love whenever in rogue trader there is a decision & u can ask the retinue what’s up. problem with a cursed laptop powered by the souls of the innocents?
heinrix: give it to the inquisition, we may or may not stick our dick in it.
pasqal: praise the omnissiah. we shall most surely insert the holy mechadendrite into it
argenta: the faithful shall perform holy slam poetry at the foul machine
Killed Someone Under Orders | Had Someone Killed On His Orders | Killed Someone In Self Defense | Spared Someone’s Life | Invented Something | Been Hungover | Kissed Someone | Slow-Danced | Been In A Long-Term Relationship | Had Sex | Had Sex And Regretted It | Had A One-Night Stand | Had A Threesome | Experimented With His Sexuality | Had A Kid | Adopted A Kid | Wanted To Have A Family With Someone | Done Something On Impulse They Regretted | Gone Traveling | Had A Bounty Put On Them | Eaten An Insect | Been Groped By A Stranger | Been Groped By Someone He Knows | Been Dumped | Dumped Someone | Smoked | Gotten High | Flirted With Someone To Get Free Drinks | Put Someone In A Headlock | Won a Bet | Lost a Bet | Forgiven Someone Who Wronged Him | Indulged In Petty Revenge | Hallucinated | Has A Noticeable Physical Defect | Gotten A Noticeable Scar | Been Permanently Disfigured Through Injury | Kneed Someone In The Groin | Had An Unattainable Crush | Laughed Himself To The Point Of Tears | Been Kidnapped | Been Sexually Assaulted | Been Brainwashed/Hypnotised | Had A Recurring Nightmare
Been Bullied | Bullied Someone | Experienced Survivor’s Guilt | Been Tied/Chained Up | Given Someone A Massage | Received A Massage | Been Backed Up Against A Wall | Shot Someone | Stabbed Someone | Saved Someone’s Life | Cheated On Someone | Been Cheated On | Been In An Open Relationship | Had A Friendship With Benefits | Been In A Queerplatonic Relationship | Had A Stalker | Been Betrayed
Been A Traitor | Been Possessed | Been In A Bar Fight | Been Thrown Out Of A Bar | Been Arrested | Broken Out Of Jail | Been To A Funeral | Been To A Brothel | Had Surgery | Broken Someone’s Trust | Broken Someone’s Heart | Had His Heart Broken | Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Anger | Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Spite | Gotten A Piercing | Gotten A Tattoo | Used A Fake Name | Been Beaten Up | Been Tortured | Tortured Others | Been Abused | Been Blackmailed | Gotten Away With A Crime | Framed Someone Else For A Crime He Committed | Shared A Bed Platonically | Been In Love | Suffered From Sleep Paralysis | Been Forced To Flee His Home | Learned A New Language | Joined A Rebellion | Fought On The Losing Side Of A War | Fought On The Winning Side Of A War | Became A Godparent | Became An Aunt/Uncle
The air hung thick with the scent of ozonic static and Saren’s cloying, expensive tastes. A low thrum, perhaps from the ship or from Heinrix’s own over-stimulated nerves, pulsed in his ears, blurring the edges of the room into a haze of distorted light. He felt the rough, gilt-edged fabric of the greatcoat swallow him whole, a suffocating veil that obscured everything but the crushing reality of the Rogue Trader’s presence. Saren’s grip was an anchor point in the chaos, one gloved hand pinning Heinrix’s wrists high against the cold sheets, the other holding his jaw in a proprietary vice, thumb pressing just hard enough to be a promise. He could feel Saren’s breath, warm and measured against his cheek, a stark contrast to the cold finality in his low voice, a whisper meant only for him amidst the crackling scanlines of their shared, silent accord.
investigating the genesis of threats to the imperium, Lord Inquisitor Origen Thule of the Ordo Originatus. he believes every heresy has a history, every mutation a source. to him, understanding the beginning is the only way to dictate the end.
he had learned from Origen Thule that true power was not in the overt violence of Dominus-Law, but in the crushing weight of knowledge; that the most effective threats were never spoken aloud. his unique psychic gift, once an iron certainty in his own will, had been honed into a terrifying art. it was no longer just discipline, but a predatory pressure he could exert upon a mind—he’d become a master at unmaking a heretic’s resolve with an unseen hunger, all devouring. the transition had left his gaze colder, his stillness more profound.
As someone who's not very familiar with Warhammer beyond Rogue Trader... what the hell is the fashion.
I am balding (figuratively) trying to dress my own rogue traders. So far my understanding of the fashion has been just. historical clothing and slap on some random tubes, bits of armour/gear, skulls and waow. you have warhammer clothes now!!
but that's. probably not a very good template to follow as it's not very helpful most of the time
Biggest kiss to all the clothes you draw. I am gonna refrain from saying more because I will sound insane. Anyway. Staring at you with big plink plonk eyes. Is there anything specific you follow when dressing your sillies?
heya i’ll do my best to help without just basically saying what’s obvious by-i suppose-just outlining my own logic.
i begin with the person’s job and ask myself a few questions such as: will they mostly be talking, or fighting? how much mobility is required from their activities? do they need to make an impression or are they purely practical?
then, yes, I reference my mental library of usually 18th century fashion trends and give it the 40k “juice” of wear and tear, in-universe iconography and exaggerated pomp + typical imperial design elements.
some of my personal favourite design elements for my own characters are double-breasted coats, aiguilettes, balancing the shoulders with the waist, frocks, fall-front trousers.
once i have that basic silhouette in my head, i will augment it with the “random” tubes, skulls and aquilas we like so much. but do try to remember what the character does to inform your decisions: psyker? augs and tubes around the head and hands. militarum? augs for combat stims, survival and structure/stability. such as spine, bones, torso injector ports, all usually fully integrated into the outfit itself since much of warhammer fashion is bespoke.
and then, when it comes to colours, desaturated or tarnished always works best. nothing is shiny and chrome in the 41st millenium.
