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'Legendary' stuff I found:
My take on a legendary Rogue Trader:
Commander Nicius Ravenclaw, Captain of the Repulse
Nicius Ravenclaw acquired the Repulse through a deal with a Rogue Eldar Seer, Ilithien. Nicius was rescued by Ilithien after his Trade Galleon, the Galactic Wanderer, was attacked and destroyed by an Imperial battle group. Nicius has valiantly fought the imperials, but in the end his ship couldn?t stand up against the shear might of the imperial vessels arranged against him. Setting his ship on a course which would take her straight into the heart of the battle group, Nicius activated the self-destruction sequence. He the abandoned ship with most of his crew. After the destruction of the Galactic Wanderer, the Imperial battle group disengaged and left Nicius and his crew in deep space.
Three days later they where picked up by a lone Hellebore frigate. On this ship, Nicius first met Ilithien and struck his deal. Although he didn?t know what the motives of his rescuer were at the moment, he was keen to take the offer. He was a Trader after all. Ilithien took him and his crew to and uncharted asteroid field. Hidden deep within the asteroid field lay an very old imperial cruiser, of unknown class and origin. After boarding, Nicius and his crew discovered that most of its systems were in a somewhat operational status. Nicius then accepted the deal Ilithien offered him and took command of the Repulse. As part of the deal Ilithien stayed aboard the Repulse.
The last known sighting of the Repulse was in Corinthian space, where it and its attendant fleet engaged a small imperial flotilla.
The Repulse, Legendary Trade Galleon : 365 points( Including Captain Ravenclaw)
Hitpoints ?: 8
Speed ? ? ? : 25cm
Turns ? ? : 45*
Shields ? ? : 2
Turrets ? ? : 2
Armour ? ?: 5+
Prow weapons battery: ?str 4 @ 45cm LFR
Port lance battery: ?str 2 @ 45cm
Port lance battery: ? str 2 @ 30cm
Starboard lance battery: str 2 @ 45 cm
Starboard lance battery: str2 @ 30 cm
Upgraded Boosters (+1D6 AAF)
The Repulse has been fitted with several upgraded boosters which give her a exceptional straight line speed. The Repulse gains +1D6cm move when on AAF orders.
Vectored Thrusters:
Due to her strange engine configuration the Repulse can pull of manoeuvres normally impossible for a ship her size. When on CTNH orders the Repulse may move up to 10 cm sideways before turning.
Ilithien, Rogue Eldar Seer
Ilithien has accompanied Nicius every since they made a deal. Ilithien grants the Repulse a extra reroll. Furthermore, Ilithien grants the inclusion of 3 Hellebore Frigates in the fleet.
Captain Ravenclaw has ld9 and comes with 1 reroll
Without dishing out the full document, IIRC it was the basic Merchant profile with:
Rear Module Launch Bays
Front Module Ion Cannons
Grav Launcher on the Front
Stats:
Prow Grav Launcher: S4 (I don't recall if this replaced the prow railguns, I suspect it did)
Port/StBd Ion Cannons: S2 Fl/Fr @ 30cm
Port/StBd Launch Bays: S1 each, Mantas or Barracudas
Additionally it's speed went up to 20cm (state of the art military grade drives), two shields, 6 Hit Points (reinforced hull version) and a Prow Deflector
Overall, it's a darned tough little ship, and the 'fluff' behind it is quite clear: this was a one off ship combining all the test parts. Expensive, and fairly rickety, but it worked!
They did realise, however, that in the interests of safety, it'd be better all round to mount the kit on a larger hull, able to accomodate:
- the Prow Railguns
- The Extra Gravitic Missiles
- Extra 2HPs
Of course, the Lar'shi'fannor'o comes with a 'legendary' command crew, eg compulsary refits/crew skills representing the typical crew complement (which often included a certain Envoy...).
Anyhow, I'd be more'n happy to see Legendary Traders kept to a 0-1 maximum. That'd include all types of Tau/Demiurg/Famous Imperials and most types of Marines(Convoy Escort Salamanders!), Kroot and Tarellians etc (thus allowing you to pick affilliation).
The Kroot/Tarellians/Marines would be 'additional' to the Legendary Traders but of the form of 'Mercenaries' (ie you hire 'em or are hired by 'em to protect the fleet), slightly different from the more 'enterprising' fleet legends.
Captain Artelus Grey, Captain of the Merchantmen the Angelic.
The Warrant of Trade bought with a lot of money he inherited from his deceased parents. His father was governor on Tellen IV, located in Segmentum Pacificus, a wealthy and flourishing planet. But unfortunately wealthy people attracted scrupulous people, at the age of eighteen Artelus his parents got assassinated, leaving all their money and wealth to Artelus, their only child. Artelus never knew who was responsible for the murder.
The following years Artelus lived a retracted live in the family mansion, spending his time thinking on what he should do with his life. At one evening, from a drawer in his father?s study room, he found a diary and some reports regarding his great grandfather Uwerton Grey. Uwerton Grey was a so-called Rogue Trader, captain of the revered Venidictus, a re commissioned Dominator class cruiser. He led many expeditions far into the unknown reaches of the Eastern Fringe. Discovering some backwater human colonies, bringing the Light of the Emperor to them. His encounters with alien races varied from brutal battles to peaceful negotiations. Uwerton Grey?s last mission was a venture into the realm called Gates of Varl. Since then no one heard of him. The last transmission from the Venidictus made report of an ambush by alien forces.
Despite the ending of Uwerton Grey Artelus was intrigued by the life as a Rogue Trader. Seeing it as an escape from Tellen IV and a possible same fate as his parents he started to unfold his ideas for a venture into space. From his father?s neglected planetary defence force he took the Angelic, the former flagship, a refitted Merchantmen, remarkable because of its extensive sensor arrays, the only ship left in a good enough shape to take on inter stellar journeys, as his ship. After recruiting the necessary crew and needed servitors he departed for Kar Duniash. A planet from which he could venture into lots of regions through trade. With his final goal building a small trade imperium of his own. But all that changed once Inquisitor Horatio Luvern came aboard the Angelic.
The last known sighting of the Angelic was in Beralan Space where it was heading for the infamous Khareshi Expanse.
The Angelic
Hit points: 6
Speed: 25cm
Turns: 45*
Shields: 2
Armour: 5+
Turrets: 2
Dorsal weapons battery ? 45cm ? 2 ? LFR
Port weapons battery ? 30cm ? 2 ? L
Starboard weapons battery ? 30cm ? 2 ? R
Prow launch bay ? fighter ? 1 ? NA
Upgrade?s
Before venture into the Khareshi Expanse:
* Improved Sensors Array ( as in BBB, +1 Ld)
Crew skill: * Disciplined Crew
Captain Artelus Grey, Leadership 8, 1 re-roll. ? 50 points.
The Angelic, pre-Khareshi Expanse, book I, including Captain Grey, costs 175 points.
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