successful gateway for newbies to join the 40K community.

[@xxzvdogxx]

This is still a pre release beta too. Final game is in a much much Better state. I’m hyped

[@johnroberts9212]

Leader looks very interesting to me from a tactical viewpoint but I will earn my spurs as a Marksman or Fighter until I am more comfortable with the WH40K universe. Hopefully won't take me too long as I have played all the usual CRPG suspects over the last 25 years (so, yes, I'm another grey-beard gamer!). Thanks for all the excellent content 😁

[@Renfail]

Sounds like a plan!

[@emilyh2500]

I just jumped in as a noble with the leader archetype. My character's entire existence is just bossing everyone around and I love it!

[@Renfail]

@@emilyh2500 nice

[@Thandar324]

Good suggestions, I'll keep this in mind when I get the game

[@Renfail]

Enjoy!

[@Alex-d2g5h]

Thank you! Your rationale makes perfect sense, though I feel I'm going to pick a leader archetype for my first playthrough nonetheless :) On another hand though, if tabletop 40k experience can be of any reference, psykers in the long run are way more powerful than everything else, so maybe adept then...

[@Renfail]

well, this isn't a 1-by-1 adaptation of the tabletop rules, so it remains to be seen. They've been candid in interviews that this is their interpretation rather than a by-the-books conversion.

[@Link-ik4ww]

Definitely excited for this!

[@Renfail]

It's almost here!

[@gameburn178]

I'm not a fan of the Warhammer stuff -- but managing a ship and crew? That part sounds good. I don't seem to have the patience to complete bigger CRPGs anymore -- e.g., loved the set up and theory crafting of Baldur's Gate, but never got beyond the first chapter.

[@Renfail]

It comes a little deeper into the campaign, but oh yeah there's turn-based ship-to-ship combat here, with you needing to manage armor and other things on your ship just like with a character. It's SUPER in-depth and I imagine is going to scratch an itch for a LOT of players.

[@eliseorengelgarcia6364]

imma go swashbuckling pistol and chainsword marksman.

[@Renfail]

Very cool!

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Thank you for this guide!!

[@Renfail]

Sure thing!

[@Dracobyte]

Let's gooo!!!

[@Renfail]

Launch is almost upon us!

[@ilikecats45648]

The is no Marksman role in the character creation, where can i get it?

[@Renfail]

This was a beta guide; the launch versions are called different things. I'm currently spinning out live guides for the full release, so stay tuned. (Soldier is the new Marksman)