[center][h1]Beyond the Pale[/h1]
This RP is [b]NOT accepting new characters[/b]

[b]Discord Link: [/b]https://discord.gg/DGvd75YHcZ[/center]


[center][img]https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/rogue-trader/Images/sabre-Bradbury.jpg[/img][/center]


[b]Tell us a tale...[/b]


Welcome to this role play, another attempt on my own part to see a Trader RP take off of the ground under my supervision- I'll admit it hasn't gone too well thus far, but I like to be optimistic about these things!

I have also decided to 'reformat' this version somewhat.

Rogue Trader Rudyard Falcon-Cook of Praetoria has recently received his families Warrant of Trade, an artefact from a bygone age said to have the text written using the God-Emperors own blood (allegedly), being the eldest son of the Falcon-Cook dynasty he is required to acquire both a vessel and a crew to accompany him on his voyages into the vast and unknown oceans of space.

This is where you come in!


[b]What a character...[/b]


Your character possibly already knows Rudyard- in spite of his lack of experience as a fully fledged Trader he is not without connections, and far from some green space rookie, having previously travelled with his father, brother, and sister on expeditions of their own – or they may have been selected by him personally from an assortment of candidates, either way the Falcon-Cooks are a wealthy and well-known family and have wisely put before him a number of skilled prospects.

Meeting on the bridge of the [i]Praetorian Steel[/i], an altered Sword-class Frigate made decidedly more agreeable for commerce and deep-space travel, while still maintaining some ability to fight off adversaries, the selected few are to become the 'bridge crew' so-to-speak of the expedition. 

Each character needs to contribute something to the team in terms of skills – a medicae, a record keeper, a tech-priest or biologis, a soldier etc – while still leaving room for development as the roleplay progresses.

It may be proper to think of this as a grim, dark, or even grimdark version of [i]Star Trek[/i] in nature, mingled with real-world naval exploration and the like; I intend to be quite 'open' here, with scenarios ranging from simple trades, to spirit/daemon hunts, to possibly even deciding a war, the scales go up and down, I'm also happy to talk paths over with other writers if they think they've got a good idea.


[b]The disclaimer...[/b]


Think of this part as a form of unwritten contract, I intend to do my utmost to keep things moving, and to provide what I wish to be an enjoyable experience for all; in order to do this I need writers I can trust to remain onboard and not abandon ship (no pun intended), or at least not without telling me – people have ghosted me and my roleplays in the past (as I have also made my own errors), and this has unfortunately made me quite cynical when it comes to to these things.

If you have questions, ask me. If you need a hiatus for whatever reason, please tell me. If you intend to leave outright for whatever reason, again please just tell me.

In order to make this a continuous, or at least long-term, endeavour and something worth spending a good deal of time on I need to know my fellow writers understand this.

As Hannibal Lecter might say, [i]quid pro quo[/i].


[b]Creating life...[/b]


If you're interested, then [b]please [i]post your sheets in a hider in a comment in the OOC tab, NOT the Character tab.[/i][/b]


[hider=Character Sheet Template][code][b]Name:[/b] Your character's name. A pretty obvious one, so enough said.

[b]Age:[/b] Unless you are not human, then please use common sense.

[b]Gender:[/b] Male, female or other.

[b]Race:[/b] Humanoid only, and try to keep them plausible.

[b]Appearance:[/b] A [i]written[/i] description of your character's appearance. No pictures. Please include here any [b]weapons[/b] they may have, and any [b]armour or clothing[/b] as well.

[b]Personality:[/b] What kind of person is your character, what are their motivations etc, and how do they interact with others? 

[b]Relationship to the Dynasty:[/b] If any.

[b]History:[/b] A sketch of your character's life and history, preferably until their arrival at Praetoria. Give me three solid paragraphs, at least, please.

[b]Skills:[/b] What skills do they possess, how did they come by them, what have they used/been using them for?

[b]Equipment:[/b] What do they bring with them/carry on their person? Be sensible when deciding, as weight and wealth are both an issue.

[b]Miscellaneous:[/b] Anything you want to mention but haven't been able to cover yet.[/code][/hider]


[b]And there it is.[/b]


So, there we are! 

If you have any (all) questions then please do ask me, either here on through Discord, and I'll answer as soon as I can.

Remember, the Emperor protects.